I’m taking this all the way. If the first 20 minutes on Saturday ends up being my last game of the season, so be it. It should never come to this, but I will do whatever it takes to win. The AL is dead if we don't win. 

Newcastle v Brisbane  5,135

Phoenix v Adelaide  4,535
Central Coast v Sydney  6,579

What was the derby crowd?
Give or take 100 people...

So I guess attendance is gonna rocket down now. Are we looking at averages of 3k?

I'm genuinely curious if it will or why it would affect, for example, Adelaide crowd next home game.

Not sure we will know if it did either given crowds fluctuate so much on weekdays in holidays

The general opinion online has been people are over  the a league now. Families might feel safe to attend anymore. It’ll be interesting what happens next round 

People were over the A-League before 7:20pm Saturday night.
Melbourne probably feels different but I just don't see why an Adelaide family wouldn't take their kids like every other week next Round unless they were already planning not to.
I'd question whose opinions you were getting online re family safety. I have only seen that line peddled by people who never really went anyway.

I think the crowds would have been down anyway by the way, I'm not exactly expecting bumper crowds on the 27th here

I was looking on Melbourne city pages on Facebook but even at the ground you can see people weren’t exactly enjoying themselves. This incident has killed the family demographic at least in Melbourne 

I'd be surprised if it was "killed".
Not sure the Facebook wowser demographic is totally representative of all families.

"I wouldn't take my kids there ever again" aka I don't really go myself and my kids are in their late 30s and won't be my friend on Facebook

I mean sure, obviously a % of families there that day won't come back.

I think it's just as likely to be the second death of active support(after a mini resurgence) and another chunk of the clingers on were already going to leave coz of the APL shitshow.

MV away to WU next ?

How does that work ?

7123 at f3 derby 

that's pretty good

 Sydney vs the dairy bell wankers looked like it had no more than 4509-5000 tops. That aint good

Well...... Wonder how Hindmarsh stadium will fill their seats lol

If they were smart they would have maximum matches in Melbourne during the Australian open 

CCM v MVC  10,373

I was at the game. Cracking atmosphere, great crowd. Well done Mariners.
I moved to the central coast from Sydney about a decade ago. It's a pleasure to see the area flourish as a football region. It's clearly the number one sport in the area and perhaps one of the only few places in Australia where football is truly the number one sport in terms of participation and collective interest. Everyone here knows of and talks about the Mariners.

8k Sydney vs Newcastle 

Why do they film the side of the stadium with fewer people? It is pretty hot on that side and nobody will usually sit there. It would be better for optics. I am imaging it is some logistical reason. 

It's the sun. Neither the camera nor the spectators want to be looking straight into it. Not an issue for night games, but too much hassle and expense to swap broadcast side all the time. Only time I recall it being done was initial year of FFA cup.

Wanderers vs MacArthur got 10k 

It’s a shame because I firmly believe these things matter. The Roar ground is the same, if you get an afternoon game it is horrid on the non-sheltered side but the shaded area looks near full. 

10,751.

Average attendance so far this season is 48% up on last season's covid affected average attendance.

Western United vs Brisbane 2,253

Mariners vs victory 10,373

Newcastle vs Sydney 8,041

Wanderers vs MacArthur 10,751

Wellington vs city 6,321

Adelaide vs Perth 10,024

Most are pretty decent

Thank god the Govt built a 30k stadium for the Wanderers. 

I'd like to think this confirms my thinking in our discussion above. 
None of the MANY  families at Hindmarsh the other night felt unsafe because of a few meth heads in another city.

I think in Adelaide we have a small but football literate fan base who gets these things and aren't going to be put off loving football by some boomer wowsers on facebook who never went to games anyway crying crocodile tears.

Incidentally it didn't come across in the broadcast (I checked the replay) but when the Red Army unveiled their anti APL banner and chant an applause went around the whole stadium.
The commentator obviously had no idea as he just said "the crowds really enjoying themselves here" aha