Sydneysiders at Telstra Stadium reject blue shorts

[Bomber Spirit]

A strange trend from the Swans games to have been played at Telstra Stadium to date.

2002 -
54,169 v Essendon (who wear black shorts at home games)
34,404 v Carlton (blue shorts)
40,386 v Richmond (black shorts)

2003 -
30,803 v Carlton (blue shorts)
45,917 v Essendon (black shorts)
72,393 v Collingwood (black shorts)
71,019 finals v Brisbane (maroon shorts)

2004 -
33,127 v Melbourne (blue shorts)
50,091 v Collingwood (black shorts)
46,440 v Essendon (black shorts)
40,282 finals v West Coast (blue shorts)

As can be clearly statistically shown, no game involving a team who wear blue shorts has ever got more than 40,282 (no H&A game more than 34,404); while no game that didn't involve a team wearing blue shorts has ever got less than 40,386.
Before people talk about moving the Kangaroos or Western Bulldogs up here, maybe they should heed the statistical warning. Their uniforms just don't appeal to the Telstra Stadium-going classes.


(Yes, this thread is a ********-take).

 

[stormee]

very observant. Tell me, perhaps you can extrapolate this to the rest of the AFL.. would you say that the kangaroos and bulldogs may be struggling financially because their fashion tastes dont appeal to the fickle melbourne and sydney markets?

 

[O Grobbecker]

very observant. Tell me, perhaps you can extrapolate this to the rest of the AFL.. would you say that the kangaroos and bulldogs may be struggling financially because their fashion tastes dont appeal to the fickle melbourne and sydney markets?

Problem solved. Footscray wears its 5404 jumper complete with hooped socks and black shorts.

 

[thekid178]

that is a dead set baseball statistic that one, just very very obscure and proving very little...but i love it...

 

[JeffDunne]

Is it:

A - the opposition influence the crowd numbers in Sydney more than most non-Victorian games?

B - when the AFL actually markets a game in Sydney, people will turn up?

Lock in B thanks Ed.

 

[FIGJAM]

I thought I had too much time on my hands before I read this post!

 

[SaintsSupporter]

Sydneysiders tend to like the mix of red and white.

:X

 

[Lensen]

But away teams wear white???

 

[dlanor the dog]

And which colour shorts have won the most games?

 

[liz]

Red of course!

(Swans have won 7 of those games)

 

[cos789]

No team wearing purple has ever won a premiership either !!!!

 

[SaintsSupporter]

No team wearing purple has ever won a premiership either !!!!

Thank god.

 

[bozza1980]

That is a fantastic stat, very strong investigative effort!!

 

[mcgarnacle]

that's interesting. The blue-shorted NSW state-of-Origin teams attract in excess of 80,000 whenever they play there.

 

[Tezmyster]

A strange trend from the Swans games to have been played at Telstra Stadium to date.

Do you have any other stats, for example the number of preferred left foot kicking players with tinia (or tinea, don't ask me to spell it, you know what it is) on their right foot that kick 3 or more goals in a game?

 

[Portia]

I think we could break this theory by having Sydney host Port at Telstra Stadium.