2022 NRL ratings

[Wb1234]

The most damaging thing would be if they do a review of all their clubs and similar results come out. I hope they do to be honest.

I was at the pub and the fumbles were on and the biggest thing that I noticed was the pro indigenous song at halftime (Solid Rock - Goanna). In light of what happened it was so incredibly tacky and stupefyingly hypocritical.

To give Greenberg some credit he did a great job penalising players and cleaning up the games image

afls arrogance means they think they are above criticism so won’t change a single thing

guys like Eddie McGuire and Jeff Kennett are the typical type you find in their leadership roles

 

[Billythekid]

The most damaging thing would be if they do a review of all their clubs and similar results come out. I hope they do to be honest.

I was at the pub and the fumbles were on and the biggest thing that I noticed was the pro indigenous song at halftime (Solid Rock - Goanna). In light of what happened it was so incredibly tacky and stupefyingly hypocritical.

The players didn’t voluntarily come forward in fact none of them wanted to come out with this story (because it rehashed the traumas and makes them a target for more hate). This is undoubtably just the tip of the ice berg.

 

[mozza91]

Record low ratings. Seems like the general public has had enough of the constant racism.

 

[Billythekid]

Record low ratings. Seems like the general public has had enough of the constant racism.

For now. The problem for the AFL is that this all became public the week of the GF. By next season the general public will have forgotten.

The big question is what fallout will there be. Will the AFL or any independent bodies look for further similar problems? If it drags on it might have more impact on the future.

If they can just sack those involved and move on I doubt we see any lasting impact.

 

[Colk]

For now. The problem for the AFL is that this all became public the week of the GF. By next season the general public will have forgotten.

The big question is what fallout will there be. Will the AFL or any independent bodies look for further similar problems? If it drags on it might have more impact on the future.

If they can just sack those involved and move on I doubt we see any lasting impact.

It depends on if they review other clubs and they uncover similar details across the whole competition.

Fumbleball fans, in particular casual fans (who actually care about racism) can come back at this time and say well this is terrible but it is isolated to one or two clubs. If it is a competition wide thing, then that defence gets thrown out the window and you’d think that it would turn away casual viewers and multicultural viewers at the very least. The brand would take a long time to recover

 

[Pippen94]

It depends on if they review other clubs and they uncover similar details across the whole competition.

Fumbleball fans, in particular casual fans (who actually care about racism) can come back at this time and say well this is terrible but it is isolated to one or two clubs. If it is a competition wide thing, then that defence gets thrown out the window and you’d think that it would turn away casual viewers and multicultural viewers at the very least. The brand would take a long time to recover

Has nothing to do with. Adam Goodes saga didn't turn fans off so nothing like that will. TV ratings down because TV dying (well main reason). Swans support here is overblown too

 

[Perth Red]

I’m surprised two nrl sydney clubs in a prelim drew less than 10% more viewers in Sydney than a Sydney afl club in their gf tbh. I didn’t think anyone in Sydney other than the 50k attending followed afl?

 

[Pippen94]

I’m surprised two nrl sydney clubs in a prelim drew less than 10% more viewers in Sydney than a Sydney afl club in their gf tbh. I didn’t think anyone in Sydney other than the 50k attending followed afl?

If i read right 700k on kayo & fox. But most of them from Perth huh?!

 

[Perth Red]

If i read right 700k on kayo & fox. But most of them from Perth huh?!

Prob around 50k of them from perth by my calculations

 

[Billythekid]

I’m surprised two nrl sydney clubs in a prelim drew less than 10% more viewers in Sydney than a Sydney afl club in their gf tbh. I didn’t think anyone in Sydney other than the 50k attending followed afl?

This is a weird framing to me. Ultimately the AFL GF is possibly their worse rating GF ever whilst the NRL PF drew a really good audience (almost matching the AFL despite previous weeks being well behind).

Also how are we comparing their ratings? We know NRL fans are transitioning to fox/kayo in droves so unless we know that breakdown you can’t really compare.

 

[Pippen94]

This is a weird framing to me. Ultimately the AFL GF is possibly their worse rating GF ever whilst the NRL PF drew a really good audience (almost matching the AFL despite previous weeks being well behind).

Also how are we comparing their ratings? We know NRL fans are transitioning to fox/kayo in droves so unless we know that breakdown you can’t really compare.

Just a Perth red troll. Afl gf is always big deal in any metro. With pay & streaming
NRL probably did close to double. Swans in gf really under performed

 

[DIOGENES]

But..But…But the Grannie at the G is one of the 5 great annual sporting events in the world. The surprise is that the Sydney rating wasn’t 3,000,000

 

[Perth Red]

looks around 100k down on their recent norm. Maybe being an expansion team and a regional team impacted compared to when a melbourne team is in it?
either way Good to see Storm can get bigger audiences in melbourne for its gf’s than swans in Sydney.

 

[Pippen94]

Prob around 50k of them from perth by my calculations

Haha. 6k for FTA. 90% increase for pay & streaming?! Yeah nah

 

[Colk]

Has nothing to do with. Adam Goodes saga didn't turn fans off so nothing like that will. TV ratings down because TV dying (well main reason). Swans support here is overblown too

First of all, how do you know it (the Goods saga) didn’t turn people off.

Secondly, if the accusations are true this is a lot lot worse than the Goodes saga. You can’t really deflect this or provide an excuse for what happened at Hawthorn.

 

[Billythekid]

looks around 100k down on their recent norm. Maybe being an expansion team and a regional team impacted compared to when a melbourne team is in it?
either way Good to see Storm can get bigger audiences in melbourne for its gf’s than swans in Sydney.

Meh I’ll have to go back and look at previous ratings but I thought traditionally swans GF rated really well generally. I’m not sure that’s a good excuse.

Also regional or not Geelong has the 7th most members in the AFL, it’s hardly a small club.

Edit: just quickly strolling back through previous GF’s and yeah swans usually rate super highly (the highest one since 2000 was a swans GF for example). IF anything I remember us joking on this forum that the AFL would rig the comp for the swans for exactly that reason.

 

[ayatollah_murdoch]

All Sydney GF, I doubt we'll beat their national numbers but let's see

 

[baselinepanther]

I’m surprised two nrl sydney clubs in a prelim drew less than 10% more viewers in Sydney than a Sydney afl club in their gf tbh. I didn’t think anyone in Sydney other than the 50k attending followed afl?

the lowest ratings for a swines GF .... ever ... In sydney
yet the forum court jester deflects to Sydneys FTA ratings for a.......... prelim final

probably another 300K of the 750K on STV were from Sydney as well
so thats
715K

next week more Sydneysiders will watch the NRL GF , then mongbournians did the racistball GF
wow
just wow

 

[baselinepanther]

All Sydney GF, I doubt we'll beat their national numbers but let's see

you've got to be having a larf
Parramatta in.. they have a huge following right across .. certainly NSW the ACT & QLD

the NRL will dust the 3.006 mill racistball rated & quite easily I predict , placing Australias games biggest event...
5th biggest ... In the only country on earth where anyone gives a f**k about it ..

 

[baselinepanther]

Haha. 6k for FTA. 90% increase for pay & streaming?! Yeah nah

22K actually on FTA
but
yea i get what you mean