Auckland has population of 1.6 million. Think they can manage 

And about a fifth of the population !

Easy for NZ to overtake ours when they only have 2 AL teams in their whole country

Excellent crowd at Nix v FC game.As a Mariners supporter a draw would have been a good result but credit to the Nix for their second half comeback.

Scenes if the new Zealand derby overtakes the Australian a league team derbies 

18,002 in Auckland, excellent effort.

silly yellow by Hingert. Both he and Aldred are fouling too much due to their slowness. Time for them to move on.

Yep. He's killing their club.
Literally zero excitement factor. 

Thursday night is a factor. Cost of living is a factor. WU is a factor. 10 draws is a factor. 

popovic

Back to the football...

Last night's game was a pretty ordinary watch and it was clear that both teams have been struggling. Having said that, Adelaide were the better team on the night and really should have won by more. Luka Jovanovic's goal was so well taken and on current form is seriously challenging for an Olyroos spot.

The fish were away! Need to change the bait.

The last 3 crowds for the A-League have been 2k at City v WSW. 3k at WU v MV wtf??? and 4k at Newc v Adel. These are horrific. How did Victory get 3,058 for a game at AAMI even if it was an away match? 

Anyways.. jets Adelaide was tight Adelaide squeezed through but could of gone either way 

The new ratings method shows national figures only.  They are not split into the different markets now.  From historical figures maybe 10% would live in Sydney.

The top left hand side of the Australian flag suggests that I am in my own country ! Only an observation of course.

20 years ago the Swans were averaging over 31,000 a week.

https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/2004.html

Sydney city, you say ?  Been gone for a long while at national league level.

Sorry, but you’re your talking shite. The Swans are the highest supported sports team in NSW by quite a way.

Easy with the faggot and gay slurs big fella, its Aleague pride round soon and one Adealide players propsoed to his hubby to be on the hallowed ground of Coppers Stadium ..... you did go and watch the Matildas afterall..... 

Are there many houses with Macarthur or Sydney City flags mate? Are the pubs packed to watch the Aleague .... I believe you about AFL not being a big thing in Sydney but the crowds in the stands tell another story.

Don't really agree with this if you wanna be passionate about something then do it unless it's those people that do cross word puzzles because fook them for a laugh 

I have a stooopid long time football mate of mine got sucked in by melb ex pats here to watch gayfl.
he conned me to attend a faggot swan game - never ever again ffs.
hes the only person I know interested - no one else i know mentions it.
Alas dgaf over hyped pathetic gaylic football to me all to its own melbas and those other state followers, poor souls.

But we can't really talk about how the afl anymore ten years ago we could we were competing now we're on the kids table 

2.3 million people in Sydney watching this game? Haha

Come back & tell how many in Sydney watched these games.

Listen I live here I know the feeling. Swans were in GF 2 years ago, you would hardly know it.

No houses with swans flags, no cars, hardly anyone wearing swans merch, pubs weren't packed.

Jesus mate, thats just not true. 

https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-march-7-2024-afl-2024-season-opener-reaches-2-3-million-on-seven/

Whats the comeback, that less people in Sydney own a televison so the 2.3 million are all in Collingwood and Richmond?

The A-League struggles in Sydney, hardly any talk in pubs, cafes & work places. The Pubs even those near the stadium don't show the A-League.
But stop listening to the Melbourne media, the pubs have the AFL on, hardly anyone watching, go to pubs, cafes or work places & you hardly hear anyone talking AFL.

Mate I dont doubt you, but fact is the AFL is absolutely fantastic at marketing their game (I said their game, just because I live in Melbourne and follow the Tigers from a distance doesn't make me an AFL fan) 20 years ago there was 0 crowds at any AFL matches in NSW and now they are pulling in massive crowds... I dont know where they are from if they are Melbourne expats or whatever... The NRL hasnt managed to do that (at least down here) and the Aleague .... welll outside of the big derby you mention what else is it like?... I watch highlights online played in front of less than 5 thousand people, am I wrong?

1st game of the season, there has been no live AFL anywhere in the world since last Sept, every AFL must've been gagging for a game.
Giants even promoted the come & hate Collingwood game & enticed all Melb people living in Sydney to game.

The Sydney Derby, playing in the pathetic A-League (i used to attend with 20-30 friends now less than 5) with no marketing, with all the issues re APL's governing body got more fans than the Giants.

Come to Sydney next time either Giants or Swans in GF & see how big support is outside of the Eastern surburbs.

You believe too much in the Melb media. The TV numbers are so small.

Go back to your own country Sutho, this is Australia. hahahahah