The original intent of the system was partially realised, with 65,000 spectators attending the first week of semi-finals and 60,000 attending the second week; although only 42,000 attended the third week – when the dead rubber between and was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the premiership-deciding – match was played on the smaller South Melbourne Cricket Ground. However, even the weeks with higher spectator numbers did not translate to better financial performance: extra competing teams meant more clubs whose members were entitled free admission and fewer neutral spectators paying at the gate. As a result, the new scheme was abandoned at the end of the year and the amended "Argus" system resumed from 1925.