Sydney Swans have no trouble getting fans through the gate

[Drac]

I wonder if the swans will be the highest drawing football team in Sydney across all codes for the 19th year in a row? I think so.

[Raiderdave]

I wonder if the swans will be the highest drawing football team in Sydney across all codes for the 19th year in a row? I think so.

I wonder if they'll be able to.. despite appearing in 3.. & winning 2 GF's
not have their crowds fall for the 7th straight year in a row ...

[Drac]

I wonder if they'll be able to.. despite appearing in 3.. & winning 2 GF's
not have their crowds fall for the 7th straight year in a row ...

Here are the past 7 years of Swans attendences:

2012 274795 (down)
2011 292763 (down)
2010 337425 (Up)
2009 335552 (down)
2008 361169 (down)
2007 391953 (Up)
2006 376859 (Up)

Do you have a cognitive diasbility? Explain to me, using as few emoticons as you are able to, how the above demonstrates Swans attendances falling for "the 7th straight year in a row"?

Their average crowd this year - where an entire members' stand was unavailable - was the lowest it's been since 1996, and it was STILL higher than every single sydney based NSWRL team.

[Raiderdave]

I wonder if they'll be able to.. despite appearing in 3.. & winning 2 GF's
not have their crowds fall for the 7th straight year in a row ...

Here are the past 7 years of Swans attendences:

2012 274795 (down)
2011 292763 (down)
2010 337425 (Up)
2009 335552 (down)
2008 361169 (down)
2007 391953 (Up)
2006 376859 (Up)

Do you have a cognitive diasbility? Explain to me, using as few emoticons as you are able to, how the above demonstrates Swans attendances falling for "the 7th straight year in a row"?

Their average crowd this year - where an entire members' stand was unavailable - was the lowest it's been since 1996, and it was STILL higher than every single sydney based NSWRL team.

oh good lord
the 7th yr .. would be 2013 you d head .. meaning the first year would be 2007
& with their success ... 14 out of 17 finals campaigns since 1995 ... it should have only ever fluctuated by a small margin from its 36,000 high of 2007

but it has dropped .... by 33% since 2007
& those sydney based NRL clubs ... are closer then ever ... just 1000 behind in 2012
where as in 2007 ... they were 16,000 behind

if they weren't a top 4 side all year this year ... they would have fallen behind by 4000 behind the bulldogs
its just a matter of time
VFL is on its last legs in Sydney .... this years contrived ... manipulated GF win to the swines in the lowest standard comp in living memory
will only delay the inevitable

[Drac]

oh good lord
the 7th yr .. would be 2013 you d head .. meaning the first year would be 2007
& with their success ... 14 out of 17 finals campaigns since 1995 ... it should have only ever fluctuated by a small margin from its 36,000 high of 2007

Very well, here are the past six seasons:

2012 274795 (down)
2011 292763 (down)
2010 337425 (Up)
2009 335552 (down)
2008 361169 (down)
2007 391953 (Up)

Again, I won't resort to name calling, as i'm pretty sure you have a cognitive disability. Still won't make 7 years in a row that crowds have dropped, given they rose in 2007 and 2010 . Unless what you meant to say was that crowds haven't reached the peak of 2007? Saying that crowds have dropped for 7 years in a row, is like saying that NSWRL crowds have dropped 7 years in a row since 2005:

2012 16423 (up)
2011 16273 (down)
2010 16406 (up)
2009 16065 (up)
2008 15591 (down)
2007 15750 (up)
2006 15600 (down)
2005 16468 (up)

Say it. If - using your maths logic - the Swans crowds have dropped 7 years in a row, I want you to say that NSWRL crowds have also dropped for 7 years in a row.

but it has dropped .... by 33% since 2007
& those sydney based NRL clubs ... are closer then ever ... just 1000 behind in 2012
where as in 2007 ... they were 16,000 behind

The year preceeding 2007 was a GF appearance for the Swans. I'll be interested to see what effect this latest premiership has on 2013 crowds, even with a missing members' stand.

