Initially the rights to Docklands were sold to Colonial Mutual for 32.5 million over ten years. When Colonial was bought by the Commonwealth Bank, those rights were sold to Telstra for $50 million. Colonial Stadium became Telstra Dome. In 2009, Etihad Airways paid $25 million for the naming rights to the stadium, triggering legal…
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On Thursday evening, the AFL advised the clubs of an impending deal with the Victorian Government which would included funding for its Etihad Stadium proposal, and funding for a number of facilities across the state for Womens football. In a $225 million deal with the AFL, the grand final will…
Periodically we see some concern over the state of certain attendance figures in Australia’s various football codes, and its time some of these critics had a good look at the figures and their place in the big picture. Here in Australia we are blessed with four codes of football, two…
Traditionally, the Telegraph and other media produce all manner of doom laden articles about the NRL at this point, bemoaning attendance and television audience metrics. Perhaps surprisingly for some, at the end of round 4, its all good news for the National Rugby League in 2018. The figures below should…
TV Ratings AFL Fox ratings are down 5.63% after two rounds to 3.45m at an average of 181,000 per match. AFL metro ratings are holding firm, up slightly 0.23% to 4.881m, at an average of 271,000 per match, with all 18 matches so far broadcast in at least one market….
Its that time of the year when all the results are in, all clubs have lodged Annual Reports and we can finally get a handle on what they’ve been up to for the last year or so off the field. AFL club revenues in 2017 narrowly missed the billion dollar…
The 2018 AFL Womens season is less than 30 days away, with Carlton v Collingwood on Friday night, February 2 at Ikon Park. Heres what you need to know about the 2018 season. The Teams There have been no changes to the number of teams for the 2018 season, 2…
In May 2017, Fairfax reported that the AFL was keen to move into an eSports market worth 1.2 billion annually. The league is keen on running an eSports tournament at Etihad Stadium, which it assumed ownership of last October, and wants AFL clubs to sponsor or create their own eSports…
The 2017 RLWC was attended by 380,307 people at an average of 13,582. Total & Average crowds down 17% on RLWC 2013. Total Crowds up 30% on 2008 (Last AU host), but down 16% on average. pic.twitter.com/SUOdl35qXi — Footyindustry (@footyindustryAU) December 4, 2017
WA QLD http://www.aflq.com.au/queensland-participation-tops-250000/ NSW/ACT http://aflnswact.com.au/participation-numbers-2017/ The popularity of AFL in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory continues to rise with AFL NSW/ACT today announcing Club participation grew 8.2%. This comes off the back of a phenomenal 78% increase in the number of female participants playing in registered…
The NRL and RLPA have announced an historic Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will deliver the best deal to players in the game’s history. The $980 million deal will deliver extra funding for the player retirement fund, for players forced into early retirement due to injury, a world class wellbeing and…
Total player payments will increase by $500,000 next year under a revised tiered payment system that sees the minimum wage of a senior listed player rise from $8,500 to $10,500. Tier 1 players have received an 17.6 per cent bump, from $17,000 to $20,000, Tier 2 rises from $12,000 to…
Background In June 2011, the Western Australian Government committed to deliver a new major stadium for Perth. After reviewing the work of the Major Stadia Taskforce (published in its June 2007 final report) and considering the views of a wide range of stakeholders, the State nominated the Burswood Peninsula option…
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With a massive Socceroos game mid week – in what was the highest viewing audience for some time, and a record for a secondary channel as ratings climbed over a million – a healthy 40,000+ at ANZ Stadium for a game – world cup qualifier or not – against a…
The A-league launched to little fanfare and only the slightest of promotion on Friday night, sandwiched between two Socceroos World Cup qualifying fixtures, at the tail end of another excellent FFA Cup season, and after the exhilarating highs of the womens games against Brazil, and with no Sydney or Melbourne…
2017 AFL Metro tv ratings finished down -1.49% in total to 45.9m and -0.93% on ave to 262,000 per game. Fox down -0.12% on both (37.4m, 189k). AFL Fox Audience shares – Syd 10%, Melb 53%, Bris 7%, Adel 13%, Per 17%. In Sydney, AFL FTA ratings were up 5.73%…
A Strong Final round (2nd best for 2017) sees the NRL finish with crowds down -1.97% to a total of 2,863m and an average of 14,915 – despite NRL R26 crowds down -6% on R26 last year. The NRL 2017 H&A season ave of 14,915 is the lowest since 2004…
AFL SCORES of eager Crows and Power fans have been queuing for AFL finals tickets, forcing Ticketek to put on extra staff to cope with the huge demand. THE AFL finals will be declared as a major event under tough anti-scalping rules to protect fans — despite the Tourism Minister…