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AFL Senior sources close to the high-level negotiations say Seven West Media and Foxtel (which owns streaming service Kayo) believe they are close to a deal which is being reviewed by the lawyers and could be announced as early as Monday. A legend of Australian football says Port Adelaide and the Crows’ Showdown rivalry is…

R23, Rabbitohs v Panthers Crowd: 15,206 at Accor Stadium Nine Metro 367,000 Foxleague 250,000 Data: Oztam prelim overnights. Streaming, reg FTA and NZ not inc. R22 Consolidated Television Ratings Panthers v Storm Estimate total: 1.182m (#1 for the season) Nine Metro:  390,000 Nine Regional: 220,000 Nine BVOD: 51,000 Foxleague: 279,000 Kayo estimate: 242,000 Data: Oztam…

AFL/AFLW 6PR Interview with SMH’s Zoe Samios on the AFL rights. Speaking on captain’s day on Wednesday, many players spoke of the significance of this season being the first with all 18 clubs but expressed their wishes for a longer season where each side played each other. The AFL is pleased to announce that IKON…

A-leagues Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce Maple Living as a Premier Partner for the 2022/23 season.   AFL  The AFL has not ruled out moving more AFL Women’s games as it eyes blockbuster Round 1 crowds next weekend to kick off its seventh season. The Fremantle Football Club have continued their strong investment in female…

A-league Men The Semi Final between Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory was attended by 15,349 people. Unfortunately the ratings did not make the Oztam listings. AFL Home Away Venue Attendance Capacity %Capacity Geelong Port Adelaide GMBHA Stadium 18,721 23,000 81.40% Western Bulldogs Gold Coast Suns Mars Stadium 6,040 11,000 54.91% North Melbourne Melbourne Marvel Stadium…

AFL The Swans clash v Carlton at Marvel Stadium had a near record attendance of 44,769, the same day the Blues announced a record membership for the seventh year in a row of 81,303. Sevens Friday Night Football averaged 522,000 viewers in the metro area, including 51,000 in Sydney on 7mate and 282,000 in Melbourne…

The Round 11 clash between the Knights and Broncos at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle was attended by 13,312 people. The free to air television audience on Nine in the 5 Capital cities was 362,000 with regionals and BVOD to come later. This was the NRLs best metro audience since Round 1 across all timeslots,…

The AFL and AFL Players Association (AFLPA) are pleased to announce a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has been reached for 2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven with average player salaries increasing 94% across the board. The increased pay deal will ensure that the average salary for all 540 players across 18 clubs will rise 94%…

A-league Women and Matildas minimum: $17,055 The W-League floor, which is the lowest amount a club can pay to its squad, will rise by 32 per cent over the next five years. The W-League minimum annual wage is $17,055, Last season’s floor of $294,000 will grow to $315,000 next season, with the final figure to settle…

The Adelaide Football Club has tonight announced a statutory profit of $1.24m for the 2021 financial year. 2021 2020 Difference Revenue 48.117 38.387 25.35% Profit 1.238 -2.843 -143.55% Members/Gate 14.777 10.474 41.08% Sponsorship 16.555 12.71 30.25% AFL distro 12.406 10.233 10.233 With the pandemic continuing to impact all areas of operations, the result reflects a…

The full year results report revenue from continuing operations of $89.868m, a decrease of $3.607m or 3.86% from the prior year of $93.475m. Item 2021 2020 inc/Dec Revenue 112.563 132.865 -15.28% Profit 0.949 14.881 -93.62% NRl Distro 15.404 15.292 0.73% Poker Machines 47.142 52.962 -10.99% Sponsorship 9.111 6.443 41.41% Gate 1.982 0.845 134.56% Despite the…

A strong financial result was delivered by the Group. Consolidated Group Net Profit increased by 42% to $3.0m. Item 2021 2020 inc/Dec Revenue 68.44 67.121 1.97% Profit 3.025 2.122 42.55% NRl Distro 14.004 13.788 1.57% Poker Machines 35.074 38.753 -9.49% Sponsorship 7.969 5.076 56.99% Gate 4.891 2.719 79.88% The licensed Clubs profit increased from $0.8m…

The consolidated profit of the Group amounted to $15,974,783 (2020: $19,990,930), a decrease of 20.1%. The primary items that affected the results was the reduced level of Government stimulus and Grant monies received in 2021. Item 2021 2020 inc/Dec Revenue 65.408 25.227 159.28% Profit 15.974 19.99 -20.09% Poker Machines 16.153 12.143 33.02% Sponsorship 8.986 6.451…

Cronulla have announced a net loss before tax of the Group for the year ended 31 October 2021 was $77,161. Revenue rose 1.48% from 2020 to 28.354m Item 2021 2020 inc/Dec Revenue 28.354 27.941 1.48% Profit 0.046 10.211 -99.55% NRL distro 16.064 15.123 6.22% Poker Machines 2.911 2.33 24.94% Sponsorship 4.003 2.77 44.51% Gate 0.791…

The Broncos Group recorded gross revenue for the 2021 financial year of $50,967,240 which is a 46.0% increase on 2020. Operating revenue increased 46.3% whilst non-operating other income decreased 29.3%. Item 2021 2020 inc/Dec Revenue 50.967 34.905 46.02% Profit 2.897 -0.376 -870.48% NRL distro 15.248 15.5 -1.63% Sponsorship 12.757 10.31 23.73% Gate 12.873 2.379 441.11%…

Rugby Australia reported a loss of 4.53m for 2021 on revenue of 98.583m. Broadcast revenue rose from 25 to 40m, sponsorship from 15 to 22m. RA’s revenue for 2021 increased by $32.6m or 49% primarily due to a $14m increase in broadcast revenue, a $8mincrease in match revenue and a $7m increase in sponsorship revenue….