Canberra: Socceroos beat Wallabies?

Neither code could sell-out Canberra Stadium for their respective international clashes in the Capital, although I'm giving the Socceroos a slight victory in the crowd analysis stakes.



22,000 for the Wallabies is a very healthy crowd, but with over ten years of professional rugby in Canberra, almost 10,000 Brumbies season ticket holders, a network of email addresses, and regular home S14 crowds of 13,000- 22,000, plus they were playing against a Six nations side in Italy, add in the Giteau and Canberra based stars element..a sell-out would have be expected.

Indeed what would it take to get a sell-out?

However the Socceroos, with not a Canberran in sight, a team spruiked with A-League players few in Canberra had heard of, playing against Kuwait ranked who knows where on the FIFA list, and little recent history of professional football in Canberra and no professional network to garner the season ticket holders etc....pulled in over 20,000.

Seems to me, importantly, both crowds are healthy for future International games in the Capital.

And if the full strength Socceroos ever came to town one would think the Socceroos would sell-out given the recent crowd.

A good result for both codes, but while neither administration would be discouraged the FFA are probably more encouraged of the two, as the game and opportunity continues to grow.