Carlton-Richmond gets 80k even when they are crap. I know it’s a weds and Covid is still on the mind but some of you are severely underestimating.

Maybe a prize needs to be offered for correct weight.

Edited February 22, 20223 yr by leave it to deever

49,995 tops.

Wednesday night.

Dogs supporters won't turn up.

People still hesitant to attend public events.

 

I hope none of you counted me because I am not going.

65K.......

13 minutes ago, Jontee said:

I hope none of you counted me because I am not going.

65K.......

But we're counting on you!

 

I'll be there and can't wait even though I live in the Macedon Ranges have kids and have a serious job.

4 hours ago, rpfc said:

Carlton-Richmond gets 80k even when they are crap. I know it’s a weds and Covid is still on the mind but some of you are severely underestimating.

I think you're overestimating. 

Carlton and Richmond get a crowd of 80k when they're crap which is enormous. They are two of the most followed sides in the AFL. 

Wednesday night. Middle of the week. Makes it very hard for any regional supporters to want to travel in. 

Biggest crowd us and the dogs have pulled is not even 50k. I'm not sure how you think we'll pull anything near 80k given covid, it's the middle of the week and we're up against a side who has a similarly small supporter base at an away ground. 

I'll be impressed if we were to hit 70k but I'm thinking between 55-65k.

Really they should have fixtured this on the Thursday or better, the Friday night if the AFL wanted us to get close to cracking any sort of record. But Carlton and Richmond is guaranteed $ for them regardless of their ladder positions. 

The Wednesday fixture was never going to give us the opportunity to fill the stadium. 

57,057

Coming from Goulburn NSW.........but I am retired.

28 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

 

 

The Wednesday fixture was never going to give us the opportunity to fill the stadium. 

It hasn’t happened yet!

The Unfurling of a GF Flag. We will get a big Crowd 

Chill out man

STOP THINKING SMALL

Does anyone know when the tickets are going on sale?

15 hours ago, DubDee said:

Around 51K. If raining 40K

still a lot of people avoiding public gatherings 

I am one of those DD. TV for me.

Tiges & Blues Thu nite curtain raiser

DEMONS vs hounds Fri nite main event

But then the AwFuL wouldn't have their opening round spread out over nearly a week

4 hours ago, JimmyGadson said:

I think you're overestimating. 

Carlton and Richmond get a crowd of 80k when they're crap which is enormous. They are two of the most followed sides in the AFL. 

Wednesday night. Middle of the week. Makes it very hard for any regional supporters to want to travel in. 

Biggest crowd us and the dogs have pulled is not even 50k. I'm not sure how you think we'll pull anything near 80k given covid, it's the middle of the week and we're up against a side who has a similarly small supporter base at an away ground. 

I'll be impressed if we were to hit 70k but I'm thinking between 55-65k.

Really they should have fixtured this on the Thursday or better, the Friday night if the AFL wanted us to get close to cracking any sort of record. But Carlton and Richmond is guaranteed $ for them regardless of their ladder positions. 

The Wednesday fixture was never going to give us the opportunity to fill the stadium. 

Agree on all of the above.

I'd add that i suspect in the last couple of years people have got used to watching games at home and some people may have fallen out of the habit of going to games.

I think as result crowds will be down across the board all season. All part of the new normal. 

I'm thinking we will do well to crack 50k.

45k

88,888

5 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Unfurling of a GF Flag. We will get a big Crowd 

Chill out man

That's what I was thinking. It could surprise a few re crowd size. 

The good folk at AFL house have ruined the opportunity this had to get a 75-80000 crowd with the ridiculous fixturing. Id say 65000 or so at best

17 hours ago, A F said:

I'd be surprised if there's less than 60,000 there.

I'd be surprised if there's more than 60,000 there.

Pleasantly surprised, though.

Thursday night is already a terrible night to get a crowd to a football match. Wednesday is going to be significantly worse. Nevertheless, it's not just about the crowd at the ground. I expect Channel 7 will be mighty pleased with the numbers who should tune in to watch.

Even if the faithful turn out in full force, and thats a big if,  i very much doubt there'll be too many doggies fans there. I don't think i would want to attend an away fixture, to see the team that belted us in Grand Final unfurl their flag. Not very appealing even if it is Rd 1

I reckon 55k to 60k

Mid 40s. Ruined by fixturing. Harder for kids, country people, interstaters. Neutrals less likely to turn up - there would've been a big number for a rnd 1 GF replay. 

Plus dogs fans don't really travel to the G and some people still staying away cos of covid. 

It will have an enormous TV audience which is of course why the AFL are playing it on a Wednesday.

any truth to the rumour that there might be some entertainment planned for the game? 

and no, not Robbo again  :-) 

So based on this thread, somewhere between 25K - 90K

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

45k

This.

6 hours ago, loges said:

Does anyone know when the tickets are going on sale?

The second of March, I think. 

40k would be disappointing but anything over 50k will be a bonus.

This will now be a "normal" work day which just adds that extra unknown.

I would love the AFL to come out with their seating policy. Last year it was pack them in and close the rest until the last few weeks before shutdown.

Have they managed to reprogram that ticket selling computer so that a crowd of say 50k is nicely spaced out in a 100k stadium