How many games have you attended?

[La Vache]

Dad and I used to count when I was a kid. I remember these years - 88 (2), 89 (5), 90 (12), 91 (15), 92 (17), 93 (16), 94 (12), 95 (13), 96 (21) and after that probably around 15 a year except for 2004 (zero) and 2009 (six) when I was away and 2008 (19) and 2011 (17)

Maybe around 325? Including a few neutrals.

 

[Dirty Bird]

1. Rd 20 1992 Adelaide Def Richmond 163-53
2. Rd 14 1998 Adelaide Def Sydney 124-87
3. SF 1998 Adelaide Def Sydney 94-65
4. Rd 20 1999 Sydney Def Adelaide 159-41
5. Rd 1 2001 Sydney Def Adelaide 126-74
6. Rd 8 2002 North Melbourne Def Adelaide 110-93
7. Rd 18 2002 Adelaide Def Sydney 116-98
8. QF 2002 Brisbane Def Adelaide 115-44
9. Rd 3 2003 Adelaide Def Sydney 103-76
10. Rd 5 2004 Sydney Def Melbourne 111-99
11. Rd 13 2004 Sydney Def Collingwood 85-79
12. Rd 15 2004 Sydney Def Adelaide 58-45
13. Rd 19 2004 North Melbourne Def Sydney 118-112
14. Rd 21 2004 Sydney Def Essendon 110-90
15. EF 2004 Sydney Def West Coast 75-34
16. Rd 1 2005 West Coast Def Adelaide 64-53
17. Rd 4 2005 Adelaide Def Sydney 120-79
18. Rd 7 2005 Sydney Def Essendon 94-88
19. Rd 13 2005 Sydney Def Collingwood 77-76
20. Rd 20 2005 Sydney Def Brisbane 124-80
21. Rd 5 2006 Sydney Def Geelong 107-85
22. Rd 6 2006 Adelaide Def Port Adelaide 103-53
23. Rd 12 2006 Collingwood Def Sydney 95-82
24. Rd 14 2006 Adelaide Def Sydney 101-62
25. Rd 21 2006 Sydney Def Brisbane 97-40
26. PF 2006 Sydney Def Fremantle 127-92
27. Rd 1 2007 West Coast Def Sydney 74-73
28. Rd 11 2007 Geelong Def Adelaide 69-62
29. Rd 12 2007 Collingwood Def Sydney 76-57
30. Rd 19 2007 Sydney Def St Kilda 82-65
31. Rd 3 2008 Adelaide Def Port Adelaide 85-79
32. Rd 7 2008 Adelaide Def North Melbourne 107-74
33. Rd 10 2008 Adelaide Def Essendon 74-69
34. Rd 12 2008 Hawthorn Def Adelaide 76-72
35. Rd 14 2008 Geelong Def Adelaide 124-56
36. Rd 16 2008 Port Adeaide Def Adelaide 92-80
37. Rd 18 2008 Adelaide Def Carlton 94-86
38. Rd 19 2008 Adelaide Def Richmond 108-45
39. Rd 22 2008 Adelaide Def Western Bulldogs 76-67
40. EF 2008 Collingwood Def Adelaide 125-94
41. Rd 2 2009 St Kilda Def Adelaide 101-69
42. Rd 4 2009 Geelong Def Adelaide 134-86
43. Rd 6 2009 Port Adelaide Def Adelaide 105-79
44. Rd 7 2009 Western Bulldogs Def Adelaide 118-86
45. Rd 9 2009 Adelaide Def Carlton 104-60
46. Rd 10 2009 Adelaide Def Hawthorn 106-79
47. Rd 12 2009 Adelaide Def North Melbourne 68-24
48. Rd 13 2009 Adelaide Def Sydney 85-69
49. Rd 15 2009 Adelaide Def Fremantle 130-13
50. Rd 17 2009 Adelaide Def Port Adelaide 132-62
51. Rd 19 2009 Collingwood Def Adelaide 89-68
52. Rd 21 2009 Adelaide Def West Coast 122-48
53. EF 2009 Adelaide Def Essendon 166-70
54. SF 2009 Collingwood Def Adelaide 83-78
55. Rd 6 2010 Port Adelaide Def Adelaide 97-74
56. Rd 8 2010 Carlton Def Port Adelaide 118-92
57. Rd 9 2010 Adelaide Def Brisbane 93-81
58. Rd 11 2010 Adelaide Def Fremantle 105-82
59. Rd 13 2010 Adelaide Def Melbourne 117-73
60. Rd 16 2010 Adelaide Def Geelong 74-63
61. Rd 17 2010 Port Adelaide Def Adelaide 88-69
62. Rd 19 2010 Western Bulldogs Def Adelaide 61-53
63. Rd 21 2010 Port Adelaide Def Melbourne 112-83
64. Rd 10 2011 Brisbane Def Adelaide 101-61
65. Rd 19 2011 Adelaide Def Port Adelaide 111-79
66. Rd 21 2011 Geelong Def Adelaide 96-85
67. Rd 23 2011 Richmond Def Adelaide 121-99
68. Rd 2 2012 Adelaide Def Western Bulldogs 82-64
69. Rd 4 2012 Adelaide Def Greater Western Sydney 96-50

