Despite Origin leading to a shorter round, and the AFL in the middle of its “bye rounds”, it was a jam packed Saturday. Three AFL matches were played on the Saturday, with the Giants travelling to Launceston to face the Hawks in front of a reasonable crowd of 11,568. Later that afternoon West Coast hosted…
Following Origin and the Matildas, we were back into regular programming with both AFL and NRL in action on Friday. In the AFL, the Western Bulldogs faced the Brisbane Lions in front of 31,280 at Marvel Stadium. The match drew 573,000 viewers to the Seven Network including a reach of 1.751 million. Further North and…
It was records all round for womens Rugby League last night as a record crowd AND a record television audience turned up for Game 2 of NRLW Origin 2024. The game was played in front of 25,872 fans at Newcastles McDonald Jones Stadium, breaking the previous record held by Game 1 this year. The talk…
Despite some consternation on Twitter over a send off, State of Origin 1 at Accor Stadium in Sydney rated an average of 3.436 million on the Nine Network, including a record 760,000 for a rugby league match on BVOD. The broadcast reached 5.306 million viewers and is the highest rating Origin or Origin 1 since…
The Matildas last game on Australian soil prior to the Paris Olympics saw them draw their highest ever crowd of 76,798 at Accor Stadium in Sydney, with a national TV audience of 1.095m on Network 10 (and a reach of 2.62 million) The Matildas have an average Australian attendance of 52,474 since july last year,…
Thursday Night AFL saw an average audience of 608,000 on the Seven Network, with a reach of 1.781 million. So far 8.021 million people have watched the AFL on Thursday night on Seven (cumulative average to date) at an average of 617,000 per match, with an average reach of 1.841 million. Friday Night AFL was…
A quiet day as both the AFL and NRL had shorter rounds, as the NRL head into Origin 1. In the AFL, the Demons took on the Dockers in front of 6,109 at Traeger Park in Alice Springs, and later the Suns faced down the Bombres in front of 21,759 at People First Stadium on…
After a hectic Friday nights sport, Saturday returned to a more regular programming with three AFL games (due to the bye rounds), 2 NRL games (due to Origin next week) and Super Rugby. AFL In Melbourne, the Hawks hosted the Crows in front of of 36,086 at the MCG, while over in the West, 47,526…
Big night for sports fans across the country, no matter your code of choice with AFL, NRL, Super Rugby, the Matildas and Series A teams all in action on Australian soil and on prime time TV. In the AFL, the Pies hosted the Bulldogs in a rare home game at Marvel Stadium in front of…
In the AFL, the Power hosted the Blues at Adelaide Oval in front of 40,532. The match saw an average audience of 608,000 on the Seven Network, with a reach of 1.781 million. So far 8.021 million people have watched the AFL on Thursday night on Seven (cumulative average to date) at an average of…
Yet another season has drawn to a close. Critics abound, but almost all fans say that the season conclusion was one of the best ever. Is the Aleague making a comeback, is it holding back an inevitable doom, and are we past the point of no return? Heres the data for the year. Aleague (Mens)…
Magic Round got off to a fantastic start with a record attendance for Womens Origin 1 and a record tv audience for a Womens Origin and ended up with record Magic Round attendances and audiences. NRLW Origin 1 Origin 1 was attended by a Womens record 25,492 at Suncorp Stadium. The match was watched by…
It was a massive weekend for attendances across the country, and no matter what code you support thats got to be a good thing. The A-league Mens finals were sold out at both venues on the Central Coast (20,059) and in Wellington where a record Phoenix home crowd of 33,297 attended. It is also the…
A-league Unfortunately ratings do not appear to be available at this time. AFL On Seven, the three afternoon games rated an average of 227,000 across NSW, SA and WA with a reach of 614,000. The Lions/Tigers rated 360,000 – a little on the low side given it was shown in NSW/QLD/SA and Victoria – with…
Friday night AFL had the Swans take on the Blues at the SCG in front of 44,047 – the equal 5th highest crowd ever at the venue for the AFL, the third highest home and away season match, and Carltons best attended match there since 2017. The match drew 656,000 viewers nationally on Seven, with…
NRL Womens State of Origin 1 rated a record average audience -and in the process smashing the previous Nine broadcast record for NRLW Origins – of 941,000 (including BVOD of 128,000) with a reach of 1.983 million. (Data: VOZ) It was a record attendance of 25,492 at Suncorp Stadium In Darwin, the Suns drew a…
Netball Australia has announced strong game attendance and new commercial partnerships delivered an operating surplus in 2023. It was the second consecutive surplus recorded by Netball Australia as it continues to strengthen its financial position and grow the game. The 2023 financial results were presented to Member Organisation Presidents and CEOs at tonight’s Annual General…
The AFL has released its fixtures for the end of the season and the least surprising thing about it should be the fact that like almost every season before it, theres a dearth of Thursday night fixtures. Media pundits are crying a river of tears if it – notably broadcast types – and so are…
Media Release – The NRL has today announced all three days of Magic Round have sold out, while the opening Ampol Women’s State of Origin clash will set a new series record as Brisbane prepares to host a four-day festival of rugby league from Thursday, May 16. Now in its fifth year, Magic Round has…
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.
