Speaking to KIIS 101.1 radio on Monday, Demons premiership player Christian Petracca blamed Melbournes cold weather for the sports lacklustre crowds. Across the board, crowd attendance at NRL games struggle to reach even half the number of those at the AFL. The table gives official crowd figures only. Nearly 44,000 people were at the MCG on Sunday, a reasonable turnout on a stinker of a day. The AFL just smashed a number of records over the weekend, with 400,401 people coming through the turnstyles. AFL Home Fixtures Scores Ladder Podcast Tipping Champions Brownlow Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. 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. Were working to restore it. 2022. The emotional moment of the match came next. A record crowd at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in April showed Melbourne is finally back to embracing major sporting events and there have now been five AFL crowds at the MCG this season with more than 70,000 fans in attendance. New to Kayo? Ticketing this year, thanks to COVID, has been something of a nightmare, and clearly has taken some toll. The difficult bit is incentivising only people who can genuinely attend to redeem tickets when the capacity is drastically reduced. The average attendance per game this year is 31,005, down from 37,250 in 2019. Frankly, I reckon the people are pissed off. 1970 Grand Final artefact donated to Carlton archive The American School : From The Puritans To The Trump Era [PDF Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? Carlton led at the midway point of the quarter. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. Western Bulldogs supporters: Dennis Ness with his grandkids Vera, 8, Evan, 9, and their mum Jacinta. At last year's do, former Howard government adviser-turned-Willard Public Affairs lobbyist David Miles put up more than $10,000 at the charity auction to win a game of snooker with the PM. It looks horrible when no ones there. Adelaide Oval Crowds | Austadiums The reasons? Watched some movies and TV shows I'd wanted to catch up on for ages. The Giants biggest home crowd came in Round 1 against crosstown rivals Sydney. The Blues were suddenly in charge, creating turnovers. Lifelong Demon supporters the Wigmores were pumped to be at the MCG to watch the premiership winning-team live. You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. Armstrong, 29, spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Southern Miss. Meanwhile, the Tigers have unearthed another star, with 18-year-old wunderkind Judson Clarke booting two goals with his first two kicks in the AFL during Thursdays 12-point triumph over Port Adelaide. The crowd on the weekend was really disappointing. But after a while, paying $12 for a mid-strength beer loses its appeal, as does forking out $80 to get hypothermia at the top of the Shane Warne Stand. 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. A couple of minutes later, though, Michael Voss men showed something of what they could do. Me too, especially since you guys got 2 hours on us being the home team. Which makes that free-to-air drop more significant. AFL Tables - Crowds - Adelaide Oval At the other end, Richmond took advantage of a turnover and got the ball inside to Shai Bolton who ran in and goaled from 25. Football fans have streamed into the MCG for the season opener between the Melbourne Demons and the Western Bulldogs. Its just too cold at the moment, I dont think people want to come. Which makes that free-to-air drop more significant. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? One of the aesthetically best games of the year to watch.. It's not confirmed if Jason will be . 2008, North v West Coast @ the oldCarrara Stadium in pouring rain. Can't possibly remember a specific one. The 10 big moments that defined the AFLW season. For the first time in 50-odd years on a weekend between late March and June, I did other things. Fyfe fires up forward as Dockers shut down Power. That record was beaten slightly at the AFL season opener on March 18, which drew a crowd of 49,218 to the MCG. When youre planning your Friday or Saturday evening out, especially if you have kids, incidents like that play on your mind. And last, the family was a welfare institution that functioned at various times as a hospital . Senior Liberals endorsed missing party powerbroker Super Bowl's 57 lessons: How Chiefs became champions once again FULL CAPACITY: No crowd restrictions in Victoria for round one - afl.com.au The left-footed small forward was nabbed with pick 30 of the 2021 Draft and did not have to wait long to land his first AFL major. This was: The first time total attendance had surpassed the 400,000 mark' Almost 30,000 higher than the previous best ever round (371,212 in round 13, 2015), and; About 32,000 higher than the previous best round one (367,792 in 2012)' Parker McCollum opens RodeoHouston with a crowd of 68,000 And yet it's one we appear to have been slow to diagnose and seemingly uncertain how to rectify. Hawthorn vs Fitzroy 1996 at the Western Oval - 10,239. Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. *Odds are current as of 4th March 2023, 6:37pm AEST, The GWS Giants leave the field after a loss. 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. Please try again later. 