Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:06 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

So RFL have managed to get a bigger tv deal with attendances and viewing figures tumbling. Well done RFL.

it doesnt necessarily show that as it only includes the games which reach the top 10

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:07 am  

Lovesauce wrote:

But the Championship (SL2) crowds will improve next season - won't they?

it is pretty much certain to bring that average down.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:47 pm  

SL Round 26 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year

St Helens V Warrington in 2014 = 12,854
St Helens V Warrington in 2013 = 14,715
% decrease = -12.65%

Wigan V Leeds in 2014 = 20,265
Wigan V Leeds in 2013 = 14,982
% increase = +35.26%

Bradford V Widnes in 2014 = 7,438
Bradford V Widnes in 2013 = 8,124
% decrease = -8.44%

Castleford V Wakefield in 2014 = 9,182
Castleford V Wakefield in 2013 = 7,705
% increase = +19.17%

Huddersfield V Hull in 2014 = 6,370
Huddersfield V Hull in 2013 = 5,536
% increase = +15.07%

Hull KR V Catalans in 2014 = 6,412
Hull KR V Catalans in 2013 = 7,864
% decrease = -18.46%

Salford V London in 2014 = 3,268
Salford V London in 2013 = 2,333
% increase = 40.08%

Total Attendance in SL Round 26 = 65,789 (Avg: 9,398)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 61,259 (Avg: 8,751)
% increase = +7.39%

4 out of 7 fixtures in Round 26 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year. 3 out of 7 fixtures in Round 26 have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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SL Round 26 attendances (V corresponding 7 fixtures 2009-2013)
SL 2014.. Round 26 total = 65,789
SL 2013... same fixtures = 61,259 +7.39%
SL 2012... same fixtures = 70,751 -7.01%
SL 2011... same fixtures = 68,937 -4.57% **
SL 2010... same fixtures = 69,466 -5.29% **
SL 2009... same fixtures = 77,002 -14.56% **

NOTE...** except replace Widnes with Crusaders

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Regular Season SL Attendances by Round in 2014 V Corresponding Fixtures in 2013

Round 1 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 71,744 (Avg: 10,249)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 66,109 (Avg: 9,444)
% increase = +8.52%

Round 2 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 58,829 (Avg: 8,404)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 59,229 (Avg: 8,461)
% decrease = -0.67%

Round 3 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 52,641 (Avg: 7,520)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 53,062 (Avg: 7,580)
% decrease = -0.79%

Round 4 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 51,246 (Avg: 7,321)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 52,108 (Avg: 7,444)
% decrease = -1.65%

Round 5 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 62,477 (Avg: 8,925)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 56,276 (Avg: 8,039)
% increase = +11.02%

Round 6 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 59.174 (Avg: 8,453)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 63,482 (Avg: 9,069)
% decrease = -6.79%

Round 7 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 55,493 (Avg: 7,928)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 58,746 (Avg: 8,392)
% decrease = -5.54%

Round 8 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 65,161 (Avg: 9,309)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 73,890 (Avg: 10,556)
% decrease = -11.81%

Round 9 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 60,012 (Avg: 8,573)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 55,814 (Avg: 11,692)
% increase = +7.52%

Round 10 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 68,989 (Avg: 9,856)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 75,178 (Avg: 10,740)
% decrease = -8.23%

Round 11 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 65,872 (Avg: 9,410)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 64,275 (Avg: 9,182)
% increase = +2.48%

Round 12 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 43,998 (Avg: 6,285)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 48,131 (Avg: 6,876)
% decrease = -8.59%

Round 13 (MOONIE TRAGIC WEEKEND) Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 64,552 (Avg: 9,222)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 62,042 (Avg: 8,863)
% increase = +4.04%

Round 14 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 52,774 (Avg: 7,539)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 59,216 (Avg: 8,459)
% decrease = -10.88%

Round 15 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 46,134 (Avg: 6,591)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 47,814 (Avg: 6,831)
% decrease = -3.51%

Round 16 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 51,644 (Avg: 7,378)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 62,354 (Avg: 8,908)
% decrease = -17.18%

Round 17 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 52,105 (Avg: 7,444)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 56,413 (Avg: 8,059)
% decrease = -7.64%

Round 18 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 64,595 (Avg: 9,228)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 75,100 (Avg: 10,729)
% decrease = -13.99%

Round 19 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 41,747 (Avg: 5,964)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 50,313 (Avg: 7,188)
% decrease = -17.01%

Round 20 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 53,972 (Avg: 7,710)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 57,667 (Avg: 8,238)
% decrease = -6.41%

Round 21 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 60,229 (Avg: 8,604)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 63,343 (Avg: 9,049)
% decrease = -4.92%

Round 22 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 48,617 (Avg: 6,945)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 52,563 (Avg: 7,509)
% decrease = -7.51%

