AFL: Rival fans mock Richmond after just 21,757 supporters turn up to Port Adelaide win

‘Where’s this Tiger army?’: Rival fans mock Richmond after just 21,757 supporters turned up for dramatic win over Port Adelaide – the club’s lowest attendance at the MCG in 12 YEARS

  • Richmond supporters did not turn out in their droves for their win over the Power
  • Under 22,000 fans saw Damien Hardwick’s side get over the line on Thursday 
  • That figure represented the club’s lowest attendance at the MCG in 12 years
  • Rival fans took to Twitter to mock the Tigers, who have 100,000 members 

Richmond’s miserable turnout at the MCG failed to escape the attention of rival fans on Thursday night, with the Tigers recording their lowest attendance at Melbourne’s most iconic ground in 12 years.

Damien Hardwick’s side took on Ken Hinkley’s visitors in a crunch clash with both sides vying for a highly-sought after place in the top eight this season.

The Tigers showed their superior levels of fitness and quality to get over the line with a 12-point victory, but viewers watching on television at home were unable to ignore the sea of empty seats at the MCG for the blockbuster game. 

Only 21,757 supporters turned up to watch Richmond defeat Port Adelaide at the MCG

The MCG’s official Twitter account confirmed that 21,757 fans turned up for the game – a figure which represents their lowest attendance at the MCG since 2010 – and fans took to social media to mock the 2020 premiers.

‘Where’s this Tiger Army?’ one fan asked. ‘If Demons fans copped [it] Tiger fans should cop it worse with 100,000 members and a lower crowd than what Demons  got. 

Another joked: ‘The tiger train sure emptied fast’.

‘Embarrassing crowd for a team that’s meant to have 100k members,’ one supporter added. ‘Absolute band wagon supporters’.

Rival fans took to social media to mock the Tigers after posting their lowest attendance at the MCG since 2010

Rival fans took to social media to mock the Tigers after posting their lowest attendance at the MCG since 2010

Meanwhile, other fans suggested that the AFL has to come to terms with the fact that fans don’t want to turn out on a Thursday night, even for club veteran Dylan Grimes’s 200th game for Richmond.  

‘Thursday night footy alive and well,’ posted one account. 

‘No one is interested in attending football on a Thursday night in Melbourne,’ another said.

‘Dylan Grimes clearly means a lot to the supporter base… 80% of there [sic] members decided they had better things to do than to attend his 200th game. Maybe they went up to the snow for the long weekend’.