Annual Broadcast Revenues of Australian Football Codes 2001-2020
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Australian Rugby announces new media rights arrangements for 2016-2020
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced new and significantly improved media rights arrangements for 2016-2020 which will enable the code to re-energise the game at grassroots level and invest in key strategic areas to ensure its future health and prosperity. The ARU will receive a total of AUD $285m in media rights revenue from…
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…
ACT Brumbies make 1.68m loss
The Brumbies increased sponsorship by more than $1 million this year to rake in $4.98 million. Jones is targeting a further sponsorship increase to more than $7 million next year. The new broadcast deal will bring in about $5 million per year over the four-year deal, giving the Brumbies an immediate cash injection. The Brumbies were…
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…
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…
St George Illawarra put $10 million price tag on 50 per cent share of club
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…
NRL and clubs reach funding agreement
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…
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…
Asian Cup windfall helps Football Federation break even
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…
Essendon 2015 1.33million loss
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…
NRL Clubs ask ARL to increase funding to 130 per cent of player payments
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…
NRL clubs demand bigger slice of the pie from the ARLC
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…
AFL – Tigers to post 500k profit, Hawks in the money, Crows/Power in the Black
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…
AFL – Carlton to post 2m loss, Melbourne to post good profit
Carlton chief Steven Trigg says Blues not in dire situation despite $2 million loss CARLTON is facing a significant challenge as it stares down the barrel of a $2 million loss this year, chief executive Steven Trigg says. The predicted loss is set to be one of the Blues’ biggest in the club’s history, with…
Gold Coast Titans set for a major restructure
On October 14th, News Limited reported that the NRL was set to appoint 4 independent board members, while the NRLs cheif financial officer, Peter Brown, would stand down in order to allow the Titans to feel more like their own entity as the club is prepared for sale. For a more complete summary of the…
[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…
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…
Marks for marques: new car intention at AFL clubs
With Hawthorn’s million-dollar-a-year deal with Audi inked, only five AFL teams now don’t have a car sponsor—including the two that topped the ladder and another whose supporters are among the most likely to intend to buy a new car, Roy Morgan Research shows. Whether the deal includes signage at matches, logos on jerseys and shorts,…
Door closed on A-League pay talks
The Australian reports that Aleague pay negotiations have apparently concluded with no resolution, after the clubs and players failed to agree before the CBA ran out on June 30th. The Clubs are apparently now talking about going around the players union. Note: articles from the Australian are hidden behind a paywall. Simply copy the article…