Comments on: AFL Grand Final – highest rating tv event of 2009

By: kerry

kerry — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:02:04 +0000

Adam you might want to figure out why AFL got such a ‘fair deal’ over NRL is because that is what stations thought it was worth. If NRL couldn’t muster a deal, then either the people who run your game are not and switched on or the NRL just can’t muster the same market share. I thin both are true.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:39:59 +0000

If the NRL got a fair deal in the media? A lesson in capitalism. The media is commodity and so is market driven, if people wanted to watch the NRL, the media would cater to that demand, because they can make advertising bucks on it. Since no one wants to watch, they don’t. That simple.

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:22:32 +0000

Adam, you – who owns the NRL- news.com.au/foxsports. Melbournians are genuine sports fans that will watch any decent sports event. If no Melb team, they wouldn’t even telecast it live. “afl is just ahead of the NRL”??? AFL gets more than DOUBLE the crowds that NRL get. Don’t forget that the NRL gf game started later during prime time. NRL is a crap, boring game which is reflected in the crowds. Crowds in Melbourne for the Storm are half what the Melb Victory get. The NRL gets 10 times the media in Melb than it should given the level of interest. NRL is full of media hype and low on substance.

By: adam

adam — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:34:19 +0000

why do so many AFL supporters get so touchy? It is only a sport, so don’t get too worked up over it. If the NRL ever gets even 1/2 decent editorial outside of NSW and QLD, it will be very interesting to see how it’s support grows.

With the way the AFL control the media in this country (in a manner that Chairman Mao would be proud of), they are only just ahead of the NRL. Should the NRL get a fair deal in the media, then we will really be able to measure the two codes against each other. I suspect the AFL might be concerned if this was to happen.

Anyway, they are all vying for your minds. Enjoy them both, but don’t become a disciple of a simple sport.

By: Michael C

Michael C — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:17:39 +0000

Note too, the NRL GF is played the week after the AFL GF. There’s no competition in Melbourne.
Whereas in NRL states, the AFL GF is played on NRL Prelim final weekend.

I wonder what an All Sydney NRL GF would rate in Melbourne if played bookended by two AFL Prelim finals??

We know only too well that the AFL GF did it’s best business nationally and in SYdney when the Swans competed in 2005/2006.

Big deal!!!

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:17:30 +0000

David the reason why there was so many viewers in Melbourne was because there was a Melbourne team in the NRL grand final you TOOL! if there wasnt, nobody would care and still nobody cares league will only ever be qld and nsw

By: David Goldin

David Goldin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:26:07 +0000

It seems little has changed in the cultural and sporting landscapes of Australia. In Sydney, more people watched “Midsomer Murders” than the AFL grandfinal, that averaged just 331K – fewer than 8% of its population.

And the AFL wants to take over western Sydney – this will be a very costly exercise.

By constrast, an average of 650K viewers in Melbourne watched the Rugby League Grand Final – close to 20% of Melbourne’s total population.

Admittedly the Melbourne Storm struggles to attract 20,000 to its regular season home games, but television advertising is what drives the value of sport. In Sydney, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra, Gold Coast and the other large cities north of the Murray, the AFL is still a sideshow.