Sword of Justice
Vay Wilson (31)
For this reason you'd think RA would push 7s (they did this with Viva 7s but I believe that fizzled out) harder to at least be in the fight.
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Greg Davis (50)
Someone from AFL was on ABC radio in Brisbane this afternoon, he said they need 20 more AFL grounds on the goal coast and across Australia they need a new ground every week to keep up with growth.
Rebel man
Peter Johnson (47)
Works for state of origin. The issue isn’t the midweek games unfortunately the issue is the wallabies
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John Thornett (49)
Sounds like a very afl thing to say, there is no way they need that but tell everyone this is the case to govt ppl belive them
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Greg Davis (50)
I found it unbelievable too, but I guess if you planned on every Aus Kick player becoming a senior player then they will be needed. At the moment there are limited female senior teams in all football codes, if AFL could get every Aus kick girl to senior level it would be hundreds of teams in 10-15 years time
The Ghost of Raelene
Andrew Slack (58)
Some Comrade McLachlan propaganda there. AFL is definitely playing a long game and is patient. You can see their progressive growth in the private school system going from 1/2 teams in an entire school to 5/6 10 years later. I do think Aussie Rules and Rugby are competing for the same kids both Boys & Girls. In general the AFL and Jail Rugby don't cross geographically and demographically IMO
Wallaby Man
Trevor Allan (34)
Good result. Thursday worked a treat for crowd and tv numbers
dru
Tim Horan (67)
Yeah I think I like it.
PhilClinton
Geoff Shaw (53)
Yes and no
A lot of the casual fans I've spoken to today have so many questions about the calls and some of the cards - the recurring line is "this is why your game doesn't make sense to me!"
Had the Wallabies actually won I think most of that chat gets pushed aside and people would be talking about how good beating the All Blacks is blah blah blah.
Anyway there is enough of that stuff being spoken about in the match thread. In terms of pure attendance numbers and viewership, it's great.
LeCheese
Ken Catchpole (46)
Yeah I'm pretty doubtful that the negative articles being run everywhere are good for increasing general interest in the game. On one hand any publicity is good publicity at this point, but on the other it's not exactly something that gets you thinking "I should tune in next week!".
On another note it's pretty dire to see the Rugby section on News.com.au's site sitting below American Sports, Golf, Boxing, Basketball, and 'Sports Life' (ie. gossip). I understand that, being Newscorp, they have vested (dis)interests, but it's still pretty telling. It'll be interesting to see how hosting the RWC impacts airtime/positioning.
On another note it's pretty dire to see the Rugby section on News.com.au's site sitting below American Sports, Golf, Boxing, Basketball, and 'Sports Life' (ie. gossip). I understand that, being Newscorp, they have vested (dis)interests, but it's still pretty telling. It'll be interesting to see how hosting the RWC impacts airtime/positioning.
Wilson
David Codey (61)
Game was a resounding success from a broadcast perspective:
www.smh.com.au
Looks like there will be more mid week tests in the future.
Midweek Bledisloe set to continue after strong ratings, sell-out crowd
A big national TV audience and a capacity crowd at Marvel Stadium has left officials happy with the decision to switch the Bledisloe.
Looks like there will be more mid week tests in the future.
WorkingClassRugger
David Codey (61)
Game was a resounding success from a broadcast perspective:
Midweek Bledisloe set to continue after strong ratings, sell-out crowd
A big national TV audience and a capacity crowd at Marvel Stadium has left officials happy with the decision to switch the Bledisloe.
Looks like there will be more mid week tests in the future.
I'm of the position that we should be looking to run Tests mid week as a permanent thing alongside a push to greatly expand SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) if we remain involved in terms of schedule into a legitimate home and away season.
Wallaby Man
Trevor Allan (34)
Nine now saying 700k for total audience on fta and 9Now app. Unclear on how many watched with Stan.
LeCheese
Ken Catchpole (46)
Very happy to eat some humble pie regarding midweek tests. Holding it in Melbourne during AFL finals (possibly with a boost to the crowd thanks to the sizeable Lions contingent in town) no doubt helped, but it's great to see regardless. I caught it at a pub up here and it was a pretty sizeable and boisterous crowd.
I reckon Thursday is the sweet spot - close enough to the end of the week so people can be a bit looser. Post-covid, Thursday has almost become Friday for a large contingent of city workers; bars and other venues are often busier Thursday afternoons/evenings than on Fridays now, due to the large number that work from home.
Micheal
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
As a 27 year old in Sydney, most Saturdays I'll have either a friends birthday, an event, or a family commitment.
It's very, very hard to catch a Wallabies game given this as most of Australia simply don't care. My AFL-loving friends don't really have this problem, as entire friendship circles will build their calendar around big games.
I watched every game of the French series, and I adored the game last night. Friends who would've never given a single shit about rugby union were super active in the group chat, and it's no wonder to me the viewership was good.
If you can't dominate the mainstream, fight for territory on the fringes.
I love mid-week tests.
It's very, very hard to catch a Wallabies game given this as most of Australia simply don't care. My AFL-loving friends don't really have this problem, as entire friendship circles will build their calendar around big games.
I watched every game of the French series, and I adored the game last night. Friends who would've never given a single shit about rugby union were super active in the group chat, and it's no wonder to me the viewership was good.
If you can't dominate the mainstream, fight for territory on the fringes.
I love mid-week tests.
Dctarget
John Eales (66)
Amen brother. Was great.
The_Wookie
Chris McKivat (8)
| Home | Away | Venue | Attendance | Capacity | %Capacity | Host | Metro Cons 7 | Reg Cons 7 | 9NOW Cons 7 | FTA Cons7 |
| Australia | England | Optus Stadium | 47,668 | 60,003 | 79.44% | Nine/STAN | 424,000 | 149,000 | 39,000 | 612,000 |
| Australia | England | Suncorp Stadium | 46,536 | 52,500 | 88.64% | Nine/STAN | 450,000 | 165,000 | 43,000 | 658,000 |
| Australia | England | SCG | 43,274 | 48,000 | 90.15% | Nine/STAN | 456,000 | 201,000 | 46,000 | 703,000 |
| Australia | South Africa | Adelaide Oval | 36,366 | 53,500 | 67.97% | Nine/STAN | 257,000 | 115,000 | 15,000 | 348,000 |
| Australia | South Africa | Allianz Stadium | 38,292 | 42,500 | 90.10% | Nine/STAN | 175,000 | 90,000 | 22,000 | 287,000 |
| Australia | NZ | Marvel Stadum | 53,245 | 56,547 | 94.16% | Nine/STAN | 524,000 | 106,000 | 70,000 | 700,000 |
| NZ | Australia | Eden Park | ||||||||
| Total | 265,381 | 313,050 | 84.77% | 2,286,000 | 826,000 | 235,000 | 3,308,000 | |||
| Average | 44,230 | 52,175 | 381,000 | 137,000 | 39,000 | 551,000 |