The AFL requires 313,549 people to exceed the record of 6,511,255 established in 2008.
At the conclusion of round 21, a total of 6,197,707 people had attended AFL home and away matches in 2010.
This is an increase of 2.24 per cent from last year.
The average crowd figure for Melbourne home matches this season - excluding its home game against Port Adelaide in Darwin - is 41,250.
A total of 371,250 people have attended Melbourne home matches at the MCG this season.
It also means Melbourne needs a crowd of 28,750 to reach 400,000.
In 2005, Melbourne reached 408,000, excluding its home match at the Gabba.
That year, the Demons made the finals and finished eighth on the ladder.
Melbourne is urging all red and blue supporters to attend its final match of the season, as it says farewell to captain James McDonald.
McDonald’s final match for Melbourne will be his 251st - the seventh most in the club’s history.
The club also hopes to play its part in creating an AFL attendance record.
