Well Bowes, I am not a regular stats contributor but here are a few figures posted by others on here not too long ago. I also think it is useful to have them all in one place.
TOTAL SANFL SEASON CROWDS (As at end of Preliminary Final)
2008 - 324,668 (up 32,292 from 2007)
2007 - 292,376
2006 - 284,702
2005 - 274,717
2004 - 288,153
2003 - 285,016
2002 - 316,872
2001 - 317,757
2000 - 314,269
The biggest SEASON total (including grand final) this decade was 2002 with 352,059
A Grand Final crowd on Sunday of 27,392 will surpass that.
Total Final Series Attendances (inc GF)
2008 - 52,329 (Grand Final to come)
2007 - 64,523
2006 - 54,406
2005 - 56,118
2004 - 59,263
2003 - 53,078*
2002 - 72,946
2001 - 65,330
2000 - 82,106
* NB the 2003 series was a final four
A crowd of 29,778 at the Grand Final will surpass the current highest total this decade of 82,106 from the 2000 series.
NB - these are my (sic. Phil H's) figures collated from the newspaper reports, may differ with SANFL official figures.
(Sourced: Phil H, page 1 "SANFL Crowds Booming" thread.)
1996-1999 minor round totals1999 - 327,115 (2 less games due to curtain raisers)
1998 - 369,984 (3 less games)
1997 - 312,397 (8 less games)
1996 - 399,676 (5 less games)
Finals:
1999 - 85,082
1998 - 93,910
1997 - 92,608
1996 - 127,307
(Sourced: Spell Check, page 1 "SANFL Crowds Booming" thread.)
1997 - 2015 Average attendances to 2nd week of MayThis is from 1997 up to the 2nd week of May, to compare like for like:
1997: 3957 (24 matches, to Rd 7)
1998: 4132 (27, Rd 7)
1999: 3711 (27, Rd 7)
2000: 3296 (39, Rd 10)
2001: 4005 (27, Rd 7)
2002: 3761 (27, Rd 7)
2003: 3306 (27, Rd 7)
2004: 3589 (23, Rd 6)
2005: 3241 (27, Rd 7)
2006: 3256 (27, Rd 7)
2007: 3262 (23, Rd 6)
2008: 3672 (28, Rd 7)
2009: 3173 (28, Rd 7)
2010: 3580 (28, Rd 7)
2011: 3639 (23, Rd 6)
2012: 3286 (30, Rd
2013: 3407 (24, Rd 6)
2014: 3357 (25, Rd 6)
2015: 2637 (27, Rd 6)
(Sourced: Spell Check, page 1 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
2016 Alberton record low crowdAccording to media reports we had 1403 at Alberton
That is the lowest ever non-estimated crowd figure at Alberton; previous lowest was 1,536 - Rd 16 last year vs Central; a match involving West was 1,889 - Rd 22 2002
(Sourced: Spell Check and Phil H, page 2 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
Lowest Recorded Crowd in SANFL HistoryBut crowds have fallen again in 2016 and a fortnight ago just 938 people — the lowest recorded crowd in SANFL history — watched South Adelaide celebrate its 140th anniversary against Port Adelaide at Noarlunga.
(Sourced: Panther Pack, quoting Messenger article by David Penrose, page 4 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
Home Crowds 2016
(compared with same number of home games in 2015)
As at Monday July 11th 2016
Central 6 home games +2928
Eagles 7 home games +1300
South 7 home games - 102
West 7 home games -833
North 7 home games -1203
Sturt 6 home games -1424
Glenelg 7 home games -2183
Norwood 7 home games -3244
Port 6 home games -6511
(Sourced: Phil H, page 6 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
2016 Crowds v 2013 Crowds (after same number of home games)
As at Monday July 11th 2016
Central +1479 ( +10.5%) 7 home games
Sturt +1424 ( + 8.6%) 6 home games
Eagles + 249 (+ 1.5%) 7 home games
Glenelg - 636 ( - 2.9%) 7HG
South - 2598 (- 17.9%) 7HG
West - 4767 (- 26.8%) 7HG
North - 5982 (- 29.9%) 7HG
Port -6882 (-36.1%) 6HG
Norwood -6957 (-23.7%) 7HG
(Sourced: Phil H, page 6 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
Cheers Phil. Youch, a drop of about 20%. At this rate noone will be at games in 2028.
