Each Club's Fanbase Size

[greenBV4]

Brisbane has just completed its worst ever NRL season.
The Broncos collected their first wooden spoon, confined to last place by a big loss to old rival North Queensland on Thursday night.

They got their coach sacked, lost one of their best young players to the Titans, and have been slammed from pillar to post by legends of the famous Red Hill club.

And those facts make this statistic even more stunning.

Brisbane still has, by far, the largest supporter base in rugby league.

That’s according to research completed by Sydney analytics company Roy Morgan, who say the Broncos have the support of 930,000 people this year.

That figure is down 8.5 per cent on 2019 when the same company believes 1,016,000 people supported Brisbane in the NRL.

And still, despite that steep decline and their horror season, the Broncos shadow the rest of the competition in terms of the size of their fan base.

Roy Morgan emailed the results of this year’s research to foxsports.com.au on Friday.

They have Melbourne as the second best supported club in the NRL with a total 901,000 fans this year, up 3.2 per cent on last season, and they are miles ahead of North Queensland who comes in third with 535,000 fans (down 2.9 per cent).

The Broncos may be terrible this year but they still dwarf 2020 premiership rivals like the Panthers, Raiders and Roosters.


https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...NruexUfFGX_M3tK5P8iCwVsYmjqT89p2CKv0vXY1yFwIU

 

[greenBV4]

but according to some posters on here I thought noone supports Melbourne..

 

[Reflector]

No way do:

- the Storm have the second largest supporter base in the NRL
- the Cowboys have more fans than any Sydney club

 

[greenBV4]

Bulldogs and Panthers numbers surprised me most here, especially considering it's usually Cronulla and Manly that gets thrown in the "relocate them, they have no fans" bin

 

[franklin2323]

but according to some posters on here I thought noone supports Melbourne..

A big difference between clicking follow on Facebook and actually being a fan. I'd bet ask those in this survey to name 5 players and most will struggle

 

[STORM.99/07]

A big difference between clicking follow on Facebook and actually being a fan. I'd bet ask those in this survey to name 5 players and most will struggle

I wonder if those same fans you speak of could name 5 good Sydney clubs

 

[greenBV4]

A big difference between clicking follow on Facebook and actually being a fan. I'd bet ask those in this survey to name 5 players and most will struggle

Fair call
but it is stats like this that matter to sponsors and broadcasters - if its so easy to get people to click follow then maybe the other clubs should push for more people to do so?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Are you telling me that a one city club in rugby league heartland has the biggest supporter base?

 

[Hutty1986]

that's the biggest load of shit the world has seen since my brutal invasion of Chinadunnybowl the other week after about 120 schooners

 

[tumbidragon]

Da facebook tells us...

 

[Fangs]

Those numbers are dynamic. You win/lose fans with results.

Not up in QLD though. They stick with their teams through it all. They live in the trenches with the players.

 

[franklin2323]

I wonder if those same fans you speak of could name 5 good Sydney clubs

Members numbers and attendance show that all those numbers are way over the support they get. So not a dig at certain clubs but all the figures

 

[Game_Breaker]

Does any one remember taking part in this poll?

 

[soc123_au]

Does any one remember taking part in this poll?

No, I never got a call, I'd love to know how they come up with this shit.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

LOL what a disgrace,Eels are easily in the top 3

 

[greenBV4]

Does any one remember taking part in this poll?

I don't think it was just a poll, I'm guessing it's based off social media following, attendances, membership and tv ratings? would be good if roy morgan/fox sports provided a source though

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Those numbers are dynamic. You win/lose fans with results.

Not up in QLD though. They stick with their teams through it all. They live in the trenches with the players.

Broncos fans would’ve jumped onto the Crushers if their club didn’t get rid of them

 

[greenBV4]

Not up in QLD though. They stick with their teams through it all. They live in the trenches with the players.

thats why broncos dropped 8.5% this year?
qUeEnSlAnDeR!

 

[franklin2323]

Does any one remember taking part in this poll?

It is likely mentions on FB or something

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Storm and Cowboys would have a lot of support in southeast Queensland, due to the area being under-represented. Brisbane needs at least 3 teams so that non-Broncos fans in the area can have a club that they can attend more than a couple of times a year. Fans who attend games spend more money on the game than ones who only watch on TV.