Attendances 2012+

[midfielder]

Given our Fox ratings was 80 K ... interesting to look at the AFL ... ratings over 2012 and 2013 to date ... at this stage it shows the AFL are up on last season but so does ours ... what screams out in these figures for me is given the media and massive marketing push the AFL Fox average is just over twice of Football... and the despite tens of millions arguably hundreds of millions and favours pulled from left right and centre and again with massive media the AFL rating on Sydney FTA are very low...

Will be interesting to watch how the Socceroos rate on Tuesday night almost no media in Sydney its all about RL and especially the State of Origin...

From a poster on 442 called Joe Dovala ..

2013
AFL
Foxtel: 197k
FTA Tv (only for matches shown nationally): 679k
(SYD:30, MEL:406, BRI:36, ADE:107, PTH:100)
FTA 5 city market share: SYD:4%, MEL:60%, BRI:5%, ADE:16%, PER:15%)

As you can see, on FTA TV AFL is only viewed in MEL, ADE & PER

2012
AFL:
Foxtel: 181k
FTA Tv: 689k
(SYD:34, MEL:398, BRI:38, ADE:109, PER:114)
FTA 5 city market share: SYD:5%, MEL:57%, BRI:5%, ADE:16%, PER:17%

Another interesting ratings was this highlighted again by Joe .. re the Sydney ratings and GWS rating on Fox...

Just updated my AFL ratings spreadsheet...

LIVE: AFL GWS V WEST COAST FOX SPORTS 3 58,000

This is similar to the lowest FoxSports ratings for A-League. Of course, FoxSports is currently paying AFL 3x the money they pay for A-League.

And, on FTA TV only 23k watched the match in SYD - the sort of figures W-League achieves on ABCTv.

One should never forget this article as well re Iron Chef on SBS and AFL Sydney ratings... http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/iron-chef-takes-a-slice-out-of-the-swans-again-20100415-shkr.html

 

[FFC Mariner]

Not really a surprise that ALF doesn't rate in Sydney. No one gives a shit

 

[midfielder]

For last nights match against Japan ...ea .. ​

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FTA Ratings​

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592k (Syd 172k Mel 130k Bri 67k Ade 43k Per 45k) regional 134K​

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Fox: 291k​

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Total 883 000​

 

[midfielder]

The TerrOr in their paper edition have today reported the SBS ratings where 709, 000 with Fox rating at 294, 000.. or just over a million... the article has not been put on the online site...

 

[midfielder]

Australia V Jordon
SBS recorded an average national audience of 1,034,000 (761,000 metro and 273,000 regional) for the match with a metro free-to-air audience share of 16 per cent.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1155809/More-than-1-million-watch-Socceroos-on-SBS
Fox still be added in [guess 300k]… one million for a game on one hour delay that received little media …. that's reasonably impressive…
Also has enough folk knowing the channel to find the A-League broadcast on…

 

[style_cafe]

Australia V Jordon
SBS recorded an average national audience of 1,034,000 (761,000 metro and 273,000 regional) for the match with a metro free-to-air audience share of 16 per cent.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1155809/More-than-1-million-watch-Socceroos-on-SBS
Fox still be added in [guess 300k]… one million for a game on one hour delay that received little media …. that's reasonably impressive…
Also has enough folk knowing the channel to find the A-League broadcast on…

add to that the people who watched on the net as well....

 

[midfielder]

Fox ratings 363 K .... add the 1, 034.... almost 1.4 million ...

 

[FFC Mariner]

They are still the premium product in footballs stable.

Expect the Iraq ratings to be higher too

 

[midfielder]

Sydney qualifier ...

Fox 549 K ... SBS 1.5 ... just over 2 million plus the unknown who streamed the match on the net ... considering the one hour delay huge ratings... http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1156633/1.5-million-watch-Socceroos-qualify-for-Brazil-on-SBS

A mate who works in the industry says the commercial TV stations are gob smacked by the ratings... CH 9 are almost certain to bit for the rights next time... Ch 10 are kicking themselves ...

Heaps of reasons why but the folks that run the sports departments keep telling their management 2005 WCQ & Germany 2006 where one off events ....

