by mal » Fri Sep 19, 2014 4:56 pm
by mal » Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:15 pm
by mal » Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:29 pm
by spell_check » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:36 pm
mal wrote:1967 CROWDS
I will use this season as a mid point OF 1945-1990
ROUND 4:
213,107 attended the first 4 rounds
195956 for the corresponding period in 1966
Impressive crowd attendances , in 65/66 over 1 million attended SANFL games
The first 4 rounds averaged about 53000 a week
The AFL was averaging about 135000 a week in the first 4 rounds
Considering the VI population was over 3 times greater than SA, the SANFL above above par
QUOTE
" What do people want for 50 cents?"
That was a quote by Neil Kerley
Kerley also said that 60,000 people should attend every Saturday , as football represented great value for money
FORSIGHT !!!
The SANFLs growing concern then was not how to attract crowds , but how to house them !!!
62543 attended the PA V ST Grand Final in 1965, and thats cramming them in
COMPARE
Back to those 4 rounds in 1967
An average of about 53000 crowd per week
That's an average of about 10600 per game played
Compare that to the current day crowds
Population has increased but patronage has decreased in the SANFL
by mal » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:47 pm
by mal » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:54 pm
by robranisgod » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:37 pm
spell_check wrote:mal wrote:1967 CROWDS
I will use this season as a mid point OF 1945-1990
ROUND 4:
213,107 attended the first 4 rounds
195956 for the corresponding period in 1966
Impressive crowd attendances , in 65/66 over 1 million attended SANFL games
The first 4 rounds averaged about 53000 a week
The AFL was averaging about 135000 a week in the first 4 rounds
Considering the VI population was over 3 times greater than SA, the SANFL above above par
QUOTE
" What do people want for 50 cents?"
That was a quote by Neil Kerley
Kerley also said that 60,000 people should attend every Saturday , as football represented great value for money
FORSIGHT !!!
The SANFLs growing concern then was not how to attract crowds , but how to house them !!!
62543 attended the PA V ST Grand Final in 1965, and thats cramming them in
COMPARE
Back to those 4 rounds in 1967
An average of about 53000 crowd per week
That's an average of about 10600 per game played
Compare that to the current day crowds
Population has increased but patronage has decreased in the SANFL
Average minor round crowds by year to 2013:
Year Avg.
1945 4043
1946 6757
1947 7336
1948 6938
1949 7752
1950 7728
1951 6905
1952 8126
1953 8484
1954 8975
1955 9824
1956 8856
1957 9754
1958 9626
1959 9975
1960 9494
1961 9371
1962 9320
1963 8973
1964 7574
1965 8341
1966 8473
1967 9161
1968 8609
1969 8501
1970 8232
1971 8159
1972 9371
1973 8989
1974 8745
1975 7666
1976 7535
1977 8001
1978 7741
1979 7796
1980 8186
1981 8131
1982 7341
1983 7257
1984 6570
1985 7428
1986 6992
1987 6902
1988 7284
1989 6537
1990 6536
1991 4430
1992 4167
1993 3776
1994 3955
1995 4172
1996 3747
1997 3219
1998 3689
1999 3195
2000 2966
2001 3106
2002 3101
2003 2890
2004 2812
2005 2743
2006 2839
2007 2867
2008 3065
2009 2925
2010 3060
2011 3219
2012 2883
2013 2622
by mal » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:32 am
by robranisgod » Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:32 pm
mal wrote:1959 END OF SEASON WINNING %
This is for all games played by the clubs from 1907-1959
WIN/DRAW/LOSE
PA 559-8-235
NW 457-9-319
NA 393-11-358
WT 387-15-354
WA 369-8-382
ST 365-10-387
SA 236-10-486
GL 172-3-417
CROWDS
1959 has the highest crowds average [9975]
Maybe the advent of CD + WDV into the seconds comp created more interest in the SANFL ?
Perhaps a core of spectators from those clubs viewing the 8 established teams ?
PA winning 6 flags in a row , had prob the largest supPORTer base at the same time and kept attending ?
Another reason might be that after WW2 there was a lot of bonking in the mid 1940s and onwards
Kids born from that time were old enough to go to the football
Kids born in 1945 would have been teenagers in 1959
by mal » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:27 am
by mal » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:42 am
by robranisgod » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:09 am
mal wrote:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 1959
A first
NA paid players a set amount for each match
Players received 5 pounds each
If you were injured you were paid half
ST paid players the princely sum of 10 shillings if players rolled up for practice before 5:15pm
Three SANFL clubs had end of season trips
PA 3,500 pounds to the Gold Coast
WA 3,000 pounds to Melbourne and Sydney
ST 3,000 pounds on an eastern states tour
by mal » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:19 am
by mal » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:37 am
by Rising Power » Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:21 pm
mal wrote:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 1959
A first
NA paid players a set amount for each match
Players received 5 pounds each
If you were injured you were paid half
ST paid players the princely sum of 10 shillings if players rolled up for practice before 5:15pm
Three SANFL clubs had end of season trips
PA 3,500 pounds to the Gold Coast
WA 3,000 pounds to Melbourne and Sydney
ST 3,000 pounds on an eastern states tour
by mal » Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:40 pm
by robranisgod » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:10 pm
by mal » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:01 am
by mal » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:29 am
by robranisgod » Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:13 pm
mal wrote:Here are 2 amazing games of high scoring that I saw when I was living in the 70s
1972 VFL GRAND FINAL
CA 8-4...18-6...25-9......28-9 [177]
RI 5-4...10-9....15-15...22-18 [150]
It was one of the most amazing finals matches Ive seen
Jezza kicked 5 for the blues
Neil Balme 5 for the tigers and bashed up David Mckay
1974
GL 6-4...13-9.......17-13...21-17[143]
NW 5-4...11-11...18-14...27-17 [179]
I was at this game at the Bay
It was stunning football
Norwood had guys like Roger Woodcock, Ross Dillon, Mike Olsen and Phil Carman in the forward line
Mike Olsen 7 goals for the legs
John Sandland 6 goals for the baymen
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