2025 Attendances

[The_Wookie]

11.12.2024

Gather Round tickets snapped up in record time


The AFL is pleased to announce that more than 195,000 Gather Round…Festival of Footy tickets have sold… with five of the nine games sold out, 20,000 more than this time last year.

Member on sale on Tuesday saw a significant uplift in demand for tickets this year, selling more than 100,000 tickets in the first four hours, in comparison to the same amount in 24 hours last year.

This year there are an extra 47,000 tickets on offer for fans with the two Saturday matches being ticketed separately.

Tickets still remain for Collingwood vs Sydney Swans on Friday night, Carlton vs West Coast on Saturday afternoon, Melbourne vs Essendon on Saturday night and a very limited number of restricted view tickets and tickets for the Pepsi Collective for Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn on Sunday evening.

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said it was clear Gather Round momentum was not slowly down.

“The demand for tickets this year was significantly higher than the first two Gather Rounds, with more than 195,000 tickets being purchased in the first two days,” said Mr Dillon.

“A ticket to the matches at the Barossa Park was always going to be one of the hottest tickets in town and the fans have certainly illustrated that by selling out both matches so quickly.”

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said: “Gather Round continues to exceed all expectations.

“We are honoured that so many footy fans from around the country are making the commitment to travel to our beautiful state to experience this event like no other.

“They’ll be truly welcome.

“If you haven’t got a ticket already – get in quick!”

Tickets for the remaining matches can be found here.

 

[The Educator]

What do you reckon the intersect is between Melbourne and grand prix fans?

I reckon they would have the lowest proportion

 

[ep12]

Worried about the Dees vs GWS crowd today. Was already likely to have a low base + the F1 GP down the road at the same time and now it’s been heavily raining all morning so far

Yep Its going to be grim. 20K would be a good outcome unfortunately. Its absolutely hosed down this morning in the South east where the majority of our supporters are.

What do you reckon the intersect is between Melbourne and grand prix fans?

I reckon they would have the lowest proportion

It will knock off 3-5k easily and has done so in the past. 2018 round 1 against the Cats we got 54k when it should have been 60k when the f1 was on.

 

[Rabman]

Adelaide Oval attendance: 42,985. Highest crowd against St.Kilda since 2017.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Melbourne-GWS crowd looks like 15K-20K, unless many are sitting undercover.

 

[ep12]

Melbourne-GWS crowd looks like 15K-20K, unless many are sitting undercover.

Closer to 25. Northern side as usual looks good.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Closer to 25. Northern side as usual looks good.

TV camera angles always makes it look worse than it is.

 

[Fire]

so is the record on?

 

[The Educator]

so is the record on?

The record is looking very short odds now

 

[ep12]

23,278 way better than I was thinking

 

[Raz Man]

23,278 way better than I was thinking

Great crowd! It will be even sweeter with your mob getting the dub hopefully!

 

[manicmagpie]

WC game only needs 30k to break the round record.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

23,278 way better than I was thinking

Good crowd in the circumstances given it was competing with the Grand Prix and the wet weather would have kept some away.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

WC game only needs 30k to break the round record.

Think the record will be broken. Eagles lowest home crowd last year was 38K against the Suns.

 

[ep12]

Great crowd! It will be even sweeter with your mob getting the dub hopefully!

Rip, very somber platforms at Richmond tonight

 

[manicmagpie]

Foxtel saying at HT of the WC game that the record has been broken.

 

[Raz Man]

Foxtel saying at HT of the WC game that the record has been broken.

How good is AFL footy? People are voting with their feet! This year will be really big in terms of crowd numbers.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

How good is AFL footy? People are voting with their feet! This year will be really big in terms of crowd numbers.

Aussie Rules is truely the game of the people

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

West Coast vs Gold Coast = 46,532

 

[Cmarsh]

Geez I hope this performance isn't the best West Coast has got in them going forward, as having a usually big drawing team like them playing like this is going to put a dent in the overall crowd average this season.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Geez I hope this performance isn't the best West Coast has got in them going forward, as having a usually big drawing team like them playing like this is going to put a dent in the overall crowd average this season.

