Talking Footy

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

eelofwest wrote:

General seating at $70 a pop no wander you cant sell anything but general admission.

The capacity of the stadium under construction is still 35k. So cant use it as an excuse for dropping crowds.

general admission for the Gooses is about $2.50
& thats over priced in my opinion ............

Prove it moron!

The titans gave free tickets away and ended up with about the same home crowd!

the Gooses haven't been beaten yet you **** half wit
yet no one cares

VFL.... down the s.hitter it goes in Sydney

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

general admission for the Gooses is about $2.50
& thats over priced in my opinion ............

Prove it moron!

The titans gave free tickets away and ended up with about the same home crowd!

the Gooses haven't been beaten yet you **** half wit
yet no one cares

VFL.... down the s.hitter it goes in Sydney

The Swans havent played a decent opposition yet either.

Normally after 4 rounds Sydney would have had 2-3 home games so the total Sydney AFL audience would normally be around 52k-78k. This year its about 88k.

AFL total audiences are rising. The NRL's are shrinking. No doubt the boring nature of RL today is having an impact.

only 15k this week for the lions. Interest in the AFL in QLD is dropping by the week

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

only 15k this week for the lions. Interest in the AFL in QLD is dropping by the week

One of the wettest games in recent memory for the lions, plus they are still bottom 4.

You never answered my question before. The titans and cowboys attendances have also dropped substantially. Is RL dying in these regions?

What about when the warriors crowds more than halved when they became stellar dwellers?

Did you see the weather on friday night for the broncos, it was just as bad yet they still managed to draw over 30k.

The north queensland area still hasn't recovered from the floods. People are still rebuilding home and their lives. Going to the footy isn't as high on the priority list as it once was

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

Did you see the weather on friday night for the broncos, it was just as bad yet they still managed to draw over 30k.

Oh FFS, Broncos are top of the NRL ladder with the Lions in the bottom half of the AFL ladder.

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

The north queensland area still hasn't recovered from the floods. People are still rebuilding home and their lives. Going to the footy isn't as high on the priority list as it once was

Queensland in general not just the north and as you put it, explains why going to the footy isn't as high on the priority list as it once was. Applies to the Lions too. Thanks for pointing that out.

Xman wrote:

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

only 15k this week for the lions. Interest in the AFL in QLD is dropping by the week

One of the wettest games in recent memory for the lions, plus they are still bottom 4.

You never answered my question before. The titans and cowboys attendances have also dropped substantially. Is RL dying in these regions?

What about when the warriors crowds more than halved when they became stellar dwellers?

Wow parramatta bottom of the table and a full house at parra stadium.
Got to the game at 230pm game started at 310pm and no tickets left, i would say there was about 2-3 thousand that got turned away today.
19000+ at this game and parra are certain wooden spooners this year. =D> =D>
Parra need more Sunday arvo games always big crowds at parra on Sundays :D

eelofwest wrote:

Xman wrote:

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

only 15k this week for the lions. Interest in the AFL in QLD is dropping by the week

One of the wettest games in recent memory for the lions, plus they are still bottom 4.

You never answered my question before. The titans and cowboys attendances have also dropped substantially. Is RL dying in these regions?

What about when the warriors crowds more than halved when they became stellar dwellers?

Wow parramatta bottom of the table and a full house at parra stadium.
Got to the game at 230pm game started at 310pm and no tickets left, i would say there was about 2-3 thousand that got turned away today.
19000+ at this game and parra are certain wooden spooners this year. =D> =D>
Parra need more Sunday arvo games always big crowds at parra on Sundays :D

So 19k between two of the larger Sydney teams is exciting for RL fans?

Port Adelaide and the crows got over 40k today. Port were bottom 4 last year and the crows not much better.

Richmond, perennial bottom team, got 29k against an interstate team today.

Yes because crowds are growing not getting smaller

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

Yes because crowds are growing not getting smaller

Not according to stats up until this round. NRL crowds have shrunk since 2008.

Xman wrote:

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

Yes because crowds are growing not getting smaller

Not according to stats up until this round. NRL crowds have shrunk since 2008.

Ah no if you have a look at home and away season crowds have gone up stupid

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

eelofwest wrote:

Xman wrote:

justanotherleaguefan wrote:

Yes because crowds are growing not getting smaller

Not according to stats up until this round. NRL crowds have shrunk since 2008.

Ah no if you have a look at home and away season crowds have gone up stupid

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

Nrl Crowd update up to rnd 7:

2012 962,512
2011. 981,232
2010. 993,944
2009. 980,728
2008. 1,032,304
2007. 1,018,752

Contraction!

Xman wrote:

eelofwest wrote:

Xman wrote:

One of the wettest games in recent memory for the lions, plus they are still bottom 4.

You never answered my question before. The titans and cowboys attendances have also dropped substantially. Is RL dying in these regions?

What about when the warriors crowds more than halved when they became stellar dwellers?

Wow parramatta bottom of the table and a full house at parra stadium.
Got to the game at 230pm game started at 310pm and no tickets left, i would say there was about 2-3 thousand that got turned away today.
19000+ at this game and parra are certain wooden spooners this year. =D> =D>
Parra need more Sunday arvo games always big crowds at parra on Sundays :D

So 19k between two of the larger Sydney teams is exciting for RL fans?

Port Adelaide and the crows got over 40k today. Port were bottom 4 last year and the crows not much better.

Richmond, perennial bottom team, got 29k against an interstate team today.

Of course Xman. Nevermind the huge crowds the AFL can attract, 19k in NRL heartland is MASSIVE.

Xman wrote:

eelofwest wrote:

Xman wrote:

Not according to stats up until this round. NRL crowds have shrunk since 2008.

Ah no if you have a look at home and away season crowds have gone up stupid

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

Nrl Crowd update up to rnd 7:

2012 962,512
2011. 981,232
2010. 993,944
2009. 980,728
2008. 1,032,304
2007. 1,018,752

Contraction!

AFL
2012 9 games after round 5 = 1,564,230 / 45 games = 34760.6
2011 8 games after round 5 = 1,489,495 / 40 games = 37237.3
2010 8 games after round 5 = 1,574,241 / 40 games = 39356.0
2009 8 games after round 5 = 1,488,832 / 40 games = 37220.8
2008 8 games after round 5 = 1,611,229 / 40 games = 40280.7
=D> =D>

eelofwest wrote:

Xman wrote:

eelofwest wrote:

Ah no if you have a look at home and away season crowds have gone up stupid

http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/summary.html

Nrl Crowd update up to rnd 7:

2012 962,512
2011. 981,232
2010. 993,944
2009. 980,728
2008. 1,032,304
2007. 1,018,752

Contraction!

AFL
2012 9 games after round 5 = 1,564,230 / 45 games = 34760.6
2011 8 games after round 5 = 1,489,495 / 40 games = 37237.3
2010 8 games after round 5 = 1,574,241 / 40 games = 39356.0
2009 8 games after round 5 = 1,488,832 / 40 games = 37220.8
2008 8 games after round 5 = 1,611,229 / 40 games = 40280.7
=D> =D>

This year the AFL are playing a record number of games in non heartland markets including western Sydney, ACT, Gold coast, Hobart and Launceston. All of these games involve crowds lower than the AFLs average attendance because of smaller stadiums and non heartland populations. Of course such a high crowd average will take a serious hit. But it can afford to.

The AFL aren't concerned about a crowd average. They're concerned about providing access to their games across Australia.

The NRLs crowds are down despite no new expansion.