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In short, while the tech probably exists, claiming something of a single facebook post isnt the best journalism out there.
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In short, while the tech probably exists, claiming something of a single facebook post isnt the best journalism out there.
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16,817 for GC/Essendon
35,799 for Carlton/Hawthorn
35,799 for Carlton/Hawthorn
Collingwood beat the Dons crowd at Metricon in the pouring rain.
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They're way too reliant on opposition fans though. It's only the big Melbourne clubs that bring enough expats/travelling support to get them to a reasonable total at the moment.
However, I still think there's enough support on the GC to hopefully get some good crowds when/if they become good onfield.
The Rahs Rahs used to have sellouts in Sydney a few years back!
Sydney are having problems attracting crowds to sport period. NRL crowds have collapsed, A-League crowds were generally poor last season, Waratahs crowds have dived, 54k tonight at the rugby which sounds good but that's a game that would have been comfortably sold out weeks in advance in the past.
In that environment, the Swans and Giants are going pretty well. I don't know what it is about the city but they just don't attend sport. It's got a different culture to the rest of Australia. Especially when you see they can get 80k to an Arsenal practice match, it's as if they want the show, not the contest.
In that environment, the Swans and Giants are going pretty well. I don't know what it is about the city but they just don't attend sport. It's got a different culture to the rest of Australia. Especially when you see they can get 80k to an Arsenal practice match, it's as if they want the show, not the contest.
Ah how could you possibly know there were more Suns fans at the Collingwood game as opposed to tonight? Secondly we were also heading downhill and not looking like making finals, you guys were relying on this game for a chance at finals, i.e. should have outdrawn our game easily if you had the fan base in QLD or travelling support.
The problem is, they are only good crowds because of very large away team support.
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Agree completely.
Though we are all Australians, there is such a difference in culture between our 2 largest cities.
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Set up for what should be a pretty great last round of crowds!
Both Etihad games should be over 40 and both MCG games a touch over 50 I would reckon!
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Both Etihad games should be over 40 and both MCG games a touch over 50 I would reckon!
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AFL currently tracking to end with the best H&A average since 2011. (34,893, now 33,716). Still likely short of the 2008 record 36,996 ave
Its a lot harder for the AFL to lift the average now with both the Suns and GWS dragging it down so how about we look at the average without those two teams as an exersize? I think you will find it is close to the 2008 record
Its a lot harder for the AFL to lift the average now with both the Suns and GWS dragging it down so how about we look at the average without those two teams as an exersize? I think you will find it is close to the 2008 record
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how about we dont, and take the averages as they are without excuses.
Why? I reckon it's a great measure of how the other 16 teams are travelling compared to 2008/11..
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And those figures can be readily obtained by comparing the individuial figures from 2008. Take the expansion teams out and you arent comparing the league average though as far as Im concerned.
Average crowd not involving expansion teams is 38,275
Interesting to see what the stv throws up but 42k is solid for the giants in sydney
Update: an average of another 22k watched the giants on fox in Sydney...as a reference point the storm sealing the minor premiership rated 14k in Melbourne
Update: an average of another 22k watched the giants on fox in Sydney...as a reference point the storm sealing the minor premiership rated 14k in Melbourne
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Thanks, Thats all I wanted to know as a comparison with 16 teams in 2008 and as I suspected its way up.
Its pretty simple really we are not comparing apples with apples.In the future lets hope we can get to that average with 18 teams in the comp.
Needs to be slightly tempered by acknowledging that support is spread across fewer matches once you've knocked out 39 games involving the expansion teams. Also, though, there are a lot more games now played in small stadiums in tas, nt, cairns and the rat now
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