Jacob Apple

@LeagueScenePod So embarrassing 🤣 Kayo foxtel numbers not included for AFL, NRL only on tv.

When the AFL wanted to ambush the NRL’s turf. The GF rematch in the AFL was SMASHED in the ratings by the second Women’s State of Origin in both average audience and reach.

@PhilGould15 No mention of how this was only on TV, while the AFL was also available on foxtel / kayo, which those viewers weren’t counted.

BREAKING NEWS - AUSTRALIA LOVES WOMEN'S ORIGIN! The ratings for last night's epic Women's State of Origin are in and once again they're phenomenal! Women's Origin successfully backed up the record-breaking series opener with another blockbuster performance. Here are the massive highlights: Total TV Reach: 2,099,000
Total TV Average Audience:1,009,000
BVOD Average Audience:287,000 •Smashing the AFL: For the second time this series, the women’s game reigned supreme on Thursday night, dominating the AFL's broadcast in Total TV Average Audience (1.009m vs 663k) and tripled their streaming audience (287k vs 95k BVOD). •Building on Game 1: We pushed our Total TV Average Audience even higher than Game 1, comfortably clearing the one million viewer mark again while expanding our Total Reach to nearly 2.1 million. •Women’s State of Origin Game 2 was Australia’s No.1 program on Thursday with People 25-54 and People 16-39, and a timeslot winner for Total People and all key demos. It was also the No.1 program across all key demos and Total People in Sydney, and People 25-54 and 16-39 in Brisbane and the 5 City Metro. •Digital Explosion vs. 2025: Compared to Game 2 of last year, the digital migration is unstoppable. Our streaming Average Audience surged by over 42% (287k vs 201k in 2025), and our overall BVOD Reach exploded to 531,000. The fans are hooked, the product is world-class, and 9Now continues to be the undisputed home for highly engaged streaming audiences! Incredible effort by everyone involved as we power into what is shaping up to be the greatest Magic Round we've seen on Nine and 9Now.

@footyindustryAU Zero hanger isn’t a real source of anything.

"with all due respect to what should be one of the AFL games of the round, Brisbane v Geelong at the Gabba is not gatecrashing anything this week. It is off-Broadway." zerohanger.com/afl-is-delusio…

@footyindustryAU Worst Sunday fixture ever for AFL, who would watch either of those

Sunday #AuSportTV #NRL Raiders/Panthers Nine 595k (BVOD 109k) Rch 1.408m #AFL Dees/Eagles (Per) Tigers/Crows (National ex Per) Seven 420k (BVOD 42k) Rch 1.291m Data: VOZ Details later.

@andy_andy_aus @au_sport No one went to them before lol

@au_sport Yikes! The punters aren’t happy and voting with their feet and wallet

NRL R10 Crowds Dolphins v Bulldogs - 16,143 Roosters v Titans - 12,226 Cowboys v Eels - 17,827 Dragons v Knights - 10,916 Rabbitohs v Sharks - 16,714 Sea Eagles v Broncos - 17,269 Storm v Tigers - 15,684 Raiders v Panthers - 18,018 Total: 124,797 Average: 15,600 Season Avg: 21,756 #nrl

@Piffster @SteveMascord Titans never get people lol

@SteveMascord After last weekend there’s been huge numbers of empty seats at all three games today. What’s going on? Parra Stadium and Gold Coast Stadium looked half empty, and the SFS looks empty in the top tier. What’s happening?

All those saturday nights of the Roosters playing the Broncos at the SFS in front of empty seats since 1988 ... and look at this!

@RonnyLerner And what game should be there? No game has sold out marvel.

Two games at Marvel today with the MCG vacant. Another home run 👍

@BHolloway4 @footyindustryAU NRL posted it lol

@JacobApple2063 @footyindustryAU Who said reach mattered on Thursday?

Friday #AuSportTV #AFL Crows/Power (SA only) Dogs/Dockers (national ex SA) Seven 650k (BVOD 92k) Rch 1.834m 2026 Fri N FTA Nat Broadcast Ave: 630k (+2.9% YoY) #NRL Dolphins/Storm Nine 582k (BVOD 125k) Rch 1.37m 2026 Fri N FTA Ave: 678k (+15.3% YoY) Data: VOZ Overnights

@millfieldsports Is that swans giants?

