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Dan wrote:I cant remember where I got the 98,000 figure from but I think it might have been CNN.
I remember the local commentators quoting that figure towards the end of that match.



btw . . . I believe Telstra Dome now holds the World Record for a rugby sevens final of over 50,000 achieved during the 2006 commie games.

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Dan wrote:
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90,800-MCG,Melbourne-Australia vs West Indies 1961
Surely this one is the next to go!!

When it does(Dec26 2006),ill make it a World Record considering the dodgy and unreliable(ie non existent) figures that come from Eden Gardens.

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Dan wrote:
Dan wrote: Cricket
90,800-MCG,Melbourne-Australia vs West Indies 1961
Surely this one is the next to go!!
When it does(Dec26 2006),ill make it a World Record considering the dodgy and unreliable(ie non existent) figures that come from Eden Gardens.
Agree - whilst some years back the Indian cricket authorities claimed crowd estimates of up to 100,000 at Eden Gardens and 80,000 at Mumbai, these crowds were never actually counted (no turnstyles) and nothing more than rough estimates. It now turns out these were apparently nothing more than very rough and exaggerated guesses. After more careful measurements, Eden Gardens capacity is now put at only 70,000, and apparently never held over 80,000, whilst Mumbai has 55,000 and was never any more than 60,000.

The 90,800 second day crowd at the MCG 5th test 1961 is therefore still the world record single day crowd record for any cricket. Another record that could be under threat is the overall test attendance of #351,000 for the 5th test in 1937 at the MCG.
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Record Australian soccer/football regular season crowd...

Telstra Dome - 39,730
Melbourne v. Sydney

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RobertHeatleyStand wrote:Record Australian soccer/football regular season crowd...

Telstra Dome - 39,730
Melbourne v. Sydney
Subiaco Oval's crowd record is becoming more under threat by the year...

Hopefully its broken at Hyundai A-League Final at Subiaco Oval 8)

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For the interested ones:

Domestic record attendance(overall):
43,242 -Subiaco Oval-Perth vs Wollongong 11/6/2000

A-League record attendance(overall):
41,689-Aussie Stadium-Sydney vs Central Coast 5/3/2006

A-League record attendance(regular season):
39,730-Telstra Dome-Melbourne vs Sydney 2/9/2006

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And 42,735 as second largest Domestic Soccer Crowd ever for the 2001 Grand Final at Subiaco Oval.

While Brisbane's Lang Park got 40,000 several years back...

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RobertHeatleyStand wrote:btw . . . I believe Telstra Dome now holds the World Record for a rugby sevens final of over 50,000 achieved during the 2006 commie games.
:shock: :shock: :shock:

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yeah, I remember that. It was hard to tell the teams apart...all wearing red...

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*bump*

"Horse Racing" record now amended

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RobertHeatleyStand wrote:Record Australian soccer/football regular season crowd...

Telstra Dome - 39,730
Melbourne v. Sydney
i thought they got a bigger crowd at the opener last year between SydFC and QLD at suncorp?

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RobertHeatleyStand wrote:Record Australian soccer/football regular season crowd...

Telstra Dome - 39,730
Melbourne v. Sydney
i thought they got a bigger crowd at the opener last year between SydFC and QLD at suncorp?
There wasn't an opener between the Roar and SFC in Brissy last year.

But the largest crowd Qld got last year was 23,142 v Sydney at the Roar's 3rd home game.

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thats the one i was thinking off... i recall a bigger attendance....early althsymers i suppose

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the Roar beat the record on the Sunday 3.00pm match on the opening weekend. It was a 20k crowd, but Sydney then get 25k to the 5.00pm match. Then beaten again near the end of the season when Sydney hosted Adelaide and beaten this year for the 1st game at docklands.

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Dan wrote:For the interested ones:

Domestic record attendance(overall):
43,242 -Subiaco Oval-Perth vs Wollongong 11/6/2000

A-League record attendance(overall):
41,689-Aussie Stadium-Sydney vs Central Coast 5/3/2006

A-League record attendance(regular season):
39,730-Telstra Dome-Melbourne vs Sydney 2/9/2006
This one replaces all three 8)

50,333 - Telstra Dome
Friday 8th December 2006
Melbourne (0) vs Sydney (0)

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