2025 Attendances

[The_Wookie]

11.12.2024

Gather Round tickets snapped up in record time


The AFL is pleased to announce that more than 195,000 Gather Round…Festival of Footy tickets have sold… with five of the nine games sold out, 20,000 more than this time last year.

Member on sale on Tuesday saw a significant uplift in demand for tickets this year, selling more than 100,000 tickets in the first four hours, in comparison to the same amount in 24 hours last year.

This year there are an extra 47,000 tickets on offer for fans with the two Saturday matches being ticketed separately.

Tickets still remain for Collingwood vs Sydney Swans on Friday night, Carlton vs West Coast on Saturday afternoon, Melbourne vs Essendon on Saturday night and a very limited number of restricted view tickets and tickets for the Pepsi Collective for Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn on Sunday evening.

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said it was clear Gather Round momentum was not slowly down.

“The demand for tickets this year was significantly higher than the first two Gather Rounds, with more than 195,000 tickets being purchased in the first two days,” said Mr Dillon.

“A ticket to the matches at the Barossa Park was always going to be one of the hottest tickets in town and the fans have certainly illustrated that by selling out both matches so quickly.”

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said: “Gather Round continues to exceed all expectations.

“We are honoured that so many footy fans from around the country are making the commitment to travel to our beautiful state to experience this event like no other.

“They’ll be truly welcome.

“If you haven’t got a ticket already – get in quick!”

Tickets for the remaining matches can be found here.

 

[ep12]

It's alright mate, i proved you wrong.

Mate I can’t even deal with how dumb your argument was.

You have pulled afl tables and based Sydney’s numbers on their entire history including as South Melbourne and the compared those with post 1997 numbers for Brisbane.
No shit Sydney’s mcg crowd average is lower when you include games from the war.

The reason I use the post 1997 table is because that is when your club was founded and is an accurate basis to compare the two clubs who used to be based in Melbourne.

Everyone here but you can acknowledge that Sydney has more support in Melbourne. It is not having a go at you or your club it is just common knowledge.
Dont just say nobody can change your mind; go and properly look at the numbers from the last 28 years and it isn’t even an argument.
Nor should it need to be one, it’s not a pissing contest between Fitzroy and south Melbourne, it just is what it is. Same as Collingwood are the biggest club in the land and we all know that and accept it.

 

[ep12]

No, i'm arguing that we have retained a larger portion of the fanbase than south melbourne did. Likewise, ep12 cherrypicked stats and when i gave him proof of the lions drawing more than Sydney (we even have a higher MCG average) he ignored it. Likewise, the difference between my argument and his is that he is saying Sydney swans is a much bigger draw than Brisbane in Melbourne. But if you look at the historical crowd averages in Melbourne, and the more recent ones, you would realise that both Sydney and Brisbane have almost equal support in Melbourne.

Nobody has ignored your stats. You cherry picked 28 years of Brisbane and compared it to 100 years of South Melbourne and Sydney.

 

[GenericUsername202]

Mate I can’t even deal with how dumb your argument was.

You have pulled afl tables and based Sydney’s numbers on their entire history including as South Melbourne and the compared those with post 1997 numbers for Brisbane.
No shit Sydney’s mcg crowd average is lower when you include games from the war.

The reason I use the post 1997 table is because that is when your club was founded and is an accurate basis to compare the two clubs who used to be based in Melbourne.

Everyone here but you can acknowledge that Sydney has more support in Melbourne. It is not having a go at you or your club it is just common knowledge.
Dont just say nobody can change your mind; go and properly look at the numbers from the last 28 years and it isn’t even an argument.
Nor should it need to be one, it’s not a pissing contest between Fitzroy and south Melbourne, it just is what it is. Same as Collingwood are the biggest club in the land and we all know that and accept it.

Sure mate, whatever. Let's ignore our early 2000's dominance, or how recent crowds in victoria has been split between the both clubs. Going to be looking forward to your excuses when the lions v collingwood game draws more than the sydney v collingwood one at the MCG.

 

[ep12]

Sure mate, whatever. Let's ignore our early 2000's dominance, or how recent crowds in victoria has been split between the both clubs. Going to be looking forward to your excuses when the lions v collingwood game draws more than the sydney v collingwood one at the MCG.

I’m sorry does 1997-2025 not include the early 2000s? Am I missing something?

Collingwood v Brisbane on a Saturday night would not usually outdraw 78,933 that watched Collingwood unfurl their flag on a Friday night last year. If it’s 1st v 2nd then you might get there but that would have little to do with you and all to do with Collingwood who at present bring a minimum of 60,000 to their mcg home games.

