SA Footy

1st Test Adelaide, all records quoted are ground records unless specified:
Day 1: 25,619 - record day 1 vs India, previous - 21,480, 2011/12
Day 2: 15,397
Day 3: 19,518
Day 4: 27,639 - record day 4 vs India, previous - 19,407, 2007/08
Day 5: 24,836 - record day 5, previous - 24,529 vs England, 1932/33; vs India - 11,425, 2007/08. The highest 5th day attendance for any venue in Australia since 2004 Sydney Test (27,056)
Total: 113,009 - record vs India, previous - 103,573, 2011/12, record for a non Ashes Test, previous - 112,570 vs West Indies, 1960/61
Avg per day: 22,602 - record vs India, previous - 20,715, 2011/12, record for a non Ashes Test, previous - 22,514 vs West Indies, 1960/61

2nd Test Brisbane:
Day 1: 15,542
Day 2: 8,966
Day 3: 9,394
Day 4: 10,362 - record day 4 vs India, previous - 8,785, 2003/04
Total: 44,264
Avg per day: 11,066 - record vs India, previous - 10,581, 2003/04

3rd Test Melbourne:
Day 1: 69,993
Day 2: 51,566
Day 3: 42,166
Day 4: 16,103
Day 5: 14,653
Total: 194,481 - record vs India, previous - 189,347, 2011/12. Record for any venue vs India, previous 189,989 at SCG, 2003/04
Avg per day: 38,896

4th Test Sydney:
Day 1: 30,161
Day 2: 25,353
Day 3: 28,167
Day 4: 19,077
Day 5: 15,057
Total: 118,465
Avg per day: 23,693

Great to see test cricket thriving over here, hopefully it continues to grow world wide

Could this a positive spin off effect from the big bash

Adelaide 113,000 vs Brisbane 44,000. And yet we were worried that we wouldn't get a test this year. We have always been and still are the third major venue in Australia and how many people would we get if our test was rostered in the holiday period as Melbourne's and Sydney are. With the test being brought forward by the 3 days our test wasn't even during school holidays.

robranisgod wrote:Adelaide 113,000 vs Brisbane 44,000. And yet we were worried that we wouldn't get a test this year. We have always been and still are the third major venue in Australia and how many people would we get if our test was rostered in the holiday period as Melbourne's and Sydney are. With the test being brought forward by the 3 days our test wasn't even during school holidays.

In fairness Brisbane was probably the most effected from the rescheduling

imho in order it goes

Melbourne- by far the biggest and best

Sydney- New Years test

Brisbane- first test of the year, anticipation massive, huge build up, imagine day 1 would be one of the highest tv rating day in the cricket calender

Adelaide- great carnival atmosphere comes alive day 4-5, well supported test

Perth- good fun to watch for the express bowlers

whufc wrote:

robranisgod wrote:Adelaide 113,000 vs Brisbane 44,000. And yet we were worried that we wouldn't get a test this year. We have always been and still are the third major venue in Australia and how many people would we get if our test was rostered in the holiday period as Melbourne's and Sydney are. With the test being brought forward by the 3 days our test wasn't even during school holidays.

In fairness Brisbane was probably the most effected from the rescheduling

imho in order it goes

Melbourne- by far the biggest and best

Sydney- New Years test

Brisbane- first test of the year, anticipation massive, huge build up, imagine day 1 would be one of the highest tv rating day in the cricket calender

Adelaide- great carnival atmosphere comes alive day 4-5, well supported test

Perth- good fun to watch for the express bowlers

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And long before the Boxing Day test became a regular feature the most anticipated test for the year was the Australia Day test at Adelaide. The ACB in its wisdom decided to stop that tradition even though the crowds were huge, often bigger than Sydney.

Find it very funny when I was in Perth that locals were filthy that Adelaide got picked over the WACA. The WACA is an absolute tip and even the old Adelaide Oval had it easily covered. What has happened to the Adelaide Oval is phenominal and looking back its hard not to shake your head at the old ground and ask yourself "why was I against this"? Went to last night's game and the ground oozes tradition and all I heard from everyone when the game wasnt on was people talking about the names around the stadium and how good they were as a sportsman and their memories. Just a fantastic experience.

Would love to see the Australia Day test back in Adelaide and imho would probably make it the second biggest day off the year behind Boxing Day

One thing Adelaide does well especially compared to Sydney is supports its sporting events

LaughingKookaburra wrote:Find it very funny when I was in Perth that locals were filthy that Adelaide got picked over the WACA. The WACA is an absolute tip and even the old Adelaide Oval had it easily covered. What has happened to the Adelaide Oval is phenominal and looking back its hard not to shake your head at the old ground and ask yourself "why was I against this"? Went to last night's game and the ground oozes tradition and all I heard from everyone when the game wasnt on was people talking about the names around the stadium and how good they were as a sportsman and their memories. Just a fantastic experience.

