Finally with 12 minutes to go, Carlton went inside 50 once more and after the ballbobbled around Matt Kennedy snapped it high to go through. 2nd lowest home crowd ever. And pay TV? Getting everyone together, I think thats important; to get out and enjoy [it], Ms Dal Ben said. Soon after the Tigers looked like they would blow the game open when TomLynch marked in the pocket but his right foot banana went just too far to the left. Even though Covid no longer leads the nightly news, there has been a distinct shift in how we live, work, travel and connect. 17,644 - Collingwood vs Gold Coast (Round 22 2016). Nope they were about 7-9k most games in 1992-1994 years. Ah, the good old days. Third-gamerDurdingrabbed a vital score, then new recruit from Sydney, George Hewett added another as the roar built from Blues fans. Fraser Gherig ate the G's entire supply of pies and hotdogs pre-game so they had to close the gates early and only those who were inside before the onslaught were allowed to stay. Nearly 44,000 people were at the MCG on Sunday, a reasonable turnout on a stinker of a day. Showing results {{search.getShowingResultsStart()}}{{search.getShowingResultsEnd()}} of {{search.results.TotalResult}} for, Visiting the MCG for the 2023 AFL Premiership Season, Record Test match attendance (1936-37 over six days), 1970 VFL Grand Final, Carlton v Collingwood, Final ceremony Eucharistic Congress, 1973 (Est. Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. Went to a Hawks game in Launie, a cold, wet wintry day, was around 11,000 I think. Is it possible more hardcore AFL fans are choosing to watch from home instead of going, while at the same time fewer casual supporters of the code are either turning up in person or watching games on the Seven network? Clarke reportedly received 30 tickets for his debut, and his family were going berserk in the stands. Weve seen [the memorial] on the news and all the gifts and we wanted to pay our respects, Jeroen said. 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Here are some of the possible major contributing factors. Victoria and WA have averaged more than 10,000 new cases for the past month. Some attendees said they were impressed with food services outside the ground, but as the night progressed several reported frustration with long queues inside the MCG. Youre at the mercy of the ground announcer, music blaring after goals, and the incessant, ear perforating prattle. Others believe the standard of play is driving punters away. Have the Tigers over-achieved? And it doesn't appear to be simply a case of more people who did go now watching on TV, either. The 1970 Grand Final - the only Grand Final Jolley umpired - brought together the game's two greatest rivals before a record attendance of 121,696. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. The two teams were looking for a kickstart to their campaigns after finishing 12th and 13th respectively in 2021. Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn. The reasons? There's a level of self-indulgence about it all (take a lot of TV commentary now, for example) which is a real turn-off for a lot us who really do love the game a lot more than the celebrities jostling for airtime and who sometimes seem to make the actual game itself seem secondary. In the case of the 1976 SANFL Grand Final, the official crowd of 66,987 was the number of tickets sold, but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000.. Largest Crowd outside an Australian capital city - 49,109 (). Australia has been relatively successful at. AFL House is reportedly fearing the worst ever crowd for an AFL match at Marvel Stadium this Sunday afternoon when North Melbourne and the GWS Giants in a genuine stoush of the cellar dwellers.. Carlton cut off another Richmond foray and chipped the ball to Sam Docherty in the middle. To assign a user flair to yourself on desktop, expand the community options menu below and click the pencil icon by your username. The low crowd figure comes after the AFL announced kids (aged between six and 15) could go to matches for free between rounds 14 and 17. This is pretty poor especially when a club like Richmond are playing who have 100k members. Which makes that free-to-air drop more significant. It's important here to note the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on the competition. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. UP NEXT Nets: Host Charlottes on Sunday night. Only 21,757 fans walked through the gates, making it the lowest home crowd for the Tigers at the MCG since 2010 not including the 2020 and 2021 seasons that were marred by Covid-19 restrictions. Carlton got the lead back to nine points, but a late free to Dustin Martin led to a goal just before the siren, and Richmond led by 15 points at three quarter-time. The first of these was founded in 1986, and played its first official games in the 1987 season, running for 22 consecutive seasons until going bankrupt following the 2008 season. These days, every game is live and in high definition. The Blues were moving the ball well and quickly downfield, but couldnt quite get the right last pass or bounce of the ball. The AFL just smashed a number of records over the weekend, with 400,401 people coming through the turnstyles. I forgot to pay attention last night, but did they open the top deck? Is there a growing AFL "bubble" in which the privileged operate seemingly more and more oblivious to the wants and needs of the rank-and-file football fan? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Its a big difference. Thursday night football made its long-awaited return this week, but Melbournes AFL fans seemingly werent aware. AFL 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - Can the Cats go again? The Conroe native made his rodeo debut in 2022. Not by the game itself, the aesthetic quality of which has improved this year. One of the aesthetically best games of the year to watch.. I understand AFL and enjoy it to a degree. Any reason why the crowd was so low? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You cant take kids to the footy in that temperature. 9000 was when we went off our head at North Melbourne.. Max Gawn leads the Demons off the MCG field after defeat to Sydney at the weekend. That is an average which has been aided by Sydney FC's return to Allianz Stadium. Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. Its convenient. Looked terrible in a 75K seat stadium. Footy fans Shaun Dux and Janet Traynor with Isla, 6, Patrick, 3, Rose, 3 and Artie, 9. Reigning premier Melbourne has been slammed in recent weeks for subpar crowd numbers and now the Tigers, who have sat top two for average home and away crowds in six of the last seven years (barring 2020), are the subject of derision. He started off the week working the drive-thru at a Raising . 47. It's not confirmed if Jason will be . Carlton has beaten Richmond in round one for the first time in a decade, producing a big final-quarter comeback to give new coach Michael Voss a winning start with a 25-point victory at a packed MCG. I think examples like those are pretty telling evidence there is. Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening. Like when Fox Footy's "On The Couch" talks about redrafting the schedule so no games cross over (for TV viewing purposes), then in the next breath wonders why crowds might be down. expected to be a few hundred people short, match was initially floated by the Demons. The Richmond player went over the mark, giving Docherty 50. But their loyalties and devotion can no longer be taken for granted. They talk about general admission being cheap, but if you want to sit in the good seats it can get very expensive, she told 9 News Melbourne. The reasons? TMZ added that producers with SNL have asked his brother Jason Kelce to join the family - but not just in the crowd, but in front of the camera. As the opening siren would sound at a packed MCG, over on Channel 7, Dr Harry would be poking his head in a beehive. Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? But by the ever-present suspicion that to those who run the game or who broadcast the game -- who often come across as a little mutual back-slapping society -- the viewers are just the riff-raff who will lap up what they are offered, along with a dollop of condescension, no questions asked. Just keep the throttle down and keep trying to drive the game up. Even in the digital age, you just swiped your membership card and plonked yourself down. The table gives official crowd figures only. This season, the total attendance number is 792,858, with a crowd average of 7410. Not to mention the media outlets facilitating that trend in the I think misguided belief the football public is hanging on their every word, many of those words regurgitated faithfully in the several other outlets for whom they work. But their loyalties and devotion can no longer be taken for granted. No ones mentioned this yet but only 14,500 rocked up the G last night with a capacity of 25k! The onset of this pandemic has really had a profound impact upon peoples ability to enjoy whats great about Melbourne; our cultural, our sporting pursuits [and] whats great about Victoria in many respects, so now hopefully, well get back to COVID normal.. Is it Carlton's year? Mitch McGovern took a great intercept mark on the wing the turnover soon spread through the middle and Patrick Cripps was flying through the corridor and he kicked long, the ball shepherded through for a goal. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, AFLW as a side hustle: How work, life and everything is impacted. Monday Night Futbol The Timbers kicked off their 13th MLS season tonight at Providence Park. AFL match attendances. It looks horrible. JavaScript is disabled. 