2009 Australian football code crowds

Attendance figure at Hawthorn vs Essendon Rd 18 2007

Australia is home to 4 professional football codes. This is a comprehensive list of crowd figures for Australian football codes in 2009. It includes several different competitions and matches from Australian Rules Football, Rugby League, Association Football and Rugby Union (International Rules is a code of football played by Australian Rules footballers). Sydney and Brisbane have teams represented in all four codes. Hobart and Darwin are Australia's only capital cities without a professional football team.

Included Competitions

National Competitions

Several football codes have national (domestic) competitions in Australia, the following are taken into consideration:

  • The 2009 Australian Football League season (AFL), which includes a finals series and a pre-season cup (the 2009 NAB Cup)
  • The 2009 National Rugby League season (NRL)
  • The 2009-10 A-League season (A-L)

Two of these leagues, specifically the NRL and A-League, have one team in New Zealand. Attendance figures for the New Zealand teams are not taken into account in the figures on this page.

Note that the Australian Rugby Championship folded at the end of 2007.

Other Competitions

Other competitions, such as international and representative competitions, included are:

  • The 2009 Tri Nations Series (Tri Nat)
  • The 2009 Rugby League State of Origin series (SoO)
  • The 2009 Super 14 season
  • The 2009 Asian Champions League (ACL)
  • The 3rd Round of Asian qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup (WCQ)

Note: For these competitions, only figures for games that take place in Australia are taken into account

Non-Competition Games

Some Non-competition matches (such as friendly and exhibition matches) are also included:

  • E J Whitten Legends Game
  • Home test matches played by the Australian National Rugby Union Team, the Wallabies, in 2009.
  • Home test matches played by the Australian National Rugby League Team, the Kangaroos, in 2009.

Note: this list will be updated as more games are scheduled.

Competitions not included

There are several notable semi-professional regional and state based competitions which draw notable attendances and charge an entry fee that are not listed here. These are worth mentioning as some of their attendances rival those of national competitions and compete for spectator interest. Association

These include (ranked by approximate season attendances):

Competition

Sport

State or Territory

Teams

Games Played

Season attendance*

Average Crowd

Largest H&A crowd

Largest finals crowd

As the attendance figures for some of these competitions can be difficult to obtain (many don't publish season figures and some play matches as curtain raisers to other events), they have not been included in the official lists.

Attendances by Code

In order to directly compare sports, the total attendances for each major code are listed here. The colour-coding of the different codes is used throughout the article.

Code

Games Played

Total Crowd

Average Crowd

Australian Rules

72

2,305,068

32,015

Rugby League

37

660,690

17,863

Rugby Union

18

363,604

20,200

Association Football

Note that only the competitions that appear on this page excluding those specifically not included are considered, there are many other (GeneRally smaller) competitions, leagues and matches that take place for all of the football codes, but these are not included. The following are included:

  • Crowds for Australian rules football include games from the pre-season NAB Cup.
  • The Rugby League figures include representative matches ( State of Origin and International Tests Matches).
  • Association football attendances include the World Cup qualifiers played by the Socceroos.
  • Rugby Union attendances include some games from the Super 14.

Attendances by League

Some codes have multiple competitions, several competitions are compared here.

League

Pre Season

Number

Crowd

Number

Total

Average

AFL

15

282,585

18,839

Super 14

-

-

-

NRL

-

-

-

A-League

  • The "Regular Season" is also known as the "Home and Away Season", "Premiership season" or the "Group Stage", generally consisting of some form of league or round-robin format.
  • AFL regular season and final crowds totalled 7,083,018. This is an increase of 32,073 (or 0.45%)
  • Warrior's home games are not included in the NRL's numbers
  • Wellington's home games are not included in the A-league's numbers

Attendances by Team

Attendances that specific teams pull for their home games are listed here.

  • Teams are listed by competition - generally the figures only take regular season games into account, however international teams may include all games played (competition games and non-competition games)
  • The Socceroos are Australia's national association football (soccer) team, The Wallabies are Australia's national Rugby Union team - their nicknames are used to avoid confusion

Team

Competition

Played

Home Crowds

Average

Attendances by Match

Attendances for single matches are listed here. Note that not all matches are necessarily included.