Adelaide Oval has turned out great but I'm still against the fact we have only one major sporting stadium now and we have already seen that it will cause problems at some stage with stuff like the redbacks not being able to play a shield final at the oval etc etc (I know the redbacks were unlikely but is an indication there are going to be clashes that will cause problems)

Those stats backup the fact that per capita, we are right up there, much better than the WACA, Gabba and even the SCG.

I don't believe that we can seriously entertain a 2nd stadium, considering the State just funded the Adelaide Oval upgrade which condemns Footy Park to oblivion. There needs to be more of a reason than the Rednecks hosting a shield final to have a 2nd stadium, although agreed that it's not ideal but unlikely to affect us in our lifetime.

The current mix of cricket and footy at Adelaide Oval, plus hosting concerts and occasional other sporting events maximises it's use and seems to be spot on for what Adelaide needs, can afford and sustain.

Interesting to compare Day 2 at Adelaide with Day 4 at Melbourne - similar crowds on a day of similar weather ie rain interruptions, but ours was a weekday changed at shortish notice compared to the holiday period in a city 3 times the size.
Per capita Adelaide holds up very well in both footy and cricket against anywhere in Australia.

FlyingHigh wrote:Interesting to compare Day 2 at Adelaide with Day 4 at Melbourne - similar crowds on a day of similar weather ie rain interruptions, but ours was a weekday changed at shortish notice compared to the holiday period in a city 3 times the size.
Per capita Adelaide holds up very well in both footy and cricket against anywhere in Australia.

I see you Adelaide and raise you Darwin

6000 for the Bangas test match in 2003 is the equivalent of over 50 000 here

10 000 for an AFL match in in Darwin equals over 80 000 here.

6000 for the bangers test match is a great effort.
And we could extrapolate that out to any country town where three-quarters of the 500 people go and watch the local footy and netball.
Sometimes this whole Melbourne is the sporting capital rubbish sh!ts me, although I suppose it has to be because it's a sh!thole otherwise.

Melbourne is still the sporting capital though.

Updated to include the Sydney match

FlyingHigh wrote:6000 for the bangers test match is a great effort.
And we could extrapolate that out to any country town where three-quarters of the 500 people go and watch the local footy and netball.
Sometimes this whole Melbourne is the sporting capital rubbish sh!ts me, although I suppose it has to be because it's a sh!thole otherwise.

Really?

I absolutely LOVE Melbourne. Easy to get around, alive, buzzing the entire time. Sporting events you can't jump over. Great bars and cafe's, shopping, lifestyle. Why oh why did I move back?!?!?!!?

gadj1976 wrote:

FlyingHigh wrote:6000 for the bangers test match is a great effort.
And we could extrapolate that out to any country town where three-quarters of the 500 people go and watch the local footy and netball.
Sometimes this whole Melbourne is the sporting capital rubbish sh!ts me, although I suppose it has to be because it's a sh!thole otherwise.

Really?

I absolutely LOVE Melbourne. Easy to get around, alive, buzzing the entire time. Sporting events you can't jump over. Great bars and cafe's, shopping, lifestyle. Why oh why did I move back?!?!?!!?

I'm probably not the most seasoned traveler, Melbourne 6-8 times including for footy, tennis and horses. Been to Sydney same amount of times, Hobart/Tassie a handful, Canberra and Perth once, little bit of travelling in country NSW. Each time I have been to Melbourne I have moderately enjoyed some of it, but can't put any of those times ahead of any of the other trips. Overrated IMO.

FlyingHigh wrote:

gadj1976 wrote:

FlyingHigh wrote:6000 for the bangers test match is a great effort.
And we could extrapolate that out to any country town where three-quarters of the 500 people go and watch the local footy and netball.
Sometimes this whole Melbourne is the sporting capital rubbish sh!ts me, although I suppose it has to be because it's a sh!thole otherwise.

Really?

I absolutely LOVE Melbourne. Easy to get around, alive, buzzing the entire time. Sporting events you can't jump over. Great bars and cafe's, shopping, lifestyle. Why oh why did I move back?!?!?!!?

I'm probably not the most seasoned traveler, Melbourne 6-8 times including for footy, tennis and horses. Been to Sydney same amount of times, Hobart/Tassie a handful, Canberra and Perth once, little bit of travelling in country NSW. Each time I have been to Melbourne I have moderately enjoyed some of it, but can't put any of those times ahead of any of the other trips. Overrated IMO.

Hey, true! Living there vs visiting is completely different and I moved there with trepidation for exactly that reason. But I fell in love with the place instantaneously.

I've also lived in Canberra and despite finding it much more difficult to integrate, I did fall in love with the place too. Expensive, but I'd move back there tomorrow given the right circumstances.