With the Manly vs Souths crowd likely to be over 20,000 for next Friday night (26th), it is always good to look back at our largest crowds at Brookie in history.
It will be the 30th time we have got a crowd of over 20,000. If we can get 22,000+, we can get in the top 15 crowds of all time at Brookie.
The largest Manly v’s South game at Brookie was 20,532 back on Anzac Day 1988 .... so almost 25 years to the day .... !!
Manly's Largest Crowds at Brookvale Oval
(all over 20,000)
Ranking Crowd Played Against Date / Year
1) 27,655 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 31-Aug-86
2) 26,168 Manly v Canberra Brookvale 28-Aug-94
3) 25,876 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 30-May-76
4) 25,549 Manly v Brisbane Brookvale 4-Jun-95
5) 25,448 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 24-May-87
6) 24,381 Manly v Norths Brookvale 18-Jul-93
7) 24,156 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 1-May-83
8) 24,031 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 4-Jul-82
9) 23,168 Manly v St-George Brookvale 26-Mar-78
10) 23,102 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 15-Jul-90
11) 23,005 Manly v Easts Brookvale 6-Jun-76
12) 22,746 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 25-Jul-97
13) 22,492 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 31-Jul-88
14) 22,380 Manly v St-George Brookvale 3-Jul-94
15) 22,048 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 2-May-71
16) 21,258 Manly v Canberra Brookvale 18-Aug-91
17) 21,217 Manly v Norths Brookvale 21-Jun-96
18) 20,793 Manly v Penrith Brookvale 19-May-91
19) 20,557 Manly v Canberra Brookvale 9-Jun-96
20) 20,532 Manly v Souths Brookvale 25-Apr-88
21) 20,507 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 29-Apr-79
22) 20,414 Manly v Melbourne Brookvale 26-Aug-11
23) 20,176 Manly v St-George Brookvale 9-Jun-79
24) 20,163 Manly v Canterbury Brookvale 25-Aug-06
25) 20,145 Manly v Canterbury Brookvale 17-Aug-86
26) 20,126 Manly v Easts Brookvale 21-Jul-74
27) 20,121 Manly v St-George Brookvale 18-May-75
28) 20,047 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 10-Apr-77
29) 20,030 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 9-Jul-78
It will be the 30th time we have got a crowd of over 20,000. If we can get 22,000+, we can get in the top 15 crowds of all time at Brookie.
The largest Manly v’s South game at Brookie was 20,532 back on Anzac Day 1988 .... so almost 25 years to the day .... !!
Manly's Largest Crowds at Brookvale Oval
(all over 20,000)
Ranking Crowd Played Against Date / Year
1) 27,655 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 31-Aug-86
2) 26,168 Manly v Canberra Brookvale 28-Aug-94
3) 25,876 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 30-May-76
4) 25,549 Manly v Brisbane Brookvale 4-Jun-95
5) 25,448 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 24-May-87
6) 24,381 Manly v Norths Brookvale 18-Jul-93
7) 24,156 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 1-May-83
8) 24,031 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 4-Jul-82
9) 23,168 Manly v St-George Brookvale 26-Mar-78
10) 23,102 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 15-Jul-90
11) 23,005 Manly v Easts Brookvale 6-Jun-76
12) 22,746 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 25-Jul-97
13) 22,492 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 31-Jul-88
14) 22,380 Manly v St-George Brookvale 3-Jul-94
15) 22,048 Manly v Balmain Brookvale 2-May-71
16) 21,258 Manly v Canberra Brookvale 18-Aug-91
17) 21,217 Manly v Norths Brookvale 21-Jun-96
18) 20,793 Manly v Penrith Brookvale 19-May-91
19) 20,557 Manly v Canberra Brookvale 9-Jun-96
20) 20,532 Manly v Souths Brookvale 25-Apr-88
21) 20,507 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 29-Apr-79
22) 20,414 Manly v Melbourne Brookvale 26-Aug-11
23) 20,176 Manly v St-George Brookvale 9-Jun-79
24) 20,163 Manly v Canterbury Brookvale 25-Aug-06
25) 20,145 Manly v Canterbury Brookvale 17-Aug-86
26) 20,126 Manly v Easts Brookvale 21-Jul-74
27) 20,121 Manly v St-George Brookvale 18-May-75
28) 20,047 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 10-Apr-77
29) 20,030 Manly v Parramatta Brookvale 9-Jul-78