Single Matches

These are once-off matches, that aren't part of any regular league competition.

Crowd

Home team

Score

Away team

Score

Ground

Match Type

69,292

Australia

2

Japan

1

MCG

World Cup Qualifier

57,292

Australia

2

Uzbekistan

0

ANZ Stadium

World Cup Qualifier

50,967

Queensland

28

New South Wales

18

Etihad Stadium

State of Origin

39,540

Australia

2

Bahrain

0

ANZ Stadium

World Cup Qualifier

37,152

Australia

38

New Zealand

10

Suncorp Stadium

ANZAC Test

25,871

Rabbitohs

18

Dragons

6

ANZ Stadium

Charity Shield

22,468

Australia

31

Italy

8

Canberra Stadium

Friendly

20,032

Australia

0

Kuwait

1

Canberra Stadium

AFC Asian Cup qualification

9,419

Central Coast Mariners

0

Kawasaki Frontale

5

Bluetongue Stadium

AFC Champions League

8,492

Newcastle Jets

0

Nagoya Grampus

1

EnergyAustralia Stadium

AFC Champions League

8,266

Country

18

City

40

Wade Park

City vs Country Origin

7,314

Newcastle Jets

2

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

0

EnergyAustralia Stadium

AFC Champions League

6,870

Central Coast Mariners

0

Pohang Steelers

0

Bluetongue Stadium

AFC Champions League

6,106

Newcastle Jets

2

Beijing Guoan

1

EnergyAustralia Stadium

AFC Champions League

5,843

Central Coast Mariners

0

Tianjin Teda

1

Bluetongue Stadium

AFC Champions League

League Matches

Matches that are part of a league or regular competition.