Swans were only ahead by 1,000 in 1995. Then they played in a GF and broke away. Did it again during the 2005-2007 period. Wonder what'll happen in 2013?

if they weren't a top 4 side all year this year ... they would have fallen behind by 4000 behind the bulldogs

To use your own simplistic quote against you Dave, all I hear is but but butting

[Xman]

Burn Dave, absolute flame there pal

[Raiderdave]

oh good lord
the 7th yr .. would be 2013 you d head .. meaning the first year would be 2007
& with their success ... 14 out of 17 finals campaigns since 1995 ... it should have only ever fluctuated by a small margin from its 36,000 high of 2007

Very well, here are the past six seasons:

2012 274795 (down)
2011 292763 (down)
2010 337425 (Up)
2009 335552 (down)
2008 361169 (down)
2007 391953 (Up)

Again, I won't resort to name calling, as i'm pretty sure you have a cognitive disability. Still won't make 7 years in a row that crowds have dropped, given they rose in 2007 and 2010 . Unless what you meant to say was that crowds haven't reached the peak of 2007? Saying that crowds have dropped for 7 years in a row, is like saying that NSWRL crowds have dropped 7 years in a row since 2005:

2012 16423 (up)
2011 16273 (down)
2010 16406 (up)
2009 16065 (up)
2008 15591 (down)
2007 15750 (up)
2006 15600 (down)
2005 16468 (up)

Say it. If - using your maths logic - the Swans crowds have dropped 7 years in a row, I want you to say that NSWRL crowds have also dropped for 7 years in a row.

but it has dropped .... by 33% since 2007
& those sydney based NRL clubs ... are closer then ever ... just 1000 behind in 2012
where as in 2007 ... they were 16,000 behind

The year preceeding 2007 was a GF appearance for the Swans. I'll be interested to see what effect this latest premiership has on 2013 crowds, even with a missing members' stand.

Swans were only ahead by 1,000 in 1995. Then they played in a GF and broke away. Did it again during the 2005-2007 period. Wonder what'll happen in 2013?

if they weren't a top 4 side all year this year ... they would have fallen behind by 4000 behind the bulldogs

To use your own simplistic quote against you Dave, all I hear is but but butting

wow
4 drops in 5 years.... 5 drops in the last 6 ( again u don't start at zero F wit ) ..this despite 5 finals appearances & 1 premiership
thats impressive =D> =D> =D>
based on the above ..its not in dispute ... they're on their way .. out

did NRL crowds drop by 33% at any stage in the last 8 years .. on the peak of 2005 ?
no
or have they gone down 5 out of the last 6 years ?
no

take a hike then with your but but butting

if the answer had been yes to either question . & its yes to BOTH for the swines
the natural conclusion by any unbiased person would be they're struggling ..... really struggling

all the turd polishing in the world can't hide this fact

[Xman]

Dave

The storm have dropped while making the GF regularly and playing in a brand new purpose built stadium

The NRLs crowds havent dropped because they havent expanded, changed their telecasting or upgraded any stadiums. If theyd dropped while keeping the status quo youd be completely stuffed.

[Drac]

wow
4 drops in 5 years.... 5 drops in the last 6 ( again u don't start at zero F wit ) ..this despite 5 finals appearances & 1 premiership
thats impressive =D> =D> =D>
based on the above ..its not in dispute ... they're on their way .. out

did NRL crowds drop by 33% at any stage in the last 8 years .. on the peak of 2005 ?
no
or have they gone down 5 out of the last 6 years ?
no

take a hike then with your but but butting

if the answer had been yes to either question . & its yes to BOTH for the swines
the natural conclusion by any unbiased person would be they're struggling ..... really struggling

all the turd polishing in the world can't hide this fact

I didn't start at zero. 2007 was an increase on 2006 for the Swans, and 2005 was an increase on 2004 for the NSWRL. I will not resort to name calling with you Dave, as you almost certainly have cognative disabilities and that would be wrong.

The drop from the Swans' peak of 35k in 2007, is more significant than the drop in the NSWRL since 2005's mighty average of 16k. In much the same way as a fall from Everest is worse than a fall from an anthill. I'd still preferred to have climed Everest in the first place though .

Regardless of the percentages, the fact remains, that using your maths logic, if the Swans crowds have dropped for 7 years in a row, so have the NSWRL's.

Say it.

