2026 Crowd Watch

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[i0Nic]

Poor IMO

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

I think it shows the Bulldogs hype has died a bit since their big start to 2025.

Still a decent crowd by most metrics for the Doggies. A win would have presumably given Good Friday a bit of a boost.

 

[newc18]

It's not a bad crowd but obviously we expect bigger from the Dogs.

 

[yakstorm]

I know we all wanted more, and the Bulldogs have been great at exceeding expectations over the past 18 months, but 20K is still an above average result for a Sydney club versus Newcastle (especially a Newcastle team missing it's two best players)

The club playing in Vegas and then having a round 2 bye has limited their chance of building much momentum heading into this game and then with Good Friday being earlier this year, I'm sure there was a good portion of Bulldogs fans who decided to wait 6 days before forking out for tickets.

 

[user_nat]

You don't have to go back that far for 20k to be a good Dogs crowd vs the Knights.

Just the Dogs returning back to their more normal level after an immense support year.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Looks about 18k at CommBank

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Looks about 18k at CommBank

It’s not as impressive as it should be, but it’s atleast 20k

it’s okay Easter Monday will be a sell out

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

I think it's another that will end up over 20k. The ends look healthy (particularly the southern end), the lower deck is basically full, but its hard to work out how many people are on the top level in the sun on the eastern side.

 

[ouwet]

Around 17,000 in so far at kick off but people still pouring in... might hit 20K

 

[Barney Stubble]

over 20K easily at Parramatta

 

[yakstorm]

Yeah that crowd has just kept building at CommBank, especially in the GA areas.

 

[Barney Stubble]

22,813 @ Parramatta

 

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[DIOGENES]

I think that could be Penrith’s biggest ever home crowd. Certainly bigger than any crowd at Penrith stadium.
actually not: 5 better ones at various odd grounds

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[sdx]

Looks pretty packed

 

[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

It looks great on telly.

What a consistent day. Healthy crowds all round with the best saved for last.

 

[kurt faulk]

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And they're watching a cracking game.

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[Sky_Is_The_Limit]

It's interesting to compare the number of 20,000+ crowds in the post-COVID era in Sydney for the first 4 rounds:
- 2022: Number of games - 14 | Number of 20,000+ crowds - 1 (Penrith v South Sydney 20,521)
- 2023: Number of games - 15 | Number of 20,000+ crowds - 1 (Sydney vs South Sydney 36,639)
- 2024: Number of games - 14 | Number of 20,000+ crowds - 8 inc Easter Round (Parramatta vs Canterbury 29,171; Penrith vs Parramatta 21,522; Penrith vs Brisbane 20,089; Sydney vs South Sydney 37,594; Parramatta vs Manly 20,354; Sydney vs Penrith 25,898; South Sydney vs Canterbury 35,275; Parramatta vs Wests 28,608)
- 2025: Number of games - 17 | Number of 20,000+ crowds - 2 (Sydney vs Brisbane 23,226; Parramatta vs Canterbury 24,059)
- 2026: Number of games - 11 | Number of 20,000+ crowds - 5 (Sydney vs South Sydney 41,424; Parramatta vs St George Illawarra 25,573; Penrith vs Parramatta 22,813; Sydney vs Penrith 22,128; Canterbury vs Newcastle 20,572)

 

[yakstorm]

Looking ahead to Easter

Rabbitohs v Bulldogs
Match is finally showing some momentum with a large portion of the reserve seats selling out in the past 48 hours and the first level 4 bay (410) selling out. Hopefully the Rabbitohs will continue to release more bays on Level 4 soon.


Titans v Broncos
Match has been selling really well, following Friday's win by the Broncos should sell out regardless, though a Titans win tomorrow wouldn't hurt.



Knights v Raiders
Well ahead of the Knights v Warriors match, with already most of the upper western grandstand already gone, and very few tickets in the lower bowl. Not much left in the southern hill either.


Eels v Wests Tigers
For a normal game, the sales map is very encouraging, though the premium pricing the Eels have put on this one may make it a slow burn.