 

[Benno_900]

On average, probably 10 games per season since 2004 (80% North games).

 

[legend166]

Probably ticked over the 100 mark last year.

Never been to a game not involving the Swans.

Only seen them outside of Sydney twice (2005 and 2006 GFs).

First game would have been 1998 I think.

 

[grimlock]

I received a 50 game certificate from the club last year, not sure how accurate that is so probably about 60 altogether.

 

[Ricmel]

From 1969 to 1997, just about every week so average about 17 per year = 476.
Since 1997 probably down to 10 per year so = 140

Total around 550.

 

[RearNaked]

well living on the gold coast most my life havnt been to a lot around 14

 

[Dan26]

Around 450.

Missed 4 Essendon games in Melbourne since the start of 1993.

21 Grand Finals.

25 Preliminary Finals.

 

[Righteo]

I'd think approx 90, never attended a match outside of WA and about 5 of those matches would be games involving West Coast and another team.

First game was the Round 16 1999 Derby which was our first ever Derby win

3 finals games for 2 wins FWIW too.

 

[dagriggstar]

Collingwood V Bulldogs at the MCG, can't remember what year though. I do remember it being my first game and despite maybe 20-25K there my dad insisted on sitting on the top tier...I remember the players looking like dots...

An Adelaide V Melbourne match, also at the MCG

A few Collingwood games at AAMI. Moved to Adelaide in 2000 maybe seen two games vs Port and two games vs Adelaide here in that time...

Saw the NAB cup game this year between us and the crows too if that counts :S
So yea, grand total of ... 6 games ...

 

[Turmoil]

AFL membership said 36 last year. Which includes NAB cup games and round 1 and 2 finals games.

Not sure about anything beyond that, I have a terrible memory

 

[jonbe54]

Started in '64 and didn't miss one until the interstate teams started coming into the comp, haven't seen a game interstate at all. Then when I started my own small business in '98 I started missing a regular 9 or 10 games a session due to the pressure of work.

Couldn't be bothered sitting down and working it all out but its a LOT.

 

[Donakebab]

Used to split Essendon and St Kilda games when I was younger with the family (only Bomber in the family), about 6-8 each per year for a 10 years, so say 160 max from that.

For about 7 years didn't go all that often due to work and such, so say 3 games per year. Last 3 years roughly 15 Essendon and 10 neutral per year (AFL membership FTW), so 75. Add finals and interstate games to that, a top end estimate of about 250 not including pre season games.

Never worked that out before, mind blowing that I've been to something close to 100 neutral games!

 

[Doss]

on average 10-15 games a year since around 1992.

Should bring up the 300 this year. (though if I counted back properly it's probably already been and gone)
Edited for R&B questions.

Three more interesting questions:
b) How many games have you attended where your team wasn't playing?
c) How many interstate games have you attended?
d) When did you see your first game?

Would honestly have no idea how many games I've attended. Probably around 100 I would say. This is the first year I've had a membership, so my total will start to rise much quicker from now on.

b) Been to quite a few. Probably about 10 all up. Most recently Collingwood v Hawthorn, Round 15 last year. I'm going to North v GC this week actually- got a mate from Tassie coming over for the weekend who is a North supporter.

c) None interstate. However, before they closed I got to a decent amount of the Melbourne suburban venues. Windy Hill, Moorabbin, Western Oval, Waverley and Princes Park- I got to at least one game at each of these before they closed. I was only three when I attended games at Windy Hill and Moorabbin, as they closed in 1991 and 1992 respectively. The only suburban venue still in use in my lifetime (born 1988) that I never got to was Victoria Park, which is a real shame because it was apparently quite the experience!

d) Can tell you to the exact day- July 20, 1991. Round 18. Essendon v North at Windy Hill. I was in fact a small handful of days short of my third birthday at the time!

