2026 Crowd Watch

[PARRA_FAN]

I think the last few clashes have been below 20,000

 

[League Unlimited News]

Previous meetings at Suncorp

2023 - 22,034
2024 - 19,533
2025 - 19,305

 

[League Unlimited News]

Round 2 crowds​

Times are venue local.

Thu	20:00	BRI v PAR	Suncorp	39,015
Fri	18:00	WAR v CAN	Go Media	23,067
Fri	20:05	SYD v SOU	Allianz	41,424
Sat	15:00	WST v NQL	Leichhardt	17,637
Sat	17:30	SGI v MEL	WIN	11,511
Sat	19:30	PEN v CRO	Carrington	12,000
Sun	16:05	MAN v NEW	4 Pines	17,107
Sun	18:15	DOL v GLD	Suncorp	16,073

Rnd 2 TOT	Rnd 2 AVG	Season TOT	Season AVG
177,834	22,229	360,410	22,526

 

[stratocaster]

If a South East Queensland derby game between Dolphins and Titans can only pull 16,073,another SEQ team is 10-20 years away at best.

 

[Saint Doc]

Titans are just a non event.

 

[newc18]

Titans are just a non event.

Gold Coast have branding issues. It also doesn't help that the team hasn't been good.

 

[Barney Stubble]

287K after 2 rounds in 2025
360K after 2 this year

73K up

nice stuff

 

[storm1999]

Gold Coast have branding issues.

What has the club done to differentiate themselves from the failed Seagulls/Giants/Chargers/Crushers franchises of the past?

 

[Saint Doc]

They just feel plastic.

 

[Barney Stubble]

Gold Coast have branding issues. It also doesn't help that the team hasn't been good.

250% better then last week

 

[Timmah]

287K after 2 rounds in 2025
360K after 2 this year

73K up

nice stuff

Games at Suncorp Rounds 1 and 2 last year = 0
Games at Suncorp Rounds 1 and 2 this year = 4

There's your reason

 

[Barney Stubble]

They just feel plastic.

they have higher average attendances then the dragons tho?

 

[Barney Stubble]

Games at Suncorp Rounds 1 and 2 last year = 0
Games at Suncorp Rounds 1 and 2 this year = 4

There's your reason

but but but

 

[newc18]

they have higher average attendances then the dragons tho?

Dragons have thier own mess, but Gold Coast could be so much better than what it currently is. Lot's of potential there.

 

[Barney Stubble]

Games at Suncorp Rounds 1 and 2 last year = 0
Games at Suncorp Rounds 1 and 2 this year = 4

There's your reason

2025
2 rounds
no games at bathurst
no games at Shark park

 

[Timmah]

2025
2 rounds
no games at bathurst
no games at Shark park

It's not a competition, it's just a clear and obvious reason that there is a much higher aggregate. It's not a critique of the game or the crowds at all, just a simple fact. Not everything is parochial.

And for what it's worth, it'll balance out across the next month - there's only two games there over the next five weekends, so only 6 games there by the end of Round 7 - the equivalent of last year at the end of Round 7.

 

[yakstorm]

Tonight's game was played at a difficult timeslot for both sets of fans, featured zero promotion from the home team and an away team that got pumped last week and has had consecutive average seasons.

16K is far from good, but it's not surprising. Maybe if the Titans had shown the same fight they did tonight against the Sharks more of their fans may have made the trek north.

On the flip side the Dolphins did more to talk about ANZAC Round this week than promote the game. Sure it's hard going up against the Broncos at the moment in Brisbane, but it feels like their marketing efforts have gone backwards.

 

[i0Nic]

Hmm some good crowds mixed with some worrying ones in Wollongong and Brisbane with the dolphins vs titans. Each was about 5-6k less than expected.

A qld derby should be getting more than this even though it was in a bad late Sunday timeslot and titans form being dismal. 20k would’ve been acceptable.

Dragons should be getting more at Wollongong for their first home game against a strong opposition in perfect weather on a Sunday afternoon.

No answers just questions.

it does feel a third Brisbane side should be a non-starter until these derbies even in poor form are at 35K and dolphins alone average 30k. Bring in NZ2 and let’s make titans and dolphins great over the next decade.

There is work to do to build up titans and dolphins to the big successful clubs then could be.

I wonder if the nrl missed a beat here and should have had Ipswich jets in before Redcliffe. I think it was just nrl cow toeing to the broncos being worried about Ipswich coming in and stealing their lunch.

i know it’s all form related - dragons, titans being in pretty dismal form over a long period of time and seemingly continuing this year. But we should be beyond these kind of crowds now regardless.

 

[astreizix]

Manly vs Newcastle was it sold out ?
Could we have a count of sold-out games throughout the season?

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

i know it’s all form related - dragons, titans being in pretty dismal form over a long period of time and seemingly continuing this year. But we should be beyond these kind of crowds now regardless.

Who says ? do you fork out your hard-earned when your team`s been a dud for years and years and from first round results don`t look any better or do you just sit on here tapping away criticising those who don`t go. Seriously.