If you go to Aussie football forums, they're looking at us with disgust and contempt for not being able to sell out every game inc. Costa Rica vs Zambia yet - they would have done it easily if the games were in Wagga Wagga rather than Hamilton, to hear them talk. But, they look on NZ with disgust and contempt whatever we do.
But as to the culture issue - I don't think most Kiwis understand that there won't be walk-up sales for these games. You guys know this from Nix games, half the crowd are walk-ups if it's a nice day and they feel like it. It's not Kiwi culture to commit to things in advance.
But as to the culture issue - I don't think most Kiwis understand that there won't be walk-up sales for these games. You guys know this from Nix games, half the crowd are walk-ups if it's a nice day and they feel like it. It's not Kiwi culture to commit to things in advance.
This is not the big issue it's being made out to be. Walk ups in NZ are a fraction of what they were 5-10 yrs ago. Recent events here as example; Ferns v USA, AWs v China, Warriors, 3-4% of attendees purchased at gate. We're talking a few hundred tickets, not thousands.
— Shane Harmon (@ShaneHarmon) July 12, 2023