AFL in Queensland can only grow bigger. Next generation of kids from southern state parents will take their love of the game to a new level, it will be bred into them, expect team lists to feature more local talent. Drive around a be amazed at all the footy ovals that have sprung up like mushrooms i...

Soccer is king of the kids in the USA as far as participation numbers only. Once the kids arrive home from playing soccer they probably watch what sport their dad has on in the lounge room and that is NFL. To come home and watch soccer would be unheard of, very uncool and dad hostile. If dad decides...

Stewart Dew sacked. interesting. Wonder if Hardwick comes in - and brings Dustin Martin with him? Martin would get a big pay packet as an Ambassador from the AFL that would not be part of the salary cap. I suspect there could be something to this. wonder if anyone on the GC gives a fuck :lol: :lol:...

It is National enough for you and me. Consider the following. Very strong competitions and participation numbers all over Australia. Local Sydney metropolitan league over 100 years of history Local competitions in many other areas of NSW also been a big part of the community and strongly supported e...

20000 GC members is a fantastic achievement and shows that when their form is good plenty of Queenslanders sign on for a bit of the action.
Even allowing for the fact that many are not full season memberships, it is still a positive result.

Those NRL numbers mean nothing, they are a joke, nobody cares less. The AFL being Australias favourite game and national sport always wins the better broadcast deal, always will. National companies prefer the reach of the AFL into all markets when it comes to product advertising . NRLs limited two s...

Suns needed to win this game or at least stay competitive and capitalise on their much improved form.
Regardless of this defeat they are still having a good year and winning new fans.

50000 members for the Broncos is a very poor number considering until recently they were the only club in a RL heartland city of over 2 million residents. The lions membership numbers are impressive for a club competing in a RL state. Gold coast Suns membership number is also fair. NRL fans must hat...

AFL is more than just a niche sport in Sydney.
A crowd of over 36000 is pretty impressive, nothing niche about that !
If I was an NRL fan I would be utterly ashamed and embarrassed about the commbank crowd figure because

You just lost the argument

Now you can wave your white flag !

I believe any ratings win for the NRL will only be temporary thing.
If the AFL wins FTA and the streaming figures are growing, it's only a matter of time before you dominate.

https://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=136820

Look at the AFL growth figure for Foxtel

A few ratbag loudmouth politicians who what some attention are not even worth reporting about.
A loud vocal minority vs a quite majority.
Protesters are loud and in your face, slightly obnoxious at times but nobody's listening, a big switch off.

They are allegations only.
Both coach's maintain their innocence.
Racism is in all sports and as a percentage, the number of incidents is not that far apart.

Interesting to see the FTA figures for Friday night football, Port play Melbourne vs Rabbitoes play Eels ( who are near bottom of ladder. )
AFL should win ratings as two top teams are featuring.

FTA figures for AFL most often smash the NRL figures, take for example AFL Friday night football vs Friday night RL. Another drubbing for the NRL, Australias consistent and persistent runner up., give them a nice colour ribbon for trying. ! https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/friday-12-may-2023.html

Australian rules has been in in Qld for over a hundred years. It's growing, not as fast as it shoud but it is still slowly growing. Dolphins and broncos won't change the growth chart. Afl is here to stay in Qld for the long term. 30 years ago very small footprint, now two professional teams supporte...