Reality Check

[Redleg 41,410]

"Port Adelaide, the 2004 premiers and 2007 grand finalists, is poised to announce a loss of more than $1.4million on the 2008 season that will reflect one of the worst declines in attendance in the game's recent history.

Port, which, for all of its tradition and success, has always been a marginal AFL business, drew an average of just 23,842 fans to its 11 home games at AAMI Stadium this year, a drop of almost 15 per cent on 2007. It drew, for example, just 31,662 to the second of the showdowns with cross-town rival Adelaide in July where the Crows pulled 45,524 to the first."

The above was in todays Australian.

This from a club in a two team state and with an old established football club connection. Doesn't make our performance as bad.

Can't wait for the two new teams, especially the one in West Sydney. Vlad will have to pay people in Sydney to turn up even with free tickets.

[e25 5]

"Port Adelaide, the 2004 premiers and 2007 grand finalists, is poised to announce a loss of more than $1.4million on the 2008 season that will reflect one of the worst declines in attendance in the game's recent history.

Port, which, for all of its tradition and success, has always been a marginal AFL business, drew an average of just 23,842 fans to its 11 home games at AAMI Stadium this year, a drop of almost 15 per cent on 2007. It drew, for example, just 31,662 to the second of the showdowns with cross-town rival Adelaide in July where the Crows pulled 45,524 to the first."

The above was in todays Australian.

This from a club in a two team state and with an old established football club connection. Doesn't make our performance as bad.

Can't wait for the two new teams, especially the one in West Sydney. Vlad will have to pay people in Sydney to turn up even with free tickets.

Does give you some perspective, doesn't it?

But for me the issue is now how bad we are COMPARED TO OTHER CLUBS, but how CLOSE WE ARE TO FOLDING ourselves.

Well, obviously thats all our main concern, but i'd hate for people to relax and not do as much as they can to help the club.

And fwiw, i have a mate from West Sydney and he thinks an AFL team there would do exceptionally well.

Apparently there are no other teams out that way in any code, and they are starved for sport.

[Sir Why You Little 37,120]

Port Adelaide should never have been allowed in anyway. For all there success (and they have won many SANFL flags) There support base is a slice of the adelaide population. Those who do not follow Port, Hate them with a vengance. So the crows supporters would revell in low power crowds. Within the next 10 years they will struggle unless they can upgrade the stadium deal at AAMI, Like us port cannot Bottom out-Supporters will not accept it. There crowds dropped right off after round 13

[Whispering_Jack 30,583]

"Port Adelaide, the 2004 premiers and 2007 grand finalists, is poised to announce a loss of more than $1.4million on the 2008 season that will reflect one of the worst declines in attendance in the game's recent history.

Port, which, for all of its tradition and success, has always been a marginal AFL business, drew an average of just 23,842 fans to its 11 home games at AAMI Stadium this year, a drop of almost 15 per cent on 2007. It drew, for example, just 31,662 to the second of the showdowns with cross-town rival Adelaide in July where the Crows pulled 45,524 to the first."

The above was in todays Australian.

This from a club in a two team state and with an old established football club connection. Doesn't make our performance as bad.

Can't wait for the two new teams, especially the one in West Sydney. Vlad will have to pay people in Sydney to turn up even with free tickets.

Shouldn't be allowed anywhere near AAMI Stadium that mob. If they can't average more than 25k per game they can make them play in the middle of the racetrack at Morphetville on a Monday during lunch break.

[Guest Schtacker]

Shouldn't be allowed anywhere near AAMI Stadium that mob. If they can't average more than 25k per game they can make them play in the middle of the racetrack at Morphetville on a Monday during lunch break.

Careful, we only averaged 30,777 vs Collingwood's 59,213

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/crowds/2008.html

although that's nothing compared to Sydney's elimination final vs North

19,127

wow

the Saints-Dees elimination was 67,528

[Guest Toot182]

Team Tasmania....??? I'm sure you've all heard about the 'believe' push (with every Mars Bar in Tassie having 'Believe' on it!)

Of course, the mighty Tas wouldn't be replacing my beloved dees, but they sell out every game down there, surely more and more evidence for them...

I hate Vlad.

[Redleg 41,410]

I hate Vlad.

You are a member of a very large club.