AFL The AFL has indicated it won’t raid clubs during the season in its pursuit of a full-time football operations boss to replace Simon Lethlean, who resigned after a relationship with a female employee became public. With highly regarded St Kilda second-in-command Ameet Bains looming as a strong prospect for…
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AFL Football great Kevin Sheedy has called on the AFL to open the new Burswood Stadium next year with a one-off State of Origin fixture between WA and Victoria. TASMANIA is sick of jumping through the AFL’s hoops — now it is up to the League to show the way…
AFL THURSDAY night football has proven a ratings winner for Channel Seven, with an average of 731,000 free-to-air viewers switching on to its seven games in the timeslot this season. The delicate art sports sponsorships: AFL star Matthew Pavlich on the balancing act RICHMOND and Greater Western Sydney are pushing to…
NRL Origin 2 Attendance: 82,259 (officially sold out by 5pm) Fans and viewers at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium for State of Origin will have seen the latest in digital signage as the NRL partners with provider Techfront to roll out LED displays around the ground. Along with displaying advertising to the…
The AFL and the AFLPA announced on June 20th that a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will deliver to players a package of $1.84 billion, inclusive of player wages, investments in player development, the Player Retirement Scheme, injury and hardship support, marketing activities and past players. Total Player Payments…
Sorry for the inconsistency, havent been all that well. Soccer Australia v Brazil – Crowd – 48,847 at the MCG Australia v Brazil: 9Go! 221,000 (Syd 78k, Melb 64k, Bris 35k, Adel 30k, Perth 14k) Fox: 143k AUSTRALIA unveiled a government-backed bid Tuesday to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup,…
AFL AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says a deal is “98 per cent” done for AFL games to be played at the new Perth Stadium next year and could be finalised as early as today. AFL top boss Gillon McLachlan has all but ruled out a derby opening the first…
AFL After 10 rounds & 89 mtchs of the 2017 AFL season, crowds +1.67% on ave – 35,016 from 34,440, +0.54% on aggregate to 3.116m up from 3.099m AFL superstar Patrick Dangerfield says the threat of players striking is greater in cricket than football as both sports continue to broker…
AFL Thursday AFL – Cats v Power – 24,909 at Simonds Stadium Jeep have announced they will sponsor Richmond for another three years. Geelong is understood to be open to talking about selling one of their Etihad Stadium home games to the Power to play in Shanghai. NORTH Melbourne yesterday…
AFL RICHMOND expects to be granted an AFL Women’s licence for the 2019 season. Peggy O’Neal told members she believed Richmond was the strongest-positioned Victorian club to support and nurture indigenous female participation and talent and said the club’s commitment to supporting female talent in its academy zone and alignment…
AFL The latest data collected in the Nielsen Social Content Ratings for the week ending April 30 shows the AFL took the top four spots on the chart with the Anzac day match between Essendon and Collingwood screened by Seven and Fox Footy ranking #1 for sport. GOLD Coast have…
AFL A radical proposal to short-circuit pay negotiations with the AFL Players Association by putting an offer directly to the footballers to vote on has been placed before league bosses by Melbourne president and prominent industrial lawyer Glen Bartlett. The AFL says it will has put Gold Coast’s Metricon Stadium…
AFL Thu AFL: West Coast Eagles d Sydney Swans: Crowd: 38,065 @ Domain Stadium Thu STV: #AFLEaglesSwans #FoxFooty 357k (Only one FoxFooty H&A game bigger in 2016 – #AFL NTH MELB V HAWTHORN in June with 399k) Thu STV: #AFL #FoxFooty #AFLEaglesSwans National: 357k (Metro: Syd 34k Mel 141k Bri…
AFL Wed STV – AFL 360 89,000, League Teams 38,000 Supporters are being slugged more for reserved seats in the opening round of the AFL under the dynamic pricing system, the official fans association says. Reserved seat prices have risen for six of the nine round one games under the system, which…
AFL AFLW – Melbourne v Fremantle – 2,500 (est) at Casey Fields AFLW – GWS v bulldogs – 6,460 at Manuka Oval, Sat TV #AFLW 7mate #AFLWGiantsDogs 145k (99k Metro Regional 46k) AFLW – Collingwood v Adelaide – 2,500 at Olympic Park AFLW – Carlton v Brisbane – 5,801 at…
AFC Asian Champions League 2017 ACL – FC Seoul v Wanderers – 4,769 at Seoul World Cup Stadium 2017 ACL – Adelaide v Jeju United – 3,539 at Hindmarsh Stadium AFL THE GABBA could get a drop-in wicket after Sports Minister Mick de Brenni backed the idea as a way…
AFL Sat AFLW – Adelaide v Melbourne – Official attendance: 5,100 at TIO Stadium Sat TV #AFLW 7mate/Seven #AFLWCrowsDees 144k (Syd 7k Mel 50k Bri 9k Ade 61k Per 11k) Sat AFLW – Brisbane v Western Bulldogs – 4,200 at South Pine Sports Complex (Brisbane). Brisbane secure home Grand Final….
AFL JLT Series: GWS Giants d North Melbourne: Crowd: 3,997 @ Manuka Oval JLT Series: Fremantle d Carlton: Crowd: 6,639 @ Domain Stadium AFLW: Fremantle v Carlton – 6,639 (double header) A three-year, naming-rights deal worth more than $1 million struck by St Kilda will see Moorabbin renamed RSEA Park…
AFL The Saints are still hunting for a sponsor to adorn the collar of senior coach Alan Richardson – a slither of material said to be worth more than $350,000 to the average club. The Saints are confident they will soon secure a sponsor for another lucrative piece of real…
AFL Players could be in line for a bumper pay rise of up to 20 per cent this year alone, as drawn-out negotiations with AFL powerbrokers near a conclusion. AFL Players’ Association boss Paul Marsh is confident an end to the competition’s long-running pay saga is near but he isn’t…