Australasian NRL Attendances : 2024

In 2024 crowds were up 4.2% compared to the 2023 season. Then taking that further, by comparing it to every season from (and including) 2000 to 2024, the average is up 20.4%. There must be a ceiling on attendances at some point but they can still grow quite a bit more in most cases. 

The NZ Warriors are getting sell out crowds so they can't grow unless they move some or all their games to a larger stadium. The Dolphins average depends largely on how many games they can get at Suncorp Stadium. Their home ground holds about 10,000. 

I didn't think Brisbane could exceed the 35,000 they achieved way back in 2010, viewing that as an outstanding result. I was wrong as the average nearly reached 40,000 in 2024 and a new record. Considering the poor season the team has had, all the more remarkable. As the saying goes, hope springs eternal. 

Manly had the biggest gain of any club for 2024 and South Sydney the largest fall. The NZ Warriors and Syndey Roosters both exceeded a 50% increase when a comparison of 2024 and the 2000-24 seasons is made. The biggest loser over the historical figures is the Wests Tigers, down 16%. Cronulla has the lowest attendance in 2024 and over the years under consideration here has not grown. 

Please note the 2000-24 average is each year's average figure divided by the number of years. I'm not sure if that is a statistically ideal way of doing it but it gives a reasonably accurate figure and it was expedient.