Sorry if this has been mentioned before as I haven't checked. But did the rfl print the average attendances for clubs in the top division at the end of the 2016 season. Did they just count the 11 home games each played. Or did they include that rubbish 8's as well, because that would mean 4 clubs would have a game less to add to their ave gate.

Have a look here :- the18thman.com/2016/09/28/super- ... view-2016/

Have a look here :- the18thman.com/2016/09/28/super- ... view-2016/

Huddersfield's Averages,

Regular season + cup: 5,224
Regular season: 5,422
Cup games: 4,143
Qualifiers:4,716
Whole season:5,129

visiting fans
Regualar season + cup: 1,028
Regular season: 948
Cup: 1,470
Qualifiers: 1,415
Whole season:1,012

An average of over 1000 away fans is probably the highest in SL, and probably reflects your position on the M62.

I suspect that was nearer 400 at Rovers.

That's what an average is for.

It also reflects playing Leeds three times at home, and having Sunday afternoon as the regular game day.

Correct, Leeds were the only team to bring over 2,000 this year, but only for the 8's game, couldn't manage 2,000 for the other 2 games.
Away crowds have declined massively over the last few years, with Only, Wigan and Leeds regularly bringing over 1,000 fans.

be even lower next year with friday nights!

Yeah, but it could also be because it's a nice ground with plenty of room and we are a nice bunch

So the Leeds fans showed more interest in the 8s than the regular season matches ?

Can somebody tell Smokey

Leeds rhinos attendance regular season 15828, leeds rhinos attendance in the ty 8s 14514

Maybe because it was an easy two points last year....

The difference in those figures will be reflected in the supporter base for the clubs which visited, they generally have much smaller followings than SL clubs so will bring less. The amount of home fans probably hasn't changed much.