Another year, and Womens Origin has yet again shown that it is the pinnacle of domestic womens sport in Australia, eclipsed only by the Australian womens football team, the Matildas, in the 2023 World Cup, or similar qualifiers.
The 2025 Womens Origin series was the second three match series, and had a total attendance 63,940 at an average of 21,313, down from 74,093 at 24,697 in 2024. Game 1 set a new crowd record at 26,002 at Suncorp. Game 2 was played in very wet conditions in Sydney which affected attendance, while Game 3 was down 15% on Game 2, 2024 in Newcastle.
- Game 1 – 26,002 at Suncorp Stadium [2024: 25,492 at Suncorp Stadium]
- Game 2 – 16,026 at Allianz Stadium [2024: 25,782 at McDonald Jones Stadium]
- Game 3 – 21,912 at McDonald Jones Stadium [2024: 22,819 at QCB Stadium]
The 2025 Origin series had a total overnight audience aggregate of, 2.989m at an average of 996,000. This is down 3% YoY. [2024: 3.084m at an average of 1.028m]
- Game 1 – Nine 927k (BVOD 172k) Reach 2.009m [2024: 942,000]
- Consolidated to 992k [2024: 977,000]
- Game 2 – Nine 1.067m (BVOD 196k) Reach 2.131m [2024: 1.068m]
- Consolidated to 1.088m [2024: 1.083m]
- Game 3 – Nine 995k (BVOD 170k) Reach 1.965m [2024: 1.074m]
- Yet to be consolidated [2024: 899,000]
All The Stats
Game 1 1/5:
- Attendance: 26,002 at Suncorp Stadium
- TV: Nine 927k (BVOD 172k) Reach 2.009m
- Womens Origin was down slightly on Game 1 last year (941k), but was stll the 4th best rating for Womens Origin.
- Metro 560k Regional 367k
- Syd 268k Mel 48k Bri 228k Adl 8k Per 12k
- Nine PR – Women’s State of Origin Game 1 dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney and Brisbane, where it ranked the No. 1 program of the night. It was also Australia’s No.1 program with People 16-39 and People 25-54. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.009 million and a Total TV National Audience of 927,000. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 172,000 was up 16.2% on the same night last year
Game 1 achieved 992,000 when consolidated (cons+7).
Game 2 15/5
- Attendance – 16,026 at Allianz Stadium
- TV – Nine 1.067m (BVOD 196k) Reach 2.131m
- Womens Origin Game 2 with 1.067m on Nine drawing almost the exact same audience as Game 2 last year (1.068m), and just behind Game 3 2024 (1.074m)
- Metro 641k
- Syd 359k Mel 44k Bri 216k Ad 9k Per 13k
- Nine PR – Women’s State of Origin Game 2 Women’s State of Origin Game 2 was Australia’s No. 1 program with People 25-54 and 16-39, as well as the No. 1 program in Sydney with Total People. The match, in which the NSW blues defeated the Queensland Maroons 26-6, recorded the highest average audience for any Women’s Rugby League match in VOZ history on 9Now. It dominated its timeslot across Australia and in Sydney and Brisbane with Total People and all key demos. It secured a National Total TV Reach of 2.131 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.067 million. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 196,000 was up 14.0% on the same night last year.
Game 2 of the 2025 #NRLW Womens Origin has rated 1.088m (Cons+7) with a reach of 2.079m, up from 992,000 (1.897m Reach) for Game 1 Aggregate for Games I & II so far is 2.08m, up from 2.06m in 2024.
Game 3 29/5
- Attendance: 21,912 at McDonald Jones Stadium
- TV – Nine 995k (BVOD 170k) Reach 1.965m
- Womens Origin Game 2 with 995k was down 4% in Game 3 in 2024.
- Metro 572k, Regional 383k
- Syd 346k Mel 47k Bri 158k Ade 11k Per 9k
- 9PR: Women’s State of Origin Game 3 dominated its timeslot with Total People and all key demographics in Sydney and Brisbane. It was also Australia’s No.1 program with People 16-39 and People 25-54. It registered a National Total TV Reach of 1.965 million and a Total TV National Audience of 995,000 and on 9Now, it secured a BVOD audience of 170,000.
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