Crowd

Home team

Score

Away team

Score

Ground

Competition

Round

86,972

Richmond

9.13.67

Carlton

23.12.150

MCG

AFL

1

84,829

Essendon

13.14.93

Collingwood

12.16.88

MCG

AFL

5

82,834

Collingwood

7.11.53

Carlton

16.8.104

MCG

AFL

8

73,625

Richmond

12.13.85

Essendon

19.11.125

MCG

AFL

9

70,411

Carlton

16.16.112

Essendon

17.14.116

MCG

AFL

3

69,593

Hawthorn

16.7.103

Geelong

15.21.111

MCG

AFL

1

69,014

Hawthorn

16.10.106

Carlton

15.2.102

MCG

AFL

6

61,287

Melbourne

8.12.60

Collingwood

19.12.126

MCG

AFL

11

58,527

Geelong

18.14.122

Collingwood

13.17.95

MCG

AFL

3

50,820

Carlton

14.11.95

St.Kilda

16.8.104

Etihad Stadium

AFL

12

50,474

Essendon

17.14.116

Hawthorn

10.12.7

Etihad Stadium

AFL

7

48,852

Essendon

11.4.70

Geelong

20.14.134

Etihad Stadium

AFL

10

46,880

Collingwood

5.10.40

St.Kilda

20.8.128

Etihad Stadium

AFL

7

46,621

Western Bulldogs

16.14.110

Richmond

8.15.63

Etihad Stadium

AFL

3

45,594

St Kilda

13.12.90

Essendon

10.11.71

Etihad Stadium

AFL

8

45,022

Broncos

19

Cowboys

18

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

1

44,620

Geelong

17.14.116

Western Bulldogs

17.12.114

Etihad Stadium

AFL

9

44,464

Hawthorn

12.14.86

Sydney

11.9.75

MCG

AFL

11

44,268

Western Bulldogs

13.12.90

Carlton

21.7.133

Etihad Stadium

AFL

5

43,176

Collingwood

17.15.117

Melbourne

10.4.64

MCG

AFL

2

43,079

Broncos

32

Titans

18

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

10

42,496

Carlton

18.11.119

Brisbane

15.10.100

Etihad Stadium

AFL

2

42,435

Broncos

12

Dragons

25

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

4

41,654

West Coast

9.20.76

Fremantle

13.9.87

Subiaco Oval

AFL

6

41,591

Collingwood

13.8.86

Adelaide

13.12.90

MCG

AFL

1

41,588

Port Adelaide

15.15.105

Adelaide

12.7.79

AAMI Stadium

AFL

6

41,189

Adelaide

10.9.69

St Kilda

15.11.101

AAMI Stadium

AFL

2

41,189

Adelaide

15.14.104

Carlton

8.12.60

AAMI Stadium

AFL

9

40,763

Richmond

13.14.92

Melbourne

14.16.100

MCG

AFL

4

40,418

Adelaide

13.8.86

Geelong

21.8.134

AAMI Stadium

AFL

4

40,087

North Melbourne

11.9.75

Collingwood

19.13.127

Etihad Stadium

AFL

6

40,035

Adelaide

16.10.106

Hawthorn

12.7.79

AAMI Stadium

AFL

10

39,611

Carlton

16.15.111

West Coast

10.10.70

Etihad Stadium

AFL

10

39,451

Essendon

18.6.114

Adelaide

21.4.130

Etihad Stadium

AFL

11

39,395

Hawthorn

17.12.114

Melbourne

13.14.92

MCG

AFL

9

39,135

Fremantle

9.11.65

Hawthorn

13.9.87

Subiaco Oval

AFL

8

37,826

West Coast

19.11.125

Port Adelaide

10.15.75

Subiaco Oval

AFL

2

37,758

West Coast

17.14.116

Western Bulldogs

12.11.83

Subiaco Oval

AFL

4

36,932

Melbourne

10.8.68

Geelong

15.21.111

MCG

AFL

6

36,658

West Coast

9.12.66

Collingwood

12.15.88

Subiaco Oval

AFL

9

36,647

Broncos

16

Storm

14

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

2

36,483

Richmond

14.5.89

Western Bulldogs

24.13.157

Etihad Stadium

AFL

11

36,302

Western Bulldogs

11.10.76

St.Kilda

14.20.104

Etihad Stadium

AFL

6

36,116

Sydney

22.11.143

Hawthorn

15.15.105

ANZ Stadium

AFL

2

35,335

West Coast

12.5.77

Geelong

15.9.99

Subiaco Oval

AFL

11

35,351

Fremantle

17.10.112

Richmond

17.13.115

Subiaco Oval

AFL

10

35,209

West Coast

12.18.90

Melbourne

13.4.82

Subiaco Oval

AFL

7

34,912

Brisbane

10.13.90

Collingwood

