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The biggest improver this year was Glenelg with a massive 21.5% average crowd increase, North were next best with a 14.3% increase followed closely by Centrals with a 14% rise.

Port were the biggest crowd puller with a average of 3437, followed by North, 3337 and Centrals 3326.

The only to clubs to have a downturn in crowd figures were Sturt down 16.2%, and West down 8.5%

Average crowd figures 2006

Port: ave 3437 (up 1.6%)
North: ave 3337 (up 14.3%)
Centrals: ave 3326 (up 14%)
Norwood: ave 3054 (up 1%)
Glenelg: ave 3016 (up 21.5%)
Sturt: ave 2681 (down 16.2%)
Eagles: ave 2617 (up 0.4%)
South: ave 2094 (up 5.2%)
West: ave 1983 (down 8.5%)

Are these home crowd figures or every game?

Ian wrote:The biggest improver this year was Glenelg with a massive 21.5% average crowd increase,

Roll up roll up Roll up, the band-wagon has lots of room for everybody, come and join us, the more the merrier....

Ian wrote:The biggest improver this year was Glenelg with a massive 21.5% average crowd increase, North were next best with a 14.3% increase followed closely by Centrals with a 14% rise.

Port were the biggest crowd puller with a average of 3437, followed by North, 3337 and Centrals 3326.

The only to clubs to have a downturn in crowd figures were Sturt down 16.2%, and West down 8.5%

Average crowd figures 2006

Port: ave 3437 (up 1.6%)
North: ave 3337 (up 14.3%)
Centrals: ave 3326 (up 14%)
Norwood: ave 3054 (up 1%)
Glenelg: ave 3016 (up 21.5%)
Sturt: ave 2681 (down 16.2%)
Eagles: ave 2617 (up 0.4%)
South: ave 2094 (up 5.2%)
West: ave 1983 (down 8.5%)

Well done to North, Glenelg and Centrals. Interesting that the Eagles appear to have peaked and in a premiership year. South is interesting - given they made the final five for the first time in years more than a 5% increase might have been expected. Alternatively, the 5% might be attributable to the cars around the oval initiative. At least the 5% increase gives Phil Herden a reasonable foundation to build on - he wouldn't have wanted a 30% increase in 2006 and then have to keep up a similar level of ongoing improvement!

Aerie wrote:Are these home crowd figures or every game?

From the figures I have, they would be all matches. (Double Headers divided by two)

Hopefully we can see a better increase for the Eagles next year - you'd think so.

Two useless peices of information here:
One: Westies' average crowd figure is also the year they won their last flag
Two: This is the 30,000th post on this forum

Who would've thought...

Aerie wrote:Are these home crowd figures or every game?

All games for 2006. I got the figures from a artical in the Wekly Times Messenger. It had a story with it, mainly about the Eagles small crowd increase, and West's downturn in crowds.

The % are from 2005 to 2006 which overall show an increase for the league.

If you look over the past 3 seasons you can see fair amount of fluctuation.

Average crowd figures 2006 - overall average 2838

Port: ave 3437 (up 1.6%)
North: ave 3337 (up 14.3%)
Centrals: ave 3326 (up 14%)
Norwood: ave 3054 (up 1%)
Glenelg: ave 3016 (up 21.5%)
Sturt: ave 2681 (down 16.2%)
Eagles: ave 2617 (up 0.4%)
South: ave 2094 (up 5.2%)
West: ave 1983 (down 8.5%)

Season 2005 - overall average 2743

Port: ave 3382
North: ave 2918
Centrals: ave 2918
Norwood: ave 3024
Glenelg: ave 2482
Sturt: ave 3198
Eagles: ave 2606
South: ave 1990
West: ave 2167

Season 2004 - overall 2812

Port: ave 3191
North: ave 3157
Centrals: ave 3336
Norwood: ave 2991
Glenelg: ave 2460
Sturt: ave 3275
Eagles: ave 2612
South: ave 1941
West: ave 2346

Anyone have North's average crowd for 2003?
It'd be an amazing jump from that year to this year.
Bloody bandwagonners that make it harder for me to get a beer or a sausage sandwich*!!

