2026 Attendances

[MelbourneGWS]

16,650 for Melbourne vs Eagles. 2nd highest crowd for a match between them at Marvel (out of 4 played in total though).

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[Sammoll]

that was just a guess based on being there compared with last year.

Curious that there is still no figure

16,650 reported here:


But unsure if totally accurate given official AFL Match report still lists it TBC

 

[MelbourneGWS]

A couple of other ways to also spin the Melbourne Mother’s Day attendance - the 9th lowest crowd for a Melbourne vs West Coast game ever (out of 61 played discounting the COVID year match), as well as the 8th lowest attendance in history for a Melbourne game in Marvel out of 72 played (again not including the 3 COVID games).

 

[MattF185]

Melbourne v Hawthorn this Saturday twilight will be a cracker. I think we should expect a crowd in the high 50’s for that one.

 

[ep12]

Melbourne v Hawthorn this Saturday twilight will be a cracker. I think we should expect a crowd in the high 50’s for that one.

Typical big GA game, Melbourne home game, hawks replacement home game and the mcc is selling well. Hopefully above the 50k and 52k the games got last year.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Mother's Day crowds in Victoria

1994 = Geelong vs Collingwood (MCG) = 52,342
1998 = Richmond vs Melbourne (MCG) = 46,217
2018 = Collingwood vs Geelong (MCG) = 44,602
2023 = Collingwood vs GWS (MCG) = 37,631
2024 = Collingwood vs West Coast (Marvel) = 37,433
2022 = Melbourne vs St Kilda (MCG) = 35,767
2000 = Essendon vs Adelaide (Marvel) = 34,626
2001 = Collingwood vs North Melbourne (Marvel) = 34,600
2002 = Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood (Marvel) = 34,400
2011 = Essendon vs West Coast (Marvel) = 33,631
2006 = Carlton vs Essendon (MCG) = 32,976
2017 = Richmond vs Fremantle (MCG) = 31,200
2025 = Richmond vs West Coast (MCG) = 29,539
2018 = North Melbourne vs Richmond (Marvel) = 29,153
2001 = Geelong vs Carlton (MCG) = 29,150
2004 = Hawthorn vs Geelong (Marvel) = 28,612
2025 = Geelong vs GWS (GMHBA) = 28,407
1991 = Richmond vs Collingwood (MCG) = 28,322
2021 = Western Bulldogs vs Carlton (Marvel) = 27,655
2016 = St Kilda vs North Melbourne (Marvel) = 27,254
2010 = Geelong vs Sydney (GMHBA) = 25,970
1996 = Richmond vs Footscray (MCG) = 25,691
2022 = Carlton vs Adelaide (Marvel) = 25,376
1995 = Geelong vs Hawthorn (GMHBA) = 24,842
2007 = Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne (Marvel) = 24,584
1993 = Geelong vs West Coast (GMHBA) = 23,697
2026 = Richmond vs Adelaide (MCG) = 22,123
1998 = Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne (Princes Park) = 22,058
2007 = Geelong vs West Coast (GMHBA) = 22,014
1999 = North Melbourne vs Adelaide (MCG) = 22,006
2017 = North Melbourne vs Sydney (Marvel) = 21,589
1990 = Geelong vs Richmond (GMHBA) = 21,181
2019 = North Melbourne vs Geelong (Marvel) = 21,156
2004 = Melbourne vs West Coast (MCG) = 21,145
2002 = Melbourne vs St Kilda (MCG) = 20,892
2012 = North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs (Marvel) = 20,885
2015 = Carlton vs Brisbane (Marvel) = 20,273
2011 = Melbourne vs Adelaide (MCG) = 19,987
2026 = Melbourne vs West Coast (Marvel) = 16,650
2006 = North Melbourne vs Adelaide (Marvel) = 16,064
2021 = Hawthorn vs West Coast (MCG) = 15,277
2019 = Hawthorn vs GWS (MCG) = 14,636
2013 = Melbourne vs Gold Coast (MCG) = 13,304
1995 = Melbourne vs Brisbane Bears (MCG) = 12,783
2003 = Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle (Marvel) = 12,542
2003 = Melbourne vs Port Adelaide (MCG) = 12,410
2000 = North Melbourne vs Fremantle (MCG) = 12,400
1994 = Footscray vs Brisbane Bears (Western Oval) = 12,181