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Actually, dont answer that question. You do wonder. The crowd roared as the Blues defender, who has recovered from two bouts of testicular cancer to make it on to the field for round one, went back and kicked truly from 30 metres out. Would have been the same shit as all year. Reduced capacities, more logistically complicated admission practices and social distancing you suspect made going to games for some people more trouble than it was worth. They drew more than 25,000 fans but that was played at Stadium Australia. AFL 2023 fixture: Five must-watch games in the early rounds, How 'Demon spirit' brings out the best of Tayla Harris, AFL Draft - The top 10 prospects for 2023, AFL Draft 2022 - Every club's draft haul rated. Youd be surprised at how many people cant be bothered if they cant just rock up and scan their membership card to get in. A Melbourne teacher has found the answer by bringing his passion for KFC SuperCoach into the classroom. AFL Results & Crowds | Austadiums AFL Home Fixture Results Teams Tickets Pre-Season Aus Football Official Site AFL Results & Crowds View the AFL Fixture for more crowd figures. All times AEDT (GMT +11). That should have both the AFL and Seven a little concerned. VFL Geelong v Carlton (Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria) 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. Let alone, as those worrying crowd figures indicate, their patronage. To his credit, when McLachlan was appointed CEO, he went to great lengths to freeze the price of general admission tickets. You must log in or register to reply here. Older fans in particular, are understandably much more reluctant to expose themselves to the virus, particularly with flu season also now in full swing. No ones mentioned this yet but only 14,500 rocked up the G last night with a capacity of 25k! According to TMZ Sports, sources 'close to production' say some of Travis's family members - including mom Donna, his aunt and uncle and possibly his father - will be in attendance for the big night. Viewpoint Caf will be the Riverland West's drop-off point this year, providing a convenient and friendly spot to lodge your weekly AFL tips. In the case of the 1976 SANFL Grand Final, the official crowd of 66,987 was the number of tickets sold, but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000.. Largest Crowd outside an Australian capital city - 49,109 (). Across eight home matches this season, the Sky Blues attracted 141.508 fans at an average of 17,689 per game. I understand AFL and enjoy it to a degree. Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening.Credit:Jason South. 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. I was sure I'd been at smaller crowds in the early 80s but research suggests this is my winner. Australia has been relatively successful at. Just keep the throttle down and keep trying to drive the game up. I think examples like those are pretty telling evidence there is. It was a night game, it was cold and raining, we lost. The Blues badly needed the next goal, and they got it through a set shot from Jack Silvagni. Nathan Wigmore said: Its very exciting. The low crowd figure comes after the AFL announced kids (aged between six and 15) could go to matches for free between rounds 14 and 17. Round Table: What was the moment of the AFLW Grand Final? The Tigers will next face Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, June 16, with kick-off scheduled for 7.20pm AEST. But, arguably, the football has been far superior to that played half a decade ago, when crowd numbers peaked. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. And once Cripps kicked his third, and when Jack Martin and Zac Fisher booted two in a minute, the Blues were in front. Perhaps. 21,000 is the lowest for a decade, but I do think it is set up for TV. Carlton has beaten Richmond in round one for the first time in a decade, producing a big final-quarter comeback to givenew coach Michael Voss a winning start with a 25-point victory at a packed MCG. While the AFL was hoping the first full-capacity fixture at the ground since 2019 could attract about 80,000 people, the MCG confirmed late in the final quarter that 58,002 attended. 3 comments Crowd Attendance last night : r/AFL AFL Crowds and Match Attendances - FootyWire Despite a few upticks in recent weeks, the current campaign has seen, on average, the lowest crowds in a quarter of a century. Following Wednesdays season opener, Carlton will square off against Richmond on Thursday, before St Kilda take on Collingwood on Friday. Monday Night Futbol The Timbers kicked off their 13th MLS season tonight at Providence Park. Investment in the game. Crowds for the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2022 have fallen to their lowest in 26 years, excluding the past two Covid-affected seasons. Clarke reportedly received 30 tickets for his debut, and his family were going berserk in the stands. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? That would have allowed a. Not to mention the media outlets facilitating that trend in the I think misguided belief the football public is hanging on their every word, many of those words regurgitated faithfully in the several other outlets for whom they work. Any reason why the crowd was so low? Read on. Nonetheless, that is still a considerable drop-off. Even, heaven forbid, took in the odd bit of art and culture. Try 14-Days Free Now >. Massive AFL Crowd Numbers Embarrass The Struggling NRL I think the same thing apparently gws crowd numbers are 100% accurate lol as the AFL figures get audited. