2022 Australian football code crowds

See also: Football in Australia

This is a list of crowd figures for 2022 Australian football codes.

(Updated August 7, 2022)

Several football codes have national competitions in Australia. Specifically, the list primarily includes home matches in the following seasons:

As well as, where applicable, data from:

National Rugby League Attendances

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Main article: 2022 NRL season

Club attendances

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NRL Club Attendances for season 2022[1]
Club Home

Games

Total

Attendance

Average Highest

(Non-Magic)

Lowest
Brisbane Broncos 9 256,403 27,936 37,761 16,740
Canberra Raiders 10 123,578 12,358 16,912 6,492
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 164,565 14,960 20,184 9,544
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11 133,030 12,093 11,459 8,927
Gold Coast Titans 10 158,640 15,864 14,478 8,774
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 165,964 15,088 17,385 6,972
Melbourne Storm 10 184,507 18,451 22,696 10,168
Newcastle Knights 10 167,107 17,418 25,169 9,472
New Zealand Warriors 10 118,441 11,844 26,009 3,560
North Queensland Cowboys 10 165,277 16,029 23,531 12,640
Parramatta Eels 9 167,108 19,011 28,336 10,017
Penrith Panthers 10 178,423 18,034 21,548 11,253
South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 132,325 15,858 30,194 9,242
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 124,802 14,970 35,273 7,147
Sydney Roosters 9 140,400 15,600 14,710 5,527
Wests Tigers 9 134,513 14,946 15,124 7,182
Total/Average 158 2,515,083 15,918 37,761 3,560

Note: Includes Magic Round individual game figures (as listed below) as this is how they are recorded by the NRL.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Updated 7 August (Missing MEL v GLD and SOU v WAR R21 games)

Highest game attendances

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Rank Match Crowd[1] Venue City
1 Magic Round Day 2:

New Zealand Warriors v South Sydney Rabbitohs

Gold Coast Titans v St. George Illawarra Dragons

Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers

46,545 (TH) Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
2 Magic Round Day 3:

Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders

Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels

Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys

43,401 (TH) Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
3 Magic Round Day 1:

Canterbury Bulldogs v Newcastle Knights

Manly Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos

40,267 (DH) Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
4 Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys 37,761 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters 35,273 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney
6 Brisbane Broncos v Wests Tigers 32,909 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
7 Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans 32,864 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
8 Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs 32,002 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs 30,194 Accor Stadium Sydney
10 Brisbane Broncos v St. George Illawarra Dragons 29,234 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
11 Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers 28,336 Commbank Stadium Sydney
12 Brisbane Broncos v Canberra Raiders 28,142 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
13 Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers 26,912 Commbank Stadium Sydney
14 New Zealand Warriors v Wests Tigers 26,009 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland
15 Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels 25,169 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
16 North Queensland Cowboys v Brisbane Broncos 23,531 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville
17 Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters 23,508 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
18 Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs 23,243 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
19 Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers 23,214 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
20 North Queensland Cowboys v Melbourne Storm 22,728 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville
21 Melbourne Storm v New Zealand Warriors 22,696 AAMI Park Melbourne
22 Parramatta Eels v Sydney Roosters 21,757 Commbank Stadium Sydney
23 Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels 21,548 BlueBet Stadium Sydney
24 Newcastle Knights v Penrith Panthers 21,332 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
25 Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs 20,548 BlueBet Stadium Sydney
26 Canterbury Bulldogs v Parramatta Eels 20,184 Accor Stadium Sydney
27 Newcastle Knights v Canterbury Bulldogs 19,813 McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle
28 Parramatta Eels v St. George Illawarra Dragons 19,711 Commbank Stadium Sydney
29 Penrith Panthers v Brisbane Broncos 19,406 BlueBet Stadium Sydney
30 Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane Broncos 19,245 Cbus Super Stadium Gold Coast
31 Canterbury Bulldogs v South Sydney Rabbitohs 19,126 Accor Stadium Sydney