 

[What else we can do]

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Mother's Day crowds in Victoria

1994 = Geelong vs Collingwood (MCG) = 52,342
1998 = Richmond vs Melbourne (MCG) = 46,217
2018 = Collingwood vs Geelong (MCG) = 44,602
2023 = Collingwood vs GWS (MCG) = 37,631
2024 = Collingwood vs West Coast (Marvel) = 37,433
2022 = Melbourne vs St Kilda (MCG) = 35,767
2000 = Essendon vs Adelaide (Marvel) = 34,626
2001 = Collingwood vs North Melbourne (Marvel) = 34,600
2002 = Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood (Marvel) = 34,400
2011 = Essendon vs West Coast (Marvel) = 33,631
2006 = Carlton vs Essendon (MCG) = 32,976
2017 = Richmond vs Fremantle (MCG) = 31,200
2025 = Richmond vs West Coast (MCG) = 29,539
2018 = North Melbourne vs Richmond (Marvel) = 29,153
2001 = Geelong vs Carlton (MCG) = 29,150
2004 = Hawthorn vs Geelong (Marvel) = 28,612
2025 = Geelong vs GWS (GMHBA) = 28,407
1991 = Richmond vs Collingwood (MCG) = 28,322
2021 = Western Bulldogs vs Carlton (Marvel) = 27,655
2016 = St Kilda vs North Melbourne (Marvel) = 27,254
2010 = Geelong vs Sydney (GMHBA) = 25,970
1996 = Richmond vs Footscray (MCG) = 25,691
2022 = Carlton vs Adelaide (Marvel) = 25,376
1995 = Geelong vs Hawthorn (GMHBA) = 24,842
2007 = Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne (Marvel) = 24,584
1993 = Geelong vs West Coast (GMHBA) = 23,697
2026 = Richmond vs Adelaide (MCG) = 22,123
1998 = Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne (Princes Park) = 22,058
2007 = Geelong vs West Coast (GMHBA) = 22,014
1999 = North Melbourne vs Adelaide (MCG) = 22,006
2017 = North Melbourne vs Sydney (Marvel) = 21,589
1990 = Geelong vs Richmond (GMHBA) = 21,181
2019 = North Melbourne vs Geelong (Marvel) = 21,156
2004 = Melbourne vs West Coast (MCG) = 21,145
2002 = Melbourne vs St Kilda (MCG) = 20,892
2012 = North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs (Marvel) = 20,885
2015 = Carlton vs Brisbane (Marvel) = 20,273
2011 = Melbourne vs Adelaide (MCG) = 19,987
2026 = Melbourne vs West Coast (Marvel) = 16,650
2006 = North Melbourne vs Adelaide (Marvel) = 16,064
2021 = Hawthorn vs West Coast (MCG) = 15,277
2019 = Hawthorn vs GWS (MCG) = 14,636
2013 = Melbourne vs Gold Coast (MCG) = 13,304
1995 = Melbourne vs Brisbane Bears (MCG) = 12,783
2003 = Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle (Marvel) = 12,542
2003 = Melbourne vs Port Adelaide (MCG) = 12,410
2000 = North Melbourne vs Fremantle (MCG) = 12,400
1994 = Footscray vs Brisbane Bears (Western Oval) = 12,181

My God that's impressive not being a smart arse either

 

[dave10]

Sundays crowds in Melbourne are up against a bleak weather forecast. Up to 10mm of rain to fall, commencing during the morning. Marvel crowd might hold up slightly better than the MCG crowd.

The twilight Saturday MCG game will be hoping the NW predicted rain band doesn’t impact Melbourne during the afternoon. It looks like it could just get through before the rain at this stage.

