2025 Crowd Watch

[drcmuch]

No... Dragons V Bulldogs next year is neutral cause of Vegas.

Bulldogs V Manly is a Dogs home game celebrating the 1995 GF victory.

Home game, yes, Home venue ? is the question.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Dunno why it won’t count as a dogs home game

Dragons v roosters goes to dragons every second year when it’s not a ground they play at regularly and is counted on their crowd averages

Dragons counts because it's biennial, programmed into the fixture.

Next Sunday's game is a one off at a neutral venue.

 

[malleekid]

Dragons counts because it's biennial, programmed into the fixture.

Next Sunday's game is a one off at a neutral venue.

In their home city..?

 

[ouwet]

Home game, yes, Home venue ? is the question.

Yeah ok I don't understand how a club can book and agree to take a game to another venue and its not counted as a home game! The dogs are promoting it, offering discounts to members (30% off) and obviously hosting it.

It's not a double header or an nrl promoted game like Vegas.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Yeah ok I don't understand how a club can book and agree to take a game to another venue and its not counted as a home game! The dogs are promoting it, offering discounts to members (30% off) and obviously hosting it.

It's not a double header or an nrl promoted game like Vegas.

You can count it if you wish. We don't. Same applies to Salter Oval, Suncorp Stadium, Central Coast Stadium - anywhere that's not a regular home venue for the club.

 

[ouwet]

You can count it if you wish. We don't. Same applies to Salter Oval, Suncorp Stadium, Central Coast Stadium - anywhere that's not a regular home venue for the club.

Oh it's not an official thing... just a LU thing. All good then who cares what you guys count lol

 

[Yosemite Sam]

It's clearly a dog's home game and will be counted in their average.

Common f**king sense.

 

[aarondoyle]

The fact it’s half an hour away is bc it’s not their actual home ground

Tigers tried to make commbank their home ground how did it go

You might remember when the dogs tried to make the old parramatta stadium there home ground and how that failed

Playing an odd game game at Allianz or Accor is not the same thing as centralised stadium as afl do

Sharks couldn’t even get a crowd at kogarah how’s Allianz going to work

The afl model won’t work in Sydney. And if anything its a good thing clubs playing football in their local districts rather than sharing two stadiums

Suncorp is well over half an hour from large chunks of Brisbane. Doesn't stop the crowds.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Oh it's not an official thing... just a LU thing. All good then who cares what you guys count lol

There is no official count of average home crowd we're aware of. Since Big League ceased in 2020, there's been no publication of such a list during the season by the NRL itself or any other official body

 

[Stinkfinger]

Bulldogs season tally is 263,115 from 8 games at an average of 32,889 . They're certain to shatter all the Sydney/non-Broncos records on the books. To plant a non-Broncos flag in the all-time top 10, they'd need to bump it up to 33,595 * . That's another 106,428 from the last 3 games at Accor. Those games are Warriors on a Saturday night, Panthers on Thursday in round 26 and Sharks on Saturday night in round 27.
(* 33,594.75 is all-time 9th, but Broncos 2025 will be slotting in above it).

Both Panthers-Dogs games this year on Thursdays. Poor scheduling, this could get 50.000 on Saturday night.

 

[Stinkfinger]

Suncorp is well over half an hour from large chunks of Brisbane. Doesn't stop the crowds.

Brisbane is not Sydney. Central grounds work in Brisbane and Melbourne, but not Sydney.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Dogs, Raiders, Storm! Good stuff today

 

[st george dragons]

There is no official count of average home crowd we're aware of. Since Big League ceased in 2020, there's been no publication of such a list during the season by the NRL itself or any other official body

There's the Annual Yearbook at the end of each year (that David Middleton writes) that has yearly crowd averages listed. It includes all home games counted in their yearly averages. Sadly, that's the only "official publication" we have gotten since Big League ceasing some 5 years ago.

 

[aarondoyle]

Brisbane is not Sydney. Central grounds work in Brisbane and Melbourne, but not Sydney.

What makes Sydney special?

 

[nko11]

Haven't seen an attendance for the Storm game, but heard 19k during the broadcast. Leaves about 43-44k to get tomorrow to get another 20k average round.

Leichardt should sell out before midday and Newcastle should sell a solid amount, with both games getting perfect weather tomorrow. Will depend a bit on Leichardt's current actual capacity, if we want a chance on the 20k average. Will be pretty close either way.

Again pretty great considering there wasn't a Broncos home game this round.

 

[Wb1234]

Suncorp is well over half an hour from large chunks of Brisbane. Doesn't stop the crowds.

It would if half an hour down the road was another nrl team that plays at that stadium. And then more everywhere else you go

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Leichhardt should go close to a sellout tomorrow.

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Hard to know what capacity is these days, but if we go on the last couple sell outs 15-16k seems the norm. Which would be decent enough for 2 bottom four teams

 

[drcmuch]

It's clearly a dog's home game and will be counted in their average.

Common f**king sense.

I track both a home crowd average and a home ground average. The former includes all 12 games and doubles up the crowds at magic round and double headers. Combined with the away crowd average, I use that just for a simple overall stat of "how many people watched you play".

The home ground average is the "real-er" one, excluding neutral venue attendances that distort the picture, both up and down. For example, Storm last year had a home crowd average of 22k (with magic round), but the "real" picture is that they've never yet had a 20k home ground average.

Dogs at Allianz this year isn't clear cut, and won't shift the needle too much either. I'm happy enough to agree with LU that it's a neutral venue for a one-off match vs Manly. Partly because they've also used Belmore this year and 3 home grounds in a season is gross, statistics-wise. (Sort yourselves out, Tigers, btw.)

 

[drcmuch]

Both Panthers-Dogs games this year on Thursdays. Poor scheduling, this could get 50.000 on Saturday night.

I suspect the round 26 one is deliberate. Along with always scheduling Broncos v Storm on the final Thursday, it's supposed to put a big game with a big crowd on fta TV on those last couple of Thursdays leading into the finals.

 

[Wb1234]

I think they might just miss that.
Warriors 38k
Panthers 28k
Sharks 33k

Panthers should get more it could be a potential grand final preview 35k

Sharks could have the minor premiership on the line

All their games influence the finals positions

Warriors should crack 40k they will being more than south’s did both times