AFL Falling Crowd Numbers

[Mikey13G]

And bad luck to the teams that have to play in wet and/or humid conditions.

It all equals out. Brisbane have scored the most points in the comp this year and they play in the most humid conditions.

 

[Papa G]

Sate of Origin is the deadest of deadest dogs. I'm not sure why anybody still brings it up. NSW would beat SA these days. Football in this state f.ucked. The newtering of the PAFC has basically destroyed the entire SA football ecosystem.

 

[Long live PAFC]

Sate of Origin is the deadest of deadest dogs. I'm not sure why anybody still brings it up. NSW would beat SA these days. Football in this state f.ucked. The newtering of the PAFC has basically destroyed the entire SA football ecosystem.

Yea agreed - but it’s a shame and it’s odd that rugby league can get it up and the AFL can’t. I think it would add something and would be a way to restructure the season and add points of difference. They tried it with AFLX and it was such a pathetic product.

The last Vic vs allies game was awesome and a solid watch. Can’t see why we couldn’t do something similar?

Also agree re gutting port - its hurt the SANFL no doubt.

 

[AdamMarrett]

The game isn't what it was. It's some hybrid sport played by athletes now.

I used to watch as many games as I could on any weekend. Now I struggle to watch our game, and am seriously giving thought to not bothering with it anymore. It's not the game I fell in love with anymore. When I was a kid I'd go watch my Dad play for Kybybolite and grew up loving the game to watch & play. Now with the AFL fiddling with the rules, taking any collision or contact out by stealth it couldn't be anything further away from the game I fell in love with as a kid. I remember what AFL footy was, this isn't it. Even going to the game isn't what it was, it's a chore and a damn expensive one for families. The SMA will continue to rise prices to cater for their shareholders bottom line and we'll continue to suffer for it.

My comparison to the on field product is I watch the Premier League and European football leagues & competitions every weekend and every 2/3 days a week when it's in full swing and can watch my team play and any neutral game. The atmosphere is there which makes the viewing experience, and the sport hasn't fundamentally changed like the AFL has.

The crowd numbers will continue to dwindle over here, the two clubs in Adelaide are out of touch with their supporters but they're also a symptom of the governing body not caring what the fans want and the AFL's need to change the game and rules every 12 months, then through the umpires every fortnight.

 

[Rexie J]

The game isn't what it was. It's some hybrid sport played by athletes now.

I used to watch as many games as I could on any weekend. Now I struggle to watch our game, and am seriously giving thought to not bothering with it anymore. It's not the game I fell in love with anymore. When I was a kid I'd go watch my Dad play for Kybybolite and grew up loving the game to watch & play. Now with the AFL fiddling with the rules, taking any collision or contact out by stealth it couldn't be anything further away from the game I fell in love with as a kid. I remember what AFL footy was, this isn't it. Even going to the game isn't what it was, it's a chore and a damn expensive one for families. The SMA will continue to rise prices to cater for their shareholders bottom line and we'll continue to suffer for it.

My comparison to the on field product is I watch the Premier League and European football leagues & competitions every weekend and every 2/3 days a week when it's in full swing and can watch my team play and any neutral game. The atmosphere is there which makes the viewing experience, and the sport hasn't fundamentally changed like the AFL has.

The crowd numbers will continue to dwindle over here, the two clubs in Adelaide are out of touch with their supporters but they're also a symptom of the governing body not caring what the fans want and the AFL's need to change the game and rules every 12 months, then through the umpires every fortnight.

Apart from remembering those days at Kyby, you have put my thoughts into words.

There have been a couple of videos recently posted on these forums and apart from Port winning, you cannot tell me footy was not faster and more exciting in those days than the hybrid stuff we now witness. It's simply not Australian Rules Football - it's a hybrid game to suit the TV execs.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Sate of Origin is the deadest of deadest dogs. I'm not sure why anybody still brings it up. NSW would beat SA these days. Football in this state f.ucked. The newtering of the PAFC has basically destroyed the entire SA football ecosystem.

