Once Wookie adds 700k and ten million people in PNG the numbers would be staggering.
And you probably dont know but im spreading the news about Rugby League to so many Turkish people in Turkey,it all started when I told my cousins about it, and he told all his friends and they're all hooked on it now. They keep on asking me whens the next Origin game lol.
Also another lady friend from Canada who also is hooked on it. She tells me she's never seen such a brutal sport as Rugby League. That four people can actually hit you that hard,and still gets up haha i love her...
There’s always been an issue with counting rugby league ratings properly
years ago regional viewers weren’t included and it seemed like afl was so far ahead of us and their national comp was working
then Telstra digital had the free app and media sources were saying nrl ratings were down because we didn’t know how many people were watching on the app
then a few years back kayo numbers came out (kayo took the place of Telstra digital when the nrl closed the app) and the situation was revealed that nrl was far and away ahead of afl
despite reports our ratings were down they were up a lot
the message has gotten out now that every year we come first now by a long way
but again it’s not including New Zealand. It doesn’t suit the afl narrative to include nz because obviously they don’t have a team there
when png get a team they would add 500k to a million extra viewers (they might not be rich but they are fans nonetheless)
Afl has maxed out where it can expand too and grow ratings. Ratings in nsw and qld have fallen. Two teams in each market struggle to get what one team got 10 plus years ago
with a 20 team comp we would be beating afl by 50 percent more viewers than them maybe more
expansion will take the game to a whole new level
afl has great crowds but in terms of tv ratings it’s not in the same ballpark as rugby league