Richmond's resurgence in 2017 has seen them become the most watched club across the home-and-away season.

The Tigers were one of three teams to have had over one million fans through the gates at their games with season, with Essendon and Collingwood also eclipsing the magical seven-figure mark.

They were also just one of two clubs to achieve a home average crowd of over 50,000, with Essendon also achieving the feat.

Carlton games saw the fourth most fans attend, as the big four Victorian clubs all found themselves at the top of the standings, despite differing seasons of success.

The most watched interstate club was Adelaide, as the ladder leaders saw over 820,000 fans turn up to games they were involved in.

Crows supporters also turned out in full force at the Adelaide Oval, with their home average attendance of 46,650 the fourth best across the competition.

North Melbourne was the lowest Victorian club on the list, with their average attendance this season just 25,196.

Total attendance figures for 2017 home-and-away season

Total Average Home average
Richmond 1,024,751 46,580 55,958
Essendon 1,019,757 46,353 50,912
Collingwood 1,003,991 45,636 46,815
Carlton 873,618 39,710 38,356
Hawthorn 866,536 39,388 33,257
Melbourne 833,190 37,872 35,694
Adelaide 827,935 37,633 46,650
Sydney 794,909 36,132 33,398
Geelong 791,228 35,965 35,111
St Kilda 761,222 34,601 31,410
Western Bulldogs 729,431 33,156 31,473
West Coast 713,672 32,440 36,751
Port Adelaide 699,377 31,790 38,136
Fremantle 690,906 31,405 32,375
North Melbourne 554,306 25,196 22,678
Brisbane 481,838 21,902 16,455
GWS 431,975 19,635 13,196
Gold Coast 369,482 16,795 13,663

Source: AFL Tables