13.12.90

The Gabba

AFL

4

34,893

North Melbourne

10.9.69

Hawthorn

19.9.123

Etihad Stadium

AFL

3

34,794

Collingwood

17.12.114

Port Adelaide

11.10.76

MCG

AFL

10

34,466

Richmond

10.11.71

Brisbane

15.7.97

MCG

AFL

7

34,634

Fremantle

13.16.94

Western Bulldogs

25.7.157

Subiaco Oval

AFL

1

34,466

Western Bulldogs

11.14.80

North Melbourne

9.11.65

MCG

AFL

2

33,842

North Melbourne

10.9.69

Essendon

7.15.57

Etihad Stadium

AFL

4

33,790

Brisbane

16.10.106

Carlton

16.16.112

The Gabba

AFL

11

33,274

Hawthorn

12.13.85

Port Adelaide

17.13.115

MCG

AFL

4

33,079

Sydney

16.10.106

West Coast

15.11.101

ANZ Stadium

AFL

8

32,884

Fremantle

18.13.121

Sydney

16.4.100

Subiaco Oval

AFL

5

32,469

Waratahs

13

Crusaders

17

ANZ Stadium

Super 14

6

32,442

St.Kilda

12.8.80

Sydney

9.11.65

Etihad Stadium

AFL

1

31,742

Adelaide

12.14.86

Western Bulldogs

17.16.118

AAMI Stadium

AFL

7

30,962

North Melbourne

9.3.57

St.Kilda

15.13.103

Etihad Stadium

AFL

11

30,887

Broncos

40

Eels

8

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

7

30,834

Sydney

12.12.84

Carlton

9.13.67

SCG

AFL

4

30,673

St.Kilda

14.13.97

Brisbane

13.3.81

Etihad Stadium

AFL

9

30,173

Adelaide

9.14.68

North Melbourne

3.6.24

AAMI Stadium

AFL

12

30,117

Richmond

13.14.92

West Coast

11.11.77

Etihad Stadium

AFL

12

30,035

Fremantle

11.14.80

Adelaide

15.14.104

Subiaco Oval

AFL

3

29,970

Wests Tigers

22

Rabbitohs

23

Sydney Football Stadium

NRL

10

29,252

Brisbane

17.9.111

Essendon

9.14.68

The Gabba

AFL

6

29,224

North Melbourne

7.16.58

Richmond

13.16.94

Etihad Stadium

AFL

5

29,006

St.Kilda

12.8.80

West Coast

9.11.65

Etihad Stadium

AFL

3

28,926

Roosters

0

Dragons

29

Sydney Football Stadium

NRL

7

28,707

Melbourne

10.7.67

North Melbourne

15.11.101

MCG

AFL

1

28,315

Port Adelaide

15.17.107

Essendon

9.12.66

AAMI Stadium

AFL

1

28,279

Melbourne

15.78.97

Western Bulldogs

15.14.104

MCG

AFL

8

28,109

Waratahs

15

Reds

11

Sydney Football Stadium

Super 14

4

27,767

Brisbane

18.11.119

Adelaide

12.11.83

The Gabba

AFL

8

27,527

Broncos

20

Sea Eagles

22

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

9

27,461

Essendon

16.13.109

Fremantle

10.11.71

Etihad Stadium

AFL

2

26,800

Brisbane

14.11.95

West Coast

13.8.86

The Gabba

AFL

1

26,353

Broncos

22

Bulldogs

44

Suncorp Stadium

NRL

14

26,326

St.Kilda

17.9.111

Fremantle

4.4.28

Etihad Stadium

AFL

4

25,655

Bulldogs

22

Tigers

10

ANZ Stadium

NRL

8

25,426

Port Adelaide

5.6.36

St.Kilda

15.12.102

AAMI Stadium

AFL

5

25,410

Sydney

14.10.94

Richmond

11.9.75

SCG

AFL

6

24,984

Brisbane

15.10.100

Sydney

9.13.67

The Gabba

AFL

3

24,486

Roosters

12

Rabbitohs

52

Sydney Football Stadium

NRL

1

23,229

Sydney

18.15.123

Port Adelaide

10.8.68

SCG

AFL

9

22,775

Bulldogs

14

Rabbitohs

12

ANZ Stadium

NRL

5

22,317

Waratahs

14

Force

15

Sydney Football Stadium

Super 14

10

22,288

Geelong

15.15.105

Richmond

13.7.85

Skilled Stadium

AFL

2

22,050

Geelong

17.14.116

Sydney

10.5.65

Skilled Stadium

AFL

7

22,034

Port Adelaide

14.18.102

Richmond

15.9.99

AAMI Stadium

AFL

8

21,928

Waratahs

12

Stormers

6

Sydney Football Stadium

Super 14

3

21,594

Brumbies

21

Waratahs

11

Canberra Stadium

Super 14

5

21,583

North Melbourne

12.9.81

Brisbane

15.9.99

