Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:02 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Just for a contrast:

2013 Good Friday NRL game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canterbury Bulldogs was attended by 51,686.

This was the biggest regular season match attendance since 1966.

Just for another contrast from this weeks NRL games.......

Manly vs Wests
2012 = 17,532
2013 = 11,758 (drop of 5,774)

Briisbane vs Melbourne
2012 = 41,467
2013 = 40,071 (drop of 1,396)

Also.....

Round 3 (2013 - 2012)
Melbourne vs Canterbury....11,923 - 14,912 (drop of 2,989)
Gold Coast vs Manly...........13,168 - 14,927 (drop of 1,759)
Penrith vs Rabbitohs..........12,940 - 13,876 (drop of 936)
Newcastle vs North Q'land...15,758 - 18,191 (drop of 2,433)

Round 2
Parramatta vs Canterbury....25,608 - 28,214 (drop of 2,606)
North Q'land vs Melbourne....19,288 - 20,206 (drop of 918)
Wests vs Penrith..................9,715 - 12,384 (drop of 2,669)
Manly vs Newcastle..............12,263 - 14,191 (drop of 1,928)
St George vs Brisbane...........13,156 - 15,374(2010 - no corresponding fixture in '12 or '11) (drop of 2,218)

Round 1
Canterbury vs North Q'land....11,627 - 15,650 (drop of 4,023)
Melbourne vs St George.........16,251 - 24,081(2011 - no corresponding fixture in 2012) (drop of 7,830)
Brisbane vs Manly.................31,139 - 50,859(2011 - the 2012 fixture was part of a double header at Suncorp)

14 of 27 NRL have a lower attendance than the last corresponding fixture........oh

New Zealand Warriors games at Eden Park

2013 - 32,740.......Lowest
2012 - 37,502
2011 - 38,412

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:03 pm  

Well I've probably seen more good games in SL so far this year than I saw in all of last season, if attendances are down this season then IMO there's many surporters missing out.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:06 pm  

All crowds today up on last season if I'm right? Except Salford, but their attendances were apparently 'fudged' last year so who even knows with them.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:01 pm  

JonB95 wrote:

All crowds today up on last season if I'm right? Except Salford, but their attendances were apparently 'fudged' last year so who even knows with them.

Correct, a better round for attendances thankfully, though Salford's home attendance today was originally 'fudged' at 4,500... it's now been amended to 2,788.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:08 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Correct, a better round for attendances thankfully, though Salford's home attendance today was originally 'fudged' at 4,500... it's now been amended to 2,788.

4,500 did seem a very dodgy figure.
Cas - Wakefield also up on last season, but Cas fans' patience is being tested now.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:21 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Let's hope so. What is the capacity of the DW Stadium? The highest attendance for a Wigan home game there was against Saints in 2005 when 25,004 were in attendance.

It needs to be 20k+ because on the last two occasions it has been less than that.

Hull V Hull KR attendances at the KC Stadium
2012... 18,979
2011... 19,754
2010... 20,079
2009... 22,337
2008... 22,000 & 21,283
2007... 23,002 & 23,004

Just out of interest, did you have this much interest in attendances when they were on the up? I've tried finding the 72 page threads where you pointed out how great things were but I can't seem to find them?

There is little doubt that crowds are down, in reality we've done incredibly well the last couple of years when you consider the recession that we're in. It was inevitable to take a turn in the other direction.

I'm almost certain that only RL manages to produce the type of pr*ck that revels in the games apparent demise.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:22 pm  

SL Round 9 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

London V Catalan in 2013 = 1,136
London V Catalan in 2012 = 1,829
% decrease = -37.89%

Leeds V Bradford in 2013 = 16,604
Leeds V Bradford in 2012 = 18,520
% decrease = -10.35%

Wigan V Saints in 2013 = 23,861
Wigan V Saints in 2012 = 21,522
% increase = +10.87%

Hull V Hull KR in 2013 = 19,064
Hull V Hull KR in 2012 = 18,979
% increase = +0.45%

Salford V Huddersfield in 2013 = 2,788
Salford V Huddersfield in 2012 = 5,324
% decrease = -47.63%

Widnes V Warrington in 2013 = 9,271
Widnes V Warrington in 2012 = 8,617
% increase = +7.59%