Vince selling out to the AFL 😩 It’s the Sydney Derby and it’s not close.

@agsirr_sirr @alfi589 @footyindustryAU There is no foxtel ratings so you can’t say that without the data…

@alfi589 @footyindustryAU They still thrashed us comprehensively regardless where the viewers cames from

Thursday #AuSportTV Womens #Origin Nine 980k (BVOD 284k) Rch 2.043m #AFL Pies/Hawks Seven 768k (BVOD 117k) Rch 1.994m Data: VOZ

@footyindustryAU One rare rare time they beat AFL in reach and now it matters…

I thought the NRL guys didnt believe in reach. /s

@BradWalterSport Yeah, you aren’t going to make a footprint in Melbourne whether people attend it or not.

We need to take a Women's State of Origin to Melbourne next to grow the audience there.

@footyindustryAU @Dale96183744121 @WSWanderingEels @LeagueUnlimited @au_sport I remember 7 plus wouldn’t even let you stream afl if it was on.

@Dale96183744121 @WSWanderingEels @LeagueUnlimited @au_sport 9now NRL had a 5 year headstart on 7plus AFL

Thursday #AuSport #AFL Dogs/Swans Margin: 66pts Crowd: 29,523 at Marvel Seven 627k (BVOD 87k) Reach 1.999m #NRL Tigers/Raiders Margin: 19pts Crowd: 17,153 at Leichardt Nine 620k (BVOD 143k) Reach 1.422m Data: VOZ, AFL.com.au, @LeagueUnlimited, @au_sport

@WillelmusDux @PiesWrldd Bro he was playing on drugs, of course people are talking about it.

@PiesWrldd Pies get nice win over rivals. Entire AFL space is talking about Hollands.

The vision coming out of Hollands is genuinely so sad.

@hinterland33 @gazzaflute24 @LachlanJeffery I think it will be a lot less, considering perth are getting one event to watch NRL in a whole year. Once it’s weekly I’d think it’ll drop. But we’ll see.

@JacobApple2063 @gazzaflute24 @LachlanJeffery Point taken, Though Sydney has triple The population.. Still a solid effort for Sydney teams in Perth.. Imagen a home team

Official attendance at Optus Stadium for the Telstra Premiership double header is 33,404. #NRLSharksRoosters #NRLSouthsRaiders

@Bingbongbo10475 @footyindustryAU Yeah true the NRL are missing out on 300 people at some crap ground

@footyindustryAU Magic round’s the same. However, NRL fans love it and don’t want it to move or be changed in any way. I’m starting to think AFL fans don’t like anything.

One of the peculiar aspects of #GatherRound is the attendance - by #AFL standards the aggregate and average arent anything spectactular, and are actually on the low side for AFL rounds with 9 games. Critics have said all along that the AFL would be better off playing some of these matches in their proper home venues.

@CamDonDuncan @LeagueUnlimited @WSWanderingEels It’s cause league fans make stuff up for low attendance

@LeagueUnlimited @WSWanderingEels I’m a UK fan. You’d never have 3,500 season ticket holders just not bothering to show up on a Saturday afternoon. Different culture I guess.

26,467 at AAMI Park for Melbourne v Warriors tonight

@hinterland33 @gazzaflute24 @LachlanJeffery Well Sydney have two afl teams they can get a fix from, perth has no team.

@gazzaflute24 @LachlanJeffery Send 2 AFL WA teams to play in Sydney See what the crowd is

@Bingbongbo10475 @sportznut67 @footyindustryAU Rent free ahahah

@sportznut67 @footyindustryAU And wasn’t even on ABC QLD or Triple M. You had to use the app to listen to it.

The "$billion invasion" as a national AFL strategy that includes rebuilding Tasmanias grassroots, and presumably spending more in WA to combat the arrival of the Bears. Post 2032 is when we know if theres real growth in the Lions with a massive increase in their stadium capacity. The NRL can make huge strides in NZ if it gives the Warriors a meaningful derby and a new tv deal that boosts wages to irresistable levels for Union types.