According to Futures Sport and Entertainment, NRL crowds are up 5.5% year on year, with an average crowd in 2018 of 16,620.

In the 2017 the average crowd was 15,246, while in 2016 it was 16,063.

The cumulative attendance figure after 10 rounds was 1.26 million.

The NRL has stated that in terms of television ratings the competition has outperformed the market.

Futures Sport claim ratings for the year are down 0.4% in a declining television market in Australia and up 22% in New Zealand.