Poor paddle pop wions

[Pete__09]

Must be a lot of Victorians in QLD then.

Can I ask where are all the Rugby League fans in Melbourne when the storm play? They are the best team by a mile & have never sold out a home game in their 26 year history in the sports capital of the world.

[azif]

Must be a lot of Victorians in QLD then.

Can I ask where are all the Rugby League fans in Melbourne when the storm play? They are the best team by a mile & have never sold out a home game in their 26 year history in the sports capital of the world.

well durrrhhhh dopey
Victurdians have been moving en masse to QLD since the early 1980's ... couldn't get out of that boring shit hole Vicdumbia quick enough
& they are the only ones up there who like missing giggling & singlets

as for where all the RL fans down there are

the 90,000 who attended Origin earlier this year say here we are ... you stupid chu^nt

[Pete__09]

Maybe its just because Rugby League is not as good as the footy.

[azif]

Maybe its just because Rugby League is not as good as the footy.

It quite obviously is according to the majority of Australians petey you clueless mo^ng
RL..most watched sport in the land

& the land .. is the only place on earth the fumbling abortion from vicdumboh is played

[Pete__09]

Its popular everywhere in Australia mate. Not just the big V

[azif]

Its popular everywhere in Australia mate. Not just the big V

Its as popular as a turd flavoured lollipop in half the country you clueless mo.^ng

just because a few ex pat drongos from Vicderpia go & scream baaawwwwwllllll at a pack of skinny white noodle armed unco twats outside of victurdia
does not mean its popular everywhere .....

Pepper pig rates higher in NSW/ACT & QLD on TV
thats your proof right there that only the above morons watch it, the rest of the country ... couldn't care less

[Bbear]

Success of the Lions this year is only going to grow interest in the game that matters.
Sun's have also had a good year.
GWS have and are still having a good year
Swans incredible success this year.

60 % of Australians prefer or have an interest in Australian rules..
More than half the country .
The balance is NOT 50/50 it's closer to 60/40 and growing.
Australian rules has massive participation numbers in QLD and NSW., this needs to be taken into consideration.,it's not just about TV viewing figures.

The above teams are growing the game.

Lions in the Grand Final will be massive for Brisbane.

[Fred]

Agree BBeat that you can’t use state lines as a definition or cut off as to where AFL or nrl dominates. Aussie Rules s quite big in parts in nsw (some way over the Victorian border) and this does not work the other way - and of course there has always been a significant presence of Aussie rules in qld - albeit a large component from Victoria and South Australia.


I think the lions have a very large and significant rusted on base - I’m not sure weather a grand final win will boost that any further to any large degree - I think those who would be on board - already are- they are not new or unique anymore -growth now will be largely organic I think- changes may occur where supporters may go to games more, or join up - but think grass roots is probably where it’s going to be regardless.


Giants are a real worry I think. They need to rethink the marketing - or lower expectations - their influence seems to as such when a basketball or soccer team do well on the Gold Coast - people may take a glancing interest when winning but there’s not a lot of love or passion.

Swans are killing it in Sydney. No doubt.


Gold Coast - well Aussie rules has always been a high participation sport here - it’s as big here participation wise, going on junior and senior clubs, leagues etc as soms areas of Victoria I would hazard a guess - although a much larger population on Gold Coast I guess- but it’s doing well no doubt.

Now ratings in these areas may not be good - leaving this year aside as no one really knows re : Fox - but people best guesses are it’s not as great as they would like. Ratings are not the be all and end all I agree but they are a good marker of who is watching of course and that should worry AFL execs.

[azif]

Success of the Lions this year is only going to grow interest in the game that matters.
Sun's have also had a good year.
GWS have and are still having a good year
Swans incredible success this year.

60 % of Australians prefer or have an interest in Australian rules..
More than half the country .
The balance is NOT 50/50 it's closer to 60/40 and growing.
Australian rules has massive participation numbers in QLD and NSW., this needs to be taken into consideration.,it's not just about TV viewing figures.

The above teams are growing the game.

Lions in the Grand Final will be massive for Brisbane.

the wions won .. well were given .... 3 premierships in the early 2000's... & nearly went broke years later , they have never filled the gabba & TV audiences are smaller then their crowds in Brisbane

the thuns despite getting every assistance ,$37 mill pa , more to spend in the cap .. more draft concessions .. have never made a finals game & their crowds are mainly there to support the away vicdumbian team

the midgets have the above help too , have made a GF & multiple finals ..but interest in them has gone backwards in Sydney .. .. you can fit their crowds in a George Street phone box

The Swines , also gifted titles in the 2000's , have picked up some disgruntled toffball fans but other then that its also just ex pat sthn mo^ngs , & past that their is no interest as their TV audiences also match their crowds

just falling further & further behind our nations most watched sport

Vicdumbian rules
40%
Rugby League
60%

deal with it Bbutt

[azif]

Agree Pete that you can’t use state lines as a definition or cut off as to where AFL or nrl dominates. Aussie Rules s quite big in parts in nsw (some way over the Victorian border) and this does not work the other way - and of course there has always been a significant presence of Aussie rules in qld - albeit a large component from Victoria and South Australia.


