Melbourne (18k) had the equal (with Parramatta) 3rd highest attendance at games last season with the Donkeys on 30k as the highest and Newcastle 2nd on 19k. FYI we were 9th with 15k.
Go Dogs
3k difference between 3rd & 9th? about 70k bums on seats over the season.
Bums on couches have some interesting stats too. According to
https://tvblackbox.com.au/sports/2019/10/8/2019-nrl-season-by-the-numbers:
"The Clubs
During the premiership season, Brisbane was the most-watched team on television with more than 16 million people tuning in to see them play throughout the season, averaging 680,000 viewers per match. They also had the top rating averages on both Nine (640k) and Foxleague (254k).
Rounding out the top 5 on average figures on Nine was Melbourne (593k), Sth Sydney (584k), Nth Queensland (575k) and Parramatta (560k)
Completing the Foxtel top 5 on average figures was Melbourne (251k), Wests (250k), Parramatta (245k) and South Sydney (243k).
A tale of two cities….the rest
In Sydney, the highest rating match was Round 12s Parramatta v South Sydney game which rated 259,000. 13.9 million people watched the NRL on Nine in Sydney in 2019 at an average of 197,000 per game. Matches involving Sydney teams rated an average of 198,000, while matches including both sides from outside Sydney rated an average of 186,000.
In Brisbane, the highest rating game was Round 2s Brisbane v North Queensland fixture which rated 240,000. 8.743 million people watched on Nine during the season at an average audience of 123,000 per game. Matches involving the Broncos average 173,000 for the season, while Queensland sides averaged 157,000. Matches involving two out of state teams rated an average of 107,000.
Outside of the two main cities, the highest rating game in Melbourne/Adelaide/Perth was the 66,000 who watched Melbourne v Brisbane in Round 1. The same game also had the highest rating regional audience with 325,000 "
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