Jim05 wrote:bennymacca wrote:LPH wrote:matt35: It rained @ 1/2 time last year & most of the Cows supporters left - or did I hallucinate the outer wing disperse?
Twist the crowd numbers anyway you wish - fact is they are down & so are memberships & the reason is these 2 entities.
crowd numbers were up last year... no matter how you twist it.
whether they are up this year is a different argument, and it looks like they wont be.
Extra game each week of course crowds were aggregate was up. Averages at games was down though.
I think the figures will spiral southwards even further in the next couple of years especially if an AFL reserves side wins it
Aggregate was only up on a couple of years in the history of the SANFL (despite the novelty factor), in fairness despite the extra game there was less rounds which is another reason I hate the changes, we've had 8.5 months between games v another SANFL side, that's ******* ridiculous.\
I must admit in the mid 2000s I was one of the few calling for the Crows to be in the SANFL with a removal of the bye but I overestimated their supporters. Its an unmitigated disaster.