The gob smacked is their has been little media built up for to obtain this rating ... SBS has such a small audience that SBS internal promotions are seen by very few... against countries that do not rate on TV .... finally most within the ratings industry believe their is an inbuilt bias against SBS and you need to times SBS rating by up to 1.7 ... not saying the 1.7 applies to the 1.5 million however the actual ratings are considered to be higher than the 1.5 million,,,,

 

[midfielder]

Could not think where else to post this...

http://www.news.com.au/sport/footba...hearts-and-minds/story-fndkzvnd-1226678695630

Soccer's winning the battle for hearts and minds


NEXT Friday night, 22,000 people will pay to get into Allianz Stadium in Sydney just to watch a soccer team train.
Well, not just any soccer team, it's Manchester United, but it's still just training and it hasn't stopped thousands forking out $15 to get in the gate to see a practice session.
"It will be the best attended training session in Australian sports history," Football Federation Australia head of corporate affairs Kyle Patterson said.
"And we had to cap it at 22,000."
The following day some of them will return as part of a sold-out 84,000 crowd to watch the Red Devils play the Foxtel A-League All Stars.
Then five days later a sold-out 90,000-strong crowd will be at the MCG to see fellow English Premier League powerhouse Liverpool play Melbourne Victory.
Both games will be shown live on free to air television, as will all Friday night A-League games next season, in another sign of the sport's growing popularity.
Man U and Liverpool's visit as well as Australia's qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, is helping fuel the soccer boom which has made it the fastest growing junior sport nationally and in SA.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures from 2009-2012 show soccer is winning the battle against other mainstream sports for the hearts and minds of Aussie kids aged 5-14.
Soccer participation among children aged 5-14 grew by 10.3 per cent nationally and 22 per cent in SA, from 17,800 participants to 21,800.
The growth of junior soccer in SA was the highest of any state in Australia, 1 per cent more than the next best NSW.
Although Australian Football remains the most popular junior sport in SA, its participation figure fell by 8.6 per cent from 31,200 to 28,500 in the same period. Basketball was down 6.3 per cent and netball 10 per cent while cricket bucked the trend and grew by 6.7 per cent.
Patterson says the soccer boom could be traced back to the 2002 World Cup in Japan when for the first time games were broadcast in prime time to Australia.
It was also the height of David Beckham's career and Australian superstars Harry Kewell, Brett Emerton and Tim Cahill were emerging as the game's role models.
"Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton coming back to the A-League last year was huge," Patterson said.
"Having (Alessandro) Del Piero, Shinji Ono and Emile Heskey in the league was massive.
"Tim Cahill is an ambassador for the FIFA computer game which every kid loves.
"And the Matildas playing at the FIFA Women's World Cup gives young girls some great role models as well.
"Football has the cool factor that engages with the youth demographic in a way that AFL, cricket and rugby league can't quite match.
"Our game is simple, safe and skilful.
"Everyone can play it locally and they can have an international team as well.
"The English Premier League is played in the northern hemisphere in the middle of the night (Australian time) and yet everyone can tell you who Wayne Rooney is."
Football Federation SA chief executive Michael Carter said some of the state's biggest clubs like West Adelaide, Campbelltown and Cumberland United had up to 400 junior players on their books.
"The Socceroos, the emergence of the A-League and their marquee players and the safe nature of the code have all played a part," Mr Carter said. "And the roll out of small-sided soccer over the last five years - modified competitions on a smaller pitch - has contributed as well.
"Facilities are the big issue and we continue to work with local, state and federal governments on that.
"Clubs are struggling to meet the existing demands and require additional space and a lot of the facilities are tired."
As soccer closes in on Australian Football as the most popular code among children in SA, SANFL general manager Chris Davies said it like all sports had to be mindful of remaining an attractive option for children.
"We feel well placed to address the challenges from other sporting codes and leisure pursuits as football provides fantastic benefits to its participants in terms of enjoyment, fitness and the sense of belonging to a team," he said.
Davies is confident Australian Football remains healthy in SA, as evidenced by the dominant performances of its under-18 and under-16 teams in the national championships this month.
He said the SANFL's promotional activities reached 100,000 people across SA last year and Auskick participants grew by 9.4 per cent throughout its 380 centres.
"As these children filter into club and school football programs they can expect to encounter some of the best junior sporting environments available in SA sport," Davies said.
Despite a 2.5 per cent drop in junior netball participation figures nationwide and 10 per cent in SA between 2009-2012 according to the ABS, Netball SA commercial operations manager Clare Harris said "numbers remain strong".
"Netball SA has 16,000 junior players registered on its books, there are another 8093 involved in its NetSetGO initiative as well as 1149 playing in the ThunderCup or doing clinics (and) NSA's figures do not include church or school netball," she said.
"Our numbers continue to remain strong. There are not too many young girls who do not try netball and many stay in the game."
SA has long had a strong and proud history of netball from junior to the elite level, as evidenced by Sunday's ANZ Championship grand final between the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Queensland Firebirds at the Entertainment Centre.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Smell the fear.

