ABL The new owner of the Adelaide Giants has outlined his vision to make Adelaide the country’s baseball capital with a new multi-million-dollar stadium at the centre of his ambitious plans. AFL Both Optus Stadium and Adelaide Oval have been part of “very compelling pitches” to host the grand final ahead of the imminent venue…
The 2018 AFL Womens season is less than 30 days away, with Carlton v Collingwood on Friday night, February 2 at Ikon Park. Heres what you need to know about the 2018 season. The Teams There have been no changes to the number of teams for the 2018 season, 2 teams will be added in…
Fairfax media reporting that if sold as a separate property State of Origin could be worth as much as $2 per minute of screen time. Experts believe that Origin could contribute as much as 25% of any rights deal.
The AFL has released its fixtures for the end of the season and the least surprising thing about it should be the fact that like almost every season before it, theres a dearth of Thursday night fixtures. Media pundits are crying a river of tears if it – notably broadcast types – and so are…
At the end of June, the following membership figures have been published AFL All figures from club websites unless specified. Adelaide – 72,930 (afc.com.au, June 14) – new record! Hawthorn – 72,552 Richmond – 70,263 Essendon – 66,664 – new record! West Coast – 64,742 Port Adelaide – 58,564 Sydney – 58,130 – new record!…
News Limited reports that a deal is expected soon to keep the Aleague Grand Final in Melbourne this year should Victory qualify. The FFA is expected to back down on its threat to move the game interstate only if the AFL is prepared to guarantee it can use etihad for the Grand Final for the…
The AFL has released its 2016 participation figures. THE ESTABLISHMENT of the new AFL Women’s competition is the major reason behind an enormous spike in participation numbers, according to latest figures released by the AFL. A 56 per cent increase in female community club teams boosted the total female participation by 19 per cent to…
Giants/Suns funding has exceeded the nominal amount of tv rights funding per team (as an average total league media rights/18 teams) by 12.4 million over the last 12 years – just over 1m a year. This doesnt include additional commercial revenue recieved by the league as a result of these additional matches or other ancillary…
As requested on Twitter. Data sourced from AFLtables.com for AFL and NRL, and UltimateAleague.com for A-league.
ABL R1 of the 2022-23 ABL season had 10,503 spectators (with three Adelaide games still to report), at an average attendance of 808 per match, using 21% of capacity. AFLW AFLW Semi Finals weekend attracted 4,915 people at an average of 2,458 per game (38% capacity). The Finals series so far has seen 19,023 people…
The Daily telegraph reports that the 20th anniversary of the Superleague War begins on Wednesday. On April 1st, 1995 News Limited commenced an unprecedented raid on rugby league talent in order to form its own Superleague competition. This is Im sure one of just many articles to come out about this in coming days.
Panthers Group have reported a profit of 14m for 2022, on revenue of 152.2m Gaming 65m Catering 32.335m NRL Grant 15.679m Sponsors 12.936m Panthers Group have reported a profit of 14m for 2022, on revenue of 152.2m Gaming 65mCatering 32.335mNRL Grant 15.679mSponsors 12.936m https://t.co/L0KoyhDBgZ pic.twitter.com/PMbT1eg1KK — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) February 28, 2023 Penrith themselves reported…
AFL and NRL Memberships as of 6pm on April 19 as sourced from club websites and media reports. AFL Clubs A total of 1,002,635 members have so far signed up to support their favourite club, surpassing the one-million membership milestone three weeks ahead of the same time last year, in a season which saw the…
Phil Lutton writes in Fairfax media that a new consortium has emerged as a contender for a possible second Brisbane license which could potentially be worth an additional 250 million to the leagues media rights.
For AFL clubs reporting this year the Blues, Cats, Dockers and Dogs have all reported record levels of membership so far. For the NRL, aside from the Dolphins phenomenal numbers, the Broncos, Sea Eagles and Roosters have all reported record high membership numbers.
The Advertiser reports that both Adelaide and Port Adelaide are unimpressed with being locked out of the Adelaide Oval due to an Aleague elimination final ahead of the Showdown, despite having an agreement that allows it access for two training sessions as the home side, while Port are offered one under the deal. The Crows…
