What was the crowd?

[Darren]

Roosters just don't seem to be growing. Fans aren't turning up and they have seemed to have dropped off the radar. They do seem like a team that could re-locate. Inner city teams like the Tigers and Souffs are probably enough in the area.

 

[manlywarringah]

It seems Sydney teams are just not great drawcards. Fox probably has alot to do with it with it beamed in live at home. I imagine alot of families etc can't justify $100-150 to watch a game anymore. Coming up from the Gong is alot more dearer now. A 4 hour return trip is about $40-$50 in fuel, $25 to get in, $8 for tolls and $20 bucks for food is hard to justify.

Aren't you the one who continually comes on here and bags out the Manly fans for having only 13,000-14,000 turn up at Brookie?

 

[Darren]

I expect the locals to pack out the place. I don't get why they don't go? Their costs are much less, even a 3-6 game pass makes it cheap. Wollongong fans got blase about going to Steeler games and eventually they went broke. If I was 10 minutes away I'd be there every week.

 

[Eagles Terrorist]

I expect the locals to pack out the place. I don't get why they don't go? Their costs are much less, even a 3-6 game pass makes it cheap. Wollongong fans got blase about going to Steeler games and eventually they went broke. If I was 10 minutes away I'd be there every week.

It'd be interesting to consider a price concession for people living out of town who are prepared to travel. If your address is out of Sydney, get a discount on GA tickets? Anything to help bolster crowds and recognise not everyone lives nearby.

Larissa - worth throwing out there?

 

[Darren]

It's hard as club is trying to make a profit, or break even. I don't mind giving my dough to the club! It's the fuel and tolls that make it an expensive day. (for me, it's nearly $60 before going in the gate)

I don't remember it costing so much to go to games. I have gone to Brookie since 15 and that's 28 years. All I know now is I don't have much change from $100 and that's only my entertainment. I really hope Foxtel is paying the NRL alot as I'm sure people struggle to afford to go.

Locals can get away alot easier. They can have a big lunch/take food before they go and hardly any petrol. They are the question I ask? What happens to travellers like me and others who just can't justify the costs. I can't see how we can't get 15k of locals with a team that are premiers and been dominant for past few years.

 

[Jono]

If you are trying to say a losing Roosters outfit are drawcards, then you got me there. It was nice to be able to sit comfortably and not pay $60, get a great view, good food and a great win at the new "fortress"! A very winning place for us. Nearly a home ground advantage.

Didn't see you there mate. Where were you sitting?

 

[The Who]

Darren, you are right about getting to matches with Sydney being 'toll city' and the cost of parking.
I do feel that the cost of entry to games at Brookie is too high. I do believe that by making it more affordable you'd get sufficient additional numbers to come out with similar gate-takings.
The philosophy of maximising admission prices only works if you have maximum attendance. At Brookie we can almost always squeeze in another 4,000 or so. I liken the flawed rationale to that of fairgrounds; They charge an exhorbitant price to go on a ride, and run it with none or one kid aboard instead of cutting the price in half and having a queue of kids. Create the demand by cheap entry, then when you have more people wanting to attend than you have capacity you can ratchet up the price.

 

[Darren]

really tough situation, The Who, I have mates who support other teams (weirdos) and they struggle to go. I'm more than happy to pay the club! Memberships etc because I know it's helping the team but as you said, tolls/fuels are the killer.
I remember the days of a packed out Brookie and it being mad. I hope we can get that back. I don't think the fans know what it's like. The only close game to it was the 40-0 and looking around it seemed everyone was Manly! That ranks up with the parra game in the 80's. I saw people jumping fences etc. I adid it at a Norths game when they shut the gates at 1pm! Ian Robbo scored a try that day and I was sitting on the sidelines.

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Hi Jono, I was fortunate to get a seat in a box. We have friends with SFS gold card (thingo) and I went. Glad I didn't have to give a dollar to the Roosters!! lol

 

[Crusher_Cleal]

Roosters fans must be the worst in the comp.