Putting aside the merits of sports diplomacy, rugby league has been a pretty constant, bipartisan part of relations with our Melanesian neighbours for the last few Prime Ministers:
Rudd, here handing out a Queensland jersey to the PNG PM:
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd describes himself...
The big opportunity for AFL is not so much the west (which isn't to say that the Lions' presence in Springfield isn't a great long-term play) but in the south-west, in a sweeping arc from Yarrabilba through Jimboomba to Flagstone. This is a massive growth area, and it doesn't really appear to be...
The thrust of your post is spot on, but I clicked on the link you shared to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. These were the stories on the site that you shared that related to the NRL double-header:
National Rugby League of Australia plays games at Allegiant Stadium | Sports (reviewjournal.com)...
You are right to note that the effect of the Magic Round, and of multiple venues.
The Titans' average at Robina was 17054.
The Broncos' and Dolphins' averages can also be disaggregated, as they played home game at multiple venues.
Broncos home H/A games @ Lang Park: 36008 (no Magic Round...
No, you are reading that correctly.
In 2023, home averages:
Lions - 27455
Broncos - 33793
Dolphins - 25562
Suns - 13733
Titans - 19536
Home finals averages:
Lions - 36016
Broncos - 51235
Have a look through the reports lodged with companies house. For example, in 2022, Wigan had 27% of their revenue coming from "matchday", which is about £1.7 million: application-pdf
The Bronco's matchday, according to their 2022 annual report was $17.1 million: 230413---2022-annual-report.pdf...
Not disputing you. Read further up, though - my response is to a comment comparing the revenues of those three Superleague clubs with some Queensland clubs.
I did a quick bit of googling, and here is what I found for 2022:
Wigan Warriors: Turnover £6.6m, Loss £1.15m - Wigan Warriors make loss in 2022 Super League season | TheBusinessDesk.com
Leeds Rhinos: Turnover £11.5m, Loss £1.44m - Leeds Rhinos grow turnover and reduce losses following major...
Just a note on the politics. Whether we agree with the policy or not, the current government cannot take credit for rugby league being used as a tool in foreign affairs. Indeed, Scott Morrison was much more hands on than Anthony Albanese.
PM's XIII v Fiji: Curtis Scott injury the only bad news...
Spot on. It is completely accurate to say there are 6 AFL teams in Cairns, or 7 AFL teams in the Cairns District.
Just thought it was a bit weird to talk about in Cairns for the AFL and then include a Port Douglas team for one code but not the other.
Quick fact check - there are 11 teams in the CDRL competition, not 5.
Even if you were trying to do a like for like with Cairns only, you have included Port Douglas in the AFL competition, but excluded Mossman / Port Douglas from the rugby league competition. (Mossman, for those without local...
Out of curiosity, what are the registration numbers for SE Qld? An, albeit brief, look at annual reports for AFL Qld and the QRL only showed statewide figures.
Devil's advocate: as someone who lives in Brisbane (despite my user name!) the Broncos average to date is 38k and the Lions 20k. I've never heard fake crowd noises at the Gabba or at Suncorp, and yes, I've been to both.
And to play devil's advocate to my devil's advocate, I just pulled those...
Gabba crowds in 2016:
Cricket - 191067
AFL - 187816
Details:
Cricket crowds at the Gabba in calendar year 2016
Heat: 27507, 33783, 34601
Aus v NZ Test: 66325
Aus v India ODI: 28851
Maybe I am misreading this, but if you mean the western suburbs of Brisbane, that usually refers to Toowong, St Lucia, Kenmore, Indooroopilly. Definitely not working class.
Just checking. Didn't know if you meant "(Western suburbs of Sydney) and Brisbane" or "Western suburbs of (Sydney and...
Just for the (trivial) record, G.W. Miles is none other than Gene Miles, the second ever Broncos captain. D.J. Lockyer is, of course, former Broncos, Queensland and Australian captain Darren Lockyer. Lawry Bindle is a former chairman of the Broncos NRL club.
The Broncos Leagues Club is now...
On one hand some in this forum claim that rugby league is increasingly dominated by Polynesians, but on the other hand they aren't the result "immigration"? Or do only white immigrants count?
From reading this article, rugby league expansion is to come at the Qld/NSW Cup level, not NRL level: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/pacific-expansion-on-cards-as-arl-aims-to-grow-game-below-nrl-level/news-story/c084437904da62c3e9f831e585789d24
Here's what the gap looks like:
Hawks/Bulldogs - Metro/regional - 1.359million
Broncos/Cowboys - Metro/regional - 1.293million
Observation: soft numbers in Sydney when no Sydney or NSW teams are playing.
Discuss away!
I am probably mis-reading this, so correct me if I am wrong, but here it says that the combined metro-regional for Seven was 1.359 million.
I am probably mistaking this also, but I take it that nobody's ratings discussion of the game involving North Queensland has included any ratings from...
Untrue.
2000 Qld played Lang Park - sold out.
2001 Qld played at Lang Park and ANZ. Both sold out
2002 Qld played at ANZ. Sold out.
2003 Qld moved back to Lang Park after redevelopment. Sold out.
Sold out since.
When are you saying they struggled?
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