3rd Test - India v Australia - 1-5 Mar, Indore, AFL Tables - Fitzroy v North Melbourne - Sat, 10-Jun-1989 2:10 PM - Match Stats, Price of attending AFL games at Optus Stadium significantly higher than MCG as cost of living hits families, 2022 AFL/AFLW Crowds/TV Ratings/Stream thread, 2022 Non AFL Crowds/Ratings/Finance/Development thread, GWS is the AFL's biggest problem - not North, GC, or Tassie. There's a number of factors that contribute to their attendance compared to league. While the Demons were tested, the 2021 premiers rose to the challenge to beat the Western Bulldogs by 26 points. Investment in the game. AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. The AFL is aiming for a record crowd when the season gets under way in Melbourne from Wednesday night, followed by matches in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth at the weekend. Victorian authorities announced mid-last month that full-capacity crowds would be permitted at the MCG and Marvel Stadium from the start of the season. I see the official attendance was 13,686 but they must have counted the pie-sellers, car park attendandants and the kids playing little league. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Four AFL matches have attracted crowds in excess of 50,000 over the last month, three at the MCG and one at Perth Stadium in Western Australia. For the first time in 50-odd years on a weekend between late March and June, I did other things. Spent time with family. And yet it's one we appear to have been slow to diagnose and seemingly uncertain how to rectify. On Tuesday, Victorian authorities had lifted a cap on crowds at sporting events from 50% to 75% of stadium capacity after declaring the state officially COVID-free. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? COVID still a factor? It is concerning for the AFL a big rivalry game, he said on Fox Footys On the Couch. But AFL crowds are down "on average a few thousand across the board" compared to the record-breaking . We played 4.30pm last week against Freo thats not a great time for a Saturday night game. Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? This is pretty poor especially when a club like Richmond are playing who have 100k members. Ticketing this year, thanks to COVID, has been something of a nightmare, and clearly has taken some toll. When Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes flanked the AFL CEO at the TV rights announcement in 2015, the priority for the moguls was eyeballs on screens, not bums on seats. Brisbane v Fitzroy at the Gabba 1993. Ticketing this year, thanks to COVID, has been something of a nightmare, and clearly has taken some toll. Youve got to be optimistic at this time of year, especially when youre the reigning premiers. A minute later, Bolton showed why his brilliance could make the difference, twisting and turning the Blues defenders before finishing coolly. On his last Australian tour, Ed Sheeran sold more than a million concert tickets, breaking the previous record set by Dire Straits in 1986 when they sold 950,000 tickets. The Tigers gave away a 50 for going over the mark. The Tigers will next face Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, June 16, with kick-off scheduled for 7.20pm AEST. Funnily enough, McGuire's hypothesis, which could well be a self-fulfilling prophecy if the AFL continues to schedule the showpiece games away from afternoon timeslots, wasn't exactly supported by the evidence last Saturday, when more than 31,000 people turned up to the SCG for Sydney's clash with Collingwood, but just 18,798 to watch reigning premier Richmond play under the roof at Marvel Stadium later that night. If that was North Melbourne, we would be sitting here saying: this is a club under pressure. . At football games, youre constantly being addressed, constantly being shouted at, constantly implored to make some noise, have a punt, buy a jeep, kiss your partner, stuff your face, or sink some piss. And last, the family was a welfare institution that functioned at various times as a hospital . The Herald Sun can reveal the league will allow children up to 14 to enter all AFL grounds for free between rounds 14-17 as it continues to reward fans who attend games during the Covid era. I was sure I'd been at smaller crowds in the early 80s but research suggests this is my winner. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? The uncertainty of covid has definitely played a part. When youre planning your Friday or Saturday evening out, especially if you have kids, incidents like that play on your mind. The 360-degree stage consists of a central revolving platform surrounded by six 30-metre high masts. 5,241 for the 2010 St Kilda Vs Fremantle NAB cup semi final. The game endures for Carlton's incredible second half-revival, in somehow transforming a 44-point half-time deficit into a 10-point win - and for Alex Jesaulenko's famous mark over . It was a miserable miserable experience.but I kinda cherish it in terms of what we survived and rewards for maintaining the faith. It is a record in the southern hemisphere The first post-pandemic crowd record was set when Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium held a crowd of 49,155 for the State of Origin finale in November. Navigating Ticketek, particularly for blockbuster games and for those trying to secure multiple tickets, can be a one-way trip to the nuthouse and the poorhouse. Well, Kayo has made Fox Footy's coverage more accessible and affordable, but the take-up rate of pay TV in this country has always hovered around just 30 percent, much lower than other countries. So Melbourne supporters didnt even turn up, nor did they turn up for the top-of-the-table clash the week before, 29,000, she said. