March 2016
March 26th – Saturday Crowds
AFL Melbourne v GWS – 28,505 at the MCG Gold Coast v Essendon – 16,239 at Metricon Stadium North Melbourne v Adelaide – 25,485 at Etihad Stadium Sydney v Collingood – 33,857 at the SCG Round total to date – 179,792 (last years R1 total was 359,470, with four games remaining, including Port v St…
March 25 – Good Friday Crowds
In the NRL, 38,192 saw Canterbury see off Souths at ANZ Stadium, while at Lang Park, 46,176 watched the Broncos narrow win over North Queensland. In the A-league, 20,097 watched the Victory take on Western Sydney at Aami Park.
March 24 – Thursday Crowds, News
The opening AFL match of the season proper attracted 75,706 to the MCG. (Details here.) Meanwhile, the Socceroos pulled in 35,439 people at AdelaideOval for their match against Tajikstan in wet weather. (Details here.) ——————————– News Limited is reporting that Cronulla and Manly may be forced by the NRL to move matches away from their…
More Aussies now watching A-League than Premier League on TV
Roy Morgan released the results of a survey that concluded that the A-League is now watched on TV by more Australians 14+ than the English Premier League, with its audience growing by more than 50% since 2011. Follow up articles can be found at fourfourtwo.
March 19th – Fri TV
Friday Television The NRL match between Canterbury and Parramatta pulled in 783k with Metro: 499k (Syd 317k Bri 142k Mel 21k Ade 3k Per 10k) and Reg: 284k. A further 212k watched on Foxtel. The SuperRugby last night saw 65k watched the Waratahs take on the Highlanders, and another 52k watched the Hurricanes play the…
March 19th – Industry News – Fri Crowd, Thu TV, Etihad Stadium
Friday Nights NRL attracted 30,018 to ANZ Stadium to see Parramatta take on Canterbury. Details here. Thursday Nights NRL pulled in 470k (Syd 274k Bri 159k Mel 15k Ade 9k Per 12k) Regional 206k and a further 223k on Foxtel. News Limited reports that AFL CEO GILLON McLachlan says the league doesn’t need a third…
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…
March 16 – Industry News – Jet cause losses, Socceroos deal, Balmain need $5.4m, Aami Park Turf Problems, Carrara gets Wifi
Fairfax media is reporting that the Newcastle Jets have contributed to serious losses in the 2015 financial year for the FFA which is hoping to finalise the sale of the Jets by the end of the year after incurring millions of dollars in losses from running the club since assuming the ownership from Nathan Tinkler…
Drinks, food to cost more at Adelaide Oval AFL matches
News Limited is reporting that fans will fork out even more for pies, gourmet hot dogs, beer and soft drink this year at Adelaide Oval — already believed to be the most expensive place in the nation to watch the footy. The price of pies has risen 10c to $5.30, compared with $4.10 at the…
Balmain Tigers in emergency talks with NRL to save their share of the Wests Tigers
News Limited is reporting that Balmain are in emergency talks with the NRL to save their share of the Wests Tigers joint venture with the foundation club having just two weeks to find the $5.4 million they borrowed from the NRL in 2014 or risk handing over the full NRL license to Western Suburbs.
Western Force CEO Mark Sinderberry hits back at ex-Waratahs boss Greg Harris
Fairfax reports that Western Force chief executive Mark Sinderberry has hit back at comments made by departing Waratahs CEO Greg Harris suggesting Perth would be better off without a Super Rugby franchise, saying he should worry about his own backyard given he was unable to grow the game in NSW. Sinderberry said clubs’ financial predicaments…
Football Federation Australia to open TV talks in April
The Financial Review reports that the FFA has been engaging with a number of interested parties, but official negotiations are penciled in for early April. The current $40 million per season, four-year deal, which expires mid-2017, sees Fox Sports show all matches, including the weekend’s higher rating derbies and rivalry games. SBS has rights to show…
West Coast Eagles the most profitable football club in Australia
The Financial Review reports that the West Coast Eagles are the most profitable football club in the country, but only about one-third of teams across the four codes are managing to break even. Analysis of the balance sheets of all the Australian teams in the AFL, NRL, Super Rugby and A-League competitions found only 17…
NSW Gov wants 2/3rds of NRL games to be played at big three venues
Fairfax media is reporting that the state government is in negotiations with all major sporting franchises over content agreements to ensure that a sufficient number of games will be secured for the three stadiums undertaking major works. Fairfax says based on current venue allocation figures, about 15 games currently being played at suburban stadiums will have…
Sponsorship Updates
AFL Adelaide – Chemist Warehouse has joined the Club as a Premier Partner. As part of the new partnership Chemist Warehouse will have naming rights to the second season of The Crows Show. Brisbane – Three year partnership with Camperdown Dairy. As a part of the deal, Camperdown Dairy International branding will be seen on the team’s…
Victory signs 10 year deals to continue playing at Etihad Stadium
Foxsports is reporting that Victory have signed a 10 year deal to play games at both Etihad and Aami Park. The A-League powerhouse has played five regular season games a year at the Docklands ground since 2010-11 and that will continue under the terms set in new 10-year deals signed with both of its grounds…
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