The Tigers turned up, but where were the fans?

[RatedRKO]

The only disappointing thing about tonight was the lack of Tigers supporters at the game - just over 10,000 (and I think that included seagulls).
I thought we were a dedicated bunch, but where were we tonight? That was our smallest crowd since we played Brisbane at Campbelltown on a Friday in May last year - from memory it bucketed down prior to that game.

After the last performance at CS, why would anyone bother? There was a HUGE crowd at that game, and they showed no heart at all. Now they have to earn back the supporters, and last nights game would have helped.

I was at the Broncos game, rained pretty much during the whole thing. We were robbed that night :frowning:

 

[Tigermac]

The majority of Wests Tigers supporters live neither at campbelltown or Leichhardt.

They come from all over Sydney. Personally I find the sfs the hardest of all to get to especially on a Friday or Monday night.

If anybody caught public transport to the game against Souths at the SCG, the trackwork that we had to endure on that day as well as the debacle that we were forced to watch would be very very hard to forget.

Its hard with so many home games, and I make sure that I always get to the Lecichhardt games because thats where I got my love of rugby league, and I can understand the love of campbelltown that some people have for exactly the same reasons.

 

[gazza]

I cant believe the crap you lot go on with.
Us v them
them v us
Its been a joint venture now for ten years and you still seem to harbour grudges.
A lot of you where probably aged about ten back than so whats your problem.
Maybe the fact the team has been very ordinary for weeks had just a bit to do with it.
grow up
cheers

 

[NJLM78]

The majority of Wests Tigers supporters live neither at campbelltown or Leichhardt.

They come from all over Sydney. Personally I find the sfs the hardest of all to get to especially on a Friday or Monday night.

If anybody caught public transport to the game against Souths at the SCG, the trackwork that we had to endure on that day as well as the debacle that we were forced to watch would be very very hard to forget.

Its hard with so many home games, and I make sure that I always get to the Lecichhardt games because thats where I got my love of rugby league, and I can understand the love of campbelltown that some people have for exactly the same reasons.

I think what you say at the start is interesting. From where I live the M7 make it easy to get to Campbelltown and a good run on the M2 makes it okay to get to SFS on a Monday or Friday night. But it is true that supporters do come from all over Sydney and points further away than that. It would be interesting to know of the Wests Tigers members how many have to travel a reasonable distance from home to get to a 'home' game, at which ever ground they may be. I was never a big fan of ANZ but I wonder if that venue would have drawn a larger crowd than we did last night, for the fact that it is central to most parts of Sydney.

Also(if someone who knows more about this than i do) : Would the Tigers have lost money on last nights game based on a crowd of that size with payment for lighting, security people, food service staff etc?

 

[system]

This comes up every year.

Let it go people. It was a poor crowd yes but poor crowds happen sometimes. It is just the way the ball rolls.

 

[DrewPeacock]

Here we go again. every year without doubt this topic raised.
Can you blame people for not going to the game. After the week of shocking weather, who would wanna sit out in the rain when it was going to be shown on tv?
Oh but if it was at LO the crowd would of been bigger, pigs arse.
Just be happy we won and quiet convincingly at that.

 

[innsaneink]

Theres always the origin hangover when its in Sydney….pricey enough comp games let alone an Origin in the same week

 

[Staks]

Those that know me know my thoughts on the matter.

I don't want to hear the excuses as they are irrelevant. The attendance last night was pathetic and the local community should hang there heads in shame. The locals, the media and the council having been asking for more games for years now… geez I even helped them and I live outside the area. The locals should be able to get at least 10k on there own without people coming from other parts of the state. This season both our traditional grounds HAVE TO average over 17k, make my works OVER 17k !! People need to turn up in numbers to prove to the Wests Tigers that these traditional venues deserve more games.... and before all you one eyed warriors turn this into a Campbelltown v Leichhardt crap again remember that one cannot survive without the other. If one ground gets poor attendances then the other ground will also suffer when game number allocations are determined each year.

 

[Raptor]

I can't afford to go to every given my girls are now getting an interest in the Tigers, 2 adults 2 kids throw in petrol, food and drinks adds up to an expensive night.
Plus friday nights are a h uge pain in the butt for me to go to a game..
I wont go to a game a the SFS as it's a bigger pain in the butt to get to then what it's worth for me..
Will be going to the next sunday game at leichhardt my fav ground in Sydney plus I grew 10 min from it..

 

[crouching_tiger]

Those that know me know my thoughts on the matter.

I don't want to hear the excuses as they are irrelevant. The attendance last night was pathetic and the local community should hang there heads in shame. The locals, the media and the council having been asking for more games for years now… geez I even helped them and I live outside the area. The locals should be able to get at least 10k on there own without people coming from other parts of the state. This season both our traditional grounds HAVE TO average over 17k, make my works OVER 17k !! People need to turn up in numbers to prove to the Wests Tigers that these traditional venues deserve more games.... and before all you one eyed warriors turn this into a Campbelltown v Leichhardt crap again remember that one cannot survive without the other. If one ground gets poor attendances then the other ground will also suffer when game number allocations are determined each year.

I might be an one-eyed warrior to which you refer :wink: , but after that pathetic turnout last night i'm hoping WT choose to split a 5-5 home game allocation between SFS and Leichhardt in the next few years with Campbelltown to get 2\. That's all that dump deserves..

 

[Andrew]

Its happens at Leichhardt every game, but fans don't seem to turn up in numbers at Campbelltown.

You are a clown… Leichhardt 46 games at average of 13049 per game Campbelltown 43 games at 12530.

