NBL Fan
Years ago
The Wildcats have broken the 7000 member barrier and currently have 7,049 members. Wildcats have said they have sold over 10,000 tickets to the game vs Sixers next week. Good signs.
http://www.nbl.com.au/wildcats-home/news/article/2012/november/perth-wildcats-break-memebrship-record/
Jack Toft
Years ago
What's the record crowd for an NBL game? For a Sixers game?
Be a great thing to watch, but playing in front of 10,000 one eyed opposing fans?
Hurls
Years ago
Well regardless of whether there one eyed Wildcats fans, what there doing is brilliant for the league and I wholeheartedly support it
Awesome job Wildcats. Well above any other team in the NBL
MACDUB
Years ago
Perth to the NBL, are what CSKA are to the Russian PBL.
A superclub indeed. Good on them.
Club inequality isn't the best, but it gives other teams something to strive for.
If every club had similar membership numbers, the league would be in a considerably better position
alexkrad
Years ago
So keen for the first home game.
Checked out the Arena on the weekend just gone and it is very very good.
Mystro
Years ago
showing everyone else how to do it on and off the court.
HO
Years ago
It is a great result. I think there is little doubt this is an all time NBL record for membership, not just Perth.
It shows how pathetic adelaide fans are you lot keep saying you are the best and the biggest supporters
you have a good team now and you still cant fill your stadium
Just want to ask every one, why they call perth supporters arrogant and all the other shit people say! When u have a club and a history like they have, it's not hard not to be arrogant! Best club, best fans! Think there are gona rock the arena! To get 10,000 for a regular season game is outstanding! Credit to every one involved at head office and to the fans and members! Win lose against adelaide next week, it's goin to be a history of a night! Proud to be in the red army!
Curtley
Years ago
biggest crowd ever was Sydney V Canberra at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, around 18,000. In Acie Earl's last NBL game.
The NBL media guide says "17143 02/10/99 SYDNEY vs CANBERRA" That seems strange to me. What venue was that at?
Interesting that the NBL media guide has no "home crowd" record for Perth.
HO
Years ago
Curtley, wasn't that the night West Sydney played the Harlem Globe Trotters or something like that?
I believe that night was 26/11/04 NBL: Razorbacks v Kings 14,805
paul
Years ago
I think the 17000 was a double header to start the season.
There was one in Melbourne too that night with 12,000-odd from memory, and the two beers per quarter rule over two games gave me enough dutch courage that when I met my future wife that night I didnt waste the chance!!
paul
Years ago
BTW the record crowd was at the Olympic basketball stadium at Homebush.
The scary thing is, you can guarantee atleast 7 thousand every single night which blows the league averages out of the water.. there will be alot of nights where they hit 10 thousand for sure. good on them for showing initiative, there team isnt even that entertaining and they have done that. Adelaides very poor publiciy heads and marketing need to stand u and take notice... we have an 8 thosand capacity.. why arent we getting more people? hat shit add of ours wont do it.
Big Ads
Years ago
Impressive.
Next challenge: sustain interest and investment long enough for the rest of the teams in the major markets (both current and near future) to catch up.
Tornado
Years ago
Anon #386255.....you may have quantity but we have quality!
You may have the biggest membership base but that doesnt mean you have the best! The best by definition has nothing to do with quantity.
Naph
Years ago
Tornado: Well actually, by definition, it would be accurate to say the Wildcats have the "best" part of basketball fans in Australia. Because a definition of best is "largest; most:"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/best?s=t
Just look at the history of the perth wildcats. They are the bench mark! Consistancy is the key! Not 1 or 2yrs perth been up there for 26yrs with a chance of winning a championship! Won 5 lost 4! 9gf in a 29yr history thats goin to a gf on averge every 3yrs u play
Tornado
Years ago
Naph, that is not the context in which anon posted.
Ricey
Years ago
The 6ers publicity and marketing people don't new to up their game/work, they need to be replaced, plain and simple...
eli1
Years ago
For the sport as a whole, a new arena and getting 10000 to a game is great.
Naph
Years ago
I only took exception to your last sentence.
"The best by definition has nothing to do with quantity."
Remove the "by definition" bit, and we'd be 100% in agreement. Anyway, I was in a pedantic mood. Its not really worth more time from either of us.
The largest Perth crowd ever was approx 9,200 in 2004 agaisnt the Tigers when they played that game out at the Burswood dome as a part of the Summerjam festival. There was a AND1 exibition game just before the Wildcats/Tigers game...
Simo
Years ago
The largest Perth crowd ever was approx 9,200 in 2004 agaisnt the Tigers when they played that game out at the Burswood dome as a part of the Summerjam festival. There was a AND1 exibition game just before the Wildcats/Tigers game...
Rat10
Years ago
I'll be there cheering for the Sixers. Should be a great atmosphere and looking forward to checking out the new stadium.
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