AFL & NRL Footy TV Ratings - 2026

[Beaussie]

yeah i would say it is acceptable for both the clubs>> it is on the high side for FTA figures outside of Finals for these 2 clubs.

Swans double the population of Brisbane and still getting the same figures is interesting..

The Swans can be a very difficult team to watch. Thursday night being another example of the Swans being awful and frustrating to watch. Totally outclassed by a resurgent Brisbane Lions.

Still better ratings for Channel 7 compared to past weeks and up against the NRL involving two Sydney based teams with big supporter bases.

[Terry]

Friday 26 June

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: PAR V AUS LIVE SBS 4,844,000 3,086,000 1,445,000


SEVEN’S AFL: FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 1,564,000 512,000 82,000


FRIDAY NIGHT NRL LIVE Nine 1,298,000 635,000 157,000

Another easy win for the NRL. I never thought winning would get boring. But when you win soooo much here we are lololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leeroy*NRL*]

yeah i would say it is acceptable for both the clubs>> it is on the high side for FTA figures outside of Finals for these 2 clubs.

Swans double the population of Brisbane and still getting the same figures is interesting..

The Swans can be a very difficult team to watch. Thursday night being another example of the Swans being awful and frustrating to watch. Totally outclassed by a resurgent Brisbane Lions.

Still better ratings for Channel 7 compared to past weeks and up against the NRL involving two Sydney based teams with big supporter bases.

i actually were backing them, they were all over the place not a good game at all..

[Beaussie]

Sunday 28 June

[leeroy*NRL*]

interesting Fact that 13k is the fanbase of the SUNS> watching 5pm kick off on a Sunday

[Beaussie]

interesting Fact that 13k is the fanbase of the SUNS> watching 5pm kick off on a Sunday

The Suns were again embarrassing and awful to watch against the Dockers, in a time slot that is more suited to the WA market as a lead into the 6pm news over there.

Can you believe the Suns kicked just 3 goals for the entire game. 3 goals… seriously who’d wanna watch them over the 6pm news and other primetime programs in Brisbane?

[Fred]

Something is seriously amiss with the team - they have a great team of players but the team is not gelling at all. And for the coach to have that response (as per picture above), as soon as I saw it live I was like "what" - it was if he was making a joke of it - sitting outside of it - looking on - not as the leader of the team - as if he was saying "look at what I have here". - and implies - "I'm not part of this", If I was a player I would be pissed - and I think it may be symbolic of the issues at the club unfortunately. I have little doubt a coach like McCrea would bring a great deal more cohesion to the team - that they play for each other - that a goal is a team goal - not an individual effort - that shot is just Dimma playing to the camera - and delineating himself from the team.

[leeroy*NRL*]

interesting Fact that 13k is the fanbase of the SUNS> watching 5pm kick off on a Sunday

The Suns were again embarrassing and awful to watch against the Dockers, in a time slot that is more suited to the WA market as a lead into the 6pm news over there.

Can you believe the Suns kicked just 3 goals for the entire game. 3 goals… seriously who’d wanna watch them over the 6pm news and other primetime programs in Brisbane?

that picture, yeah i watched a little bit was $hithouse boring..
3 goals is evidently pathetic..

i don't know who was worse.. on weekend Titans or Suns

[leeroy*NRL*]

Big Test this week for the SUNS>> PIE ARMY is coming to town>> Big crowd >>

[Fred]

Big Test this week for the SUNS>> PIE ARMY is coming to town>> Big crowd >>

Prior to last week I had the Suns possibly winning this one. Thought they did okay against the Hawks - and thought at home against a variable Magpies, they could take this one. Now - not so sure.

[leeroy*NRL*]

Big Test this week for the SUNS>> PIE ARMY is coming to town>> Big crowd >>

Prior to last week I had the Suns possibly winning this one. Thought they did okay against the Hawks - and thought at home against a variable Magpies, they could take this one. Now - not so sure.

legit, this game will be the telling tale of there season... cause they have played generally pretty good at home.

[Beaussie]

Thursday 2 July

The Grand Final rematch in the AFL was a high scoring game with the Brisbane Lions defeating the Geelong Cats. The game was broadcast on Seven’s main channel in all markets, with the exception being 7mate in Perth. The average rating of 747k was up 50k on last week’s game.

SEVEN’S AFL: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Seven 2,290,000 747,000 108,000

Sydney 43,000
Melbourne 246,000
Brisbane 77,000
Adelaide 71,000
Perth 66,000

Seven won Brisbane where the AFL easily outrated the NRLW on Nine.

The NRL Women’s Premiership kicked off with the Newcastle Knights defeating the Cronulla Sharks and an average audience of 279k, almost 300k less than last week’s men’s game. In non NRL states there was main channel Wimbledon coverage.

THURSDAY NIGHT NRLW Nine 1,279,000 279,000 51,000

Sydney 102,000
Brisbane 42,000

[Fred]

For Sydney - with no team playing -that’s not too bad a rating me thinks. Brisbane outrating Adelaide and Perth too. Then again - it’s only FTA and Susie t most people on Fox or kayo l.

[leeroy*NRL*]

77k good figure for Brisbane >> highest of the year (GF rematch delivers)

Not sure how long the NRL will get NRLW kick of there season on a Thursday for>> under 300k is quite low.
poor teams to kick off
Newcastle v Sharks

[leeroy*NRL*]

AFL 677k
West Coast v Crows
Swans v Bulldogs

NRL 608k
Panthers v Souths