- Moderator
- #76
What is hilarious was back in 2014 when Rucci was trying to argue that the reason Port's crowds had become so big so quickly had nothing to do with the Adelaide Oval novelty nor a bandwagon mentality, but because of all the supporters they gained during 01-04 becoming finally becoming old enough to attend the games 
The showdown is the only reason that their numbers appear high this year, if you take the showdowns out of the equation their current average minus the showdown is 37,800 over 5 games, last year it was 38,676 (minus showdown) for the 10 games.
Out of their remaining 5 games only the Collingwood and Richmond games will pull 40k so I wouldn't be surprised to see that number potentially drop to under 37k by the end of the season.
If you compare this year to 2014, that's when things start to look grim. The average figure (minus the Showdown) was 43,760 so in the space of three seasons we've seen an average drop of 7,000 people per game. These "new" Port supporters seem to have deserted them quickly, though I suspect that Port are just reverting back to a state of normality.
The showdown is the only reason that their numbers appear high this year, if you take the showdowns out of the equation their current average minus the showdown is 37,800 over 5 games, last year it was 38,676 (minus showdown) for the 10 games.
Out of their remaining 5 games only the Collingwood and Richmond games will pull 40k so I wouldn't be surprised to see that number potentially drop to under 37k by the end of the season.
If you compare this year to 2014, that's when things start to look grim. The average figure (minus the Showdown) was 43,760 so in the space of three seasons we've seen an average drop of 7,000 people per game. These "new" Port supporters seem to have deserted them quickly, though I suspect that Port are just reverting back to a state of normality.





