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A-league attendances

Jetsfan said:
To a lesser extent than that poor bloke, but Jets members being kicked out of their seats at the Victory grand final, was the beginning of the end for me as a member. That was FA, don't know if they still do it, but what a stupid decision
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Why would you leave jets for a something FA did?
 
As Pat said, you still get kicked out of you members seat to make way for VIPs, I'm not willing to pay for a membership and be treated like a casual, but that's just me. Remember the loyalty you spoke of
 
Jetsfan said:
As Pat said, you still get kicked out of you members seat to make way for VIPs, I'm not willing to pay for a membership and be treated like a casual, but that's just me. Remember the loyalty you spoke of
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I feel like epl are greedy but a league is more stupid then greedy like they wouldn't even think how it effects members like yourself
 
melbcityguy said:
I feel like epl are greedy but a league is more stupid then greedy like they wouldn't even think how it effects members like yourself
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apl not greedy ? mate obviously they are why do you think they wanted to control their own instead of staying in the FA.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
So you DON'T care if they win lose or draw, OR if they are successful off the pitch? Why bother with a club at all when you can just follow the junior state rep teams during tournaments?
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I do care about results, its not binary. Its about emotional attachment and results

if I just wanted a team that win a lot I'd glory hunt some team in a league that they win all the time. But who cares, no emotional attachment.
 
I sat in my members seat for the semi final, what's the difference. I'm glad you asked, I'll tell you, the semi final was run by the club, I paid for the seat. The grand final was run by the dickheads at FFA
 
A different look at the averages. Below are the averages of the 10 oldest surviving A-League clubs played between each other, i.e. excluding matches against later expansion clubs, for consistency.

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Wellington and Wanderers in line for their worst ever season.

And the top 10 fixtures between them by average attendance:

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HappyGuus said:
A different look at the averages. Below are the averages of the 10 oldest surviving A-League clubs played between each other, i.e. excluding matches against later expansion clubs, for consistency.

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Wellington and Wanderers in line for their worst ever season.

And the top 10 fixtures between them by average attendance:

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Long term looks like a decline. I did a 5 year rolling average excluding covid years which made a smooth downward trend
 
Sutherlandbear said:
Irrelevant, season averages are what they are, no matter who is in the league.
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i dont think i agree

If you cut the weakest 4 weakest teams and just had a 14 week season the average goes up, is that progress?
Alternatively if you had 6 more teams and averages barely dropped that would be progress

I think the long term trend on individual clubs gives complimentary information to the total average on whats growing or shrinking and how much
 
let's have a look how we got here



SeasonAvg. AttendanceThe "Mistake"The Impact on Fans
2007/0815,348The PeakFox Sports is heavily promoting the league; active support is thriving and "the place to be."
2014/1513,038War on Active: Phase 1Heavy-handed policing and FFA silence lead to the first major tensions.
2015/1612,700The "Name & Shame"News Corp leaks names of 198 banned fans. North Terrace and RBB stage mass walkouts. Atmosphere begins to sour.
2016/1712,683Fox Sports PivotFox Sports loses EPL rights to Optus. Cross-promotion for the A-League on Foxtel drops significantly.
2017/1810,915War on Active: Phase 2The "National Club Identity Policy" is used to restrict banners/tifos. Attendance drops below 11k for the first time in years.
2018/1910,764The Fox "Death Spiral"Fox Sports slashes marketing budget for A-League. Games become "invisible" to casual sports fans.
2021/225,472The Paramount+ MoveThe league leaves Fox entirely. Transition is plagued by technical issues and no "pause/rewind" features.
2022/237,865The "Final Betrayal"Sale of Grand Finals to Sydney. Fans feel the "soul" of the league has been traded for cash.
2025/268,346The Modern SlumpDespite the Matildas' success, A-League attendance is still nearly 50% lower than its 2008 peak.






This isn't even including mismanagement by clubs etc roars owners, bucket boy and wsw etc
 
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Sutherlandbear said:
We are currently at 8,346 for this season. Season 23/24 was 8,076. Both excluding finals games, of course.
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We were talking about the 10 club average, which excludes Western United, Macarthur and Auckland.

Currently down 43% from the peak, down 26% from the median. And about 900 people per match lower than the first COVID affected season. Dire stuff.
 
grazorblade said:
i dont think i agree

If you cut the weakest 4 weakest teams and just had a 14 week season the average goes up, is that progress?
Alternatively if you had 6 more teams and averages barely dropped that would be progress

I think the long term trend on individual clubs gives complimentary information to the total average on whats growing or shrinking and how much
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That is not how average attendances work. Do the EPL do this if Luton, Wrexham or Wigan come up and MUFC, LFC & AFC get relegated.

Fudging figures only ends you up in a mess of lies.
 
HappyGuus said:
We were talking about the 10 club average, which excludes Western United, Macarthur and Auckland.

Currently down 43% from the peak, down 26% from the median. And about 900 people per match lower than the first COVID affected season. Dire stuff.
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Again, fudging figures. We have 12 teams and that is how you gauge it.
 
melbcityguy said:
let's have a look how we got here



SeasonAvg. AttendanceThe "Mistake"The Impact on Fans
2007/0815,348The PeakFox Sports is heavily promoting the league; active support is thriving and "the place to be."
2014/1513,038War on Active: Phase 1Heavy-handed policing and FFA silence lead to the first major tensions.
2015/1612,700The "Name & Shame"News Corp leaks names of 198 banned fans. North Terrace and RBB stage mass walkouts. Atmosphere begins to sour.
2016/1712,683Fox Sports PivotFox Sports loses EPL rights to Optus. Cross-promotion for the A-League on Foxtel drops significantly.
2017/1810,915War on Active: Phase 2The "National Club Identity Policy" is used to restrict banners/tifos. Attendance drops below 11k for the first time in years.
2018/1910,764The Fox "Death Spiral"Fox Sports slashes marketing budget for A-League. Games become "invisible" to casual sports fans.
2021/225,472The Paramount+ MoveThe league leaves Fox entirely. Transition is plagued by technical issues and no "pause/rewind" features.
2022/237,865The "Final Betrayal"Sale of Grand Finals to Sydney. Fans feel the "soul" of the league has been traded for cash.
2025/268,346The Modern SlumpDespite the Matildas' success, A-League attendance is still nearly 50% lower than its 2008 peak.






This isn't even including mismanagement by clubs etc roars owners, bucket boy and wsw etc
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The league NEVER left Fox sports, they were DUMPED by Fox sports.
 
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