The club told au.fourfourtwo.com that the city of Perth had three big sporting events on during Sunday.

Additionally, the weather had been poor in the lead up to kick off of a game which attracted a crowd of 4433 to see Perth win 1-0.

"It's not an excuse but they're certainly contributing factors," the club's media manager Mark White said.

"There is obviously a football audience in WA. With some more good performances on the pitch and our continued efforts to engage the football public we'll see some positive increases."

Perth's crowds have become a talking point. Once the shining light of Australian club football during its NSL years – where crowds of over 15,000 for league matches was a regular occurrence - the club has consistently failed to hit the 10,000 mark during the last three years of A-League football.

Last season, Glory averaged 7606 for their home games. The A-League average was almost double that at 14,612.

In season one of the A-League, the club averaged a home gate for its home and away season of 9734. That went down to 7671 in season two.

"Our first two homes games [this season] were well above last season's average," White pointed out.