Viewer reactions were mixed. — The business model is simple: attract a broadcast audience, sell that audience to advertisers. But the... Set For Life, £10,000 every month for 30 years. The AFL and NRL both played rounds in front of empty stands prior to suspending their seasons in late March. The NRL Live official app and Telstra Live Pass recorded 2019’s biggest weekend in round 6 with over 15.2m million minutes streamed while the biggest single streamed match on Telstra Live Pass and the NRL Live official app in 2019 was the 11-10 nail-biter between Manly-Warringah and Melbourne in round 19, with 3.46m minutes. Most of the riches now rest with on the audience watching at home. So the number to focus on over the coming weeks to judge the health of both codes will be the average number TV viewers per game. Cutout fans at the NRL match between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the St George Illawarra Dragons on Monday, June 8, 2020. So the critical metric is viewing numbers. Both Nine and Fox Sport added canned crowd noises to NRL games when the season resumed a fortnight ago. Broadcast revenue – from Channel Nine and Fox Sports – was about A$324 million, more than 60%. The Brisbane Broncos play the Parramatta Eels at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on May 28 2020. On the other hand, there’s more than A$500 million flowing from television audiences. The AFL has agreed to its broadcast partners, Channel Seven and Foxtel, also using canned crowd noises. The unaugmented viewing experience was deemed unsatisfactory, as Nine’s NRL head, Simon Fordham, explained: The players are out there giving 110%. Which is not insignificant. The AFL’s annual report does not state game receipt revenue. For both leagues more than 70% of revenue flows from broadcast rights and corporate sponsors. Viewer reactions were mixed. The accounts of the National Rugby League and the bigger Australian Football League are representative of professional sports leagues around the world. With the AFL season resuming this week, we’ll get to judge its success. The NRL grand final might also be less popular than the AFL grand final, but rugby league still dominates thanks to the annual State of Origin. "At its peak, more than 3 million Australians were glued to their TV screens for last night’s thrilling NRL Grand Final," he said. They’ll do what they can to make their product a ratings winner. The accounts of the National Rugby League and the bigger Australian Football League are representative of professional sports leagues around the world. Includes current and historical data and statistics by team. The AFL, with crowd sizes slightly more than double the NRL, may make 15% – not much more in the greater scheme of things. In second place is last month's AFL grand final (2.94 million), followed by State of Origin games three and two (2.89 million and 2.80 million viewers respectively). Credit:AAP. Automobility futures and COVID-19: a socio-technical systems perspective. We can use those to make a ballpark estimate of game revenue based on what we know about the NRL’s receipts and crowd sizes. “Sponsorships and wagering” (revenue from poker machines in league clubs) made another 16%. This is an admittedly rough calculation because there are many possible variables. The first match of the round, a Thursday night clash between the Parramatta Eels and Brisbane Broncos, was the most watched regular season NRL game since 2014. From spit to scrums. I have read and agree to the Terms & Conditions (GDPR). List of recent and highest sports crowd attendances in Australia, including AFL, NRL, Football, Cricket and more. From spit to scrums. Both Nine and Fox Sport added canned crowd noises to NRL games when the season resumed a fortnight ago. This is rolled into a wider figure for “commercial operations”, which includes sponsorship and wagering. Here are your Monday & Wednesday Lotto results for... Corals that grew at the end of the ice age around 15,000 years ago are helping scientists to understand why... Daniel Andrews’ angst at the weekend about the multiple New Zealanders who arrived in Victoria via the travel bubble from... Be prepared for any weather with our daily forecast in the UK. An average of 2.64 million people across the country tuned-in to watch the 2019 NRL grand final, down from last year's national audience of 3.03 million. Canberra Raiders supporters cheer on their team against the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL grand final. The NRL annual report does not specify attendance numbers, but most other sources suggest average match attendances of 15,000 to 16,000 at its 201 games in 2019. Channel Nine scored more than 951,000 viewers, and Fox Sports 355,000. Footy crowds: what the AFL and NRL need Photo by Daniel Anthony on Unsplash, Abdel K. Halabi, Federation University Australia. We can use those to make a ballpark estimate of game revenue based on what we know about the NRL’s receipts and crowd sizes. The AFL has agreed to its broadcast partners, Channel Seven and Foxtel, also using canned crowd noises. The AFL and NRL both played rounds in front of empty stands prior to suspending their seasons in late March. If the hysteria is to be believed, we now have the proof that the AFL is clearly better and more popular than the NRL. 2013 AFL and NRL media deals compared; 2014 AFL v NRL Finance; 2014 EMMA Report – AFL, NRL, Aleague; 2015 Twitter and Facebook Followers – all codes; AFL & NRL Grand Final Advertising Costs; AFL and NRL club Brand Value (2013) AFL is clearly Australias most watched Football Code (2013) Blacktown Oval; Hunter Sports – A tale of two codes Both audiences are a down from five years ago, when both leagues saw close to 4 million national viewers tune-in to their respective grand finals. Cooper Cronk of the Roosters is carried-off the field following his team's win over the Canberra Raiders in the 2019 NRL grand final. Abdel K. Halabi, Senior Lecturer in Accounting , Federation University Australia. They do need them to make their sports great television. This narrative should not obscure the more obvious story here: of elite sport as entertainment business. But assuming most things being equal, the AFL’s game receipts for more than double the NRL’s numbers would be worth about A$115 million – 14.5% of its total revenue of A$794 million. — Sunday's NRL grand final is the sixth-most watched program of 2019, ahead of the Married at First Sight finale, the Australian Open men's final and the Lego Masters winner announcement.

But what viewers want is excitement and a sense of occasion.