So that's where Adelaide was last night?

Far out thats good! Against the AFL "blockbuster" none the less.

Thats a great rating for a great game by the Sixers. Still unimpressed with the attendance last night. Cheap and lazy Sixers fans! Please any fans got a decent reason for not attending and supporting your team at the most crucial part of the season????

yeah,that was a pretty weak effort from a capital city....a small city like Cairns would have got a better attendance then that!

Where did you see this. Can I have the link?

Guys, do you have any ideas why the crowd may not have been like a sell out?

Ask these questions and take into account some facts:

1. How much were tickets?
2. How well was it promoted on TV or within basketball circles?
3. Thursday night is a great corporate night, is it so good for families with school age kids?
4. What else in Adelaide could have taken people away from the NBL?
5. Did your local papers get on board?
6. Was the local radio keen to air the game and promote it?
7. Did the 36's organisation get out and advertise, promote within your community?

If all or most of these answers are in the negative, then what did you expect...

District basketball is Thursday nights for a lot of Div 3 teams I know plenty of coaches and families that wanted but couldn't due to bball.

Also factor in it was 4 days after the last home game on a night AFL broadcast and this weekend is the first showdown at the new Adelaide oval..

Not excuses just some possibilities?

Thought it would have sold out for sure!!

Better TV ratings means a better TV deal in the future. So I'd say more viewiers is more important. However it doesn't look good on TV with a half empty arena.. So catch 22.

I'm worried that the Hawks Wildcats game on Sunday will be poorly attended.

Yesterday the West Australian newspaper in Perth, had a full back page Advertisement for their upcoming game and a fairly big Ad on the front page of the same paper.

The beauty of the NBL breaking away from BA is that now the owners will at least get the TV income to subsidies situations like last night in Adelaide

BA previously kept the TV deal money as general revenue which was a double loss for the owners as they miss out on ticket sale revenue and the TV money.

Going forward the TV deal will be critical to the league survival.

In an extreme example it wouldn't matter the crowd size as the club would be getting the eyeballs on TV which would lead to better class of sponsorships at a higher value IF the TV money was big enough

https://www.facebook.com/theadvertiser/photos/a.176602446946.125562.92701406946/10152032961981947/?type=1&theater


36ers on the front page of the Advertiser today!!!!

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*cover page

Bear. Read the following from Boti and I think it answers most of your questions re the crowd.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/great-game-but-dont-blame-fans-for-missing-/

Boti Nagy knows whats up. Always a good read.

Expect a low figure for tonight's game.

For what it's worth I pay about $43/game for my season membership, this games costing me $90 a seat.

Understandable to have the figure drop for the first game for members when the possibility of having to fork out for 4 games at $90 in two weeks is on the horizon.

Semis in Perth *are* cheaper than the GF.

Why? Lowest estimate for tonight still gets them close to the best crowd anyone else's managed to get all year.

Boti nails it on the head.

Even assuming 7k is correct, it's still only lower than a half dozen non-Wildcats crowds this year. Hisense cleared 7k one, Adelaide might have done it twice, Vector would have done it a few times, but that'd be it.

..most likely ninenewsman is 5foot 2, but looked 4feet and schenscher looked 8feet at their interview. ...anyways good mentions on tv news services...........(beautiful kristina, with the lines of a swan, at nsw govt. royal commission.)

I would think it will be more than 7k but lucky to get 10k going on what's left at ticketek.com.

Bronze and Nickel sold out, would expect most of them to fill up the Silver Seats instead by quarter time so shouldn't look as empty on the TV anyway.

That's great numbers! really enjoyed the game as well, I will be staying up watching tonight's game!

The reason early finals get low crowds is there is little time to promote them. People know regular season games are on months in advance and the club can market accordingly.

GF matches tend to get mainstream press to overcome this but SFs not so much. I agree prices could be lower, but what if you do that and the above factors still mean a low crowd? We don't want clubs making losses on finals games when they should be a bonus financially.

It's a conundrum that's for sure. I think one of the answers is a TV partner who gives those games good cross promotion.

The Tigers have been cross promoting with Basketball Victoria this season and have done so again this weekend, will be interesting to see if that helps get a decent crowd.

I don't have the answers but the NBL needs to find a solution. The best basketball should have the best crowds.

BTW - Joey Wright had an awesome comment about the crowd last night:

"It was 3800 of the loudest people we could find in Adelaide! The people who came should pat themselves on the back and know they helped us to a victory, they were amazing."

And 119K is amazing too against the AFL, especially when you consider that is an average number of viewers. Good signs for the future if that holds throughout the playoffs.

i would have loved to have gone and was there for sundays game where they mentioned the playoff scedule. my mate commented he already had committed to work and i had bball thurs + assignment due on w/end. love bball but its simply not possible for my life to revolve around it. would be the same for many other people

Yep, Perth had a Friday night game so expected a normal or just below average crowd for Semi..... No need to comment on the crowd numbers here… Thursday and Tuesday will be a different story always…..

Cats got 11k this year on a Thursday night against cairns. Too many excuses, if you support your team you go regardless what day it is.

