Tomorrow's crowd numbers

[Sir Why You Little 37,242]

There could be quite a spike!!

Why is Melbourne giving away 20,000 tickets for Sunday's game?
http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-12/the-melbourne-yankees-dees-aim-to-own-melbourne

Edited August 12, 2017 by Grapeviney
Fixed spelling in title

[praha 11,240]

It might boost crowd numbers by a fee thousand, 10k at an absolute maximum.  I think 40k is a reasonable expectation regardless. 

[Sir Why You Little 37,242]

31 minutes ago, praha said:

It might boost crowd numbers by a fee thousand, 10k at an absolute maximum.  I think 40k is a reasonable expectation regardless. 

Great idea. 1,000+- people moving into Melbourne every week, we should be targetting specific areas regularly. The club holds a significant advantage. 

It's name. 

[M_9 2,107]

The Saints have only played three away games in Melb (ES) - Pies, Norf and Dogs. The average attendance is around the 32k mark (36,650 against the Pies). Saints supporters don't travel. 

I think a crowd of 35k tops - 25k Dees, 10k Saints.

[spirit of norm smith 16,596]

Predict 40,000

[leave it to deever 17,555]

3 hours ago, M_9 said:

The Saints have only played three away games in Melb (ES) - Pies, Norf and Dogs. The average attendance is around the 32k mark (36,650 against the Pies). Saints supporters don't travel. 

I think a crowd of 35k tops - 25k Dees, 10k Saints.

When did we play them at MCG last?

[Demonland 73,266]

13 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

When did we play them at MCG last?

Round 17 2015. They won by 37 points. 

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 4,084]

I feel our (melbourne supporters) numbers will be down

[Diamond_Jim 12,643]

35k... maybe a few k more

The last few weeks have derailed the bandwagon somewhat

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Weather is meant to be very nice which helps. Sunny top of 18!

 

[Little Goffy 14,668]

50k or more, I'd guess.

Season on the line for both clubs, plus the targeted giveaway, plus the easily planned for / family friendly sunday timeslot, and good weather.

 

[Demon Jack 6,931]

Haven't missed a Demons game in Melbourne this season and I don't plan to start now. Might drag along a couple of North/Richmond supporting mates for a some extra numbers if we're desperate.

Edited August 12, 2017 by Demon Jack

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,950]

The MCC is predicting a crowd of 42,000.

Hopefully that's correct. Anything over 40,000 always provides a good atmosphere.

[Jibroni 5,035]

Im assuming we can get these at the ground? Im coming with my wife and was intending on buying a GA ticket for her.

[praha 11,240]

47 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

Im assuming we can get these at the ground? Im coming with my wife and was intending on buying a GA ticket for her.

No. They have been distributed to targeted groups such as migrants and tourists that have shown interest in AFL. They're not giving them away to randoms. 

[Salems Lot 2,665]

great initiative by the club.  They know we are on the rise and will be far more likely of picking up new supporters as opposed to the last decade when we havve been rubbish

[JTR 2,868]

12 hours ago, praha said:

No. They have been distributed to targeted groups such as migrants and tourists that have shown interest in AFL. They're not giving them away to randoms. 

There was actually a link which you could use to obtain tickets, but said ''allocation exhausted" the first time I saw it, and now doesn't work at all.

Probably no thanks to leaches like this...

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/free-tickets.1173712/

[Adzman 2,154]

17 minutes ago, JTR said:

There was actually a link which you could use to obtain tickets, but said ''allocation exhausted" the first time I saw it, and now doesn't work at all.

Probably no thanks to leaches like this...

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/free-tickets.1173712/

Scumbags. Sad that people are taking the [censored] out of a great idea.

I will have to remind any saints fans who brag about the free tickets that we felt sorry for them given they can store their premiership cup collection on a bedside table!

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,892]

23 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

50k or more, I'd guess.

Season on the line for both clubs, plus the targeted giveaway, plus the easily planned for / family friendly sunday timeslot, and good weather.

 

Bang! Nailed it LG.

[sue 9,151]

Sounds like a successful move.  I wonder if the Club was selling 1 match season tickets for a song after the match? Would be a great way to get more people on the mailing list for 2018.

[Watts2Hogan 56]

Great turnout and to think I was scoffed at when I suggested this really should be a 60k plus match. 

[Bonkers 994]

3 hours ago, sue said:

Sounds like a successful move.  I wonder if the Club was selling 1 match season tickets for a song after the match? Would be a great way to get more people on the mailing list for 2018.

There was a long line outside the membership tent 30minutes before the game so there must have been something similar happening. 

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,950]

12 hours ago, Bonkers said:

There was a long line outside the membership tent 30minutes before the game so there must have been something similar happening. 

Is the club already selling 2018 season memberships? 

[Cards13 9,117]

50k+ was a great crowd. One of the ladies in the office is new to Australia and took up the offer with a bunch of her friends. She'd never been to a game before and she really enjoyed it. Hopefully we'll convert her to an AFL fan but more importantly to a Dees fan.

Well done Dees!

[layzie 34,148]

Could be a masterstroke. The more eyeballs watching a win the better!