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, AFLW as a side hustle: How work, life and everything is impacted. That is an average which has been aided by Sydney FC's return to Allianz Stadium. A minute later, Bolton showed why his brilliance could make the difference, twisting and turning the Blues defenders before finishing coolly. Does AFL football have another problem? 9000 was when we went off our head at North Melbourne.. Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. In the process, weve sacrificed silence the condition of not being addressed.. Round Table: Who is Melbourne's most important player. UP NEXT Nets: Host Charlottes on Sunday night. Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening. (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. AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. Just sitting there with it in front of you, he said. A fortnight ago, a man allegedly had his skull fractured by a didgeridoo. Reacting to the Northern Territory government's amendments to bail laws in May last year, Senator Lidia Thorpe, then sitting with the Greens in the Senate, got to her feet and offered a scathing . Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? To assign a user flair to yourself on desktop, expand the community options menu below and click the pencil icon by your username. Four AFL matches have attracted crowds in excess of 50,000 over the last month, three at the MCG and one at Perth Stadium in Western Australia. Will Hamill of the Crows and Andrew Gaff of the Eagles during the weekends game at Adelaide Oval. Thursday night at the MCG was the highest attended game ever between Melbourne and Brisbane (37,728), while it was the largest crowds for both Carlton hosting Fremantle (35,441) and Geelong hosting . 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. Really poor crowd, Thursday night footy, cold but didnt look like it was wet, former Port Adelaide star Kane Cornes said on SEN Breakfast. Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. The Blues went forward early second term but Harry McKay missed a set shot. Every week, tens of thousands of Australians are sick and isolating. TMZ added that producers with SNL have asked his brother Jason Kelce to join the family - but not just in the crowd, but in front of the camera. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. 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? MCG cleared to host 75,000 AFL fans in what would be world's biggest 5,241 for the 2010 St Kilda Vs Fremantle NAB cup semi final. Melbourne supporters Nathan Wigmore with his two sons Max and Billy. We can't "gloss over" poor Thursday night Richmond crowd: Cornes Two words showed something was wrong with the system, When Daniel picked up a dropped box on a busy road, he had no idea it would lead to the 'best present ever', Plans to redevelop 'eyesore' on prime riverside land fall apart as billionaires exit, After centuries of Murdaugh rule in the Deep South, the family's power ends with a life sentence for murder, Labor's pledge for mega koala park in south-west Sydney welcomed by conservation groups, Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor, dies aged 61. HairyO said: Swans games in the early 1990s were 10k to 12k sometimes. Thursday night football made its long-awaited return this week, but nobody remembered to tell Richmonds expansive supporter base. Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. The spearhead made up for it 45 seconds later, taking an easy pack mark 20 out and he kicked his first to put Richmond 19 points up in time on. I forgot to pay attention last night, but did they open the top deck? It wasnt that long ago that there was a one-hour delay on Friday night games. It was the 127th grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers of the 2022 AFL season.The match, attended by 100,024 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 81 points, marking the club . For Jacinta Dal Ben, her father Dennis Ness and her young children, being back at the G was a celebration of spending time together. 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. Carlton has beaten Richmond in round one for the first time in a decade, producing a big final-quarter comeback to give new coach Michael Voss a winning start with a 25-point victory at a packed MCG. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. 2022. AFL 2022, Richmond Tigers vs Melbourne Demons, Round 6: Live scores 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore, AFL Tables - Fitzroy v North Melbourne - Sat, 10-Jun-1989 2:10 PM - Match Stats, Price of attending AFL games at Optus Stadium significantly higher than MCG as cost of living hits families, 2022 AFL/AFLW Crowds/TV Ratings/Stream thread, 2022 Non AFL Crowds/Ratings/Finance/Development thread, GWS is the AFL's biggest problem - not North, GC, or Tassie. North Melbourne legend David King continued: It was freezing. 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 ball was quickly back inside 50 and Corey Durdin marked and converted for his first AFL goal. 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? In line with Covid-19 protocol, attendance will be capped at 15,000. The game, a GWS home clash at Giants Stadium in Sydney, was the only AFL match held on Saturday night. AFL games will be able to enjoy full capacity crowds in Victoria in a move league chief Gillon McLachlan hopes will "bring the heartbeat of the city back to Melbourne". I would have gone if the trip home didn't involve a railway bus.
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