 

[sydmariner]

Could not think where else to post this...

http://www.news.com.au/sport/footba...hearts-and-minds/story-fndkzvnd-1226678695630

Soccer's winning the battle for hearts and minds


NEXT Friday night, 22,000 people will pay to get into Allianz Stadium in Sydney just to watch a soccer team train.
Well, not just any soccer team, it's Manchester United, but it's still just training and it hasn't stopped thousands forking out $15 to get in the gate to see a practice session.
"It will be the best attended training session in Australian sports history," Football Federation Australia head of corporate affairs Kyle Patterson said.
"And we had to cap it at 22,000."
The following day some of them will return as part of a sold-out 84,000 crowd to watch the Red Devils play the Foxtel A-League All Stars.
Then five days later a sold-out 90,000-strong crowd will be at the MCG to see fellow English Premier League powerhouse Liverpool play Melbourne Victory.
Both games will be shown live on free to air television, as will all Friday night A-League games next season, in another sign of the sport's growing popularity.
Man U and Liverpool's visit as well as Australia's qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, is helping fuel the soccer boom which has made it the fastest growing junior sport nationally and in SA.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures from 2009-2012 show soccer is winning the battle against other mainstream sports for the hearts and minds of Aussie kids aged 5-14.
Soccer participation among children aged 5-14 grew by 10.3 per cent nationally and 22 per cent in SA, from 17,800 participants to 21,800.
The growth of junior soccer in SA was the highest of any state in Australia, 1 per cent more than the next best NSW.
Although Australian Football remains the most popular junior sport in SA, its participation figure fell by 8.6 per cent from 31,200 to 28,500 in the same period. Basketball was down 6.3 per cent and netball 10 per cent while cricket bucked the trend and grew by 6.7 per cent.
Patterson says the soccer boom could be traced back to the 2002 World Cup in Japan when for the first time games were broadcast in prime time to Australia.
It was also the height of David Beckham's career and Australian superstars Harry Kewell, Brett Emerton and Tim Cahill were emerging as the game's role models.
"Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton coming back to the A-League last year was huge," Patterson said.
"Having (Alessandro) Del Piero, Shinji Ono and Emile Heskey in the league was massive.
"Tim Cahill is an ambassador for the FIFA computer game which every kid loves.
"And the Matildas playing at the FIFA Women's World Cup gives young girls some great role models as well.
"Football has the cool factor that engages with the youth demographic in a way that AFL, cricket and rugby league can't quite match.
"Our game is simple, safe and skilful.
"Everyone can play it locally and they can have an international team as well.
"The English Premier League is played in the northern hemisphere in the middle of the night (Australian time) and yet everyone can tell you who Wayne Rooney is."
Football Federation SA chief executive Michael Carter said some of the state's biggest clubs like West Adelaide, Campbelltown and Cumberland United had up to 400 junior players on their books.
"The Socceroos, the emergence of the A-League and their marquee players and the safe nature of the code have all played a part," Mr Carter said. "And the roll out of small-sided soccer over the last five years - modified competitions on a smaller pitch - has contributed as well.
"Facilities are the big issue and we continue to work with local, state and federal governments on that.
"Clubs are struggling to meet the existing demands and require additional space and a lot of the facilities are tired."
As soccer closes in on Australian Football as the most popular code among children in SA, SANFL general manager Chris Davies said it like all sports had to be mindful of remaining an attractive option for children.
"We feel well placed to address the challenges from other sporting codes and leisure pursuits as football provides fantastic benefits to its participants in terms of enjoyment, fitness and the sense of belonging to a team," he said.
Davies is confident Australian Football remains healthy in SA, as evidenced by the dominant performances of its under-18 and under-16 teams in the national championships this month.
He said the SANFL's promotional activities reached 100,000 people across SA last year and Auskick participants grew by 9.4 per cent throughout its 380 centres.
"As these children filter into club and school football programs they can expect to encounter some of the best junior sporting environments available in SA sport," Davies said.
Despite a 2.5 per cent drop in junior netball participation figures nationwide and 10 per cent in SA between 2009-2012 according to the ABS, Netball SA commercial operations manager Clare Harris said "numbers remain strong".
"Netball SA has 16,000 junior players registered on its books, there are another 8093 involved in its NetSetGO initiative as well as 1149 playing in the ThunderCup or doing clinics (and) NSA's figures do not include church or school netball," she said.
"Our numbers continue to remain strong. There are not too many young girls who do not try netball and many stay in the game."
SA has long had a strong and proud history of netball from junior to the elite level, as evidenced by Sunday's ANZ Championship grand final between the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Queensland Firebirds at the Entertainment Centre.

