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But their loyalties and devotion can no longer be taken for granted. His teammates ran in and swamped the veteran. Sydney Showground. New to Kayo? Super Bowl 57 was the first in 25 years to have both teams open the game with touchdown drives. Its freezing and its a school night #AFLTigersPort, Big ooft.Thursday nights work early in the season when the weather is okay, but in June? Its Saturday arvo, Saturday night. 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 uncertainty of covid has definitely played a part. Kayo is cheap. 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. Whether youre a rookie or master, this is your essential guide to KFC SuperCoach pre-season advice. 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. There's a number of factors that contribute to their attendance compared to league. Or when Eddie McGuire pronounces matter-of-factly that "Saturday afternoon football is dead". These days, every game is live and in high definition. The Blues midfield had a big impact, withKennedy picking up touches, Cripps and Adam Cerra had 30 disposals each and the Blues won the clearances 40-22. Richmond responded in the second half, upping the pressure levels with Lynch kicking a goalfour minutes in. Which makes that free-to-air drop more significant. 7:20 on a Thursday night, the biggest club in the land and 21,000 went. Heres author Matthew Crawford on the attention economy: Lately, our self-appointed disrupters have opened up a new frontier of capitalism, complete with its own frontier ethic: to boldly dig up and monetise every bit of private head space by appropriating our collective attention. 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. Read on. We need a crowd first to actually get ourselves going, no one comes, he said. They're not necessarily going to abandon the game as a result. But here's a news flash, guys. 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 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. Since then, they drew 4,014 fans against Gold Coast, 5,057 fans against West Coast and 8,754 against Carlton, all at Giants Stadium. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. April 24th, 2022 10:19 pm Melbourne have overcome a horror showing in front of goal to record a 22-point win over Richmond in their Anzac Day Eve blockbuster. Didn't notice it at the time but round 4 2013 game home match against the bulldogs had an attendance of 24,684. Two more goals before the end made the final minutes more than comfortable for Carlton. 1 : There's no bad seats, the action happens all over the pitch. Theres always been dickheads at the football, and theyve always been a tiny minority, but theres been some nasty incidents recently. Have the Tigers over-achieved? Carlton led at the midway point of the quarter. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? COVID still a factor? The Stafford family were among those eager to enter the stadium, having flown to Melbourne from the Blue Mountains for the match. That is an average which has been aided by Sydney FC's return to Allianz Stadium. FA Cup QFs -- Champs League Rd of 16 -- Europa - Rd of 16 -- Europa Conf - Rd of 16. #13. For Christian Petracca to have to blame the weather, it didnt worry the Carlton and Collingwood fans the previous week (where 80,627 fans packed in at the MCG).. His son, Billy Wigmore, 13, was most excited just to get among the crowd. 9000 was when we went off our head at North Melbourne.. For all you kids, this is what half-time at the football used to sound like. Just over 30,000 watched the reigning premiers on their home ground on Saturday night, while the crowd at the Adelaide Oval was well below par. Here are some of the possible major contributing factors. Saw Adelaide vs St Kilda at Waverley one day - ended in a draw, and there was as many Adelaide people there on a bus trip as Saints fans. There were 47,000 at Optus Stadium too, but. *Odds are current as of 4th March 2023, 6:37pm AEST, The GWS Giants leave the field after a loss. These days, organising a ticket is fraught, time-consuming, expensive and often nonsensical. 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. Yeah Im the same for today with the Pies. They're not necessarily going to abandon the game as a result. The Blues were suddenly in charge, creating turnovers. While the Demons were tested, the 2021 premiers rose to the challenge to beat the Western Bulldogs by 26 points. 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. Actually, dont answer that question. Nearly 44,000 people were at the MCG on Sunday, a reasonable turnout on a stinker of a day. Week 18 of the competition, which started with last Friday's Mariners-Phoenix match in Gosford, and ended with last Sunday's Roar-Glory game in Redcliffe, attracted an average attendance of 6231. Fyfe fires up forward as Dockers shut down Power. No GA, certain allocation for MCC/AFL members only, minimum ticket price $70. 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. 4812. Please try again later. Just doesnt feel worth the effort. Football fans line up at a bar at the MCG on Wednesday night. 9,000 . Given the choice between a night on the couch with Brian Taylor and the gang, or having your head split open by a wind instrument, what would you choose? Perhaps. 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. Watched some movies and TV shows I'd wanted to catch up on for ages. When youre planning your Friday or Saturday evening out, especially if you have kids, incidents like that play on your mind. Which makes that free-to-air drop more significant. Same at the 'G, that time we played Port and about that number showed up. Let alone, as those worrying crowd figures indicate, their patronage. 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. 17,644 - Collingwood vs Gold Coast (Round 22 2016). During his first season in 2021, Armstrong was the youngest defensive coordinator in the FBS. Why five AFL players are being suspended from the ceiling of a Melbourne art gallery, AFL mid-season report card part one: premiership fancies to guilty pleasures | Jonathan Horn, AFL mid-season report card part two: dangerous floaters to one of the worst teams ever seen | Jonathan Horn, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Theyve got no alternative, Riewoldt replied. Inflation, interest rates, and petrol prices are rising, and Australians are tightening their belts. The early rounds in Melbourne were played before only 50 percent capacity crowds, while two games in Perth (including a Derby) have been "lockouts". 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. The 10 big moments that defined the AFLW season. I reckon I'm far from the only person who, as much as I love the game, found the absence of football on the weekends a lot easier to cope with than I feared. Me too, especially since you guys got 2 hours on us being the home team. JavaScript is disabled. Melbourne and GWS currently hold the unwanted record, attracting a crowd of just 8,974 at what was then known as Etihad Stadium in Round 23, 2015 the lowest attendance at the Docklands venue in its 22-year history. No ones mentioned this yet but only 14,500 rocked up the G last night with a capacity of 25k! This honour belongs to American evangelist Billy Graham, who in 1959 attracted an estimated crowd of more than 130,000 (some estimates go as high as 143,750), many of whom had spilled onto the arena. Managing director Gary Brown said it would usually have about 3000 workers on hand for a full-capacity event at the MCG, but the business expected to be a few hundred people short on Wednesday. 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. Includes current and historical data and statistics by team. When Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes flanked the AFL CEO at the TV rights announcement in 2015, the priority for the moguls was eyeballs on screens, not bums on seats. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. McCollum opened this year's season Tuesday night at NRG Stadium for a crowd of 68,303. Brisbane v Fitzroy at the Gabba 1993. Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Ah, the good old days. There were 47,000 at Optus Stadium too, but AFL crowds, on average, are the lowest they have been since 1996. Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. The St Kilda great says he is concerned just 6208 people turned out to watch the highest-scoring contest of the season. St Kilda supporters I don't really blame after a poor season. 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. 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