1999 Rugby League Crowds
26/9/99 - 1999 Grand
Final 107,558
(Melbourne v St George Illawarra)
09/6/99 State of Origin II 88,336
(New South Wales v Queensland)
19/9/99 Cronulla v St George Illawarra 51,627
(Preliminary Final)
29/8/99 Bledisloe Cup (Rugby Union) 107,042
Record Grand Final crowds: 26/9/99 Melbourne beat St George Illawarra 20-18 at Stadium Australia 107,558)18/9/65 St George beat Souths 12-8 at the SCG 78,056
24/8/63 St George beat Wests 8-3 at the SCG 69,860
17/9/77 St George drew with Parramatta 9-all at the SCG 65,959
20/9/75 Easts beat St George 38-0 at the SCG 63,047
18/9/71 Souths beat St George 16-10 at the SCG 62,828
SUMMARY |
Total |
Games |
Average |
1998 Avg |
99 v 98 Avg |
Total |
3,159,783 |
213 |
14,835 |
10,938 |
36% |
Sydney Game |
1,794,704 |
131 |
13,700 |
9,637 |
42% |
Outside Sydney |
1,257,521 |
81 |
15,525 |
12,889 |
20% |
Biggest Crowds of 1999 |
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1 |
104583 : Round 1 - March 5-7 ; NRL Double Header at Stadium Australia on Saturday Night |
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2 |
45527 : Round 25 - Aug 20-22 ; Brisbane v Parramatta at ANZ Stadium on Friday Night |
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3 |
34644 : Round 26 - Aug 27-29 ; Brisbane v Canterbury at ANZ Stadium on Friday Night |
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4 |
33389 : Round 21 - July 23-25 ; Brisbane v St George at ANZ Stadium on Friday Night |
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5 |
30360 : Round 5 - April 2-5 (Easter) ; Canterbury v Brisbane at Stadium Australia on Friday Night |
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6 |
30302 : Round 8 - April 24-25 ; North Qld. v Brisbane at Malanda Stadium on Sunday Night |
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7 |
29373 : Round 10 - May 7-9 ; Brisbane v Sydney City at ANZ Stadium on Sunday Afternoon |
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8 |
29129 : Round 22 - July 30 - Aug 1 ; Brisbane v Newcastle at ANZ Stadium on Friday Night |
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9 |
26341 : Round 3 - March 19-21 ; Canterbury v Newcastle at Stadium Australia on Sunday Afternoon |
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10 |
25793 : Round 15 - June 11-13 ; Newcastle v Melbourne at Marathon Stadium on Saturday Night |
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Smallest Crowds of 1999 |
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1 |
3382 : Round 4 - March 26-28 ; Norths v North Qld. at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday Afternoon |
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2 |
4029 : Round 17 - June 25-27 ; Sydney City v North Qld. at Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday Afternoon |
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3 |
4707 : Round 1 - March 5-7 ; Wests v Norths at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday Afternoon |
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4 |
5053 : Round 24 - Aug 13-15 ; Norths v Cronulla at North Sydney Oval on Saturday Afternoon |
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5 |
5087 : Round 12 - May 21-23 ; Wests v Penrith at Campbelltown Sports Ground on Saturday Night |
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6 |
5558 : Round 25 - Aug 20-22 ; Wests v North Qld. at Campbelltown Sports Ground on Sunday Afternoon |
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7 |
5836 : Round 22 - July 30 - Aug 1 ; Wests v Canberra at Campbelltown Sports Ground on Sunday Afternoon |
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8 |
5907 : Round 5 - April 2-5 (Easter) ; Wests v Newcastle at Campbelltown Sports Ground on Monday Afternoon |
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9 |
5969 : Round 3 - March 19-21 ; Balmain v North Qld. at Leichardt Oval on Saturday Afternoon |
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10 |
6000 : Round 9 - April 30 - May 2 ; Auckland v Souths at Ericsson Stadium on Sunday Afternoon |
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NRL Double Header
Round
1 of the 1999 NRL featured the first major event at the new Sydney Olympic Stadium. On
Saturday March 6th, Manly played Newcastle and Parramatta played St George with a
crowd of 104,583 was on hand to watch the historical event.
