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. After his milestone was announced to the TD Garden crowd, he capped the ensuing possession with a 3-pointer to put Boston in front 16-5. Round Table: What was the moment of the AFLW Grand Final? Nat Fyfe impressed with three goals as the Dockers defeated the Power by 31 points in their practice match. Melbourne supporters Nathan Wigmore with his two sons Max and Billy. It was the 127th grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers of the 2022 AFL season.The match, attended by 100,024 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 81 points, marking the club . For the first time in 50-odd years on a weekend between late March and June, I did other things. Quick look, each year there more games with less than 10k crowds than 10k+ crowd 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. GWS are yet to draw a crowd of more than 9000 to a home game at Giants Stadium in 2022, averaging just 6008 fans per match this season. 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. Frankly, I reckon the people are pissed off. 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. One commentator suggested the game has become too woke with all its rule changes and crackdown on umpire dissent. Across the board, crowd attendance at NRL games struggle to reach even half the number of those at the AFL. 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. Its Saturday arvo, Saturday night. But the solutions may not be so easy to come by. You must log in or register to reply here. The AFL just smashed a number of records over the weekend, with 400,401 people coming through the turnstyles. Carlton led at the midway point of the quarter. 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. The last time GWS drew a crowd of more than 10,000 to a home game at Giants Stadium was back in 2019 for the elimination final against the Western Bulldogs. Its just too cold at the moment, I dont think people want to come. Over the last couple of years, people have enjoyed the comfort of being at home, you get great access these days on both Seven and Fox. Football fans stop at the Shane Warne statue outside the MCG. 47. Unlike other sports, modern football doesnt translate that well to television. Wouldnt surprise me if a lot of people stayed away due to the weather. Investment in the game. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, AFLW as a side hustle: How work, life and everything is impacted. We played 4.30pm last week against Freo thats not a great time for a Saturday night game. Yep, if 10k people with tickets don't show up under normal circumstances, there'd be no difference in the crowd figure as everyone who wants to attend is able to do so in such a large venue. The difficult bit is incentivising only people who can genuinely attend to redeem tickets when the capacity is drastically reduced. 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Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? On mobile, tap the 3 dots beside your profile picture and select "change user flair", Press J to jump to the feed. 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. AFL 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - Can the Cats go again? AFL 2022: AFL crowd attendances impacted by state of game, COVID-19, ticketing, scheduling issues say AFL Fans Association Sport AFL AFL 2022 This was published 8 months ago AFL crowds slump to lowest levels in 26 years, excluding COVID seasons Damien Ractliffe May 23, 2022 6.14pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Its convenient. 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. I forgot to pay attention last night, but did they open the top deck? While the Demons were tested, the 2021 premiers rose to the challenge to beat the Western Bulldogs by 26 points. Read on. 1 : There's no bad seats, the action happens all over the pitch. Tip round 1 in Tipping - Weekly Platinum Membership prize. 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. Melbourne supporters Nathan Wigmore with his two sons Max and Billy. Im just hoping for a very close game, really - a good contest. Hawthorn vs Fitzroy 1996 at the Western Oval - 10,239. G Train was in the MCG eating pies and I saw one of the pies and the pie looked at me! For Gil McLachlan, its a more delicate juggling act, but you suspect he wouldnt lose sleep either way. 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. But their loyalties and devotion can no longer be taken for granted. 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. The Blues were moving the ball well and quickly downfield, but couldnt quite get the right last pass or bounce of the ball. Why St Kilda's second appointment of Ross Lyon is a massive gamble, Every AFL club's trade and free agency period graded. Yeah Im the same for today with the Pies. 5,241 for the 2010 St Kilda Vs Fremantle NAB cup semi final. It's important here to note the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on the competition. Read more. Presented by The Golden Ticket - For Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the MCG and Marvel. The 32-year-old singer welcomed 110,000 fans to be serenaded in Melbourne, beating his previous record of 108,000 audience members just one night before, making it the biggest crowd he has performed to in his entire career, as well as the biggest ticketed event the MCG has put on. That would have allowed a. These days, organising a ticket is fraught, time-consuming, expensive and often nonsensical. 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. 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. Just keep the throttle down and keep trying to drive the game up. 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. 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. Perhaps. Theyre moving the footy, it was a shootout. The Tigers gave away a 50 for going over the mark. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You do wonder. As a Tigers fan, I didn't see a lot of the really low-attendance games. I went to Fitzroy vs. Sydney Swans in Round 19 1995 at the Western Oval, attended by a crowd of just 7426. 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. There's a number of factors that contribute to their attendance compared to league. I loathe going to the footy when I have to sit ground level and I know that can be a factor for other people too. 