Magic Round game by game

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Main article: Magic Round (NRL)
Day Match Crowd Venue City
Magic Round[1]
1 Canterbury Bulldogs v Newcastle Knights 30,220 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Manly Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos 40,267
2 New Zealand Warriors v South Sydney Rabbitohs 30,504
Gold Coast Titans v St. George Illawarra Dragons 41,593
Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers 46,545
3 Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders 30,453
Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels 43,401
Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys 43,401

2022 State of Origin Series Attendances

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Main article: 2022 State of Origin series

Series Crowds

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2022 State of Origin Series Crowds[9]
Game Attendance Venue
I New South Wales v Queensland 80,512 Accor Stadium
II New South Wales v Queensland 59,358 Optus Stadium
III Queensland v New South Wales 52,385 Suncorp Stadium

Home Average Crowds

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Team Games Total Crowd Average Crowd Biggest Smallest
New South Wales 2 139,870 69,935 80,512 59,358
Queensland 1 52,385 52,385 52,385 52,385
Total/Average 3 192,255 61,160 66,449 55,872

Australian Football League Attendances

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Main article: 2022 AFL season
2022 AFL Attendances by Club[10]
Team   Games Attendance   Average  
Adelaide 10 316,917 31,692
Brisbane Lions 9 220,817 24,535
Carlton 10 459,341 45,934
Collingwood 11 534,306 48,573
Essendon 9 358,355 39,817
Fremantle 10 391,238 39,124
Geelong 9 253,941 28,216
Gold Coast 10 109,548 10,955
Greater Western Sydney 9 86,295 9,588
Hawthorn 9 269,400 29,933
Melbourne 9 305,093 33,899
North Melbourne 9 124,758 13,862
Port Adelaide 9 249,446 27,716
Richmond 10 451,993 45,199
St Kilda 9 233,686 25,965
Sydney Swans 10 279,005 27,901
West Coast 10 353,979 35,398
Western Bulldogs 9 228,774 25,419
Total/Average 171 5,226,892 30,567