1999 Rugby League Home Crowds
Rank |
Home |
Total |
Games |
Average |
1998 |
99 v 98 Avg |
1 |
Brisbane |
278,311 |
12 |
23,193 |
20,073 |
16% |
2 |
Newcastle |
250,563 |
12 |
20,880 |
20,293 |
3% |
3 |
Canterbury |
203,439 |
12 |
16,953 |
8,364 |
103% |
4 |
Parramatta |
194,880 |
12 |
16,240 |
11,359 |
43% |
5 |
North Qld. |
193,296 |
12 |
16,108 |
17,133 |
-6% |
6 |
Cronulla |
168,295 |
12 |
14,025 |
11,370 |
23% |
7 |
St George |
158,750 |
12 |
13,229 |
9,817 |
35% |
8 |
Sydney City |
156,380 |
12 |
13,032 |
10,263 |
27% |
9 |
Melbourne |
155,777 |
12 |
12,981 |
12,811 |
1% |
10 |
Penrith |
149,958 |
12 |
12,497 |
9,272 |
35% |
11 |
Souths |
148,189 |
12 |
12,349 |
6,080 |
103% |
12 |
Canberra |
144,684 |
12 |
12,057 |
9,939 |
21% |
13 |
Auckland |
130,010 |
12 |
10,834 |
8,926 |
21% |
14 |
Manly |
120,625 |
12 |
10,052 |
10,470 |
-4% |
15 |
Balmain |
116,532 |
12 |
9,711 |
10,571 |
-8% |
16 |
Norths |
102,802 |
12 |
8,567 |
10,958 |
-22% |
17 |
Wests |
97,854 |
12 |
8,155 |
7,301 |
12% |
NOTE : Manly and Parramatta, both of whom played at Stadium Australia round 1, will not be credited with 104,583 as their first home crowd. Instead, both teams will receive a crowd figure equal to their highest home crowd of the 1999 season.
1999 Rugby League Away Crowds
Rank |
Away |
Total |
Games |
Average |
1998 |
99 v 98 Avg |
1 |
Brisbane |
221,023 |
12 |
18,419 |
14,520 |
27% |
2 |
St George |
209,569 |
12 |
17,464 |
12,357 |
41% |
3 |
Parramatta |
192,840 |
12 |
16,070 |
14,031 |
15% |
4 |
Canterbury |
188,197 |
12 |
15,683 |
12,428 |
26% |
5 |
Cronulla |
182,216 |
12 |
15,185 |
10,382 |
46% |
6 |
Sydney City |
180,602 |
12 |
15,050 |
12,117 |
24% |
7 |
Newcastle |
178,021 |
12 |
14,835 |
11,484 |
29% |
8 |
Souths |
163,872 |
12 |
13,656 |
10,444 |
31% |
9 |
Balmain |
162,377 |
12 |
13,531 |
10,585 |
28% |
10 |
Manly |
155,215 |
12 |
12,935 |
14,004 |
-8% |
11 |
Melbourne |
155,209 |
12 |
12,934 |
14,205 |
-9% |
12 |
Norths |
149,854 |
12 |
12,488 |
11,200 |
11% |
13 |
Penrith |
143,603 |
12 |
11,967 |
8,016 |
49% |
14 |
Canberra |
143,418 |
12 |
11,952 |
10,779 |
11% |
15 |
Wests |
124,019 |
12 |
10,335 |
8,896 |
16% |
16 |
Auckland |
122,277 |
12 |
10,190 |
10,032 |
2% |
17 |
North Qld. |
98,033 |
12 |
8,169 |
10,362 |
-21% |
1999 Rugby League Crowds by Ground
Rank |
Ground |
Total |
Games |
Average |
Capacity |
1 |
ANZ Stadium |
278,311 |
12 |
23,193 |
58,000 |
2 |
Marathon Stadium |
250,563 |
12 |
20,880 |
30,000 |
3 |
Stadium Australia |
324,479 |
16 |
20,280 |
110,060 |
4 |
Malanda Stadium |
193,296 |
12 |
16,108 |
32,000 |
5 |
Sydney Cricket Ground |
30,438 |
2 |
15,219 |
41,000 |
6 |
Parramatta Stadium |
179,311 |
12 |
14,943 |
30,000 |
7 |
Shark Park |
168,295 |
12 |
14,025 |
20,000 |
8 |
Kogarah Oval |
81,141 |
6 |
13,524 |
20,000 |
9 |
Olympic Park |
155,777 |
12 |
12,981 |
20,000 |
10 |
Win Stadium |
77,609 |
6 |
12,935 |
17,500 |
11 |
Penrith Football Stadium |
149,958 |
12 |
12,497 |
22,000 |
12 |
Sydney Football Stadium |
274,131 |
22 |
12,461 |
42,500 |
13 |
Bruce Stadium |
144,684 |
12 |
12,057 |
22,500 (40,000) |
14 |
Ericsson Stadium |
130,010 |
12 |
10,834 |
31,000 |
15 |
Brookvale Oval |
108,538 |
11 |
9,867 |
25,000 |
16 |
Leichardt Oval |
116,532 |
12 |
9,711 |
22,000 |
17 |
North Sydney Oval |
82,963 |
9 |
9,218 |
23,000 |
18 |
Campbelltown Sports Ground |
84,911 |
10 |
8,491 |
20,000 |
19 |
Perth |
8,236 |
1 |
8,236 |
|
20 |
Suncorp Stadium |
3,382 |
1 |
3,382 |
|
21 |
Grahame Park |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
Note : The Capacity of Canberra's Bruce Stadium is currently 22,500 and will be 40,000 when the reconstruction is complete.
