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Which NRL club had the most passionate fans in season 2017?

WHICH club boasts the most passionate fans in the NRL? Who are the battlers that show up each week to cheer their team on? We look at every club’s crowd figures for 2017.

only a handful of clubs improved on last year's crowds.
only a handful of clubs improved on last year's crowds.

MUCH has been said about NRL crowd numbers in 2017, with poor figures drawing criticism over the state of stadiums, transport, ticket prices and more.

All of that aside, though, who are the most passionate fans?

Who are the battlers that show up each week to cheer their team on?

One-team towns Brisbane, Melbourne and North Queensland obviously top the list of club home averages during the regular season. That’s a no-brainer.

But a resurgent Eels and Roosters sides led the Sydney teams for average home crowds while the woeful Rabbitohs slumped to last.

Just five clubs recorded increases in average crowd figures compared to 2016.

See the full list below, as compiled by Big League.

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CLUBCROWD AVG 2016CROWD AVG 2017DIFFERENCE
BRONCOS34,47531,930-2545
STORM16,30817,004+696
COWBOYS17,26016,512-748
EELS13,92916,419+2490
ROOSTERS10,23515,758+5523
KNIGHTS14,56115,619+1058
RAIDERS13,80614,100+294
BULLDOGS15,05714,040-1017
TITANS13,80613,688-118
TIGERS15,39713,551-1846
DRAGONS13,63213,334-298
SHARKS14,57713,196-1381
PANTHERS13,54812,922-626
SEA EAGLES12,25011,943-307
WARRIORS14,30211,754-2548
RABBITOHS14,33110,903-3428

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/which-nrl-club-had-the-most-passionate-fans-in-season-2017/news-story/fa937a4fbdaf6306a56104d9dcca4d53