Etihad Stadium

AFL

10

21,581

Waratahs

11

Chiefs

7

Sydney Football Stadium

Super 14

2

21,489

Cowboys

12

Storm

26

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

3

21,208

Waratahs

6

Bulls

20

Sydney Football Stadium

Super 14

9

21,047

Reds

26

Chiefs

50

Suncorp Stadium

Super 14

7

21,030

Port Adelaide

22.15.147

Melbourne

14.6.90

AAMI Stadium

AFL

3

20,273

Geelong

18.11.119

North Melbourne

7.7.49

Skilled Stadium

AFL

8

20,871

Rabbitohs

8

Eels

14

ANZ Stadium

NRL

2

20,737

Western Force

27

Hurricanes

28

Subiaco Oval

Super 14

9

20,582

Reds

25

Sharks

13

Suncorp Stadium

Super 14

5

20,487

Dragons

10

Sharks

6

Jubilee Oval

NRL

3

19,879

Cowboys

42

Wests Tigers

14

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

2

19,854

Titans

20

Bulldogs

16

Skilled Park

NRL

3

19,833

Titans

22

Rabbitohs

14

Skilled Park

NRL

8

19,791

Bulldogs

34

Sea Eagles

12

ANZ Stadium

NRL

1

19,492

Waratahs

34

Highlanders

16

Sydney Football Stadium

Super 14

3

19,309

Western Force

19

Blues

25

Subiaco Oval

Super 14

1

19,092

Reds

13

Brumbies

52

Suncorp Stadium

Super 14

12

19,076

Western Force

10

Sharks

22

Subiaco Oval

Super 14

6

19,017

Eels

8

Dragons

22

Parramatta Stadium

NRL

5

18,464

Roosters

24

Broncos

28

Sydney Football Stadium

NRL

5

18,487

Dragons

20

Bulldogs

18

Jubilee Oval

NRL

10

18,418

Port Adelaide

14.10.94

Fremantle

11.4.70

AAMI Stadium

AFL

11

18,322

Knights

22

Bulldogs

14

Energy Australia Stadium

NRL

12

18,223

Eels

18

Bulldogs

48

ANZ Stadium

NRL

6

18,154

Knights

28

Broncos

12

Energy Australia Stadium

NRL

8

18,123

Cowboys

10

Titans

14

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

5

17,942

Sea Eagles

23

Wests Tigers

10

Brookvale Oval

NRL

5

17,898

Tigers

26

Knights

24

Campbelltown Stadium

NRL

7

17,880

Hawthorn

11.8.74

West Coast

7.14.56

Aurora Stadium

AFL

5

17,501

Brumbies

18

Crusaders

16

Canberra Stadium

Super 14

2

17,392

Tigers

34

Raiders

26

Campbelltown Stadium

NRL

1

16,846

Panthers

26

Bulldogs

28

CUA Stadium

NRL

2

16,710

Hawthorn

7.9.51

Brisbane

13.15.93

Aurora Stadium

AFL

12

16,568

Cowboys

46

Rabbitohs

12

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

13

16,500

Western Force

16

Cheetahs

10

Subiaco Oval

Super 14

2

16,307

Sea Eagles

24

Warriors

26

Brookvale Oval

NRL

2

16,295

Reds

22

Cheetahs

3

Suncorp Stadium

Super 14

3

16,203

Titans

34

Knights

20

Skilled Park

NRL

1

16,177

Brumbies

37

Blues

15

Canberra Stadium

Super 14

13

16,153

Cowboys

26

Sea Eagles

12

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

7

16,126

Titans

18

Sea Eagles

17

Skilled Park

NRL

11

16,031

Cowboys

24

Dragons

20

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

9

15,916

Sea Eagles

34

Eels

10

Brookvale Oval

NRL

10

15,893

Brumbies

16

Western Force

25

Canberra Stadium

Super 14

3

15,580

Geelong

18.18.126

Brisbane

5.3.33

Skilled Stadium

AFL

5

15,813

Panthers

42

Wests Tigers

22

CUA Stadium

NRL

4

15,806

Panthers

6

Sea Eagles

20

CUA Stadium

NRL

14

15,801

Western Force

55

Lions

14

Subiaco Oval

Super 14

11

15,724

Western Force

39

Reds

7

Subiaco Oval

Super 14

8

15,520

Bulldogs

34

Sharks

12

ANZ Stadium

NRL

4

15,436

North Melbourne

14.14.98

Fremantle

12.13.85

Etihad Stadium

AFL

9

15,324

