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Macca19,
Firstly i don't have to live in Adelaide to know what went on. I am fully aware of what went on.
Secondly, SANFL fans did NOT abandon their teams. All they did was start supporting the higher standard competiton. When this happens it has a bad affect on the second-tier competiton, because that comp goes from being number one to number 2. The exact same thing happened to the WAFL. Ther fans still barrack for their clubs, but they are more inclined to go to watch the higher standard comp.
Eg, I am an Essendon supporter, but I also support Werribee. Do I got o many Werribee games? No! Why? Becasue I spend most of my time going to Essendon games in the better competiton, that's why. Do you ever use logic in your reasoning? This is what happened when the Crows joined the AFL. If Ports SANFL crowds stayed similar, that is probably becasue they won premeirships in 1992,94,95,96,and one other year which escapes me. Did this occue to you, as a reason why Ports crowds stayed up? Otherwise they would have dipped like all the other SANFL teams.
Oh and I know the Crows average home crowd is about 39,000. But they can't get all their annual reserved seat holders, or FP members to attend every week. I think there are only about 5,000 tickets available to be snapped up by the public for each Crows home match.
They have a 10 year wiating list, so if the stadium held 65,000, I'm sure they would average between 55,000-60,000. That's what I "mean" when I say they sell out every match. I'm probably more awate of their attendances than you are. I'm very knowledgable when it come to crowds. The Crows biggest crowd in 48,000 versus Collingwood in 1993. I know that off the top of my head. They got 47,000 for the first local derby. Over the last 2 seaosns, they have routinely got between 35,000-40,000 despite a 10 year waiting list for memberships.
So please......don't put words into my mouth. I hate it when people do that.
Firstly i don't have to live in Adelaide to know what went on. I am fully aware of what went on.
Secondly, SANFL fans did NOT abandon their teams. All they did was start supporting the higher standard competiton. When this happens it has a bad affect on the second-tier competiton, because that comp goes from being number one to number 2. The exact same thing happened to the WAFL. Ther fans still barrack for their clubs, but they are more inclined to go to watch the higher standard comp.
Eg, I am an Essendon supporter, but I also support Werribee. Do I got o many Werribee games? No! Why? Becasue I spend most of my time going to Essendon games in the better competiton, that's why. Do you ever use logic in your reasoning? This is what happened when the Crows joined the AFL. If Ports SANFL crowds stayed similar, that is probably becasue they won premeirships in 1992,94,95,96,and one other year which escapes me. Did this occue to you, as a reason why Ports crowds stayed up? Otherwise they would have dipped like all the other SANFL teams.
Oh and I know the Crows average home crowd is about 39,000. But they can't get all their annual reserved seat holders, or FP members to attend every week. I think there are only about 5,000 tickets available to be snapped up by the public for each Crows home match.
They have a 10 year wiating list, so if the stadium held 65,000, I'm sure they would average between 55,000-60,000. That's what I "mean" when I say they sell out every match. I'm probably more awate of their attendances than you are. I'm very knowledgable when it come to crowds. The Crows biggest crowd in 48,000 versus Collingwood in 1993. I know that off the top of my head. They got 47,000 for the first local derby. Over the last 2 seaosns, they have routinely got between 35,000-40,000 despite a 10 year waiting list for memberships.
So please......don't put words into my mouth. I hate it when people do that.
