Again, the question remains, are blowout scorelines becoming a real problem?

Why rugby league needs State of Origin to save a lost NRL season
By Nick Campton
Topic: State of Origin
18h ago

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/state-of-origin-nrl-season-set-restarts-record-margins/106721556 ...

Lions v Suns at Carrara Is officially Sold out>> with just under 2 weeks to Game day

can anyone confirm if that is a first for the Qclash on the Gold Coast


Looks like only wheelchair accessible seats available on Ticketek website.

QClash also sold out in 2025.

QClash 29 Sold Out

The Gold ...

Seeing as how TV ratings and crowd attendance's are both on record trajectories I can confidently say with 100% assurance that it ain't no problem beatup.

So Wayne Bennett and Josh Morris are wrong?

Fair enough, but seems like a lopsided weekly mess when I see the scorelines reported on the ...

Saturday 23 May

North Melbourne vs Gold Coast (QLD) / Geelong vs Sydney (NSW/ACT) / Collingwood vs West Coast (WA)

SEVEN’S AFL: SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL Seven 762,000 243,000 28,000

TV ratings for Saturday night football featuring Port Adelaide vs Carlton (SA only) not available.


A ...

Without Fox ratings it’s hard to know - particularly with greater limited coverage on FTA for AFL. These FTA ratings are just that FTA - do they include streaming on 7? As that is another newish factor.


Lots of free to air tv ratings also unavailable /not reported for the AFL, particularly ...

Seems every week, every game has a blowout scoreline. Is this becoming a problem?

Josh Morris admits he has "genuine fears" for the State of Origin series, as blowout scorelines become a weekly occurrence in the NRL

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1445909584215743&id ...

Not that any Fox/Kayo numbers are available, but I would assume the audience numbers for the AFL would be even bigger considering the massive increase in streaming numbers that have been reported in the past for the AFL since the new broadcast agreement took effect.

Gee whiz, another thumping win for the AFL head to head with the NRL last night. The NRL also featured the Melbourne Storm prime time on Channel 9 in Melbourne.

Friday 22 May

Richmond vs Essendon - Dreamtime at the G / Fremantle vs St Kilda (7mate Perth)

SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ...

Another big Thursday night win for the AFL up against the NRL in reach and average tv ratings last night. Just for you Terry


Thursday 21 May

SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,738,000 630,000 83,000


THURSDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,342,000 575,000 122,000

Football Australia in crisis after record $15 million loss sparks mass redundancies

Football Australia’s financial records reveal a shocking $15.34 million loss almost double what was posted the previous year.

The record loss comes on the back of the $8.5 million loss for the 2024 financial year ...

RichitiGrub

I’ve seen many people comment online that his figures and his interpretations of tv ratings data is suspect/dodgy.

Wow, a big night for the AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Round last night, up against the NRL Magic Round. A big win in reach and average tv ratings for the AFL over the NRL. Check out the reach figures with nearly a million more viewers for the AFL.


Friday 15 May

Sydney came from behind to narrowly beat ...

AFL R9 Crowds

Fremantle v Hawthorn - 54,140
Brisbane Lions v Carlton - 31,147
Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs - 33,883
North Melbourne v Sydney Swans - 28,156
GWS Giants v Essendon - 9,416
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda - 10,672
Geelong Cats v Collingwood - 83,166
Melbourne v West Coast Eagles - 16 ...

The Storm fans haven't bothered sticking around! Lose a few gsmes, fall from the top 8 then fans head off to the next click bait entertainment


Mother’s Day effect or bandwagon dropping off?

In fairness to the Storm, the other NRL crowds this past weekend across NSW and QLD were just as ...