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 action by the AFL…
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 stay at the MCG until…
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 major and two minor players…
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. NRL Fox ratings are up…
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 mark, totalling $998.13m, with clubs…
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 teams will be added in…
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 Club football competitions across the…
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 $14,500 (up 20 per cent)…
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 as its preferred site, and…
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% to 2.878m total and 32,000…
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 saying the “hype” of scalping…
Apologies for the lack of updates recently. Ive been a little flat out. AFL and Australian Football Note: we have now put together a list of AFL and AFL club reports, collective bargaining agreements and other frequently requested information into an easily accessible list, hosted here. AFL crowds will rewrite the league’s attendance record books…
The AFL yesterday released the audited 2017 numbers for all AFL clubs. This years numbers included more than 7,000 AFLW members (although not all clubs, and not even all AFLW clubs had womens memberships), which comfortably puts the AFL membership tally at over 900,000. The AFL confirmed in 2016 that it had tightened membership…
AFL and AFLW THE gloves are off in Sydney’s AFL rivalry with the Giants set to use their women’s team to push into territory traditionally dominated by the Swans. PR crisis management expert Gerry McCusker (pictured below) explains why a slow comment in a crisis is becoming the next worst thing to making no comment…
AFL After 18 rounds of the 2017 AFL season, Crowds remain up 5.71% to 5.2 million at an average of 34,110. pic.twitter.com/VAgTPHGyzh — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 23, 2017 NRL After 20 rounds of the 2017 NRL season, crowds have narrowly become positive – up 0.23% to 2.205 million at an average of 15,316 pic.twitter.com/TULx20n4ov —…
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 Lethlean’s role, it is believed…
Sat AFL – Cats v Hawks – Official crowd: 70,345 at the MCG https://t.co/A4zDGmHISw — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 15, 2017 70k+ at the MCG today makes the 8th game this year to top the 70k mark compared to 4 in all of 2016. plus 4 games between 60-70 (3 in 2016) — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July…
Fri NRL – Warriors v Panthers – Crowd: 13,076 at Mt Smart https://t.co/e7LjOw1Rz4 — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 14, 2017 Fri STV #NRL #FoxLeague #NRLWarriorsPanthers National 194k: Metro 143k (Syd 78k Mel 14k Bri 48k Ade 1k Per 2k) pic.twitter.com/9L4XoJq8PI — Mediaweek (@MediaweekAUS) July 15, 2017 Fri NRL – Raiders v Dragoms – Crowd: 10,977 at…
After 16 Rounds of the 2017 AFL Season, crowds are up 5.5% to 4.64 million and a 34,405 average. pic.twitter.com/3z0P0qaFBO — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 9, 2017 After 18 rounds of the 2017 NRL season, league crowds are down just 0.71% to 1.998 million and a 15,372 aveage heading into Origin III. pic.twitter.com/WEfciqxx83 — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU)…
AFL Sun AFL – Eagles v Power – Official crowd: 36,766 at Domain Stadium https://t.co/IUDTFxTkyv — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 9, 2017 Official attendance at the 'G today is 47,266 #AFLBluesDees — Melbourne Cricket Ground (@MCG) July 9, 2017 Sun AFL – Roos v Dockers – 19,267 at Etihad Stadium https://t.co/n4tdgByLYK — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 9,…