Roast Today's crowd

[Hojuman]

Very disappointing crowd below 18,000.

Is Saturday 2 p.m. not a time people enjoy anymore ? Must admit l rarely attend twilight Sunday's, but today was perfectly set up especially after our win last week.

 

[Billy Not Really]

Very disappointing crowd below 18,000.

Is Saturday 2 p.m. not a time people enjoy anymore ? Must admit l rarely attend twilight Sunday's, but today was perfectly set up especially after our win last week.

It's crowds like these are why the AFL begs us to be folded or moved.

North supporters just don't go to games.

Then again who would wanna sit near Port fans, * they were obnoxious hearing them on the broadcast.

 

[the big lebowski]

They’ve been terrible all year to be honest. The bottom level is usually full of North people at home games but it’s had many big gaps in it. I think we’ve seen a big drop off in reserved seats.

 

[Hojuman]

They’ve been terrible all year to be honest. The bottom level is usually full of North people at home games but it’s had many big gaps in it. I think we’ve seen a big drop off in reserved seats.

Just wonder why ? Would have thought a minimum of 25,000 today easily.

 

[Gasometer]

I posted the farce that was upgrading to Level 2 in the Preview Thread last night.

That type of 'sale' is a big con....especially when you get there and see all the Level 2 empty seats.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

The only Port fans were in the cheer squad.

 

[Gasometer]

This game should have been in Hobart and the Blues game in Melbourne on that Sat night.

 

[Snake_Baker]

At least it wasn't 14K

 

[muttley45]

So, with our "new" stadium deal, do we make any moolah or pay to play with a crowd that size ?

 

[dwog25]

I sat level 2 back pocket with a fair few around us.. However we need to start getting our drafting and recruiting right which hopefully will help bring some big names to the club and help bump up the crowds somewhat.

 

[Hojuman]

So, with our "new" stadium deal, do we make any moolah or pay to play with a crowd that size ?

Gil gunna pay us in $Zimbabwe coin.

That should cover it.

 

[SMaturin]

I’m trying to not care about crowd numbers anymore.

I go to the games, I try to bring who I can, it’s all I can do.

 

[Gasometer]

New mascot looks like a skun rabbit Woof drags up out walking .

 

[Cool Kangas]

It's crowds like these are why the AFL begs us to be folded or moved.

North supporters just don't go to games.

Then again who would wanna sit near Port fans, **** they were obnoxious hearing them on the broadcast.[/

It saddens me. I worry all the time about our future. Also I don’t like Etihad. Seriously designed badly that you can’t have roof open on a beautiful day.

 

[Cool Kangas]

At least it wasn't 14K

Is that what stk just got?

 

[Cool Kangas]

Just wonder why ? Would have thought a minimum of 25,000 today easily.

I agree. It’s not great.

 

[Tas]

We haven't done anything to encourage an attending culture, we have made it harder by shipping games elsewhere. For a club our size, we have pretty good ratings which reinforces we have been given the rugby type treatment where the majority of the games are on pay-tv and it has become a lot harder for our supporters to be actively engaged with the club.

It hasn't helped that the media put the boot into us all pre-season and we are inconsistent as *, the vast majority of any supporter base is fair weather and it is hard to predict when the sun will shine these days.

I think the AFL should at least replay all the games in the home state once FTA, it still gives Foxtel the live access appeal but I have a feeling that we are having a hard time engaging with the supporter base.

I don't think our club has even bothered to try and investigate why people don't go to games, they obviously know which members aren't rocking up, you would think it was an important part of your business model and you would ask those who were at least paying for access and not showing up why they were doing so.

 

[Istanbul Roo]

attendance is not helped by the booming music and constant ads at half time.

 

[hilly]

Was thinking 20k or so, wasn't that disappointing imo.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Was thinking 20k or so, wasn't that disappointing imo.

Agree. Ten minutes prior to the players entering the arena I was a tad concerned though, as it looked around 10k, before a late rush.

 

[rippersnipper]

I have soccer on Saturday arvos, would imagine a lot of other people have things to do as well, given it's one of two days that they get off.

 

[Royal Flush]

This dialogue has been going on since the mid 90s. Since suburban grounds were eliminated it has been a constant measuring stick. We are a small club with a small following. Only in Australia is 17, 000 crowd considered poor and a talking point.
Scheduling, opposition fan numbers, and a teams performance are continued and boring discussions regarding attendance numbers.
Sustaining membership growth is probably more important. Give me 80k members and a 10k attendance any day.

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[Gasometer]

Good discussion...its complex

 

[Dirty_11]

We like all clubs have rusted-ons that will go every week, we just don't have as many. Until we are a genuinely good side again, and the fickle supporter decides it is time to come, these poor crowds will remain. Personally, we filled our 7x L2 reserved seats so there isn't much more I can do.

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[Hojuman]

We have a fairly ironed on mob where we sit level 2 who are there 90% of the time. Do the usual " g'day, whadda reckon today, Burton shoudda got weeks " type conversation. But jeez, none of them there yesterday. Have a feeling we will be completely outnumbered Mothers day even counting a 1.10 start.
Maybe tide has changed and people prefer a 3.20 - 4.10 start. Was thinking would have been a beautiful afternoon at an empty MCG yesterday, crowd would have looked even worse.