Finals week 1 tips and crowd expectations

[bigfarter]

Hawthorn vs. Geelong - 1 point (79k)
Sydney vs. Fremantle - 17 points (41k)
North Melbourne vs. Essendon - 22 points (62k)
Port Adelaide vs. Richmond - 51 points (capacity)

 

[Royce Hafey]

Hawthorn vs Geelong 8 points (84,000)

Sydney vs Fremantle 14 points (48,000)

North Melbourne vs Essendon 13 points (81,000)

Port Adelaide vs Richmond 3 points (53,000)

Thanks for tipping us. But as I have blood pressure issues please send a wreath as I suspect I won't make it to another 3 point win.

 

[JackFlash]

Hawthorn vs Geelong 38 points (75,000)

Sydney vs Fremantle 26 points (45,000)

North Melbourne vs Essendon 9 points (65,000)

Port Adelaide vs Richmond 20 points (155,000)

I've had a change of mind, i think momentum is an incredible thing in football and i have been reading and listening to some of my Richmond loving friends extol the virtues of their team all morning....so it's the Tigers, Adelaide is about to burst at the seams this week....

 

[HolyWars]

Hawks by 23pts
Swans by 14pts
Bombers by 7pts
Tigers by 5pts

 

[nowhereneargeelong]

Geelong. 32 points. 78,000
Fremantle. 12 points. 44,000.
Essendon. 8 points. 81,000.
Port. 45 points. Capacity crowd.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Hawthorn vs. Geelong 55 points

Sydney vs. Fremantle 41 points

North Melbourne vs. Essendon 25 points

Port Adelaide vs. Richmond 32 points

 

[blue harvest]

Yeah, but most finals attendees have pre-bought tickets, so I don't think weather affects the crowd (other than for MCC members)

The forecast all week was shithouse.

 

[Dan26]

So what you're saying is that the Rd 22 Hawthorn V Geelong game will be better attended than the QF because of a few stats from 1970s...?

Yes, although I wouldn't word it in the straw-man way you just did.

Plenty of finals games have drawn lower than home and away games.

I remember Essendon v Geelong drawing 87,000 in 1989 in the home and away, and getting 75,000 in the first week of the finals.

The Hawthorn-Sydney crowd of 72,000 was higher than the 59,000 who saw them meet in last years Qualifying Final.

Higher ticket prices often contribute to this.

 

[hawkman]

Yeah, but most finals attendees have pre-bought tickets, so I don't think weather affects the crowd (other than for MCC members)

It is one of the few games the MCC nearly fill to capacity though, the prelim final last year it was completely full and they were putting them in Southern Stand

 

[E92_]

Hawks by 7
Sydney by 21
NM by 5
Port by 29

 

[Dan26]

It is one of the few games the MCC nearly fill to capacity though, the prelim final last year it was completely full and they were putting them in Southern Stand

It's just a prediction mate.

 

[PCORF]

Hawthorn to beat Geelong by 3 points. 71,000
Fremantle to beat Sydney by 11 points. 38,500
Essendon to beat North by 28 points. 43,000
Richmond to beat Port by 17 points. 50,000

 

[hawkman]

It's just a prediction mate.

I know, don't really care if it's right or wrong. I'm not sure it will get above 80k either, there are usually less Geelong supporters for a Friday night game. Weather will always have an affect on the MCC turnout though

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Where is brad ?

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Of his fender strat

 

[Sylvia Saint]

Wouldn't be surprised if there's under 40k to our game, bad form, Father's Day, royal Adelaide show & some fans may not afford tickets...

You're kidding aren't you? Every last seat will be filled.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Wouldn't be surprised if there's under 40k to our game, bad form, Father's Day, royal Adelaide show & some fans may not afford tickets...

You mean brothers day?

 

[Cicatriz]

Cats by 45 77000
Swans by 30 41000
Roos by 36 55000
Port by 20 45000

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Hawthorn vs Geelong 28 points (85,000)

Sydney vs Fremantle 18 points (35,000)

North Melbourne vs Essendon 10 points (90,000)

Port Adelaide vs Richmond 17 points (full house)

 

[Greasyrhys]

Hawthorn vs Geelong 38 points (75,000)

Sydney vs Fremantle 26 points (45,000)

North Melbourne vs Essendon 9 points (65,000)

Port Adelaide vs Richmond 40 points (155,000)

155k? Didn't realise AO held that many people...

 

[Daveismad]

Hawks v Geelong 83,000 hawks by 45 points ...six day break for Geelong. No Stevie j or jabbed Stevie j
Swans v Freo at ANZ 45,000 ...freo by 10'points, anywhere anytime ...
Ess v Roos MCG Roos 25 ....good hard pressure team. Essendon flakey.
Port v Tigers at Ao port by 5 goals ....hoe town crowd makes big difference in finals

 

[walhawk]

The Hawthorn Geelong Qualifying Final in 2011 drew 73,000

Three years on, with some neutrals getting a little tired of the same two teams, I don't think it will crack 70,000.

It was ridiculous to play Hawks v Cats Rnd 22. two games in a fortnight is overkill.

 

[Rainfall]

geelong hawthorn tie - overtime - geelong by 1 point. 69k.
sydney over freo 10 points. 47k
essendon over north 18 points 50k
port over tigers 30 points 53k

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

not sure if you have been living under a rock, but football has moved to the Adelaide Oval this year, resulting in a substantial increase in attendances

We will see. Lots of povos around, I hope I'm wrong

 

[Bomber32]

Hawthorn vs. Geelong - by 26 pts
Sydney vs. Fremantle - by 14 pts
North Melbourne vs. Essendon - by 20 pts
Port Adelaide vs. Richmond - by 37 pts

 

[i am a logo]

Wouldn't be surprised if there's under 40k to our game, bad form, Father's Day, royal Adelaide show & some fans may not afford tickets...

I've noticed finals in Adelaide tend to attract low crowds for some reason. They must really jack up the prices or something.