This blog appeared on the Guardian website and I thought Id address it a little. Far too often proponents of soccer and league complain about the lack of media coverage, or even the lack of positive media coverage that the local media outlets show for their chosen sports and teams. Time and time again, we…
A-league 2017 ACL – Western Sydney v Shanghai SIPG – 5,271 at Campbelltown 2017 ACL – Brisbane v Ulsan Hyundai – 3,245 at Suncorp Stadium Sydney FC’s longest serving chief executive will step down from his role during the off-season, after Tony Pignata announced his departure from the club on Wednesday. AFL Carlton president Mark…
AFL Round 18 #AFLCrowds totaled 303,300 at an average of 33,700 per game using 69.96% of available capacity. This is up 19% on the corresponding round in 2022. AFL crowds for 2023 total more than 5.4m – up about 800,000 on 2022 (more than 17% up over the season) #AFLtvratings for Round 18 totalled 4.098m…
Its been a big weekend in sport. A-league Men Round 3 of the 2022-23 A-league Mens season saw 64,948 people attend at an average of 10,825, (36% of capacity) This is the highest drawing round, and the Melb derby is the highest crowd of the season to date. Season so far has seen 166,844 people…
Note: all ratings sourced from Oztam via @MediaweekAus and @Television_AU on twitter. All crowds sourced from official stadium twitter feeds or NRL.com/AFL.com.au match reports. AFL Official crowd: 46,082 fans here at #AdelaideOval for #AFLCrowsSaints Fri TV #AFL #AFLCrowsSaints 469k: Metro Seven 371k (Mel 197k Ade 174k) 7mate 98k (Syd 20k Bri 19k Per 59k) NRL…
Attendance – Friday February 1st (thanks to @au_sport) 2nd Test: Australia v Sri Lanka (d1). Crowd: 8,556 @ Manuka Oval BBL: Brisbane Heat d Perth Scorchers. Crowd: 21,254 @ Gabba NBL: Melbourne United d New Zealand Breakers. Crowd: 4,714 @ Spark Arena NBL: Sydney Kings d Brisbane Bullets. Crowd: 3,314 @ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition…
News Limited reports that Port Adelaide have signed another new sponsor, UBET which will take the corporate revenue stream past 12 million dollars. UBET is the fourth “premier partner” the Power has signed since December. It follows the sponsorship deals sealed with the world’s largest dairy company Parmalat (OAK brand), Australian baking giant Patties Foods…
News Limited report that an announcement on a new owner for the Melbourne Rebels are poised to sign a new owner after its successful run this year. Talks have evidently been underway between the Rebels, the ARU and a third party for some time.
The new two-year deal will see 67 games broadcast LIVE on SBS VICELAND, – an 86% increase in free-to-air coverage compared with the previous 2018-19 season on NINE multichannel 9GO. SBS VICELAND will be broadcasting up to four matches per round, airing predominantly at 5.30pm on Saturday and at 3pm and 5pm on Sunday. The…
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the new Stadium upgrades are essential for the preservation of Sydneys NRL clubs, as well as the growth of attendances in the code.\ “My strong view is that suburban grounds, particularly in rugby league’s case, will probably kill one or maybe even two franchises if we don’t make the…
ABL R1 of the 2022-23 ABL season had 10,503 spectators (with three Adelaide games still to report), at an average attendance of 808 per match, using 21% of capacity. AFLW AFLW Semi Finals weekend attracted 4,915 people at an average of 2,458 per game (38% capacity). The Finals series so far has seen 19,023 people…
A-league TV Ratings – Mediaweek Twitter Fri TV #ALeague #SBSViceland #ALFinals #BRIvWSW 64k (Syd 30k Mel 8k Bri 18k Ade 4k Bri 5k) Fri STV #ALeague #FoxSports #ALFinals #BRIvWSW 112k (Post game 124k) Sun TV #ALeague #SBSViceland (delayed) 64k (Syd 18k Mel 23k Bri 10k Ade 7k Per 5k) Sun STV #ALeague #FoxSports #ALFinals #MCYvPER…
NRL.com is reporting that the Titans have signed three new sponsors. TFH will become the chest plate sponsor of the Titans’ NRL team for 2015, LEDified will feature on the back of the shorts and Gold Training is the new front of jersey sponsor for the Titans’ Holden Cup team. “I believe this is a…
Saturday AFL Saturday Night AFL rated 388,000 on Seven in 4 out of the 5 capitals, with Perth not taking the broadcast. This was across two matches, with Essendon v Richmond doing 232,000 viewers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, while the final Showdown for the year rated 156,000 in Adelaide. Bombers/Tigers Crowd: 58,366 at the…
TV Blackbox reports Channel 10 has negotiated a new multi-year agreement with the Foxtel Group that will see the network continue as the free-to-air home of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix and the Australian MotoGP races. While Foxtel had negotiated exclusive rights to both series, Australian antisphoning law requires the Australian Grand Prix in both categories to be offered to Free to air television. Formula…
Source: Fairfax Media In a three year agreement, the NRL will provide $7.55 million in annual participation payments to clubs, rising annually by $270,000. Clubs will be forced to meet minimum standards, which if not met, will result in a reduction of the funding available. In addition, the ARLC will offer millions of dollars in…
The NRL is experiencing a record start to the season. Eleven out of 17 clubs have reported increases in average attendances over the first 9 rounds, compared to the same last year, while 5 other clubs – all in Sydney – are showing some minor drops in crowd figures. The Dolphins are off to a…
AFL Fielders have upgraded their support for Port Adelaide by becoming a principal partner for the next two years. As part of the deal, Fielders branding will feature on Port Adelaide’s training, pre-season and gameday warm-up ball. The Adelaide Football Club has extended its long standing partnership with Foodland Supermarkets. The proudly South Australian company…
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…