aww no rooney!!!

 

[sydmariner]

am i the only 1 that thinks the a-league allstars team is rubbish (except 4 weemac & rosey) no adp no shinji, no marquee scum (heskey) no harry (kewell) & are probebly going 2 loose 6-0 (without rooney) GGMU!!

 

[midfielder]

am i the only 1 that thinks the a-league allstars team is rubbish (except 4 weemac & rosey) no adp no shinji, no marquee scum (heskey) no harry (kewell) & are probebly going 2 loose 6-0 (without rooney) GGMU!!

HHHHHHMMMMmmmm ... let me think a team..

Chosen by the fans..
Getting heaps of media in the off season...
The fastest match to sell out Homebush...
Football broadcast by "Nobody Screws Soccer like 7"""
WITH
Each A-League club to receive a 1 million dollar bonus dividend ...
Chance for some players to push for Socceroo selection...
PLUS
Advertising the A-League to the great unwashed who may decide to watch a few games over summer...
A-League being mentioned in Asia as part of the Man U tour...

HHHMMMmmm eeeerrrrrrRR cough cough ... actually I think it is a brilliant concept...

 

[sydmariner]

HHHHHHMMMMmmmm ... let me think a team..

Chosen by the fans..
Getting heaps of media in the off season...
The fastest match to sell out Homebush...
Football broadcast by "Nobody Screws Soccer like 7"""
WITH
Each A-League club to receive a 1 million dollar bonus dividend ...
Chance for some players to push for Socceroo selection...
PLUS
Advertising the A-League to the great unwashed who may decide to watch a few games over summer...
A-League being mentioned in Asia as part of the Man U tour...

HHHMMMmmm eeeerrrrrrRR cough cough ... actually I think it is a brilliant concept...

Yes but they chose the wrong team

 

[midfielder]

Yes but they chose the wrong team

I'll bite ... questions... 1] did you vote ?.... 2] what is your side, ?given their age the marquees have decided not to play, and the other timing issues ...

 

[Big Al]

Worlds best teams coming to play on worlds worst football surfaces. Origin chewed up ANZ & AFL regurgitated MCG. Lets hope no one gets hurt.
But bloody awesome these guys are coming.
Also better concept than one A league team playing like the MV game

 

[sydmariner]

Worlds best teams coming to play on worlds worst football surfaces. Origin chewed up ANZ & AFL regurgitated MCG. Lets hope no one gets hurt.
But bloody awesome these guys are coming.
Also better concept than one A league team playing like the MV game

What about when we played celtic

 

[midfielder]

Man U ratings to date ..

Capital city only NSW QLD & WA on Ch 7 ....Syd: 373, Bri: 100, Per: 82

Capital City only VIC & SA on 7Mate... Mel: 128, Ade: 50

Total 735K regional ratings to be added with NSW QLD & WA on 7, and VIC & SA & TAS on 7Mate

Meaning a pre season trial match beat the best cricket and AFL has to offer... interesting ..

My guess another 300K ...

Next top rating sport Cricket on Gem .. the middle session 378K...

 

[dibo]

It's a one-off exhibition vs one AFL match out of nine this weekend, out of 22 weekends and a cricket game which only the die-hards would still be watching as we get f**ked up the jacksie by the poms.

If this were what football rated - any time, any game - we'd have something to get excited about. But it's a special vs a regular game and a bus crash, so don't get too excited.