AFL Round 9 – The league passes the 3 million attendance mark for the season
More than 3 million people have now attended AFL matches this season at an average of 38,632 per match. Round 9 was attended by 309,773 at an average of 34,419 per match.
May 12, 2024
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AFR Report: Sportsbet’s secret NRL gambling funnel
The Australian Financial Review has a report by Mark Di Stefano on Sportsbet and how the bookmaker used a shell company to shield involvement in an NRL Pick’em tipping competition, which skirted advertising regulations and promoted gambling offers. Essentially, Sportsbet created a seperate shelf company to operate the competition which enabled them to get around…
Round 10, 2024 Attendance – the NRL continues setting a record pace
Round 10 of the 2024 NRL season saw the league pass 1.5 million attendees for the season as 117,913 attended matches across the eastern seaboard this weekend, at an average of 14,739 per match (49.8% capacity) This season has seen 1.548m people attend matches this season at an average of 19,358 per match (this slightly…
Super Rugby Pacific – Is anyone watching?
A quick look at the year so far in Super Rugby TV ratings. And I mean real quick, because there isnt much to work with. Australia Under the current deal live Super Rugby is being shown on the Nine network for the first time. STAN data has never been made available. According to the 2023…
AFLNT and the NT Gov release Strategic Business Case for AFL team
Media Release The Northern Territory is a step closer to having its own AFL team with the release of a strategic business case by the Australian Football League Team Northern Territory Taskforce. The Taskforce have completed a strategic business case, which includes a 10-year plan to establish a Northern Territory (NT) based AFL club. The…
NRL Expansion: Perth Bears possible, but Perth prefers own identity
News Limited reports today say Peter Vlandys has plans for Perth to be a big part of the NRLs expansion plans, with the Bears likely to be put forward as the 19th team stationed in the West of the country. The NRL has established an expansion task force, which includes former Chair Peter Beatty, and…
Saturday AFL Crowds and Television
A big Saturday block of AFL matches played up and down the east coast with matches in Launceston, Melbourne, and the Gold Coast. Sevens Saturday night football was a combined ratings affair between the Tigers/Bulldogs and Suns/Roos matches with an average audience of 399,000 watching on free to air television, with a reach of 1.447…
Saturday NRL Attendances – May 11th, 2024
It was a big Saturday of NRL matches played across the Eastern Seaboard, with games in Tamworth, Sydney and Melbourne. The Tigers kicked off the days play against Newcastle in Tamworth where 10,107 saw them take on Newcastle. This is just under what the match recieved last year (10,423) but ahead of the average for…
Friday Attendance and TV Ratings – May 10th, 2024
A rare double header fixture for the AFL on a friday night saw an average audience of 691,000 watch Sevens AFL coverage on free to air television. The combined coverage reached a season high 2.383m viewers. Sevens Friday night coverage has an average audience of 626,000 for the season, while the average reach on a…