Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Mals said:Bearfax I would like to agree with but I can't. Our average crowd at Brookvale in 2012 was 13,749. This is hardly packed to the rafters. Look at our membership numbers for this year... we have barely cracked 6K & the season starts in about 3 weeks time.
Brookie has had difficulty catering for more than about 16,000 for years especially with the work that's been carried out. I recall times when there were about 20,000 there on top games but Brookie no longer has that capacity. Check out the Hill when there's more than 15000 and its almost standing room only. A family isnt going to spend near $100 to stand for the full game, children and wife in tow, huddled almost shoulder to shoulder with other spectators, littlies unable to even see what's happening. You want to attract families to these matches these days you have to seat them, even if its only grass.