 

[AstuteTiger]

No, i'm arguing that we have retained a larger portion of the Fitzroy fanbase than Sydney did with south melbourne did. Likewise, ep12 cherrypicked stats and when i gave him proof of the lions drawing more than Sydney (we even have a higher MCG average) he ignored it. Likewise, the difference between my argument and his is that he is saying Sydney swans is a much bigger draw than Brisbane in Melbourne. But if you look at the historical crowd averages in Melbourne, and the more recent ones, you would realise that both Sydney and Brisbane have almost equal support in Melbourne.

I remember going to that last game at the G V Fiztroy, sad day, we all stood and cheered them off.

I get what Hawkk is saying, many bloods stuck with Sydney Swans and as much as old Fitzroy stuck with the Lions, they did lose some of their fanbse to other clubs. Not everyone was happy and by memory, only 7 or 8 players joined the Lions when they merged

I know some crossed over to Richmond because I met several, maybe due to a few Fitzroy players like Broderick, Gale, etc crossing over.

Nonetheless, Lions do have very good support here, no one is disputing that, and they make plenty of noise.

 

[kranger]

40,466 at Perth Stadium just extends Freo’s streak to 16 consecutive home game crowds over 40,000.

36468 for Carlton v gws at Marvel

Longest streaks for any team to have home crowds over 40,000 as at 25 May 2025, with Carlton’s coming to an end.

26 - Adelaide - 2014-16
24 - Collingwood - 2007-09
22 - West Coast - 2018-19
20 - Adelaide - 1992-94
19 - Adelaide - 2016-18
16 - Adelaide - 2005-06
16 - Fremantle - 2024-NOW
15 - Adelaide - 2018-19
14 - Richmond - 2018-19
13 - Collingwood - 2001-03
13 - Collingwood - 2024-NOW
12 - Collingwood - 2009-10
11 - Adelaide - 2006-07
11 - Collingwood - 2012-13
11 - Essendon - 2012-13
11 - West Coast - 2023-24
10 - Essendon - 1998-99
8 - Carlton - 2024-2025

It seems like GWS and Gold Coast have been making this achievement difficult for the Victorian teams since their inception.

Collingwood look to have good games coming up to keep the streak alive.

Edit: Collingwood is up to 14 after round 12.

 

[gopies1981]

You know that isn't true, Brisbane was drawing more in Melbourne in the early 2000's. Like they were doing at home too. Brisbane was considered a far bigger club than Sydney until they fell away, and once we fell away into irrelevance, our crowds did as well. And that was across every part of the country. Like i said before, i think when both Sydney and Brisbane are on top, it's about 50/50, but it will be interesting to see if our crowd against collingwood at the MCG will outdraw the sydney v collingwood one last season at the MCG. That will tell the true story, although it wouldn't surprise me if some people try to say some of those lions fans are actually collingwood ones.

Im not sure if Brisbane have more support in Melbourne then the swans. Sydney have 15,000 members in Melbourne. Brisbane 10,000. Even to get 10,000 lions fans to your mcg games is huge for the club like Sydney to know that your have great support down in Melbourne and great to see the old Fitzroy supporters embracing the Brisbane lions.

It be very interesting later the in year when Collingwood play Brisbane. If thr pies v lions are 1st and 2nd on the ladder the game could certainly draw close to 80,000!

Last years Collingwood v Brisbane drew 61,000 and it was basically a dead record due to Collingwood being on the finals contention and there were 10,000 Brisbane fans at the game.

 

[Cmarsh]

Longest streaks for any team to have home crowds over 40,000 as at 25 May 2025, with Carlton’s coming to an end.

26 - Adelaide - 2014-16
24 - Collingwood - 2007-09
22 - West Coast - 2018-19
20 - Adelaide - 1992-94
19 - Adelaide - 2016-18
16 - Adelaide - 2005-06
16 - Fremantle - 2024-NOW
15 - Adelaide - 2018-19
14 - Richmond - 2018-19
13 - Collingwood - 2001-03
13 - Collingwood - 2024-NOW
12 - Collingwood - 2009-10
11 - Adelaide - 2006-07
11 - Collingwood - 2012-13
11 - Essendon - 2012-13
11 - West Coast - 2023-24
10 - Essendon - 1998-99
8 - Carlton - 2024-2025

It seems like GWS and Gold Coast have been making this achievement difficult for the Victorian teams since their inception.

Collingwood look to have good games coming up to keep the streak alive.

In fairness though I'm pretty sure gws are a bigger puller to their away games in Melbourne than they used to be. GCS will also be a bigger puller over the coarse of the next 5 years as they become stronger on field.

