am Bays wrote:Shows the value of having the traditional big four in the finals series and two of them playing off in the GF:
https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/record-interest-in-2019-finals-series-underlines-continued-strength-of-sanfl/
Absolutely - if your definition of 'traditional' means the years between about 1974 to 1985.
Also, last year's total finals attendance was abut 2,400 less than this year's, and the GF had about 1,200 more people, so its hardly an overwhelming endorsement (at least in terms of crowds).