And yet it's one we appear to have been slow to diagnose and seemingly uncertain how to rectify. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. Home Away Finals; Team: Attendance: GM: Ave. FULL CAPACITY: No crowd restrictions in Victoria for round one - afl.com.au Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central Would have been the same shit as all year. Ed Sheeran lit up the stage in front of a 107,000-strong crowd on Thursday night.Rick Clifford. The two teams were looking for a kickstart to their campaigns after finishing 12th and 13th respectively in 2021. Nat Fyfe continues to flourish as a permanent forward, while Freo's young mids impressed again in a 31-point win over Port Adelaide. Carlton led at the midway point of the quarter. And while some of them are fixable, others are a bigger issue that won't be solved merely by some "value added" for fans to actually go to games, or even to turn on their TV sets. They were consistently drawing five-figure home crowds between the 2016 and 2019 seasons, peaking at over 21,000 for games against the Swans. They're not necessarily going to abandon the game as a result. These days, organising a ticket is fraught, time-consuming, expensive and often nonsensical. Nat Fyfe impressed with three goals as the Dockers defeated the Power by 31 points in their practice match. Id imagine that every Victorian whos been through a lot - and I think we can all collectively say that weve been through a lot - would be looking forward to the opportunity to watch the footy in a crowd, Mr Pallas said. Last month, AFLFA president Cheryl Critchley confessed that dwindling crowd numbers has become an ongoing issue for the league. AFL crowds fall to lowest in 26 years as Covid concerns linger Melbourne and GWS currently hold the unwanted record, attracting a crowd of just 8,974 at what was then known as Etihad Stadium in Round 23, 2015 the lowest attendance at the Docklands venue in its 22-year history. Crowds for the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2022 have fallen to their lowest in 26 years, excluding the past two Covid-affected seasons. But their loyalties and devotion can no longer be taken for granted. That should have both the AFL and Seven a little concerned. 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. Nathan Wigmore said: Its very exciting. Its just too cold at the moment, I dont think people want to come. The ball was quickly back inside 50 and Corey Durdin marked and converted for his first AFL goal. 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. Carlton cut off another Richmond foray and chipped the ball to Sam Docherty in the middle. There were 47,000 at Optus Stadium too, but AFL crowds, on average, are the lowest they have been since 1996. Record crowds flock to round 15 footy - AFL.com.au AFL Results & Crowds | Austadiums Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Antonio Brown takes part ownership of Arena team 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. Why has there been a downturn in AFL crowds this season? It's not just But here's a news flash, guys. The Blues were nervous early and trailed by 20 points at quarter-time, but four unanswered goals in the second term saw them take an eight-pointlead intothe main break. Spent time with family. 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. The MCG is scheduled to host Thursday evening fixtures in Rounds 14 and 15. The American School : From The Puritans To The Trump Era [PDF I'm not sure if the crowd number includes Fitzroy and Sydney players and officials, umpires and ground staff. AFL 2022: AFL crowd attendances impacted by state of game, COVID-19 AFL news 2022: MCG attendance sinks to 12-year low as crisis deepens It took a poorly-attended Richmond game at Marvel Stadium last Saturday night for the agenda-setting AFL media to start thinking about how many people were actually going to the football in 2021. The two teams were looking for a kickstart to their campaigns after finishing 12th and 13th respectively in 2021. Credit:Jason South. AFL Results & Crowds | Austadiums AFL Home Fixture Results Teams Tickets Pre-Season Aus Football Official Site AFL Results & Crowds View the AFL Fixture for more crowd figures. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? Max Gawn leads the Demons off the MCG field after defeat to Sydney at the weekend. Picture: Dylan Burns, Bulldogs head coach Luke Beveridge poses with fans at GIANTS Stadium. "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. That game, Saturday night game there was 15,000 Sydney fans there according to people I know at the game. 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? 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 (). Just doesnt feel worth the effort. For many, thats a hard habit to shake, particularly when the wind whips a little harder on a winters afternoon. IIRC after so many years, there was a pre-season game between the Brisbane Bears and the Fremantle Dockers in either 1995 or 1996 that was played at Waverley Park of all places, with just 90 people attending. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. On that occasion, more than 19,000 fans attended the game. G Train was in the MCG eating pies and I saw one of the pies and the pie looked at me! Theyre moving the footy, it was a shootout. Attendances - Melbourne Cricket Ground AFL games will be able to enjoy full capacity crowds in Victoria in a move league chief Gillon McLachlan hopes will "bring the heartbeat of the city back to Melbourne". Just over 30,000 watched the reigning premiers on their home ground on Saturday night, while the crowd at the Adelaide Oval was well below par. Carlton has beaten Richmond in round one for the first time in a decade, producing a big final-quarter comeback to givenew coach Michael Voss a winning start with a 25-point victory at a packed MCG. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. And modern TV doesnt always translate well to ones sanity. 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. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, AFLW as a side hustle: How work, life and everything is impacted. You cant take kids to the footy in that temperature. People have seen the other option. The Club will communicate directly with all Members on Tuesday night in regards to ticketing and game access as it relates to different membership categories. This honour belongs to American evangelist Billy Graham, who in 1959 attracted an estimated crowd of more than 130,000 (some estimates go as high as 143,750), many of whom had spilled onto the arena. Despite a few upticks in recent weeks, the current campaign has seen, on average, the lowest crowds in a quarter of a century. 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. Third-gamerDurdingrabbed a vital score, then new recruit from Sydney, George Hewett added another as the roar built from Blues fans. Same at the 'G, that time we played Port and about that number showed up. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, AFLW as a side hustle: How work, life and everything is impacted. The pre-game entertainment at that game was led by the late Olivia . Im just hoping for a very close game, really - a good contest. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. 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. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. The AFL is fearing an all-time low Marvel Stadium crowd will turn up for North Melbourne's clash against GWS on Sunday. No GA, certain allocation for MCC/AFL members only, minimum ticket price $70. Thursday night football made its long-awaited return this week, but nobody remembered to tell Richmonds expansive supporter base. But after a while, paying $12 for a mid-strength beer loses its appeal, as does forking out $80 to get hypothermia at the top of the Shane Warne Stand. If attendance for Thursday night's game is close to capacity, it will comfortably be the biggest sports crowd in Australia since 86,174 fans attended the MCG for the Women's T20 World Cup. Carlton was under big pressure and the Blues defence gave away another free inside 50 to Jack Riewoldt, who kicked truly to bring the lead out to three goals. 5,241 for the 2010 St Kilda Vs Fremantle NAB cup semi final. Dees, Dogs fans throng MCG for season opener. But, arguably, the football has been far superior to that played half a decade ago, when crowd numbers peaked. 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.. These days, every game is live and in high definition. Since then, they drew 4,014 fans against Gold Coast, 5,057 fans against West Coast and 8,754 against Carlton, all at Giants Stadium. 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. Melbourne supporters Nathan Wigmore with his two sons Max and Billy. 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. Were long-time Demons supporters one generation, two generations, and now three., Western Bulldogs supporters: Dennis Ness with his grandkids Vera, 8, Evan, 9, and their mum Jacinta.Credit:Jason South. View attendance data info It has changed the way we use public transport, the way we eat out, the way we plan ahead and the way we watch sport. Didn't notice it at the time but round 4 2013 game home match against the bulldogs had an attendance of 24,684. Kayo is cheap. How in touch are they with what the average football fan thinks and wants? GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The simplest and most plausible explanation is the ongoing impact of Covid. 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It was a miserable miserable experience.but I kinda cherish it in terms of what we survived and rewards for maintaining the faith. Let alone, as those worrying crowd figures indicate, their patronage. The early rounds in Melbourne were played before only 50 percent capacity crowds, while two games in Perth (including a Derby) have been "lockouts". So various members of the AFL "boys club" and celebrity commentators paying lip service to greater engagement with the game's supporter base doesn't count for a lot if they don't have much of an idea what that base is thinking. afl.com.au. Perhaps. Adelaide Crows Women's Team: 3 x AFLW premiers! Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening.Jason South Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? But their loyalties and devotion can no longer be taken for granted. If that was North Melbourne, we would be sitting here saying: this is a club under pressure. Both men said they loved being back at the MCG, with Jeroen reflecting it was something they had taken for granted before the pandemic. But the solutions may not be so easy to come by. Victoria and WA have averaged more than 10,000 new cases for the past month. Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco, who owns the No. AFL 2022: Full crowds allowed for footy season, no crowd cap | CODE Sports As a Tigers fan, I didn't see a lot of the really low-attendance games. 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. Nope they were about 7-9k most games in 1992-1994 years. But the solutions may not be so easy to come by. 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. The Kangaroos drew 5114 fans to a home game in Tasmania against Port Adelaide in Round 9. 