premliminary final 19000 tickets left

[Frog]

According to 3AW tonight, Crows/Eagles is sold out - Swans/Dockers have 17,000 tickets left to sell.

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by Frog
According to 3AW tonight, Crows/Eagles is sold out - Swans/Dockers have 17,000 tickets left to sell.

So we're already about 20,000 in front of them?

[cruiser]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
So we're already about 20,000 in front of them?

Exactly. And some people on RWO talk like the size of the crowd is more important than the game itself.

[j s]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
I always thought the capacity of the ground in AFL mode was only 75000 odd.

It was 78,000 till they added that dinkly little 3,500 seat stand at the northern end.

Wonder why they didn't put one at the southern end as well?

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by j s
It was 78,000 till they added that dinkly little 3,500 seat stand at the northern end.

Wonder why they didn't put one at the southern end as well?

I heard that it was because SCG members who have a thing for sitting behind the bowlers arm at the cricket wanted a similar raised seating option for when cricket is played at Homebush - this seating does have a walkway joining it to the Members section at Homebush....

[Tuco]

Originally posted by cruiser
Exactly. And some people on RWO talk like the size of the crowd is more important than the game itself.

Watching the turnstiles ticking over is as good a way as any to kill time waiting for the game. Can't watch the grass grow - there's a drought on.

Seriously, though. I would be excited to see a record crowd for the game, and have to profess an interest in the crowd figure. But as you say, Cruiser, it's not exactly the point of the whole night is it?

[Steiger]

The capacity is on the Telstra Satdium website:

Telstra Stadium's seating capacity varies from 83,500 for Rugby Union, Rugby League and Soccer to 81,500 for Cricket & Australian Football.

http://www.telstrastadium.com.au/index.aspx?link_id=1.1

81500 minus
17500

= 64000

AAMIs capacity is 51515

So that's 12485 more people at the moment.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Tuco
Watching the turnstiles ticking over is as good a way as any to kill time waiting for the game. Can't watch the grass grow - there's a drought on.

Seriously, though. I would be excited to see a record crowd for the game, and have to profess an interest in the crowd figure. But as you say, Cruiser, it's not exactly the point of the whole night is it?

No the crowd isn't the point, but it would be a pretty major milestone for AFL in Sydney. I have always found crowd figures, trends etc pretty interesting.

Would LOVE our record crowd not to have Collingwood attached to it.

[dann]

I have been to other grounds where they post an accumulating total as the day/ night progresses (tho not at TS). That could keep us busy for at least a few minutes.

I think it will be a stretch to get 70000 - as I said - a crowd of 65000 will still be a pretty good achievement!

[Ryan Bomford]

Originally posted by dann
I have been to other grounds where they post an accumulating total as the day/ night progresses (tho not at TS). That could keep us busy for at least a few minutes.

Surely the technology is available to show the virtual stadium fill up, seat by seat, as the tickets are sold. If it was really clever it could send you a pic of who you are sitting beside.

[j s]

Originally posted by Ryan Bomford
it could send you a pic of who you are sitting beside.

Be a lot of no-shows if they did that!

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by dann
I have been to other grounds where they post an accumulating total as the day/ night progresses (tho not at TS). That could keep us busy for at least a few minutes.

TelstraDome does that, it keeps you amused whilst nothing is happening on the ground before the game.

[EMJ]

Neil Cordy said last night there was 10000+ seats left.

[woo]

does anyone know a website that shows you exactly where your seat is...to the number?

[swantastic]

As close as you will get