Its very difficult to take your family in those temperatures., MCG crowd: 21,757Lowest Richmond crowd at the venue (outside of COVID) since August 2010 v Adelaide. Ed Sheeran performs at Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital in surprise gig Watched some movies and TV shows I'd wanted to catch up on for ages. Crowd figures overall are down this year, though that is heavily impacted by the limits on attendance early in the season in Western Australia, with digital ticketing raised as a concern by fans as well. Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast. They drew more than 25,000 fans but that was played at Stadium Australia. For Jacinta Dal Ben, her father Dennis Ness and her young children, being back at the G was a celebration of spending time together. Please enter the email you registered your account with. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. While AFL audiences have increased by 15 percent on pay TV and streaming service Kayo compared to 2019, free-to-air TV numbers in metropolitan markets are down around five per cent on figures from two years ago. Richmond lifted a gear in the third quarter to lead by 15 points at the final change, and the Tigers got the first of the final quarter. Weve seen [the memorial] on the news and all the gifts and we wanted to pay our respects, Jeroen said. . For others, attendance at an academy was the key to social mobility. On Tuesday, Victorian authorities had lifted a cap on crowds at sporting events from 50% to 75% of stadium capacity after declaring the state officially COVID-free. They are asking questions. It was freezing, pouring rain, the end of a covid outbreak and the beginning of school holidays Two weeks post-lockdown with covid still potentially out and about. But a stunning string of goals saw the Blues run over the top of Richmond, sparking big celebrations at the siren. Shortly ahead of the start of Wednesday evenings match the AFL announced that a half-time fireworks show had been cancelled, citing circumstances outside its control. AFL news 2022: MCG attendance sinks to 12-year low as crisis deepens Is it Carlton's year? Is it possible more hardcore AFL fans are choosing to watch from home instead of going, while at the same time fewer casual supporters of the code are either turning up in person or watching games on the Seven network? Maybe not, fam. The difficult bit is incentivising only people who can genuinely attend to redeem tickets when the capacity is drastically reduced. Older fans in particular, are understandably much more reluctant to expose themselves to the virus, particularly with flu season also now in full swing. Or when Eddie McGuire pronounces matter-of-factly that "Saturday afternoon football is dead". They are asking questions. Full crowds back at Victorian AFL venues to begin season 2022 ESPN You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. Massive AFL Crowd Numbers Embarrass The Struggling NRL AFL 2022: Coach pleads with fans over huge crowd concerns - Yahoo! Does AFL football have another problem? We can't "gloss over" poor Thursday night Richmond crowd: Cornes Apparently, because people now prefer to watch school sport or play golf on a Saturday, and watch the games on TV. The Demons kicked six of the last eight goals of the match to run out 9.22 (76) to 8.6 (54) winners at the MCG on Sunday night. The Tigers will next face Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, June 16, with kick-off scheduled for 7.20pm AEST. The two teams were looking for a kickstart to their campaigns after finishing 12th and 13th respectively in 2021. AFL. 5,241 for the 2010 St Kilda Vs Fremantle NAB cup semi final. Soon after the Tigers looked like they would blow the game open when TomLynch marked in the pocket but his right foot banana went just too far to the left. Why St Kilda's second appointment of Ross Lyon is a massive gamble, Every AFL club's trade and free agency period graded. Have the Tigers over-achieved? A-League 'heading in the right direction' despite small crowds Ed Sheeran's Thursday night MCG show plagued by ticket - Herald Sun What I understood more when the game returned was that while I had actually missed the football itself, I hadn't missed a lot of the increasingly large circuses which surround it, the saturation media coverage, the clickbait and the endless puffing of chests and stroking of egos in the former player cartel which now is the face of much of that coverage. As I've said before many melbournians are finding it hard to break the habit of staying home. Carlton got the lead back to nine points, but a late free to Dustin Martin led to a goal just before the siren, and Richmond led by 15 points at three quarter-time. The Game - 2023 Crowd Watch | Page 7 | The Front Row Forums AFL 2023 fixture: Five must-watch games in the early rounds, How 'Demon spirit' brings out the best of Tayla Harris, AFL Draft - The top 10 prospects for 2023, AFL Draft 2022 - Every club's draft haul rated. Read on. