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They just broke last years attendance record and for the first time crossed the 50k mark. To put this into perspective it's more then the crowd that turned up to Monaghan v tyrone in the men's semi final and only 4k less then Dublin v galway could draw. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 16/09/2018 16:47:12 2141996 Link 5 |
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Although it's great to see it's no sign of a revolution just free tickets being given to schools/clubs and good promotion by the LGFA. FreddieFreeloader (Offaly) - Posts: 17 - 16/09/2018 17:32:40 2142007 Link 3 |
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Maybe if you said something positive, very few free tickets, a lot of very low priced tickets very good deals on group tickets and that is how you grow a game/sport. Get the bums on in seats and then entertain them, they will come back and want to play simple. And it is working well.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 16/09/2018 17:41:17 2142009 Link 2 |
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How come almost nobody goes to the matches in the earlier knockout rounds. I hope the womens codes keep growing and continually get big crowds but what is wrong with pointing out the truth that the figure is not really a true reflection of general interest and is inflated through good marketing for a one-off game. FreddieFreeloader (Offaly) - Posts: 17 - 16/09/2018 17:48:17 2142014 Link 4 |
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Great match, put the camogie final the week before to shame. Dublin and Cork are the two biggest populated counties in the country so they have the support to bring in an attendance like that, but still some effort to breach the 50k mark. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 16/09/2018 18:47:40 2142022 Link 0 |
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Last year was what 45'000? I've seen nothing to suggest that crowds are up across the board for early rounds this year. It's great to see big crowds in the finals, but it's fair to say that it hasn't grown interest in the sport, just interest in the finals. Also there's no point saying "a better attendance than X or Y football match" since those games weren't treble headers with the supports of 6 teams added together. CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1647 - 16/09/2018 19:46:40 2142043 Link 3 |
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The average age of the attendees are a heck of a lot younger than most other sports, they require parents to take them there and back. A large cohort of the very young attendees are actual players who play the games at the weekends. Hence the embargo on games on All Ireland final days - so there is a different dynamic to these games than the mens. What is wrong with making a spectacle of the sport? You seem to be suggesting their efforts are shrouded in some sort of mystery, there is none. They are trying their hardest to promote their sport, a little recognition for their efforts might help them further. The truth as you say has no context to it, a different sport altogether where participation figures are far more important than spectators.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 16/09/2018 20:17:56 2142048 Link 1 |
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They'd need Dublin in the final if they were to consistently have those numbers up PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 16/09/2018 20:29:50 2142052 Link 0 |
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Or mayo but with what's going on here we will be lucky to see the mayo ladies in a final in near future.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 16/09/2018 21:03:36 2142055 Link 3 |
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My initial reply was to a poster who said there was a revolution going on in irish sport with their being big attendances at the last 2 finals. I was simply arguing that it's not really an indication of a revolution as the final attendances figures are once a year events and barely any people attend Ladies Football and Camogie games in general. I think it's great there is such a big crowd I was just questioning that the point about there being a revolution as the figures attending the finals are completely out of line with the general interest with womens football in general, a revolution in my opinion would be big attendances all year round and this has not happened yet. FreddieFreeloader (Offaly) - Posts: 17 - 16/09/2018 22:20:45 2142080 Link 0 |
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Bit unfair targeting one club up there, they should think of the other players on that team, im sure once its sorted Mayo ladies will be force for sure, outside of Dublin, Mayo have a great following
PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 16/09/2018 22:49:19 2142089 Link 0 |
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Reality is this attendance is sugnificantly boosted by discounted tickets etc.......great attendance but it can't be compared to the All Ireland football semi finals, compared the fare receipts between the two as a fairer comparison. PaudieSull1 (Down) - Posts: 738 - 17/09/2018 08:58:19 2142113 Link 0 |
