The 2015 Attendance Thread

[gaelictiogar]

wait until the Lions start winning a few!, they have been a basket case since 2004
people crap on how Brisbane & SE Qld is NRL heart land, that is crap
the Suns are well ahead of the Titans on the gold coast & they haven't even played finals yet
in Brisbane, is full of bandwagon fans. but broncos have been very successful in their time in the NRL. in the Mid 200s the Lions were well ahead of the Broncos

There is a lot of RL interest but it is skin deep. A lot of TV watching and chat at the office but apart from a hrd core base little real

I was about to say was that a home and away game or a final! But fair enough! Even so I still think that it will be well above what these two have pulled in recent years and hope it pulls 50000!

The 68,000 was an outlier and 60,000 plus attendances featuring the Dogs could be counted on the fingers of one hand.

That said they are coming off a hard fought win and Richmond are coming off a win against Carlton - whose team will probably prove to be easybeats and Richmond may not have achieved much but beating Carlton is always meaty fare at Tigerland and the Tigers have nearly 70,000 members the vast majority of whom are Victorian based and within reach of the G and the unrivalled potential the club has to surf a wave of optimism after all the bad times;

We could be in line for a huge crowd figure by Footscray norms.

 

[Gigantor]

There is a lot of RL interest but it is skin deep. A lot of TV watching and chat at the office but apart from a hrd core base little real


The 68,000 was an outlier and 60,000 plus attendances featuring the Dogs could be counted on the fingers of one hand.

That said they are coming off a hard fought win and Richmond are coming off a win against Carlton - whose team will probably prove to be easybeats and Richmond may not have achieved much but beating Carlton is always meaty fare at Tigerland and the Tigers have nearly 70,000 members the vast majority of whom are Victorian based and within reach of the G and the unrivalled potential the club has to surf a wave of optimism after all the bad times;

We could be in line for a huge crowd figure by Footscray norms.

Richmond home game, Saturday arvo, if it's a nice day, could be looking at pushing 68k.

 

[gaelictiogar]

Richmond home game, Saturday arvo, if it's a nice day, could be looking at pushing 68k.

Would be lovely but almost certainly unattainable.

The last time the Dogs visited Collingwood at the MCG was Round 6 in 2011. Collingwood were ladder topping with 5 successive wins....absolutely flying. Dogs were mid ladder with 2 wins and 2 defeats. Attendance was 53,776.

In 2010 Collingwood V Dogs drew 66,000 to a final !!!!

Last time Essendon hosted the Dogs at the G was in Round 13 1999. Essendon was in 2nd place. Dogs in 4th. This top of the ladder cash drew 55,000.

Getting upwards of 55,000 when hosting the Dogs is a huge ask and 55,000 attendances featuring them can be counted on the fingers. We'll see what happens.

 

[caMoGFC]

I'm actually staggered that the game at ANZ got 23k.
Most of good Friday was just light drizzle but then got incredibly heavy from about 11pm til about an hour before kick off.

Hopefully can see the SCG near capacity at least a few times this year.

 

[fabulousphil]

I'm actually staggered that the game at ANZ got 23k.
Most of good Friday was just light drizzle but then got incredibly heavy from about 11pm til about an hour before kick off.

Hopefully can see the SCG near capacity at least a few times this year.

That game at the SCG would have attracted a better crowd than what was at ANZ IMO.

Considering how Swans fans hate the place i am suprised as well, perhaps the boo Hird factor was strong

 

[dave10]

Don't want to get ahead of myself, but next week for tigers and dogs on a Saturday at the G, does anybody know the biggest crowd these two have played in front of?
Tipping just on games that I remember this could break a record considering both winning first round, scheduled for a Saturday afternoon, and it isn't very often doggie supporters get to venture over and play on the hallowed turf!

I would probably put this another way. I think a crowd below 50,000 would be disappointing. Saturday afternoon, first Richmond home game, MCG, a decent game so you would expect done AFL and MCC theatre goers, Bulldogs fans likely to go along with some real hope.

There's no reason why this game would draw below 50,000 other than bad weather.

 

[dave10]

Great crowd at the GABBA. School holidays probably brings a few extra Pies fans than usual. A great off season at the Lions also ensuring a great turnout in round 1.

Terrible crowd in Sydney, notwithstanding bad weather. Clearly the Swans fans don't like that venue. The sooner they get out of there the better I suggest.

This eel some potentially good crowds. Tigers V Bulldogs (55,000), Pies V Crows (40,000) and Bombers V Hawks (60,000). I reckon the 3:20pm timeslot will keep 5,000 away from this game on Sunday that would have gone if closer to 2pm.

 

[gaelictiogar]

I would probably put this another way. I think a crowd below 50,000 would be disappointing. Saturday afternoon, first Richmond home game, MCG, a decent game so you would expect done AFL and MCC theatre goers, Bulldogs fans likely to go along with some real hope.

