Storm trumps Swans as most supported club, Roy Morgan reports

September 29, 2021 9:47

The number of NRL supporters has grown by more than 1 million from a year ago, up a massive 19% to over 6.3 million Australians aged 14+ in 2021 according to new data from Roy Morgan.

Despite the sport dealing with two COVID-interrupted seasons throughout 2020-21, support for clubs has grown with 11 of the 16 clubs experiencing an increase in support from 2020.

The Melbourne Storm is the most widely supported NRL club in 2021 with 1.2 million supporters, an increase of 28.7% on a year ago following the club’s fourth Premiership in 2020. It also trumps the AFL’s most supported club, the Sydney Swans, which has 1.031 million supporters according to Roy Morgan.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.