Yep, the SA SoO team would basically be another Redbacks.

 

[Steve Dore]

It all equals out. Brisbane have scored the most points in the comp this year and they play in the most humid conditions.

Imagine how much they would have scored if they had a roof on the Gabba?

 

[El Zorro]

Is it me or has the AFL quietly stopped reporting crowd numbers? It wasn't announced at the ground tonight and I can't see it in the match reports for this round.

 

[Mikey13G]

Is it me or has the AFL quietly stopped reporting crowd numbers? It wasn't announced at the ground tonight and I can't see it in the match reports for this round.

Could be the case with unfavorable stats

 

[Del165198]

Norf pulled 5k in Hobart again. Them's SANFL numbers

 

[Grave Danger]

Norf pulled 5k in Hobart again. Them's SANFL numbers

WCE vs Ess cripple fight pulled more than the top of the table Melb vs Bris @ MCG.

 

[Del165198]

WCE vs Ess cripple fight pulled more than the top of the table Melb vs Bris @ MCG.

Imagine the crowds Malbun would pull if they weren't reigning premiers and top of the ladder

 

[Ilias M]

Sitting 12th after ten years of Hinkley the decline in motion

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

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Sitting 12th after ten years of Hinkley the decline in motion

That's because interstate supporters never show up.

 

[El Zorro]

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Sitting 12th after ten years of Hinkley the decline in motion

Post-covid, vs GC on a Sunday afternoon, that isn't a bad crowd.

 

[Steve Dore]

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At the game I thought it may have been less than that maybe 21K.

Kids getting in for free helps. Caught up with a neighbour on the way to the game yesterday. He used to regularly attend games but stopped going a few years ago. He said the only reason he went yesterday was because of the free entry for kids, so there was two adults and three kids that would not have otherwise attended.

 

[El Zorro]

At the game I thought it may have been less than that maybe 21K.

Kids getting in for free helps. Caught up with a neighbour on the way to the game yesterday. He used to regularly attend games but stopped going a few years ago. He said the only reason he went yesterday was because of the free entry for kids, so there was two adults and three kids that would not have otherwise attended.

My guess was 26k.

edit: other guesses in my group were 26.5k and 27k.

 

[Papa G]

Post-covid, vs GC on a Sunday afternoon, that isn't a bad crowd.

Yep. It isnt. The AFL'S most protected, promoted and pampered club got 30k vs GWS at the worlds most famous bestest concrete bowl in the sporting capital of the universe. Playing for a finals spot no less. Our crowds are holding up....

 

[Del80659]

Post-covid, vs GC on a Sunday afternoon, that isn't a bad crowd.

post-hinkley it would be 35k

 

[dirty2]

Can see in the future playing at smaller grounds Alberton ect...

 

[Waspy79]

Can see in the future playing at smaller grounds Alberton ect...

Surely you jest

 

[Alberton Proud]

I thought the crowd looked similar to the Sydney match last week
But I can't see the upper levels of Rioverbank from my seat
Was surprised it was only 26k

 

[dirty2]

Surely you jest

Poor example maybe... (Would love Alberton to be upgraded and be our home but ain't gonna happen)

But teams play in 60k+ stadium's and pull 20/25k... So a smaller stadium what is packed out would be better then a stadium what isnt even half full cough cough the MCG.

 

[Waspy79]

Poor example maybe... (Would love Alberton to be upgraded and be our home but ain't gonna happen)

But teams play in 60k+ stadium's and pull 20/25k... So a smaller stadium what is packed out would be better then a stadium what isnt even half full cough cough the MCG.

I reckon there is enough demand to fill stadiums. My sense is the prices are wrong. It's like $38 for a GA ticket here in Canberra - why would I pay that as a neutral to sit on a grass mound? Greedy VFL.

 

[dirty2]

I reckon there is enough demand to fill stadiums. My sense is the prices are wrong. It's like $38 for a GA ticket here in Canberra - why would I pay that as a neutral to sit on a grass mound? Greedy VFL.

No argument there... Better off charging $20 and getting more to the game...