2019 AFL Crowds & Ratings Thread

[dave10]

50K+

Easy to forget Essendons pulling power when their MCC / AFL members can simply rock up.. They used to pull huge crowds to the G back in the late 1990’s.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Wow, this thread went downhill fast. There’s nothing I hate more (in this context anyway) than crowd splits.

Yep

Even the weekly comparisons are tough this year with the stupid Thursday night games and the rail shutdowns making things more erratic than usual.

 

[TigerTime_89]

Brisbane performance won't do there attendence any good for Thursday

 

[dave10]

Brisbane performance won't do there attendence any good for Thursday

Correct. They will still draw well with pre sales. I’d say 47-48,000 here today which is excellent.

 

[NoobPie]

You can make as many excuses as you like the Melbourne crowds are flat lining esp Collingwood and have been doing so for a few years.
If it wasnt for the new stadiums in SA and WA the crowds would be going backwards.

No one is making excuses. People are saying it was a good crowd and even more impressive when you consider all the train works

The dogs were coming off a bottom 6 finish and a loss to the wooden spoon favorite and that was their 8th highest attendance in history

Last week was west coasts third highest in history

What could you possible be basing this "flatline" on?

 

[BobbyMorri]

59K for any game which has a "lessor" Vic team or interstate team is a good crowd.

That is large for any event in the world.

 

[manicmagpie]

48,289 for Dons / Lions. Another excellent crowd.

 

[dave10]

48,289 for Dons / Lions. Another excellent crowd.

Great crowd!

 

[Rabman]

28,780 at Kardinia Park.

 

[welshm69]

Adelaide to outdraw North fans at Docklands tonight.

You heard it here first.

 

[gopies1981]

MCC predicted 43 k for dons v lions and 56 k for pies v dogs so the mcc would be happy for the crowd to be overs!

 

[JayJ20]

48,289 for Dons / Lions. Another excellent crowd.

The highest crowd Brisbane played in front of since Collingwood in 2006

 

[dave10]

The highest crowd Brisbane played in front of since Collingwood in 2006

And even better when you consider that school holidays and train outages would’ve had a small impact too. It exceeded the 46,961 that Richmond drew back in 2013. And I think it was Essendon best crowd against Brisbane since about 2003 I think when these two then highly performing teams drew 50,003 to Ethihad to a Friday night blockbuster.

I believe the MCG factor adds about 5-6,000 to this fixture with Essendon’s large MCC and AFL following gaining easy access.

Today was like the late 1990’s for Essendon. Great to be back at the G in front of large crowds against an interstate teams. Given formlines (though Essendon performance last week provided a boost to morale), it’s fair to consider today’s crowd was arguably one of Essendon’s best crowds in years.

 

[Our Game]

Yes I think we have forgotten how big Essendon were before the drugs saga.
Pity they got sucked in like Carlton with the dud Docklands deal both should play most to their matches at the G.

 

[Our Game]

28,780 at Kardinia Park.

A bit on the low side as Kardinia Park is supposed to now hold 36,000!

 

[Demonoid]

Just heard sub 40k for port Adelaide against Richmond which I think is a touch disappointing.


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[NoobPie]

Just heard sub 40k for port Adelaide against Richmond which I think is a touch disappointing.


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Looks over 40 to me

 

[The_Wookie]

Just heard sub 40k for port Adelaide against Richmond which I think is a touch disappointing.


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[Our Game]

Port right from the get go have never had the pulling power of the Crows in Adelaide.

 

[Tassieboy]

I was wrong about the game at the MCG. That's a very strong crowd. Once again the MCG inflates a the crowd by 5-10k compared with Docklands.

A win by North suggests that Good Friday should basically sell-out and see ~ 44k+. That will be good for the fixture.

 

[Cmarsh]

17207 at Marvel for NM Vs ADL.

 

[Cmarsh]

58219 at Optus for WC Vs FRE

 

[Defabs]

The highest crowd Brisbane played in front of since Collingwood in 2006

That game gives me shivers when ever I think of that game. I was front row AFL members and thought Caracalla would never walk again after Notting went into his head with his knees! He tried to get up but couldn’t move his lower half!

Also Pies were going for 7th in a row that night; hence the massive crowd especially after very disappointing 04 and 05 seasons. It also ended up being Aker’s last game for Lions, Buckley kicked 7 at FF, Pendles I think made his debut, the 30 sec rule was brought in for very short period that season and I remember J Brown, the only player to be called to play on for taking too long.

 

[What else we can do]

And even better when you consider that school holidays and train outages would’ve had a small impact too. It exceeded the 46,961 that Richmond drew back in 2013. And I think it was Essendon best crowd against Brisbane since about 2003 I think when these two then highly performing teams drew 50,003 to Ethihad to a Friday night blockbuster.

I believe the MCG factor adds about 5-6,000 to this fixture with Essendon’s large MCC and AFL following gaining easy access.

Today was like the late 1990’s for Essendon. Great to be back at the G in front of large crowds against an interstate teams. Given formlines (though Essendon performance last week provided a boost to morale), it’s fair to consider today’s crowd was arguably one of Essendon’s best crowds in years.

I predicted 48 to 50 last week for this match.

 

[sverik25]

17207 at Marvel for NM Vs ADL.

Shocker. Sizeable Adelaide contingent in the crowd last night too saves some face for North.