Official List of Excuses for Low RL Crowds

[Raiderdave]

Gee 6% in one season seems alot. I imagine if that happened a few years in a row when you are running such a high cost model?

Appears the QLD AFL average fell 33%,NSW nearly 20% and they couldn't have been influenced by the weather either. Seriously "dangerous" figures from a NRL perspective

I think the only place in the Country there was a rise in AFL average attendances ... was in Melbourne
helped obviously by their more popular clubs doing well

every other
state
city
town
hamlet
village

had a major drop that covered & surpassed the rise in ***** central ... Melbourne

troubling times indeed

Average crowd decreased, clearly because of the expansion teams and the ever increasing number of games being played in expansion markets. Yet the total increased. =D>

You bring up a good point though. Most states were lower and Melbourne was higher. Funny that. Most interstate teams were out of the eight and most of the better teams were from Melbourne. Looks like your comments are **** as usual.

What's the storms excuse for continuing crap figures? Top of the ladder, new stadium. Why the failure to "launch"?

take the Thuns out
back to the 176 games from the year before & the same number of games were played in smaller markets in 2011 as there were in 2010
don't BS ... you're doing that a bit too oftern lately

so thats 210,859 off the 2011 total of 6,525,071 fans
thats ... 6,314,212
divided by 176

thats an average of 35,876

the 2010 average ... 36,907

hmmmmm ...... wrong again

[enarelle]

You always knew there would be a reflex response around expansion teams although I think only one played last year. The idea that the Suns could drop the whole AFL average by 6% was a bit of a giveaway that it could not be them unless they got "negative" crowds to their games.

So in NSW/QLD the AFL average crowds fell,membership fell and TV ratings fell yet they talk such a good game.

[Raiderdave]

You always knew there would be a reflex response around expansion teams although I think only one played last year. The idea that the Suns could drop the whole AFL average by 6% was a bit of a giveaway that it could not be them unless they got "negative" crowds to their games.

So in NSW/QLD the AFL average crowds fell,membership fell and TV ratings fell yet they talk such a good game.

they're windbags ... like their fans in here ... I thought we'd established that already

[cos789]

Even with the Suns getting sellout crowds the AFL would drop 4% because the GC stadium capacity is only 25k.
Crowds in Brisbane are firmly linked to ladder position.
When the Lions outdrew the Broncos for 5 or 6 years they were near the top of the ladder.
With the introduction of the GC and GWS football crowds will start to average out in the longterm
except for Perth where most games are sellouts or near sellouts.

[cos789]

Oh they certainly do love their RL on the Gold Coast. Just have a look at the excitement in the crowd at Titans games. Bored shitless comes to mind.

He's thinking "I'd be better off seeing what cos789 has to say on TalkingFooty"

[Topper]

Topper still waiting for your explanation for the huge decline in the AFL crowds in NSW/QLD last year. Of course assuming there is one.

What decline?

[enarelle]

Topper on the basis that any data from an NRL will be rejected as heresy by you - go to the AFL site that in great detail shows the average(significant) decline in AFL crowds for NSW/QLD and you will also see the 5.8% drop in the overall AFL average crowd.

I wont even give you the link in case it is contaminated. Just google AFL+average crowds

[Xman]

You always knew there would be a reflex response around expansion teams although I think only one played last year. The idea that the Suns could drop the whole AFL average by 6% was a bit of a giveaway that it could not be them unless they got "negative" crowds to their games.

So in NSW/QLD the AFL average crowds fell,membership fell and TV ratings fell yet they talk such a good game.

It's laughable that any NrL supporter would question crowds for expansion teams that are actually above your leagues average, and by quite a distance for the swans.

And the QLD teams were in the bottom few on the ladder in an expandsion market. The swans are building again after a few years as also rans.

Seriously boys, claim all the crap you like about AFL in Qld and NSW. But wait until these teams are at least competitive before you celebrate their demise. Otherwise every bit of reduction in crowds and ratings can justifiably be attributed to poor performing teams in fickle markets.

[Xman]

You always knew there would be a reflex response around expansion teams although I think only one played last year. The idea that the Suns could drop the whole AFL average by 6% was a bit of a giveaway that it could not be them unless they got "negative" crowds to their games.

So in NSW/QLD the AFL average crowds fell,membership fell and TV ratings fell yet they talk such a good game.

And the QLD teams were in the bottom few in an expandsion market. The swans are building again after a few years as also rans.

Seriously boys, claim all the crap you like about AFL in Qld and NSW. But wait until these teams are at least competitive before you celebrate their demise. Otherwise every bit of reduction in crowds and ratings can justifiably be attributed to poor performing teams in fickle markets.

When either team drops to home crowds of 10k or less ill be worried. Now why does that number sound familiar? :D

[enarelle]

There is the second "standard" AFL response ie the "fickle" markets. It is the supporters - those QLDers and NSW peoples fault. They dont seem to be "fickling" rugby league.

[Xman]

There is the second "standard" AFL response ie the "fickle" markets. It is the supporters - those QLDers and NSW peoples fault. They dont seem to be "fickling" rugby league.

What? They won't go to watch a game of RL if it's raining, cold, too far away, hot, late...........

That's what I call fickle.

[Raiderdave]

Even with the Suns getting sellout crowds the AFL would drop 4% because the GC stadium capacity is only 25k.
Crowds in Brisbane are firmly linked to ladder position.
When the Lions outdrew the Broncos for 5 or 6 years they were near the top of the ladder.
With the introduction of the GC and GWS football crowds will start to average out in the longterm
except for Perth where most games are sellouts or near sellouts.

Even with the Suns getting sellout crowds the AFL would drop 4% because the GC stadium capacity is only 25k.

the suns didn't sellout one game all year .... but so what anyway
we've established they were only responsible for a portion of the drop

Crowds in Brisbane are firmly linked to ladder position.
When the Lions outdrew the Broncos for 5 or 6 years they were near the top of the ladder.

lets start up a thread about flogball excuses for falling crowds

With the introduction of the GC and GWS football crowds will start to average out in the longterm

a steady decline down to a tad less then 30K in a few years I'd say ... the boat has sailed on expansion in NSW & QLD , its failed ... all 4 of the teams in these states with a combined average of about 60K

[Topper]

There is the second "standard" AFL response ie the "fickle" markets. It is the supporters - those QLDers and NSW peoples fault. They dont seem to be "fickling" rugby league.

What? They won't go to watch a game of RL if it's raining, cold, too far away, hot, late...........

That's what I call fickle.

Not to mention the inherent issue of AFL crowd averages still way above that of NRL averages.

[enarelle]

Average crowd numbers that have reduced less than 1% while all your your competition has lost 6-10% says we are loyal.

[Xman]

Average crowd numbers that have reduced less than 1% while all your your competition has lost 6-10% says we are loyal.

Nope, it says youre not expanding.

AFL have new teams plus play more often in new locations, yet still more than double the NRL's average.