 

[dave10]

Question for Tiger fans who might know.. Is Dreamtime game still a fully ticketed game? Are GA members able to gain access?

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

After Round 9 (excluding Gather Round).

HOME CROWDS
Club (# of home games played) = Total (Average)

• Carlton (4) = 261,196 (65,299)
• Collingwood (3) = 180,721 (60,240)
• Essendon (4) = 235,364 (58,841)
• West Coast (4) = 198,388 (49,597)
• Adelaide (4) = 196,711 (49,178)
• St Kilda (3) = 143,452 (47,817)
• Fremantle (4) = 188,221 (47,055)
• Hawthorn (4) = 177,990 (44,498)
• Sydney (4) = 163,159 (40,790)
• Geelong (5) = 197,969 (39,594)
• Richmond (4) = 154,426 (38,607)
• Port Adelaide (4) = 144,850 (36,213)
• North Melbourne (4) = 133,977 (33,494)
• Brisbane Lions (4) = 130,030 (32,508)
• Melbourne (4) = 127,143 (31,786)
• Western Bulldogs (4) = 119,698 (29,925)
• Gold Coast (5) = 76,416 (15,283)
• GWS (4) = 47,319 (11,830)

HOME AND AWAY CROWDS
Club (# of games played) = Total (Average)

• Collingwood (8) = 551,352 (68,919)
• Carlton (8) = 432,734 (54,092)
• Hawthorn (8) = 396,303 (49,538)
• Melbourne (8) = 347,679 (43,460)
• Richmond (8) = 346,918 (43,365)
• Geelong (8) = 343,704 (42,963)
• Fremantle (8) = 342,866 (42,858)
• Essendon (8) = 338,654 (42,332)
• Adelaide (8) = 334,348 (41,794)
• Sydney (8) = 319,506 (39,938)
• St Kilda (8) = 294,766 (36,846)
• Port Adelaide (8) = 292,754 (36,594)
• West Coast (8) = 291,171 (36,396)
• Brisbane Lions (8) = 273,236 (34,155)
• Western Bulldogs (8) = 267,572 (33,447)
• North Melbourne (8) = 266,296 (33,287)
• GWS (8) = 174,767 (21,846)
• Gold Coast (8) = 139,434 (17,429)

 

[ep12]

Question for Tiger fans who might know.. Is Dreamtime game still a fully ticketed game? Are GA members able to gain access?

Which big MCG games will, and won’t, be fully ticketed?

Hawthorn confirmed late on Wednesday that they had not determined whether their blockbuster clash with Geelong – which drew more than 88,000 last Easter Monday – was fully ticketed.

www.theage.com.au

Fully ticketed per this article after all the furore over the round 1 fully ticketed events.

Still plenty tickets available particularly in the Olympic.

 

[dave10]

Which big MCG games will, and won’t, be fully ticketed?

Hawthorn confirmed late on Wednesday that they had not determined whether their blockbuster clash with Geelong – which drew more than 88,000 last Easter Monday – was fully ticketed.

www.theage.com.au

Fully ticketed per this article after all the furore over the round 1 fully ticketed events.

Still plenty tickets available particularly in the Olympic.

Thanks mate

 

[largebus]

Recently I was watching Freo vs. Collingwood on Mother's Day 2005. The commentator (RIP Clinton Grybas) mentions that no games were fixtured in Melbourne that day because of how poor the crowds were.

Really that's the only real solution to the problem - the demand in other states will be less elastic because there's less opportunities to see your team play and isn't at the whims of the MCC/AFL member populace.

 

[Rouel_14]

Question for Tiger fans who might know.. Is Dreamtime game still a fully ticketed game? Are GA members able to gain access?

I believe the club sent an email saying no it was fully ticketed but have right fully backtracked.

 

[Underarm]

Question for Tiger fans who might know.. Is Dreamtime game still a fully ticketed game? Are GA members able to gain access?