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You can read more of Rohan Connolly's work at FOOTYOLOGY.com.au, Not just COVID: Crowd drop-off on the AFL, broadcasters too, The enduring magnetism of Scott Pendlebury, AFL preseason: 2023 practice match results, North's Thomas enjoys small court room win, Sydney coach John Longmire inks new AFL deal, Hawks confirm Lions flag pair as AFLW recruits, Fagan contract extension a show of faith from Lions, AFL goes from three to four field umpires in '23, Saints' Membrey no certainty for season opener, Selwood to help Melbourne through stormy period, ESPN's 2023 crystal ball predictions for all major Australian codes, ESPN's biggest Australian headlines of 2022. 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? wikipedia.en/DCU_Center.md at main chinapedia/wikipedia.en AFL 2021: Global frenzy over 'unreal' record crowd at MCG - Yahoo! Richmond lifted a gear in the third quarter to lead by 15 points at the final change, and the Tigers got the first of the final quarter. . Has the MCG set a crowd record for the post-COVID world? - ABC News If youre so inclined, you can park yourself on the couch on a Thursday night, watch every minute of every game, and then sign the divorce papers on Monday. As I've said before many melbournians are finding it hard to break the habit of staying home. The Blues were moving the ball well and quickly downfield, but couldnt quite get the right last pass or bounce of the ball. That is an average which has been aided by Sydney FC's return to Allianz Stadium. The early rounds in Melbourne were played before only 50 percent capacity crowds, while two games in Perth (including a Derby) have been "lockouts". April 24th, 2022 10:19 pm Melbourne have overcome a horror showing in front of goal to record a 22-point win over Richmond in their Anzac Day Eve blockbuster. Perhaps. 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. You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. It was raining pretty heavily all day so some people that redeemed tickets may have decided against going - which is pretty poor form considering theyve taken a ticket away from someone else who may have gone. Ed Sheeran's Thursday night MCG show plagued by ticket - Herald Sun Following Wednesdays season opener, Carlton will square off against Richmond on Thursday, before St Kilda take on Collingwood on Friday. Whether youre a rookie or master, this is your essential guide to KFC SuperCoach pre-season advice. 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. Footy fans Shaun Dux and Janet Traynor with Isla, 6, Patrick, 3, Rose, 3 and Artie, 9. 1 : There's no bad seats, the action happens all over the pitch. Football fans stop at the Shane Warne statue outside the MCG. The 360-degree stage consists of a central revolving platform surrounded by six 30-metre high masts. On mobile, tap the 3 dots beside your profile picture and select "change user flair", Press J to jump to the feed. And when just a little bit of number-crunching followed, the results were pretty stark. At last year's do, former Howard government adviser-turned-Willard Public Affairs lobbyist David Miles put up more than $10,000 at the charity auction to win a game of snooker with the PM. The Game - 2023 Crowd Watch | Page 7 | The Front Row Forums I think examples like those are pretty telling evidence there is. Eagles star Jason Kelce 'is asked to join his Super Bowl champion Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening.Credit:Jason South. Try 14-Days Free Now >. Frankly, I reckon the people are pissed off. As a result, its virtually impossible to have a conversation with the person next to you. 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. 3 comments 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.. 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? 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. The Tigers will next face Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, June 16, with kick-off scheduled for 7.20pm AEST. The Blues midfield had a big impact, withKennedy picking up touches, Cripps and Adam Cerra had 30 disposals each and the Blues won the clearances 40-22. Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. Theyve got no alternative, Riewoldt replied. AFL Rohan Connolly COVID-19 not the only issue behind low crowd numbers Armstrong, 29, spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Southern Miss. Crowd Attendance last night : r/AFL Hundreds of fans packed the Melbourne Cricket Club members entry about 6.30pm, with designated COVID-19 marshals checking peoples vaccination status as they entered. We played 4.30pm last week against Freo thats not a great time for a Saturday night game. North Melbourne legend David King continued: It was freezing. The average attendance for 2022 after 90. Wouldnt surprise me if a lot of people stayed away due to the weather. Eagles star Jason Kelce 'is asked to join his brother Travis for SNL' Here are some of the possible major contributing factors. 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. IN great news for local AFL fans, Waikerie's wildly popular Viewpoint Caf is officially aboard the 2023 Murray Pioneer AFL Footy Tipping Competition bandwagon. AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. Have the Tigers over-achieved? Why are the Melbourne supporters not turning up? Much of the federal election was fought along these lines. Looked terrible in a 75K seat stadium. The AFL's average crowd attendance per round this year was 299,735 spectators, while the . Thursday night at the MCG was the highest attended game ever between Melbourne and Brisbane (37,728), while it was the largest crowds for both Carlton hosting Fremantle (35,441) and Geelong hosting .