Big win to the AFL on FTA this week with one of the largest Dockers tv audiences in Perth for a non derby or final that we can recall.
- Dockers/Hawks
- Seven 757k (BVOD 112k) Reach 1.885m
- Metro 539k Regional 218k
- Syd 26k Mel 254k Bris 27k Adl 80k Per 152k
Thursday Night AFL averages 698,000 for the season, up from 619,000 at the same time in 2025. (+12.7% YoY). Consolidated average audiences are 709,000 for the season, up from 622,000 in 2025 (+13.98% YoY).
Reach audiences average 1.965m in 2026, well up on the 1.776m from the same time in 2025 (+10.6% YoY), while BVOD audiences average 108,000, very well up on the 44,000 from the same time last year (+145% YoY). This data is sourced from VOZ.
Sydney audiences average 40,000 – with Swans matches hitting 71,000 in Sydney in Rounds 1 and Round 7. In Melbourne audiences average 263,000, with 313,000 tuning in for the Blues/Pies. in Adelaide the average audience is 90,000, with 145,000 switching on for the Crows/Blues at the start of Gather Round. In Perth, the average audience is 62,000, with 152,000 turning over the Dockers in Round 9 – one of the few Thursday matches not shown in Perth on 7mate. This data is sourced from Mediaspy.
- Dolphins/Dogs
- Nine 601k (BVOD 126k) Reach 1.407m
- Syd 189k Bris 143k
Thursday Night NRL averages 664,000 for the season, up from 651,000 at the same time in 2025 (+1.9%). Consolidated audiences are 667,000 for the season, up slightly from 664,000 at the same time in 2025 (+0.4% YoY).
If you include Womens Origin I in the data, the average Thursday Night rises to 696,000, up from 678,000 at the same time last year (+2.6% YoY). Womens Origin 1 rated 980,000 and itself was up 927,000 (+5.7%)/
Reach audiences average 1.511, in 2026, up from 1.496m in 2025 (+1% YoY) – 1.564m with WOrigin 1 (+1% YoY). BVOD audiences average 154,000, up from 97,000 in 2025 (+58% YoY) – 167k with WOrigin 1 (+59% YoY). This data is sourced from VOZ.
Thursday Night NRL audiences in Sydney average 214,000, with 243,000 watching Bulldogs/Panthers. Brisbane audiences average 155,000 with 217,000 tuning in to watch the Broncos/Eels. Melbourne audiences on Nines main channel are sporadicly reported at best, but 49,000 watched the Storm/Eels clash. This data is sourced from Mediaspy
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