Ok there are obvious points to make how we're going at the moment, but this is game that we will be making a loss on big time because our crowd figure will be horrible.

But could this have been lessend?

I have heard nothing from the club this week appealing to the fans to get out and see the boys at Etihad. I'm not suggesting this would bring an extra 5000 but it might just get a few 50/50's off their backsides. And why not some kind of promotion, sponsor product showbags, or merchandise discount.

I guess my point is that I don't the the club has embraced the game, more try to forget about where it's at.

FWIW I am not actually at the ground today, I have had to work and I did try to get out of it, but there will be plenty that have decided not to go and could've easily got there and that in particular drives me nuts.

At least we managed to beat the worst crowd there - and didn't even record our worst result. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/crowds/vn_docklands.html

Surprised at how many Freo fans were there in the end.

Surprised at how many Freo fans were there in the end.

yeh me too, and not surprisingly, they got louder and louder as the game wore on

Also not even our worst crowd against Freo recently - 13,004 in Round 20, 2009 at the MCG. At least then the blame could be laid at the fact that 1) it was pouring rain and freezing cold and 2) the tank was in (although we did [censored] them, and it was a great day other than the weather).

Edited July 14, 201213 yr by Supermercado

Something the club does do, that works well, is things like offer the 'kick to kick on the 'G' session after the smallest-crowd games against interstate opponents at the 'G, on Barassi signing sessions at the Melbourne shop at the 'G'...

...at the 'G...

...at the 'G...

Schwab said Melbourne will make a profit from today because of fixture dealings.