I actually think they will weather it well and better than the big vics clubs when at the bottom

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

After Round 1.

HOME CROWDS
Club (# of home games played) = Total (Average)

• Hawthorn (1) = 80,735 (80,735)
• Richmond (1) = 80,009 (80,009)
• Collingwood (1) = 63,282 (63,282)
• West Coast (1) = 46,532 (46,532)
• Adelaide (1) = 42,985 (42,985)
• Sydney (2) = 75,216 (37,608)
• Western Bulldogs (1) = 34,406 (34,406)
• Geelong (1) = 25,372 (25,372)
• Melbourne (1) = 23,278 (23,278)
• GWS (1) = 19,248 (19,248)

HOME AND AWAY CROWDS
Club (# of games played) = Total (Average)

• Essendon (1) = 80,735 (80,735)
• Carlton (1) = 80,009 (80,009)
• Richmond (1) = 80,009 (80,009)
• Port Adelaide (1) = 63,282 (63,282)
• Hawthorn (2) = 121,045 (60,523)
• Gold Coast (1) = 46,532 (46,532)
• West Coast (1) = 46,532 (46,532)
• Adelaide (1) = 42,985 (42,985)
• St Kilda (1) = 42,985 (42,985)
• Collingwood (2) = 82,530 (41,265)
• Sydney (2) = 75,216 (37,608)
• Brisbane Lions (1) = 34,906 (34,906)
• North Melbourne (1) = 34,406 (34,406)
• Western Bulldogs (1) = 34,406 (34,406)
• Fremantle (1) = 25,372 (25,372)
• Geelong (1) = 25,372 (25,372)
• Melbourne (1) = 23,278 (23,278)
• GWS (2) = 42,526 (21,263)

 

[Air_Chester]

431,505 for Round 1, absolutely smashing the record set last year of 413,405.

Quite an achievement when you consider the inclement weather for the Geelong and Melbourne games (and the terrible scheduling of Melbourne-GWS in general).

So I think we can lock in Carlton-Richmond, Essendon-Hawthorn, Sydney-Brisbane, North-Dogs.

Now if we just switch the others to Melbourne vs St.Kilda, Collingwood vs Geelong, and then a combo of GCS vs. WCE, Fremantle vs Port and Adelaide vs GWS (rotating so there’s always one in WA, SA and either NSW/QLD) I think we’ve got the perfect round one combination to maximise crowds.

I would have no issue whatsoever with locking down round one on that basis, keep it going for five years and then review it.

 

[Fire]

431,505 for Round 1, absolutely smashing the record set last year of 413,405.

Quite an achievement when you consider the inclement weather for the Geelong and Melbourne games (and the terrible scheduling of Melbourne-GWS in general).

So I think we can lock in Carlton-Richmond, Essendon-Hawthorn, Sydney-Brisbane, North-Dogs.

Now if we just switch the others to Melbourne vs St.Kilda, Collingwood vs Geelong, and then a combo of GCS vs. WCE, Fremantle vs Port and Adelaide vs GWS (rotating so there’s always one in WA, SA and either NSW/QLD) I think we’ve got the perfect round one combination to maximise crowds.

I would have no issue whatsoever with locking down round one on that basis, keep it going for five years and then review it.

it doesnt take much though. Have WCE v GC in QLD and the record doesn't get broken.

 

[ep12]

The afl engineers the fixture enough already, enough is enough. Fair contests (ie all teams start the season in the same week, not making sure Collingwood plays Carlton twice) should be promoted above engineering large crowds for commercial sake. It will never happen but it would be nice.

 

[Cmarsh]

The afl engineers the fixture enough already, enough is enough. Fair contests (ie all teams start the season in the same week, making sure Collingwood plays Carlton twice) should be promoted above engineering large crowds for commercial sake. It will never happen but it would be nice.

Wouldn't ensuring that Collingwood plays Carlton twice come under engineering the fixture?