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Play Nice 2021 Crowds and Ratings Thread
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Pretty good for the Swans on a Sat afternoon!
manicmagpie
A slice of fried gold
41,051 at the G today.
Continues the trend of much lower crowds than would be expected under more normal circumstances.
Continues the trend of much lower crowds than would be expected under more normal circumstances.
That’s about 30% below what I would’ve expected for this fixture under normal circumstances (55,000). The game may have some work to do to get people back to the game, even after COVID procedures get relaxed. Some people’s habits may have permanently changed.
I won’t be at Marvel Stadium next week. It will be the first game in Victoria I’ve missed for about 13 years. Essendon are not delivering a consistent effort from week to week as promised or a showing any evidence of a “blue collar team” so I can’t be bothered with all the COVID hurdles.
i doubt I will be alone in this respect.
kaypee
All Australian
the standing room restrictions are what does it for me. Being forced upstairs means I think twice
- Nov 20, 2018
- 1,459
- 1,661
- AFL Club
- Carlton
I think both our games might struggle to reach 25,000 next week
Yeah, am wondering that too as I fully expected a year with no going to footy would have huge demand and full houses. Maybe a segment of fans found they missed it much less than they thought?
youneverknow22
Cancelled
- Oct 9, 2020
- 468
- 724
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
I love how people were calling our crowd of 23k dissapointing a few weeks ago. The fact is, crowds are going to be down for years until this covid thing blows over.
Or there are a lot of people who won't hop on trains or go to events like sporting matches until they feel safe to. Currently barely 1% of the population have even been vaccinated in Australia
Yes agree but still, 41K is on the low side. Was at least expecting upwards of 50K. I have some mates who said they will not go until they can go freely, I said you could be waiting all year.
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I think we should be thankful for the crowds we are getting in very unusual and uncertain times.
Anyone got the crowd tally for Dogs Eagles?
.... Ir they’ve enjoyed watching it on TV.... Or the kids do other things.. Apparently Auskick signups are well down as well which must feed indirectly into attendances.
Hopefully over time crowds normalise. The game may need to consider a raft of methods to attract fans back to the footy in due course.
- Apr 9, 2015
- 1,276
- 3,674
- AFL Club
- Carlton
- Other Teams
- Melbourne City FC, Southampton FC
Dogs vs Eagles - 21,391
Dockers vs Giants - 27,625
Glad our loudest fans turned up then.
Sounded like 30K
- Oct 3, 2013
- 13,618
- 33,097
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- Chelsea
Can't find the source for the Dogs vs Eagles crowd?
- Oct 3, 2013
- 13,618
- 33,097
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- Chelsea
Dogs vs Eagles (last 5 at Docklands)
- 2021 = 21,391
- 2018 = 22,868
- 2017 = 29,671
- 2016 = 28,769
- 2015 = 22,366
- 2021 = 27,625
- 2020 = 24,406
- 2016 = 28,201
- 2015 = 34,625
- 2014 = 33,597
Neither. Not even Austadiums have reported it yet and they’re the most reliable source.
AFL could get a wriggle on and include it in the match report like they did for the Hawks Tigers match.
To be fair, 2014-2016 were at Subiaco and 2020 was obviously covid restricted.
Normally i'd expect 35k at the game. That's pretty much the base crowd for Freo at Optus - there have been lower crowds but they've been weather affected.
- Oct 3, 2013
- 13,618
- 33,097
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- Chelsea
Lowest Hawthorn vs Richmond crowd since 2009.
Only build is that today’s game likely match up of top 4 aspirants. I assume that quality correlated with the 28/29,000 iterations of Dogs v Eagles?
BringBackTorps
Club Legend
- Jan 5, 2017
- 2,963
- 1,827
- AFL Club
- GWS
Possibly. My understanding is that NRL & A League crowds have had a larger % decline, cf AFL declines? Can anyone confirm this?
Does anyone know the % decline in Melb. crowds, cf % decline in AFL games played in other parts of Aust.?
Melb. had a far more severe & lengthy lockdown- I assume the covid fear factor is stronger. It has also been reported that public transport useage has dropped considerably in Melb., cf pre covid useage; & road congestion is similar to pre covid congestion, despite many people in office jobs still working from home- a fewer non-CBD workers visiting the CBD.
What is your evidence of this, & where, re Auskick? Please provide details.
The Herald Sun reported 21.3.21 that the Yarra JFL in Melb. is reporting record jnr FC registration nos. for jnr comp. footy.
Record number of kids lacing up for footy post-lockdown - YJFL
The Yarra Junior Football League was featured in Sunday’s Herald Sun (21/3/21), the following article is by Peter Rolfe: Footy-starved kids are set to return to the field in record numbers as junior players reboot grassroots seasons for the…Read more ›
Also, Fitzroy FC (VAFA) has more snr players in March 2021, cf March 2020
It will run 4 adult male (+ U19's) teams ( & several female adult teams) in 2021. It planned to run only 3 adult male teams (+U19's) in 2020.
I also understand that Marcellin Old Boys FC (VAFA) has more male players in March 2021, cf March 2020.
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