Adelaide has different socioeconomics and demographics. Thats the real difference. It is what it is.. SA small population, a big footy, soccer, netball, motorsport and so on and arts community and people have other things going on and had a big month with Fringe, Womadelaide, Clipsal and loads of other events like major concerts eating into an otherwise tight pocket for SA at the moment. So what, doesn't make people less loyal to the Sixers or other sporting teams. The crowd that goes are vocal and supporting the team. The team are feeling it and the opposition don't like playing there. Job done. The TV viewing is a good indicator of interest... I'm just happy we have had a great season with a few gems thrown in. On the up for the NBL if they can tweak out a few issues… I'm a happy fan for now…

I hope you're not suggesting there is too much on in Adelaide!

Thursday appeared the wrong night, and wasn't ideal, but it was put on that night for TV coverage and the viewers delivered in spades. NBL and Adelaide got it right.

Not at all Paul, just for many their disposable income has to be balanced over the early months after Christmas/School break. With lots to enjoy over March with the Arts and Major Sporting events, the Easter/School holidays coming up money can be tight for many. Confidence in SA is low with employment issues and people have to think about how they spend their dollar. WA is very different and I have lived in both states and WA is pretty well off, that is well known and good luck to the WA'ers,Sponsorship dollars are also more readily available to make the game experience a little more enticing too. I loved living over there and I was on a good thing there too, but I have a family now and and more outgoings. My priorities lay with paying for my kids club sports tournament away (school sport cheap but limited development) and education which is a personal choice but definitely worth every cent for my kids. Everyones circumstances are different and its pretty sad everyone is assuming that because they can afford it, that others can too. That is not always the case. I also think supporters are pretty confident of the Sixers right now so may save for the Home GF game or 3rd Semi purely based on a financial decision. All the other excuses as others are putting forward can be valid for many. We have many different people supporting the Sixers with varied lives. We shouldn't judge and attack fans for not showing up. Loads want to I'm sure but it just doesn't fit sometimes. I went and watch it again today as well but I wouldn't judge anyone else as I can't make the 3rd Semi due to my kids having special events at school they have been working towards and as a parent I have to and want to go to that. Should I be judged for supporting my kids and making them a priority... My family have been to every home game and supported loudly and we are Sixers proud and we will not feel bad if we miss one game and posters want to abuse us…. Thats just poor form…..

"WA is pretty well off, that is well known and good luck to the WA'ers,Sponsorship dollars are also more readily available to make the game experience a little more enticing too."
Our tickets also cost around twice as much, though.

Wildcats80, when a married couple end their relationships is it a "separation" or "conscious uncoupling"?

one reason i believe for crowd down, and only speaking from what ive been told there were around 10 of my mates some season ticket holders others who are walk ups on the night were all working till 9pm on a Thursday night, im pretty sure not everyone has a cushy 9-5 job and this would have equated to several hundred if not more fans simply not being able to turn up,

don't think prices where and Issue $40-45 for a Semi Final in Gold tickets is more than acceptable

Anon,
Probably the game peaked at 119k but averaged 54k?

What did Perth and Wollongong rate?

Mediaweek via Twitter said that OzTAM figure for 5 capital cities is 53k for NBL Thursday on ONE which is good but not fantastic. NBL might have had access to regional number too but I doubt that would more than double the capital city figure. 119K might be a peak too as NBL Fan suggests but even that sounds high.

You'd be surprised.. Sometimes regional NSW out rates some capital cities (NSW South Coast/ACT)

For me, it's purely the exorbitant ticket prices. My wife & I went to Thursday's game but if it goes to a decider, we simply can't afford to pay another $90. We're just hoping they get through to the Grand Final series and we'll go to the Adelaide game.

We've been season ticket holders for 10-12 years and have hardly missed a game in that time - it seems unfair that the loyal, regular supporters who have helped the team to be so successful are not rewarded with a discounted price.

"You'd be surprised.. Sometimes regional NSW out rates some capital cities (NSW South Coast/ACT)"
Sure, but it's not going to double the rating of all capital cities combined.

That's i think the both will go to a game 3, just for the money.

If NSW South Coast/ACT can out rate 1 capital city then why can't all regional areas out rate or rate as high as the capital cities?

Perth won that series.

2003: Perth defeated Adelaide in game one, then were up 26 at three quarter time before losing game two. Won the series, demolished Wollongong in the semi, lost to Sydney in the grand final. This is the one that people think they intentionally dropped. Other than that...

1999: Adelaide had home court.

1998: Adelaide had home court.

1989: Wildcats lost game one in Adelaide, went on to win the series.

1987: Adelaide had home court.

They're the only series I can think of off the top of my head.

Okay, looked it up.

1987: Cats won.
1989: Cats won.
1991: Cats won.
1995: Cats won.
1996: Sixers won, Perth had home court, but Adelaide won game one.
1998: Sixers won in a sweep.
1999: Sixers won in a sweep.
2003: Cats won.

So Adelaide have only beaten Perth in a three-game series once, and won the first game to do so.