Collingwood always get 10,000 fans to the Gabba every year. Wait and see
Ranking Victorian clubs by size
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- Nov 20, 2018
- 1,459
- 1,661
- AFL Club
- Carlton
Everyone is entitled to an opinion and comes up with their own conclusion to this debate. Eg A fellow Collingwood supporter of your's Michael Gleeson from the Age put's Collingwood and Carlton as the biggest I posted the link previously. He's been writing articles for 30 years and I like many other's agree with him.
Blues is my favourite rivalry to be up and about against at the same time.
I am hoping we get that finger out sooner rather than later. Would be fun to get back to being competitive in finals the same time they are
Funnily enough, GCS aside, the two of us have been the worst clubs this century.
I miss the anticipation of the big games between the two when they're both strong sides.
Melbourne is clearly the biggest pulls out measuring tape
- Apr 24, 2018
- 3,342
- 2,680
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
Richmond in front of Essendon and Carlton easily
Biggest rivalry is collingwood v Carlton especially when both playing well! I remember from 1993 to 1995 the average crowd was 84,000.
Also from 2008 to 2013 Collingwood v Carlton were drawing a crowd between 80-88,000
But imo Essendon are more popular then the blues and have been since they won the 1993 premiership.
Essendon for a short brine were bigger than collingwood but that was only due to collingwood being a bottom club from 1995 to 2001 when Essendon were a powerhouse. As soon as collingwood started winning in 2002 Collingwood overtook Essendon.
Carlton were always 3rd until Richmond was the premiership in 2017 and Carlton were terrible on field for 15 years by then.
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Pies
Dons
Blues
Tiges
Hawks
Cats
Dees/Saints
Dogs/Nth
It will be interesting to see how full the upgraded 40k Kardinia Park is over the next five years with the Cats likely to be bottom six for a while once their over 30s retire. Reckon the might drop right back, like the Hawks have.
Dons
Blues
Tiges
Hawks
Cats
Dees/Saints
Dogs/Nth
It will be interesting to see how full the upgraded 40k Kardinia Park is over the next five years with the Cats likely to be bottom six for a while once their over 30s retire. Reckon the might drop right back, like the Hawks have.
- Nov 20, 2018
- 1,459
- 1,661
- AFL Club
- Carlton
I went to all those games the build was like no other Round 23 last year reminded us of that. Carlton and Collingwood are the biggest and most popular clubs it's just that Carlton have been down for so long that some people forget this. In nearly every metric Collingwood is number 1 and when compairing Carlton with Richmond/Essendon they are mostly above but it's a lot closer between the 3 than it was in the early to mid 90's.
- Dec 12, 2008
- 5,547
- 8,215
- AFL Club
- Carlton
- Other Teams
- Arsenal
Passionate? I will speak upon the Geography where I live, they have the biggest "Yay Essendon, Go team", "I like their colours" fan base.
I will hand it to Carlton and Richmond fans, for a long time they had to (Carlton's case, still have to) raise multiple generations based on stories alone with barely a reward of a win to help the process. Even after all of that, still among the biggest.
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- Nov 10, 2022
- 13,038
- 10,512
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
Hawks v ess r1. 4th biggest crowd v essendon
Syd v hawks r2. 5th biggest crowd v syd in sydney
Hawks v north r3. Worst non covid crowd v north in Tassie.
This is when everyone and his dog tipped hawks for the spoon? Not sure about drop off and I don’t reckon Geelong will drop off either
Predicting Essendon and carlton to come good on field at the same time seems more unlikely. Admitted they have a bigger latent supporter base… for now
… Until the Lions increased membership sales. I reckon you’ll get 5-7,000 Thursday. That assumes
you can’t compare Carlton and Essendon latent support bases to Hawthorn. These two clubs are on an entirely different level to the Hawks. They’d have 40% bigger bases than the Hawks.
- Nov 10, 2022
- 13,038
- 10,512
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
My point is hawthorn and geelong have closed the gap considerably. Don’t rest on your laurels cos generational change will do its work
I’m not denying what you are saying, but success clearly is a factor.
I’m not certain if this. Their membership bases and crowds are / were recently reflecting their on field success. The gap closing is more a reflection of engaged fans than fan base size. Simple as that.
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Richmond had the lowest ebb of any club in the comp before we got back up and won the 3 flags.
Collingwood have never experienced that so I find it funny we are called bandwagonners with all the pain we have been through.
And the media loved it when we were down.
We were lower than an ant’s arse in that dark period.
Richmond tend to dominate then go to periods of darkness and depression,why alot of us are alcos lol.
That’s when we used to rock up and know we’d be belted every week.
Collingwood have won more home and away games than anyone so I find it very rich calling the Tiger Army bandwaggonners.
Collingwood have never been as low as our club.
For us to have the support we have now is incredible.
Essendon will always have a big supporter base because of the red colours but the drug thing tested them.
Pies,because they consistently are up there.
Carlton,16 flags but they too have had some dark periods but not in the same league the Tiger Army had to put up with.
Richmond was run poorly,now we have Benny and Dimma and now everyone wants to dip their lid into the Tiger deli tray and bring us down again.
Of all the teams,the Saints have a terrific fanbase,only one flag but have good crowds turn up to games.
All Carlton has top do is play finals and you'll see how big they really are. 90,000 members without playing finals on 15 years must give some insight.
All Carlton has top do is play finals and you'll see how big they really are. 90,000 members without playing finals on 15 years must give some insight.
- Nov 10, 2022
- 13,038
- 10,512
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
All carlton has to do…….
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Essendon and Carlton are both sleeping giants. Will be up there with Richmond/Collingwood once they get some success going again.
- Nov 10, 2022
- 13,038
- 10,512
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
Indeed they would, but the continuing lack of success such as Geelong and hawthorn at least as powerful
Historically they are carlton Essendon are sleeping giants due to past success
Maybe if hawthorns success has started before the seventies………
Collingwood probably has the most fans around the country. They are "Australia's club" afterall.
Richmond, Carlton, Essendon and Hawthorn have got fans everywhere.
North must have the smallest size for a vic club, surely.
Richmond, Carlton, Essendon and Hawthorn have got fans everywhere.
North must have the smallest size for a vic club, surely.
That’s a mess
Fan base:
1) Collingwood
2) Carlton
3) Essendon
4) Richmond
5) Hawthorn
6) Geelong
7) St Kilda
8) Melbourne
9) Western Bulldogs/North Melbourne
History:
1) Collingwood
2) Carlton
3) Essendon
4) Richmond
5) Hawthorn
6) Geelong
7) Melbourne
8) North Melbourne/St Kilda
9) Western Bulldogs
1) Collingwood
2) Carlton
3) Essendon
4) Richmond
5) Hawthorn
6) Geelong
7) St Kilda
8) Melbourne
9) Western Bulldogs/North Melbourne
History:
1) Collingwood
2) Carlton
3) Essendon
4) Richmond
5) Hawthorn
6) Geelong
7) Melbourne
8) North Melbourne/St Kilda
9) Western Bulldogs
- Nov 10, 2022
- 13,038
- 10,512
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
Sorry guys but Richmond is clearly above carlton and Essendon, who are in danger of generationally slipping behind Geelong and Hawthorn
- Sep 3, 2019
- 22,611
- 65,335
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
You reckon? Say what you will but Carlton and Essendon have both been terrible for 2 decades and their fans still turn up. Richmond are 4 years post a 3 flag dynasty and the fans have abandoned them as quick as most of the premiership players on the list
