14,077.

Down 3% from 14,504 last year but considering the "credit crunch" and all that I think it's been a good effort. Think we'd have got a few more on for Saints had we played on Good Friday.

Saints 22,232
Leeds 20,295
Harlequins 14,977
Wakefield 14,377
Warrington 13,452
Hull KR 13,415
Bradford 12,558
Hull FC 12,491
Celtic 12,371
Castleford 12,079
Huddersfield 11,670
Salford 11,550
Catalans 11,543

Probably the only slightly disappointing ones??????

Wire especially as the week aftert the CC Semi you'd have thought they would have brought maybe a couple of thousand more???

Bradford's support as gone dire However it was a TV Game

Though Hull would bring more but then again given the poor season they've had I suppose its understandable.

Overall a fantastic effort given overall circumstances!

Well we'd certainly have got more for Wire had the fixture been at a different time.

Quins and Wakefield, are these right?

Thought Wakefield held about 8000.

Isn't Wires sadium about 13k capacity?

Quins and Wakefield, are these right?

Thought Wakefield held about 8000.

Isn't Wires sadium about 13k capacity?

They are the attendances for their fixtures away to Wigan this season.

They're our home matches...

Also in 2008 we played Leeds twice at home and we got just over 15,500 v Wire who were poor then and not half as optimistic as they are now.

The Leeds crowds were about 14,500 and 13,200 so it could be argued playing them twice dilutes the importance compared to marketing one game like the "big one" but we still swapped a Leeds fixture for one of Salford or Celtic (take your pick) and they were around 11,000 crowds.

Given the inconsistent season we have had I think the crowd has held up really well. Can it do so for another season if we see no early season improvement in 2010 (i.e. not a slow start)? I have my doubts but then I am surprised we broke the 14K average this season.

Didn't it get announced at the Hull game when the crowd figures were mentioned at some point that the ambition is to get ahead of Leeds on average attendance in the future?

Dave

That was certainly mentioned in the Evening Post. Pretty sure it was an interview with Mick Hogan.

Decent turnout overall, it's a shame we didn't get Wire at a better time or that would surely have got a few hundred more down. It's hard to compare like for like as well with us having Celtic and Les Catalans instead of Leigh and Widnes, who would surely have bought more down.

Hull earlier in the season would have helped too.
Another average of over 14,000 has to be applauded. The number of local lads is another bonus for me.

I'd like to see the Warrington game given some extra importance by the RFL and be played as an opening fixture every season on a rotating basis between the DW and the HJ stadiums.

That would guarentee a full house at their place each year and at least 20k on at the DW which can only be a good thing for the game as a whole.

Somebody else mentioned playing for a one off trophy named in memory of Mike Gregory which would seem a great idea. I know we played the xmas fixture last year and may do again this year but when the sides are at maximum half strengh it's not too fitting for such a great bloke.