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  • Cheer Squad
    Sydney Swans
    • Apr 2007
    • 1948

    #61
    Well, now that we know it's Collingwood, there'll be a big marketing effort this week. Let's see how the build up unfolds.

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    • DLBIA14
      On the Rookie List
      • May 2010
      • 673

      #62
      Should be huge this week. It will be really disappointing if the city doesn't get behind them, but 2005 and 2006 we got some good coverage honestly. I have a lot of the papers from those years and leading into the finals we got insert specials, front page of the sports section, the radio getting involved.

      We do love our winners.

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      • Wardy
        The old Boiler!
        • Sep 2003
        • 6676

        #63
        Yes Sydney media get behind YOUR TEAM!! go Swannies!!!
        I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
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        • Matt79
          Bring it on!
          • Sep 2004
          • 3143

          #64
          Hopefully greater than 60,000
          Swannies for life!

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          • Bloody Hell
            Senior Player
            • Oct 2006
            • 3085

            #65
            Seems the ticket pricing had an effect on the Crows crowd. I'd be surprised if it didn't effect the ANZ crowd.
            The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.

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            • Hazcam
              On the Rookie List
              • Jun 2007
              • 324

              #66
              I didn't think the week 2 pricing was all that different to week 1. I just think the crows fans either decided to save up for the prelim or they were gutted after the Sydney game and thought Freo would do a number on them after upsetting the cats.

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              • Hazcam
                On the Rookie List
                • Jun 2007
                • 324

                #67
                I think 60,000 would be decent in light of the pricing. 65,000 would be awesome.

                No doubt that if the prices were CPI adjusted from 2006 levels 70,000 would be possible.

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                • Triple B
                  Formerly 'BBB'
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 6999

                  #68
                  Originally posted by Bloody Hell
                  Seems the ticket pricing had an effect on the Crows crowd. I'd be surprised if it didn't effect the ANZ crowd.
                  Didn't have an effect last week. Prices in Week 1 and 2 are the same...
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                  • Cheer Squad
                    Sydney Swans
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 1948

                    #69
                    Here's the latest media on expected crowd figures:

                    NRL and AFL to go head to head

                    The top priced tickets for our prelim are double that of the NRL, so it's kind of hard to see how we're going to exceed the expected NRL crowd for their prelim.

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                    • Wardy
                      The old Boiler!
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 6676

                      #70
                      Don't forget though the NRL game will be between Souths and the bulldogs 2 popular Sydney teams - so I think they would always have more attend. Anyway it is what it is so let's not worry About something that none of us can control - its a waste of time and not worth the angst.
                      I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
                      Chickens drink - but they don't pee!
                      AGE IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR TWO THINGS - WINE & CHEESE!

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                      • Matty10
                        Senior Player
                        • Jun 2007
                        • 1331

                        #71
                        Originally posted by Triple B
                        Didn't have an effect last week. Prices in Week 1 and 2 are the same...
                        Of course it had an impact. I always think that it is spin when the AFL think that ticket prices were not the reason for the poor crowd. With Adelaide many fas had to pay for week 1 and then week 2 tickets, with the prospect of keeping that going for a trip to the MCG the following week - it all adds up.

                        If tickets were free, do you think that the Adelaide crowd would have been the same? I'd suggest that they would have filled the ground. So, somewhere between $0 and the actual price of the tickets was too expensive for many people to spend.

                        When crowds are lower than a home and away match it has to come down to ticket pricing - all other explanations are just spin - what fan does not want to see their team in the finals after all?

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                        • jono2707
                          Goes up to 11
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 3326

                          #72
                          Just got a message from one of my group - she just saw the ticket prices and at $160 per head for our normal seats at Homebush, they're watching from home or a pub. That's 5 or 6 not going and solely due to the cost of tickets. I hope they change their mind but the pricing is way off the mark for
                          Sydney.

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                          • Cheer Squad
                            Sydney Swans
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 1948

                            #73
                            Originally posted by jono2707
                            Just got a message from one of my group - she just saw the ticket prices and at $160 per head for our normal seats at Homebush, they're watching from home or a pub. That's 5 or 6 not going and solely due to the cost of tickets. I hope they change their mind but the pricing is way off the mark for
                            Sydney.
                            Why don't your friends just book cheaper seats for the sake of supporting the team?

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                            • Nich
                              Senior Player
                              • May 2010
                              • 1291

                              #74
                              Originally posted by Cheer Squad
                              Why don't your friends just book cheaper seats for the sake of supporting the team?
                              I echo these thoughts. If we have to pay $100 to sit a couple of bays across from our normal seats i think as fans we should be putting serious thought into doing that. You may not be undercover - you may not have the same view - but I'm sure you will have the same passion and delight in seeing your team take to the field.

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                              • jono2707
                                Goes up to 11
                                • Oct 2007
                                • 3326

                                #75
                                Originally posted by Cheer Squad
                                Why don't your friends just book cheaper seats for the sake of supporting the team?
                                They're not that into it I suppose and probably annoyed at the AFL's prices. I'm booking cheaper seats ie the $100 but that's still a lot of money for a lot of people. To me of course I think it's worth it, as long as we win. Other people have different priorities I suppose....

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