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Carlton v Geelong around low to mid 50's had the Blues won last week 60k.
2023 Crowds and TV/Streaming
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Essendon V Gold Coast won’t draw 35,000. Marvel Sunday late ish. Essendon going well (I mean - as opposed not 1 win during a basement period) it draws upwards of 35,000 at Marvel. It would at the MCG however.
I will say 27,000 - 28,000 this week
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The 68K at the Ess v Haw was a pleasent surprise and really showed up the poor Mel v WB game and the 7K shocker for GWS that the side down but overall pretty good without a match at Optus Perth!
Brisbane matches should NEVER be on at the same time/day that the NRL Brisbane matches are it is just good business sense!
I have said for years that the TEN executives at the AFL being paid $1.2MILLION PA (Almost double what the PM and Premier get!) is a disgrace and if this botched fixturing is to go by they are not even worth half that pay!
Maybe 32 -33,000, it is a stupid move by whoever at the AFL allowed this clash to happen and will effect the AFL TV ratings as well!
Brisbane matches should NEVER be on at the same time/day that the NRL Brisbane matches are it is just good business sense!
I have said for years that the TEN executives at the AFL being paid $1.2MILLION PA (Almost double what the PM and Premier get!) is a disgrace and if this botched fixturing is to go by they are not even worth half that pay!
It doesn’t look very sold out on Ticketmaster ?
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regionals are national only and cant be split
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That's brutal!
OK, in a nutshell I am predicting
Total Average per game at 651K
Total hours (based on the assumption of 3 hours) 17.5m
Based on estimates of 34% for regionals of metros and 80% streaming c/with foxtel
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We should get some streaming data in the next day or two - normally get a release after round 1, and then again around anzac day or round 10. Its very frustrating and very sporadic. We know NRL streaming ratios to STB broadcasts were down from 77% to 70% at season start though.
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Its not a poor crowd, it's the second best Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs H&A crowd in the AFL era.
You're comparing it to teams that have literally 5 times (if not more) amount of supporters. The game is in a very good place if 2 smaller clubs are pulling 48k.
In fact (since 1997-afl tables) only 2 non big 4 teams have gotten a crowd over 50k against the doggies - North in 1998, and Melbourne last year.
GWS was a shocker, but it was also close to 40 degrees. Like s**t, I went to Boxing day test (which was hot) and I was cooked within an hour - I'm not sure if I'd go to an AFL game in that heat knowing I can just wait to go to more throughout the year
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yeah i dont understand the people that are saying the dogs/dees crowd wasnt good.
Ticket sales don’t look very good… they’re charging a lot of money for level one seats behind the goals.
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Maybe I just notice it more but I feel like we (Melbourne Fans) really cop it a lot more than any other Vic club except for maybe North when it comes to crowds.
Last year , a lot more people (media included) were ragging on Melbournes 30k vs Freo, Rather than Richmond 22k against Port a few days later. Or Melbourne's 33k vs Sydney, rather than Collingwood vs Hawthorn only getting 10k more the very next day and having a lottt more supporters.
I'm biased, but I think we genuinely do well for crowds considering we just don't have as many supporters as the big 4 clubs. And I reckon we could be in for an AFL era record year this year.
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You’d think the AFL would want to lower ticket prices for all Thursday matches to entice people to attend.
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Winning one flag every 50 years isnt going to turn around decades of under promotion, poor fixturing, and low exposure over night. It helps though.
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A lot of the "bias" is probably just "good team" bias. People forget to adjust for traditional supporter base size which is obviously massively constraining in a city like Melbourne.
The reality is, in such an established market, the smaller clubs need to be good for decades to significantly shift the dial. The bigger clubs get exposure even when they are in the doldrums and benefit from the socially determined choice of teams
48 k to Melbourne v WB was a great crowd. I personally predicted 45,000. Melbourne and WB don’t have a huge supporter base and it was the 2nd biggest crowd between the two clubs. Also the western bulldogs don’t draw huge away support.
I think a lot of people are very hard on Melbourne’s drawing power. Melbourne don’t draw as big of crowds then the big 4 and hawthorn and Geelong everyone knows that. But when they are winning the dees draw bigger crowds than the saints, dogs and Roos.
Melbourne are probably In my opinion are the premiership favs and will draw big crowds especially against Richmond and Collingwood where it is Melbourne’s home games and will be hoping to draw over 80,000 to both games.
Exactly. Look at hawthorn. Prior to 1961 they would have had the smallest supporter base. It took until 30 years later with 7 premierships to be ranked 5th biggest Victorian club.
