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Quite right and nicely stated. I feel a chart coming on
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Crowds for home games (not finals) versus Geelong, 1982 - 2015. Note that there are 2 distinct "eras" of Sydney home crowds: pre-1996 and post-1996. Note that all ANZ games are post-1996. So we could argue that averaging across all those years does not paint the whole picture.
The dashed orange line: median crowd at the SCG pre-1996. Around 12400. Sad times. Bonus points: what caused the upticks in 1986-1987?
The solid orange line: median SCG crowd post-1996. About 27200. Much better times.
The blue line: median crowd for ANZ games for the years Geelong have played there: 2005 - 2015. About 37000.
So sure: median (or average) crowd at ANZ is around 10000 more. But note that: that's for 5 games, 4 of which were played when Geelong were at their height and when ANZ was marketed specifically as the venue for "big games" (finals or the best opposition). And there have been SCG games in that time with bigger crowds than ANZ games.Comment
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Did you also note that 4 of the top 8 crowds at the SCG are against geelong.
Bit selective. Pick any other team and the gap would be larger .Comment
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Sure. I selected Geelong because you did More than happy to look at any other team or crowds in general.
I'm not disagreeing with you; ANZ crowds have been larger, it has hosted crowds that would not fit in the SCG. Just pointing out that there are many ways to look at the same numbers.Comment
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Will we give up our home ground advantage once we play all our home games at SCG if the finals are played at ANZ (providing we make them in the future and have the right to a home final)Comment
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Why would the finals still be at ANZ if we are playing all of our home games at the SCG though?Twitter @cmdil
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"The contract also provides for Swans' finals to be scheduled at the SCG, although the ultimate scheduling decision rests with the AFL."
Swans to quit Homebush after signing 30-year SCG deal - AFL.com.auComment
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That's pretty interesting...I'd assume that if we are playing a big Vic club (Hawks, Pies, Essendon, Tigers) that it would be at ANZ for capacity reasons, (maybe GWS, too) but against anyone else it'd be at the SCG.Twitter @cmdil
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I can never work out why so many Swans fans refuse to turn up at the Olympic Stadium. It's a game of footy in our home city for goodness sake! People travel interstate all the time. I know members that go to Adelaide or Melbourne or Brisbane to watch the Swans but won't go to Homebush. Anyway, I've no doubt that if the Giants continue to play their exciting brand of footy and IF they keep winning then their crowds will build. In time, some of their marquee games will have to be played at a larger venue and I imagine that would be the Olympic Stadium. It's likely that the Swans home game would be at the SCG and the GWS game at the Stadium. I wonder if Swans members would turn up then.
BTW, somebody already mentioned it, but the Showground (Spotless) is a fantastic viewing ground for footy. Shame it's capacity is so limited.Run2Live,Live2RunComment
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Top post.Comment
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Did anyone venture up to the fancy bar at the top of lower level Aisles? I was around 109-110...
No one was in there and they were serving full strength beer AND Little Creatures Pale Ale on tap!!
I almost forgot to go back to my seat.
Still hate the place, this will just make the next few I attend a little bit more bearable.Comment
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Yes, but does ANZ have a "member's look book" which is "more than a simple list of dress requirements, it is a style guide designed to inspire"?
Incidentally I have noticed at the past couple of SCG games that the crowd dress is falling below the inspirational standard set by this fine publication. In fact, some are even wearing football-club related attire. Pick up the slack, people! Slovenly style is *not* what games at the SCG are about.Comment
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Your observations pretty much answer your question....Most Swans fans don't like ANZ stadium and the poor experience it delivers.
Barry would contend......
Most Swans fans are "latte sipping wankers from the Eastern suburbs" who aren't willing to go to Homebush, presumably because they are skin deep, fair weather supporters who won't travel more than 5 kms to watch their team.
I would contend......
It's an appalling venue to watch footy, designed specifically for the olympic games, it offers a lousy footy experience, in a soulless, atmosphere lacking, venue....
In a precinct to match.Last edited by ernie koala; 19 May 2015, 10:29 PM.Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MTComment
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Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09Comment
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