NRL grand final gets more viewers than the AFL grand final.

[GlobalRugbyLeague]

NRL Grand Final 2025: Brisbane Broncos win over Melbourne Storm smashes television viewership records https://share.google/xnpfLiGs6jRuE30hB

Rugby league's showpiece event between the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos was watched by a national total TV average audience of 4.46 million people on Nine, the highest-ever for an NRL Grand Final.
The decider, which was won 26-22 by the Broncos after a Reece Walsh-inspired comeback, reached a total reach of 6.4 million people across the country, and drew in over 1 million more people than last year's decider, which had an audience of 3.36 million.
The match also became Australia's most-watched event of the year beating the AFL Grand Final, which was watched by an average of 4.18 million viewers the previous week.

[Terry]

NRL Grand Final 2025: Brisbane Broncos win over Melbourne Storm smashes television viewership records https://share.google/xnpfLiGs6jRuE30hB

Rugby league's showpiece event between the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos was watched by a national total TV average audience of 4.46 million people on Nine, the highest-ever for an NRL Grand Final.
The decider, which was won 26-22 by the Broncos after a Reece Walsh-inspired comeback, reached a total reach of 6.4 million people across the country, and drew in over 1 million more people than last year's decider, which had an audience of 3.36 million.
The match also became Australia's most-watched event of the year beating the AFL Grand Final, which was watched by an average of 4.18 million viewers the previous week.

When the consolidated numbers come in it's going to be phenomenal. Probably beat the fumbling mess by 400-500k. It's been one of the greatest seasons of NRL ever.

The only thing that resonated about the fumbling GF was the Goolgong Cats homophobic display at their post game 'celebrations'. What an odious culture exists in that cesspit sport. Truly bottom of the barrel stuff.

[leeroy*NRL*]

NRL/AFL

Metro breakdown

#NRL
Sydney 1.099m
Melbourne 734k
Brisbane 941k
Perth 198k
Adelaide 127k
Total 3.099m + regional 1.361m

#AFL
Sydney 464k
Melbourne 980k
Brisbane 456k
Perth 344k
Adelaide 300k
Total 2.544m + regional 1.643m

[GlobalRugbyLeague]

NRL Grand Final 2025: Brisbane Broncos win over Melbourne Storm smashes television viewership records https://share.google/xnpfLiGs6jRuE30hB

Rugby league's showpiece event between the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos was watched by a national total TV average audience of 4.46 million people on Nine, the highest-ever for an NRL Grand Final.
The decider, which was won 26-22 by the Broncos after a Reece Walsh-inspired comeback, reached a total reach of 6.4 million people across the country, and drew in over 1 million more people than last year's decider, which had an audience of 3.36 million.
The match also became Australia's most-watched event of the year beating the AFL Grand Final, which was watched by an average of 4.18 million viewers the previous week.

When the consolidated numbers come in it's going to be phenomenal. Probably beat the fumbling mess by 400-500k. It's been one of the greatest seasons of NRL ever.

The only thing that resonated about the fumbling GF was the Goolgong Cats homophobic display at their post game 'celebrations'. What an odious culture exists in that cesspit sport. Truly bottom of the barrel stuff.

AFL execs will be fuming lol