AU vs MV
11,168
Unexpectedly good crowd. Away section would have pushed it higher, but can't complain too much about 11k in a 16.5k stadium. Just a shame the casuals don't show up for every home game.

The crowd looked fantastic on TV

16.5k capacity, often quoted, is not correct. They could only get that with people standing on all the steps, which would never happen. I feel it is just under 16k.

If only more clubs had a stadium of Hinmarsh's size and intimacy. 

9887 at CommBank with temperature at 35C.
Amazing attendance for the temperature.

I'm sure I read after the new seats were put in years ago seated capacity dropped to 15k? It's been a while since we sold standing room tickets I dare say. Maybe ACL semi final or possibly an FFA Cup final? Probably not though.

Why unexpected? We got >10k vs Perth the week before. 

If anything it's bad that only 600 extra showed up vs Victory but it was 39 degrees days in a row (even though cool change came in an hour before kick off). 

As I said before the game I think people overestimate how many fans Victory bring over.

Victory away fans usually only account for a few hundred (maybe 300-400). However it's the local casuals that make up the extra couple of thousand. It's always going to be a big crowd and it's almost always going to be a good battle on the field. It's like any other derby, plenty of people around that just go to the big games.
Just saying it was unexpected for both the lack of away fans combined with the weather conditions. I was expecting around the 9k mark.

Isn't Adelaide vs Victory virtually a derby?

Nice crowd btw, congrats to Adelaide.

Obviously we have played Victory twice at home in 5 games now but so far our average attendance is the highest it's been since 15/16.

Given that and the fact we are sliding down the table I'm sure that will come down but we are at least back to pre-covid years.

17/18 was the last time our average got even close to 10k and we played Victory at Adelaide Oval that year

@Davide82 That is good to see. There is a lot to like about the A League this year. Pity the negative reports get prominence, but I guess that is what always happens.

The build up towards the NSD will provide some positive news which will be good. Hopefully those who miss out do not drag the good news stories down.

I'd say a lot of that has to do with the good results AU have had over the last two seasons. Making it to the semi-finals two years in a row and being properly competitive in the process doesn't go unseen. I'd say Goodwin's NT performance has also helped in getting a few people back on board. He's the type of player/personality that the fans love to get behind and unfortunately for the AL, that's a bit of a rarity these days.

Goodwin and the other young attacking talents has certainly been a factor.
Good vibes around a young side full of South Aussies helps in a parochial town.
We do tend to play entertaining football (when we aren't shit) so that helps compared to the Kurtz days when results were as good but crowds were lower.

Apart from my own team (CCM) - the only other team I make sure I watch.

Funnily enough for the last couple years Mariners have been my preferred 2nd team to watch.
More similarities between us than a lot of other teams I think.
Even if it's juts the cheap/forced to play youngsters side of things aha

ACL final got 17000.

I believe capacity dropped a bit with the red seat refit a few years back. In the old days the seating capacity was around 15,500 with standing room on top. I think capacity would be closer to 15,000 these days.

I've been in 16,000+ crowds there before the refit and people were standing everywhere. 

Me too and was at those ACL games.

That was my point though in that it's been a long time since we sold standing room tickets.
My "probably not" only referred to the FFA Cup portion of my statement.

That ACL semi final was the most crammed crowd I have been in outside a mosh pit aha
My God it was bonkers.
To concede so early was awful because the atmosphere at the start of the game was like nothing I've seen before.

Far out those were heady days for football in this country

So let's look at the fixtures this weekend:

Adelaide vs MacArthur 8k (not sure how they go with Friday night fixtures) if they get above 8k they are tracking well.

Western vs Sydney (in Tassie) 2k? Not sure what their goal is playing in Tassie I guess they just get paid to play there. 

Brisbane vs Melbourne city they're round 2 game got 7,890 at suncorp. Predicting 5k for this 

Perth vs victory 4k. Makeshift venue perth doing what they can enough said

Why do WU play in Tassie?

Surely they don't get paid to play there?

Historically Friday night was our best and favourite time slot.

In fact there were years when we lobbied for more of them. We originally had heaps but when one of the FTA TV deals started they gave us less Fridays and we complained.

Whether that's still true I'm not sure but definitely was back in the day

Sure do. The Tassie gov funds the game(s).
Given their AAMI park crowds, WU probably make more money going to Tassie than they do at 'home'.

AU vs MacArthur 8,826

Good crowd considering the opponent. 

I guess, why not.
Other sport, pull  money for playing anywhere to smallish crowds.  Even the AFL pulls some money for playing one game a year in Alice Springs (of all places), which is even smaller than Bathurst.  I'd be surprised if more than 2,500 attend that game.

In fact, I can recall coming across a tweet not long ago, perhaps from Sports Industry, talking about the ACT renewing its deal with the Giants to play 3 games per year in Canberra, and it's pretty decent money they are paying as well (for a club that absolutely no one supports).

So for a crap club like WU, with no home ground, they may as well take the money.

And I'm pretty sure they are sponsored by the government or have forms of sponsorship coming from Tasmania.

I was there with a mate for quarter and semi, missed out on tickets for final :( . Shit was off the walls. Best sporting event I’ve ever been to.

Just over 5k in Tassie that's gotta be deemed a success 

I liked the uniqueness of the stadium and place. It’s what chairman’s and boards fail to understand. We have 3 clubs playing out the of the same stadium nothing unique or distinct here, no representation of its region. 

You made me realise my typo! No idea why I wrote semi final I clearly meant final as you probably realsied from my description of the game.

The semi was a better night though. I still picture the goal by diego from time to time.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-25/did-a-league-men-attendance-benefit-from-the-socceroos-world-cup/101879998

Sorry just got sent this and had to share.20K at the old Olympic Park. 1963 State league soccer in Victoria ...... wow just check out the fashion

https://twitter.com/smfc/status/1617814076775858179?cxt=HHwWhoDQ7ZnV0PMsAAAA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVZ-2fw55y4

to be fair the APL took a sledgehammer to any potential boost in crowd numbers all for the sake of better dividends for their board members.