We've gone from crowds of just under 7,000 the last couple of matches up to 10,000 this match. That's great.
Hopefully if we keep getting decent results we can build on this crowd number and get even bigger crowds. 10,000 isn't our 'ceiling'. Agree with Rudan in his press conference who said we should be able to get even bigger attendances.
Yes, a relatively lower population than others can make getting equivalent crowds harder, but judging success on 'per capita' doesn't really work, using it you could argue that us getting 4,000 is better than bigger cities getting 30,000 on a 'per capita' basis, but that's silly. It's also controversial how you work out the relevant population size. Maybe an A-League team could be entered from Bulls if someone rich enough funds them? My bet is they'd get way bigger crowds than us on a per capita basis, and with the added bonus of endless puns.
From my perspective, this was a perfect storm of good will - good results for 3 weeks prior, positive vibes around the team, playing a team dead last, while lots of people were on holiday + with shockingly good weather. Not to mention kids going free and 30k being handed out.
With all this, we *just* managed over 10k.
Anyone who expects us to average 10k is dreaming. If we lose against Victory, and then the weather isn't perfect for the game agianst Syd; I'd expect 6-7k again.