Industry News – Weekend Update – Sunday, June 25th, 2017

AFL THURSDAY night football has proven a ratings winner for Channel Seven, with an average of 731,000 free-to-air viewers switching on to its seven games in the timeslot this season. The delicate art sports sponsorships: AFL star Matthew Pavlich on the balancing act RICHMOND and Greater Western Sydney are pushing to play a game for premiership…

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Friday Crowds and Ratings – Friday, June 9th, 2017

Note: all ratings sourced from Oztam via @MediaweekAus and @Television_AU on twitter. All crowds sourced from official stadium twitter feeds or NRL.com/AFL.com.au match reports. AFL Official crowd: 46,082 fans here at #AdelaideOval for #AFLCrowsSaints Fri TV #AFL #AFLCrowsSaints 469k: Metro Seven 371k (Mel 197k Ade 174k) 7mate 98k (Syd 20k Bri 19k Per 59k) NRL…

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Industry News Update – Tuesday, May 23rd 2017

AFL RICHMOND expects to be granted an AFL Women’s licence for the 2019 season. Peggy O’Neal told members she believed Richmond was the strongest-positioned Victorian club to support and nurture indigenous female participation and talent and said the club’s commitment to supporting female talent in its academy zone and alignment with Bendigo Thunder would be…

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Industry News – Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

AFL THE AFL has shut down plans for immediate expansion of its national women’s league, but has foreshadowed at least two teams will be added in 2019. The five clubs who unsuccessfully sought a licence last year will receive “priority weighting” when the AFL considers additions to the foundation eight-team competition. But the door has…

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Weekend Headlines – Sat March 18 – Mon March 20, 2017

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…

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