China. Its a country just a little bit to the North of us that has more than one billion people living in it. As such, its a huge market for Australian leagues and sporting clubs to tap into. Recently, to some fanfare the AFL and Port Adelaide Power announced the first game for premiership points…
Australian Football League The National Australia Bank will expand its significant support of the AFL to be the naming-rights partner of the NAB AFL Women’s League next year. The three-year deal, with the option of a further three years, is believed to be worth $2 million-$3 million a year. NAB will also extend its partnership…
A-league Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar the big movers over the last week, but Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney remain dominant at the top of the table. National Rugby League Brisbanes counter appeared during the week to hit the lead, so the change column is a little warped, however South Sydney were the big movers…
Traditionally womens sport has been considered the less popular cousin to mens sport. This has been evident in sporting attendances, tv deals and media coverage going back decades. With the AFL launching its womens competition, and the threat from its financial and support strengths, it seems the latest sporting battlefront is emerging. So who are…
The NRL today announced a new funding program to support rugby league facilities beyond its traditional strongholds of Queensland and New South Wales. The National Footy Facilities Fund is an initiative of the National Rugby League and assists existing and new clubs to improve the quality, availability and standard of their facilities. A total of…
The Heraldsun reports that AFL Women’s has secured NAB as its inaugural naming rights sponsor after what league chief executive Gillon McLachlan said was a hotly contested fight for its sparkling new product. The three-year deal, with the option of a further three years, is believed to be worth $2 million-$3 million a year. Announced…
The West Australian reports that the West Coast Eagles have now emerged as kings of the new game after taking out the 2016 digital premiership. However, it also notes that other sports are using savvy techniques to stay in the game against their powerful AFL counterparts.
On October 7, 2016 the AFL confirmed that it had finalised its purchase of Etihad stadium for an unspecified amount of money, however a number of reports guess the figure to be at between $150 million to $200 million. As a result of the purchase the league and clubs expect to be able to offer…
Periodically certain AFL leaning folks bring up the Melbourne Storms funds and debt profile over the years. In 2010, Crikey noted that the Storm had been losing 6 million a year, with News covering the losses. In 2012, the Australian Rugby League Commission guaranteed $26.5 million over the next six years to Melbourne Storm with…