9124, that's the official attendance record for the 2020 Charity Shield at Glen Willow, just 143 short of the all-time record of 9267 set in May last year. The number also makes it the second-most attended Charity Shield game.
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The previous record crowd of 9267 was set when the Newcastle Knights beat the St George-Illawarra Dragons 45-12 in May 2019.
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That new high-water attendance mark eclipsed the previous best by 135 attendees.
The old mark, 9133 was set during the 2018 Charity Shield match.
Mudgee has a history of flooding its $14 million sporting complex for high profile sporting fixtures.
Mudgee hosted last year's final City-Country clash, with 8322 people in attendance, while 6357 people saw the Waratahs and Brumbies Super Rugby trial.
The previous highest attended event at Glen Willow was the 2018 Charity Shield at 9133 and the NRL march between the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels in 2013 with 9132.
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