Best Crowds This Century ?

[am Bays]

Didn't go to rd 13 at Prospect this year? missed all the Bays fans in theh North east outer and in front of the Mmckay stand??

One only had to look at the crowds around the huddles to see which club had the most supporters there. It helped that we had Massies first game and our first game against Mouse.

Easy a 50:50 split.

You have got to be kidding. It was at least an 80/20 split North's way. The radio commentators made that comment. Bay supporters have often commented to me how well North travel to the Bay yet they never travel to Prospect.

Nup just rechecked photos on SL.org Glenelg easily out number North supporters on the NE and NW sides of the oval, opposite occurs on SE and SW. Stand by 50:50 split. Same occured on ANZAC Day last year too.

[Wedgie]

I hardly go to Elizabeth because it has 4 syllables. I usually limit my football visiting suburbs to 3 syllables or less.
And to prove my point I didn't go to games at Victor Harbor regularly either.

[PhilH]

For what it is worth the Away Crowd averages this year
(as at end of Rd 19)
1st - Norwood - 4,630 per game
2nd - Port Magpies - 3,815 per game
3rd - Sturt - 3,702 per game
4th- Glenelg - 3,637 per game
5th - Central - 3,104 per game
6th - West - 2,812 per game
7th - North - 2,784 per game
8th - Eagles - 2,701 per game
9th - South 2,535 per game


Figures for 2010 Season
1st - Norwood - 3,571
2nd - Sturt - 3,533
3rd - North - 3,456
4th - Port - 3,316
5th - Glenelg - 3,020
6th - Central - 2,894
7th - Eagles - 2,883
8th - West - 2,715
9th - South - 2,053

[topsywaldron]

Would be brilliant if someone actually did some research on traveling numbers though.

Away Crowd averages this year
(as at end of Rd 19)
1st - Norwood - 4,630 per game
2nd - Port Magpies - 3,815 per game
3rd - Sturt - 3,702 per game
4th- Glenelg - 3,637 per game
5th - Central - 3,104 per game

Looking forward to the spin put on these figures.

[Pseudo]

Would be brilliant if someone actually did some research on traveling numbers though.

Away Crowd averages this year
(as at end of Rd 19)
1st - Norwood - 4,630 per game
2nd - Port Magpies - 3,815 per game
3rd - Sturt - 3,702 per game
4th- Glenelg - 3,637 per game
5th - Central - 3,104 per game

Looking forward to the spin put on these figures.

Understandable that the Big Four (tm) should command the largest travelling support.

[am Bays]

Understandable that the Big Four (tm) should command the largest travelling support.

Maybe this time....

[dedja]

De(d)ja vu?

[Grahaml]

Would be brilliant if someone actually did some research on traveling numbers though.

Away Crowd averages this year
(as at end of Rd 19)
1st - Norwood - 4,630 per game
2nd - Port Magpies - 3,815 per game
3rd - Sturt - 3,702 per game
4th- Glenelg - 3,637 per game
5th - Central - 3,104 per game

Looking forward to the spin put on these figures.

I think that does show Centrals fans travel fairly well. How often are we told Centrals don't have the supporter base of the 4 sides ranked 1-4 there?

It's not hard to pick holes in that table though since those are the total crowd averages, not just the number of dogs fans rocking up which is what I meant.

[Frendon]

The overall crowds would have to be boosted this year with both AFL clubs not going so good this year and money getting tighter for families so not wanting to inflated AFL prices choose to go to SANFL games.

[on the rails]

Nup just rechecked photos on SL.org Glenelg easily out number North supporters on the NE and NW sides of the oval, opposite occurs on SE and SW. Stand by 50:50 split. Same occured on ANZAC Day last year too.

If it is on SL.org then it must be factual and gospel! Give me a break!

[sjt]

Would be brilliant if someone actually did some research on traveling numbers though.

Away Crowd averages this year
(as at end of Rd 19)
1st - Norwood - 4,630 per game
2nd - Port Magpies - 3,815 per game
3rd - Sturt - 3,702 per game
4th- Glenelg - 3,637 per game
5th - Central - 3,104 per game

Looking forward to the spin put on these figures.

I think as an example port's away figures may be boosted by a greater home teams supporter attendance. If port are struggling, opposition supporters want to see their team beat them. on the gates the attendants have the number counters, it would be interesting if for a year they counted supporters from each club separately (as graham1) mentioned. It would be pretty easy to do.

[PhilH]

Update ... As at end of Rd 20

Getting closer.... another round over 11K across the 4 games

Total 11,225

So Best Crowd Averages as et end of Rd 20
- 2011 - 3,280 per game
- 2001 - 3,253 per game
- 2002 - 3,195* per game
- 2010 - 3,115 per game
- 2008 - 3,090 per game
- 2003 - 2,993 per game

To have the best minor round crowds this century
we need 23,255 to attend the last 12 games

Average just 1938 per match

With 4 night games scheduled and 8 teams still in contention only some appalling weather over the last 3 rounds can stop the record being broken.

[PhilH]

RECORD ACHIEVED (with 4 games in hand)

With 13,664 attending the 4 games in Rd 22
the total figure for 2011 so far is 280,741

This surpasses the previous best minor round crowds
since 2000 of 279,113 achieved in 2002.

5 clubs have finished their home games for 2011, here are their home crowd stats
compared with last season
- North up 408 per game (2408 to 2817) up 17.0%
- Eagles up 227 per game (2346 to 2573) up 9.7% (3rd straight year of growth)
- Sturt up 107 per game (2097 to 3204) up 3.4%
- South up 34 per game (2249 to 2283) up 1.5% (6th straight year of growth)
- Glenelg down 141 per game (4191 to 4050) down 3.4%

[PhilH]

For the other four clubs
- West need 3058 on Friday night to beat the 2010 figure (current down 0.3%)
- Central need 1109 on Saturday to beat the 2010 figure (current up 7.2%
- Port need 975 on Saturday to beat the 2010 figure (current up 7.6%)
- Norwood are already 2,952 ahead of 2010 total (current up 19%)

[mighty_tiger_79]

think west may struggle to get that crowd required friday night. hope im wrong.

[Jim05]

think west may struggle to get that crowd required friday night. hope im wrong.

Yeah i think you right, reckon they will get under 2,500

[PhilH]

I would concur, given the West v Glenelg game under Friday Night Lights got just 2,419 two weeks ago when West were still in the hunt and in good weather.

[HOORAY PUNT]

Plus the AFL final on TV.

[topsywaldron]

Find it pathetic that people dont go to Elizabeth. Time for people to grow up and support your side, you may just end up having a good day out up there

On this promise I went to Elizabeth Oval for the first time since 1963 and left sorely disappointed.

I blame Jim for ruining Fathers Day.

[CENTURION]

"Central need 1109 on Saturday to beat the 2010 figure (current up 7.2%)"

And that's without any night games this year!