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thousands apon

thousands

of empty seats

sellout?
the midgets were on the gate were they ?

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:35 pm

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

Yep, a very odd way of counting.
Still don't like the idea, now we have three more years of it.

Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:03 pm

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:35 pm

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

Yep, a very odd way of counting.
Still don't like the idea, now we have three more years of it.

if you were change anything what would you change ?
were there anything you liked about it ?

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:13 pm

Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:03 pm

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:35 pm

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

Yep, a very odd way of counting.
Still don't like the idea, now we have three more years of it.

if you were change anything what would you change ?
were there anything you liked about it ?

Well it was Australian Rules.
But I don't see the need for it, and spread over several grounds it is not the “magic” NRL model.
Not sure Adelaide has the population to get capacity crowds at every game.
But, to be fair, the croweaters seem to want more.

Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:31 pm

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:13 pm

Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:03 pm

Yep, a very odd way of counting.
Still don't like the idea, now we have three more years of it.

if you were change anything what would you change ?
were there anything you liked about it ?

Well it was Australian Rules.
But I don't see the need for it, and spread over several grounds it is not the “magic” NRL model.
Not sure Adelaide has the population to get capacity crowds at every game.
But, to be fair, the croweaters seem to want more.

to me as more of NRL supporter, i did not see what all the fuss was about, NRL goes to regional venues all the time.
at least 10 games per season. all the gloating from GIL, has already been done by the NRL for years at venues.

Media really got on the bandwagon that is for sure,

overall i support the idea..
in what the AFL are doing,
its just not a big deal what they have done.

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:57 am

to me as more of NRL supporter, i did not see what all the fuss was about, NRL goes to regional venues all the time.
at least 10 games per season. all the gloating from GIL, has already been done by the NRL for years at venues.

The AFL has also played games in regional areas for decades.

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:35 pm

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

the same way the NRL called their magic round saturday a sell out. When no game exceeded 46,000 in a 52,500 seat venue. its an unfortunate side affect of selling package tickets to multiple games. Something the AFL will need to look at.

WookieReturns wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:25 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:57 am

to me as more of NRL supporter, i did not see what all the fuss was about, NRL goes to regional venues all the time.
at least 10 games per season. all the gloating from GIL, has already been done by the NRL for years at venues.

The AFL has also played games in regional areas for decades.

Yeah mostly in trials Only.. when no one cares..

take out Bendigo by the Western Bulldogs and it is very Slim compared to the NRL Season

WookieReturns wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:30 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:35 pm

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

the same way the NRL called their magic round saturday a sell out. When no game exceeded 46,000 in a 52,500 seat venue. its an unfortunate side affect of selling package tickets to multiple games. Something the AFL will need to look at.

Well the NRL should not of called the Saturday Game a Sell Out.. as it was not.
I do recall it pissing down in Brisbane all day that day though..

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:42 pm

WookieReturns wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:30 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:35 pm

were not AFL CROWDS at Adelaide Oval

47k Thursday
42k Friday
43k Saturday
43k Sunday

How on earth can they Call that a sell out...

the same way the NRL called their magic round saturday a sell out. When no game exceeded 46,000 in a 52,500 seat venue. its an unfortunate side affect of selling package tickets to multiple games. Something the AFL will need to look at.

Well the NRL should not of called the Saturday Game a Sell Out.. as it was not.
I do recall it pissing down in Brisbane all day that day though..

poured rain at the 2022 magic round on the Fri & teemed down on the Saturday
the almost 47K announced on the sat ... WAS.. a sellout , members & people just decided to not get wet & watch on TV so there was a legit reason for the no shows
on the Fri , crowd was 40K but was not a sellout
sun was 44K . also not a sellout

the aflol's claim that crowds of 42 & 43K were sellouts , was utter garbage , there was no rain at all on the Thurs or Friday so no excuse for the empty seats , there was some rain on the sat , but it came late & wouldn't have effected the crowd
fudging figures starts at the top with this sport

very vastly different

AFL have called all 9 games SELL Outs.

NRL called 1 night a sell out where it rained day before and pissed down all day in the Saturday
NRL fell short by 5k

AFL Had "sell outs" where Friday saturday & Sunday fell short by 8-10k each day

Not too bad a crowd here tonight at the Suns. Suns far out numbering the demons but plenty of them here too.

Fred wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 6:11 pm

Not too bad a crowd here tonight at the Suns. Suns far out numbering the demons but plenty of them here too.

Looks a bit thin on television.

Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 6:37 pm

Fred wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 6:11 pm

Not too bad a crowd here tonight at the Suns. Suns far out numbering the demons but plenty of them here too.

Looks a bit thin on television.

It prob is
But he won’t admit that