Petracca is toxic for the Suns?

The prime time Thursday and Friday night tv ratings domination continues for the AFL over the NRL. Friday night AFL rated better the Commonwealth Games - Day 1 too. What is going on with the NRL tv ratings this year on Thursday and Friday nights? Nosediving with big drops in audience numbers.

Wow ...

I’ll stick to the reliable Sports Industry fella over some flog going by the name RichitiGrub thanks. lol

The AFL owns primetime Thursday and Friday nights head to head with the NRL.

Thursday 23 July

AFL - Adelaide vs Collingwood @ Adelaide Oval
Crowd: 50,109


NRL - Parramatta vs Penrith @ CommBank Stadium - Sydney
Crowd: 15,662

Embarrassingly low crowd in the NRL heartland of Western Sydney last night. A local derby too.

RichitieGrub

Yet another Thursday night smashing win for the AFL head to head with the NRL last night. Gees, I honestly cannot even remember the last time the AFL did not win the tv ratings in prime time on a Thursday or Friday night. Big increase in the 7plus BVOD numbers too by the looks of it.

Thursday 23 ...

Fred wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 2:27 pm

Re: the international - sold out and calls to move it to a bigger ground have fell on deaf ears ?? Weird.

Yeah it’s disappointing how little interest the AFL seems to have with the promotion of the AFLW.

Pies v Carlton everywhere else ? I watched on Fox. And you can bet the many many pies supporters in qld and wa also watched on Fox.


No free to air coverage Fred. Collingwood vs Carlton was exclusive to Fox Footy, Kayo and Binge.


Oh wow. This is why AFL supporters get Fox - many a pies ...

Bbear wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 11:05 pm

Desperately need to win a few more games and put this behind them.
Some good form would help make this yesterdays news.

100% the Suns desperately need to win today. Interestingly, they are favourites in betting markets. Not sure how based on their recent form.

Fred wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 2:17 pm

Debating whether to go to suns game today - it’s blowing a storm out there. Raining on and off - but the wind is something else.

Have you got Suns membership?

Fred wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Pies v Carlton everywhere else ? I watched on Fox. And you can bet the many many pies supporters in qld and wa also watched on Fox.

No free to air coverage Fred. Collingwood vs Carlton was exclusive to Fox Footy, Kayo and Binge.

Saturday 18 July

NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: WALLABIES V ITALY Nine 1,104,000 428,000 63,000

Saturday night AFL featured the West Coast Eagles vs the Brisbane Lions with the match shown in Perth and Brisbane only.

SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 624,000 214,000 32,000

The AFL is winning prime time Thursday and Friday nights, whilst the NRL is leading on Sunday afternoons in 2026.

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Friday 16 July

The AFL was up against the NRL in Sydney last night with games scheduled next door to each other.

SCG members were also forced to choose one code other the other with their access to both stadiums.

Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows @ SCG
Crowd: 33,413

Sydney Roosters vs ...