Country Wide – http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-13/womens-participation-in-afl-soars-in-2015 Total Participation grew by 8.0 per cent to reach 1,247,610· 597,538 played in structured competitions (up 3.5 per cent) 650,072 participated in introductory programs (up 13 per cent) Community Club participation grew by 1.4 per cent to 336,108· Strong growth in junior (4 per cent) and youth girls (33 per cent)…
Micheal Lynch writes in Fairfax newspapers why the 11,000 strong crowd at the Olympic Village for the FFA Cup isnt necessarily a good indicator that the Aleague is ready for a secnd division, but it does show that the FFA need to do something decent outside of the Aleague in the near future.
News Ltd reports that Adelaide United will continue to play matches at Adelaide Oval despite poor showings there, including only 19,000 for its season operner against Melbourne Victory. According to Greg Griffin, Adelade didnt choose the fixture and venue, both were chosen by the FFA, which has its own arrangements with Adelaide Oval. Adelaide United…
While the AFL season and football in Australia may be over for another year, next week the United States will play host to an annual event that is the largest Australian Football tournament in the world with more than a thousand players from the US and Canada involved. To explain how it all works, I…
The football season in Australia may be over, but the International footy continues with various nationals and international tournaments being played overseas over the next few weeks. The USAFL Nationals are coming, as are the Asian championships – but this weekend we have the AFL Europe Axios Euro Cup. The Axios Euro Cup is a…
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the new Stadium upgrades are essential for the preservation of Sydneys NRL clubs, as well as the growth of attendances in the code.\ “My strong view is that suburban grounds, particularly in rugby league’s case, will probably kill one or maybe even two franchises if we don’t make the…
Papua New Guinea will cohost the World Cup, holding three group matches in New Guinea after spending 1.4 billion on stadium and facility upgrades. “The investment that the government and capital city has put in will get 10 times more back when it comes to the promotion of our city, our country and our national…
Phil Rothfield recently had an indepth discussion with Dave Smith, CEO of the NRL. Here are the parts relative to this website. BUZZ: I’m glad the grand final was at ANZ. Under your plan for a 60,000 seater in Moore Park, 25,000 fans would have missed seeing the best grand final ever. SMITH: What I’m…
Alexa’s traffic estimates are based on data from our global traffic panel, which is a sample of millions of Internet users using one of over 25,000 different browser extensions. In addition, we gather much of our traffic data from direct sources in the form of sites that have chosen to install the Alexa script on…
Source: MCN April 2015 stats NRL. April PI’s 47,392,523 April UA’s 2,937,786 April ASD’s 10:00 April m.site PI’s 7,771,993 April m.site UA’s 664,074 NRL App Downloads 600,000 AFL. April PI’s 136,487,128 April UA’s 4,863,615 April ASD’s 7:58 April m.site PI’s 8,777,073 April m.site UA’s 821,700 AFL App Downloads 1,367,658 Abbreviations PI = Page impressions UB…
Mumbrella reports that the NRL has beaten the AFL when it comes to social media – 106,000 to 92,000. It should be noted that no menthodology is included.
News Limited is reporting today that West Coast have specifically requrested more games at the MCG next season after playing just one game this year at the grand final venue. “Hopefully next year we will get the opportunity to play on this ground more often,” Nisbett revealed. “We always ask to play here more often…
With Hawthorn’s million-dollar-a-year deal with Audi inked, only five AFL teams now don’t have a car sponsor—including the two that topped the ladder and another whose supporters are among the most likely to intend to buy a new car, Roy Morgan Research shows. Whether the deal includes signage at matches, logos on jerseys and shorts,…
Roy Morgan Single Source research in the 12 months to June 2015 shows that: 2,321,000 Australians (14+) especially choose to watch AFL matches broadcast on Channel Seven, down from 2,628,000 in the 12 months to June 2013. 891,000 especially choose to watch Foxtel’s dedicated AFL channel Fox Footy, up from 841,000 in 2013. Foxtel is…