Fans dispirited that this side is supposed to be a premiership contender and is barely hanging on to a finals spot.
When you factor in it's the oldest side in the comp no surprise fans are a bit disenchanted.
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When you factor in it's the oldest side in the comp no surprise fans are a bit disenchanted.
Pretty remarkable that Swans/Freo got a bigger crowd than Dons/Crows; would've thought that was 50/1 odds at start of day.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-12/the-melbourne-yankees-dees-aim-to-own-melbourne?
In light of this, what is a reasonable crowd tomorrow?
In light of this, what is a reasonable crowd tomorrow?
Thats insane why on earth would they do that?
45K has to be the bare min based on 20K give away!
Saturday afternoon usually always draws better than Friday or Saturday night in Sydney... And Melbourne. The Sydney crowd was on paper extraordinary but I think if you look back in time, Sat arvo games in fine weather in Sydney usually deliver a great crowd relative to other time slots.
The Bombers crowd was slightly below what I expected. Essendon were going pretty hard on social media early in the week telling members to upgrade their GA membership to a reserved seat as it had only limited GA access for the match. Then again in the last 24 hours it informed members / fans reserved seating was very limited (which it actually was). Did this impact the GA walk up? Did the onset of some rain turn a few families away late in the afternoon? Was there a slightly lower club reserved seat holder turn up tonight being a Saturday night? I'd say the combined crowd impact of these things resulted in a couple of thousand not showing on the night as would've been expected.
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It just goes to show again how Victorian clubs popularity is completely inflated by derbies
Putting that aside you'd have to be disappointed with anything under 40,000. Fine weather it really should be 45,000. Then 'welcome' means it should be over 50,000 given what's at stake.
Seriously though, I reckon the Dees are over playing their name and importance relative to other clubs in the AFL. There's no London in the EPL and I don't think the Demons will necessarily build a larger following by promoting their name and it's relative importance to the competition in Melbourne. The actual initiative is great but the underlying reasoning flawed.
Not totally. Partly yes. Membership figures and other indicators like social media suggest the big Victorian clubs are still extremely popular.
The Saturday afternoon fixture on a sunny day assisted a fantastic crowd. The big Victorian clubs could equally point to a selection of home games in sunny weather in a prime time slot where an equally impressive crowd turned up.
Doesn't take away from the great crowd at the SCG however.
They're soft! There were plenty of empty seats in the EFC reserve. Certainly when compared to recent Saturday / Sunday games. People often go out / have other social engagements on a Saturday night.
When Merritt (after Fantasia) was suspended the betting have Essendon only a small chance. Whether this impacts is anyone's guess.
My gut feel is that Saturday night usually is poor in a crowd sense and a bit of rain two hours before the match may have turned a few families away at the last minute.
I think if it were during the day today it would've drawn in the low 40's.
If gws did that we'd be dismissed as a plastic soulless franchise.
Dont get too excited I got two in the mail and they were for people that had an International passport not just for anyone It may put a couple of thousand on to the crowd at most.
There's a bit of that, but it's mainly because Freo are playing like s**t and West Coast fans had expectations of a flag and are bitterly disappointed.
I wouldn't be too concerned about West Coast filling the new stadium. Freo might struggle, although it wouldn't surprise me if all available memebrships are sold before the start of the season.
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I hate using it as an excuse, but the weather was really awful in Perth yesterday. Very windy and a lot of rain. Not a great night to be sitting out in the open on wooden benches.
Looks a pretty decent crowd at the G
Camera side pretty full
On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app
Camera side pretty full
On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app
Yep could be nudging 50,000
Not a great judge of MCG crowds, but could be nudging 50k.
manicmagpie
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53,115 for Yankees/Saints.
It really dosent matter - at least they bothered to turn up and maybe will come back again.
manicmagpie
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Think I heard the ground announcer saying the Port crowd was around 37,500.
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