Being a Melbourne based Eagles supporter myself, i thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss.
My analysis from most popular to least popular:
Sydney: Like the Brisbane Lions, have a big following in Melbourne due to the South Melbourne relocation. The Melbourne vs Sydney city rivalry and the Swans long line of star players could also be playing a factor in them getting good Melbourne crowds.
Brisbane Lions: Obviously have many Victorian based supporters due to the Fitzroy merger and usually tend to attract respectable crowds here. If they were a top tier team of late on the field then who knows what kind of crowds they would be getting in Melbourne.
West Coast: Judging by Bigfooty, personal experience and crowd figures we seem to have a pretty strong following in Victoria, in fact many of the biggest H&A crowds for an interstate club in Victoria have involved the Eagles. It seems after the 05/06 grand finals and Ben Cousins scandal interest in the club skyrocketed in Melbourne.
Adelaide: Similar to West Coast since they tend to attract pretty big crowds in Melbourne for an interstate club.
Gold Coast: For some reason they've managed to attract decent crowds in Melbourne thus far.
Port Adelaide: Have never attracted big crowds in Melbourne, and you never see many Port people in Melbourne crowds when you watch games, although i could be wrong on this since i'm obviously not speaking from personal experience here.
Fremantle: Were traditionally the least popular interstate club in Victoria in terms of crowd figures.
Greater Western Sydney: Maybe a bit too early to make a judgement yet but they've clearly gotten the lowest crowds in Melbourne out of all the interstate teams. Also there doesn't seem to be many Victorian based GWS posters on Bigfooty.
My analysis from most popular to least popular:
Sydney: Like the Brisbane Lions, have a big following in Melbourne due to the South Melbourne relocation. The Melbourne vs Sydney city rivalry and the Swans long line of star players could also be playing a factor in them getting good Melbourne crowds.
Brisbane Lions: Obviously have many Victorian based supporters due to the Fitzroy merger and usually tend to attract respectable crowds here. If they were a top tier team of late on the field then who knows what kind of crowds they would be getting in Melbourne.
West Coast: Judging by Bigfooty, personal experience and crowd figures we seem to have a pretty strong following in Victoria, in fact many of the biggest H&A crowds for an interstate club in Victoria have involved the Eagles. It seems after the 05/06 grand finals and Ben Cousins scandal interest in the club skyrocketed in Melbourne.
Adelaide: Similar to West Coast since they tend to attract pretty big crowds in Melbourne for an interstate club.
Gold Coast: For some reason they've managed to attract decent crowds in Melbourne thus far.
Port Adelaide: Have never attracted big crowds in Melbourne, and you never see many Port people in Melbourne crowds when you watch games, although i could be wrong on this since i'm obviously not speaking from personal experience here.
Fremantle: Were traditionally the least popular interstate club in Victoria in terms of crowd figures.
Greater Western Sydney: Maybe a bit too early to make a judgement yet but they've clearly gotten the lowest crowds in Melbourne out of all the interstate teams. Also there doesn't seem to be many Victorian based GWS posters on Bigfooty.