Talking Footy

The AFL ranks fourth-best in the world for attendances
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Herald Sun
January 05, 20133:00PM


AFL crowds are fourth-best in the world. Picture: Jake Nowakowski HWT Image Library

THE AFL was the fourth-best attended professional sporting league on the planet in 2012, beating out the Major League Baseball and Spain's La Liga.

An average 32,748 fans attended AFL matches, which actually represented a decline from the 36,428 the code attracted in 2011.

The decrease resulted in the AFL dropping from third in 2011 to fourth in the rankings behind the English Premier League, which attracted an average 34,602 fans per game in the 2011-12 season.

The National Football League took out top spot with an average 67,591 spectators per game, up from 67,394 a year earlier.

Germany's Bundesliga surprisingly came in second with 45,116 average fans per game in 2011-12 - the highest average ever for that league - up from 42,673 during the prior season.

The National Hockey League - which is in danger of having no season in 2012-13 due to a labor dispute - attracts the largest crowds of the indoor sports, with an attendance of 17,455 in 2011-12.

It finished just ahead of the National Basketball Association (17,274).

Two sports that have seen increases in average attendance year-on-year are Major League Baseball and the Canadian Football League.

MLB came in fifth with an average attendance of 30,895, up from 30,366 a year earlier. The CFL sits seventh with an average of 27,882, compared to 27,192 previously.

Sixth place went to Spain's La Liga, with an average attendance of 28,462, down from 29,128 the year before.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6548066712

Rabbit wrote:

Shit an average drop of 4000 for the VFL that's not good. Can only get worse as the VFL continue to slide down the ladder

piesman2011 wrote:

Rabbit wrote:

Shit an average drop of 4000 for the VFL that's not good. Can only get worse as the VFL continue to slide down the ladder

2 new sides in the 2 last years with stadiums only holding 25k and average crowds of about 10K and 16K for those sides. This was more then 15K less then the average so it ccould only go down. More live games on TV and stadium renos. If it drops below 32K next year with no new issues you might have a point. Lets wait and see.

Stewie wrote:

Where did the nRL rank? Are they even on the list?

AFL - world class attendances for a world class sport =D>

Raiderdave wrote:

Stewie wrote:

Where did the nRL rank? Are they even on the list?

AFL - world class attendances for a world class sport =D>

VFL.... 3rd world ticket prices

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Stewie wrote:

Where did the nRL rank? Are they even on the list?

AFL - world class attendances for a world class sport =D>

VFL.... 3rd world ticket prices

yet the prelim final last year was DOUBLE the price of the NRLs tickets

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Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

VFL.... 3rd world ticket prices

yet the prelim final last year was DOUBLE the price of the NRLs tickets

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1 game .... out of 208 played

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

yet the prelim final last year was DOUBLE the price of the NRLs tickets

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1 game .... out of 208 played

My understanding is the majority of AFL finals are more expensive than NRL finals.

Xman wrote:

http://www.parraeels.com.au/ticketing

Here are the eels prices. Adults $22-40, kids $15-33, family $52


Compare to Etihad prices: Adults $23.50-54 , kids $3.50-17.30, Family $47.50

GABBA: Adults $25.40-102, kids $8, Family $50.80

Subiaco: Adults $27-56, Kids $3.60-31, Family $54.10



Hmmmm. Dont let the truth get in the way of a good troll boys.

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

http://www.parraeels.com.au/ticketing

Here are the eels prices. Adults $22-40, kids $15-33, family $52


Compare to Etihad prices: Adults $23.50-54 , kids $3.50-17.30, Family $47.50

GABBA: Adults $25.40-102, kids $8, Family $50.80

Subiaco: Adults $27-56, Kids $3.60-31, Family $54.10



Hmmmm. Dont let the truth get in the way of a good troll boys.

VFL kids 3.50
NRL kids 15.00

yep
that about sums it up .............