Top Crowds

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Top AFL Attendances (30,000+) 2022[10]
Rank Match Attendance Venue
1 Essendon v Collingwood 84,205 MCG
2 Collingwood v Carlton 80,627 MCG
3 Collingwood v Melbourne 76,059 MCG
4 Collingwood v Essendon 72,402 MCG
5 Carlton v Richmond 72,179 MCG
6 Richmond v Melbourne 70,334 MCG
7 Richmond v Essendon 70,226 MCG
8 Carlton v Geelong 68,208 MCG
9 Carlton v Hawthorn 66,317 MCG
10 Essendon v Carlton 65,440 MCG
11 Richmond v Collingwood 64,481 MCG
12 Geelong v Richmond 59,335 MCG
13 Melbourne v Western Bulldogs 58,002 MCG
14 Geelong v Essendon 54,495 MCG
15 Collingwood v Geelong 52,974 MCG
16 Richmond v Carlton 50,741 MCG
17 Hawthorn v Geelong 48,030 MCG
18 Fremantle v Brisbane Lions 47,214 Optus Stadium
19 Fremantle v Sydney Swans 46,596 Optus Stadium
20 Fremantle v Melbourne 46,313 Optus Stadium
21 Collingwood v North Melbourne 45,039 MCG
22 Carlton v Sydney Swans 44,769 Marvel Stadium
23 Melbourne v Essendon 44,503 MCG
24 Collingwood v Western Bulldogs 44,029 Marvel Stadium
25 Hawthorn v Collingwood 43,939 MCG
26 Richmond v Western Bulldogs 43,645 MCG
27 West Coast v Carlton 43,359 Optus Stadium
28 Carlton v St Kilda 43,194 Marvel Stadium
29 Essendon v Sydney Swans 43,163 MCG
30 West Coast v Sydney Swans 42,888 Optus Stadium
31 Fremantle v Carlton 42,302 Optus Stadium
32 Fremantle v Port Adelaide 41,326 Optus Stadium
33 West Coast v Essendon 40,933 Optus Stadium
34 Collingwood v Port Adelaide 40,716 MCG
35 Hawthorn v Richmond 40,663 MCG
=36 Carlton v North Melbourne 40,129 Marvel Stadium
=36 St Kilda v Collingwood 40,129 Marvel Stadium
38 West Coast v Richmond 39,430 Optus Stadium
39 Fremantle v Hawthorn 39,428 Optus Stadium
40 Melbourne v Hawthorn 39,425 MCG
41 Richmond v West Coast 39,391 MCG
42 Adelaide v Port Adelaide 39,190 Adelaide Oval
43 Richmond v Brisbane Lions 39,056 MCG
44 West Coast v Fremantle 38,920 Optus Stadium
45 Hawthorn v North Melbourne 38,297 MCG
46 Melbourne v Brisbane Lions 37,728 MCG
47 Fremantle v North Melbourne 37,040 Optus Stadium
48 Collingwood v Adelaide 36,843 MCG
49 Adelaide v Brisbane Lions 36,579 Adelaide Oval
50 Sydney Swans v Geelong 36,578 SCG
51 Melbourne v St Kilda 35,767 MCG
52 Adelaide v Carlton 35,666 Adelaide Oval
53 West Coast v St Kilda 35,665 Optus Stadium
54 Fremantle v Collingwood 35,534 Optus Stadium
55 Carlton v Fremantle 35,441 Marvel Stadium
56 Western Bulldogs v Carlton 34,961 Marvel Stadium
57 Western Bulldogs v Geelong 34,370 Marvel Stadium
58 Western Bulldogs v Essendon 33,677 Marvel Stadium
59 Carlton v Port Adelaide 33,433 MCG
60 St Kilda v Essendon 33,274 Marvel Stadium
61 Essendon v Hawthorn 33,042 Marvel Stadium
62 Adelaide v Richmond 33,031 Adelaide Oval
63 Melbourne v Sydney Swans 32,753 MCG
64 West Coast v Geelong 32,526 Optus Stadium
65 St Kilda v Geelong 32,517 Marvel Stadium
66 Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn 32,505 Marvel Stadium
67 Brisbane Lions v Collingwood 32,312 Gabba
68 North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs 32,162 Marvel Stadium
69 St Kilda v Richmond 31,933 Marvel Stadium
70 Sydney Swans v Greater Western Sydney 31,916 SCG
71 West Coast v Western Bulldogs 31,838 Optus Stadium
72 Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney 31,811 Adelaide Oval
73 Sydney Swans v St Kilda 31,513 SCG
74 Sydney Swans v Richmond 31,387 SCG
75 Port Adelaide v Geelong 30,937 Adelaide Oval
76 Hawthorn v St Kilda 30,926 MCG
77 Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney 30,804 MCG
78 Adelaide v Melbourne 30,702 Adelaide Oval
79 Essendon v Brisbane Lions 30,631 Marvel Stadium
80 Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans 30,445 Adelaide Oval
81 Carlton v Greater Western Sydney 30,295 Marvel Stadium
82 Port Adelaide v Hawthorn 30,267 Adelaide Oval
83 Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney 30,201 Optus Stadium
84 Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions 30,110 SCG

Code Comparison

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Average Crowds

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Notes:

  • Rugby league indicated by use of league icons (colour boxes)
  • Australian rules indicated by no colours
Club Home

