It has been a hectic year for the NBL and this is showing in crowd attendance figures. The Sydney Spirit has seen their crowd attendances drop by 40%, and the newly introduced Gold Coast Blaze’s attendances have dropped from last year by 39%.
However some teams are bucking the trend, led by the resurgence of basketball in Victoria with the South Dragons attendance rising by 12%, or the Perth Wildcats whose crowds have risen by 6.9% since last year. Below are the figures for each team.
1.ADELAIDE 36ERS
Average attendance: 4,670 compared to last year’s 4,734. Leading to a -1% decrease in crowds (capacity 7,800).
2. SOUTH DRAGONS
Average attendance: 4,424 compared to last year’s 3,885. Leading to a +12% increase in crowds (capacity 10,500).
3. PERTH WILDCATS
Average attendance: 4,160 compared to last year’s 3,873.60. Leading to a +6.9% increase in crowd (capacity 4,500).
4.TOWNSVILLE CROCS
Average attendance: 4,089 compared to last year’s 4,483. Leading to a -9.6% decrease in crowds (capacity 5,257).
5.CAIRNS TAIPANS
Average attendance 3,426 compared to last year’s 4,054.16. Leading to a -18% decrease in crowds (capacity 5,300)
6.NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS
Average attendance 3,505. Not much data is available for comparison, as they have only provided the crowd figures 3 times this season and twice last season.
7.GOLD COAST BLAZE
Average attendance 2,633 compared to last year’s 3,699. Leading to a -39% decrease in crowds (capacity 5,269).
8.MELBOURNE TIGERS
Average attendance 2,493 compared to last year’s 3,016. Leading to a -20% decrease in crowds (capacity 3,500).
9.WOLLONGONG HAWKS
Average attendance 2,398 compared to last year’s 3,293. Leading to a -37% decrease in crowds (capacity 6,000).
10.SYDNEY SPIRIT
Average attendance 1,631 compared to last year’s razorbacks 2,291. Leading to a -40 decrease in crowds (capacity 5,000).
(Credit for these figures)
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