The St Kilda great says he is concerned just 6208 people turned out to watch the highest-scoring contest of the season. That game, Saturday night game there was 15,000 Sydney fans there according to people I know at the game. Carlton attacked to start the last, but the Blues couldn't convert and then at the other end Bolton appeared to have clinched the win when he kicked his third. They talk about general admission being cheap, but if you want to sit in the good seats it can get very expensive, she told 9 News Melbourne. The average attendance per game this year is 31,005, down from 37,250 in 2019. It is concerning for the AFL a big rivalry game, he said on Fox Footys On the Couch. The ball was quickly back inside 50 and Corey Durdin marked and converted for his first AFL goal. Hopefully we can recapture what we didnt quite get to experience from the lounge room. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Weve seen [the memorial] on the news and all the gifts and we wanted to pay our respects, Jeroen said. You must log in or register to reply here. Reigning premier Melbourne has been slammed in recent weeks for subpar crowd numbers and now the Tigers, who have sat top two for average home and away crowds in six of the last seven years (barring 2020), are the subject of derision. Ticketing this year, thanks to COVID, has been something of a nightmare, and clearly has taken some toll. I forgot to pay attention last night, but did they open the top deck? And it doesn't appear to be simply a case of more people who did go now watching on TV, either. Youve got to be optimistic at this time of year, especially when youre the reigning premiers. Third-gamerDurdingrabbed a vital score, then new recruit from Sydney, George Hewett added another as the roar built from Blues fans. Is it Carlton's year? Nathan Wigmore said: Its very exciting. It may not display this or other websites correctly. His teammates ran in and swamped the veteran. Is there a growing AFL "bubble" in which the privileged operate seemingly more and more oblivious to the wants and needs of the rank-and-file football fan? So various members of the AFL "boys club" and celebrity commentators paying lip service to greater engagement with the game's supporter base doesn't count for a lot if they don't have much of an idea what that base is thinking. GWS are yet to draw a crowd of more than 9000 to a home game at Giants Stadium in 2022, averaging just 6008 fans per match this season. Adelaide Oval Crowds Info Details Events Crowds Seating Map Map Satellite Accommodation Photos Virtual Tour Redevelopment News Official Site More Stadiums VENUE CROWD COUNTER: 13,456,146 *SINCE 2003 RECENT ATTENDANCES HIGHEST ATTENDANCES* *Crowd figures since 1/1/2003. Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. Nope they were about 7-9k most games in 1992-1994 years. 2nd lowest home crowd ever. The AFL just smashed a number of records over the weekend, with 400,401 people coming through the turnstyles. Delaware North, which provides catering at major sporting grounds including the MCG, flagged ahead of the match it had been struggling to recruit enough staff. Football fans stop at the Shane Warne statue outside the MCG.Credit:Getty Images. Crowds for the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2022 have fallen to their lowest in 26 years, excluding the past two Covid-affected seasons. After his milestone was announced to the TD Garden crowd, he capped the ensuing possession with a 3-pointer to put Boston in front 16-5. . It has changed the way we use public transport, the way we eat out, the way we plan ahead and the way we watch sport. I dont see it being one-sided, but Im super confident we can get the job done.. Have the Tigers over-achieved? But by the ever-present suspicion that to those who run the game or who broadcast the game -- who often come across as a little mutual back-slapping society -- the viewers are just the riff-raff who will lap up what they are offered, along with a dollop of condescension, no questions asked. Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. IN great news for local AFL fans, Waikerie's wildly popular Viewpoint Caf is officially aboard the 2023 Murray Pioneer AFL Footy Tipping Competition bandwagon. Richmond responded in the second half, upping the pressure levels with Lynch kicking a goalfour minutes in. Actually, dont answer that question. It was a night game, it was cold and raining, we lost. Unfortunately there are a lot of people for whatever reason that are finding it more comfortable to be on their couches at the moment.. Didn't notice it at the time but round 4 2013 game home match against the bulldogs had an attendance of 24,684. June 20th, 2022 9:12 pm Greater Western Sydney drew just over 6000 people to their big clash with the Western Bulldogs, in a figure that would be "alarming" for the AFL according to Nick Riewoldt. I think the same thing apparently gws crowd numbers are 100% accurate lol as the AFL figures get audited. If attendance for Thursday night's game is close to capacity, it will comfortably be the biggest sports crowd in Australia since 86,174 fans attended the MCG for the Women's T20 World Cup. 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Particularly when in Melbourne, until last weekend, they were unable to sit in the reserved seats they usually occupied, and in some cases, had to pay more to sit elsewhere. The last time GWS drew a crowd of more than 10,000 to a home game at Giants Stadium was back in 2019 for the elimination final against the Western Bulldogs. The Richmond player went over the mark, giving Docherty 50. Total crowds from rounds one to eight this season compared to the same period in 2019 (the last "normal" football year) were down by more than 737,000 people, an average of about 8000 per game. [ Top] Lowest Home & Away Crowds. Any reason why the crowd was so low? Both men said they loved being back at the MCG, with Jeroen reflecting it was something they had taken for granted before the pandemic. Swans games in the early 1990s were 10k to 12k sometimes. