Big Crowd!!

[motorace_182]

I think we will be seeing a big crowd this weekend. On BF there has been talk of at least 35,000 tickets sold to the general admission, that is on top of our 20,000 plus members, with approx another 5-10,000 to buy before 7pm on Saturday, we can expect a massive crowd by the look of it, possibly 60,000 plus!!!

[stellation]

Maybe THAT will convince the ground to serve Tooheys OLD!

[barry]

Re: Big Crowd!!

Originally posted by motorace_182
I think we will be seeing a big crowd this weekend. On BF there has been talk of at least 35,000 tickets sold to the general admission, that is on top of our 20,000 plus members, with approx another 5-10,000 to buy before 7pm on Saturday, we can expect a massive crowd by the look of it, possibly 60,000 plus!!!

Easy does it. On big footy the reported PAX number of 34,000 is probably closer to 19,000 if the truth be known. I think Grayham was just winding up a few leagues who are out of their comfort zone.

Still, should be over 35,000.

[BAM_BAM]

I've just come back from ticketek after buying our parking ticket. I asked how that was going as it's usually a good indication. Miss personality behind the counter grunted a reply of "I really couldn't tell you". Now I don't know if it's becuase it's a national secret and vital to our security forces, or because she just couldn't be bothered.

[Charlie]

Re: Re: Big Crowd!!

Originally posted by barry
Easy does it. On big footy the reported PAX number of 34,000 is probably closer to 19,000 if the truth be known. I think Grayham was just winding up a few leagues who are out of their comfort zone.

Still, should be over 35,000.

Grayham?

Haven't I seen him around here?

C'mon mate, if you're going to say that, you need to say who Grayham is!

[robbieando]

Re: Re: Big Crowd!!

Originally posted by barry
Easy does it. On big footy the reported PAX number of 34,000 is probably closer to 19,000 if the truth be known. I think Grayham was just winding up a few leagues who are out of their comfort zone.

Still, should be over 35,000.

You little smartarse

[sharpie]

Numbers may struggle slightly compared to what people here expect. Most of the people here are one-eyed AFL followers who may not realise this, but I would expect quite a few swans members, and members of the scg who go to watch the swans there, will be passing up the game to watch the waratahs play the brumbies at the sfs.

It is a fact of Sydney sporting culture that we struggle to be able to support two large crowds at the same time. The SFS will probably pack in 35,000 to watch the biggest game of the season for the 'Tahs, while I still don't see the Swans v Melbourne game as a blockbuster.

I wont be going to homebush for two reasons:
1) As a (what you could probably class as typical) North Shore resident, Homebush is just an aweful place to have to get to compared to Moore Park.
2) While I am a mad Swans member, I can watch them far more times a year than the Tahs, who are my 2nd favourite winter sports team. I am also a huge Rugby fan, and this game this weekend rates as one of the highlights of the season.

I know I am not alone in making this choice. However, I hate having to make the choice at all, and have written a few emails to the Swans this year and last to complain about the clash.

Having said that, I would expect about 35-40,000 at Homebush, which is nothing to be sneezed at.

[hammo]

Originally posted by sharpie
The SFS will probably pack in 35,000 to watch the biggest game of the season for the 'Tahs, while I still don't see the Swans v Melbourne game as a blockbuster.

The rah rah is actually sold out so that would be at least 40,000.

The Demons may not be a big pulling team but 35,000 would still be the biggest home crowd for the year so far.

The two SCG crowds have been piss poor so it will be interesting to see how Telstra compares.

[robbieando]

I think the crowd will be in the 40,000's, but then again I wouldn't be surprised if we got less than 40,000 because of the fact Melbourne won't be bringing up the amount of fans a Collingwood or Essendon does. I would love to see over 50,000 but the fact is with the Union at the same time, and the fact the Dees aren't a high drawing team, it won't happen.

[pillowtalk]

Agree with you Sharpie and Robbieando. The waratahs playing at a sold out SFS is a huge factor. If there was no other sporting event to be held in Sydney that night, alot more people would make it out to Homebush.

The media hasn't hyped up this game as much as they did with Collingwood. You watch, when we play Collingwood at Telstra the media giants - not to mention both Swans and Collingwood - will make the most of it (especially with Eddie's backing).

I don't think the crowds at the SCG have been weak either The day we played Fremantle, it was threatening to rain yet the crowd still came out. Admittedly it was our first home game but it was also free to air on television !

[Old Royboy]

Originally posted by sharpie
I wont be going to homebush for two reasons:
1) As a (what you could probably class as typical) North Shore resident, Homebush is just an aweful place to have to get to compared to Moore Park.
2) While I am a mad Swans member, I can watch them far more times a year than the Tahs, who are my 2nd favourite winter sports team. I am also a huge Rugby fan, and this game this weekend rates as one of the highlights of the season.

Guess this means the Stad Oz members section will be a bit empty - most of them joined for rah rah internationals. I don't think there will be much impact on the rest of the crowd - its the Westies who bump the crowd at Homebush and most of them dont give a rats clacker about the rah rah. 45K would be a good result.

Crowds this year effected by weather (Freo) and Easter (Cats). Next SCG game is Mothers day which ALWAYS seems to clash with a swannies game. (this is the only thing which has ever caused me to miss)

There seems to be something which hurts the crowd nearly every week.

[sharpie]

Originally posted by Old Royboy
There seems to be something which hurts the crowd nearly every week.

Yep. Unlike in Melbourne, where there is nothing else to do!

(Had to have a jibe at all the recent bickering )

[barry]

I think the AFL purposely fixtured this up against the RU.
They want a serious test of Western Sydney, so they are trying a small team, and removing a % of the east and north of Sydney by going against RU.

Interestingly the Coll game is up against a RU test.

[floppinab]

And don't forget all those service blokes and lassies get in FOC.
Hard to estimate the impact but it could well be fairly significant.

[hammo]

Originally posted by barry
I think the AFL purposely fixtured this up against the RU.
They want a serious test of Western Sydney, so they are trying a small team, and removing a % of the east and north of Sydney by going against RU.

Except it was the Swans who requested this date, time and venue!

I don't think the rah rah would've even concerned the club or the AFL.