 

[Doss]

On another note, aside from GC and GWS (and as I said, I'll be seeing them this Saturday, so another 'first' there), the only side I have never seen live is Fremantle.

 

[policegetthatman]

Only 6. Just 3 of them are of my team. Sucks living in the country all my life for that reason.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Couldn't give an exact number.

I know I have probably attended as many Freo games as WC.

And I have definitely attended many times more neutral (Freo not included) games than WC.

Maybe 2-3 WC games a year, similar Freo and far more neutral (benefit of not living in WA).

 

[Tulip]

Since about 2000, I've gone up and down. Probably just short of 100

 

[Aucklander]

Can't remember, maybe 30-40. It's got less as my son got older and his footy became of more importance.

 

[abs_of_STEELE]

Have hardly missed a Collingwood game in Melbourne from 2001-present. I'd say about 200 games.

 

[Tuco]

Ive only missed about 7 home games since 96. Crazy but true. Add back in all the north melbourne and bulldog home games when they where playing in sydney that's prob 170-175 games. Been to manuka 3 times. Average about 2 games in melb a year. That's another 30 games. Went to every final played in sydney since 96, and quite a few away 16 all up.

Total: 224

Non swans games 5 that i can think of.

So maybe 229 all up?

(Thank god my wife isn't reading this )

 

[Rack Watts]

I could do a report on every match I have seen live, I never got to see James Hird live, I was a student until the end of 2007 and was too poor even to come up from Tassie, for this I have always kicked myself.

1st live match: Sydney vs North Melbourne (Dome), 2008 Anzac weekend. My flights got stuffed up and I missed the Anzac clash, because of this game they brought in the interchange rule, due to Sydney having too many on the field. Most slow boring match I have ever seen, ended up a low scoring draw.
2nd live match: Essendon vs Brisbane 2008 (Dome), Essendon kicked 52 plus in the first quarter thanks to Lloyd and Lucas dominating and eased their way to victory, was so glad I got to see Lloyd and Lucas before they retired, Ryder played CHB and dominated Brown all game.
3rd live match: Essendon vs Carlton 2009, Went up to watch Essendon vs Carlton with 5 Carlton supporters, sat in amongst a sea of navy blue and cheered my face off as Essendon won as massive underdogs. Lloyd was BOG and Ryder had a massive game, we won by under a goal.
4th live match: Essendon vs Hawthorn, May 8, 2009 Bombers were seen as big underdogs, came in and railed Hawthorn, was the best match I have seen live to date, I remember hoping that Lloyd would not kick his 900th goal the week before, I remember thinking that Shoenmakers played well on Lloyd and that Pears was BOG smashing Jarryd Roughead, this is where I decided that I was always treating myself to watching Essendon play on my birthday weekends from now on.
5th live match, Essendon vs Richmond I remember being beaten 30 seconds before the siren, Laycock missed 3 goals in the last quarter and Stanton missed a running goal 20m out, I remember thinking that Richmond sang their song with huge pride and was in awe of the "Yellow and Black" chants.
6th live match, Essendon vs Port Adelaide May 8, 2010: Monfries played a great game, getting 25+ possessions off HFF and a couple of goals. Scott Gumbleton kicked 3 or 4 goals and I remember thinking "GUMBY HAS ARRIVED" lol. Pearce and Rodan kicked our arses though, Port won by less than a goal and we made Westhoff look like Paul Salmon. I also saw North vs Collingwood and some other games, they don't really count as they were insignificant to me
7th live match, Essendon vs West Coast May 8, 2011 I was horrendously drunk, I will be honest, I don't remember the game that well seeing as I was shouted infinite beer before the game. Crameri announced himself to me and probably the rest of the world, Hurley vs Darling was a great duel and Reimers kicked a few, was sickened by people booing Stanton and even had a go at a few of our supporters, almost got myself into a fight because of it.
8th live match Essendon vs West Coast THIS YEAR, B'DAY WEEKEND, YEAH BABY! (didn't fall on the 8th like the other games though) going to be a cracker of a game with WCE undefeated.

Win
Win
Win
Loss
Loss
Win

66% win ratio in games I have seen Essendon play, and the two losses were by less than a goal.
Lucky supporter lol!

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

Average around 10 Freo home per games per year since 1995
Plus at least 12 away derbies
Plus 3 Freo home finals
Plus 10 other games

Sitting around the 190-195 mark. Not bad

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Most Port home games since 97, throw in some finals. Probably 5 or 6 Crows home games only if they're free tickets.

All up the tally would sit around 220ish.

 

[Macca19]

Somewhere around 210 AFL games and around 425-450 sanfl games