Attendance thread

[Josef K]

6,668 at Cas last night which i think is up by 1,443 on one of the crazy loopy fixtures we had last season. 

[ATLANTISMAN]

On 24/08/2023 at 13:56, The Phantom Horseman said:

In terms of accessibility, I'd say that how easy it is to get to from the nearest point on the M25 is a key question, as surely the aim is to attract people from all sides of London.

With that in mind, Ealing, a quick jaunt down the dual-carriageway A40 from J16, would have been more "accessible" for  lot of people than the Cherry Red, which is a bit of a convoluted car journey from most parts.

Ealing was actually an easierdrive for me from Kent round the M25.

Merton is horrible to get to especially with Herr Khan 20mph limit speed bumps cameras etc.

 

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Edited August 27, 2023 by ATLANTISMAN

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

On 24/08/2023 at 12:56, The Phantom Horseman said:

In terms of accessibility, I'd say that how easy it is to get to from the nearest point on the M25 is a key question, as surely the aim is to attract people from all sides of London.

With that in mind, Ealing, a quick jaunt down the dual-carriageway A40 from J16, would have been more "accessible" for  lot of people than the Cherry Red, which is a bit of a convoluted car journey from most parts.

Totally agree.....

People talk about how great public transport is in London

My mate comes from East Ham for games....by walking / train takes him 1 hour 30 plus door to door even on the rare occasion there are no delays to trains etc 

People can call it 'easy' and well connected all they like but nothing beats driving from door to door for speed, convenience and price 

Even when we go to central London we still drive now  as a family despite the 25 minute train connection ....(the National Theatre on the South bank by the way is an excellent and cheap place to park!!)

Edited August 26, 2023 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[Damien]

A very nice increase from the Roosters, the NRL has really boomed this year:

 

[Dirkgee]

13 minutes ago, Damien said:

A very nice increase from the Roosters, the NRL has really boomed this year:

 

Well I should hope so given they are the main tenant in a new £500 million stadium. 

[meast]

15 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Just seen that Huddersfield are looking to get their biggest attendance for 50 years with a big promotion of the derby with Leeds:

https://www.giantsrl.com/huddersfield-v-leeds
 

 

Not going to happen, never was, it wouldn't have happened anyway ignoring the fact that this was launched on the middle of a terrible run of form and a lot of negativity and bad feelings from a lot of the fans.

[Eddie]

Anyone know how many were at Hull, Perpignan or Toulouse? 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

Anyone know how many were at Hull, Perpignan or Toulouse? 

Think I heard around 11.5k announced. Can't remember the specific number.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

9 hours ago, meast said:

Not going to happen, never was, it wouldn't have happened anyway ignoring the fact that this was launched on the middle of a terrible run of form and a lot of negativity and bad feelings from a lot of the fans.

What is their biggest attendance in 50 years?

[Damien]

29,423 at Newcastle Knights v Cronulla. Another great atmosphere too.

The likes of Newcastle Knights and NZ Warriors coming good this year after some dismal years has really boosted attendances and led to some great atmospheres at games.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Does seem to be a big boom in Australia.

Apart from the fact some teams are more competitive than they’ve been in a while, what’s causing it?

How are the NRL club getting more people through their doors and what can Super League/Championship/L1 clubs learn and copy?

[meast]

2 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

What is their biggest attendance in 50 years?

15,629

[meast]

4 hours ago, Eddie said:

Anyone know how many were at Hull, Perpignan or Toulouse? 

Hull- 11,624

Catalans- 10,614

 

[OnStrike]

At the risk of sparking off three pages of people having a pop, any idea of the crowd at Huddersfield? I know they were doing a bit to try and get a good crowd today

[langpark]

7 minutes ago, OnStrike said:

At the risk of sparking off three pages of people having a pop, any idea of the crowd at Huddersfield? I know they were doing a bit to try and get a good crowd today

6621. 

https://www.giantsrl.com/article/8562/derby-day-delight-for-the-giants 

[daz39]

5 minutes ago, OnStrike said:

At the risk of sparking off three pages of people having a pop, any idea of the crowd at Huddersfield? I know they were doing a bit to try and get a good crowd today

6,621. They stopped pushing for a big crowd when they realised it was never going to happen due to the poor run of form, the offer was still running but wasn't being advertised anymore,   the club knew they'd timed it wrong so fair play for holding their hands up.

