Play Nice 2021 Crowds and Ratings Thread
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I note the Saints reserved seating bays are only 40-50% utilised from what I can see around level 1 and 2 on the city side.
Whilst it’s terrific seat holders can sit in their seats, it exacerbates an old problem of reducing total actual capacity on match day due to no shows.
This game isn’t a sellout but in due course I can potentially imagine a club like the Bombers locking the gates with only 38-40,000 in the house.
Until COVID goes away and everyone’s comfortable going back to the footy this will be an issue.
Whilst it’s terrific seat holders can sit in their seats, it exacerbates an old problem of reducing total actual capacity on match day due to no shows.
This game isn’t a sellout but in due course I can potentially imagine a club like the Bombers locking the gates with only 38-40,000 in the house.
Until COVID goes away and everyone’s comfortable going back to the footy this will be an issue.
Crowd at Marvel last night was 26,712 - probably a couple of thousand lower then anticipated but there were major delays for people on the Geelong train line due to track works (buses between Southern Cross and Wyndham Vale where people then needed to get on a train back to Geelong, trip would have taken around 2hrs which would have put people off attending
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Raz Man
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That’s still pretty good if you ask me. Anything relatively close to 30,000 at Marval stadium this year is like a 47- 55,000 at the ‘G
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I think Friday nights in the CBD are not easy for Geelong fans to attend and the cold wet weather would not have helped either.
The crowd is a bit disappointing but to be expected.
CarnTheScray
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Still a bit of a downer crowd.. especially after Dogs Blues Mother’s Day drew another 1000 than this game I believe.
Then again it was freezing and I think some Geelong public transport was down.
I think you are 100% correct. The Australian has a story today on why football crowds are down this season.
Mr Taswegian
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It will be interesting to see how many attend the Hawks vs North game in Launceston today,they are capping numbers at a bit over 13000 for that game.
Will be interesting to see the Tiger turnout tonight also.
30-35k is the ceiling for most GWS games at the G so I’d expect a low 20-25k tonight potentially.
Coming off a loss and at the soulless concrete Boulder against a team who brings 0 support may see the lowest Tiger crowd in many years.
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30-35k is the ceiling for most GWS games at the G so I’d expect a low 20-25k tonight potentially.
Coming off a loss and at the soulless concrete Boulder against a team who brings 0 support may see the lowest Tiger crowd in many years.
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Heard this on the PA at the ground on the TV
attendance at York Park for Hawthorn v North Melbourne - 9121
attendance at York Park for Hawthorn v North Melbourne - 9121
As Marvel Tennent have come to realise, Like for like Marvel crowds are always around 5-10% lower than an equivalent fixture at the MCG with fewer walk ups, mainly the AFL/MCC members not turning up.
Under normal circumstances it feels like a 31-32,000 type MCG crowd on a Saturday night. Take off 20% (COVID) and 5% (MCG factor) and I predict ~24-25,000.
Mr Taswegian
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About the same as Hawks last game there,not to bad considering both teams are at the bottom of ladder allthough a fair way from the 13000 plus it was restricted to today.
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I think par should have been 5 figures.
two Victorian/"Tasmanian" clubs and though it was the bottom 2 sides, that should have given hope to the set of fans(not so many neutrals)
3rd lowest at the venue, lowest all Victorian clash. But its probably not fair to compare previous years to this year due to covid
I reckon 12-13 at Metricon
Saturday afternoon is traditionally the best crowd drawing slot for the Swans over time. Games against the Power and Eagles I’m fairly recent memory I seem to remember as being outlier crowds on the upside in this slot.
A sunny day also contributing to a really good rollup.
manicmagpie
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If it was only 31k it will be the lowest Collingwood/Sydney crowd since 1996.
Hard to compete for attention with the circus going on up the road.
What’s happening up the road?
Raz Man
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Don’t discount the fact it was Collingwood too which have a good amount of support in NSW.
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Brisbane fans dont travel south. And likewise suns fans dont travel north when at gabba.
i mean i do. But not many others
Mr Taswegian
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Pretty average considering its the Qld derby.
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