AFL PLAYERS will pocket a minimum of $1.8 billion over the next six seasons under last week’s breakthrough pay agreement. The monster pay day equates to 28 per cent of total AFL industry revenues and sees the average player wage climb to $371,000. The AFL has agreed to pay players the equivalent of 11.2 per…
AFL Key figures from Australia’s eSports industry have welcomed the AFL’s proposed move into the $1.2 billion competitive video gaming scene, while a leading gamer insists the pursuit is physically and mentally draining. PORT Adelaide president David Koch is convinced the Power will play an AFL game in China for at least the next five…
AFL THE state government is still considering the case to back the AFL’s mooted $300 million redevelopment of Etihad Stadium and surrounds. The State Government taskforce is also assessing Collingwood president Eddie McGuire’s dream for a 60,000-seat stadium to be built next to the MCG. Sources said the taskforce could report as soon as next…
AFL The latest data collected in the Nielsen Social Content Ratings for the week ending April 30 shows the AFL took the top four spots on the chart with the Anzac day match between Essendon and Collingwood screened by Seven and Fox Footy ranking #1 for sport. GOLD Coast have come out on top in…
At the close of round 8 of the 2017 NRL season, crowds are down -5% to 1,020,313 and a 15,942 average. pic.twitter.com/YlxlfMCgQK — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) April 25, 2017 At the end of Round 5 of the 2017 AFL, Crowds are up 3% after the 2nd highest round aggregate total ever at 391,980 pic.twitter.com/KxE5wHDLin — sportsindustry…
AFL A radical proposal to short-circuit pay negotiations with the AFL Players Association by putting an offer directly to the footballers to vote on has been placed before league bosses by Melbourne president and prominent industrial lawyer Glen Bartlett. The AFL says it will has put Gold Coast’s Metricon Stadium on standby if the decision…
AFL After 4 rounds, AFL Crowds are up 2% to 1.317 million at an average of 36,599. FOOTY’S pay stoush has reached flashpoint with players set to reject the AFL’s $1.5 billion, six-year offer. NRL After 7 rounds of the 2017 NRL season attendances are down 4% to 870,789 at an average of 15,550. A-league…
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AFL Thu AFL: West Coast Eagles d Sydney Swans: Crowd: 38,065 @ Domain Stadium Thu STV: #AFLEaglesSwans #FoxFooty 357k (Only one FoxFooty H&A game bigger in 2016 – #AFL NTH MELB V HAWTHORN in June with 399k) Thu STV: #AFL #FoxFooty #AFLEaglesSwans National: 357k (Metro: Syd 34k Mel 141k Bri 20k Ade 39k Per 55k)…
AFL Fri AFL – Bulldogs v Swans – Crowd: 42,834 at Etihad Stadium Brisbane: We’ve hit 20,000 members! The GIANTS are proud to announce BrightsideCover as the naming rights partner for GIANTS TV in 2017! Port Adelaide tickets for China AFL game sell out in under three hours AFL Rejects Broadcaster’s Demands To Shift The…
AFL A TROPICAL low caused by Cyclone Debbie is about to dump up to 150mm of rain on Brisbane, but the AFL is confident the Gabba clash between the Lions and Essendon will go ahead. While the deluge is set to hit the Queensland capital today, conditions are expected to dramatically improve tomorrow and Saturday. The…
Soccer WCQ: Socceroos d United Arab Emirates: Crowd: 27,328 @ Allianz Stadium Tues WCQ FTA – Aus v UAE – 256,000 (Syd 80,000 melb 95,000 Bris 43,000 Adel 23,000 Per 15,000) – on 9Go! Tues WCQ STV – Aus v AUE 178,000 FS50 AFL Thunder, Dockers divorce rumours persist Adelaide face the first of their…
AFL Thu AFL – Cartlton v Richmond at the MCG – 73,137 for the opening game of the 2017 season Thu TV #AFLBluesTigers Seven/7mate National 792k, Metro 591k (Syd 19k Mel 372k Bri 24k Ade 104k Per 73k) Regional 201k (Vic 100k Tas 51k) Thu AFL STV – AFL CARLTON V RICHMOND FOX FOOTY 269,000…
AFL Wed STV – AFL 360 89,000, League Teams 38,000 Supporters are being slugged more for reserved seats in the opening round of the AFL under the dynamic pricing system, the official fans association says. Reserved seat prices have risen for six of the nine round one games under the system, which allows home teams to set…
AFL Mon STV – AFL 360 70,000, On the Couch 49,000 Tues STV – AFL 360 77,000, Open Mike 60,000 McLachlan ignored the prospect of a bigger crowd in Adelaide to ensure the AFLW does not start with the integrity issues that dogged AFL finals in the 1990s. AFLW grand final causes headaches as it…
AFL AFLW – Melbourne v Fremantle – 2,500 (est) at Casey Fields AFLW – GWS v bulldogs – 6,460 at Manuka Oval, Sat TV #AFLW 7mate #AFLWGiantsDogs 145k (99k Metro Regional 46k) AFLW – Collingwood v Adelaide – 2,500 at Olympic Park AFLW – Carlton v Brisbane – 5,801 at Ikon Park Sat STV #AFLW…
NRL Melbourne v Brisbane at Aami Park – Crowd TBA (16,334 being reported on the League Unlimited forums) Australian rugby league team Wests Tigers have agreed a major sponsorship deal with CrownBet. The bookmaker’s logo will appear on the upper back of the Sydney-based National Rugby League (NRL) team’s playing jerseys in 2017. AFL The…
AFC Asian Champions League 2017 ACL – FC Seoul v Wanderers – 4,769 at Seoul World Cup Stadium 2017 ACL – Adelaide v Jeju United – 3,539 at Hindmarsh Stadium AFL THE GABBA could get a drop-in wicket after Sports Minister Mick de Brenni backed the idea as a way of avoiding future clashes between…
AFC Champions League 2017 ACL – Kashima v Brisbane at Kashima Stadium – Attendance: 6,558 AFL SIMON Lethlean says the AFL is doing everything in its power to arrange a home grand final for Brisbane’s AFLW side at the Gabba. Brisbane’s AFLW side deserve a home grand final at the Gabba, but the twilight timeslot of…
AFL JLT Series: Sydney Swans d St Kilda: Crowd: 6,893 @ Lavington Sports Ground AFL Sun (JLT Series) – Geelong v Essendon crowd: 8,391 at Queen Elizabeth Oval Sun AFLW – Pies v GWS – Official Estimated crowd: 2,700 at Olympic Park Sun AFL (JLT Series) – Port v Hawthorn Official crowd: 5,628 at Hickinbotham…