AFL Thursday AFL – Cats v Power – 24,909 at Simonds Stadium Jeep have announced they will sponsor Richmond for another three years. Geelong is understood to be open to talking about selling one of their Etihad Stadium home games to the Power to play in Shanghai. NORTH Melbourne yesterday met with Tasmanian football authorities…
AFL THE AFL has kickstarted the bidding process for 2019 AFL Women’s team licences. Ten AFL clubs are without a licence and they were on Tuesday issued a document outlining requirements. AFL football operations boss Simon Lethlean said he expects clubs to submit within a month before a decision is made by the AFL Commission…
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…
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 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 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 The 2016 financial report for GCFC Limited, obtained by The Australian Financial Review, shows the club made a $2.9 million loss in 2016, a season in which it finished 15th on the ladder with just six wins. 2016 saw average crowds at its Metricon Stadium fall to about 11,500 per game and membership also…
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…
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 The Lions will host the women’s grand final as an afternoon game at the Gabba and not a twilight game at Metricon ahead of the men’s opening game of the season against the Gold Coast Suns. The women will play at the Gabba with the start time still to be finalised but likely to commence at…
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…
AFL Sat AFLW – Adelaide v Melbourne – Official attendance: 5,100 at TIO Stadium Sat TV #AFLW 7mate/Seven #AFLWCrowsDees 144k (Syd 7k Mel 50k Bri 9k Ade 61k Per 11k) Sat AFLW – Brisbane v Western Bulldogs – 4,200 at South Pine Sports Complex (Brisbane). Brisbane secure home Grand Final. Sat STV #AFLW #FoxFooty Brisbane…
AFL JLT Series: GWS Giants d North Melbourne: Crowd: 3,997 @ Manuka Oval JLT Series: Fremantle d Carlton: Crowd: 6,639 @ Domain Stadium AFLW: Fremantle v Carlton – 6,639 (double header) A three-year, naming-rights deal worth more than $1 million struck by St Kilda will see Moorabbin renamed RSEA Park as the Saints put the…
AFL AFL Thu – West Coast v Melbourne. Official crowd: 5,337 at Domain Stadium 4 LIVE: AFL: JLT SERIES: WEST COAST V MELB FOX FOOTY 78,000 AFL Thu – Gold Coast v Bulldogs attendance – 3,007 at Metricon Stadium 5 LIVE: AFL: JLT SERIES: GC V BULLDOGS FOX FOOTY 58,000 17 THE FOOTY SHOW Nine…
AFL The Saints are still hunting for a sponsor to adorn the collar of senior coach Alan Richardson – a slither of material said to be worth more than $350,000 to the average club. The Saints are confident they will soon secure a sponsor for another lucrative piece of real estate – the players’ shorts…
AFL Players could be in line for a bumper pay rise of up to 20 per cent this year alone, as drawn-out negotiations with AFL powerbrokers near a conclusion. AFL Players’ Association boss Paul Marsh is confident an end to the competition’s long-running pay saga is near but he isn’t making any promises that it…