2011 crowds

[im_a_lazy_sod]

Is it just me or does Patterson's Stadium have wooden seating in one area...?

I love Etihad!

You are correct - from the 50m arc on the city end to the forward pocket on the other end

Bloody uncomfortable - especially when you get fat buggers sitting next to you and there is no seperate seating - just a bench with white paint outlining the seats

New stadium now please state government

 

[The_Reaper]

Is it just me or does Patterson's Stadium have wooden seating in one area...?

I love Etihad!

Yeah

It also costs $24 for concession tickets in a no alcohol zone

 

[Kram]

You are correct - from the 50m arc on the city end to the forward pocket on the other end

The stupidest part about it is that the wooden seated area is the majority of the prime viewing area of Subiaco.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Round 1 crowds

Carlton v Richmond (Melbourne Cricket Ground) 60,654
Geelong v St Kilda (MCG) 42,869
Collingwood v Port Adelaide (Docklands Stadium) 35,773
Adelaide v Hawthorn (Football Park) 42,536
Brisbane v Fremantle (Brisbane Cricket Ground aka the Gabba) 23,373
Essendon v Western Bulldogs (Docklands) 42,617
Melbourne v Sydney (MCG) 33,951
West Coast v North Melbourne (Subiaco Oval) 35,878

TOTAL 317,651. Average 39,706

Apart from one, all pretty much what I expected. The obvious dissapointment was Friday night's Saints v Cats - then again, with hindight, it got more than it deserved, despite the dramatic ending. Did supporters have a premonition about this terrible borefest of a match?

As for the supposed Pies 'terrible' crowd' v Port, I've lifted this from the Pies board (without permission, but I think I'll be forgiven) -

Coll v PA MCG 2009 crowd 34793
Coll v PA MCG 2007 crow 35354
Coll v PA Etihad 2006 crowd 32276
Coll v PA Etihad 2005 crowd 35844

So the 35,773 is about 'par for the course' - and in fact higher than the last 2 MCG crowds v Port. I'd expect it to be Port's biggest Melbourne crowd for the year.

 

[Quinz]

Don't reckon that crowd figure is right for our game. Certainly looked more like 37-38k.

 

[jonoman89]

"Carlton and Richmond are such a shit way to start the season. No one is interested in it. Such boring football"

Well guess what: most attended game, most watched game, and one of the better games to watch this round.

God help us if it was Saints v Cats on thurs night. What a cracking season opener that would have been.

 

[The_Reaper]

Don't reckon that crowd figure is right for our game. Certainly looked more like 37-38k.

All the fat people taking multiple seats on the wooden benches decreased the capacity.

 

[Giants FC]

Has anyone heard how ticket sales are going for the Suns v Blues game on Saturday night?
There'd be a lot of curiousity value in the new team, but it'd be interesting to see how that interest is translating into ticket sales. The AFL would be hoping for 25,000; are they a chance to get it?

 

[Alberton]

TOTAL 317,651. Average 39,706

So the 35,773 is about 'par for the course' - and in fact higher than the last 2 MCG crowds v Port. I'd expect it to be Port's biggest Melbourne crowd for the year.

We will get more to the grand final

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

All the fat people taking multiple seats on the wooden benches decreased the capacity.

we experience that our game as well

nothing worse than a bunch of fat f***s sitting in the seats next to you and taking up extra room because you and the people around you aren't

i paid for a spot between that white line there and white line over there ffs not from where the number starts to the line

 

[cos789]

A new 50,000 stadium would be enough for the Eagles, assuming the fans on the waiting list buy extra memberships when they become available.

So you'd go to the trouble of a new stadium just for 50K ?
Current memberships + waiting list > 50k .
What about the Dockers ,finals football and international events ?
Gee could even have cricket there if cricket pulled it's head out of the sand .

And it would give fans off the street the chance to see a match occasionally too.

50k doesn't really allow for walk-ins .A really well designed stadium would encourage even more people to attend .The Western Force left Subiaco because there wasn't enough good viewing .Their crowds were only 50% of capacity ,so design is as important as capacity .

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Round 2 crowds

St Kilda v Richmond (MCG) 41,465
North Melbourne v Collingwood (Docklands) 40,578
Port Adelaide v West Coast (Football Park) 23,214
Gold Coast v Carlton (Gabba) 27,914
Fremantle v Geelong (Subiaco) 37,004
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane (Docklands) 22,331
Sydney v Essendon (Stadium Australia) 28,082
Hawthorn v Melbourne (MCG) 49,905

 

[legend166]

Very disappointing Swans crowd. Hopefully once GWS come in we won't have to play at ANZ anymore.

 

[PAFC66]

Very disappointing Swans crowd. Hopefully once GWS come in we won't have to play at ANZ anymore.

Huh? you get more there than SCG.

 

[Abaddon]

Very disappointing Swans crowd. Hopefully once GWS come in we won't have to play at ANZ anymore.

would have been 23,000 at the SCG

 

[Righteo]

Huh? you get more there than SCG.

I'm pretty sure the Swans average crowds of around 30k at the SCG

Much better atmosphere too.

 

[footycool]

Great crowd for Sunday twilight. Nearly 50,000

 

[magic_johnson!]

My prediction for next week;

Collingwood v Carlton: 78,000
WB v Gold Coast: 23,000
Adelaide v Fremantle: 39,000
Richmond v Hawthorn: 60,000
West Coast v Sydney: 39,000
Melbourne v Brisbane: 29,000
Geelong v Port: 26,000
St Kilda v Essendon: 46,000

 

[The_Reaper]

My prediction for next week;

Collingwood v Carlton: 78,000
WB v Gold Coast: 23,000
Adelaide v Fremantle: 39,000
Richmond v Hawthorn: 60,000
West Coast v Sydney: 39,000
Melbourne v Brisbane: 29,000
Geelong v Port: 26,000
St Kilda v Essendon: 46,000

West Coast v Sydney should break 40k

 

[THE BRICKMAN]

Carlton vs Collingwood should be 80k+ and what a great crowd today for hawthorn and melbourne

 

[footycool]

My Round 3 predictions:

Collingwood v Carlton: 83,000
WB v Gold Coast: 20,000
Adelaide v Fremantle: 38,000
Richmond v Hawthorn: 50,000
West Coast v Sydney: 40,000
Melbourne v Brisbane: 39,000
Geelong v Port: 24,000
St Kilda v Essendon: 45,000

 

[damochandler]

It's time they stop playing games at anz stadium

 

[Monty of the Shire]

It's time they stop playing games at anz stadium

casting my vote in the NSW state elections last week i was bloody annoyed to find no Demolish Homebush Stadium party on the ballot

 

[damochandler]

casting my vote in the NSW state elections last week i was bloody annoyed to find no Demolish Homebush Stadium party on the ballot

no sure if you are serious

 

[The_Reaper]

casting my vote in the NSW state elections last week i was bloody annoyed to find no Demolish Homebush Stadium party on the ballot

If there was a demolish Patersons Stadium party I would vote for them.

Should turn East Fremantle Oval into a 150,000 seater with all beer and food proceeds going to East Freo.