More Bandwagon Talk - Nth v Glg this time

[BPBRB]

I must be a bandwagoner because i havent been to Prospect since 2005. Get over it, i work in the retail liqour industry and cant call a sicky every time the footys on, does that make me any less of a supporter of my club than one who works monday-friday sitting in front of a computer. Looks like the general concensus is that Glenelg has the least supporters in the league

So do all the other non travelling Glenelg fan's work shift as well and in your "grog shop" as well - must be bloody booming business!

Stop playing the bleeding hearts shift work card - lots of us have done it - hell I did it for 20 yrs in a far more demanding job than yours and right through the night and still went to 90% of games each year!

Now go away and practise on the worlds smallest violin to get your next excuse and sympathy tune ready!

[spell_check]

Ho hummm...


Spell Check, can we please (again) have the attendances at North Adelaide games for the last 6 years?


What was it again, something like 45% more people in Jarman's first year when compared to Hart's last (last) year?

(Excluding Finals)
Year Round Crowd
2002 2 3495
2002 3 2506
2002 4 1591
2002 5 2373
2002 6 2312
2002 7 2504
2002 8 2325
2002 9 3905
2002 11 1956
2002 12 2396
2002 13 1995
2002 14 1555
2002 15 1553
2002 16 1456
2002 17 2640
2002 19 3621
2002 20 1427
2002 21 1994
2002 22 1642
2002 23 2261
2003 1 3167
2003 2 1756
2003 3 4104
2003 5 2265
2003 6 3296
2003 7 3100
2003 8 1639
2003 9 1310
2003 10 3226
2003 11 1780
2003 12 2294
2003 14 2712
2003 15 2244
2003 16 1697
2003 17 1828
2003 18 2251
2003 19 1750
2003 21 1706
2003 22 2502
2003 23 2049
2004 1 3556
2004 3 5225
2004 4 5548
2004 5 3206
2004 6 3863
2004 7 1996
2004 9 1564
2004 10 3135
2004 11 4203
2004 12 2021
2004 13 3323
2004 14 2892
2004 15 1565
2004 16 2704
2004 18 2210
2004 19 2879
2004 20 2839
2004 21 4639
2004 22 3049
2004 23 2720
2005 1 4504
2005 2 2423
2005 4 5650
2005 5 4014
2005 6 2995
2005 7 2403
2005 8 3115
2005 9 2704
2005 10 1765
2005 11 3450
2005 13 3700
2005 14 3313
2005 15 2053
2005 16 3236
2005 17 3044
2005 19 1239
2005 20 1662
2005 21 3242
2005 22 2408
2005 23 1436
2006 1 3202
2006 2 1782
2006 4 4019
2006 5 5255
2006 6 3506
2006 7 4819
2006 8 4857
2006 9 3546
2006 10 2918
2006 12 2985
2006 13 1566
2006 14 2718
2006 16 3466
2006 17 3199
2006 18 1699
2006 19 3290
2006 20 3076
2006 21 2786
2006 22 5596
2006 23 2464
2007 1 6414
2007 2 3050
2007 4 1779
2007 5 4281
2007 6 3178
2007 8 3699
2007 9 2720
2007 10 4067
2007 11 2728
2007 12 2275
2007 13 1683
2007 14 2227
2007 15 3826
2007 16 4269
2007 18 2081
2007 19 2851

42.5% is the increase from 2003 to 2004, but considering the performance by North in those two years, it's no wonder. For any club for that matter.

[Jimmy]

85 and 86 still burning Rod?

Yeah, i find myself struggling to sleep at night

You'll actually find that i, and most other North supporters, are content in the knowledge that while we might not have been as successful as a club like Port Adelaide, we have at least been consistent and bobbed up for a premiership in each decade so far. Running out of time in this one yes but could be a lot worse, isn't that right

um, might want to check ya facts rod.

[Wedgie]

um, might want to check ya facts rod.

Are you referrig to the 1910s?
We won in 1920, that's close enough as it did encompass the war years!

[Rushby Hinds]

Spell Check, can we please (again) have the attendances at North Adelaide games for the last 6 years?


What was it again, something like 45% more people in Jarman's first year when compared to Hart's last (last) year?

Ho hummm...


Spell Check, can we please (again) have the attendances at North Adelaide games for the last 6 years?


What was it again, something like 45% more people in Jarman's first year when compared to Hart's last (last) year?

42.5% is the increase from 2003 to 2004, but considering the performance by North in those two years, it's no wonder. For any club for that matter.

Thanks Spell check. Once again, i was clearly wrong.

[Wedgie]

Im trying to "split" this topic since some people ignored my polite request, apologies if weird things seem to be happening to this topic.

[Dutchy]

Stop playing the bleeding hearts shift work card - lots of us have done it - hell I did it for 20 yrs in a far more demanding job than yours and right through the night and still went to 90% of games each year!

Now go away and practise on the worlds smallest violin to get your next excuse and sympathy tune ready!

sounds like your the one that needs a sympathy hug....

this is quite boring really, demographically North have many more advantages than Western suburb clubs therefore should easily have bigger crowds...

[Wedgie]

demographically North have many more advantages than Western suburb clubs therefore should easily have bigger crowds...

I wasn't aware that crowd sizes compared were related to "bandwagonism" but I'd be really keen to discuss this statement further because Im intrigued.
Having only lived in Norwood, West, Glenelg and South's area in my life and having never supported those clubs am I living proof that they're bandwagon clubs?