Games

Total

Attendance

Average
Collingwood 11 534,306 48,573
Carlton 10 459,341 45,934
Richmond 10 451,993 45,199
Essendon 9 358,355 39,817
Fremantle 10 391,238 39,124
West Coast 10 353,979 35,398
Melbourne 9 305,093 33,899
Adelaide 10 316,917 31,692
Hawthorn 9 269,400 29,933
Geelong 9 253,941 28,216
Brisbane Broncos 9 256,403 27,936
Sydney Swans 10 279,005 27,901
Port Adelaide 9 249,446 27,716
St Kilda 9 233,686 25,965
Western Bulldogs 9 228,774 25,419
Brisbane Lions 9 220,817 24,535
Parramatta Eels 9 167,108 19,011
Melbourne Storm 10 184,507 18,451
Penrith Panthers 10 178,423 18,034
Newcastle Knights 10 167,107 17,418
North Queensland Cowboys 10 165,277 16,029
Gold Coast Titans 10 158,640 15,864
South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 132,325 15,858
Sydney Roosters 9 140,400 15,600
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11 165,964 15,088
St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 124,802 14,970
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 164,565 14,960
Wests Tigers 9 134,513 14,946
North Melbourne 9 124,758 13,862
Canberra Raiders 10 123,578 12,358
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11 133,030 12,093
New Zealand Warriors 10 118,441 11,844
Gold Coast 10 109,548 10,955
Greater Western Sydney 9 86,295 9,588

Top Crowds

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Notes:

