Leeds 17K
Saints 8K
Wigan 11K (anybody know the takeup of the seasonticket holders?)
Wakefield. 6K

Leeds 11200 ish. 2000 less than their previous lowest attendance, and 5000 less than the game v Hull KR in July.

Saints just over 6000. More than 2000 less than their lowest league gate, 1000 less than against Catalan in the Cup and 2600 less than the game against Huddersfield last month.

I hope Wigan manage to buck the trend but I'm now expecting a sub 11K attendance tomrrow.

The pricing structure for the first round of the playoffs has clearly not worked.

Actual crowds or should that be attendances?
Leeds 11,220
Stains 6,157
Wakey 4,008.
Is it the price or just that people find the play-offs tedious?
by the way I`ll be there tonight.

Season Tickets should get you in the ground for play-off games, that is clear for all to see.

Leeds and Saints have clearly lied about their crowds.

I agree didn`t look anywhere near 6K at GPW Recruitments Stadium!

Well at Leeds there was clearly more than 11,000 on.

Its not rocket science - in any sport where the regular season ticket holders have to pay full admission the crowds go down. Whether it be the FA cup, Super League playoffs whatever - the result's the same.

What about the champions league?

FA cup? Alot of crowds go up!

We need to make it so a season ticket gets you into all games.

I can't speak for Leeds, but our place looked half empty last night. There were whole blocks of seats with no-one sitting there and I had more space around me on the terrace than when we played a friendly against Widnes before this season started!

Hudds, however, turned up in very good numbers and with great voice (although we seriously challenged them on the latter this time!).

We probably had about 5,200 Saints fans there last night. It was like visiting the 80s all over again!

The Champions League is hardly a like for like comparison - its probably the most popular competition in the world. Besides, some crowds do go down - Liverpool certainly were nowhere near selling out last week and don't some clubs have some way of incorporating CL games into season tickets.

Check the crowds for the FA Cup 3rd round games this year, I guarantee they'll be down.

I agree with the last statement in principle but financial and practical aspects mean we'll need to find another way around it.

It's down to boring rugby. Our game is exciting enough compared to other sports! It's the greatest game on the earth we are not one of the sports who needs top 8's with teams choosing and putting new rules in every year and all that jazz, I WANT TO WATCH SOME RUGBY!

The initial play offs crowds should certainly be a worry for the RFL

The RFL have F@cked up royally wrt pricing, if indeed they have set the prices.

For each and every club, a home game in a playoff or a cup tie is a bonus game that they cannot budget for at the start of the season. If these game were included in the price of a ST, the price would increase, but what happens if your club is on the road throughout the playoffs and doesnt have a home game in the cup? ST holders would soon stop buying them if they only made a saving when their side had additional home games.

The answer to get crowds flocking back is simple, but its the one thing the tight-wads running the game either in our Boardroom or the RFL wont entertain.

SLASH THE BLOODY PRICES.

The low attendance for our game yesterday was shocking. I imagine that the knock out games will see more people willing to pay and watch.

8689 Well done to the RFL for making our sport look stupid.

Coaches and players havent got a clue who theyre playing the week after. Fans having to pay top whack, stupid playoff times.
Stevo and Eddie havent a clue of the playoff system.
SSN presenters taking the preverbial.

YES WELL DONE TO THE RFL!!!!!!

spot on! Hopefully the poor attendances all round make the RFL realise that the new system isn't liked (or understood!) by most - but I very much doubt it!

So let me get this right. Fans stayed away because they don't like the play off system?

Think the RFL have devalued the Comp, we probably won,t see decent attendances and quality until the 3rd round semis.

No, they stayed away because the fixtures were only decided 5-7 days ago. They stayed away because they were all on TV, and despite this, the greedy clubs and the RFL thought that they could still charge top dollar.

The attendances next weekend will also be down on average attendances, unless whoever sets the prices at Huddersfield and Hull KR has a massive dose of a reality pill.

I think the Hull KR / Wigan game could sell out.
I dread to think of what Hudds v Catalans will be though!!!!!

How many away fans does it hold?

Isn't it around 10,000?

Not many I don't think. Couple of thousand Max.

Away fans?

Your getting confused! I did not ask for the Hull KR travelling support average.