Castleford V Wakefield in 2013 = 7,705
Castleford V Wakefield in 2012 = 7,050
% increase = +9.29%

Total Attendance in SL Round 9 = 80,429
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 81,841
% decrease = -1.73%

4 fixtures out of 7 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 61 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 16 out of 61 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 45 out of 61 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:28 pm  

William Eve wrote:

SL Round 9 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

London V Catalan in 2013 = 1,136
London V Catalan in 2012 = 1,829
% decrease = -37.89%

Leeds V Bradford in 2013 = 16,604
Leeds V Bradford in 2012 = 18,520
% decrease = -10.35%

Wigan V Saints in 2013 = 23,861
Wigan V Saints in 2012 = 21,522
% increase = +10.87%

Hull V Hull KR in 2013 = 19,064
Hull V Hull KR in 2012 = 18,979
% increase = +0.45%

Salford V Huddersfield in 2013 = 2,788
Salford V Huddersfield in 2012 = 5,324
% decrease = -47.63%

Widnes V Warrington in 2013 = 9,271
Widnes V Warrington in 2012 = 8,617
% increase = +7.59%

Castleford V Wakefield in 2013 = 7,705
Castleford V Wakefield in 2012 = 7,050
% increase = +9.29%

Total Attendance in SL Round 9 = 80,429
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 81,841
% decrease = -1.73%

4 fixtures out of 7 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Out of 61 SL fixtures played thus far in 2013, 16 out of 61 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 45 out of 61 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

Do us a favour. Go and look in the mirror at yourself and ask why you are going to this time and effort to try and prove that Rugby League is on a downward spiral.

It's pretty obvious that you wouldn't be doing the same if crowds were up 12%, so why do you take so much joy in pointing out the apparent decline of the sport.

Do you even like the game and if so, how can you derive such a deranged pleasure from falling attendances?

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:29 pm  

Round 1 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 64,387 (Avg: 9,198)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 63,376 (Avg: 9,054)
% increase = +1.59%

Round 2 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 69,809 (Avg: 9,973)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,989 (Avg: 10,284)
% decrease = -3.03%

Round 3 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 58,711 (Avg: 8,387)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,246 (Avg: 10,178)
% decrease = -17.59%

Round 4 Fixtures (6 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 46,166 (Avg: 7,694)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 55,477 (Avg: 9,246)
% decrease = -16.78%

Round 5 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 50,207 (Avg: 7,172)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 57,593 (Avg: 8,228)
% decrease = -12.82%

Round 6 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 67,079 (Avg: 9,583)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 71,439 (Avg: 10,206)
% decrease = -6.10%

Round 7 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 57,048 (Avg: 8,150)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 69,941 (Avg: 9,992)
% decrease = -18.43%

Round 8 Fixtures (6 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 42,216 (Avg: 7,036)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 60,028 (Avg: 10,005)
% decrease = -29.67%

Round 9 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2013 = 80,429 (Avg: 11,490)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2012 = 81,841 (Avg: 11,692)
% decrease = -1.73%

Rounds 1 to 9 Fixtures (61 in total)
Total attendance for 61 fixtures in 2013 = 536,052 (Avg: 8,788)
Total attendance for same 61 fixtures in 2012 = 602,930 (Avg: 9,884)
% decrease = -11.09%

Re: Opening SL weekend sees attendances tumbling by 12.66% : Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:38 pm  

Total home attendances per SL club in 2013 compared to same fixtures in 2012

Club... Games... 2013... 2012... %gain/loss
Widnes... 4... 28995... 26335... +10.10%
Wakefield... 3... 24690... 24154... +2.22%
Castleford... 5... 34616... 34597... +0.05%
Hull KR... 4... 29046... 29538... -1.67%
Leeds... 5... 74996... 78372... -4.31%
Hull... 4... 52580... 54969... -4.35%
Wigan... 5... 79554... 83306... -4.50%
Warrington... 4... 43914... 46648... -5.86%
Catalan... 4... 28233... 35410... -20.27%
Huddersfield... 4... 26448... 33569... -21.21%
Bradford... 4... 34033... 43719... -22.16%
London... 5... 9581... 12669... -24.37%
St Helens... 5... 52941... 71117... -25.56%
Salford... 5... 16425... 28527... -42.42%

TOTAL... 61... 536052... 602930... -11.09%