or maybe people bought them but couldnt get a flight or cheap accom and just said stuff it
Play Nice 2024 AFL and State League Attendance
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I returned my two complimentary member tickets for the Giants game once it became clear that I was not going to go, given the limited access to other games and cost involved for one game wasn't really worthwhile.
Not sure if everyone knew that was an option but I'd rather return my ticket and have someone else go than have tickets not be utilised.
Not sure if everyone knew that was an option but I'd rather return my ticket and have someone else go than have tickets not be utilised.
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Kelli just said there's 9,225 at the WC/Swans game.
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Milang_Panthers
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Yep I was there and it was an amazing crowd!
You've got to remember that many of those vacant seats in those temporary stands were patrons who moved to stand on the terraces.
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Could easily have fitted in another couple of thousand as the temporary stands were not full and there were other parts of the ground spectator free.
Milang_Panthers
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I was there at Mt Barker yesterday. Alot of the people with Grandstand tickets moved to the standing terrace or the hill as the game went on.
There was actually one less grandstand compared last year which helped have a bit more 'hill' seating.
There was actually one less grandstand compared last year which helped have a bit more 'hill' seating.
9,377 for the Suns vs Giants.
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Slightly more than for the Swans vs Eagles match?
152 more people at today's game.
Maybe but I still cannot believe tens of thousands of people deliberately buy tickets and don't bother to turn up!
Maybe if this is the truth the AFL and their ticket sellers should instigate the Airline policy and over sell the venues 5% - 8 % so to maximise the crowd and what about all that extra cash a policy like this would generate?
45,970 for the Freo/Carlton + Dogs/Cats double header.
Richmond vs St. Kilda @ Norwood Oval: 9,425
Collingwood vs Hawthorn @ Adelaide Oval: 43,198
Collingwood vs Hawthorn @ Adelaide Oval: 43,198
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Great crowd. I was confident it would be with Hawks having a surprisingly good following in SA and obviously, Collingwood's support.
The power of the big VIC clubs has shown up here..
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thats a terrible idea.
They can't just lock the gates once the event starts when it reaches its "full" limit. For one, you would be rightly pissed if you have a ticket and can't get in.. two, the people manning the gate will have no idea what the current attendance would be. Everything may be online now, and updated real-time, but messages take time. And how would you police this? Would reserve seats still get in?
And three. health and safety and comfort levels. It sucks sitting on the hill and you can't sit down because it is too crowded. Been there, done that.
You have to consider that these are temp venues. You will get to know the safe capacity through time and experience. I have no idea what members were allowed but that can be another factor.
It is not worth the time, customer experience or money to implement to get a slightly larger crowd. The AFL doesn't think fixing Marvel's sub 50K crowds is worth it.
For some reason the AFL have stopped posting the crowd figures maybe they have forgotten how to count?.
I'm NOT talking about the temporary grounds but ALL AFL stadiums around the nation none of which seems to get anywhere near full although the AFL constantly bragging they are sellouts as I said I doubt in tight economic times tens of thousands of fans weekly are wasting their hard earned and not bothering to turn up or most of the stated stadium capacities are BS!
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So Gather Round 2024 has clocked in at 267,643 (according to AFL Tables).
Gather Round 2023 got to 268,287.
Difference between this year and last:
Gather Round 2023 got to 268,287.
Difference between this year and last:
- 18,462 at Norwood in 2024 v 18,386 in 2023
- 2 games at Mount Barker for 18,562 (avg 9,281) v one game of 7,329 last year
- 230,619 at Adelaide Oval from 5 games (avg 46,128) v 242,572 from 6 games (avg 40,429)
- Double header this year given same crowd for both games, different crowds recorded for each game of the 2 double headers last year.
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I am talking about every ground as well.
It not as simple as people buying tickets and not turning up. You have reserved seat members, ga members, and ground memberships. Other allocations such as sponsors and other clubs. These pay big money for certain privileges. If it is a new stadium, you also don't really know what number you can cater comfortably or how many will turn up.
The AFL(or stadiums and clubs) don't care. They get money from these sources and they are more important than the average Joe or getting a slightly higher number.
threenewpadlocks
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A Medallian Club Docklands seat costs around $10k per year for the AFL. If it was more easily resold, than they couldn't artificially hike up the price for something that individuals don't tend to purchase (as it tends to be corporate purchasing).
It's not unique to Australia. If you isolate a minority of games, you'd be able to find plenty of empty seats everywhere. NBA teams flog tickets for the cost of processing in years that they're not going to make the playoffs.
It's not unique to Australia. If you isolate a minority of games, you'd be able to find plenty of empty seats everywhere. NBA teams flog tickets for the cost of processing in years that they're not going to make the playoffs.
What a flipping joke Richmond playing at a 10k max capacity stadium while all the other big clubs play at a 50k stadium. Crowd figures never going to fair with fixturing; add to the shit Sunday timeslots we've been given, going up against the Grand Prix, Easter Sunday and now playing at Norwood holding 10k, joke.
S..t happens. Essendon, and Carlton in previous seasons been carrying the can of the big clubs in crap slots in smaller venues. The Tigers had a charmed run with the fixture on the back of a fabulous era on field. The era is over, everything balances again somewhat over time.
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