2025 Streaming and TV Ratings Discussion

[Mother Nature's Son]

Where is fumbleball in the chart? Thought it was excluded

It was posted on an earlier graph that charted world-wide searches over the last 20 years or so.
Starting with a sizeable lead the NRL had gradually narrowed that gap to the point of dramatically overtaking it this year.

 

[Canard]

It was posted on an earlier graph that charted world-wide searches over the last 20 years or so.
Starting with a sizeable lead the NRL had gradually narrowed that gap to the point of dramatically overtaking it this year.

My guess is that was peak Aussies in UK era (2000s).

Even back then the NRL had more coverage in the UK than the AFL. So their fans would have had to Google for fame results etc.

 

[Charlie Kirk]

Nrl is around 40 million ahead of afl at the moment

Just let the figures do the talking and watching the silly tossers burn

That must be why the NRL get the big bucks

 

[Cactus]

That must be why the NRL get the big bucks

The NRL is not seeking every single sporting dollar out there, but :

"we're going to take some of AFLs lunch and we eat a lot so we'll be talking a fair bit"

 

[Charlie Kirk]

The NRL is not seeking every single sporting dollar out there, but :

"we're going to take some of AFLs lunch and we eat a lot so we'll be talking a fair bit"

The NRL would sell its own mother if there was a dollar in it, I’m surprised they don’t get the players to wash cars during the off season and televise it.

 

[Cactus]

LOL, 9 posts in & mum jokes already. That figures.

The off season awaits.

 

[eels4lifee]

The NRL would sell its own mother if there was a dollar in it, I’m surprised they don’t get the players to wash cars during the off season and televise it.

Theyre waiting for your mother to wash cars for them, instead of the players. So tell your mother to start bending over so we could watch her scrubbing away

 

[Canard]

Hey guys!

I'm just letting you know I'm about to argue with the most obvious troll account in LU history, because I'm sad and lonely.

 

[Maximus]

Hey guys!

I'm just letting you know I'm about to argue with the most obvious troll account in LU history, because I'm sad and lonely.

The cult gets so upset by anyone who slightly disagrees with them, that they even argue with the obvious troll accounts for not staying on message.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

That must be why the NRL get the big bucks

The NRL would sell its own mother if there was a dollar in it, I’m surprised they don’t get the players to wash cars during the off season and televise it.

So are you criticising the NRL for being too commercialised? Or not enough? Can't have it both ways

 

[Charlie Kirk]

So are you criticising the NRL for being too commercialised? Or not enough? Can't have it both ways

Too what?

 

[Starkers]

I watched the AFL Friday and Saturday as a bit of a comparison. Bith quality games. Ratings across the weekend will be interesting.

Of even more interest will be the Bledisloe clashing with the AFL GF next weekend.

 

[taste2taste]

My question to everyone is why the sudden explosion particularly since covid? The growth we’ve seen for an established sport barely even makes sense.

I would say social media and rule changes have played a significant part in growing the game.

Tik tok, intsta, youtube are choc a block with NRL content which grows and grows the game. The warroirs have the best social media team and it's a big reason for the 'up the wahs' movement that swept NZ. I see the All Blacks have tried to head Hunt the warroirs head of social media, they see how important social media is in selling the game. On YouTube NRL game highlights used to have 5k views they now get 100k, last week's Bris v Can game has 310k views, that's more than any of the 3 tests of the Lions v Wallabies.

Rule changes have made games more watchable. Have a look at games 5 years ago and you'll see the difference. The wrestle and team captians stopping the game by questioning every ref decision was making the game slow, predictable and unwatchable.

Is it sustainable ? Eventually it'll start to level out, but with 2 new teams coming in and hopefully a 3rd with NZ2 and with the NRL placing an importantance on international exposure the game should continue seeing growth over the next decade.

 

[Charlie Kirk]

The 2 AFL prelims averaged 95k crowds, why can’t we get crowds like that?

 

[Charlie Kirk]

So are you criticising the NRL for being too commercialised? Or not enough? Can't have it both ways

Why? Your mother did

 

[Charlie Kirk]

Theyre waiting for your mother to wash cars for them, instead of the players. So tell your mother to start bending over so we could watch her scrubbing away

You know my thoughts on abortions, but…..

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Canard]

Is that saying 868k? And 1.025m Reach?

 

[Desert Qlder]

The 2 AFL prelims averaged 95k crowds, why can’t we get crowds like that?

Four Melbourne clubs in Melbourne.

 

[The_Wookie]