Australian Coronovirus Precautions | Sport | AFL

Federal Health Minister @GregHuntMP says there right now are no grounds in Australia to change the guidance for mass gatherings. @10NewsFirstMelb #springst — Simon Love (@SimoLove) March 12, 2020 AFL CLUBS and the AFL industry are implementing procedures to protect their staff and players against the spread of coronavirus. Details here,and here. Brisbane Lions Closed…

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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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March 17th – Industry News – Thu Crowds, Lions, Optus broacasts, Greenburg for NRL CEO, Cronulla

The NRL match between North Queensland and Sydney Roosters drew 8,099 to the Willows precinct (1300SMILES Stadium). Details here. News Limited is reporting that the Brisbane Lions have no idea when they will be able to start training on the Gabba due to the cricket season and AFL season overlap. If the Bulls lose and…

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Weekend Crowds & Ratings

AFL Thu STV: #AFL #FoxFooty #AFLEaglesSwans National: 357k (Metro: Syd 34k Mel 141k Bri 20k Ade 39k Per 55k)  7mate  180k (Sydney 42k Perth 138k) Fri TV #AFL #aflnorthdogs Seven 482k (Mel 313k Ade 83k Per 86k) No 7mate yet, FoxFooty Metro 198k (Syd 17k Mel 118k Bri 10k Ade 21k Per 33k) Sat TV…

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Melbourne Demons have announced a comprehensive profit of 2.711m on revenue of 55.035m for 2022. gate rose 3.5m to 8.2m, sponsorship rose almost 4m to 11.7m,

Melbourne Football Club has announced a $3.5m operating profit for the year ending 31 October 2022.  A key summary of the result and the Club’s position for the year is as follows: Operating profit of $3.5m – a $1.4m (67%) increase on 2021; Revenue of $55.0m – an increase of $12.0m (28%) from 2021. The…

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Is soccer in Australia undervalued relative to other sporting codes?

A Report in the Australian asks Is soccer in Australia undervalued relative to other sporting codes? While it acknowledges the greater TV rights and ratings, and likewise the greater attendances, the article seems to suggest that participation at grassroots should be considered a factor when determining the sports popularity. Note: Articles in The Australian can…

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