If average crowds are to rise this year, and I think they will, it’ll largely be thanks to Optus Stadium
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Pies v Port R1 2011 35K lol with good weather
time to stfu pies fans
RT even though u are correct with your post and also RD 2 this year their first home game V gws getting 30K, my advice to a fellow tiger be careful you dont want to end up same as like gopies1981 & Nikpol being booted out of this thread...
Geelong may be interesting today... Weather and twilight timeslot. Only dropped beneath 29,928 once last year, that being 24,909 against port. Only thing going for it is the first home game for the year. I think anything about 28k will be good.
Yeah, it was about what I hoped it'd be. Thought there was a chance it could be every ordinary.
Hard to tell what the crowd at the MCG is. I'm fairly sure it's closer to 40k than the expected 50k. The Southern Stand is very sparse.
As we expected, West Coast look like they are going to challenge Adelaide for being the best drawing home side in the competition. Great crowd last night.
MCG is nowhere near 50K
looks pretty full to me
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At the G i assume?Pies v Port R1 2011 35K lol with good weather
time to stfu pies fans
Low crowds happen and thats a low crowd considering ur playing in doors no wind or rain and playing the top team.
As like our game yesterday it was low too but weather played a massive part more so as not hidden away from the elements but the point im really trying to make here is which i might add a lot of interstaters especially SA dont get is we have choice 17 games choice to watch our teams.
This whole round in Melbourne looks relatively low but thats life it happens.
Next week Rich v melb 85-90K and Ess V Pies 90K+ will restore the big crowds for the round, but im not sure why everyone has a hissy fit if theirs a low crowd with oh ur membership tally is this and why didnt u get 50 or 60K blah blah blah, gopies notorious for this and i for one glad hes booted out of here.
Why does it matter norm? RD 1 after ur premiership should get u big numbers.
Look as stated on the previous post every team has its big games and lowish attendance games, not sure why u and ur mate gopies are always on the attack. And ive seen it especially against Richmond luckily wookie moved most of that crap over to the rich v coll thread where funnily enough you both have continued your rant and attack.
I was hoping they would win but they are playing pretty bad. I still think it will be biggish even with the loss they in all likely should come out and us being top 4 will bring our fans in big numbers as the away team. Im hoping 85-90K weather permitting but if it hits 80K+ that would still be a great crowd.
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WagonBang
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Dees home game this year.
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Our supporter base almost tradionally avoids Ethiad, also, Port are one of the lower drawing interstate clubs in Melbourne, Brisbane would be one of the highest.
I have no issue with yesterdays crowd though, was horrendous weather for football.
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Good crowd considering.
Reality is that West Coast and Adelaide are the two biggest clubs in the country.
Yep! And hopefully they will turn up for the big game
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Every club has this. 50% soft supporters. Weather was terrible for 2-3 hours just before the game. Those softies were left embarrassed after the game was played in sunshine which appeared at 2pm
You must not have gone. It swung between rain and dry all game.
If you wanna be taken seriously, stop making s**t up
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I try to be impartial, and i will say the weather was horrid. If my old man bailed, i was 50:50
I had walked my dogs in the morning, and it was gale force winds for 2 hrs. Wanted to mow my lawns, but bailed, which was good because the rains came 15mins later
Not the worst ive seen match day, bit enough for a sane person with foxtel to say "* it"
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I took half a dozen family members who had never been to games this weekend. One in Broadford on Saturday and to the MCG today. My son asked me if there would be over 60k there and I assured him there should be as only RL fans don't go to games because of the weather.
Jokes aside though, they had a very good time at both games and enjoyed them in different ways. The local footy was obviously much more in your face and they felt like they were part of the action whereas the Hawks v Demons game gave them a much better understanding of how the game flows and an idea of the levels of fitness you need to run around a ground like the MCG.
They were pretty shocked at how the game turned, but I suggested something even as simple as missing a set shot from straight out in front can lift another side which I thought Hawthorn did. They'll leave Melbourne just a little bit wiser on what it takes to play the game and appreciate even in front of a smaller than expected crowd the game can still generate lots of noise and excitement, and enjoyment even f you don't barrack for either team.
West coast I agree, but I don't think the crows are now.
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Would be interesting to see the crowd figures for our home games against Richmond during our premiership era, pretty sure we were getting bigger crowds back then. Although the weather was s**t before the game, I had stupidly agreed to meet a Port Melbourne supporting mate at the Holden Centre before his game then go to the cricketers to meet up with fellow Lions fans but was soaking so hard I had to cover my eyes just to see, ended up walking straight to the G, lucky I like to stand at the back.
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