Quote: MjM "I'm fairly sure those figures are significantly incorrect; by my calculations the average is slightly up - again (by about 2% ignoring the Magic Weekend).'"
I don't ignore the Magic Weekend when compiling my own figures but I do take the daily official gate and divide it equally between the number of games played that day and use those figure within SL aggregate and average calculations.
2011 - SL Reg Rds (Aggregate 1,684,652) Average 8,914 (Increase of 2.8%)
While the aggregate attendance for the sport has increased by 45,828 over 2010, Bradford's own aggregate increased by 72,855 over the same period so it's fairly clear to see where the bounce originated (but you also have to offset the hopefully temporary decrease experienced by St Helens of 43,491.)
Gainers: Home SL Reg Rds
St Helens -30%
Crusaders -27%
Hull -12%
Harlequins -7%
Huddersfield -4%
Leeds -2%