AFL and NRL Club Membership Updates – March 29th, 2024
In the NRL Cronulla announce their highest membership since 2018 and set a new record of 16,000 members, while over in the AFL the Bulldogs announce theyve achived 50,000 members in a record period of time.
The Blues appear to be headed toward a record number, while the Crows are reportedly on track to break 70,000. The Pies, Suns and Eagles are yet to report.
The Broncos and Knights have already broken their membership records, while the Roosters almost certainly will and Souths look promising. Bulldogs, Dolphins, Titans, Sea Eagles, Warriors, Eels, Panthers have all not reported this season.
| NRL Membership | 2024 | 2023 |
| Brisbane | 53,672 | 40,207 |
| Canberra | 19,929 | 24,060 |
| Canterbury | 22,000 | |
| Cronulla | 16,000 | 14,384 |
| Dolphins | 30,000 | |
| Gold Coast | 13,124 | |
| Manly | 16,332 | |
| Melbourne | 20,000 | 32,000 |
| Newcastle | 28,665 | 19,922 |
| New Zealand | ||
| North Queensland | 17,893 | 20,513 |
| Parramatta | 35,015 | |
| Penrith | 21,525 | |
| South Sydney | 29,206 | 31,997 |
| St George | 12,606 | 21,124 |
| Sydney | 19,188 | 20,072 |
| Wests Tigers | 8,050 | 20,003 |
| Total | 225,209 | 382,278 |
| AFL Clubs | 2024 (29/3) | 2023 (Total) |
| Adelaide | 68,536 | |
| Brisbane | 42,000 | 54,676 |
| Carlton | 92,117 | 95,277 |
| Collingwood | 106,470 | |
| Essendon | 70,309 | 86,274 |
| Fremantle | 54,192 | 62,064 |
| Geelong | 64,823 | 82,155 |
| Gold Coast | 23,359 | |
| G.Western Sydney | 30,041 | 33,036 |
| Hawthorn | 70,000 | 80,698 |
| Melbourne | 54,981 | 70,785 |
| North Melbourne | 44,444 | 51,084 |
| Port Adelaide | 55,155 | 64,041 |
| Richmond | 89,189 | 101,349 |
| St Kilda | 55,906 | 60,239 |
| Tasmania | 150,000 | |
| Sydney | 54,583 | 65,332 |
| West Coast | 103,275 | |
| Western Bulldogs | 50,000 | 56,302 |
| Club Total | 977,740 | 1,264,952 |