  • Crowds of 30,000 or more
  • Rugby league indicated by use of league icons (colour boxes)
  • Australian rules indicated by no colours
2022 Top Crowds (30,000+)
Rank Match Attendance Venue
1 Essendon v Collingwood 84,205 MCG
2 Collingwood v Carlton 80,627 MCG
3 Origin I: New South Wales v Queensland 80,512 Accor Stadium
4 Collingwood v Melbourne 76,059 MCG
5 Collingwood v Essendon 72,402 MCG
6 Carlton v Richmond 72,179 MCG
7 Richmond v Melbourne 70,334 MCG
8 Richmond v Essendon 70,226 MCG
9 Carlton v Geelong 68,208 MCG
10 Carlton v Hawthorn 66,317 MCG
11 Essendon v Carlton 65,440 MCG
12 Richmond v Collingwood 64,481 MCG
13 Origin II: New South Wales v Queensland 59,358 Optus Stadium
14 Geelong v Richmond 59,335 MCG
15 Melbourne v Western Bulldogs 58,002 MCG
16 Geelong v Essendon 54,495 MCG
17 Collingwood v Geelong 52,974 MCG
18 Origin III: Queensland v New South Wales 52,385 Suncorp Stadium
19 Richmond v Carlton 50,741 MCG
20 Hawthorn v Geelong 48,030 MCG
21 Fremantle v Brisbane Lions 47,214 Optus Stadium
22 Fremantle v Sydney Swans 46,596 Optus Stadium
23 Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers 46,545 Suncorp Stadium
24 Fremantle v Melbourne 46,313 Optus Stadium
25 Collingwood v North Melbourne 45,039 MCG
26 Carlton v Sydney Swans 44,769 Marvel Stadium
27 Melbourne v Essendon 44,503 MCG
28 Collingwood v Western Bulldogs 44,029 Marvel Stadium
29 Hawthorn v Collingwood 43,939 MCG
30 Richmond v Western Bulldogs 43,645 MCG
31 Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels 43,401 Suncorp Stadium
32 Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys 43,401 Suncorp Stadium
33 West Coast v Carlton 43,359 Optus Stadium
34 Carlton v St Kilda 43,194 Marvel Stadium
35 Essendon v Sydney Swans 43,163 MCG
36 West Coast v Sydney Swans 42,888 Optus Stadium
37 Fremantle v Carlton 42,302 Optus Stadium
38 Gold Coast Titans v St. George Illawarra Dragons 41,593 Suncorp Stadium
39 Fremantle v Port Adelaide 41,326 Optus Stadium
40 West Coast v Essendon 40,933 Optus Stadium
41 Collingwood v Port Adelaide 40,716 MCG
42 Hawthorn v Richmond 40,663 MCG
43 Manly Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos 40,267 Suncorp Stadium
44 Carlton v North Melbourne 40,129 Marvel Stadium
45 St Kilda v Collingwood 40,129 Marvel Stadium
46 West Coast v Richmond 39,430 Optus Stadium
47 Fremantle v Hawthorn 39,428 Optus Stadium
48 Melbourne v Hawthorn 39,425 MCG
49 Richmond v West Coast 39,391 MCG
50 Adelaide v Port Adelaide 39,190 Adelaide Oval
51 Richmond v Brisbane Lions 39,056 MCG
52 West Coast v Fremantle 38,920 Optus Stadium
53 Hawthorn v North Melbourne 38,297 MCG
54 Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys 37,761 Suncorp Stadium
55 Melbourne v Brisbane Lions 37,728 MCG
56 Fremantle v North Melbourne 37,040 Optus Stadium
57 Collingwood v Adelaide 36,843 MCG
58 Adelaide v Brisbane Lions 36,579 Adelaide Oval
59 Sydney Swans v Geelong 36,578 SCG
60 Melbourne v St Kilda 35,767 MCG
61 Adelaide v Carlton 35,666 Adelaide Oval
62 West Coast v St Kilda 35,665 Optus Stadium
63 Fremantle v Collingwood 35,534 Optus Stadium
64 Carlton v Fremantle 35,441 Marvel Stadium
65 St. George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters 35,273 SCG
66 Western Bulldogs v Carlton 34,961 Marvel Stadium
67 Western Bulldogs v Geelong 34,370 Marvel Stadium
68 Western Bulldogs v Essendon 33,677 Marvel Stadium
69 Carlton v Port Adelaide 33,433 MCG
70 St Kilda v Essendon 33,274 Marvel Stadium
71 Essendon v Hawthorn 33,042 Marvel Stadium
72 Adelaide v Richmond 33,031 Adelaide Oval
73 Brisbane Broncos v Wests Tigers 32,909 Suncorp Stadium
74 Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans 32,864 Suncorp Stadium
75 Melbourne v Sydney Swans 32,753 MCG
76 West Coast v Geelong 32,526 Optus Stadium
77 St Kilda v Geelong 32,517 Marvel Stadium
78 Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn 32,505 Marvel Stadium
79 Brisbane Lions v Collingwood 32,312 Gabba
80 North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs 32,162 Marvel Stadium
81 Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs 32,002 Suncorp Stadium
82 St Kilda v Richmond 31,933 Marvel Stadium
83 Sydney Swans v Greater Western Sydney 31,916 SCG
84 West Coast v Western Bulldogs 31,838 Optus Stadium
85 Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney 31,811 Adelaide Oval
86 Sydney Swans v St Kilda 31,513 SCG
87 Sydney Swans v Richmond 31,387 SCG
88 Port Adelaide v Geelong 30,937 Adelaide Oval
89 Hawthorn v St Kilda 30,926 MCG
90 Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney 30,804 MCG
91 Adelaide v Melbourne 30,702 Adelaide Oval
92 Essendon v Brisbane Lions 30,631 Marvel Stadium
93 New Zealand Warriors v South Sydney Rabbitohs 30,504 Suncorp Stadium
94 Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders 30,453 Suncorp Stadium
95 Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans 30,445 Adelaide Oval
96 Carlton v Greater Western Sydney 30,295 Marvel Stadium
97 Port Adelaide v Hawthorn 30,267 Adelaide Oval
98 Canterbury Bulldogs v Newcastle Knights 30,220 Suncorp Stadium
99 Fremantle v Greater Western Sydney 30,201 Optus Stadium
100 South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs 30,194 Accor Stadium
101 Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions 30,110 SCG

References

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  2. ^ "Bulldogs v Knights". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ^ "Sea Eagles v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. ^ "Warriors v Rabbitohs". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. ^ "Titans v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  6. ^ "Storm v Panthers". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  7. ^ "Sharks v Raiders". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  8. ^ "Roosters v Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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