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Alexa Website Rankings – Jan 2, 2016
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…
Sponsorship News
AFL Fielders have upgraded their support for Port Adelaide by becoming a principal partner for the next two years. As part of the deal, Fielders branding will feature on Port Adelaide’s training, pre-season and gameday warm-up ball. The Adelaide Football Club has extended its long standing partnership with Foodland Supermarkets. The proudly South Australian company…
What the other codes could learn from AFL media
This blog appeared on the Guardian website and I thought Id address it a little. Far too often proponents of soccer and league complain about the lack of media coverage, or even the lack of positive media coverage that the local media outlets show for their chosen sports and teams. Time and time again, we…
Adelaide and the NT join forces for AFL womens team
On December 18th, Adelaide and AFL Northern Territory were reported to have submitted a joint application for a womens side, with the team to split its home games between Adelaide and Darwin. Both parties have submitted written submissions to the league. “For the Northern Territory, who’s probably never going to have an AFL male team…
Annual Broadcast Revenues of Australian Football Codes 2001-2020
Its quick and rough, and probably needs some refinement
Swans post fifth consecutive profit
The Sydney Swans Football Club today announced a profit of $300,397 for the 2015 financial year. It is the Club’s fifth successive profit and was achieved on revenue of $45.5 million. The Club has no debt and net assets of $2 million, however Chairman Andrew Pridham noted that the Club would need to make a…
Womens footy update
On December 15th, the AFL announced a series of trials for anyone to come and see if they could play Australian football, with the specified aim of trying to recruit interest from players of other sports. On December 16th, Port Adeliade announced that it had signed Erin Phillips, Australian national basketballer, to be a part…
AFL Clubs and Annual Reports 2015
Annual Reports Brisbane Bears – Fitzroy Lions Football club Limited 2015 Annual Report Carlton Football Club Limited 2015 Annual Report Collingwood Football Club Limited 2015 Annual Report Hawthorn Football Club Limited 2015 Annual Report Richmond Football Club Limited 2015 Annual Report Essendon Football Club Limited 2015 Annual Report Melbourne Football Club Limited 2015 Annual Report…
More girls now playing soccer than netball
Roy Morgan says that back in June 2014, 50% of Aussie kids (or 1,213,000 children) reported going swimming, ahead of 47% (1,136,000) who said they played soccer. Since then, soccer has gained an extra 108,000 young players, to hit a 50% participation rate (1,244,000); while swimming participation has fallen by 32,000 kids and now sits…
The sports broadcasts that could win over Australian Netflix and YouTube audiences
Roy Morgan polling suggests Netflix subscribers are 25% more likely than the average Australian to watch Super Rugby, and also more likely to watch FIFA World Cup soccer (+18%), English Premier League soccer (+16%), AFL pre-season games (+15%) and the Winter Olympics (+10%). However Netflix subscribers are, compared with the norm, also more keen on…
Sponsorship News
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…
AFL Womens competition – Where we are at now
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…
2015 Australian Sports Twitter Trends
The Top Australian Sports Trends in 2015reference: here and Sydney Morning Herald article here.
Cats boss fumes over cost of Etihad home games
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…