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+xThis will sound like im defending the comp but the reality is as i've pointed out we are in mid May, the football community are attached to there local clubs whether its npl, state leagues or running around with the juniors, nobody has time for the A league when the local stuff starts. Cant compare it to October-Feb when nothing else is on. Whilst the crowds havent been anything to write home about at any point this season, once the locals start its too much to compete against, this isnt even taking into account other codes. Yes, I think the winter A League concept is dead in the water.
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+x+xThis will sound like im defending the comp but the reality is as i've pointed out we are in mid May, the football community are attached to there local clubs whether its npl, state leagues or running around with the juniors, nobody has time for the A league when the local stuff starts. Cant compare it to October-Feb when nothing else is on. Whilst the crowds havent been anything to write home about at any point this season, once the locals start its too much to compete against, this isnt even taking into account other codes. Yes, I think the winter A League concept is dead in the water. Winter is just a No- brainer , F.A M-U-s- T insist it is winter
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+x+xThis will sound like im defending the comp but the reality is as i've pointed out we are in mid May, the football community are attached to there local clubs whether its npl, state leagues or running around with the juniors, nobody has time for the A league when the local stuff starts. Cant compare it to October-Feb when nothing else is on. Whilst the crowds havent been anything to write home about at any point this season, once the locals start its too much to compete against, this isnt even taking into account other codes. Yes, I think the winter A League concept is dead in the water. Only thing dead in the water is the AL, doesn't matter when you play it general public just aren't interested in the product anymore
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I saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time.
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charlied
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+x+x+xThis will sound like im defending the comp but the reality is as i've pointed out we are in mid May, the football community are attached to there local clubs whether its npl, state leagues or running around with the juniors, nobody has time for the A league when the local stuff starts. Cant compare it to October-Feb when nothing else is on. Whilst the crowds havent been anything to write home about at any point this season, once the locals start its too much to compete against, this isnt even taking into account other codes. Yes, I think the winter A League concept is dead in the water. Only thing dead in the water is the AL, doesn't matter when you play it general public just aren't interested in the product anymore It's a long story of chronic mismanagement from both FFA and the clubs but all the evidence agrees with you. I've been arguing for some time now that the only hope is a rebrand with a major P&A spend but I don't believe for a moment it will happen. The calamitous inclusion of Western United has reduced the A League to farce.
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+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury.
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What would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k
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charlied
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My fervent hope is that the shysters behind Western United run out of money and fold the club.
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+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI.
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+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are.
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+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. Agree with this, pretty confident City would attract a crowd in that range for a grand final at AAMI.
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Melbcityguy
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+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theage.com.au/sport/afl/not-so-marvellous-afl-optimistic-despite-drop-in-crowd-numbers-20210516-p57scw.html
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+x+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are. I think it's a shame. City have played some really nice free scoring football this year. I was wrong about them.
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+x+x+xto think , Aleague was getting Crowds of 40,000+ and 30,000 + just 2 season ago Thats right , just T.W.O seasons ago ! Who has been in charge the last two years ?? I think they have some SERIOUS Questions to answer !! This. All you’ll get is silence as so many here should hang their head in shame. It’s a slap in their face. Are you talking to yourself again? No, but you just wasted a few precious seconds of my life reading your comment.
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southmelb
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+x+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are. Its not ideal but 15-20k would still come across well on tv. I cant imagine less turning up, the nsl grand finals in Melb would get that many so no reason this shouldnt. My gut feel is City will lose in the semi though.
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+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. 18k for a Richmond home game is shocking.
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+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. 18k for a Richmond home game is shocking. It's funny that the sort of posters that love to say we make excuses for the a league are now making excuses for AFL.
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+x+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. 18k for a Richmond home game is shocking. It's funny that the sort of posters that love to say we make excuses for the a league are now making excuses for AFL. Not really, it’s not like 18k is the norm for them, if that became the weekly attendance different story.
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+x+x+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are. Its not ideal but 15-20k would still come across well on tv. I cant imagine less turning up, the nsl grand finals in Melb would get that many so no reason this shouldnt. My gut feel is City will lose in the semi though. If CCM V Newcastle can attract 37000 in Sydney then surely the so called ( laughingly ) sporting capital of the world can get 28-29000 to AAMI.
