Attendance at Aus v Wales

Was there a mix up with the marketing for this match? Did they accidentally advertise the Ospreys instead of Wales.

Looks like it's 2/3 full at best.

and Melbourne prides itself as being the sports capital of Aus/the world

Melbourne is all about Aussie Rules

Rhonda
Most victorians have probably never heard of rugby let alone go to a game.

Aus never really fill their stadiums for the tri nations matches, so never mind the NH touring sides! They'd do well to get 30,000 into the 80,000 Olympic stadium next week

More like 40-50,000 next week I'd say, gowales.

Wales can't even beat a team where rugby is the 47th most popular sport.

BOGOf offer next season at the liberty, you going? Then again that would entail you having mates...maybe not.

There was a report earlier in the week about the attendances saying that most locals didn't know or care about the game as Aussies Rules is the main sport in the Melbourne area.

Rules is the main sport.

Lions will pack the place out next year though, it'll be like a home game for us I hope. I cannot wait, it'll be my first tour!

blues,

Have you booked yet who you going with

Not booked anything yet. Me my brother and a few friends are going to travel down, buy a campa/truck when we arrive and stay with friends/camp.

I CANNOT WAIT!

I think if Wales had won and it was level 1-1 going into Sydney we'd get 70-80,000 for the decider.

Well Melbourne still holds the largest attendance for any outdoor sporting event, the AFL Grand Final in 2011, of 99,537
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_attendance_figures


But rugby is very low profile for the Mexicans...

(what us northern states call Victorians)

thebluesmancometh wrote:Not booked anything yet. Me my brother and a few friends are going to travel down, buy a campa/truck when we arrive and stay with friends/camp.

I CANNOT WAIT!

Been lucky enough to have done SA and NZ before so going for the full house this time round, not booked yet and likely to be last two tests

OzT - there have been much bigger attendances at the G over the years.

Slightly annoyed to discover that the final match is being played at the SFS which can only hold 42,000 and not out at Homebush.
I suppose it will 'feel' more intimate though.

Yeah I thought there has been crowds of over 100k before too!!

But didn't want to say that without some backup and that was what the wiki, font of all knowledge and facts, said..

Yeah Melbourne is the home of Aussie rules. MCG hosts the Grand Final every year and of the 18 teams in the AFL, 10 are based in Melbourne. Carlton, Geelong, Collingwood, Melbourne, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Essendon, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Richmond. West Coast Eagles are the best though

OzT wrote:Yeah I thought there has been crowds of over 100k before too!!

But didn't want to say that without some backup and that was what the wiki, font of all knowledge and facts, said..

That page was only 2011 I think.
Events like Daytona get 350,000 (but some say motor racing is not a sport!)
World Cup in Rio had 199,000 (many club games also 150-175,000 before they reduced capacity of Maracana)
and of course 1970 VFL GF - 121,696 (I remember that number for some reason)
Bledisloe Cup 2000 was our biggest rugby crowd. 109,874. Was at the game. Also a 107,000 in there somewhere.

Also 104,098 Spain v Cameroon at Sydney Olympics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_Australia