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Picture: Dylan Burns, Bulldogs head coach Luke Beveridge poses with fans at GIANTS Stadium. Lifelong Demon supporters the Wigmores were pumped to be at the MCG to watch the premiership winning-team live. Week 18 of the competition, which started with last Friday's Mariners-Phoenix match in Gosford, and ended with last Sunday's Roar-Glory game in Redcliffe, attracted an average attendance of 6231. 2022. Carlton led at the midway point of the quarter. Sydney Showground. Why St Kilda's second appointment of Ross Lyon is a massive gamble, Every AFL club's trade and free agency period graded. The Demons kicked six of the last eight goals of the match to run out 9.22 (76) to 8.6 (54) winners at the MCG on Sunday night. The difficult bit is incentivising only people who can genuinely attend to redeem tickets when the capacity is drastically reduced. Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening.Jason South Total crowds from rounds one to eight this season compared to the same period in 2019 (the last "normal" football year) were down by more than 737,000 people, an average of about 8000 per game. this is what half-time at the football used to sound like. Can't possibly remember a specific one. They are asking questions. Includes current and historical data and statistics by team. But here's a news flash, guys. Includes current and historical data and statistics by team. Share 04:00 The 2022 AFL season will have 100 per cent capacity crowds at Victorian grounds. The emotional moment of the match came next. Still married to her. Reacting to the Northern Territory government's amendments to bail laws in May last year, Senator Lidia Thorpe, then sitting with the Greens in the Senate, got to her feet and offered a scathing . Particularly when in Melbourne, until last weekend, they were unable to sit in the reserved seats they usually occupied, and in some cases, had to pay more to sit elsewhere. As a Tigers fan, I didn't see a lot of the really low-attendance games. THE AFL is pleased to announce round 15 of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season delivered three matches with record crowds between the competing teams. But by the ever-present suspicion that to those who run the game or who broadcast the game -- who often come across as a little mutual back-slapping society -- the viewers are just the riff-raff who will lap up what they are offered, along with a dollop of condescension, no questions asked. I didnt even bother trying to redeem my ticket for tonights game because I just figured the allocation would just sell out with crowd limits so small. Armstrong, 29, spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Southern Miss. But a stunning string of goals saw the Blues run over the top of Richmond, sparking big celebrations at the siren. Total crowds from rounds one to eight this season compared to the same period in 2019 (the last "normal" football year) were down by more than 737,000 people, an average of about 8000 per game. St Kilda supporters I don't really blame after a poor season. While the AFL was hoping the first full-capacity fixture at the ground since 2019 could attract about 80,000 people, the MCG confirmed late in the final quarter that 58,002 attended. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Crowd figures overall are down this year, though that is heavily impacted by the limits on attendance early in the season in Western Australia, with digital ticketing raised as a concern by fans as well. What I understood more when the game returned was that while I had actually missed the football itself, I hadn't missed a lot of the increasingly large circuses which surround it, the saturation media coverage, the clickbait and the endless puffing of chests and stroking of egos in the former player cartel which now is the face of much of that coverage. Maybe not, fam. But speaking on Channel 9s Footy Classified, veteran reporter Caroline Wilson rubbished the two-time All-Australians pathetic excuse. Every week, tens of thousands of Australians are sick and isolating. Across eight home matches this season, the Sky Blues attracted 141.508 fans at an average of 17,689 per game. Round Table: Who is Melbourne's most important player? And once Cripps kicked his third, and when Jack Martin and Zac Fisher booted two in a minute, the Blues were in front. When Jake Aarts received a free and converted three minutes later, the Tigers were ahead. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). For the first time in 50-odd years on a weekend between late March and June, I did other things. As winter nears, its often cheaper and easier to stay home, turn up the heater and turn down the sound. You do wonder. 72,179 Round 1: Carlton v Richmond (MCG)34,961 Round 2: Western Bulldogs v Carlton (Marvel Stadium)32,312 Round 5: Brisbane v Collingwood (Gabba)24,327 Round 3: Western Bulldogs v Sydney (Marvel Stadium)23,058 Round 4: Port Adelaide v Melbourne (Adelaide Oval)21,757 Round 13: Richmond v Port Adelaide (MCG). The simplest and most plausible explanation is the ongoing impact of Covid. The MCG is scheduled to host Thursday evening fixtures in Rounds 14 and 15. WR Tyreek Hill . Football fans have streamed into the MCG for the season opener between the Melbourne Demons and the Western Bulldogs. Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening.Credit:Jason South. Nat Fyfe continues to flourish as a permanent forward, while Freo's young mids impressed again in a 31-point win over Port Adelaide. Delaware North, which provides catering at major sporting grounds including the MCG, flagged ahead of the match it had been struggling to recruit enough staff. The start was frantic end to end stuff. Across the board, crowd attendance at NRL games struggle to reach even half the number of those at the AFL. As I've said before many melbournians are finding it hard to break the habit of staying home. ), 1971 VFL Grand Final, St Kilda v Hawthorn, 2022 AFL Grand Final, Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans, 2018 AFL Grand Final, West Coast Eagles v Collingwood, 2017 AFL Grand Final, Richmond v Adelaide Crows, 2016 AFL Grand Final, Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs, International Champions Cup (Manchester City v Real Madrid) 2015, Largest attendance for VFL/AFL home and away match 1958 (Melb v Coll), Soccer friendly (Liverpool FC v Melbourne Victory) 2013, ANZAC Day AFLmatch Collingwood v Essendon 1995, Record cricket attendance - 2015 World Cup Final, Australia v New Zealand, NRL State of Origin Game II (Queensland v New South Wales) 2015, Record Test cricket attendance - Australia v England, Boxing Day 2013, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, India v Pakistan 2022, Bledisloe Cup rugby union (Australia v New Zealand) 1997, Boxing Day Test, Australia v England 2006 (Day 1), World Cup Final, Pakistan v England, 1992 (Then world record limited-overs attendance), Rugby League State of Origin (NSW v Queensland) 1994, Rugby League State of Origin (NSW v Queensland) 2018, ICC Women's World Cup Final (Australia v India) 2020, World Cup Soccer Qualifier (Australia v Iran) 1997, Twenty20 International, Australia v India 2008, Record Australian domestic cricket crowd, BBL, Stars v Renegades (2016), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final, England v Pakistan 2022. As a result, its virtually impossible to have a conversation with the person next to you. Mitch McGovern kicked long to McKay inside 50, but Cripps stole in and took the mark he split the sticks and suddenly there was only a kick in it. "They talk about general admission being cheap, but if you want to sit in the good seats it can get very expensive," she told 9 News Melbourne. Try 14-Days Free Now >. Not to mention the media outlets facilitating that trend in the I think misguided belief the football public is hanging on their every word, many of those words regurgitated faithfully in the several other outlets for whom they work. Had a great day - the cans went down very well and I got the courage up that night to ask a woman out who I'd been getting friendly with. Theres always been dickheads at the football, and theyve always been a tiny minority, but theres been some nasty incidents recently. The two teams were looking for a kickstart to their campaigns after finishing 12th and 13th respectively in 2021. The average attendance per game this year is 31,005, down from 37,250 in 2019. A record crowd at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in April showed Melbourne is finally back to embracing major sporting events and there have now been five AFL crowds at the MCG this season with more than 70,000 fans in attendance. 2008, North v West Coast @ the oldCarrara Stadium in pouring rain. Like when Fox Footy's "On The Couch" talks about redrafting the schedule so no games cross over (for TV viewing purposes), then in the next breath wonders why crowds might be down. Will Hamill of the Crows and Andrew Gaff of the Eagles during the weekends game at Adelaide Oval. McKay answered for Carlton, but converted defender Noah Balta then kicked two goals including a brilliant curling kick from the left forward pocket to give the Tigers breathing space. I dont see it being one-sided, but Im super confident we can get the job done.. (Getty Images) North Melbourne coach David Noble has pleaded with the fanbase to turn up this weekend after speculation of a record-low crowd in attendance for the match against GWS this. The St Kilda great says he is concerned just 6208 people turned out to watch the highest-scoring contest of the season. Much of the federal election was fought along these lines. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Quick look, each year there more games with less than 10k crowds than 10k+ crowd games. I reckon I'm far from the only person who, as much as I love the game, found the absence of football on the weekends a lot easier to cope with than I feared. Thursday night football made its long-awaited return this week, but nobody remembered to tell Richmonds expansive supporter base. 2022 AFL match attendances. 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