The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Wb1234]

Am I wrong? If not number 1, they are certainly one of the biggest and it would be a disaster to relocate them

No you are spot on

Their crowds are amongst the highest in Sydney and will go higher next year

Canterbury leagues club is one of the richest in nsw

 

[TheRam]

That map shows border lines, not population density, for all the amount of area in catchments for Penrith, Tigers and Parra, a lot of that is empty bushland, not actually urban areas, so yeah you could argue, bulldogs area is more heavily populated compared to the other Sydney sides

Am I wrong? If not number 1, they are certainly one of the biggest and it would be a disaster to relocate them

Australia: most popular NRL teams by supporters 2023 | Statista

In 2023, NRL team Melbourne Storm was the most supported team in Australia's National Rugby League, with close to 1.2 million supporters in the country.

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Most popular National Rugby League (NRL) teams in Australia in 2023, by number of supporters(in 1,000s)​

 

[Chief_Chujo]

It was my first thought too and then I wondered if it’s a good enough reason to spend 3 billion in the middle of cost of living crisis?

There's little support for what they're are rolling out. $3bil for a white elephant won't be a vote winner.

 

[yakstorm]

Australia: most popular NRL teams by supporters 2023 | Statista

In 2023, NRL team Melbourne Storm was the most supported team in Australia's National Rugby League, with close to 1.2 million supporters in the country.

www.statista.com

Most popular National Rugby League (NRL) teams in Australia in 2023, by number of supporters(in 1,000s)​

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The above report is based upon Roy Morgan's Single Source survey. This survey purely asks, out of the 17 NRL teams, who do you support, they use pretty much the same audience as they do for their AFL survey, which is why you end up with the Storm as number 1 for NRL and the Swans as number 1 for AFL.

NRL results:


AFL results:


The reality is, whilst these expansion teams have a lot of 'casual' supporters, they aren't the same type of supporters that @titoelcolombiano and co are talking about.

The metrics they are looking at are:
- Home attendance
- TV audiences

The Bulldogs had the highest Sydney average attendance in 2024 and has had more 20K+ average attendances than any other team since 2000. If they're not the biggest, they are definitely ones of them.

From a TV audiences perspective, the top drawing Sydney teams on both FTA and STV are Souths, Eels, Roosters, Bulldogs and Wests over the past decade.