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. But thats why its an alarming one because the Bulldogs and (Giants) have developed a really good rivalry in recent years.. His son, Billy Wigmore, 13, was most excited just to get among the crowd. Crowds arrive at the MCG on Wednesday evening.Credit:Jason South. During his first season in 2021, Armstrong was the youngest defensive coordinator in the FBS. There were 47,000 at Optus Stadium too, but. I think examples like those are pretty telling evidence there is. AFL 2023 fixture: Five must-watch games in the early rounds, How 'Demon spirit' brings out the best of Tayla Harris, AFL Draft - The top 10 prospects for 2023, AFL Draft 2022 - Every club's draft haul rated. Weve just flown in now, Nigel Stafford said. The left-footed small forward was nabbed with pick 30 of the 2021 Draft and did not have to wait long to land his first AFL major. Last month, AFLFA president Cheryl Critchley confessed that dwindling crowd numbers has become an ongoing issue for the league. Youve got to be optimistic at this time of year, especially when youre the reigning premiers. Reduced capacities, more logistically complicated admission practices and social distancing you suspect made going to games for some people more trouble than it was worth. Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, Emily was studying law when she had to go to court. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Just sitting there with it in front of you, he said. 9,000 . Will Hamill of the Crows and Andrew Gaff of the Eagles during the weekends game at Adelaide Oval. 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? Youd be surprised at how many people cant be bothered if they cant just rock up and scan their membership card to get in. COVID still a factor? One of the aesthetically best games of the year to watch.. Attendance: GM: Ave. Quick look, each year there more games with less than 10k crowds than 10k+ crowd games. But in the 80s and 90s I became a bit of a football nomad and went to quite a few neutral games (well, there wasn't much point watching Richmond then). And when just a little bit of number-crunching followed, the results were pretty stark. Theyve got no alternative, Riewoldt replied. The Tigers will next face Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, June 16, with kick-off scheduled for 7.20pm AEST. It was freezing, pouring rain, the end of a covid outbreak and the beginning of school holidays Two weeks post-lockdown with covid still potentially out and about. I would have gone if the trip home didn't involve a railway bus. Watched some movies and TV shows I'd wanted to catch up on for ages. Join a tipping comp - lots to choose from. For Christian Petracca to have to blame the weather, it didnt worry the Carlton and Collingwood fans the previous week (where 80,627 fans packed in at the MCG).. Across eight home matches this season, the Sky Blues attracted 141.508 fans at an average of 17,689 per game. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? View attendance data info FIXTURE EVENTS TICKETS The Blues badly needed the next goal, and they got it through a set shot from Jack Silvagni. That should have both the AFL and Seven a little concerned. A couple of minutes later, though, Michael Voss men showed something of what they could do. Is it Carlton's year? Supporters were clearly excited as they thronged the stadium ahead of the grand final rematch. The last time the MCG hosted a crowd of more than 101,000 people was when Hawthorn defeated Carlton in the 1986 VFL grand final. As the opening siren would sound at a packed MCG, over on Channel 7, Dr Harry would be poking his head in a beehive. 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. Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. HairyO said: Swans games in the early 1990s were 10k to 12k sometimes. 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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. Looked terrible in a 75K seat stadium. The average attendance for 2022 after 90. The AFL's average crowd attendance per round this year was 299,735 spectators, while the . It may not display this or other websites correctly. This was: The first time total attendance had surpassed the 400,000 mark' Almost 30,000 higher than the previous best ever round (371,212 in round 13, 2015), and; About 32,000 higher than the previous best round one (367,792 in 2012)' 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. 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. Its very difficult to take your family in those temperatures., MCG crowd: 21,757Lowest Richmond crowd at the venue (outside of COVID) since August 2010 v Adelaide. As a result, its virtually impossible to have a conversation with the person next to you. Viewpoint Caf will be the Riverland West's drop-off point this year, providing a convenient and friendly spot to lodge your weekly AFL tips. Its freezing and its a school night #AFLTigersPort, Big ooft.Thursday nights work early in the season when the weather is okay, but in June? Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. The St Kilda great says he is concerned just 6208 people turned out to watch the highest-scoring contest of the season. But a stunning string of goals saw the Blues run over the top of Richmond, sparking big celebrations at the siren. Not by the game itself, the aesthetic quality of which has improved this year. If the Giants have a rival, its the Western Bulldogs. Max Gawn leads the Demons off the MCG field after defeat to Sydney at the weekend. Adelaide Oval Crowds Info Details Events Crowds Seating Map Map Satellite Accommodation Photos Virtual Tour Redevelopment News Official Site More Stadiums VENUE CROWD COUNTER: 13,456,146 *SINCE 2003 RECENT ATTENDANCES HIGHEST ATTENDANCES* *Crowd figures since 1/1/2003. Heres author Matthew Crawford on the attention economy: Lately, our self-appointed disrupters have opened up a new frontier of capitalism, complete with its own frontier ethic: to boldly dig up and monetise every bit of private head space by appropriating our collective attention. Ed, not everyone's kids go to a private school with organised weekend sport, nor are they all members of a golf club where you can get on the course of a weekend. The Blues went forward early second term but Harry McKay missed a set shot. Even though Covid no longer leads the nightly news, there has been a distinct shift in how we live, work, travel and connect. The Stafford family were among those eager to enter the stadium, having flown to Melbourne from the Blue Mountains for the match. 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. Following Wednesdays season opener, Carlton will square off against Richmond on Thursday, before St Kilda take on Collingwood on Friday. COVID still a factor? Others believe the standard of play is driving punters away. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. . 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. UP NEXT Nets: Host Charlottes on Sunday night. North Melbourne legend David King continued: It was freezing. 2nd lowest home crowd ever. Swans games in the early 1990s were 10k to 12k sometimes. 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. M nchen - Spekulationen gab es viele, doch einen echten Neuzugang pr sentierten die L wen in der Wintertransferperiode 2022 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. It's important here to note the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on the competition. 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.. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. On that occasion, more than 19,000 fans attended the game. Which makes that free-to-air drop more significant. But speaking on Channel 9s Footy Classified, veteran reporter Caroline Wilson rubbished the two-time All-Australians pathetic excuse. From the seventeenth century to present times, there has been a continuous debate over the role of the school in creating social classes and providing for social mobility. Does AFL football have another problem? #13. To assign a user flair to yourself on desktop, expand the community options menu below and click the pencil icon by your username. A Melbourne teacher has found the answer by bringing his passion for KFC SuperCoach into the classroom. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? 2022. 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. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? All times AEDT (GMT +11). The 10 big moments that defined the AFLW season. Football fans have streamed into the MCG for the season opener between the Melbourne Demons and the Western Bulldogs. In front of their best Maverik Center crowd to date, with 2,300 . Actually, dont answer that question. 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. And it doesn't appear to be simply a case of more people who did go now watching on TV, either. Footy fans Shaun Dux and Janet Traynor with Isla, 6, Patrick, 3, Rose, 3 and Artie, 9. So youre losing families. How in touch are they with what the average football fan thinks and wants? Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. Spent time with family. Thursday night football made its long-awaited return this week, but nobody remembered to tell Richmonds expansive supporter base. Why are the Melbourne supporters not turning up? 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. Any reason why the crowd was so low? As I've said before many melbournians are finding it hard to break the habit of staying home. How in touch are they with what the average football fan thinks and wants? Share 04:00 Have the Tigers over-achieved? New to Kayo? The 2022 AFL season will have 100 per cent capacity crowds at Victorian grounds. 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. It was a miserable miserable experience.but I kinda cherish it in terms of what we survived and rewards for maintaining the faith. Please enter the email you registered your account with. Richmond responded in the second half, upping the pressure levels with Lynch kicking a goalfour minutes in. 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. In the process, weve sacrificed silence the condition of not being addressed.. SA Health has granted approval for a crowd to attend Showdown 50 in a reduced capacity at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night. I was called on this today on radio, Garry Lyon explained. For the first time in 50-odd years on a weekend between late March and June, I did other things. . Carlton was still missing chances, andthe Tigers showed more composure inside 50 Shane Edwards drilleda kick to Liam Baker in space in the right forward pocket, and Baker went back and kicked it. Growth of other sports impacting on AFL participation and talent. Ironically it is not a sporting event which holds the attendance record at the MCG. Nope they were about 7-9k most games in 1992-1994 years. Meanwhile, the Tigers have unearthed another star, with 18-year-old wunderkind Judson Clarke booting two goals with his first two kicks in the AFL during Thursdays 12-point triumph over Port Adelaide. Read more. Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn. And yet it's one we appear to have been slow to diagnose and seemingly uncertain how to rectify. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Crowd Attendance last night. Two more goals before the end made the final minutes more than comfortable for Carlton. 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. Truly baffling why the crowd wasn't jam packed in. Carlton attacked to start the last, but the Blues couldn't convert and then at the other end Bolton appeared to have clinched the win when he kicked his third. Having made some key additions to their squad, the Brisbane Lions must make this years AFL grand final to avoid a disappointing season. AFL 2023 fixture: Five must-watch games in the early rounds, How 'Demon spirit' brings out the best of Tayla Harris, AFL Draft - The top 10 prospects for 2023, AFL Draft 2022 - Every club's draft haul rated. I got Sydney in May 1992 first gave v Hawks was 12.2k but things droped away until Lockett and Roos turned up in 1995 and only one game had less than 10k. Clearly they (the AFL) would be disappointed with those numbers. 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.. If that was North Melbourne, we would be sitting here saying: this is a club under pressure. How do you make maths exciting? We need a crowd first to actually get ourselves going, no one comes, he said. They drew more than 25,000 fans but that was played at Stadium Australia. They are asking questions. This is pretty poor especially when a club like Richmond are playing who have 100k members. Try 14-Days Free Now >. A fortnight ago, a man allegedly had his skull fractured by a didgeridoo. Its a big difference. The emotional moment of the match came next. 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. https://t.co/jQaejyNPH1. It is concerning for the AFL a big rivalry game, he said on Fox Footys On the Couch. And modern TV doesnt always translate well to ones sanity. Inflation, interest rates, and petrol prices are rising, and Australians are tightening their belts. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. In line with Covid-19 protocol, attendance will be capped at 15,000. 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.
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