R5: West v Eagles - Monday 25 April @ Adelaide Oval

[Pseudo]

When was the last time 3k turned up to a training run?

Last Sunday at Glenelg.

[Panther Pack]

Did I hear correct that just over 3k were there today?
There's no way West v Eagles should have been on Anzac Day, what an embarrassment on one of our big days.

So who should?
North???

Any team that can pull at least 8k, ie not the Crows, South, Eagles or West.
North and Norwood had 10k in their last Anzac Day at Adelaide Oval and that had TV coverage!

Wait a minute!!!!

South are building we are a sleeping GIANT of the league!!!!!

[Booney]

Hibernation, not sleep.

[tipper]

Make a Gf and then you will.....
However I doubt many teams would pull 8k.
None of the finals last year made 10k.
Only the GF.
Central, Port and Norwood were all there.......

North weren't
The Adelaide Oval hill 2 years ago on Anzac Day:

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bloody hell, lucky i was wearing red and standing in front of a red sign, hides some of my guts...

good pic Wedgie. lots of familiar faces in there. almost makes me want to break my self imposed exile and go to a game again.

[goddy11]

Back to the game at hand. Westies have some big playing issues. The score-line flattered them. I know they lost a few from previous GF but not that many. Their in for a long season.

As for the crowd , who cares how many were there. The ANZAC day game is a reward for the 2 previous years Grand Finalists. Our game needs tradition. If you want your team on the main stage get into the GF. Simple.

[VALE PARK]

The crowd number probably signals the end of the Adelaide Oval ANZAC tradition as we know it.
The only hope for a re birth there would be a Norwood V Port Adelaide (while they stay in the comp) regular feature.
But I reckon clubs partisan support would not allow this obvious change,plus Norwood would not likely give up a home game.
I am not a member of either club just a suggestion that would pull a decent crowd every year.

[Dutchy]

Back to the game at hand. Westies have some big playing issues. The score-line flattered them. I know they lost a few from previous GF but not that many. Their in for a long season.

As for the crowd , who cares how many were there. The ANZAC day game is a reward for the 2 previous years Grand Finalists. Our game needs tradition. If you want your team on the main stage get into the GF. Simple.

West kicked the first 2 goals in the first 7-8 minutes of the game and then only kicked 2 for the rest of the game, huge issues it seems and as proven at Glenelg Rubbers isn't likely to change much during the season.

[Wolf Pack]

Back to the game at hand. Westies have some big playing issues. The score-line flattered them. I know they lost a few from previous GF but not that many. Their in for a long season.

As for the crowd , who cares how many were there. The ANZAC day game is a reward for the 2 previous years Grand Finalists. Our game needs tradition. If you want your team on the main stage get into the GF. Simple.

A bit biased, but I would argue we have lost plenty.
Beech
Snelling
Francis
Bonner
Keough
Homburg
Anderson
Brind

That is plenty when you don't replace them....

[Wolf Pack]

Our season is shot BUT we will get better and we will enjoy stuffing up other teams finals aspirations.

[Booney]

Our season is shot BUT we will get better and we will enjoy stuffing up other teams finals aspirations.

Back to the Westies of old pretty quickly then, only want someone to share the misery with.

[Wolf Pack]

Our season is shot BUT we will get better and we will enjoy stuffing up other teams finals aspirations.

Back to the Westies of old pretty quickly then, only want someone to share the misery with.

I was going to include Port but they are already piss weak

[Booney]

Our season is shot BUT we will get better and we will enjoy stuffing up other teams finals aspirations.

Back to the Westies of old pretty quickly then, only want someone to share the misery with.

I was going to include Port but they are already piss weak

LOL - Win one flag and get all ahead of yourselves, back to the party boys at Richmond. See you in 30 years.

[Wolf Pack]

I don't think anyone at our club got ahead of themselves.
I certainly didn't'......

I just hate Port like everyone else on here.

[Booney]

Being hated is nicer than being pitied.

[therisingblues]

The crowd number probably signals the end of the Adelaide Oval ANZAC tradition as we know it.
The only hope for a re birth there would be a Norwood V Port Adelaide (while they stay in the comp) regular feature.
But I reckon clubs partisan support would not allow this obvious change,plus Norwood would not likely give up a home game.
I am not a member of either club just a suggestion that would pull a decent crowd every year.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think Port are pulling very poor crowds since they abandoned the Magpie faithful. Their core is gone and the Power fans aren't interested.
Restricting it to two clubs, whoever those two clubs are, is the wrong track in any case. Look at the AFL's ANZAC Day farce this year. You could have Collingwood unbeaten on the top of the ladder with Essendon winless at the bottom, with a 150 point thumping the result and those morons will continue to schedule the exact same fixture year in year out. This year in the SANFL was an extreme situation in that Westies are in a rotten slump which could make history.
You are usually on a safe bet of two form sides if you invite the previous year's finalists to play the ANZAC Day replay. I reckon any combination of Norwood, Glenelg, Sturt or North, if still in form the following year, could draw 10,000+. You can call that the new big 4, as Port have abandoned their supporters.
I really pity them.
I can't remember the attendances on ANZAC day for the past few years, but should make interesting reading, in particular Central v Norwood a few years back and Norwood v Port, not so long ago.

[Wolf Pack]

[quote="Booney"]Being hated is nicer than being pitied.

Not quite right,
Plenty of people pity the Pewar

[Booney]

Not quite right,
Plenty of people pity the Pewar

Not the feeling I get.....but semantics anyways, when's your first win coming?

[Grenville]

Back to the game at hand. Westies have some big playing issues. The score-line flattered them. I know they lost a few from previous GF but not that many. Their in for a long season.

As for the crowd , who cares how many were there. The ANZAC day game is a reward for the 2 previous years Grand Finalists. Our game needs tradition. If you want your team on the main stage get into the GF. Simple.

Agreed I have no issue with the GF combatants playing the ANZAC Day game, they earned the right to play that day. Suburban Ovals have to be the way to go in future though.

[Wolf Pack]

Maybe in two weeks

[Booney]

Back to the game at hand. Westies have some big playing issues. The score-line flattered them. I know they lost a few from previous GF but not that many. Their in for a long season.

As for the crowd , who cares how many were there. The ANZAC day game is a reward for the 2 previous years Grand Finalists. Our game needs tradition. If you want your team on the main stage get into the GF. Simple.

Agreed I have no issue with the GF combatants playing the ANZAC Day game, they earned the right to play that day. Suburban Ovals have to be the way to go in future though.

Absolutely. Some reward for the premiers the following year, ANZAC Day at home.