June Membership Update

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!…

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2015 FFA Partipipation Audit

Participation in organised football has jumped 20% in 2015, a Football Federation Australia (FFA) national audit has found. Community football clubs saw an increase of 7% in the past year to reach 499,361 players in 2,155 clubs in every state and territory. The total number of participants in community clubs, school, indoor, social and introductory…

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Kayo, Foxtel Now & Optus Sport Streaming numbers

Kayo Optus has revealed that its Optus Sport subscription numbers have reached 700,000 after Optus Sport enjoyed its most successful season ever across 2018-19 and broke many customer engagement and viewing records. Optus has also announced it is introducing a $10 Optus Sport Add On* for Optus prepaid mobile customers. This new offer provides Optus’ large…

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Industry News – March 26th, 2021

Crowds and TV Ratings – March 25th AFL – Carlton v Collingwood 51,723 at the MCG This is the largest crowd in the Southern Hemisphere since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total national TV audience of 932,000 (7 metro 522,000, 7 regional 177,000, Foxfooty 233,000) NRL – Penrith v Melbourne 14,077 at Bankwest Stadium…

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Sports Industry News – Wed, Jan 30th

Crowds – January 29th  BBL: Sydney Sixers d Adelaide Strikers. Crowd: 8,083 @ Sydney Cricket Ground BBL: Hobart Hurricanes d Brisbane Heat. Crowd: TBA @ Blundstone Arena Crowd figures from Austadiums twitter (@au_sport) TV Ratings – January 29th BBL: Sydney Sixers d Adelaide Strikers – Fox (Exclusive) 188,000 & 207,000 BBL: Hobart Hurricanes d Brisbane…

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