Statistics even themselves out over a prolonged period such as a complete season. For now, we have eleven rounds which gives an idea of how attendance figures are going with clubs in the NRL. So what can we learn?
Winners: The total is up 7.6% with Magic Weekend included in the total average but not in the club average. Comparing 2025 with 2000 to 2024 has the average up 29.5%.
Brisbane continues to confound me with its ongoing increases when I've assumed they have reached a ceiling. The Canterbury Bulldogs have had a ripper both on field and with crowds, the latter helped by a bumper Easter Weekend turnout.
Canberra and Penrith have done well but mainly due to having a 'home game' in Las Vegas. Penrith needed that badly as their home game numbers are being badly affected by having to travel to another stadium while theirs is redeveloped. The average will be down this year.
Two other clubs to benefit through an anomaly are Cronulla and South Sydney when they they were involved in a double header. As the season passes, these one off benefits will have less effect on the average.
Losers: Two make into double figure territory and they are also holding up the list. They are also the only two that are below the 21st century average. The Gold Coast has always been a challenging area for rugby league and the St George - Illawarra joint venture possibly is not helped by taking games to to two venues.
The other five sides down on 2023 as not so far off the pace that they can't improve. The NZ Warriors have a capacity issue that will make getting an actual increase from here impossible.
For any unfamiliar with the game, the video above will explain all.
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