 

[Giant YoYo]

In fairness though I'm pretty sure gws are a bigger puller to their away games in Melbourne than they used to be. GCS will also be a bigger puller over the coarse of the next 5 years as they become stronger on field.

Agree.

Decent amount of orange at the game yesterday. Orange in every row around us, was pleasantly surprised for such a small club.

 

[Hawkk]

Sure mate, whatever. Let's ignore our early 2000's dominance, or how recent crowds in victoria has been split between the both clubs. Going to be looking forward to your excuses when the lions v collingwood game draws more than the sydney v collingwood one at the MCG.

It may outdraw, or it may not. But that’s likely to do with Collingwood more than anything else at the moment. The Hawks are not a flag contender (sadly your Lions clinically showed why) — but the Pies v Hawks has been sold out for a month. They are drawing crazy crowds this year.

Where Collingwood v Brisbane draws 75,000 or 85,000 has little to do with the Lions and more the circumstance of the game. And that’s not to say the Lions don’t have a great following, they were very well represented yesterday.

 

[What else we can do]

I remember going to that last game at the G V Fiztroy, sad day, we all stood and cheered them off.

I get what Hawkk is saying, many bloods stuck with Sydney Swans and as much as old Fitzroy stuck with the Lions, they did lose some of their fanbse to other clubs. Not everyone was happy and by memory, only 7 or 8 players joined the Lions when they merged

I know some crossed over to Richmond because I met several, maybe due to a few Fitzroy players like Broderick, Gale, etc crossing over.

Nonetheless, Lions do have very good support here, no one is disputing that, and they make plenty of noise.

At primary school in the 80's the Lions had more support than the Saints, Bulldogs, North, Demons and the Swans. Actually the Lions and Cats pretty even and the Saints had none. But it's only a sample from the inner north of Melbourne.

 

[____]

Two things worth noting crowdwise.

Sydney have more fans down here who are expats from NSW that migrate down to Melbourne and support the Swans. There's not as many expat Queenslanders in the Lions Victorian fanbase.

If it's a top four clash, the pies v lions game later this year WILL break the record from last year. If the 2023 game was at the MCG rather than Docklands there would have been 80k in my honest opinion.

 

[What else we can do]

Two things worth noting crowdwise.

Sydney have more fans down here who are expats from NSW that migrate down to Melbourne and support the Swans. There's not as many expat Queenslanders in the Lions Victorian fanbase.

If it's a top four clash, the pies v lions game later this year WILL break the record from last year. If the 2023 game was at the MCG rather than Docklands there would have been 80k in my honest opinion.

I agree with most here regarding Swans V Lions but you bring up some good arguments for the Lions. I looked at some of their crowds historically late 70's to 80's H/A

Some standouts are:
58,000 v Carlton and Collingwood
Mid 40,000 v Carlton and Richmond
High 20's low 30k crowds at Princes Park v Carlton

Finals (my opinion are relevant same as public holiday maquee games)
Period 79 to 84 Collingwood v Fitzroy out drew by a few thousand the Coll v Geel and North finals.

I would not be suprised if Coll v Lions get 80k later in the year not sure the Swans would??

 

[Raz Man]

Terrific weather in Naarm today. Hoping that translates to a big crowd for Naarm v Gadigal!

 

[ep12]

Terrific weather in Naarm today. Hoping that translates to a big crowd for Naarm v Gadigal!

Queues to get in are bad today. Lots of late comers too, think it’s about 38, maybe 40. It is a good turnout for a Sunday 3:20.

 

[Rabman]

Adelaide Oval attendance: 39,271

 

[ep12]

Queues to get in are bad today. Lots of late comers too, think it’s about 38, maybe 40. It is a good turnout for a Sunday 3:20.

38,520 at the G.

 

[Raz Man]

38,520 at the G.

After today’s win.. plenty more fans are ready to jump on board again! Well done Melbourne FC.

 

[manicmagpie]

13,486 at Marvel.

 

[dave10]

13,486 at Marvel.

oh dear.

 

[rodney86]

13,486 at Marvel.

Genuinely thought it looked sub 12k.

 

[TheGoldPersons]

Wouldve been a bigger crowd at Carrara

 

[Raz Man]

13,486 at Marvel.

Not ideal but with the Saints form currently & playing an expansion club in the graveyard shift we can’t begrudge this attendance too much..

 

[Underarm]

13,486 at Marvel.

Lowest ever between the clubs in Melbourne

there's a reason they don't play 4:40 on a Sunday in Melbourne.

 

[gopies1981]

If Melbourne def saints next week and Collingwood def Hawthorn with good weather surely the game could possibly draw high 80’s?? Melbourne home game will help as Collingwood fans attend even if it’s an away game