When Mudgee hosted Penrith in August, more than 7,000 of the 10,000 fans travelled from outside the postcode, injecting an estimated $3.67 million into the local economy. In Wagga, the NRLW Magic Round generated between $3 million and $5 million. The 2026 edition of the annual Penrith match at Bathurst attracted a capacity crowd of 12,000 people and the estimated total visitor spend over the period of the event weekend was just over $2.9 million.