AFL & NRL Crowds - 2026

[makingnrlfansgowacko]

i see the NRL and Storm making large dents in the Melbourne sporting market

i went to Melbourne earlier this year to see some of the Tennis and noticed the Melbourne Rectangular sports venue is in the same sporting prescient as the MCG and Tennis centres, so its not like the venue is impossible to get to

[Beaussie]

i see the NRL and Storm making large dents in the Melbourne sporting market

An 18k crowd for their season opener is a major disappointment for the Storm and the NRL, with no AFL to compete against in Melbourne too.

Compare that to a soldout packed Swans season opener in Sydney. Both games broadcast live into their respective markets on primary channels too. TV ratings as follows:

Sydney

SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SEVEN 71,000


Melbourne

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE NINE 49,000

[makingnrlfansgowacko]

i see the NRL and Storm making large dents in the Melbourne sporting market

An 18k crowd for their season opener is a major disappointment for the Storm and the NRL, with no AFL to compete against in Melbourne too.

Compare that to a soldout packed Swans season opener in Sydney. Both games broadcast live into their respective markets on primary channels too. TV ratings as follows:

Sydney

SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SEVEN 71,000


Melbourne

THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE NINE 49,000

isnt the numbers nearly average for the Storm?

[Beaussie]

isnt the numbers nearly average for the Storm?

The season opener crowd was down on the Storm average of last season.

1. 24,063 (24 games) NRL 2025
2. 22,155 (24 games) NRL 2024
3. 20,924 (24 games) NRL 2023
4. 18,383 (24 games) NRL 2022
5. 18,374 (24 games) NRL 2017
6. 18,230 (24 games) NRL 2019
7. 18,079 (24 games) NRL 2016
8. 17,293 (24 games) NRL 2018
9. 16,305 (24 games) NRL 2013
10. 14,894 (24 games) NRL 2014

https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/team ... cords.html