[Raiderdave]

Dave

The storm have dropped while making the GF regularly and playing in a brand new purpose built stadium

The NRLs crowds havent dropped because they havent expanded, changed their telecasting or upgraded any stadiums. If theyd dropped while keeping the status quo youd be completely stuffed.

how's the VFL been going with its attendances recently marcus

let me remind you

22 extra games since 2010... 370,000 less fans
thats extra games
& less fans


oh but theres nothing wrong with that is there
end of

[Xman]

Dave

The storm have dropped while making the GF regularly and playing in a brand new purpose built stadium

The NRLs crowds havent dropped because they havent expanded, changed their telecasting or upgraded any stadiums. If theyd dropped while keeping the status quo youd be completely stuffed.

how's the VFL been going with its attendances recently marcus

let me remind you

22 extra games since 2010... 370,000 less fans
thats extra games
& less fans


oh but theres nothing wrong with that is there
end of

and far more games being played in Tasmania, QLD and NSW/ACT. Add to that live telecasts for every game. Theres no way they wouldnt have dropped.

Less fans? Hardly, record ratings

[MarkZZZ]

I must admit I am still trying to get my head around the statement about fewer attending due to expansion. (You would hope that expanding the number of teams therefore the number of games would result in the expansion of the numbers there to watch the game live Expansion = get bigger and get bigger crowds.

So the story goes, they get more teams and build bigger stadiums, show all games on TV so they can reduce the attendances. I wonder why the NRL didn't do the same. There not dopey idiots that's why.

Maybe the AFL should not have shown all the games live and may have built up a following of live attendance by NOT showing all the games live. Being hungry for the TV bucks has meant fewer attending games (i would assume loss of revenue) loss of sale of club merchandise, jumpers etc at the game (I would assume loss of revenue) I wonder if the membership has/will drop. There are benefits of being a member when you go to a game, isn't there? What if you don't go, do you still bother paying membership fees? When membership goes down wouldn't that mean that revenue goes down also?

[Xman]

I must admit I am still trying to get my head around the statement about fewer attending due to expansion. (You would hope that expanding the number of teams therefore the number of games would result in the expansion of the numbers there to watch the game live Expansion = get bigger and get bigger crowds.

So the story goes, they get more teams and build bigger stadiums, show all games on TV so they can reduce the attendances. I wonder why the NRL didn't do the same. There not dopey idiots that's why.

Maybe the AFL should not have shown all the games live and may have built up a following of live attendance by NOT showing all the games live. Being hungry for the TV bucks has meant fewer attending games (i would assume loss of revenue) loss of sale of club merchandise, jumpers etc at the game (I would assume loss of revenue) I wonder if the membership has/will drop. There are benefits of being a member when you go to a game, isn't there? What if you don't go, do you still bother paying membership fees? When membership goes down wouldn't that mean that revenue goes down also?

They already had one of the highest attendance averages for any domestic league in the world. The AFL wouldnt be worried nor are the fans. Of course they were going to drop from that very high average attendance.

They averaged over 36k per game yet introduced two brand new teams into markets where 10-20k attendance was the norm.

They gave them stadiums with 25k max capacity.

They increased the number of games played in Tasmania which had they been played in Melbourne would have got double the attendance.

They doubled the number of expansion teams which of course draw lower crowds than homeland teams.

They introduced two brand new teams that will take a few years to become competitive, resulting in many one-sided games.

This just happened to coincide with two stadiums undergoing renovations causing capacity reductions, and many sold out games.

They also introduced live TV for every game resulting in record ratings and exposure.

Seriously, what moron thinks that all those important changes werent worth a small dip in crowd averages? What would be worrying is if the crowds dipped like that with no change.

[Raiderdave]

Dave

The storm have dropped while making the GF regularly and playing in a brand new purpose built stadium

The NRLs crowds havent dropped because they havent expanded, changed their telecasting or upgraded any stadiums. If theyd dropped while keeping the status quo youd be completely stuffed.

how's the VFL been going with its attendances recently marcus

let me remind you

22 extra games since 2010... 370,000 less fans
thats extra games
& less fans


oh but theres nothing wrong with that is there
end of

and far more games being played in Tasmania, QLD and NSW/ACT. Add to that live telecasts for every game. Theres no way they wouldnt have dropped.

Less fans? Hardly, record ratings

all I'm seeing here ... is but but but

1 sydney side in 2007 ... 392,000 fans
2 sydney sides & a further 40 million dollars later in 2012... & ahhhhh .... 392,000 fans

growth VFL style

[Xman]

thanks for that Dave! Sydneys crowds were well down because of stadium capacity issues. So thats a clear sign they would have had a healthy rise otherwise.

Cheers