Round 23 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 61,080 (Avg: 8,726)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 67,864 (Avg: 9,695)
% decrease = -10.00%

Round 24 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 41,951 (Avg: 5,993)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 47,481 (Avg: 6,783)
% decrease = -11.65%

Round 25 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 69,297 (Avg: 9,900)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 71,292 (Avg: 10,185)
% decrease = -2.80%

Round 26 Fixtures (7 in total)
Total attendance in 2014 = 65,789 (Avg: 9,398)
Total attendance for same fixtures in 2013 = 61,259 (Avg: 8,751)
% increase = +7.39%

Rounds 1 to 26 Fixtures (182 in total)
Total attendance for 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures in 2014 = 1,490,122 (Avg: 8,187)
Total attendance for same 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures in 2013 = 1,561,011 (Avg: 8,577)
Cumulative attendance loss = -70,889
% decrease = -5.03%

Out of 175 fixtures played throughout the regular season in 2014, 68 out of 175 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year. 107 out of 175 fixtures have shown a decrease in attendance compared to the corresponding SL fixtures last year.

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4 SL clubs attendances are currently up on last season.
10 SL clubs attendances are currently down on last season.

Club... Games... 2014... 2013... %gain/loss
Salford... 12... 55423... 36847... +50.41%
Castleford... 13... 91885... 81979... +12.08%
St Helens... 13... 156664... 147483... +6.23%
Hull KR... 13... 102022... 97430... +4.71%
Wigan... 12... 167665... 169034... -0.81%
Leeds... 13... 195880... 197556... -0.85%
Huddersfield... 12... 75117... 77587... -3.18%
Hull... 12... 131877... 139942... -5.76%
Widnes... 13... 73258... 78191... -6.31%
Warrington... 13... 128313... 138232... -7.18%
Catalans... 12... 93475... 101636... -8.08%
Bradford... 13... 86487... 111320... -22.31%
London... 12... 15426... 27334... -43.56%
Wakefield... 12... 52078... 94398... -44.83%
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Subtotal... 175... 1425570... 1498969... -4.90%
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Moonie/Tragic... 7... 64552... 62042... +4.04%
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TOTAL... 182... 1490122... 1561011... -4.54%
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Current Average Attendances V Same Fixtures Last Year
Club... SL:2014... (SL:2013)
Leeds... 15068... (15197)
Wigan... 13972... (14086)
St Helens... 12051... (11345)
Hull... 10989... (11662)
Warrington... 9870... (10633)
Hull KR... 7848... (7495)
Catalans... 7789... (8470)
Castleford... 7068... (6306)
Bradford... 6653... (8563)
Huddersfield... 6230... (6466)
Widnes... 5635... (6015)
Salford... 4619... (3071)
Wakefield... 4340... (7866)
London... 1286... (2278)

Average... 8146... (8566)

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SL Rounds 1 to 26 total attendances comparison (2009 to 2014)
SL 2014 - 1,490,122 from 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures
SL 2013 - 1,561,011 from same 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures
SL 2012 - 1,741,365 from same 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures
SL 2011 - 1,624,925 from same 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures**
SL 2010 - 1,576,483 from same 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures**
SL 2009 - 1,612,122 from same 175 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures**

SL 2014 % decrease in attendances (V corresponding 168 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures)
V SL 2013 = -4.54%
V SL 2012 = -14.43%
V SL 2011 = -8.30% **
V SL 2010 = -5.48% **
V SL 2009 = -7.57% **

SL 2014 attendance losses (V corresponding 168 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures)
V SL 2013 = -70,889
V SL 2012 = -251,243
V SL 2011 = -134,803 **
V SL 2010 = -86,361 **
V SL 2009 = -122,000 **

SL regular season average attendances (V corresponding 168 fixtures + 7 Tragic fixtures)
SL 2014 = 8,187
SL 2013 = 8,577
SL 2012 = 9,568
SL 2011 = 8,928 **
SL 2010 = 8,662 **
SL 2009 = 8,858 **

NOTE...** except replace Widnes with Crusaders

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Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Mon Sep 08, 2014 12:55 pm  

We've been Terrible at home this year, amazed our crowds are up!

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:38 pm  

JB Down Under wrote:

We've been Terrible at home this year, amazed our crowds are up!

I'm not. Yes winning helps but your club make all the right noises about building that base to 10k and I really thought you'd get closer this year....
If they can push for the top 6 next year then I can see them getting close.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:55 pm  

SKY VIEWING FIGURES... - *source barb.co.uk (Weekly Top 10s)

Regular Season
2008: 7,552k/48 = 157k average
2009: 8,555k/56 = 153k average
2010: 9,590k/60 = 160k average
2011: 9,138k/56 = 163k average
2012: 10,975k/65= 169k average
2013: 9,698k/63 = 154k average
2014: 6,487k/48 = 135k average <----------

Play-Offs
2008: --676k/3 = 225k average
2009: 1,242k/6 = 207k average
2010: 1,552k/8 = 194k average
2011: 1,583k/8 = 198k average
2012: 1,285k/7 = 184k average
2013: 1,234k/7 = 176k average
2014: ????

