Blaming oval stadiums is understandable, but its a stretch.  Many world class football stadiums have athletics tracks.

Besides, i could hear the Saudi fans loud and clear through the telly last night. I reckon the 'problem' lies elsewhere.

We've had Socceroos games at smaller rectangular stadiums and the atmosphere hasn't been any better. The problem does lie elsewhere

you're sorta missing my point. We know Socceroos support is shit. But playing in oval stadiums with fans too far away from the action (and spread out around the stadium) doesn't exactly help with atmosphere, doesn't it? I reckon things are more likely to manifest into more passionate support if fans are more tightly packed together in the terraces. Then you have the issue of aesthetics when you play in half empty stadiums. you also open yourself up to ridicule... I'm sure many would have seen what was posted on Facebook by an Adelaide Crows supporter group last night (which was shared around the various Football pages).

at the end of the day, what would have been better? A full house in a boutique rectangular stadium? or a 60% full stadium? 

An AFL supporter ridiculing football? That's what they exist for isn't it??

It's a strange phenomena we have in Australia where the number of spare seats is seen as a measure of success and yet 30,000 at AAMI is the same as 30,000 at Adelaide Oval or 30,000 at the G - the number of empty seats is irrelevant ..... as is the opinion of a crows fan.

The atmosphere question will not be answered by playing in small stadiums, we filled NIB stadium not long ago and the atmosphere was sh*t. So I do get your point I just don't agree with it - if the ffa want a better atmosphere they're going to need to cooperate with the various active support groups imo and that ain't happening

I'm just noticing now that last night there were 46k at Adelaide Oval.

The Thursday night game was a very important world cup qualifier, perhaps Adelaide fans weren't aware just how crucial that game was.

lol "just noticing"

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"just noticing" ? I recon this is pippinu's 'To Do' list:

No. 1 - after watching Pepper Pig re-runs check AFL attendance and compare to the Sok-ha. Post on forums if bigger (note to self: pretend to "just notice" the attendance to avoid suspicion of being an AFL troll)

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I'm just saying an important world cup qualifier deserved more from the people of Adelaide.

Sorry pip, you kinda blew that one.

It did deserve more than 30k I agree but not because the AFL got 46k that's an irrelevant comparison. AFL is the number 1 attended sporting code in the country, of course it's going to draw big crowds.

If you were interested in meaningful comparisons you might have drawn a comparison to NRL international matches which 30k bests, and many of the wallaby games in the Tri-Nations dont get 30k - those comparisons make Football look pretty good. Use those instead of, or as well , if you want to appear balanced.

But whatever the comparison, it did deserve more than 30k and the ffa should ponder why their team isn't drawing as well as it should?

95,536 for a football match at the G last night Pip - comparing that to any AFL attendance this weekend is also kind meaninglessness as well.

It will definitely beat the largest AFL attendance for the round (which will be very  lucky to reach 80k on Monday at the G)

Wow. Wallabies vs Fiji only had 13k in Melbourne on sat. Plus only 124k of ten.

Say what u want about football vs AFL/League but we are definitely above the Union

Big win for football.

Over 95k last Thursday for Bra v Arg.

Today's game at the G just got above 70k, fell well short of an anticipated 80k.

49,874 AUS v BRA

175,000 over three games, two in midweek. And they dare suggest we're not a football nation lol