Dragons record lowest Sydney home crowd
18 May 2008
The Dragons last night recorded their lowest home game attendance in Sydney since the formation of the St.George-Illawarra Joint Venture in 1999.
Only 6,881 patrons visited ANZ Stadium to witness the Dragons’ credible 36-12 victory against a vastly under-strength Melbourne Storm team.
ANZ Stadium has a capacity of 83,500 and therefore the Dragons’ home game utilised just over 8% of the Stadium’s seating capacity.
It is the St.George-Illawarra Dragons’ second lowest attendance at a home game, with only Wollongong recording a lower crowd of 6,024 against North Queensland in 2000.
Not since the Dragons defeated Penrith at the SFS in 2001 in front of 7,147 supporters have St.George-Illawarra attracted fewer supporters in Sydney.
The attendance at Saturday’s match is the sixth lowest NRL crowd since ANZ Stadium opened in 1999.
The 10 lowest NRL attendances at ANZ Stadium:
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Crowd |
| 08/06/2007 | Souths | Penrith | 5053 |
| 29/07/2006 | Souths | Canberra | 6152 |
| 10/06/2006 | Souths | Brisbane | 6537 |
| 19/03/2000 | Bulldogs | Cowboys | 6572 |
| 25/06/2006 | Souths | New Zealand | 6597 |
| 17/05/2008 | Saints | Melbourne | 6881 |
| 08/04/2000 | Bulldogs | Auckland | 7132 |
| 15/07/2006 | Souths | Manly | 7509 |
| 02/05/1999 | Norths | Canberra | 8032 |
| 06/05/2006 | Souths | Melbourne | 8083 |
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