lol, yeh a zero% rise in avg crowds over 8 years is to be celebrated! Only in Loudtart world. What that chart shows is that in the last 3 years the crowds are exactly the same in terms of sub 10k and over 20k. How the frick is that growth or success?
Avg game attendance
2012-16144
2011-16273
2010-16406
2009-16065
2005-16468
Looking at FACTS isn't deathriding it is being realistic at where we are at so we can get off our backsides and do something about it.
LoL. Convenient selection of 2005 in there. 2005 was a 12% increase on the previous record FFS. In any statistical analysis it would be treated as an aberration. and dropped from the sample.
We've now had 15 years of the NRL. Here are the average attendances presented in three and five year chunks.
1998-2002- 988 games, 12,849,801 @ 13,006
2003-2007- 912 games, 14,041,574 @ 15,396
2008-2012- 954 games, 15,382,830 @ 16,125
1998-2000- 626 games, 8,082,089 @ 12,911
2001-2003- 542 games, 7,372,213 @ 13,602
2004-2006- 540 games, 8,413,033 @ 15,580
2007-2009- 576 games, 9,101,990 @ 15,802
2010-2012- 570 games, 9,304,880 @ 16,324
Included last nights match but felt lazy so just wacked 60k onto the totals.
To me this indicates solid growth. We're attracting more in total and more per game...It also puts 2005 in its place.
2005 was just freakish. Three of Sydneys (at the time) four biggest clubs in the top 4, the lowest points total ever between the minor premiers and the spooners, a race right down to the wire for so position on the ladder, the rise of the tigers. Simply amazing season. I think my spine is tingling from the Saints v Tigers match in the finals. Maybe we should fix the draw so we can have another absolutely special season like that and get the crowds up hey?