The NRL and Grant on Tuesday again refused to give firm numbers, however the NSW, Queensland and Country rugby league associations all said while numbers were down, there was plenty of silver lining. Across all three of the major associations, there is a broad trend towards a slight drop in numbers, driven by declining male…
RECORD BREAKING! Thank you to the 20,029 fans who have come to see us and have made this match the highest-attended women’s football international in Australian history!#WeAreMatildas #AUSvCHI pic.twitter.com/GI4dBqjQ5g — CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) November 9, 2019 Top five standalone @TheMatildas crowds in Aus:20,029 #AUSvCHI16,829 v Brazil (Newcastle) 19-Sep-1715,185 v Chile (Penrith) 10-Nov-1815,089 v Brazil (Penrith)…
Traditionally womens sport has been considered the less popular cousin to mens sport. This has been evident in sporting attendances, tv deals and media coverage going back decades. With the AFL launching its womens competition, and the threat from its financial and support strengths, it seems the latest sporting battlefront is emerging. So who are…
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A-league Men A-league Women AFL NBL NRL Sunday NRL on Nine reached 829,000 with an average of 352,000.
It was a big weekend in sport with something for everyone, including record breaking crowds in Supernetball, and record 14th 70k+ crowd in a single home and away season for the AFL Australian Football League Attendance Total: 327,101 (ave 36,345) TV – Seven National Rugby League Attendance Total: 89,127 (ave 17,825) TV – Nine Rugby…
The West Australian reports that Fremantle have more than tripled their operating profit on the back of winning a maiden minor premiership last season and Nat Fyfe becoming their first Brownlow medallist. The club today posted a $763,775 net profit for the 12 months to October 31. It is the 13th successive year the Dockers…
Theres been more than a few voices out there on the internet and in other codes complaining about the media coverage given the AFL Womens competition. This has come from a variety of sources most of whom seem to be voicing the opinion that given its embryonic stage, the media coverage is disproportionate, undeserving and…
Source: Adelaide Advertiser The Power continues to break new records with its membership now sitting more than 13,500 higher than at the same time last year. The Power today announced they had passed the 50,000 membership mark, meaning both South Australian clubs have passed that mark for the first time.
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 +…
On this episode of the Bigfooty Sports Industry Podcast we talk to Curtis Woodward (@woodward_curtis) from the 81stminute.com about the Dolphins, the Bears, Development funding, the rookie draft and much more https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sports-industry-rugby-league-updates-nov-3-2021/id662870487?i=1000540606762 On this episode of the Bigfooty Sports Industry Podcast we talk to Richard Craill (@Craillsy), Editor of @theracetorque, who educates me about the current state…
Foxtel/Kayo Paying Kayo Subcriptions as reported in News Corp Quarterly results and the 2019 Annual Report. pic.twitter.com/QOavyHbA2S — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) February 7, 2020 As of December 31, 2019, Foxtel’s total closing subscribers were 2.952m, an increase of 3% compared to 2018, primarily due to subscriber growth at Kayo, partially offset by lower broadcast subscribers. As…
A-league 2017 ACL – Western Sydney v Shanghai SIPG – 5,271 at Campbelltown 2017 ACL – Brisbane v Ulsan Hyundai – 3,245 at Suncorp Stadium Sydney FC’s longest serving chief executive will step down from his role during the off-season, after Tony Pignata announced his departure from the club on Wednesday. AFL Carlton president Mark…
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Note both results are the consoldiated results of the ARLC and the AFL.
AFL AFL Thu – Swans v Bulldogs – Official crowd: 20,692 at the SCG Thu AFL FTA (7/7mate) – Swans v Bulldogs – 464,000 (Syd 36,000, Mel 261,000, Bris 20,000, Adel 91,0000, Per 55,000), Regional 190,000 Thu STV #AFL #FoxFooty #AFLSwansDogs National 187k: Metro 149k (Syd 33k Mel 74k Bri 10k Ade 12k Per 20k)…
The Dogs’ historic season and the AFL Grand Final ranked seventh on Facebook’s most talked-about topics in Australia during a year that wasn’t short on huge news stories. The social media giant has released its year-in-review data, analysing and aggregating Australians’ posts by tallying how many times a topic was mentioned on the platform. The…
It was another massive weekend in Australian sport with a record attendance for an A-league Womens Grand Final, and ongoing record seasons falling in the AFL and NRL A-league (Men) Round 26 #ALMcrowds reeled in 45,051 people at an average of 7,509 per match. The 2022-23 ALM season was attended by 1,161,643 at an average…
Fairfax media writes today that the NRL could be considering strip;ping Canterbury-Bankstown of points following ugly incidents between players and umpires and fans and umpires on the weekend. The Dogs have previously had a 4 point suspended sentence pending the behaviour of their fans during the 2004 season. The close result was marred by some…