GVL happy with grand final day despite attendance down on last year

By Aydin Payne

Sep 26, 2023

Crowd figure announced: The gate taking and crowd for Sunday’s Goulburn Valley League grand final day have been revealed. Photo by Megan Fisher

The numbers and figures for the weekend’s Goulburn Valley League grand final are in.

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The league has revealed a lower attendance and gate to last year despite pristine weather conditions and blockbuster matches in the football and netball.

Sunday’s grand final gate taking was $62,717 — down on 2022’s $66,861 — while the attendance was more than 6000.

AFL Goulburn Murray operations manager Jo Spencer revealed it was a lower crowd to last year, however the league was happy with the spectator behaviour and the action that played out on the oval and court.

“It was a magical day. We couldn’t have asked for better weather,” Spencer said.

“The crowds were fantastic; they were well-behaved and there were no issues with behaviour. The total number was down on last year, but it was to be expected when you consider we didn’t have the under-16s competition this year.

“Kids aged under 14 also went free and that no doubt would have impacted final gate takings.

“All-in-all it was a great day.”

This year’s grand final day gate taking is the second largest in the past six years.