Don’t forget the new AFL ground in Brisbane too that the government is paying for.

I guess it was a good idea to have it in Perth - they will lap this up. I do doubt how many will visit to watch the game though.

I just wish they would stop with all this overseas stuff - Aussie Rules is australia's game - your average supporter could not care less if another country played it - or don't play it for that matter. And I doubly do not get, should they wish to push this fiasco, why they would take a team from ...

Totally not for this - if a star player gets injured or reported - especially a Collingwood player, I will not be happy - and I could not care less who wins to be honest. At least it is not interfering with the home and away - but any significant injury will be a big negative I feel.

pay wall

Cricket also losses seating due to Sight screens at each end.

makes the 49k look even better.


Yeah- I know for cricket it holds more at the gabba than for footy and was wondering if same for SCG.


aye Fred, do you know why for Cricket it holds more than AFL .. (im struggling to ...

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:27 pm

Cricket also losses seating due to Sight screens at each end.

makes the 49k look even better.

Yeah- I know for cricket it holds more at the gabba than for footy and was wondering if same for SCG.

I would chirp in and say this. A sell out is different from ground capacity - just means no more tickets available. I think membership may be an issue here with people possibly not turning up - although I would think that was minimal - but I also wonder if seating arrangements are different - I know ...

yeah i agree, WENT BIG STRAIGHT UP>> try and get the lime light over all sports.
be the biggest of all sports with National footprint...

pumped the marketing >> the Networks believed in the product too from the start (they are now losing millions every round>

without big rule changes etc ...

Yes - I think the AFL went with a "build it and they will come" philosophy - mainly about players getting involved and improving. I guess time will tell - but the damage in these forming years may be too big a hurdle to overcome.


yeah i agree, WENT BIG STRAIGHT UP>> try and get the lime light ...

So we agree - Touch numbers should not be counted in NRL participation numbers.

Yes - I think the AFL went with a "build it and they will come" philosophy - mainly about players getting involved and improving. I guess time will tell - but the damage in these forming years may be too big a hurdle to overcome.

Yeah - there is a partnership that goes both ways - just saying you can't count Touch as RL numbers - cause - as you said - different sports.

Touch (also known as touch football or touch rugby league) is a variant of rugby league that is conducted under the direction of the Federation of International Touch (FIT). Though it shares similarities and history with rugby league, it is recognised as a sport in its own right due to its ...

People forget that FTA pays a much smaller amount for the rights - majority is paid by Foxtel - who do not show adds when a goal is scored - and value of adds during breaks must be impacted by people doing other things - being the only break for a while. What Fox is looking for is subscriptions ...