There's no reason why this game would draw below 50,000 other than bad weather.

I agree.

Less than 50,000 would be a bit disappointing.
Over 55,000 would be superb.

It is actually very unusual to see 55,000 at a Dogs game. In fact the tiny number of crowds substantially in excess of that have been outliers and while everything points to a big turnout next week there is nothing indicating an outlying event.. ......predictions in the 60s are way overdoing it.

 

[Rouel_14]

I agree.

Less than 50,000 would be a bit disappointing.
Over 55,000 would be superb.

It is actually very unusual to see 55,000 at a Dogs game. In fact the tiny number of crowds substantially in excess of that have been outliers and while everything points to a big turnout next week there is nothing indicating an outlying event.. ......predictions in the 60s are way overdoing it.

Even high 40s on those figures above would be a good result. Slightly worried they could only get 20000 something there last night.

The fact that the doggies haven't played in front of 50000 since 2011 actually made me go wow, when last year our home attendance average was above that, you just forget how much smaller some clubs are

Either way, I think the afl will have a lot more through the gate than thought when making the fixture [emoji106]

 

[gaelictiogar]

Even high 40s on those figures above would be a good result. Slightly worried they could only get 20000 something there last night.

The fact that the doggies haven't played in front of 50000 since 2011 actually made me go wow, when last year our home attendance average was above that, you just forget how much smaller some clubs are

Either way, I think the afl will have a lot more through the gate than thought when making the fixture [emoji106]

This is the thing Raoul.

Many people consistently over predict attendance based on optimism.

Those who were a bit surprised at the Dogs drawing 22,000 at home to the Weagles might have been a bit less surprised if they realised that in 9 previous home games VS WCE since 2000 the Dogs drew an average of.....you guessed it...22,000 and a few odd hundred and remember the Weagles have a fairly substantial Melbourne based fanbase.

Predictions in the 60,000s for next week are wildly exaggerated and as I have said 55,000 would be huge in the circumstances, 50,000 perfectly acceptable.

 

[Gigantor]

This is the thing Raoul.

Many people consistently over predict attendance based on optimism.

Those who were a bit surprised at the Dogs drawing 22,000 at home to the Weagles might have been a bit less surprised if they realised that in 9 previous home games VS WCE since 2000 the Dogs drew an average of.....you guessed it...22,000 and a few odd hundred and remember the Weagles have a fairly substantial Melbourne based fanbase.

Predictions in the 60,000s for next week are wildly exaggerated and as I have said 55,000 would be huge in the circumstances, 50,000 perfectly acceptable.

No doubt, you are right to temper people's expectations, but.....

In 2008 (at the very start of three consecutive finals appearances for the dogs), they opened the season with 24,835 against the Crows, and then in Rd 6, came up against the Eagles and got an extremely healthy 29,927.

So it wouldn't have been over the top to expect that the dogs might push 25k for a season opener against the Eagles.

Just looking in the same season, in Rd 5, the dogs hosted the tiges at Etihad and got 37,767. Wouldn't it be reasonable to expect a big jump on that number with the tiges hosting at the MCG in Rd 2 boasting 66,000 members?

 

[Hawkk]

St Kilda v GWS 18,794

 

[Hawkk]

This is the thing Raoul.

Many people consistently over predict attendance based on optimism.

Those who were a bit surprised at the Dogs drawing 22,000 at home to the Weagles might have been a bit less surprised if they realised that in 9 previous home games VS WCE since 2000 the Dogs drew an average of.....you guessed it...22,000 and a few odd hundred and remember the Weagles have a fairly substantial Melbourne based fanbase.

Predictions in the 60,000s for next week are wildly exaggerated and as I have said 55,000 would be huge in the circumstances, 50,000 perfectly acceptable.

Just on this, the largest Richmond v W Bulldogs home and away games of all time...

1. Richmond v Footscray - 68,447 (round 11 1974)
2. Richmond v Footscray - 51,887 (round 5 1983)
3. Richmond v Footscray - 49,878 (round 16 1994)
4. Richmond v W Bulldogs - 49,557 (round 14 2000)
5. W Bulldogs v Richmond - 46,481 (round 3 2009)

Richmond drew 56,783 against St Kilda in a round 2 game a few years ago (2013) so a similar roll up could be on the cards

 

[Dr Mephesto]

Dees got 27,013 yesterday.

What is the break-even crowd at an MCG game today? Did they make a profit?

 

[The_Wookie]

Dees have a pretty good deal at the MCG through the MCC, so probably.

 

[Hawkk]

Great crowd at the GABBA. School holidays probably brings a few extra Pies fans than usual. A great off season at the Lions also ensuring a great turnout in round 1.