Grand Final
2008: 325k
2009: 365k
2010: 299k
2011: 319k
2012: 324k
2013: 276k
2014: ????

World Club Challenge:
2008: 332k
2009: 367k
2010: 307k
2011: 206k
2012: 264k
2013: 303k
2014: 159K (Saturday morning)

Championship
2008: -565k/11 = 51k
2009: -985k/21 = 47k
2010: -764k/14 = 55k
2011: 1,309k/20= 65k
2012: n/a
2013: n/a
2014: n/a

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:50 am  

Poor old William. he spends countless hours on his calculator, to produce his splendid lists and tables of statistics, he even adds a touch of personality with stuff like "Tragic", and for what? Won't ANY of you look at them? Shame on you. William, your talents are wasted on this stony ground.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:48 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Poor old William. he spends countless hours on his calculator, to produce his splendid lists and tables of statistics, he even adds a touch of personality with stuff like "Tragic", and for what? Won't ANY of you look at them? Shame on you. William, your talents are wasted on this stony ground.

You'd know all about stony ground FA. You've spent the last 3 years sowing your own unique brand off bollox in defence of the indefensible. See you in the 2nd tier next year

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:25 pm  

Angry Anteater wrote:

Poor old William. he spends countless hours on his calculator, to produce his splendid lists and tables of statistics, he even adds a touch of personality with stuff like "Tragic", and for what? Won't ANY of you look at them? Shame on you. William, your talents are wasted on this stony ground.

Angry Anteater wrote:

William Eve wrote:

Difficult to judge whether it was a good crowd at Bradford or not.

Better than last season's attendance against Cas... 8,214 compared to 7,724... but they didn't play Cas at home in Round 1 last season... they played Wakey at home in Round 1 last season and the attendance was 10,263.

That 10,263 attendance turned out to be Bradford's 2nd highest home attendance of 2013 (only the attendance against Leeds was higher... 12,016). If today's 8,214 attendance turns out to be their 2nd highest home attendance in 2014, they are in even bigger trouble than they already are... if that's possible.

What a contrived, if-my-aunty-had-balls load of piffle.

Why would our crowd v. Cas today be expected to be our 2nd highest home attendance?

Did you get Cas and Wakey mixed up in your urge to be negative? If we got 10263 for Wakey last time then it obviously won't drop by 2K this season.

Bradford Bulls home attendances 2014
V Castleford 8,214 <--------------- 2nd Highest Attendance
V London 5,410
V Huddersfield 6,781
V Salford 6,144
V Leeds 10,106 <--------------- Highest Attendance
V Warrington 6,173
V St Helens 6,311
V Wakefield 6,249 <--------------- 10,263 last year (dropped by 4K)
V Hull KR 5,601
V Catalans 5,188
V Wigan 6,535
V Hull 6,337
V Widnes 7,438

Thanks for coming AA

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:54 pm  

Hull KR report a 4% rise in their attendances this season. Or a rise of 17% instead depending on which way they spin it http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/31 ... ttendances? According to the figures reported in the link above... "Sunday’s match against Catalan Dragons was the club’s last on home soil in 2014 and took the total number of supporters passing through the turnstiles through the 106,000 barrier'. Increasing last year’s average crowd from 7,319 to 7,572 – a season on season increase of around four per cent – it is testament to the passion of Robins fans during an inconsistent year for the team". Those figures are all utter bollox. "With a big reduction in the number of complimentary tickets issued in 2014, we have actually seen the numbers of paying fans increase by 17 per cent at home matches this season so we’re delighted to be bucking the trend for sport in general" If true, Hull KR must have given away at least 15,000 complimentary tickets last season.

Hull KR report a 4% rise in their attendances this season. Or a rise of 17% instead depending on which way they spin it http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/31 ... ttendances? According to the figures reported in the link above... "Sunday’s match against Catalan Dragons was the club’s last on home soil in 2014 and took the total number of supporters passing through the turnstiles through the 106,000 barrier'. Increasing last year’s average crowd from 7,319 to 7,572 – a season on season increase of around four per cent – it is testament to the passion of Robins fans during an inconsistent year for the team". Those figures are all utter bollox. "With a big reduction in the number of complimentary tickets issued in 2014, we have actually seen the numbers of paying fans increase by 17 per cent at home matches this season so we’re delighted to be bucking the trend for sport in general" If true, Hull KR must have given away at least 15,000 complimentary tickets last season.