The furphy that Melbourne has poor crowds

[deedog2]

And in exactly the same timeslot in the same ground the week before Essendon got 46,000+. Thursday night is the worst timeslot to attend football. Meanwhile Melbourne get a pitiful 24,000. Still don't know why they are allowed to play any games at the MCG, should be forced to play all 11 at Marvel and let all the other Marvel clubs take their MCG games since people actually show up for them.

10,000 ex pat Adelaide fans plus 5-10000 Essendon MCC members who don't go to Marvel

 

[timokane]

the much bigger clubs make them look big at the game.

hardly any show nowdays.

alot have lost interest and rightly so.

 

[deedog2]

the much bigger clubs make them look big at the game.

hardly any show nowdays.

alot have lost interest and rightly

So your saying what, we should have had 50,000 today to make it not a disappointing crowd?

 

[joy division]

Clear troll is troll

You’re trolling yourself my friend.

 

[deedog2]

You’re trolling yourself my friend.

Nice crowd on Thursday night

 

[projectv]

There is nothing sadder than seeing a Melbourne crowd in a home game vs an interstate side. It reminds me of a Sheffield Shield game from the 90's.

Half of them leaving during the third quarter didn't help either.

 

[deedog2]

There is nothing sadder than seeing a Melbourne crowd in a home game vs an interstate side. It reminds me of a Sheffield Shield game from the 90's.

Half of them leaving during the third quarter didn't help either.

Serious dude? Round 10, 2024, St Kilda vs Fremantle, Saturday, 19,265...

Have a look in your own back yard you campaigner.

 

[Shane Heard]

MFC still feeling the effects of sacking Norm Smith.

Younger generations of Dees fans don’t truly understand how much that ripped the club apart.

The reverberations are still felt some 60 years later.

 

[Shane Heard]

There is nothing sadder than seeing a Melbourne crowd in a home game vs an interstate side. It reminds me of a Sheffield Shield game from the 90's.

Half of them leaving during the third quarter didn't help either.

Melbourne fans leave at halftime to make it home in time for roast duck and a glass or two of superb red.

 

[projectv]

Serious dude? Round 10, 2024, St Kilda vs Fremantle, Saturday, 19,265...

Have a look in your own back yard you campaigner.

Marvel stadium has half the capacity of the MCG. Your crowds look pathetic because it's in a ground that holds 100,000 people.

Melbourne should be moved to Marvel like us other plebs clubs and leave the MCG for teams that can actually pull a crowd.

 

[Toump Ass]

I think the reason we don't have packed MCG every week is because we don't have a big supporter base and we are also playing bad football- it's not actually that remarkable.

What's interesting (to me anyway) is that people turn up to watch Essendon and Carlton play. Especially Carlton- they've had 30 years of doing absolutely **** all, and people still turn up in droves. I feel sorry for their fans that they can't find anything better to do than pay money to see their loser club get smashed every week.

 

[1990crow]

24k is a poor crowd.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Melbourne’s crowd against the Gold Coast (24,506) was the 2nd biggest home crowd they’ve recorded against the Suns.

The biggest was 27K in Round 1 2015.

Nothing wrong with yesterday’s crowd number.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Each Vic club’s biggest home crowd against GC.

Carlton = 39,597 (2024)
Richmond = 38,508 (2015)
Collingwood = 36,913 (2012)
Essendon = 33,710 (2011)
Hawthorn = 31,331 (2019)
Geelong = 30,087 (2013)
Melbourne = 27,013 (2015)
Western Bulldogs = 22,499 (2019)
St Kilda = 21,078 (2012)
North Melbourne = 19,819 (2014)

 

[RonnieRaven]

Each Vic club’s biggest home crowd against GC.

Carlton = 39,597 (2024)
Richmond = 38,508 (2015)
Collingwood = 36,913 (2012)
Essendon = 33,710 (2011)
Hawthorn = 31,331 (2019)
Geelong = 30,087 (2013)
Melbourne = 27,013 (2015)
Western Bulldogs = 22,499 (2019)
St Kilda = 21,078 (2012)
North Melbourne = 19,819 (2014)

Freo, Eagles and Crows are the only 3 clubs to have 40k+ vs GC

 

[KissKiss]

Freo, Eagles and Crows are the only 3 clubs to have 40k+ vs GC

If the Gabba was bigger, then Brisbane would probably achieve it. But it's a fair effort by this trio

 

[Purple Suit]

Each Vic club’s biggest home crowd against GC.

Carlton = 39,597 (2024)
Richmond = 38,508 (2015)
Collingwood = 36,913 (2012)
Essendon = 33,710 (2011)
Hawthorn = 31,331 (2019)
Geelong = 30,087 (2013)
Melbourne = 27,013 (2015)
Western Bulldogs = 22,499 (2019)
St Kilda = 21,078 (2012)
North Melbourne = 19,819 (2014)

I’m shocked Collingwood hasn’t got over 40k.

 

[raskolnikov]

Thursday night, when people have been working all day and have to work the next day, versus Saturday afternoon.

 

[mrherman]

Essendon are not a big club.

Forever pulling bigger crows in than your minnow mob who struggle fill up kardinina park despite a decade of premierships and finals over 20 years of being crap

 

[Philhawk]

Creating this thread the day Melbourne unofficially began their rebuild was a bold move.

 

[theprospector]

We need to have a genuine discussion about moving Demons games to Marvel Stadium.

 

[Dazb86]

Even the Dogs can get 75k to home games at the G.

 

[Iamspock]

Melbourne fans leave at halftime to make it home in time for roast duck and a glass or two of superb red.

It also gave them more time to prepare the cheese board.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Melbourne have poor crowds and so do Essendon

 

[CarnTheScray]

We need to have a genuine discussion about moving Demons games to Marvel Stadium.

Why should a club be moved based on crowd size? The MCG is their home and they are entitled to play there.