England is coming!
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Is that because all of the soap dodgers who've escaped the motherland are living on the warm beaches SEQ has to offer? Or are you making us blush that after a few rumbo's we're the loudest bunch in Aus?
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Ken Catchpole (46)
The current tickets sales according Ticketek website:
AAMI Park:
Allianz Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium:
Allianz looks pretty good. Suncorp is dissapointing. Where are the Reds supporters?
I'd say AAMI Park is 19k, Allianz is 38k and Suncorp is like 17k at the moment, looks like a Reds game in the last poor seasons
AAMI Park:
Allianz Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium:
Allianz looks pretty good. Suncorp is dissapointing. Where are the Reds supporters?
I'd say AAMI Park is 19k, Allianz is 38k and Suncorp is like 17k at the moment, looks like a Reds game in the last poor seasons
That map for Suncorp marks the whole bay as being available if there is one ticket free.
E.g. in the platinum bays which are the dark blue ones, there are only single seats available.
E.g. in the platinum bays which are the dark blue ones, there are only single seats available.
Richard Tyrrell
Frank Row (1)
Hi Folks,
Is there anybody out there who could help a beleagured rugby supporter in England?
Unfortunately I cannot get to Australia for the test series in June as I am a school swimming teacher and if I don't get to the pool the kids don't get to swim.
What I am looking for is a kind Australian rugby supporter who might consider sending to me a programme from the three test matches Australia v England? I would obviously pay cost and postage, or could arrange an exchange of programmes for when Australia play at Twickenham later in the year.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Richard Tyrrell
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Colin Windon (37)
Yep happy to grab you a programme for the Bris Test as well just in case.
We got our seats in Aisle 339 when they sent on sale to Reds members - we had difficulty buying a block of seats then (7) but that's the way it always is when you want multiples.
Hopefully there's a good turn out - I hate it when it's "sold out" but all the stadium members don't show.....
We got our seats in Aisle 339 when they sent on sale to Reds members - we had difficulty buying a block of seats then (7) but that's the way it always is when you want multiples.
Hopefully there's a good turn out - I hate it when it's "sold out" but all the stadium members don't show.....
BDA
Jim Lenehan (48)
Agree with the other guys MHCS re Suncorp. The map that shows up on the screen (which appears to show big parts of various sections as still available) is very misleading. I personally sat and looked through the various sections on offer and the large majority are 99% full. I'd estimate that there is about 45k sold.
Scoey
Tony Shaw (54)
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Tony Shaw (54)
I'd guess higher as at today. (Btw: The record crowd for Suncorp was 52,499 for BIL 1 2013, but SOO 2015 beat it out at 52,500 (funny about that perfect number). The Suncorp crowd for the Wallabies v England Test of June 2004 was 52,492.)
The complex part is that there are many sections (aside from Members') on Ticketek for this Test that have never been available and they are presumably UK and Intn agents and Aus agents and group sales, these have the potential for at least some 'returns of unsold' around now that then come back on Ticketek, although most of the UK-originating tours for these Tests are listed as sold out.
Assuming no significant levels of 'returns' and looking at the relatively small numbers of tickets available today - there are sporadic singles, very small clusters of Gold and a few Bronze clusters up on high (mostly in the Southern end), I'd say if the match was today the crowd would be close to 50,000.
Assuming more media attention in the next 10 days, a good walk-up crowd and good weather (Accuweather for June 11 extended forecast is for sunny and clear, 24 deg C), I'd say a sell-out for Suncorp is now more likely than not.
Which if so will of course ensure Brisbane has the biggest crowd of the series
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So, next week Suncorp has the Pommy test on Saturday, 11 June and SoO II the following Wednesday. Any predictions for the larger crowd?
Interesting things crowd numbers. Who're counted? Paying customers only? I'd imagine the players and match officials aren't for starters, but what about team officials? Coaches not but ancillary staff such as team managers and medicoes? VIP guests get a fancy neck pass a la the team/management/officials/members et al, are they included? And ground management/gate wallahs? What about the media? The bar staff probably aren't counted but what about the hired heavies? A sensible approach would probably be to include paying customers and members and VIP guests only in crowd figures.
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Interesting things crowd numbers. Who're counted? Paying customers only? I'd imagine the players and match officials aren't for starters, but what about team officials? Coaches not but ancillary staff such as team managers and medicoes? VIP guests get a fancy neck pass a la the team/management/officials/members et al, are they included? And ground management/gate wallahs? What about the media? The bar staff probably aren't counted but what about the hired heavies? A sensible approach would probably be to include paying customers and members and VIP guests only in crowd figures.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Origin isn't until the 22nd but I'd say it will out draw the Wallabies match despite being priced significantly higher.
I know people who are waiting to see if they can get into the ground for Origin last minute in special standing only zones they set up for games now. Which is partly due to the prices the NRL are charging these days but they're really cashing in on a decade of sustained Queensland success.
The standing zones are also why the ground record attendances have been raised in the last couple years as they didn't have them previously.
Wallabies have a full squad signing session in the mall on Sunday to promote the Test but ARU probably should send around an email to remind/inform the masses about that.
http://www.aru.com.au/wallabies/FanZone/FanEvents.aspx
GTPIH
Ted Thorn (20)
Depends if they get Union or RL guys to count both games. I've been to Waratahs and Roosters games at the SFS on the same weekend and been amazed at the difference in the announced crowd between the two games based on my observations and I've been going to the SFS since it opened.
The Roosters and RL in general have this amazing ability to make 10K people look like 15-20K people. I'm sure the QRL will do likewise.
The Roosters and RL in general have this amazing ability to make 10K people look like 15-20K people. I'm sure the QRL will do likewise.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Darryl Kerrigan reacts to Eddie Jones getting the customs treatment on arrival..
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Off-topic but why are England nicknamed the Soap Dodgers?
swingpass
Peter Sullivan (51)
you've clearly never been in a crowded enclosed space in England in Summer
or Autumn, Winter or Spring for that matter. I used to work with a chap who put on clean underwear and shirt every Sunday whether he needed it or not !
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Cheers mate
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