There was no way they'd bring in any floating or new fans with the form we were in especially after the offer was launched literally on the back of a 54-0 hammering by the same team they were trying to promote it against.

Even with the offer Leeds brought less than 1,500, the club were hoping for at least 3,000 from them, yes it's good but a far cry from the days when they'd regularly bring 3,000+.

Poor turnout by both sets of fans really but as i say, they are 2 teams who have been performing poorly all season so hard to sell it to anyone but the diehards.

[JM2010]

49 minutes ago, daz39 said:

6,621. They stopped pushing for a big crowd when they realised it was never going to happen due to the poor run of form, the offer was still running but wasn't being advertised anymore,   the club knew they'd timed it wrong so fair play for holding their hands up.

There was no way they'd bring in any floating or new fans with the form we were in especially after the offer was launched literally on the back of a 54-0 hammering by the same team they were trying to promote it against.

Even with the offer Leeds brought less than 1,500, the club were hoping for at least 3,000 from them, yes it's good but a far cry from the days when they'd regularly bring 3,000+.

Poor turnout by both sets of fans really but as i say, they are 2 teams who have been performing poorly all season so hard to sell it to anyone but the diehards.

Maybe they should try for their next home fixture using today’s win as a catalyst 

[Londonbornirishbred]

11 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Does seem to be a big boom in Australia.

Apart from the fact some teams are more competitive than they’ve been in a while, what’s causing it?

How are the NRL club getting more people through their doors and what can Super League/Championship/L1 clubs learn and copy?

 

NZ Warriors are constantly emailing/social media posting. That and "ONE" who are the new owners of Vodafone down here are very much super fans too and are happy to subsidise tickets to their customers. I flew up last weekend and I reckon 90% of the flight were heading to the game. At Auckland Airport it was the same with flights from Christchurch and further south with hundreds if not thousands of folk in warriors kit heading for the taxi ranks. My match ticket was $20NZ (£10). 

Weirdly this year I've made less effort to go up to see them, but it seems that they've tapped into the South Auckland Pacifica community really well and have the pricing spot on! Long may it continue.

 

[daz39]

9 minutes ago, JM2010 said:

Maybe they should try for their next home fixture using today’s win as a catalyst 

It's against Hull Kr so they will fill it for us - or is that myth quashed these days?

[JM2010]

18 minutes ago, daz39 said:

It's against Hull Kr so they will fill it for us - or is that myth quashed these days?

Tbf Hull KR is probably a good fixture to target for a big crowd. They will bring a good following and if the Giants can push for good local support then it could be their biggest crowd of the season 

[Chris22]

Traditionally, the best crowds are posted earlier in the season. If Huddersfield were to try this again, I think an opener against Leeds would be the best chance rather than late August when crowds tend to be lower.

[daz39]

6 minutes ago, JM2010 said:

Tbf Hull KR is probably a good fixture to target for a big crowd. They will bring a good following and if the Giants can push for good local support then it could be their biggest crowd of the season 

They or Hull FC haven't brought a big crowd to ours for years now.

[meast]

15 hours ago, JM2010 said:

Tbf Hull KR is probably a good fixture to target for a big crowd. They will bring a good following and if the Giants can push for good local support then it could be their biggest crowd of the season 

The Giants have been pushing for good local support for decades now and nothing seems to work.

That's the issue with Huddersfield, we have a large population in and around the town but they are reluctant to support the Giants sadly.

[meast]

1,425 official Leeds fans at the John Smiths outnumbering the Huddersfield fans in a crowd of 6,621.

That's around 11% of their home average, maybe our support isn't that "sh!t" after all?

[Fevrover]

31 minutes ago, meast said:

The Giants have been pushing for good local support for decades now and nothing seems to work.

That's the issue with Huddersfield, we have a large population in and around the town but they are reluctant to support the Giants sadly.

But they can easily get 18-20,000 at the football, why do you think that is ?