The earlier kick offs have really hurt as well.
People are working until 5:30, then having to consider "do I go home and get changed, or do I go straight there?", and half the people who go home to get changed just stay home. The ones who still head out to the stadium are arriving about 10 minutes before the game when half the reason they're going is to have a beer with their mates before kickoff.
Then there are the free buses, which I'm glad exist because parking is a nightmare and we don't want to limit attendance to those who are able to drive that night, but their schedules are crazy. People in Woden have been talking about the need to get to the interchange by 6:15 in order to get the free bus to the Stadium in time for kick off. People in Tuggeranong have it even worse, saying they need to get there by 5:55.