2015
Turnbull Stadium an option for North Queensland
Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill is so desperate for federal funding for a new sporting stadium in the North Queensland city, she will consider naming it after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull if he allocates money to the project.
The NRL expansion plan that doesn’t involve more teams
Brad Walter writes in Fairfax media about the NRL expansion plans. These evidently include adding sides to the NSW Cup system but not adding new teams to the top tier until the existing 16 sides are standing on their own two feet. “I think our clubs are stronger, there is no question about that, and…
2015 AFL participation figures
Country Wide – http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-13/womens-participation-in-afl-soars-in-2015 Total Participation grew by 8.0 per cent to reach 1,247,610· 597,538 played in structured competitions (up 3.5 per cent) 650,072 participated in introductory programs (up 13 per cent) Community Club participation grew by 1.4 per cent to 336,108· Strong growth in junior (4 per cent) and youth girls (33 per cent)…
[HAL] Is Heidelberg’s big crowd a one-off or evidence to support A-League 2?
Micheal Lynch writes in Fairfax newspapers why the 11,000 strong crowd at the Olympic Village for the FFA Cup isnt necessarily a good indicator that the Aleague is ready for a secnd division, but it does show that the FFA need to do something decent outside of the Aleague in the near future.
[HAL] Adelaide United to continue at Adelaide Oval
News Ltd reports that Adelaide United will continue to play matches at Adelaide Oval despite poor showings there, including only 19,000 for its season operner against Melbourne Victory. According to Greg Griffin, Adelade didnt choose the fixture and venue, both were chosen by the FFA, which has its own arrangements with Adelaide Oval. Adelaide United…
The 2015 USAFL Nationals
While the AFL season and football in Australia may be over for another year, next week the United States will play host to an annual event that is the largest Australian Football tournament in the world with more than a thousand players from the US and Canada involved. To explain how it all works, I…
[AFL] Axios Euro Cup 2015
The football season in Australia may be over, but the International footy continues with various nationals and international tournaments being played overseas over the next few weeks. The USAFL Nationals are coming, as are the Asian championships – but this weekend we have the AFL Europe Axios Euro Cup. The Axios Euro Cup is a…
[NRL] Stadium investment needed to save Sydney clubs
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the new Stadium upgrades are essential for the preservation of Sydneys NRL clubs, as well as the growth of attendances in the code.\ “My strong view is that suburban grounds, particularly in rugby league’s case, will probably kill one or maybe even two franchises if we don’t make the…
Rugby League News – PNG to cohost World Cup
Papua New Guinea will cohost the World Cup, holding three group matches in New Guinea after spending 1.4 billion on stadium and facility upgrades. “The investment that the government and capital city has put in will get 10 times more back when it comes to the promotion of our city, our country and our national…
NRL News – Smith talks to Rothfield
Phil Rothfield recently had an indepth discussion with Dave Smith, CEO of the NRL. Here are the parts relative to this website. BUZZ: I’m glad the grand final was at ANZ. Under your plan for a 60,000 seater in Moore Park, 25,000 fans would have missed seeing the best grand final ever. SMITH: What I’m…
Australian Football Website Rankings
Alexa’s traffic estimates are based on data from our global traffic panel, which is a sample of millions of Internet users using one of over 25,000 different browser extensions. In addition, we gather much of our traffic data from direct sources in the form of sites that have chosen to install the Alexa script on…
Digital Traffic numbers for July 2015
Source: MCN April 2015 stats NRL. April PI’s 47,392,523 April UA’s 2,937,786 April ASD’s 10:00 April m.site PI’s 7,771,993 April m.site UA’s 664,074 NRL App Downloads 600,000 AFL. April PI’s 136,487,128 April UA’s 4,863,615 April ASD’s 7:58 April m.site PI’s 8,777,073 April m.site UA’s 821,700 AFL App Downloads 1,367,658 Abbreviations PI = Page impressions UB…
NRL beats AFL in social media stakes
Mumbrella reports that the NRL has beaten the AFL when it comes to social media – 106,000 to 92,000. It should be noted that no menthodology is included.
West Coast Eagles to request more home and games at the MCG
News Limited is reporting today that West Coast have specifically requrested more games at the MCG next season after playing just one game this year at the grand final venue. “Hopefully next year we will get the opportunity to play on this ground more often,” Nisbett revealed. “We always ask to play here more often…