[Dfvgthyju]

I couldnt believe those results yesterday....

And I couldnt beleive the crowds. Looked p1ss weak at Leederville on such a great day weatherwise. And Claremont Oval looked worse. Last year the semi at EF oval was brilliant and had great atmospshere. What the hell went wrong this year? Can only hope EP or SD get in next year so we get a decent crowd. That was lame & very dissapointing.

Well done to Subi and Claremont though.

[CULTDIAMONDS]

So where is the prelim going to be played? Do WP get home ground advantage finishing second?

The highest finishing team always gets the home final from the 1st semi to the prelim.

Gas,
And the games were not competing with the Eagles.
I reckon Subi get ok crowds for the home and away and come finals time they get the same crowd,theres no more that will come.

West Perths form has been terrible and i reckon a few would have stayed away from that dung heap Claremont knowing there chances of winning were slim,reckon WP fans will turn up in force at Joondy for the prelim.

The 2 one sided games will be a concern for the wafl,i still maintain the standard has slipped this season.

By the way i reckon Claremont will win the GF by a huge margin as well,they are not going to let this one slip.

[tyclislavaify]

I thought WP would have had reasonable pull through the gates at Claremont Oval, but even they failed miserably. Claremont just dont have the following... period. The Grand Final last year proved that as it was 90% Swans. Last years opening weekend of the finals had well over double what they had yesterday.... Why? The WAFL and every club should be working together this off-season and try and find a marketing angle or anything that will get a better response from the public. Going it alone with individual clubs doing the odd radio advert does nothing. This has got to be an across the board approach and should have been done years ago. We are now seeing the results of half-cocked approaches. It is an absolute disgrace across the board. All heads must come together on this one. Its much better than going it alone.

If it is a Claremont v Subiaco Grand Final this year, the WAFL should seriously consider playing the game at a suburban ground. They wont get anywhere near 20,000 and dont believe the final figure either. I have no doubt that is propped up a bit when crap attendances occure.

And where were the South supporters too ?? They made a better effort getting the the last home & away game than they did to the 1st-Semi. How deflating must it have been for their players running out there to what looked like a home & away crowd. No suprise they got smashed.

All round it was a bad portrayal of our great comp, and nothing ever seems to be happening in terms of promotion. What have they done with the $500,000 given to them by AAMI ?? Certainly none of it has gone into promoting their own competition. But I just dont think anyone cares down there. If they did it wouldnt have come to this garbage.

[realnilkless]

disappointing to hear the crowds for the semi finals were small - but it does not come as a surprise. really think this comp is now followed by a few die hards. there is a bit of interest still in the comp but not to the point of attending matches for most people. i am not convinced that perth has good public transport either. in fact i think it is poor. unless you live on one of the few train lines you would have to drive to the match or catch a bus. melbourne has better public transport than perth - and has always drawn big crowds to the G. fantastic crowds for the four games this weekend gone. regardless that city just lives, eats, breaths footy. perth just does not - perhaps there is just too much other things going on, leisure pursuits, cultural things, reli bashes etc - perhaps everyone just stays home and stares at the walls.
i doubt the poor crowds were the reason the bulldogs were pulverised - they were due for a downer, just getting to the finals was a big effort, and subi are really getting there game on now. i think they can really challenge the tigers, but they have to get past wp first.

[BPitt]

Gday Sunra.... hows the weather over there ? Its pretty awesome here, unbelievable actually, not rubbing it in or anything

They gotta stop pissfarting around with the bloody finals and play each final on its own weekend like they used to. It at least gives enthusiests (and there are a few) a chance to see both finals. Secondly stop playing games all over the place. Have all the Colts, Reserves and League games on the same day at the same bloody grounds. Whats the point in say having a Subi v Peel colts final on a neutral ground at 9.15am with no other match on.

The finals should be an overall celebration of all the clubs who have made it & it should be done together. And many will stay on and watch the other games or even all of them. It just creates a better general atmosphere and vibe.

Having the colts Grand Final on the night before is just stupid. Another brilliant initiative by the WAFL. I have not seen a colts Grand Final since they changed it.

Extremely dissapointing crowds at both games. Last year the East Perth v East Frem semi final had a bigger crowd than yesterdays two games put together !!

[myspacepro]

yeah perth has amazing weather. nothing like a blue sky - but i have always been impressed with grimness of the grey weather of london and england. there is at present a severe weather warning for england, scotland and ireland. apparently we are in the path of a hurricane which is threatening to push us up towards the north pole.
sounds like there was a couple of thousand at each ground yesterday which is a little embarrassing. i assume one of the matches was televised which would impact on the attendance. i think you have raised some good points and criticisms of the wafl organising skills and decision making abilities. what is the old saying ... could'nt organise a piss up in a brewery.

[Dfvgthyju]

Gday Sunra.... hows the weather over there ? Its pretty awesome here, unbelievable actually, not rubbing it in or anything

Actually, the forecast is now for rain starting tomorrow and with the exception of Wednesday, continuing until next week. Gassy always looks on the bright side of life. Ta da, ta da da da da.

[DoroKickcrofe]

Gassy always looks on the bright side of life. Ta da, ta da da da da.

After following EP this year, thats the only way to get through it without punching a hole in the wall hey macs....

Ta da, ta ta da da da da daaaaar Faaarrrrrkkkinnngggg darrrr !! .....

[Zaxsdcxs]

both finals were a waste of time......disappointing advertisement of the WAFL comp.......pity that with the rundown being so tense.....I expect more of the same over the next fortnight......one sided games, CL look to have it in the bag.....hopefully not in all 3 grades though......