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southmelb
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+x+x+x+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are. Its not ideal but 15-20k would still come across well on tv. I cant imagine less turning up, the nsl grand finals in Melb would get that many so no reason this shouldnt. My gut feel is City will lose in the semi though. If CCM V Newcastle can attract 37000 in Sydney then surely the so called ( laughingly ) sporting capital of the world can get 28-29000 to AAMI. Cant compare 13 years ago to now. The landscape has changed.
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+x+x+x+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are. Its not ideal but 15-20k would still come across well on tv. I cant imagine less turning up, the nsl grand finals in Melb would get that many so no reason this shouldnt. My gut feel is City will lose in the semi though. If CCM V Newcastle can attract 37000 in Sydney then surely the so called ( laughingly ) sporting capital of the world can get 28-29000 to AAMI. I think it's the AFL capital of the world, not the sporting capital. Yes AFL, where it's the biggest sport in the world in Melbourne. Always reminds me of that Guardian journalist who pined 'like seagulls fighting over a chip'
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+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. You South Melbourne fans can also come & take the Sydney Swans back. I loved it when it was the VFL, then we didn't have to hear about this silly game.
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Pax at 12k now for Wellington vs western United
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+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. You South Melbourne fans can also come & take the Sydney Swans back. I loved it when it was the VFL, then we didn't have to hear about this silly game. AFL is the sport version of scientology.
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+x+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. You South Melbourne fans can also come & take the Sydney Swans back. I loved it when it was the VFL, then we didn't have to hear about this silly game. AFL is the sport version of scientology. Haha!!!!
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+x+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. You South Melbourne fans can also come & take the Sydney Swans back. I loved it when it was the VFL, then we didn't have to hear about this silly game. AFL is the sport version of scientology. NRL is legalized beastiality 🙀
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+x+x+x+x+xWhat would the pass mark for the attendance at the grand final this year be? Can’t see melbourne city getting more then 10k Grand finals are still big events, see no reason why 15-20k wouldnt turn up to a City grand final at AAMI. A week after securing the premiership, just 3k fans turned out to 'honour' Melb City at home. the fact that we're talking about City MAYBE getting half-capacity at its own ground for a grand final, shows you how dire things are. Its not ideal but 15-20k would still come across well on tv. I cant imagine less turning up, the nsl grand finals in Melb would get that many so no reason this shouldnt. My gut feel is City will lose in the semi though. If CCM V Newcastle can attract 37000 in Sydney then surely the so called ( laughingly ) sporting capital of the world can get 28-29000 to AAMI. Can't expect a club without that many fans to attract a full house at AAMI .. who would go to see them play? VIctory members or WU? Or are you expecting NPL fans to rock up? Melbourne doesn't really have a culture of going to a sport event just for the spectacle of it (exceptions are Grand Prix, AFLGrand final, Melbourne Cup, Australian Open ... maybe why we are the sporting capital) you go watch your club play ... mostly.
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+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. You South Melbourne fans can also come & take the Sydney Swans back. I loved it when it was the VFL, then we didn't have to hear about this silly game. They're the biggest club in your state of any code.
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+x+x+x+xI saw an article today about the struggles that the AFL are experiencing getting people to matches too. Didn’t read the whole article, but they apparently only had 18K at a match that would have been a 40k+ attendance in previous seasons.
It is hard to get traction, so we aren’t alone, but our struggles have been deeper for some time. More of a protest crowd, Richmond play at the MCG, the MCG based teams hate playing home games at Marvel stadium. Also appears to be more of a Melbourne thing, Aussie rules crowds interstate have been back to normal, the Vic state government petrified the community last year and everyone is still reeling from that. The AFL has the media saturation to get going though, it just automatically bounces back, we don’t have that luxury. You South Melbourne fans can also come & take the Sydney Swans back. I loved it when it was the VFL, then we didn't have to hear about this silly game. They're the biggest club in your state of any code. If Wanderers had continued on their growth trajectory, they may have been matching them by now.
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