Sir Chadley
Jaws
You remember those days HB?
Shark Tank - 2016 and beyond
- Thread starter Matty C of the Shire
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You remember those days HB?
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Yep. They used to wear coloured silk tops?
Sir Chadley
Jaws
Indeed they did. And they all looked like guys in their 50s.
We'd volunteer to be in it wouldn't we HB? Put on a coloured silk top and do the sprint. It wouldn't be fair though. You'd have your work cut out catching me.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Indeed they did. And they all looked like guys in their 50s.
We'd volunteer to be in it wouldn't we HB? Put on a coloured silk top and do the sprint. It wouldn't be fair though. You'd have your work cut out catching me.
Well I'm not in my 50's yet mate. And I'm pretty sure I'd have you covered for pace.
Sir Chadley
Jaws
Well I'm not in my 50's yet mate. And I'm pretty sure I'd have you covered for pace.
Yes HB, but only just mind you, only just...
sharks2010
Dribbler
Cools all around
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
I know the guy who owned hot tuna. Their factory (not a clothing factory now) is across the road from my shop. We used to go and get shirts fresh off the screen print, were still hot as we'd walk out with them
IronShark
Moderator
Just a quick update on the Game Day meeting last night. The whole point of this meeting was to take a "blue sky" approach to game day. Rather than say, "We can't do that..." it was about, "Why the hell can't we do that?"
There is, and has been, a lot of small thinking by the Club and by it's supporters, for many years. It was only big thinking that lead to the current development becoming a reality. Plenty of people thought it wouldn't or couldn't be done. If those people were still in charge, we would have a smaller and commercially unsuccessful development that had the potential to ruin the Club.
So in the spirit of "thinking big" last nights meeting was a chance to see the Sharks as not just another NRL team but something bigger - on par with famous sporting organisations worldwide. So we put our thinking caps on and instead of saying "it can't be done" we thought, "what if?..."
That's exactly what last nights meeting was, an opportunity to ask "What do YOU want at the footy?"
Everyone agreed the "Shark Cry" was a failure because it wasn't something developed organically.
There's your answer right there. If you consistently have 25K people wanting to attend games and 5K of them can't get in when you're winning, you'll get 18-20K pretty much every game.
You certainly can't force people to be loud but you definitely can create the right environment to encourage crowd participation.
After all, that's one of the big reasons people go to live sport, rather than watch it at home - for the "atmosphere". There's nothing more spine tingling than the roar of a massive crowd!
People want to be loud and they want that atmosphere but you have to create the environment for them to make it.
Even as far back as 1895, psychologist Gustave Le Bon identified the "Contagion Theory" of crowd dynamics. He found that an individual in a crowd will feel more inclined to take part in an act the more other people are doing it. It's like the "Mexican Wave" - it doesn't automatically start with everyone doing it; it starts off with a few people and then the "contagion" builds, more and more people get involved until nearly everyone is doing it.
So you certainly can create an atmosphere where it's encouraged - and fun! - to be loud. The Seattle Seahawks pulled this off a few years ago by setting out to be the actual loudest crowd in the NFL. So they told people they wanted to do it and the told them they would be measured via decimeter and, hey presto! Crowd participation. It's now their trademark for home games - win or lose.
Great idea and I think you'll find the "Shark Alarm" might be making an appearance next season...:hoping
I think everyone will agree that the atmosphere at the last home game against Manly and the final against Souths was fantastic. Even though we lost one of them. The reason wasn't necessarily that the crowds were massive (they weren't), but because they were consistently loud and involved.
So let's be honest. Who wouldn't want to be at a sold out home game with fantastic pre-game entertainment including fireworks, flame cannons, music, cheerleaders and a player entrance that gets the crowd pumped; in game music and effects that keep the crowd in the game, on their feet and LOUD; a half time show to rival the SuperBowl and a post game party atmosphere when the Sharks win (again!)?
Maybe we can't do it all right now but who knows...why not?
There is, and has been, a lot of small thinking by the Club and by it's supporters, for many years. It was only big thinking that lead to the current development becoming a reality. Plenty of people thought it wouldn't or couldn't be done. If those people were still in charge, we would have a smaller and commercially unsuccessful development that had the potential to ruin the Club.
So in the spirit of "thinking big" last nights meeting was a chance to see the Sharks as not just another NRL team but something bigger - on par with famous sporting organisations worldwide. So we put our thinking caps on and instead of saying "it can't be done" we thought, "what if?..."
That's exactly what last nights meeting was, an opportunity to ask "What do YOU want at the footy?"
Everyone agreed the "Shark Cry" was a failure because it wasn't something developed organically.
There's your answer right there. If you consistently have 25K people wanting to attend games and 5K of them can't get in when you're winning, you'll get 18-20K pretty much every game.
You certainly can't force people to be loud but you definitely can create the right environment to encourage crowd participation.
After all, that's one of the big reasons people go to live sport, rather than watch it at home - for the "atmosphere". There's nothing more spine tingling than the roar of a massive crowd!
People want to be loud and they want that atmosphere but you have to create the environment for them to make it.
Even as far back as 1895, psychologist Gustave Le Bon identified the "Contagion Theory" of crowd dynamics. He found that an individual in a crowd will feel more inclined to take part in an act the more other people are doing it. It's like the "Mexican Wave" - it doesn't automatically start with everyone doing it; it starts off with a few people and then the "contagion" builds, more and more people get involved until nearly everyone is doing it.
So you certainly can create an atmosphere where it's encouraged - and fun! - to be loud. The Seattle Seahawks pulled this off a few years ago by setting out to be the actual loudest crowd in the NFL. So they told people they wanted to do it and the told them they would be measured via decimeter and, hey presto! Crowd participation. It's now their trademark for home games - win or lose.
Great idea and I think you'll find the "Shark Alarm" might be making an appearance next season...:hoping
I think everyone will agree that the atmosphere at the last home game against Manly and the final against Souths was fantastic. Even though we lost one of them. The reason wasn't necessarily that the crowds were massive (they weren't), but because they were consistently loud and involved.
So let's be honest. Who wouldn't want to be at a sold out home game with fantastic pre-game entertainment including fireworks, flame cannons, music, cheerleaders and a player entrance that gets the crowd pumped; in game music and effects that keep the crowd in the game, on their feet and LOUD; a half time show to rival the SuperBowl and a post game party atmosphere when the Sharks win (again!)?
Maybe we can't do it all right now but who knows...why not?
evertonshark
Jaws
Who decides what song the team runs out too ? Rollin was ok, the song last season wasn't the greatest.
Penrith running out to hells bells is a good one.
Penrith running out to hells bells is a good one.
Littleshark
Great White
Sydney FC come out to hells bells also, don't remember having heard it this year though... Love it.
How about some replays of Sharks legends in action on the big screen before games and at half time? A bit of homemade doco stuff about the beginnings and history of the club?
Maybe that's already happening, will definitely make it up for a game or 2 next season.
Maybe that's already happening, will definitely make it up for a game or 2 next season.
Matty C of the Shire
Great White
This is something that was spoken about, actually having past players and currently injuries stars having more interaction with the fans
ok, while I'm on a roll - my next best idea was dirt bikes racing greyhounds around the outside of the field at half time
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
then we get caught up in a live baiting scandal. brilliant haha
lol, that'd be about right
Matty C of the Shire
Great White
In last nights meeting, the idea would have been discussed but in reality...
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
deadset its exactly what would happen to this disaster of a club.
'come ride a pony around the stadium night'. 6 year old gets kicked in the face by a horse.
djhabib
Jaws
Yep
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
Electric avenue. Wouldnt that pump up the crowd