Lowest crowd since 1999.

Redlight · Joined: 11 Jun 2009

A freezing cold night after a particularly disillusioning week. Felt like giving it away myself a few times. Still here though, so suck it up! Smile

Crowd size is not a shock.

thompsoc · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

Cam · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:50 am

thompsoc · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

Cam · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:20 am

The times they are a changin'

You should see sport in the country...

Tennis is long dead, where once every place had a team

Cricket and footy going the same way. Kids and people are there, they just won't play.

thompsoc · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

Big T · Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Location: Torino, Italy

People have had a gutful of the Collingwood leadership. Pure and simple.

Jezza · 2023 PREMIERS! Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End

I think we're reading too much into this.

On top of poor form which has already seen a drop off in crowd numbers, the cold weather was really the deciding factor in whether people were weighing up to go or stay home and watch the game on TV presumably with the heater on.

I was also considering staying home but after missing the Queens Birthday match due to exams I was eager to attend so I decided to go, but I understand completely those who chose to stay home and I don't think anyone should be considered less passionate for doing so. I've never felt so cold and relieved to leave the stadium when the match was over that's how cold it was.

However, due to the membership figures not being released yet, I would make an educated guess that the figures have declined, but how steep the decline is I'm not sure. I don't think the club will be panicking after tonight but poorer crowds in the near future will certainly raise eyebrows if it hasn't already.

John Wren · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:18 am

i have often believed we have or have had a core of about 30-35k supporters who attend the melbourne games. last night's crowd was always going to be small given the weather, the relative ladder positions of both teams and the simple fact freo doesn't have a big supporter presence in melbourne. it was probably down by 20-25k; 45k might have been anticipated when the fixture was set.

as for the cold, it was ok when there wasn't any wind or rain. ground level was slightly better than up the top but it meant sacrificing a decent view to be less cold.

Cam · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:07 pm

We have had worse teams, worse runs with injury, worse losing streaks and much less hope and still drawn crowds higher than the ones in 1940 and 2016. The AFL needs to look at why.

King Monkey · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 4:03 pm

For anyone deciding whether to walk up with a GA membership or buy a ticket at the gate, I reckon the following has a massive impact on whether to attend or not:

Walking around the outside of the ground towards gate 1, this is what you can hear on the PA system in a nasally voice - " The only general admission seating available in the Ponsford Stand is on level 4. The only general admission seating available in the Ponsford Stand is on level 4. The only general ad........."

Yet there were 80,000 empty seats in the place..... Rolling Eyes

thompsoc · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

Member 7167 · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 4:44 pm

Eventually decided to not go last night. My daughter is expecting and we didn't want her out in the cold so we sat home and watched it. For the sake of Thompsoc, the fact that we did not attend last night (which is rare) had nothing to do with Eddie or Buckley for that matter.