Terrible crowd in Sydney, notwithstanding bad weather. Clearly the Swans fans don't like that venue. The sooner they get out of there the better I suggest.

This eel some potentially good crowds. Tigers V Bulldogs (55,000), Pies V Crows (40,000) and Bombers V Hawks (60,000). I reckon the 3:20pm timeslot will keep 5,000 away from this game on Sunday that would have gone if closer to 2pm.

The last 5 Essendon + Hawthorn games (home / away) at the MCG

Round 14 2011 Hawthorn V Essendon 64,537
Round 13 2010 Hawthorn V Essendon 54,148
Round 6 2010 Essendon V Hawthorn 61,006
Round 22 2009 Hawthorn V Essendon 77,278
Round 18 2007 Hawthorn V Essendon 55,019

Would be disappointed if the game got less than 65,000 (weather pending). When was the last time these two played a game at the MCG this early in the season? Being the first Essendon home game of the year and given the Hawks are b2b champs I reckon 65,000 (which would be a 5,000 inflation on a normal MCG game for these two clubs in recent seasons) would be a reasonable expectation.

Also I'm not convinced that the 3.20pm timeslot is that much of a hindrance...at least for the big games (for example since the shift to 3.20pm the Easter Monday slot has drawn 76,300 and 80,222)

 

[fabulousphil]

The last 5 Essendon + Hawthorn games (home / away) at the MCG

Round 14 2011 Hawthorn V Essendon 64,537
Round 13 2010 Hawthorn V Essendon 54,148
Round 6 2010 Essendon V Hawthorn 61,006
Round 22 2009 Hawthorn V Essendon 77,278
Round 18 2007 Hawthorn V Essendon 55,019

Would be disappointed if the game got less than 65,000 (weather pending). When was the last time these two played a game at the MCG this early in the season? Being the first Essendon home game of the year and given the Hawks are b2b champs I reckon 65,000 (which would be a 5,000 inflation on a normal MCG game for these two clubs in recent seasons) would be a reasonable expectation.

Also I'm not convinced that the 3.20pm timeslot is that much of a hindrance...at least for the big games (for example since the shift to 3.20pm the Easter Monday slot has drawn 76,300 and 80,222)

This will be a big crowd, IMHO Hawthorns true rival is Essendon and i would not be suprised if Hawthorns cheer squad and a number of fans organise to turn their back to the Essendon players running out or something similar.

Will be quite amusing i reckon before and during the game, will be good TV

 

[gopies1981]

St Kilda v GWS 18,794

Terrible crowd for the saints! Considering st.kilda and melbourne have very similar supporter base numbers playing the two newbie clubs who both would of struggled to attract 100 fans to the game to only have 18,000 turn up is bad. When the saints were near the top of the ladder in 2009 and 2010 they would attract 35,000 saints fans week in week out!

 

[gopies1981]

This will be a big crowd, IMHO Hawthorns true rival is Essendon and i would not be suprised if Hawthorns cheer squad and a number of fans organise to turn their back to the Essendon players running out or something similar.

Will be quite amusing i reckon before and during the game, will be good TV

If the weather is good on Sunday essendon v hawthorn should attract 75-80,000.

 

[Hawkk]

Terrible crowd for the saints! Considering st.kilda and melbourne have very similar supporter base numbers playing the two newbie clubs who both would of struggled to attract 100 fans to the game to only have 18,000 turn up is bad. When the saints were near the top of the ladder in 2009 and 2010 they would attract 35,000 saints fans week in week out!

In 2009 and 2010 the Saints drew 34,879 and 37,809 on average to home and away games. In those seasons their lowest home games were 26326 and 29066 against Fremantle and West Coast (2009) and 22467 and 23118 against Port and North (2010)

When you consider their attendances in 2013 and 2014 were 28,875 and 27,564 they really haven't deviated that much.

Most Victorian clubs draw crowds considerably lower against GWS and Gold Coast compared to established non Victorian clubs (including Collingwood)

 

[grouse mate]

Terrible crowd for the saints! Considering st.kilda and melbourne have very similar supporter base numbers playing the two newbie clubs who both would of struggled to attract 100 fans to the game to only have 18,000 turn up is bad. When the saints were near the top of the ladder in 2009 and 2010 they would attract 35,000 saints fans week in week out!

They flashed up on the scoreboard 9000 odd Saints members were in attendance.

 

[PowerbaII]

46,491 at Adelaide Oval

 

[The_Wookie]

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46,491 at #AdelaideOval today to see the @Adelaide_FC win!

 

[Cmarsh]

AO Honeymoon seems to extend into a second year. Good to see.

 

[SuperEgz]

AO Honeymoon seems to extend into a second year. Good to see.

Its not a Honeymoon. Its just Adelaide Oval.