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. The 32-year-old singer welcomed 110,000 fans to be serenaded in Melbourne, beating his previous record of 108,000 audience members just one night before, making it the biggest crowd he has performed to in his entire career, as well as the biggest ticketed event the MCG has put on. You do wonder. Had a great day - the cans went down very well and I got the courage up that night to ask a woman out who I'd been getting friendly with. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? Not by the game itself, the aesthetic quality of which has improved this year. Id imagine that every Victorian whos been through a lot - and I think we can all collectively say that weve been through a lot - would be looking forward to the opportunity to watch the footy in a crowd, Mr Pallas said. at the MCG Richmond vs Brisbane Bears in 1989 or so. and I remember this being reported as the lowest post-war crowd for the MCG on record. It took a poorly-attended Richmond game at Marvel Stadium last Saturday night for the agenda-setting AFL media to start thinking about how many people were actually going to the football in 2021. One of the aesthetically best games of the year to watch.. I've lost all perception of what it's like to lead a normal life and going to the football is part of that. The average attendance for 2022 after 90. His son, Billy Wigmore, 13, was most excited just to get among the crowd. Is it possible more hardcore AFL fans are choosing to watch from home instead of going, while at the same time fewer casual supporters of the code are either turning up in person or watching games on the Seven network? They're not necessarily going to abandon the game as a result. Australia has been relatively successful at. There's a level of self-indulgence about it all (take a lot of TV commentary now, for example) which is a real turn-off for a lot us who really do love the game a lot more than the celebrities jostling for airtime and who sometimes seem to make the actual game itself seem secondary. Does AFL football have another problem? AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. "They talk about general admission being cheap, but if you want to sit in the good seats it can get very expensive," she told 9 News Melbourne. Why St Kilda's second appointment of Ross Lyon is a massive gamble, Every AFL club's trade and free agency period graded. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. But thats why its an alarming one because the Bulldogs and (Giants) have developed a really good rivalry in recent years.. Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. I think examples like those are pretty telling evidence there is. They drew more than 25,000 fans but that was played at Stadium Australia. The Tigers will next face Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, June 16, with kick-off scheduled for 7.20pm AEST. And when just a little bit of number-crunching followed, the results were pretty stark. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! It's important here to note the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on the competition. *Odds are current as of 4th March 2023, 6:37pm AEST, The GWS Giants leave the field after a loss. It looks horrible. 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Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The uncertainty of covid has definitely played a part. The 1970 Grand Final - the only Grand Final Jolley umpired - brought together the game's two greatest rivals before a record attendance of 121,696. It's important here to note the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on the competition. Its convenient. For many, thats a hard habit to shake, particularly when the wind whips a little harder on a winters afternoon. The Blues were nervous early and trailed by 20 points at quarter-time, but four unanswered goals in the second term saw them take an eight-pointlead intothe main break. (Getty Images) North Melbourne coach David Noble has pleaded with the fanbase to turn up this weekend after speculation of a record-low crowd in attendance for the match against GWS this. Youd be surprised at how many people cant be bothered if they cant just rock up and scan their membership card to get in. The Blues fans were up early when Tom de Koning leapt high to take a big pack mark inside 50, but he couldnt finish off. Two more goals before the end made the final minutes more than comfortable for Carlton. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. Decked out in red, white, and blue, they are third generation Bulldog supporters. A fortnight ago, a man allegedly had his skull fractured by a didgeridoo. AFL Home Fixtures Scores Ladder Podcast Tipping Champions Brownlow Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. expected to be a few hundred people short, match was initially floated by the Demons. And while some of them are fixable, others are a bigger issue that won't be solved merely by some "value added" for fans to actually go to games, or even to turn on their TV sets. Speaking to KIIS 101.1 radio on Monday, Demons premiership player Christian Petracca blamed Melbournes cold weather for the sports lacklustre crowds. Jan 14, 2020. Like when Fox Footy's "On The Couch" talks about redrafting the schedule so no games cross over (for TV viewing purposes), then in the next breath wonders why crowds might be down. Because I suspect there's a convergence of factors at play. Super Bowl 57 was the first in 25 years to have both teams open the game with touchdown drives. Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco, who owns the No. Even though Covid no longer leads the nightly news, there has been a distinct shift in how we live, work, travel and connect. You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. The Herald Sun can reveal the league will allow children up to 14 to enter all AFL grounds for free between rounds 14-17 as it continues to reward fans who attend games during the Covid era. Spent time with family. Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, Emily was studying law when she had to go to court. When youre planning your Friday or Saturday evening out, especially if you have kids, incidents like that play on your mind. We played 4.30pm last week against Freo thats not a great time for a Saturday night game.