Excluding last years finals, crowds are up almost 500 per game this season. Yet the doomsayers keep on telling people that the game is dead. Just think if we had a geographically closer league, how many away supporters would go and swell the average attendance.

So the 2023/24 regular season average was 8087, compared to last seasons 7553. Onwards and upwards. Just over a 7% rise is nothing to be sniffed at.

The game isn’t dead it’s just poorly managed.

Yeah, you have to say that's a big positive. And there is no excuse for continued improvement next season as long as the APL do much better with fixturing. 

2022-2023 season average was 8334 according to Wookie on previous page...... but OK, keep banging that drum old mate ... pa ra pa pa pum.... 

If crowds are the only metric that matters then the APL have to move Macarthur away from Campbelltown Stadium. West Tigers running 13th got over 17000 to their game on the weekend yet the Bulls in the top 5 all year can't get 2 men and their dogs to go watch home games.

No offence to Wookie, but i prefer to believe these ones. My drum is beating fine , thank you.

Whatever gets you through the day i suppose... no worries. Hope this weekends massive crowds help validate your life choices.

You need to let your bitterness go. You will feel a lot better about things, if you do. Enjoy your weekend.

Im curious did you follow a nsl team before the a league era?

I didnt im just asking out of curiosity

Sydney city.

Ah cheers and sfc today?

How come u didnt get bitter at the fa and almost cheer on when our nt teams had bad games? (I dont think u have) was there a period u were bitter and then got past it or were u ok transitioning to the a league straight away?

The way i seen it, was that the NSL was a dead duck. It needed a whole re-think, which we know was done.
I used to go and watch your national team, but haven't been back since Uruguay 2005.
Yes, SFC today, just getting ready to go to the match tonight.

Aleague Womens Grand Final Attendance of 7,671 was the second highest grand final attendance for the womens competition.

Sydney vs MacArthur only pulled 11k which is disappointing 

Football fans shouldn’t care about weather, especially Australian weather which is warmer and nicer than most of Europe, but it was pouring rain for the whole game yesterday.

Very disappointing, regardless of the weather.

Just over 21K at the Melbourne derby

I think we might match or surpass that next week. I know its mothers day, but that's more of a lunch thing. 4pm kick-off is just about right. 

Sorry i missed this, hope you enjoyed your weekend too mate...

Not bitter anymore, we have a national comp starting next year so any lingering hatred towards the Aleague is largely forgotten know... Was just highlighting that according to a more accurate source your crowd averages where down from last year (at best the same) ... To be honest I dont really think crowd numbers are an indication of the strength of any league one way or another... They are all fudged in some way from the "top end of town" down to the weeds. 

Is it definitely starting next year? I've got to the point where I don't believe anything to do do with football in Australia any more. 
No good to me anyway... NoGold Coast team. Still can't figure that. 

As definite as anything can be in Australian football bud...  As for Gold Coast team... watch this space :)

I mean... it's more definite than the Canberra A-League team that's coming....

LOL 

looking like 18,000-20,000 on Sunday. Unsure of tonight

Not that many in Sydney tonight , i gather. Won’t be above 13,000.

They got 13,813

16,000+ at first leg of Victory/Wellington semifinal
20,000+ tickets already sold for second leg, possibly a full house (35,000)

Amazing the game will be great to watch on tv 

Hey doloras, do you think any of your fans travel to OZ if the Nix makes the GF?