Just answered my own question, found these details posted on SAFooty in November last year:

TOTAL CROWD FIGURES (Minor Rd & Finals)
2000 – 349,088
2001 – 344,135
2002 – 352,059
2003 – 313,215
2004 – 312,360
2005 – 303,354

MINOR ROUND TOTALS (All 90 game seasons)
2000 – 266,982 (Avg 2966 per game)
2001 – 278,805 (Avg 3098 per game)
2002 – 279,113 (Avg 3101 per game)
2003 – 260,137 (Avg 2890 per game)
2004 – 253,097 (Avg 2812 per game)
2005 – 247,236 (Avg 2747 per game)

CLUB BY CLUB (Average across all 20 Minor Rd Games)

Central
2003 – 3219 (4)
2004 – 3325 (1)
2005 – 2914 (5)

Eagles
2003 – 2488 (5)
2004 – 2611 (6)
2005 – 2601 (6)

Glenelg
2003 – 2479 (6)
2004 – 2460 (7)
2005 – 2483 (7)

North
2003 – 2334 (8)
2004 – 3157 (4)
2005 – 2916 (4)

Norwood
2003 – 3583 (2)
2004 – 2990 (5)
2005 – 3027 (3)

Port Magpies
2003 – 3399 (3)
2004 – 3247 (2)
2005 – 3387 (1)

South
2003 – 2049 (9)
2004 – 1941 (9)
2005 – 1990 (9)

Sturt
2003 – 4066 (1)
2004 – 3244 (2)
2005 – 3198 (2)

West
2003 – 2447 (7)
2004 – 2380 (8)
2005 – 2167 (8)


GROUND BY GROUND (Avg per game at the ground)

NAP Oval
2003 – 3269
2004 – 3184
2005 – 2968

Woodville
2003 – 2192
2004 – 2601
2005 – 2332

Glenelg
2003 – 2749
2004 – 2699
2005 – 2563

Prospect
2003 – 2284
2004 – 3462
2005 – 3218

Norwood
2003 – 3914
2004 – 3289
2005 – 3460

Alberton
2003 – 2892
2004 – 2856
2005 – 3101

Noarlunga
2003 – 1505
2004 – 1656
2005 – 1530

Unley
2003 – 3030
2004 – 3580
2005 – 2597

BroadSpectrum
2003 – 2153
2004 – 2004
2005 – 1727

After a drop last year, its good that North went on the improve again this year, it'd be the only time in my memory that we've come 2nd in the crowd stakes. More than 1000 extra people go to North games in 2006 as opposed to 2003. Bloody bandwagonners!

Wedgie wrote:More than 1000 extra people go to North games in 2006 as opposed to 2003. Bloody bandwagonners!

Are you sure that this isn't because Rob Gerrard's Corporate Guests are now counted in crowd figures Wedgie? Since selling Clipsal I reckon this would account for about an extra 948 people a week.

Proof that Eagles fans stay at home . A premiership year and no increase. Biggest minor round crowd, Rd 1 Central v Sturt: 7329.

giffo wrote:Proof that Eagles fans stay at home . A premiership year and no increase. Biggest minor round crowd, Rd 1 Central v Sturt: 7329.

But, by the time we knew it was a premiership year, it was too late... watch the crowd increase in size next year! Like Westies crowds in 2004 according to their manager in the Messenger this week, "our crowds will go through the roof".

I was looking at crowds of the 89 season with Reba last week and strike me pink did the sturt crowds drop off after about round 8 to 10 when their loyal fans realised they were shit trucks.

Yes all clubs crowds are worse when losing but Sturt seem to vary more than others. INTERESTING!

Looking in my Footy Times yr book for 1987 i saw the same trend, they still drew OK against Port and Norwood even after they'd gone crap though.

- wrote:I was looking at crowds of the 89 season with Reba last week and strike me pink did the sturt crowds drop off after about round 8 to 10 when their loyal fans realised they were shit trucks.

Yes all clubs crowds are worse when losing but Sturt seem to vary more than others. INTERESTING!

yeah. heaps interesting

i think its been established that all clubs have some fans that like to see them winning...whaddya know, that includes north

suprise suprise to hear from u right away.

- wrote:suprise suprise to hear from u right away.

well, when you post something that can be argued, what do you expect??

someone not feeling the love from your 'weird' thread hey???? keep those up, they are classic, cant wait to see what you come up with next??

Jimmy wrote:

- wrote:suprise suprise to hear from u right away.

well, when you post something that can be argued, what do you expect??

someone not feeling the love from your 'weird' thread hey???? keep those up, they are classic, cant wait to see what you come up with next??

u talkin bout general discussion?

id forgotten bout that

il have a look

on bandwaggons evry1 hs em. sturt slightly bigger i rekon

- wrote:

Jimmy wrote:

- wrote:suprise suprise to hear from u right away.

well, when you post something that can be argued, what do you expect??

someone not feeling the love from your 'weird' thread hey???? keep those up, they are classic, cant wait to see what you come up with next??

on bandwaggons evry1 hs em. sturt slightly bigger i rekon

I hope so...after the announcement of Rick and hopefully some quality players from around the league and elsewhere our Memberships can really take off, just like Norths