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The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:57 pm
by FOURTH ESTATE
Are the big four biggest crowd pullers back for the AFL?

The MCG have advised that no general admission tickets are available for Saturday nights Dreamtime Blockbuster Essendon & Richmond members only

With Carlton, Collingwood , Essendon and Richmond all up and about the AFL will be rubbing their hands with glee as the cash are registers ringing

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:05 pm
by The Sleeping Giant
Four biggest bandwagons more like it.

Any Aboriginals playing for Richmond this week?

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:27 pm
by Spargo
The Sleeping Giant wrote:Four biggest bandwagons more like it.


Carlton, Collingwood and Richmond supporters always seem to rock up despite ladder positions.
Essendon supporters on the other hand............ (and no, you can't refer to Anzac Day)

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:42 pm
by cripple
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Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:47 pm
by CUTTERMAN
Another AFL mockery

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 10:25 pm
by Jim05
Spargo wrote:
The Sleeping Giant wrote:Four biggest bandwagons more like it.


Carlton, Collingwood and Richmond supporters always seem to rock up despite ladder positions.
Essendon supporters on the other hand............ (and no, you can't refer to Anzac Day)

Not true. Even in our poor years we still had one of the highest memberships going around and i think you will find our average attendances have been good.
Since 1997 Essendon averages 2nd with over 48,000 just behind Collingwood on just over 50,000.
Richmond average just over 40,000 and Carlton 38,000 and we have had some very ordinary years form wise over that period.

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:06 pm
by MatteeG
Spargo wrote:[and Richmond supporters always seem to rock up despite ladder positions.


Ha thats rubbish. They turn up to round one and whenever they have won 2 in a row.

They do have a lot of support, but saying they always rock up is drawing a long bow.

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:08 am
by CoverKing
MatteeG wrote:
Spargo wrote:[and Richmond supporters always seem to rock up despite ladder positions.


Ha thats rubbish. They turn up to round one and whenever they have won 2 in a row.

They do have a lot of support, but saying they always rock up is drawing a long bow.


Incorrect. We always have good crowds and our supporters do not jump on.

When we are struggling (last 25 years), we still attend, boo and just spit at our players, simple :lol:

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:14 am
by Jimmy_041
Have to agree - most resilient mob of c*** you will never meet elsewhere - well meet

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:20 am
by Pag
I've been to every Richmond game I could physically get to in the last ten years, as well as being a member, despite us being puss for most (all) of that period. I'm sure there's plenty of Richmond supporters older than myself who can say the same thing for the last 30 years.

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:33 am
by Jimmy_041
Veiled reference Pag -I was there.
The good old days you could take fuel into the oval - with a mate - drank a slab in the Reserves GF and another in the main one - only result for the day

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:43 am
by LaughingKookaburra
Richmond fans are outstanding with their support. Is like to see once the new stadium in Perth is built because I suspect wce will have the biggest attendances in the land.....

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 6:53 am
by Jim05
LaughingKookaburra wrote:Richmond fans are outstanding with their support. Is like to see once the new stadium in Perth is built because I suspect wce will have the biggest attendances in the land.....

They will get the biggest home attendance average, think its a new 60,000 seater stadium but they still wont get near the big 4 because of their poor drawing poor away. WC still get crowds of 15-20k when they play in Melbourne against the likes of WB, Kangaroos, Melbourne etc.
The Big 4 still draw 40k to their matches against interstate sides aswell as their 6 matches against each other which draw over 60k

The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:29 am
by Turbo
Have heard in Melbourne media that the big 4 (which was a term developed in the 60's or 70's?) no longer includes Richmond. Instead, hawthorn these days gets mentioned with the others.

Also read somewhere that the blues have had the highest overall attendance for 3 out of the past 4 seasons and that is without any 'special' games such as dreamtime or Anzac day. 'Season opener' game may be in this category but was hijacked this year.
Will endeavor to find the stats I read about this.

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:40 am
by LaughingKookaburra
Local news reports the new Perth stadium will hold 80k. If you have never been to Perth its hard to comprehend how bigger fan base they have. 2 million people and an outstanding economy.

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 11:05 am
by FOURTH ESTATE
Even our worst crowds are better than Ports best crowds!!!!

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 1:21 pm
by LaughingKookaburra
Jim05 wrote:
LaughingKookaburra wrote:Richmond fans are outstanding with their support. Is like to see once the new stadium in Perth is built because I suspect wce will have the biggest attendances in the land.....

They will get the biggest home attendance average, think its a new 60,000 seater stadium but they still wont get near the big 4 because of their poor drawing poor away. WC still get crowds of 15-20k when they play in Melbourne against the likes of WB, Kangaroos, Melbourne etc.
The Big 4 still draw 40k to their matches against interstate sides aswell as their 6 matches against each other which draw over 60k


When was the last time anyone drew 30k to a Sydney, port, Brisbane, gold coast or GWS game let alone 40k. Wce,Freo and crows crowds are healthy and everyone gets good crowds there.
Finally to say collingwood fans attend is questionable. In the mid 90's they were in serious strife and Eddie has done a magnificent job to get them where they are now. When times go tough again I'd like to see how they go.....

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 7:18 pm
by The Sleeping Giant
Sydney get decent crowds in melbourne.

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 7:55 pm
by LaughingKookaburra
I'm talking home games. Sydney get a few more @ homebush b

Re: The Big Four

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:06 am
by Rik E Boy
It's funny that whenever someone mentions the archaic notion of the 'Big Four' they are nearly always standard bearers of the Richmond Tigers. I don't blame the older Tigger fans for indoctrinating their young in such a manner though as these poor bastards have swum through 30 years of shit to get to where they are now...um....outside the eight.

As for the Tiger fans I know just how loyal these mad buggers are. I haven't been to a Richmond game for a very long time. The last time was the 1995 Preliminary Final out at Artic Park against Geelong. We won that game by 13 goals but the yellow and black flags were waving proudly at the end of the game and they were even singing the YELLOW AND BLACK and I was thinking 'um we did win that game right?'. To me the Tiger fans are the most diehard in the competition. If that makes them a 'big four' club then so be it.

regards,

REB