Frogz said:
Why is it that ALL other teams have got what they need. This really p1sses me off....We wont travel bullsh1t is trotted out again.....Well how the f@rk do we go somewhere that u cant get to......Oh and the Roosters get 20 thousand to all their home games at the SFS.....Pigs arse they do
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/sun-setting-on-suburban-stadiums-20121208-2b27q.html
Agree. Lets look at some REAL facts and numbers for 2012:-
Roosters average home ground attendance: 12,482 (15th)
Eagles average home ground attendance: 14,593 (6th)
Roosters average finals campaign attendance: 0 (16th)
Eagles average finals campaign attendance: 26,214 (5th)
Eagles AWAY average attendance: 19,669 (2nd)
Roosters AWAY average attendance: 16,519 (7th)
Of the 23 grounds played at this past season, only 12 had utilised 10 or more matches, one of which being Brookvale. Unfortunately, we were 8th in this area.
Manly figured in two out of the top 10 attended games this season.
I'm sorry, but whatever dip**** suggests fans, and opposition fans don't like watching / travelling to see us, they are clearaly wrong in MY opinion.
The Roosters are horrid on all fronts, and should get no favours.
Lastly, Stadium Australia homed 23 games this past season. Of that, the following games were played:
Grand Final: 82,976
Major Semi: 70,354
Hindy's last game: 45,863
Final: 36,420
Final: 35,874
Final: 35,178
Now, Stadium Australia's average crowd size was 22,231. What then, would that number be if these crowd sized above were taken out (neing that they are not normal occurances?).
Reference: http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=roosters%20home%20ground%20attendance&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&ved=0CFkQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstats.rleague.com%2Frl%2Fcrowds%2Fsummary.html&ei=4KfGUOa5MafBiQezsIDIAw&usg=AFQjCNE9NAoTEFoSI6G-EKTQ1O49GAuJsw