2026 Attendances

[dave10]

Hey manicmagpie , can you see if you can find me Essendon’s lowest home MCG attendances post 1992 & excluding the suspensions year 2016?

I suspect with Sundays weather forecast, steady rain all day, will likely set a new low mark for the Club.

I said last year after Giants Thursday night game late in the year just notched 20,000 that Essendon isn’t a sub 20,000 at home team. I reckon if the weather forecast holds, I will be proven wrong!

 

[MattF185]

Since 1997, Essendon’s lowest home crowd was 33,082 v St Kilda 2006.

 

[dave10]

I reckon this might be their lowest one.

 

[Fambam84]

Standing room only is currently available for Collingwood v West Coast next week

 

[Quinz]

Standing room only is currently available for Collingwood v West Coast next week

I think you mean standing ovation room only. Please give Scott Pendlebury (PBUH) the due respect He deserves in this glorious fortnight.

 

[manicmagpie]

Hey @manicmagpie , can you see if you can find me Essendon’s lowest home MCG attendances post 1992 & excluding the suspensions year 2016?

You don't need to exclude 2016 - all the awful crowds from that year were at Docklands.

All MCG home games for Essendon from 1993 onwards to be less than 35k:

 

[dave10]

You don't need to exclude 2016 - all the awful crowds from that year were at Docklands.

All MCG home games for Essendon from 1993 onwards to be less than 35k:

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Thanks mate. We will go close to topping the list on Sunday

 

[Hawkk]

Thanks mate. We will go close to topping the list on Sunday

Surprising that three of those games occurred in a premiership year (including the two lowest). Just shows how much crowds have grown over the last 30 years.

 

[TigerTime_89]

29,221 at the Gabba tonight for Brisbane v Geelong.

 

[dave10]

Surprising that three of those games occurred in a premiership year (including the two lowest). Just shows how much crowds have grown over the last 30 years.

That lowest one against Brisbane was also played on a day it rained all day.. I was there!

 

[pOleK]

29,221 at the Gabba tonight for Brisbane v Geelong.

Very solid outing all things considered. A wet Thursday night in the South East with 24k across the river for the Women’s SOO. Members area was unusually sparse also, the floor at the moment for Lions games

 

[pOleK]

SCG is heaving. Sneaky chance at 45k?

Genuinely wonder what the ceilings would be for the Lions and Swans if they both had Optus style stadiums. I’d imagine for local derbies and big marquee matchups 50k would be doable

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Sydney vs Collingwood = 40,627

 

[Walshawk]

SCG is heaving. Sneaky chance at 45k?

Genuinely wonder what the ceilings would be for the Lions and Swans if they both had Optus style stadiums. I’d imagine for local derbies and big marquee matchups 50k would be doable

In 2032 the Lions will have 63k. So we will find out soon enough. Doubt they will fill that often. The Swans have show with the Homebush games 20 years that they can push well above the SCG capacity.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

11,974 for Gold Coast at Darwin. Their 3rd best attendance there (out of 12 played).

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[Cmarsh]

SCG is heaving. Sneaky chance at 45k?

Genuinely wonder what the ceilings would be for the Lions and Swans if they both had Optus style stadiums. I’d imagine for local derbies and big marquee matchups 50k would be doable

Probably could have if the weather was better.

 

[Cmarsh]

In 2032 the Lions will have 63k. So we will find out soon enough. Doubt they will fill that often. The Swans have show with the Homebush games 20 years that they can push well above the SCG capacity.

You have to remember that the 63k capacity is not being built for the Lions, it is being built for the Olympics.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Probably could have if the weather was better.

I'd be shocked if it were because of the weather because the weather seemed good beforehand. There was a very small localised shower that popped up over Moore Park / SCG during the game but the weather was mostly fine all day and before the game.

The attendance doesn't appear all that different to previous attendances, except bar the derby, the clear outlier and highest attended this season (which arguably had much worse weather but again, during the game).

 

[Hawkk]

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.

Dees v Hawks have only drawn one home and away game over 60,000 (the merger game). I think today might be an outside shot of adding to that.

Last year’s fixtures drew 50,000 and 54,000, throw in better form for both teams, cheaper tickets and it should draw very well. There are a lot less walk ups than past games between the teams too.

General Admission​

The following areas will be available for General Admission access (subject to change):

SHANE WARNE STAND​

• Level 1: M4 all rows (Demon heartland)
• Level 4: Q1-Q15½ all rows

PONSFORD STAND​

• Level 1: M30-M32 all rows
• Level 4: Q29-Q36 all rows

OLYMPIC STAND - LEVEL 4​

• Q49-Q57 all rows

AFL Reserve​

The following unreserved areas will be available in the AFL Reserve for this match (subject to change):

LEVEL 1​

• M22-M26 rows A-Z

LEVEL 4​

• Q15-Q16 rows K-DD
• Q17-Q28 all rows

With the changes at the selection table it’s a genuine 50/50 game too.

 

[Cmarsh]

I'd be shocked if it were because of the weather because the weather seemed good beforehand. There was a very small localised shower that popped up over Moore Park / SCG during the game but the weather was mostly fine all day and before the game.

The attendance doesn't appear all that different to previous attendances, except bar the derby, the clear outlier and highest attended this season (which arguably had much worse weather but again, during the game).

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Some of the most searched for terms are about local weather. If people see there is a bit of rain on the radar even if it is brief, it will effect decisions to go to the footy or not. I suspect that happened for this game.

 

[clarkoscluster]

Some of the most searched for terms are about local weather. If people see there is a bit of rain on the radar even if it is brief, it will effect decisions to go to the footy or not. I suspect that happened for this game.

I think you overestimate how many people are clued onto this sort of stuff. For the average punter, they will look out the window to make their decision. It sounds as though the weather was very localised so can’t see it impacting the attendance by 5k.

 

[Rabman]

Crows V North attendance: 41,313

 

[hawkman]

It is like the MCG has not realised it might be a good crowd today. Massive queues to get in

 

[ep12]

It is like the MCG has not realised it might be a good crowd today. Massive queues to get in

Mate the queues outside have more People than what’s in th ground it’s ridiculous. Was faster for me to enter in the mcc an walk around to th afl

 

[Hawkk]

Looks a great crowd. Potentially bigger than the merger match?