They're not selling GA, but I'd be shocked if Q1-5 weren't open for GA members on the night.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Regarding Mother's Day: The other option I could see the AFL exploring, particularly from 2028, would be a Saturday night game overseas that gets standalone Sunday arvo coverage here.

We know a few clubs like GWS and Essendon have been tentatively (extremely so) linked to a match in LA. The time zones would work out decently for that. Not perfect but decent. Then they'd obviously get a bye the following week.

 

[Rouel_14]

Love the concept of standing room at the footy, but not sure how it works with the Marvel stadium seating bowl?

It could look quite odd. Could they just not sell standing room tickets for behind the seats more actively and regularly.

 

[Underarm]

Love the concept of standing room at the footy, but not sure how it works with the Marvel stadium seating bowl?

It could look quite odd. Could they just not sell standing room tickets for behind the seats more actively and regularly.

The concorse is already way too small, and the l2 overhang too large for Standing room to really work at Marvel.

I'd love it if they removed the l2 seating behind the goals and turned them into safe standing bays. No one sits there anyway.

 

[The Tilt]

The concorse is already way too small, and the l2 overhang too large for Standing room to really work at Marvel.

I'd love it if they removed the l2 seating behind the goals and turned them into safe standing bays. No one sits there anyway.

I doubt they're do standing on Level 2. I reckon the most likely thing is that they remove around 5 rows of seats at the back of Level 1 at either or both ends, so there's tiered standing similar to what we have in the Southern Stand at the G.

The other option is for standing bays adjacent to the players race/s to avoid obstructing the view of those seated nearby. (See my attempted illustration below. Key: Red squiggly thing denotes proposed standing bays).

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Regarding Mother's Day: The other option I could see the AFL exploring, particularly from 2028, would be a Saturday night game overseas that gets standalone Sunday arvo coverage here.

We know a few clubs like GWS and Essendon have been tentatively (extremely so) linked to a match in LA. The time zones would work out decently for that. Not perfect but decent. Then they'd obviously get a bye the following week.

Yes that would be interesting, but unsure if it could happen as early as 2028 though. Our CEO Dave Matthews has contemplated playing 1 game in USA/ India as below. Also in his interview a couple of days ago, the AFL Chair also mentioned these countries (“I think there are a couple of markets we would be interested in trying down the track."The fact Andrew Dillon has gone to India would give you one sense, and I think there is a possibility also of one market in the US”).

‘Take it to America’: AFL tipped to expand the season to 24 games, with calls to head back overseas

‘Take it to America’: AFL tipped to expand the season... with calls to head back overseas

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[magic_johnson!]

There are a lot of tickets left for Brisbane vs Geelong.

Yesterday I checked the cheapest ticket was $85 or so behind the goals, up to $110 on the flank.

Now they’ve been reduced to $30. It will be a shame if it isn’t full because of earlier poor pricing.

 

[Rush Stand]

Looks like only Standing Room tickets left for Collingwood v West Coast in General Public section.

They've released more tickets in the afternoon mainly in the Ponsford Stand.

 

[manicmagpie]

The AFL Members only went on sale at 2pm for the Coll/WC match and it's nearly sold out already. Down to the back section of the last 2 bays.

Looks like we'll get the sell out crowd that Pendles deserves, now it's up to everyone to actually fill the seats on the day and get over the mid 80s stumbling block that so many of the Pies' sold out games crash into.

 

[MattF185]

The AFL Members only went on sale at 2pm for the Coll/WC match and it's nearly sold out already. Down to the back section of the last 2 bays.

Looks like we'll get the sell out crowd that Pendles deserves, now it's up to everyone to actually fill the seats on the day and get over the mid 80s stumbling block that so many of the Pies' sold out games crash into.

I reckon it’ll hit 90k. Massive event.

 

[Underarm]

Question for Tiger fans who might know.. Is Dreamtime game still a fully ticketed game? Are GA members able to gain access?

Just checked again and it looks like every bay is at least half sold.