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Re: AFL & NRL Crowds - 2026
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2026 1:45 pm
by 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
Re: AFL & NRL Crowds - 2026
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2026 1:50 pm
by Beaussie
makingnrlfansgowacko wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 1:45 pm
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
Re: AFL & NRL Crowds - 2026
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 2:17 am
by makingnrlfansgowacko
Beaussie wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 1:50 pm
makingnrlfansgowacko wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 1:45 pm
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?
Re: AFL & NRL Crowds - 2026
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 11:24 am
by Beaussie
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