The advantage Melbourne has if they can win another 2 premierships in 4 years is that they play at the MCG. What they need to do to get the younger support is to embrace the demans logo of the 80’s!!
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AFL opening round kicks goals on Seven
Coverage reached 4.4 million people nationally
Season opener up 28% on 2022 season average
The 2023 AFL Premiership Season opening round scored high on the Seven Network last week, reaching 4.4 million viewers on Channel 7 and 7mate.
Seven kicked off its live and free AFL season coverage with the opener between Richmond and Carlton on Thursday night, which reached 2.14 million viewers nationally.
The epic clash peaked at 1.07 million viewers nationally, with the match averaging 753,000 viewers, up 28% compared to the 2022 AFL series average and up 13% on the 2022 season opening Thursday night.
The Friday match between the Geelong Cats and Collingwood peaked at 980,000 viewers and drew an average national audience of 728,000, up 24% on the 2022 season average.
Seven’s Saturday night coverage peaked at 848,000 viewers with an average national audience of 549,000.
Seven’s Sunday afternoon AFL coverage peaked at 883,000 viewers with an average national audience of 499,000.
The round one matches dominated their timeslots and ranked as the #1 programs in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
The huge audiences helped the Seven Network win Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s nationally, and win the week in total people nationally.
Seven’s coverage captured 72% of the overall AFL TV audience on Thursday and Friday night, including 77% of all viewers in regional Australia.
source; Media release
Coverage reached 4.4 million people nationally
Season opener up 28% on 2022 season average
The 2023 AFL Premiership Season opening round scored high on the Seven Network last week, reaching 4.4 million viewers on Channel 7 and 7mate.
Seven kicked off its live and free AFL season coverage with the opener between Richmond and Carlton on Thursday night, which reached 2.14 million viewers nationally.
The epic clash peaked at 1.07 million viewers nationally, with the match averaging 753,000 viewers, up 28% compared to the 2022 AFL series average and up 13% on the 2022 season opening Thursday night.
The Friday match between the Geelong Cats and Collingwood peaked at 980,000 viewers and drew an average national audience of 728,000, up 24% on the 2022 season average.
Seven’s Saturday night coverage peaked at 848,000 viewers with an average national audience of 549,000.
Seven’s Sunday afternoon AFL coverage peaked at 883,000 viewers with an average national audience of 499,000.
The round one matches dominated their timeslots and ranked as the #1 programs in 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
The huge audiences helped the Seven Network win Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in total people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s nationally, and win the week in total people nationally.
Seven’s coverage captured 72% of the overall AFL TV audience on Thursday and Friday night, including 77% of all viewers in regional Australia.
source; Media release
The home clubs set prices don’t they besides general admission - these tickets are definitely more expensive than last week’s Geelong game.
Yep i am fairly sure this is the case. We normally have reasonable prices for all of our games, particularly at Marvel, but this one seems to have been pumped up.
The St.Kilda-Essendon game in round 3 is fascinating from a crowd perspective because it is at the MCG, where the clubs have only played each other once this century. If the Saints can cause another upset this week (and the Dons beat Gold Coast), there is a chance both teams could be unbeaten, creating an unexpected top-of-the-table clash on a Saturday night. It's apparently some sort of St.Kilda showpiece game celebrating their 150th year, hence the unusual venue.
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THE AFL is pleased to announce Round One of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season is officially the third highest attended round in history.
A total of 392,248 fans attended matches across the opening round, with games at the MCG (4), Marvel Stadium (2), Adelaide Oval, GIANTS Stadium and Heritage Bank Stadium on the Gold Coast.
Top 5 attended rounds all-time
www.afl.com.au
hmm about 347 more than we seem to have been given over the weekend
A total of 392,248 fans attended matches across the opening round, with games at the MCG (4), Marvel Stadium (2), Adelaide Oval, GIANTS Stadium and Heritage Bank Stadium on the Gold Coast.
Top 5 attended rounds all-time
- Rd 1 2017 - 400,401
- Rd 3 2018 - 393,537
- R1 2023 - 392,248
- Rd 5 2017 - 391,980
- Rd 5 2018 - 381,880
Opening round the third highest attended round of all time
The opening round of the 2023 season was the third highest attended round in history
hmm about 347 more than we seem to have been given over the weekend
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It's a conspiracy to get that all important 3rd place instead of 4th. {we need a tin foil emoji)
I wonder which game they've amended.
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I think it can be done. That game last year Port's season was just about shot, so that probably affected Melbourne based fans or interstate fans making the journey. This time round they're flying (albeit after 1 game) maybe there's more of an incentive.
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