PS Details of who has what zones is here: http://www.safooty.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2723&hilit=zones

[Dutchy]

trying to get away from Bandwagoning talk as it bores me, of course fringe supporters are going to be more interested when their club is doing well on field, surely we should encourage that as a % will actually realise what they are missing and become more regulars...

the comment about North is their geographic position without any direct neighbouring clubs unlike western suburb clubs, advantages include less competition, more area to market and promote the club without opposition, less competition with pokie venues and located in the "pokie belt"....surely all this assists in the marketing and development of the club which I will add has done very well over the last 3-4 years....of course the club still has to get of its arse and do it (which North have done) but these things also assist...

[Wedgie]

trying to get away from Bandwagoning talk as it bores me, of course fringe supporters are going to be more interested when their club is doing well on field, surely we should encourage that as a % will actually realise what they are missing and become more regulars...

the comment about North is their geographic position without any direct neighbouring clubs unlike western suburb clubs, advantages include less competition, more area to market and promote the club without opposition, less competition with pokie venues and located in the "pokie belt"....surely all this assists in the marketing and development of the club which I will add has done very well over the last 3-4 years....of course the club still has to get of its arse and do it (which North have done) but these things also assist...

Agreed, and Ive encountered many people who have regained a bit of interest from websites like this one and have gone from going occasionally or not going at all to going regularly and we should definately encourage it as its good for the comp.

Interesting comment about having North having less neighbouring clubs, they actually have 5 of them to their zone where the Bays only have 3 and previously had 2!
I think its pretty irrelevent, I think its purely how many people you have in a zone and maybe to a degree what age they are that may be relevent, you could even argue the reverse that if there was more clubs in one area that area should be getting saturated by more SANFL and have closer vicinity to more games thus encouraging attendance and not discouraging it.
Also interesting comment that you think North's marketing has been done very well as personally I think its been very ordinary compared to some other clubs.

[TroyGFC]

BTW-I will be at Prospect next week, for every game since "2005" including pre-season trials and twos. I know of more people (Glenelg supporters) who make Prospect their game of year to go too than anyother away game. Problem being everytime Glenelg have played at Prospect, the Crows have played that night- at least since 2005- last few against Lions. (i go to both games).

[Dutchy]

Its doesnt have much to do with zones, as you said you dont live in North's zone but that doesnt stop you supporting them....zones dont stop you promoting your club in the local community, in shopping centres in your demographic area (not zones), in local papers, in commuinty groups etc etc....in these situations North arent going to get much opposition North of the CBD until you get to Elizabeth thats all Im saying..

[Pseudo]

When you guys had a good win when Simmo was coach there was the Snouts (about a dozen of them) and virtually no other Glenelg fans around the whole oval, Ive never seen such a poor away crowd at Prospect ever.

Pretty much all the Snouts were there Wedgie, and they number more than a dozen. But you're right, there was bugger all Glenelg support outside of the Snout's enclave. There wouldn't have been a hundred of 'em. It's been that way for a few years now. I don't know why Prossy scares 'em off, myself I don't mind the place at all.

[Wedgie]

When you guys had a good win when Simmo was coach there was the Snouts (about a dozen of them) and virtually no other Glenelg fans around the whole oval, Ive never seen such a poor away crowd at Prospect ever.

Pretty much all the Snouts were there Wedgie, and they number more than a dozen. But you're right, there was bugger all Glenelg support outside of the Snout's enclave. There wouldn't have been a hundred of 'em. It's been that way for a few years now. I don't know why Prossy scares 'em off, myself I don't mind the place at all.

Cheers for backing us up mate, and thanks for the ride back to the Glenelg Football Club that night since no other Snouts were going back.

[Dirko]

I'll be at Prospect this week...LOVE Prospect...one of my favourites ! Only problem is trying to find a decent bandwagon park....

Seeya on the outer wing soaking up the Rays !!

[Wedgie]

I'll be at Prospect this week...LOVE Prospect...one of my favourites ! Only problem is trying to find a decent bandwagon park....

Seeya on the outer wing soaking up the Rays !!

Should be able to find a park OK as it will only be the North and Eagles U19s and U17s!

[Dirko]

Ooops...NEXT week....DOH !!

[therisingblues]

Oh do I hear the cries of "bandwagon talk is boring" and the even more plaintive "leave us alone" coming from Bays fans of all people?
Talk about glass bloody houses, if you don't like the return then don't serve the bloody thing. Simple as that. I don't think a week goes past where there isn't some comment made by a Bay's fan about bandwagonners from Sturt.
This healthy little debate was in fact begun by a comment by a Bays fan, or did some of you forget that as you were concentrating on playing your violins so much?

[Dirko]

Oh do I hear the cries of "bandwagon talk is boring" and the even more plaintive "leave us alone" coming from Bays fans of all people?
Talk about glass bloody houses, if you don't like the return then don't serve the bloody thing. Simple as that. I don't think a week goes past where there isn't some comment made by a Bay's fan about bandwagonners from Sturt.
This healthy little debate was in fact begun by a comment by a Bays fan, or did some of you forget that as you were concentrating on playing your violins so much?

The bandwagon stuff doesn't bother me...have missed about 10 games in the past 5 years, so my wagon was already to roll !

[goraw]

yep im a bandwaggoner.im there everytime they win.