Please note that unless specificed all numbers come from official club websites and feeds.For discussion please see the following – League Unlimited has a dedicated tracker for League members here and a discussion thread here. Fourfourtwo maintain a thread tracking A-league memberships here. Bigfooty maintain a thread tracking AFL memberships here.
The folowing table applies to Crowds after from the start of the 2015 NRL/AFL seasons to the end of the BBL season and Round 16 of the Aleague 2015-16 season.
The Courier-Mail reports that Brisbane Roar have finally put their financial problems behind them after paying more than $5 million dollars in the past four months to clear their debts. Football Federation Australia confirmed that Roar owner Nirwan Bakrie met the January financial deadline he had been set to meet commitments or face the likelihood…
News Ltd reports indicate that there will be no new BBL sides for at least another 5 years, but that the number of games may increase, as well as further integration with the WBBL. Also of note The international quota of players would remain at two per club The salary cap would remain at $1.3…
Fairfax media is reporting that two leading AFL club chief executives have knocked back approaches from the NRL to join a shortlist of candidates for the job vacated by former rugby league boss Dave Smith. Highly-regarded Geelong Cats boss Brian Cook and Richmond Tigers CEO Brendon Gale received separate approaches before Christmas from recruitment agency Crown…
Reference Material Note: events without links attached are likely sourced from hearing transcripts, the AFL charge sheet, AFL annual reports or The Straight Dope. “Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport” – ACC, February 2013. AFL Charge Sheet Federal Court (Middleton) Judgement – Essendon, Hird v ASADA Federal Court (Kenny – Full bench) Judgement – Hird…
WANDERERS chairman Paul Lederer has unveiled plans for the A-League club to be based at a new $30m state-of-the-art complex from next season. The complex will be built in seven stages on land leased at Blacktown International Sportspark, with the club headquarters and player facilities due to be built within the next six months, along…
The Telegraph is reporting that the NRL is in talks to allow clubs to broadcast their own trial matches. NRL head of football Todd Greenberg initially told clubs they would not be allowed to broadcast any trials because of “broadcasting obligations’’. Greenberg wrote in the December 15 letter, which was obtained by The Daily Telegraph,…
In June 2014, Melbourne Victory announced that it would play a game at Kardinia Park in Geelong for each of the next three seasons. The Victorian Government reportedly allocated $50,000 to secure the deal. “Melbourne Victory expect up to 10,000 fans from Melbourne to travel to Geelong for the first match this season, in addition…
The Sydney Morning Herald reported on January 6th that the Western Sydney Wanderers are close to a two year agreement to play matches against Sydney FC and other high profile games at ANZ Stadium, after the club had to begin looking at options for grounds to play at while Parramatta stadium undergoes reconstruction to a…
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