Participation in organised football has jumped 20% in 2015, a Football Federation Australia (FFA) national audit has found. Community football clubs saw an increase of 7% in the past year to reach 499,361 players in 2,155 clubs in every state and territory. The total number of participants in community clubs, school, indoor, social and introductory…
AFL Geelong have extended their deal with Ford through the end of 2020. Adelaide have signed a 3 year deal with Hertz to be their match ball sponsor. Adelaide have signed a 2 year deal with MJ Bale to be their official suit sponsor Carlton have signed a 2 year deal with ZTE to be…
Fairfax media is reporting that St George Illawarra have put a $10 million price tag on a 50 per cent stake in the joint venture, as negotiations continue with the WIN corporation. Fairfax Media understands discussions have stepped up in recent weeks between the Dragons and WIN television owner Bruce Gordon, in a bid to…
On Feburary 24, 2015 the AFL revealed ambitious plans for national women’s competition as early as 2017, along with a review of its second tier operations. News Limited reported that women’s football is taking off in Victoria, with 52 senior women’s teams in seven divisions and plans for massive expansion in coming years. Participation in…
The Financial Review reports that The NRL will take back control of its digital assets, including the NRL.com and club websites, under the terms of its new broadcast deal. The move will mean the competition and its clubs will be able to keep revenue from digital source such as advertising, which is now primarily sold…
The Top Australian Sports Trends in 2015reference: here and Sydney Morning Herald article here.
In August 2015, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the NRL clubs want an increase in their annual NRL grant from $7.5 million a year to $12 million if the salary cap rises to $10 million a year in 2018 – or an annual payment of more than $2 million in excess of their total wages bill for players. The…
The Age reports that Geelong are unhappy being forced to play 2 games at Etihad saying that its not fair they have to pick up the slack for clubs playing games interstate, like Hawthorn, claiming it could cost the club between 1 and 1.5 million in 2016. “We support taking the game around Australia and…
The Financial Review reports that Football Federation Australia was able to break even only with the help of a $4 million windfall from hosting the Asian Cup, the organisation’s latest financial accounts reveal. The accounts, recently lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, show FFA’s operating revenue reached $103.1 million in the year to June…
The deal is worth $1.8 billion to the NRL – 70 per cent higher than the existing rights. With the sale of international and radio rights to come, it is anticipated that the total value of the final package will exceed $1.9 billion. Under the agreement, many of the changes to improve the schedule of…
As Reported by both News Corp and Fairfax, it appears that News will win the rights to Saturday, in what both papers report as part of a likely 1.85 billion rights agreement. News reported that amid marathon talks late Wednesday night, insiders said Fox, Nine and the NRL were close to reaching agreement on the…
The Financial Review reports that restrictions on car sponsorships, due to exclusive arrangements with the leagues naming rights sponsor Hyundai, may soon be at an end. Clubs have reportedly been told they can sign up to One motor company sponsor with a minimum value of $500,000.
Essendon Football Club has recorded a net loss of $1,336,354 for the 2015 financial year. CEO, Xavier Campbell, said despite the loss, the Club was in a strong financial position. “Our financial loss this year is the result of a number of unforeseen costs to the business,” Campbell said. “The loss includes a combination of…
AFL.com.au reports that the WA Government is set to address the surface issues faced by other AFL stadiums by spending up to 8 million on top of the line surface.
Fairfax media is reporting that there was a meeting on Wednesday between NRL club chiefs and the NRL about wide-ranging issues that included funding, the salary cap and changes to the constitution. Storm Chairman Bart Campbell described the latest round of talks as “positive” but it’s said there’s still be a long way to go before the NRL…
Fairfax reports that NRL clubs want their annual grants increased to 130 per cent of the salary cap and changes to the constitution to give them a greater say in the make-up of the ARL Commission.Those are the key points in a list of demands drawn up ahead of a potentially explosive meeting on Wednesday between a delegation…
ARU The NSW Waratahs have extended their partnership with Volvo for another three years. AFL Richmond have signed a three year deal with National Storage who will become their official media polo sleeve partner from 2016, replacing Elegance Tiles Carlton have signed a two year deal with CareerOne. The CareerOne logo will now appear on…
News Limited reports in The Australian that while the NRL clubs are believed to be happy with the ARLC’s offer of an extra $3m over the next two seasons, they want the money to come with no strings attached — there have been suggestions it would be repayable if the clubs failed to sign new…
Richmond Tigers record $500,000 profit The Age reports that while the pain of its third straight elimination final defeat continues to haunt the Richmond psyche, the Brendon Gale-led administration will record its seventh straight profit to the tune of $500,000 for 2015. Having eliminated the last of its debt two years ago, the club now…