by therisingblues » Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:25 pm
scott wrote:therisingblues wrote:Scott, is it possible to provide overall figures for all clubs, so far this year, vs the same time last year?
It looks as though crowds might actually be a little bit up?
Compared to each corresponding match last year (same match up at the same venue), 33 of the 47 matches this season have increased in crowd numbers. Adelaide has been involved in 6 of those 14 matches to have a decline in attendance.
As the home team:
Norwood - 5 up, 1 down
South - 5 up, 1 down
Sturt - 4 up, 1 down
North - 4 up, 1 down
Port - 4 up, 1 down
West - 3 up, 1 down
Glenelg - 3 up, 2 down
Centrals - 3 up, 2 down
Eagles - 2 up, 3 down
Adelaide - 0 up, 1 down
Current 2017 average: 2,471 per match
At same point in 2016: 2,483 per match (as at Round 12; average was only 2,103 for the remainder of H&A season)
So, just marginally down.
But with the great weather we have been experiencing, plus having Norwood, and Glenelg in the 5 instead of Adelaide and Central, we should be well up on last year's trends.
I can't quite figure out what to make of Port's crowds. Going on your home match figures they are top 4, yet Port supporters are noticeably few at Unley games. Is it the lure of the old enemy that brings out the numbers in Port's opposition? Or do they just refuse to travel anywhere except Alberton? I wasn't actually at PMO for Sunday's game, but when I drove by I saw lots of Double Blue and very little Black and White. In any case, Port are second on the ladder ATM, and being a top 4 crowd drawer, the overall crowd figures should likewise be boosted by their presence.
I wonder how the figures would look if we turned the ladder upside down, and we were having wet, cold and shitty weather?
SANFL is very shaky under the current model IMO.
I'm gonna sit back, crack the top off a Pale Ale, and watch the Double Blues prevail
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