Glad to see 500 more people a game constitutes big numbers for you.

In Fact the last 2 friday night games a LO had crowd of 12646 v Mel and 10776 v Cronulla.

To back my statement, I've just a little comparison

As a sample, I've picked out two games from last season where it has been p**s down rain and the tigers have just come back off a loss, so take a look:

Wests Tigers vs Brisbane Broncos 22 May 2009, 7:35pm Campbelltown Stadium Crowd: 9,675

Wests Tigers vs Melbourne Storm 20 April 2009, 7:00pm Leichhardt Oval Crowd: 12,646
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This is a big piece of evidence to suggest that the Leichhardt faithful turn up no matter what the situation, to cheer the tigers on. If you want any more just ask me.

Ok I'll ask… explain round 25 2008....2 points out of the 8.....leichhardt oval friday night vs cronulla. crowd 10776

To me doesn't look like the Leichhadt faithul turned up.

and I hope your not anywhere near the occupation of Law with your big pieces of evidence!

 

[tiger05]

Those that know me know my thoughts on the matter.

I don't want to hear the excuses as they are irrelevant. The attendance last night was pathetic and the local community should hang there heads in shame. The locals, the media and the council having been asking for more games for years now… geez I even helped them and I live outside the area. The locals should be able to get at least 10k on there own without people coming from other parts of the state. This season both our traditional grounds HAVE TO average over 17k, make my works OVER 17k !! People need to turn up in numbers to prove to the Wests Tigers that these traditional venues deserve more games.... and before all you one eyed warriors turn this into a Campbelltown v Leichhardt crap again remember that one cannot survive without the other. If one ground gets poor attendances then the other ground will also suffer when game number allocations are determined each year.

I agree.

I think the situation is pretty simple - no side of the JV should get extra games or more favourable treatment. If one ground gets poor attendances you cannot increase the number of games at either tradtional ground.

Maybe ANZ is the answer.

 

[diedpretty]

Given the lack of support is it time to ditch Campbelltown and play all home games at Leichhardt?

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I was wondering how many pages i would have to read before that one came up.

 

[gallagher]

Those that know me know my thoughts on the matter.

I don't want to hear the excuses as they are irrelevant. The attendance last night was pathetic and the local community should hang there heads in shame. The locals, the media and the council having been asking for more games for years now… geez I even helped them and I live outside the area. The locals should be able to get at least 10k on there own without people coming from other parts of the state. This season both our traditional grounds HAVE TO average over 17k, make my works OVER 17k !! People need to turn up in numbers to prove to the Wests Tigers that these traditional venues deserve more games.... and before all you one eyed warriors turn this into a Campbelltown v Leichhardt crap again remember that one cannot survive without the other. If one ground gets poor attendances then the other ground will also suffer when game number allocations are determined each year.

I agree.

I think the situation is pretty simple - no side of the JV should get extra games or more favourable treatment. If one ground gets poor attendances you cannot increase the number of games at either tradtional ground.

Maybe ANZ is the answer.

ANZ or SFS has always been the answer. The dogs worked it out about 10 years ago, even Souths have worked it out. Until we work it out we will never be a powerhouse. have you heard of anything more ridiculous than working out home ground allocations on a year by year basis?
So many here pretend they dont carry baggage from their previous club and that they are fully behind the joint venture but mention taking games away from LO and CS and see them show their true colours. If we had of moved fulltime to ANZ 6 years ago we would have a more united fan base in my opinion and had more money in the bank.

 

[galahs]

ANZ is not the answer.

Better promotion of the games is. There wasn't much talk around town about the Warriors clash. I'm not sure why. Maybe we've hit the mid season where supporters interest drops of a touch.

 

[galahs]

St George Illawarra left ANZ because they base themselves on their tradition and it works for them. We should be doing the same.

 

[galahs]

Dairy Farmers Stadium last night got 13,538

Toyota Parks crowd: 7,826

I think the mid year crowd slump has begun for most teams

 

[RatedRKO]

ANZ is not the answer.

Better promotion of the games is. There wasn't much talk around town about the Warriors clash. I'm not sure why. Maybe we've hit the mid season where supporters interest drops of a touch.

Yeah it definitely wasn't as talked up as the Roosters game.

If our form continues and we don't get smashed by 50 again in the upcoming weeks, Id expect the crowd to come back for the next game at CS.

 

[gallagher]

Dairy Farmers Stadium last night got 13,538

Toyota Parks crowd: 7,826

I think the mid year crowd slump has begun for most teams

Deary me, were comparing ourselves with Cronulla now. maybe we should strive to be a bit better than that.

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

You could not consider your post 'an objective assessment' by any stretch of the imagination. It demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding and indeed vision, that is frankly, quite unbelievable. If you think this club can 'move forward' commercially by basing itself permanently in the south west, you should think again. You could start by asking yourself what's in the best interests of the long term sponsors. You could theorise about the sensible basis upon which to develop a loyal membership base, or you could ask yourself where corporate facilities might be saleable. As he said, troll…..

Where did I say base the club permanently in the south west? Essentially all I said was as it stands, Leichhardt is behind Campbelltown in development as an NRL venue and this delay is curtailing the ability of the club to play 6 games each at these venues. The sooner we get back to 6 & 6, the sooner we have a loyal membership base.

So back to my point, Campbelltown Stadium is ready and will serve the club's purposes for the next 20 years. The same cannot be said for Leichhardt Oval. These arguements about which ground draws the biggest crowds are irrelevant until Leichhardt Oval is up to scratch. Fix the ground and then we can get back to the argueing about crowds, because I know that's what we love doing.