There's no way the current model can work, all SANFL fans should be opposed to it.
(Sourced: Wedgie, page 6 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
FINAL FIGURES ARE IN (Bar any late adjustments)
2016 HOME CROWD AVERAGES (Crows not included)
#1 Norwood 2953pg down 349pg 10.6%
#2 Sturt 2845pg UP 15pg 0.5%
#3 Glenelg 2766pg down 440pg -13.7%
#4 Central 2381pg UP 403pg 20.4%
#5 Eagles 2306pg UP 76pg 3.4%
#6 Port 2191pg down 671pg -23.4%
#7 North 1922pg down 132pg -6.4%
#8 West 1809pg down 94pg -5.0%
#9 South 1614pg down 74pg -4.4%
HOME AND AWAY CROWD AVERAGESHOME AND AWAY CROWD AVERAGES
#1 Sturt 2654pg down 158pg 5.6%
#2 Norwood 2649pg down 588pg 18.2%
#3 Glenelg 2638pg = same as 2015
#4 Adelaide 2490pg UP 39pg 1.6%
#5 Eagles 2366pg UP 19pg 0.8%
#6 Central 2252pg UP 143pg 6.8%
#7 North 2232pg UP 131pg 6.2%
#8 Port 2222ph down 314pg -12.4%
#9 West 1931pg down 226pg -10.5%
#10 South 2034pg down 314pg -15.9%
SANFL Average 2314pg down 127pg 5.2%
(Sourced: Phil H, page 7 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
SANFL average minor Round Crowd Averages 2009-2012 and 20162016- 2314
....
2012- 2880
2011- 3236
2010- 3073
2009- 2924
So close to a 30% drop in 5 years, and 21% since 2009.
Source is the 2013 SANFL Annual Report. Interesting that i didn't notice any attendance data in the 2015 report, unlike the previous editions.
(Sourced: Saintal, page 8 "2016 SANFL Crowds.)
2000-2016 Week 1 and Week 2 of Finals Crowds2016 week1: 8,351 week 2: both at Adelaide Oval
2015 week1: 8,031 week 2: 9,247 both at Adelaide Oval
2014 week1: 12,147 week 2: 13,431 both at Adelaide Oval
2013 week1: 5,866 week 2: 9,248 both at Football Park Poor finals crowds but GF Norwood v North 36,685
2012 week 1 7,126 week 2: 10,284 both at Football Park
2011 week1: 9,192 week 2: 11,443 both at Football Park
2010 week1: 11,449 week 2: 13,162 both at Football Park
2009 week1: 10,192 week 2: 14,207 both at Football Park
2008 week1: 15,825 week 2: 22,568 both at Adelaide Oval Port v Norwood, Central v Sturt; Sturt v Norwood, Glenelg v Central
2007 week1: 11,746 week 2: 14,764 both at Adelaide Oval
2006 week1: 11,902 week 2: 9,328 both at Adelaide Oval
2005 week1: 9,434 Adelaide Oval week 2: 12,056 Football Park
2004 week1: 11,842 Adelaide Oval week 2: 13,081 Football Park
2003 week1: 6,211 Football Park week 2: 8,145 Football Park - Top 4, both stand alone games
2002 week1: 10,765 week 2: 12,467 both at Football Park
2001 week1: 10,898 week 2: 18,463 both at Football Park
2000 week1: 15,539 week 2: 20,321 both at Football Park
Norwood West defensive zone game starts to take effect from 2012.
2014 Adelaide Oval redevelopment
source of crowd figures
http://australianfootball.com/seasons/s ... ying-final(Sourced: Wild Dog, page 273, "The Never Ending No AFL in the SANFL Whinge Thread")