Knights

26

Sea Eagles

12

Energy Australia Stadium

NRL

4

15,318

Storm

44

Broncos

4

Olympic Park Stadium

NRL

13

15,227

Rabbitohs

22

Knights

12

Bluetongue Stadium

NRL

3

15,201

Sharks

4

Dragons

26

Toyota Stadium

NRL

11

15,200

Storm

14

Warriors

14

Olympic Park Stadium

NRL

7

15,197

South Sydney

22

Storm

28

Members Equity Stadium

NRL

14

14,870

Storm

17

Dragons

16

Olympic Park Stadium

NRL

1

14,562

Dragons

12

Warriors

11

WIN Stadium

NRL

8

14,500

Brumbies

17

Stormers

10

Canberra Stadium

Super 14

9

14,426

Wests Tigers

40

Roosters

24

Sydney Football Stadium

NRL

3

14,342

North Melbourne

20.5.125

Port Adelaide

18.12.120

Etihad Stadium

AFL

7

14,225

Rabbitohs

8

Sea Eagles

24

ANZ Stadium

NRL

6

14,129

Melbourne

4.10.34

Adelaide

7.9.51

MCG

AFL

5

14,100

Wests Tigers

10

Panthers

26

Leichhardt Oval

NRL

13

13,626

Knights

24

Warriors

22

Energy Australia Stadium

NRL

5

13,329

Dragons

16

Titans

10

WIN Stadium

NRL

2

13,100

Raiders

4

Roosters

28

Canberra Stadium

NRL

2

12,457

Western Bulldogs

18.9.117

Sydney

12.5.77

Manuka Oval

AFL

10

12,193

Raiders

23

Cowboys

18

Canberra Stadium

NRL

4

12,003

Eels

6

Wests Tigers

23

Parramatta Stadium

NRL

14

11,892

Cowboys

36

Knights

10

Dairy Farmers Stadium

NRL

11

11,750

Panthers

26

Sharks

22

CUA Stadium

NRL

10

11,698

Storm

6

Titans

18

Olympic Park Stadium

NRL

4

11,374

Dragons

32

Cowboys

18

WIN Stadium

NRL

14

11,306

Western Bulldogs

21.11.137

Port Adelaide

7.2.44

TIO Stadium

AFL

12

11,258

Knights

23

Titans

18

Energy Australia Stadium

NRL

9

11,231

Roosters

24

Eels

6

Sydney Football Stadium

NRL

4

11,200

Rabbitohs

36

Sharks

26

ANZ Stadium

NRL

7

11,148

Sharks

12

Knights

24

Toyota Stadium

NRL

1

11,110

Eels

18

Raiders

16

Parramatta Stadium

NRL

3

10,923

Bulldogs

26

Storm

10

Bluetongue Stadium

NRL

11

10,752

Sea Eagles

8

Storm

22

Brookvale Oval

NRL

8

10,670

Eels

16

Rabbitohs

16

ANZ Stadium

NRL

11

10,623

Dragons

38

Panthers

10

WIN Stadium

NRL

2

10,617

Sharks

18

Panthers

10

Toyota Stadium

NRL

1

10,549

Sea Eagles

38

Storm

18

Brookvale Oval

NRL

13

10,294

Carlton

11.15.81

Fremantle

13.10.88

Gold Coast Stadium

AFL

7

10,110

Storm

16

Panthers

14

Olympic Park Stadium

NRL

5

10,104

Raiders

24

Sharks

24

Canberra Stadium

NRL

14

9,879

Sharks

12

Roosters

19

Toyota Stadium

NRL

8

9,805

Rabbitohs

18

Raiders

34

ANZ Stadium

NRL

12

9,760

Panthers

34

Titans

20

CUA Stadium

NRL

7

9,675

Wests Tigers

18

Broncos

20

Campbelltown Stadium

NRL

11

9,112

St.Kilda

11.17.83

Melbourne

6.10.46

Gold Coast Stadium

AFL

10

8,850

Raiders

10

Panthers

18

Canberra Stadium

NRL

8

8,667

Sea Eagles

10

Panthers

12

Brookvale Oval

NRL

3

8,611

Roosters

6

Knights

38

Parramatta Stadium

NRL

10

8,561

Sharks

14

Raiders

24

Toyota Stadium

NRL

5

8,547

Sharks

10

Cowboys

34

Hindmarsh Stadium

NRL

6

8,515

Panthers

48

Roosters

6

CUA Stadium

NRL

11

8,412

Roosters

12

Storm

28

Bluetongue Stadium

NRL

9

8,383

Raiders

38

Warriors

12

Canberra Stadium

NRL

11

8,104

Eels

28

Cowboys

18

Parramatta Stadium

NRL

8

7,014

Eels

10

Sharks

13

Parramatta Stadium

NRL

12

6,232

Roosters

20

Titans

24

Bluetongue Stadium

NRL

14

See also

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