by therisingblues » Tue Sep 26, 2017 5:16 pm
A few points:
1) I notice that the Grand Finals Port participated in drew the highest crowds. This is a fair enough point to make, Port historically are the biggest drawing club in the SANFL. I imagine this situation should continue given that their supporter base will be potentially better preserved under the Power name, with a franchise in the AFL, whereas the remaining clubs do not have a representative entity in the AFL, and fewer and fewer young people will fomr an allegiance to a club in a secondary league.
2) Perhaps highlighting the years where the grand final was played between Central and the Eagles (6 years in total between 2000 and 2011) would also explain a crowd trend.
3) Norwood v North at Footy Park drew about only 2,000 less than Norwood v Port at Adelaide Oval, one year later. Certainly interesting; one half of the equation stayed the same, yet swapping North for Port and playing the game at the brand spanking new Adelaide Oval, right in the center of town, could only prompt less than 2,000 extras to turn up? I would guess that had Norwood, North, Glenelg or Sturt been involved in Grand Finals with one another since 1991,similar high crowds would have resulted.
I'm gonna sit back, crack the top off a Pale Ale, and watch the Double Blues prevail
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