1999 Rugby League Crowds by Day
Game Day |
Total |
Games |
Average |
1998 Avg |
Thursday Night |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7,801 |
Friday Night |
525,693 |
29 |
18,127 |
13,585 |
Saturday Afternoon |
280,786 |
27 |
10,399 |
8,179 |
Saturday Night |
740,717 |
48 |
15,432 |
11,422 |
Sunday Afternoon |
1,171,634 |
91 |
12,875 |
10,271 |
Sunday Night |
43,349 |
2 |
21,675 |
|
Monday Afternoon |
42,613 |
3 |
14,204 |
13,009 |
Monday Night |
37,773 |
3 |
12,591 |
13,683 |
1999 Rugby League Crowds by Round
Round |
Total |
1998 Total |
Games |
Average |
1998 Avg |
99 v 98 Cumulative Total |
1 |
169,451 |
135,190 |
8 |
21,181 |
13,519 |
25% |
2 |
118,322 |
122,380 |
8 |
14,790 |
12,238 |
12% |
3 |
113,997 |
109,857 |
8 |
14,250 |
10,986 |
9% |
4 |
107,884 |
127,100 |
8 |
13,486 |
12,710 |
3% |
5 |
112,415 |
133,073 |
8 |
14,052 |
13,307 |
-1% |
6 |
116,669 |
113,368 |
8 |
14,584 |
11,337 |
-0% |
7 |
106,876 |
119,612 |
8 |
13,360 |
11,961 |
-2% |
8 |
130,911 |
92,769 |
8 |
16,364 |
9,277 |
2% |
9 |
91,121 |
108,785 |
8 |
11,390 |
10,879 |
1% |
10 |
120,329 |
84,964 |
8 |
15,041 |
8,496 |
4% |
11 |
100,679 |
113,456 |
8 |
12,585 |
11,346 |
2% |
12 |
63,766 |
109,780 |
6 |
10,628 |
10,978 |
-1% |
13 |
104,391 |
99,273 |
8 |
13,049 |
9,927 |
-1% |
14 |
77,421 |
109,865 |
6 |
12,904 |
10,987 |
-3% |
15 |
117,850 |
97,220 |
8 |
14,731 |
9,722 |
-1% |
16 |
89,836 |
112,925 |
8 |
11,230 |
11,293 |
-3% |
17 |
77,822 |
119,327 |
8 |
9,728 |
11,933 |
-5% |
18 |
104,334 |
93,849 |
8 |
13,042 |
9,385 |
-4% |
19 |
99,558 |
99,471 |
8 |
12,445 |
9,947 |
-4% |
20 |
110,772 |
83,930 |
8 |
13,847 |
8,393 |
-2% |
21 |
92,771 |
116,449 |
8 |
11,596 |
11,645 |
-3% |
22 |
105,420 |
106,421 |
8 |
13,178 |
10,642 |
-3% |
23 |
117,758 |
88,691 |
8 |
14,720 |
8,869 |
-2% |
24 |
107,095 |
127,321 |
8 |
13,387 |
12,732 |
-3% |
25 |
141,942 |
8 |
17,743 |
3% |
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26 |
143,175 |
67,093 |
8 |
17,897 |
16,773 |
6% |
Week 1 |
78,897 |
78,872 |
4 |
19,724 |
19,718 |
5% |
Week 2 |
51,581 |
44,803 |
2 |
25,791 |
22,402 |
6% |
Week 3 |
79,182 |
62,215 |
2 |
39,591 |
32,608 |
6% |
GF |
107,558 |
40,857 |
1 |
107,558 |
40,857 |
8% |
