Another sub-20K crowd...

[Cheer Squad]

Only 19,419 attended tonight's game - despite the fact we were playing for top spot on the ladder.

That's almost 8,000 fewer than the crowd for the Geelong match, and 3,000 fewer than last week against the Giants.

In past year, there's usually been a bandwagon effect by this stage of the season when we're playing well.

We can't just blame it on the redevelopment. Why isn't desire to see the team strong enough to overcome annoyance at having been moved? After all, it's only a temporary inconvenience.

Have we lost our mojo as a drawcard for other reasons?

[erica]

Didn't take long for this thread to appear again.

[Cpt. Kirk]

Living in Melbourne I can't make sydney games but on the broadcast the crowd sounded pretty large

[R-1]

Very loud 19k. At the ground was shocked it wasn't at least 23k.

[SydAFLFan]

Starting at 4.40pm & only playing Brisbane are key factors for me. 4.40pm is an awkward time for some as its not a quite a night game and if you have something on at 6.30-730 then you have to choose between the two. A cold and rain threatening day also did not help. Wait till we play Collingwood & St Kilda and worry if the crowds are still low then. I bet for many that all those factors combined with a lowly ranked opposition meant that it wasn't an exciting enough a prospect to warrant a visit to the SCG today. Their loss though.

[Swansinger]

Yeah , not good , but I'm past caring. No tired old "but it's Mothers'Day/we were up against the Rugby/it was cold/it was raining" excuses available.
(Not that any of those are legitimate excuses in any case)

All I know is that I was there and content myself with the knowledge I was heard in Melbourne

[Xie Shan]

Crowd was smaller than I thought, but the atmosphere was great today!

[sok]

Having bought the full year membership I am always at the games played in Sydney along with the whole family.

Proud members of the cheer squad too.

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[Dirtyburt]

Who cares, you obviously. FYI they knocked down 3 rather large stands. It makes a difference

[Wardy]

Who cares, you obviously. FYI they knocked down 3 rather large standIs. It makes a difference

couldn't agree more DB.
If they were getting only 5-6000 like the bad old days then there would be something to complain about - and consider we still get a bigger crowd than most NRL matches- don't stress so much about it CS you can't control it and Considering the mess the grounds in to get that number isn't that bad.

[stellation]

I thought it was bigger than the announced figure.

[jono2707]

Unfortunately people here just aren't that into the Swans....

[Nich]

And I do believe GWS has pulled a couple of thousand away as well no doubt. If i know people that have stopped going to Swans games because they now spend money supporting GWS, then surely there must be a few more.

*Side note, they are not my friends anymore.

[goswannie14]

I was wondering this morning what negatives would come out of us going to the top of the ladder. The same cracked record strikes again. "How could only ?insert crowd number here? turn up to the game? It is getting a bit boring. Not everyones life revolves around a football club, get used to it.

[Dirtyburt]

I thought it was bigger than the announced figure.

Wow, Good call stellation. My young son went under the turnstiles rather than through them last night. The attendance was one short