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I see what you're saying. I'd bring my girls to see the Jackies a few times a year and there's very few at the games. However 50k plus at the finals is still a major achievement by the LGFA. The context I'd look at is that there were only a few hundred at the finals in the 80s and now they've increased to 50k. Even the last Dublin/Cork final had less than 30k in attendance. Whatever way you look at it the LGFA are doing something right. People should remember also that Ladies Football only began in the 70s so is a relatively young sport too and is growing all across the country. With new clubs, and new teams within clubs popping up all the time. Days like yesterday are vital in inspiring young girls to play sport which is something we can all agree is a good thing. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 17/09/2018 11:07:02 2142164 Link 5 |
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It's true that the attendance at the earlier rounds of the ladies championship are not well attended by comparison to mens football, but the attendance at finals in recent years is reflective of the efforts of the LGFA to turn the finals into a showpiece event. No ladies fixtures are allowed the day of the finals, and clubs are actively encouraged to attend from every county, not just those competing. As for discounted tickets, surely that makes perfect sense. Anyway, you could get an U-16 ticket for the mens all Ireland semi finals for 5 euro, and group tickets for adults at discounted prices for the Davin stand, so they are available there too. AHP (Dublin) - Posts: 323 - 17/09/2018 11:23:19 2142176 Link 1 |
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Every affliated ladies club is levied €150 at the start of the year that gets you an All Ireland final voucher. The voucher can be exchanged for final tickets in August. When using the voucher the u16 tickets are €5 and the adults are standard price €25. That means the voucher can be exchanged for 20 u16's and 2 adults. ShinerMackey (Tyrone) - Posts: 14 - 17/09/2018 11:47:26 2142187 Link 0 |
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Yes, I would think close to half who were there had free tickets of some sort. I was there for all 3 games, great day out for kids, great day for those involved with the 6 county teams in the 3 finals, but for me none of the games were great from a spectators point of view. It does not have the intensity or bite, or the hits. If the senior final was a standalone fixture would there be 20k supporters who would pay to go? martinjoe (Mayo) - Posts: 500 - 17/09/2018 12:16:33 2142195 Link 0 |
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The game was a great watch, off the ball running, tackling, great scores. It reminded me of how men's Gaelic Football used to be played. Great entertainment. The standard is very high. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 17/09/2018 12:22:23 2142198 Link 1 |
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Valerie Mulcahy makes the same point I was making. FreddieFreeloader (Offaly) - Posts: 17 - 17/09/2018 13:07:16 2142212 Link 0 |
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rules of the ladies game are that it is non contact, which allows for a more free flowing game. Also not that many ladies teams have opted for the blanket defence, so it can be a much better spectacle than a lot of the games we had to watch in this years All Ireland. The ladies GAA I think are a bit more forward thinking that their male counterparts, I remember I was in Dublin last year around the time of the ladies final and all down Dorset St were banners of players form various counties, even if you knew nothing about the game you would realise there was a big game on, In Dublin this year the day before the mens AI final you would have hardly known there was a big game the next day. Obviously the ladies game is not as well established as the mens game, but thanks to the help of TG4, Lidl etc the game has been growing greatly over the last number of years. participation numbers have grown greatly and the quality of the football continues to improve. I think there is still a kind of snobbery from men in relation to women's football that they don't think the standard is any good and why would they want to go and watch what they deem to be rubbish football. We had a mixed 7's competition in my club this year and all the guys were generally stunned by the standard of some of the ladies they were up against. Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 18/09/2018 10:52:36 2142395 Link 0 |
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So you are saying they shouldn't do this? or are you just rubbishing their game as usual? 50,000 is actually 50,000 they were not press ganged or forced in at gun point. The horror of 50,000 must be justified and qualified and belittled because I can see no other reason for you writing what you did. There was 50K in the ground, next year there will be 60+ that is how you grow a game, make it more appealing, more inclusive, more enjoyable, more entertaining. OK so now back to the mens game....yawn.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 18/09/2018 12:11:41 2142420 Link 3 |