why is the per capita basis even remotely relevant?
Perhaps we should move the Nix to a town of 2 people. That we if we get 1 of them going to a game, on a per capita basis that is an attendance of about 11.5m. Lets see them try to kick us out with those kind of per capita metrics.
Per Capita is relevant in that its an apples to apples comparison for us to use to dispel when comments like not enough wellingtonians are turning up.
If the Nix moved to a town of 2 people the FFA (who would likely have to approve the move) would then bitch about how there aren't 10,000 people at the match. In which case if everybody turned up in that town you still wouldn't meet the metrics, meaning the metrics themselves are completely unreasonable.