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. MCG cleared to host 75,000 AFL fans in what would be world's biggest . Despite a few upticks in recent weeks, the current campaign has seen, on average, the lowest crowds in a quarter of a century. Particularly when in Melbourne, until last weekend, they were unable to sit in the reserved seats they usually occupied, and in some cases, had to pay more to sit elsewhere. It took a poorly-attended Richmond game at Marvel Stadium last Saturday night for the agenda-setting AFL media to start thinking about how many people were actually going to the football in 2021. VFL Geelong v Carlton (Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria) Can't possibly remember a specific one. Stream every match of every round of the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season Live & Ad-Break Free In-Play on Kayo. The simplest and most plausible explanation is the ongoing impact of Covid. People have seen the other option. Last month, AFLFA president Cheryl Critchley confessed that dwindling crowd numbers has become an ongoing issue for the league. And while this one might be harder to judge for a while yet, I believe last year's three-month layoff due to the pandemic has had some lingering impact. The masts support 55 tonnes of equipment suspended above the stage, including speakers, lighting and a halo. Viewpoint Caf on board for AFL footy tippers in 2023 #13. Let alone, as those worrying crowd figures indicate, their patronage. Reacting to the Northern Territory government's amendments to bail laws in May last year, Senator Lidia Thorpe, then sitting with the Greens in the Senate, got to her feet and offered a scathing . That should have both the AFL and Seven a little concerned. But here's a news flash, guys. AFL 2022: Crowds, low numbers, attendance, GWS Giants v Western Ticketing this year, thanks to COVID, has been something of a nightmare, and clearly has taken some toll. Last Week around the Leagues. Looked terrible in a 75K seat stadium. 2nd lowest home crowd ever. Umm because you're actively enticing people to stay home and watch on TV, perhaps? Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). The early rounds in Melbourne were played before only 50 percent capacity crowds, while two games in Perth (including a Derby) have been "lockouts". It's important here to note the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on the competition. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. The 360-degree stage consists of a central revolving platform surrounded by six 30-metre high masts. I forgot to pay attention last night, but did they open the top deck? Eagles star Jason Kelce 'is asked to join his brother Travis for SNL' Ironically it is not a sporting event which holds the attendance record at the MCG. And while some of them are fixable, others are a bigger issue that won't be solved merely by some "value added" for fans to actually go to games, or even to turn on their TV sets. Crowds for the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2022 have fallen to their lowest in 26 years, excluding the past two Covid-affected seasons. There were 47,000 at Optus Stadium too, but. Hawthorn vs Fitzroy 1996 at the Western Oval - 10,239. [ Top] Lowest Home & Away Crowds. Wouldnt surprise me if a lot of people stayed away due to the weather. The pre-game entertainment at that game was led by the late Olivia . Youd be surprised at how many people cant be bothered if they cant just rock up and scan their membership card to get in. Even, heaven forbid, took in the odd bit of art and culture. But for better and frequently worse, we were conditioned throughout Covid to watch the sport on TV. Because I suspect there's a convergence of factors at play. What I understood more when the game returned was that while I had actually missed the football itself, I hadn't missed a lot of the increasingly large circuses which surround it, the saturation media coverage, the clickbait and the endless puffing of chests and stroking of egos in the former player cartel which now is the face of much of that coverage. Swans games in the early 1990s were 10k to 12k sometimes. Im just hoping for a very close game, really - a good contest. Historically low crowd feared for Sunday AFL match at Marvel Stadium - SEN I've lost all perception of what it's like to lead a normal life and going to the football is part of that. Mitch McGovern kicked long to McKay inside 50, but Cripps stole in and took the mark he split the sticks and suddenly there was only a kick in it. Nor, for that matter, do they all even play golf. Or when Eddie McGuire pronounces matter-of-factly that "Saturday afternoon football is dead". AFL crowds fall to lowest in 26 years as Covid concerns linger Round Table: Who is Melbourne's most important player. I was sure I'd been at smaller crowds in the early 80s but research suggests this is my winner. Perhaps. Reduced capacities, more logistically complicated admission practices and social distancing you suspect made going to games for some people more trouble than it was worth. Finally with 12 minutes to go, Carlton went inside 50 once more and after the ballbobbled around Matt Kennedy snapped it high to go through. Were working to restore it. Adelaide Oval Crowds | Austadiums AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? But thats why its an alarming one because the Bulldogs and (Giants) have developed a really good rivalry in recent years.. Two more goals before the end made the final minutes more than comfortable for Carlton. Not to mention having to enter a ballot and redeem a ticket puts many people off. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Fans have not attended AFL matches in Victoria since July last year, when a restricted crowd of less than 30,000 saw Collingwood beat Richmond at the MCG. Mitch McGovern took a great intercept mark on the wing the turnover soon spread through the middle and Patrick Cripps was flying through the corridor and he kicked long, the ball shepherded through for a goal. Like when Fox Footy's "On The Couch" talks about redrafting the schedule so no games cross over (for TV viewing purposes), then in the next breath wonders why crowds might be down. Stay on current site or go to US version. For the first time in 50-odd years on a weekend between late March and June, I did other things.