WBBL TV Ratings have overtaken AFLW
TV ratings for the Women’s Big Bash League overtook AFLW in 2021 despite a decline for the cricket league last year when it coincided with the men’s T20 World Cup. According to The Age, the WBBL attracted an average audience per free-to-air match of 174,000 compared with 91,000 for AFLW games, according to figures provided…
Giants and Suns AFL Distributions 2011-2022
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…
Wallabies, Matildas, Wimbledon – The “other” crowds and ratings 12-17/7/2023
Matildas warm up Match Matildas/Les Bleues 50,629 at @marvelstadiumau This is a record Matildas attendance…for now #wwctvratingsau Aus/France Rugby Union Battle of the National Teams VOZ Total [Met/Reg/BVOD] Tottenham AU Tour 2023 #ftblcrowds AU Glory/WHam 24,273 Tennis Wimbledon Womens Final 251k [171k/58k/22k] TD France 233k [162k/69k/2k]
AFL and NRL Attendance and TV Ratings 12-16/7 2023
AFL Round 18 #AFLCrowds totaled 303,300 at an average of 33,700 per game using 69.96% of available capacity. This is up 19% on the corresponding round in 2022. AFL crowds for 2023 total more than 5.4m – up about 800,000 on 2022 (more than 17% up over the season) #AFLtvratings for Round 18 totalled 4.098m…
06/07-10/7/23 – AFL/Ashes/NRL Television and Crowds
AFL Round 17 TelevisionRichmond v Sydney 713,000W. Bulldogs v Collingwood 797,000Brisbane v West Coast 263,000Giants v Hawks 253,000St Kilda v Melbourne494,000Pt Adelaide v Gold Coast 244,000Geelong v Nth Melbourne 192,000Essendon v Adelaide 654,000Fremantle v Carlton 333,000 AFL Attendance Richmond v Sydney 48,443Western Bulldogs v Collingwood 43,482St Kilda v Melbourne 30,749GWS v Hawthorn 9,007Brisbane v West Coast…
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10.07.2023 – Weekend Sports Attendance, Ratings and Memberships Wrap
Its been another big weekend in Australian sport as the Cricket dominates all on television and we head into the final of the 2023 Origin series. Attendances In an Origin affected round with just 5 matches, attendances were 74,781 for the NRL in Round 17 at ana average of 15,056. The league is averaging 18,388…
07.07.2023 – Saturday Sports Attendance
AFL St Kilda v Melbourne 30,749 at Marvel Stadium Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn 9,007 at Giants Stadium Brisbane v West Coast 28,843 at the Gabba Port Adelaide v Gold Coast TBA at Adelaide Oval NRL South Sydney v Canterbury 16,166 at Accor Stadium Parramatta v Warriors 21,696 at Commbank Stadium Superleague (UK) Wakefield v…
07.07.2023 – Sports Industry News
AFL Tanunda, located 75km north of the CBD, is firming to stage a game during the second edition of the Gather Round football festival, to be held in April. ALM With the main grand stand up, grass on the pitch down and flood lights in place; progress is steadily being made at Tarneit NRL Work…
07.07.2023 – Friday Attendances and TV Ratings
AFL Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Attendance: 43,482 at Marvel Stadium PReliminary Overnight Ratings 7 Metro [390,000 – Syd 8,000 Melb 252,000 Bri 17,000 Adl 66,000 Per 46,000] Foxfooty 140,000 VOZ Seven 549,000 [Metro 390,000 Regional 159,000] Streaming and Total Estimate Kayo/Fox Go/Foxtel Now 108,000 (based on 77% of set top box ratings) Total estimated audience…
06.07.2023 – Thursday Attendance and TV ratings
AFL Richmond v Sydney Attendance: 48,443 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Preliminary Overnight TV Metro FTA on Seven #16 Thursday Night Football – 312,000 [Syd 23,000 Melb 188,000 Bri 21,000 Adl 51,000 Per 30,000] Foxfooty 145,000 #afltvratings VOZ Seven 456,000 [Metro 312,000 Regional 144,000] Streaming and total Estimate Kayo/Fox Go/Foxtel Now 112,000 (based on 77%…
Regional Football Stadium developments at Wyndham actually moving ahead
Twitter user @JakeHolFTBL has posted images of the ongoing developments out at Tarneit,showing considerable progress. Those of us who had doubts, can now be assured that this is moving ahead. Some pictures of the ongoing construction of Western United’s facilities in Wyndham City. With the main grand stand up, grass on the pitch down and flood…
Tasmania AFL updates – Grant O’Brien appointed Chairman, Nominations committee appointments for the Board, Heritage risk. Treasurer has faith
Grant O’Brien, the North-West Coast reared former Woolworths chief executive was announced on Friday June 7th, 2023 as the Tasmanian AFL Club’s inaugural chair, and he says that the announcement represented the “starting gun” on the long road to Round 1, 2028. “We could not have chosen a better person to lead our AFL…
2023 Ground Usage
Domestic Comp Venue Usage in 2023 Calendar Year (excluding next ALM/ALW/AFLW/BBL/WBBL seasons, as either not released or announced today) Venues with more than 10 matches
AFL and NRL Membership updates
AFL Membership updates – June 2023 The GIANTS have passed the 30k milestone, with 30,407 members who have pledged their support and signed up to be bigger in orange this season. Fremantle have surpassed 60,000 members for the first time in Club history as their record 2023 membership tally continues to grow. The Guardian has…
A record crowd and 919,000 tune in for Womens State of Origin I
12,972 fans attended the Womens Origin fixture at Commbank Stadium – a record crowd for Womens Origin in Australia. Codesports reports that including streaming, viewership was at 919,000 for game one. Cover picture: Womens Origin at Commbank Stadium. Picture: @BradWalterSport A Women’s Origin record 💥 Thank you to the record breaking 12,972 fans who turned out for…
A reccord SA Origin crowd and 3.421m tune in for State of Origin 1
A record crowd of 48,613 has attended Origin I at Adelaide Oval, the best attendance for a Rugby League match in South Australia. Rugby league’s season of record-breaking TV ratings has continued on State of Origin night. Channel Nine finished with its highest Origin audience since game one in 2018, attracting a viewership of 3.421m…
15.05.23 – HIGHEST ATTENDED AFL OPENING NINE ROUNDS OF ALL-TIME
The AFL is pleased to announce Rounds One through Nine of 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season represents the best-ever attendance after nine rounds in AFL history. 3,047,247 fans have attended the opening nine rounds of the season, the highest attended Rounds One – Nine on record. 33,275 attendees more than the previous record in 2019 (3,013,972)….
15.05.23 – Weekend Attendance and Television – AFL Round 11, NRL Round 9, NBA finals, Supernetball
Another big weekend, as the NRL continues its magificent season in both attendance and television, while the A-league heads to its final matches for the season. A-league Men On Friday, Sydney FC drew 15,322 to their clash against Melbourne City at Allianz Stadium, while on Saturday, Adelaide United attracted a crowd of 15,771 to its…