I think the lions have a very large and significant rusted on base - I’m not sure weather a grand final win will boost that any further to any large degree - I think those who would be on board - already are- they are not new or unique anymore -growth now will be largely organic I think- changes may occur where supporters may go to games more, or join up - but think grass roots is probably where it’s going to be regardless.


Giants are a real worry I think. They need to rethink the marketing - or lower expectations - their influence seems to as such when a basketball or soccer team do well on the Gold Coast - people may take a glancing interest when winning but there’s not a lot of love or passion.

Swans are killing it in Sydney. No doubt.


Gold Coast - well Aussie rules has always been a high participation sport here - it’s as big here participation wise, going on junior and senior clubs, leagues etc as soms areas of Victoria I would hazard a guess - although a much larger population on Gold Coast I guess- but it’s doing well no doubt.

Now ratings in these areas may not be good - leaving this year aside as no one really knows re : Fox - but people best guesses are it’s not as great as they would like. Ratings are not the be all and end all I agree but they are a good marker of who is watching of course and that should worry AFL execs.

we have got the foxtel ratings to date along with FTA for the NRL , fox released all their numbers this morning as it so happens

Foxtel
90.804 Million @483K a game , with 2 whole rounds to go.... big.... big rounds ,
kayo crashed under the weight of people logging on to watch the Bulldogs V Manly game last night , I found that out the hard way myself yesterday , couldn't get on til 10 minutes before half time , this is what the NRL is doing atm on STV, we will be at 100 million even before the finals start.

NRL H&A
40.281 Mill @523K a game

Reps
13.873 Mill @ 1.981 mill a game

a total of 145 mill with 2 big whole rounds of NRL & finals to come .... gobsmacking

not sure if the numbers are up for the fumbling game , but we know on FTA its been a turd show in 2024 for them ... horrid.
they just continue to fall further & further behind

[azif]

they have the fumbling numbers up too for STV

here you go
https://www.mediaweek.com.au/as-AFL-and ... ce-growth/

[azif]

So Ive been monitoring the Brisbane media over the last few days & my prediction that the battle of Brisbane would suck the life out of the sporting landscape for a minimum of 2 weeks seems to be 100% accurate

The week leading up , well there was nothing else anyone was talking about , the days since .. ditto

Whether it be the amazing Dolphins performance & them staying alive & their final H&A game this weekend in Newcastle .. which will be a playoff for that 8th spot

or

The Broncos performance , their season & the issues that have plagued them all year.
The city is a buzz , with conspiracies ... finger pointing & blame laying .. the post mortem is going off.

wouldn't want to be any other sport in Brisvegas this week

[Fred]

i live in south east qld and plenty of talk of the Lions and Blues clash in the media - but there is always talk of the Lions on Brisbane media - RL is still the number one - and some days there is no Aussie Rules mentioned but it definitely is given plenty of media given it's spot as the number 2 winter sport - gets way more than Union I feel. The other thing I notice is that they also will mention other games not involving the Lions - not often - but will, say, mention the Friday night game coming up - so whilst it is primarily Lions and to a lesser extent Suns based, there is also a minor AFL in general focus I have seen creeping in - which is a good sign.

At the very least Azif - plenty of AFL news to keep you abreast of all the terrible things that is going on with the AFL I guess .

[azif]

i live in south east qld and plenty of talk of the Lions and Blues clash in the media - but there is always talk of the Lions on Brisbane media - RL is still the number one - and some days there is no Aussie Rules mentioned but it definitely is given plenty of media given it's spot as the number 2 winter sport - gets way more than Union I feel. The other thing I notice is that they also will mention other games not involving the Lions - not often - but will, say, mention the Friday night game coming up - so whilst it is primarily Lions and to a lesser extent Suns based, there is also a minor AFL in general focus I have seen creeping in - which is a good sign.

At the very least Azif - plenty of AFL news to keep you abreast of all the terrible things that is going on with the AFL I guess .

Its easy to access the media from another city these days & so we can all see thats an absurd post
The only mention of the wions in Brisvegas this last week is the " paid for comment " quota .. the contra required to fulfill contracts .
All media oxygen has been sucked out of the room by the NRL
most Qlders wouldn't even know the wions are playing a final this week ... nor care

[Fred]

I guess it depends on what bubble a person is in I guess. I hear plenty travelling to work and back - and on the news when I watch it.