Gravel wrote:I am really not sure why some people get so upset at Crows members getting in for free. AAMI/AO members have had 4 free SANFL games as part of their membership package for years and years and all kids under 18 get into SANFL games for free. The more people at the games the better IMO.
I agree, the more people at games the better.
Possibly people get upset because while Crows members are getting in for free SANFL fans are paying more. A rise from $8 to $14 over several years and this season a season ticket for 18 games was the same price as a season ticket for 20 games last year.
The weekly attendees will pay their own way under usual circumstances, but it would be fair to say that the changes that have occurred have lessened the enthusiasm many regulars have for the competition.
It remains to be seen whether the shift of competition to a "wider audience" will end up generating a better outcome for the SANFL.
It could be argued, with 36,000 to last years Grand Final, that there was already a wider audience engaged.