The AFL in 2010 is a footy fan’s nightmare. Unless you support Collingwood, that is. The Pies are on top, and worse than that, they appear to be the real deal, with depth that surely can not be sustainable in an environment of salary caps and two new clubs entering.
We’ll have to wait and see. One wonders where Josh Fraser will be next year.
The AFL has put forward some rule change suggestions for comment, which has sparked the usual outrage of “leave the game alone”. Which is odd given that some have criticised changes that in part might be rolled back a tad via the interchange proposals.
It seems “leave the game alone” is in itself a floating position.
This gets to season 2010 attendances. Love it or hate it (the game as played in 2010), the Home and Away attendances are at record pace, so far averaging 37,140 – the previous record is 36,996.
With two rounds to go, the AFL needs to draw a tad under 569,000 patrons through the turnstiles to set a new record.
And so, despite such examples as North having six home games against inter-staters (box office poison) with paltry crowds at Etihad, or Port having their worst season yet at the gate … despite these, the AFL is on record pace.
Collingwood no doubt has played a role.
A record home attendance average of over 65,000 thus far. Granted, Collingwood hosted this year’s Anzac Day clash. However, their previous best average was 59,213, back in 2008. That’s a handy increase of 6,000 or 10 percent.
Not bad when talking such large numbers.
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