Here is a brief comparison of known Australian womens sports tv deals. Australian Football League – Womens Two year deal No Additional rights funds Production costs covered by Foxtel and the Seven Network Opening game of the season, every saturday night game and the grand final live and on the Seven Network All games live…
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Background After 20 odd years of involvement with the AFL at headquarters in one position or another, Gillon Mclachlan has finally stood down as AFL CEO a year after it was first announced. Here we take a brief look at his accomplishments and whether or not the league has been better for his appointment. In…
Cricket Australia reports a comprehensive profit of $4.86m for 2020-21, up more than 50m on last years $43m loss. – media and marketing 282m (+48m) sponsorship 73m (-4m) match income 17m (-17m). Cricket Australia reports a comprehensive profit of $4.86m for 2020-21, up more than 50m on last years $43m loss. – media and marketing…
Its been a big weekend in sport. A-league Men Round 3 of the 2022-23 A-league Mens season saw 64,948 people attend at an average of 10,825, (36% of capacity) This is the highest drawing round, and the Melb derby is the highest crowd of the season to date. Season so far has seen 166,844 people…
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…
AFL Mon STV – AFL 360 70,000, On the Couch 49,000 Tues STV – AFL 360 77,000, Open Mike 60,000 McLachlan ignored the prospect of a bigger crowd in Adelaide to ensure the AFLW does not start with the integrity issues that dogged AFL finals in the 1990s. AFLW grand final causes headaches as it…
The Collingwood Football Club has announced an operating profit before depreciation of $1,551,350 (2015 – $1,880,927) for the financial year ending 31 October 2016. The final declared statutory result for the 2016 financial year is a net loss of $2,622,623 (2015 – profit of $848,076). Collingwood was also required to contribute $1,405,904 to the AFL’s…
AFL Sydney Kayo will stream AFL Sydney’s match of the round in the Men’s and Women’s Premier Division competitions live and on-demand throughout Season 2021. Two AFL Sydney matches a week will be accessible via Kayo Freebies NPL (football, various states) NPL matches in various states and territories are streamed on Facebook, Youtube and NPL.TV….
The number of women and girls playing football has risen to record numbers, as football participation in Australia climbed to more than 1.95 million in 2019. https://t.co/DuSc4GZrPS — Football Australia (@FootballAUS) March 10, 2020 FFA 2019 National Participation: 1.957m with 543,159 (119,037 female) outdoor participants at 2,386 clubs. pic.twitter.com/sYLcfeJMcC — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) March 10, 2020…
The Guardian reports that Martin Snedden, NZ organiser of the 2011 Rugby World Cup wants to make a bid for the 2026 World Cup with Australia. Australia has apparently not been approached at this time.
This blog appeared on the Guardian website and I thought Id address it a little. Far too often proponents of soccer and league complain about the lack of media coverage, or even the lack of positive media coverage that the local media outlets show for their chosen sports and teams. Time and time again, we…
Soccer ACL 2017 – Adelaide v Jiangsu Suning at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Attendance: 41,033 Wed STV #AFCChampionsLeague #JIAvADE #FoxSports 23k Football Federation Australia will prioritise clubs playing in the Asian Champions League when scheduling next season’s draw by making fixtures flexible to account for travel loads and continental competition. AFL The Australian reports that…
Fairfax reports that the ACT Government will look at having a one size fits all venues membership ticket for its Canberra venues. Such a membership would include games played by Union, League, AFL and potentially cricket at GIO Stadium and Manuka Oval. The Government is unhappy with crowds this year and would like night matches…
AFL CEO-Elect Andrew Dillon has today announced a new all-time AFL Club membership record of 1,198,833* members (year to date). The 1,198,833 number surpasses the record of 1,190,671 that was set in 2022. One in 22 Australians is a member of an AFL club. AFL club membership has increased 30 times in the past 32 years, with the exceptions…
From Available Annual Reports. Netball Australia doesnt give a total revenue figure for several years after 2007. Football Australia was a reformed body after 2005 and lost its professional league operations with devolution of the A-league to the APL in 2018. This body doesnt provide a report. Basketball Australia retains operation of the WNBL, but…
Industry News – Thursday, March 25th Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has called for the Swans and Giants to be given an additional “housing allowance” for football staff and coaches as part of the soft cap on football spending. Adidas is ditching niche sports like lacrosse + Australian rules football and paring back on cricket +…
A-league Adelaide United is proud to announce it has partnered with Gameready Performance for the remainder of the Liberty A-League 2022/23 season. Perth Glory is proud to announce a two-year partnership with Australia’s leading equipment hire and solutions provider, Coates. AFL St Kilda Football Club and Red Rooster have extended their relationship, with the Australian…
[Media Release] Victoria’s creative industries, major events, sporting calendar and live music scene are world class, attracting millions of visitors, creating thousands of jobs and boosting our state’s economy. It doesn’t happen by chance – that’s why the Allan Labor Government is investing more than $318.6 million in the Victorian Budget 2024/25 to maintain our…
