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More than enough figures here to prove or disprove anything you like on matters Force!
Only thing I would have liked to have added in hindsight was the position on the ladder for each match as that always has a bearing on attendence as well.
Averages:
Lifetime: 26,360
Years:
2006: 28,424
2007: 27,529
2008: 22,931
Opposition:
Australian: 26,569
New Zealander: 28,066
South African: 24,503
Match by Match:
Opposition/Crowd
2006:
Brumbies 37,037*
Chiefs 29,239
Waratahs 26,140
Bulls 23,392
Stormers 24,507
Crusaders 30,231
2007:
Highlanders 30,704
Lions 25,523
Hurricanes 27,648
Reds 26,032
Sharks 28,400
Cheetahs 24,313
Blues 30,083
2008:
Crusaders 27,011
Stormers 24,225
Bulls 21,161
Waratahs 22,287
Chiefs 21,549
Brumbies 21,350
Top 5 Matches by Attendence:
2006 Brumbies 37,037*
2007 Highlanders 30,704
2006 Crusaders 30,231
2007 Blues 30,083
2006 Chiefs 29,239
Bottom 5 Matches by Attendence:
2006 Bulls 23,392
2008 Waratahs 22,287
2008 Chiefs 21,549
2008 Brumbies 21,350
2008 Bulls 21,161
Total Matches: 19
Matches exceeding 25k: 11/19 or 57%
Matches exceeding 22k: 16/19 or 84%
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
would be concering to note that 4 out of the 5 lowest crowds occured this year
So much for the big yarpie population in Perth, with both Bulls games in the bottom 5 attended, especially when I thought the Bulls were the Collingwood of yarpieland?
There is a friend of mine that has a theory that goes along the lines of this.
Attendances for matches against NZ opponents are always higher because Kiwis are more likely to buy a ticket on game day.
Ticket sales are always lower for Saffa based sides as most Saffa ex-pats are members of the Force and have season tickets.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
We need to get to the end of a full cycle (ie end of '09) to really be able to pick it apart with each team having two matches here, but I would think there are several factors at play, including the expat community of each visiting team.
The Brumbies and the Chiefs have distorted '06 attendences being our 1st and 2nd matches respectively, where as they probably have two of the lowest expat communities, certainly for their respective Nations.
The Bulls was also our lowest crowd in 2006 and SA teams have shown to have the lowest National average.
The Waratahs figure is a bit bewildering though, on the surface you would pick that to be right up there with the Crusaders as the match of the year.
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
Notice that the highest crowd for each year is the first game of the year?
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
I have all these figures already in the database. once i've finished you'll be able to look at results, ladders and attendences for force (and other) matches as at any year/round
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The Tahs game this year was really dissapointing , given the rivalry, the potential expat community and that it was probably a 'make or break' game for the season- the later games against the Chiefs and Brumbies the season was practically (Chiefs) or literally (Brumbies) over, so you can kind of understand the enthusiasm wearing off a bit by then.
i cant believe..the last game of the year, they get so few:O
BOKKE“Let me put it this way, A Springbok team contains Afrikaners, Englishmen, coloureds and blacks. It has parochial foes in Bulls, Sharks, Stormers, Cheetahs and Lions. It is a recipe for war! Yet in all the years of John Smit’s captaincy, there has never been one unhappy customer, not one voice of rebellion against his leadership. He is the glue that holds the Springboks together. The man is a legend!”- Jake White
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
S'pose it depends why people want to go to the match (I have this in mind because of Peterss' survey...) - if it's to enjoy watching a rugby match, then the team's position on the ladder or the significance of the tie shouldn't matter.
There's obviously a rugby hardcore in Perth but maybe also a few too many fairweather friends? Guess that's why 'Save it for the Game' etc - to remind people that they're part of it - a good crowd spurs on the team, as we know.
Not wanting to turn up and support your team through the bad as well as the good is like being a player and not trying because you think you can't win.
I might not be able to play, but I can play my part.
(Copyright note to Rugby WA - if you want that one, my terms are very reasonable!)
Keeping the Faith ... right here in Perth!
Em, I totally agree with you.
Unfortunately the nature of most sports is that there will always be bandwagoners- even Perth's beloved West Coke with the mile long wait list suffered the same fate once their season was clearly stuffed.
Reality's a bugger sometimes.
P.S. Love the catchphrase!