It certainly felt like closer to 40K at the ground. Listening to some of the highlights there was a hell of a lot of noise.
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Beeawwb_SP
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Yeah, not surprised about that; I was specifically referring to StingBitten's statement about the Port game (Rd 22) being completely gone, when it should in fact have member resale opening up a few days before the game proper.
Yeah you're right I missed that.
The General Admission tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes, fastest I've ever seen.
I have never resold my ticket. The only times I don't go are if I am sick or my son is and I leave it till the last minute to make the call.
I am not going to the Port game because my niece is getting married ,but the ticket will be given to a friend.
Yesterday was fabulous. I had to do 3 hours work at my desk once I got home, but work will never get in the way of a game.
I generally enjoy Hawks supporters' company more than any other opposition fans too.
I am not going to the Port game because my niece is getting married ,but the ticket will be given to a friend.
Yesterday was fabulous. I had to do 3 hours work at my desk once I got home, but work will never get in the way of a game.
I generally enjoy Hawks supporters' company more than any other opposition fans too.
- Aug 20, 2010
- 4,999
- 9,609
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Manchester City
No matter when they schedule the game, some people will be disadvantaged. You can never please anyone.
I have no issues with the timeslot. On Saturday a lot of people have children sporting events to attend, Saturday nights clash with Birthday's, weddings, Sunday might clash with other sports etc.
Danny Cullen
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2.40 Sunday is s**t. The Weags cop a bit of it as well.
AFL House think everyone lives half an hour away from Subi.
Us out of the metro area have to plan well ahead for these games. I hate them (the timeslot that is, not AFL House
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Borry
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- Aug 15, 2004
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- 2,171
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- South Sydney
No where near as shyte as Sunday evening, Thursday evening and Monday evening matches.
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Yep, the country members don't attend the late games on a Sunday.
Look at the Eagles V Pies game last week, they only had 36,000 attend a sell out game with a place in the finals for both sides on the line.
Look at the Eagles V Pies game last week, they only had 36,000 attend a sell out game with a place in the finals for both sides on the line.
PeelnThunder
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- Aug 8, 2014
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Sunday at 2:40pm. Also, it's nearly impossible for the public to get tickets so for whatever reason 15% of members didn't want to use their tickets.
PeelnThunder
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- Aug 8, 2014
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To be honest I think the public will have similar problems even if they add 17,000 seating. We have 50,000 members (incl purple army) and I expect that to grow even more after more years of success.
Reginald Perrin
Shouting at clouds
- Oct 19, 2010
- 18,816
- 24,933
- AFL Club
- Tasmania
- Other Teams
- Coney Island Warriors South Fremantle
I had a ticket, but I didn't think the people sitting next to me would enjoy me coughing, sneezing and blowing my nose every 3 minutes, then high fiving the players after the game.
If I wasn't sick I probably would have come up, but Sunday twilight games suck for country members.
Reginald Perrin
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- Oct 19, 2010
- 18,816
- 24,933
- AFL Club
- Tasmania
- Other Teams
- Coney Island Warriors South Fremantle
Yeah, problems like go and get ****ed, it's my seat, I paid for it, I'll sit in it if I want and I will leave it vacant when I don't.
Or Sunday 7.40. What a stupid time slot really.
Given the pathetic crowds I've seen at games this year in Melbourne, 35k with a chance of a storm/apocalypse is a pretty good number.
- Jul 9, 2010
- 24,163
- 26,536
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
Would've gotten 75,000 if Perth had the conditions of Melbourne's stadiums and pricing.
we have around 100 or so kids from a boarding school who sit near us...quite often they don't show (bad weather, other commitments) and they never seem to pass on their tickets
I like the Thursday night, Friday or anytime Saturday. Sundays for me, can be difficult moving about in the giant country town of Perth.
Eh, was a couple thousand down from what I was expecting on a Sunday arvo but not convinced this is worth a thread.
Our crowds have been nothing if not consistent this year at least and yesterday it sounded like 40k+
Our crowds have been nothing if not consistent this year at least and yesterday it sounded like 40k+
- Mar 2, 2007
- 43,126
- 61,323
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Liverpool, Cowboys, Packers, Scorchers
Yeah it's actually a pretty high take up rate relative to the rest of the league.
If Victorian clubs could get the percentage of members showing up we do even the minnow clubs would draw huge crowds against each other.
Definitely. The two games I went to on the weekend had the Pies with less than 1/2 of their membership there. Then the Dees with an official crowd of 17k, but unless 10k of that was in corporate boxes I think they may have lied.
I wonder how many FIFOs there are in Perth Sunday eve? One less now with the MRP I guess.
Between the umpires, MRP and constant AFL blatant biased shyte treatment of the club there is very likely going to be one more permanent seat up for grabs next year too. Only so much you can continue to take.
- Jul 15, 2007
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- 7,239
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- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Boston Celtics, Patriots
Ha ha, yeah, that's one of the things, the entitlement factor (and fair enough really) that a person can do whatever they want with their seat including intentionally or unintentionally leaving it empty.
Was just thinking on a more bigger social scale than "I paid for it I can do what I ******* well want to" - there are a bunch of non-seated members for example that would like to get to games where seats are vacant. The current system is as good as we're going to get I guess, but a way that helps get those extra punters in would be good I reckon for all involved (club, fans, players).
Don't see it as a big issue myself, just thoughts - personally, when I was a seated member (haven't been for couple of years due to personal issues etc.), I always went to games and/or had passed on my ticket, I think the majority work like that.
- Jul 15, 2007
- 9,634
- 7,239
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Boston Celtics, Patriots
True, but the difference is that (when playing at the MCG), that there's nearly always a huge number of tickets available to G/A etc. because none of the membership take up every seat.
