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Without wanting an argument about it, there's no way on Earth Essendon have more supporters than Collingwood. There's heaps of Essendon supporters but wherever I've worked around Australia i have found Collingwood supporters, at literally every job I've ever had. They're bloody all over the place.
You guys have more supporters in Melbourne, especially when it comes to attendances, but we do have a huge following interstate. I'd say we'd be more popular than Collingwood in SA, WA and NT. Equal in QLD, probably slightly favouring Collingwood. Collingwood more popular in NSW and VIC. It isn't unreasonable to suggest that Collingwood and Essendon have similar numbers nationwide.
I have to agree with JayJ20. Not only interstate but there are a large number of Essendon fans living regionally. At my work we have about 7 or so Essendon supporters, with a few Carlton fans and no Collingwood or Richmond fans. Here in Bendigo the trains are always packed with Dons fans on the way to the game. Collingwood supporters are fewer in numbers when I’ve been on the train on the days they play, still a very decent number of supporters but I have found they are easily outnumbered by Essendon and Carlton fans on game days coming from here.