NRL 2010

[Kiwi fan]

I got this from Rleague.

Broncos take the lead in Membership challenge



Whilst the kick off to the 2010 Telstra Premiership season is still over three months away, the race to prove which club has the most members is well under way.

Whilst the Queensland contingent of the Broncos and Cowboys are currently in the top two positions, Sydney clubs the Rabbitohs, Eels and Bulldogs fans have started to take the next step and become a ticketed member of their club.

With all clubs being set the challenge to at least improve on their 2009 levels, Grand Finalist the Parramatta Eels have already smashed their target, and are setting their sights on being the first NSW club to reach the 10,000 ticketed member mark.

To find out more about becoming a member of your club click here

Note: The figures displayed above are correct as of Thursday December 10, 2009. Membership numbers only include those members who have a ticketed membership and is not reflective of the total membership figures of the clubs.

Source: www.nrl.com[/QUOTE]

[sportsmad]

why arent the storm on sale yet? bad figures fpr the dragons and tigers. to be expected of the sharks though

[Druzik]

How official are those figures?

[sportsmad]

bring on the next tv deal!

We will fight them on the couches: league outrates AFL for first timeROY MASTERS
December 21, 2009
While officials squabble and threaten to divide rugby league, the fans have delivered an early Christmas present: TV ratings have eclipsed AFL nationally for the first time. This year, rugby league had an aggregate audience of 128.5 million compared with AFL's 124.3 million.

The figures are revealed in an NRL-commissioned study shown to the club CEOs earlier this month, Admittedly, it's not an apples-with-apples comparison: league figures include Origin and rep games (12,024,381 viewers) and the under-20s Toyota Cup competition (3,450,252), which AFL does not have, although the AFL figures include the pre-season NAB Cup (7,642,000).

In terms of a straight comparison between the aggregate TV audience of the eight games each week in each code on both free-to-air and pay TV, the AFL wins 116,612,478 to the NRL's 112,980,474, an impressive result considering the AFL season is shorter by two weeks. However, AFL has four games on free-to-air TV (99,087,689) compared with the NRL's three (83,149,231), an important factor considering 99 per cent of Australian homes have free-to-air sets, while only 33 per cent of homes subscribe to pay TV where five NRL games are shown to the AFL's three.

Rugby league, therefore, wins the pay TV comparison, with 32.7m viewers to AFL's 17.5m, despite being paid less by Foxtel.

Significantly, the NRL's ratings are on the rise while AFL's are falling. A comparison of national ratings for the respective premierships of the two codes between 2008 and 2009 shows NRL improving by 6.2 per cent and AFL falling by 4.3 per cent.

This reflects the ''any given Sunday'' expectation in the NRL, in which a bottom-ranked team can defeat a top club, meaning all games are competitive, compared with the AFL, in which Richmond, Melbourne and even Fremantle are occasional easybeats.

The mini trend also questions the AFL's expansion into the Gold Coast and western Sydney, bringing to five the number of teams which might not be competitive over the next decade. By contrast, the NRL has rejected expansion, seeking to capitalise on its rising numbers.

The AFL justifies its move to the Gold Coast and western Sydney because the two northern states generate 60 per cent of advertising dollars on TV, but this might not translate to rights fees if ratings are poor.

The AFL's strength is it is a truly national game, reflected in five capital-city audience numbers, while rugby league's strength is the loyalty of regional viewers.

On a five-capital-city comparison, AFL wins 77m to rugby league's 58.3m, while the AFL's regional aggregate audience is 22.1m to rugby league's 36.7m.

This raises the possibility of a new independent commission running rugby league instructing chief executive David Gallop to sell games direct to regional networks, such as WIN and Prime.

Sydney, often accused of lethargy in supporting rugby league with crowd and audience numbers, has had a lift in its ratings by 12 per cent on 2008, while Brisbane also boasts an impressive 13.5 per cent rise.

Channel Nine's policy of flipping Friday night games, putting a Sydney game on in prime time in the south and a Queensland game in the north, and reversing them at 9.30pm, has improved numbers, together with the Titans' impressive 2009 season.

Gallop said: ''The numbers are testimony to our pursuit of a close competition. The value of an additional team in South-East Queensland has given us the ability to flip-flop the Friday night game, while the freakish skills of our players has also driven the ratings rise. We can't wait to get to the negotiating table because a lucrative TV deal will surely be just compensation for these numbers.''

Melbourne has increased its NRL audience by 4.4 per cent, not surprising given the Storm's stellar play but a shock to all those Victorian fans who have to endure Channel Nine's cruel treatment.

Channel Nine Melbourne endemically insists on programming NRL at hours when only insomniacs abound, and cannot reach agreement with Fox Sports to release the Friday night games shown in Sydney and Brisbane to pay TV, in the same way AFL is shown in the north on Foxtel.

While rugby league's Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne figures are up and regionals constant, the AFL has suffered a worrying fall in Sydney and a dip in Brisbane, the metropolitan areas where they are seeking to build support with new teams. Sydney's numbers have dropped a massive 19.5 per cent, Brisbane's 1.5 per cent, and regionals are down 13.4 per cent.

With the Swans in a transition period during which their stars have retired and they are unable to access top draft choices, Sydney's audience is expected to decline further.

A comparison of 2009 aggregate premiership ratings, by city, for the two codes, shows the loyalty of Melbourne to AFL. Melbourne had 38,125,568 AFL viewers to Sydney's 28,095,299 NRL viewers, a gap of 10 million despite Sydney's population being one million more.

While this reflects the status of AFL in Melbourne, a code equivalent to a secular religion, it also demonstrates the divide in Sydney with the two rugby codes. That should be a sobering thought to the lunatics seeking to further divide rugby league.

[arh21980]

Could this be the year that the Broncos miss the eight?
Looking very vunerable in the forwards with no Joel Clinton and Dave Taylor and now in the backs with no Khunt and Hodges out for atleast six months

[Druzik]

Jan 13, 2010 10:35:53 GMT 10 arh21980 said:

Could this be the year that the Broncos miss the eight?
Looking very vunerable in the forwards with no Joel Clinton and Dave Taylor and now in the backs with no Khunt and Hodges out for atleast six months

Looks that way doesn't it. But they had to have a year like this at one point no? But don't despair, even if this year is a bad one I think they will bounce back, they always do.

[arh21980]

Jan 13, 2010 10:56:25 GMT 10 Druzik said:

Jan 13, 2010 10:35:53 GMT 10 arh21980 said:

Could this be the year that the Broncos miss the eight?
Looking very vunerable in the forwards with no Joel Clinton and Dave Taylor and now in the backs with no Khunt and Hodges out for atleast six months

Looks that way doesn't it. But they had to have a year like this at one point no? But don't despair, even if this year is a bad one I think they will bounce back, they always do.

Nooo! Its time they had a bad period like every other team in the NRL. Good luck with the Shark's this year

[Druzik]

lol

OK then Anthony I hope their luck rubs off on the my Wobegongs then!

Hope you guys have a decent season too.

[arh21980]

Jan 14, 2010 9:49:04 GMT 10 Druzik said:

lol

OK then Anthony I hope their luck rubs off on the my Wobegongs then!

Hope you guys have a decent season too.

Should make the eight. But I'm still laughing at people who think we'll struggle without Orford.

[Kiwi fan]

www.rugbyleague.com.au/promotions/2010/membership/challenge2010.php

The Titans and Warriors are the most disappointing so far. We need them to stay strong with AFL going in there. There's still 5 weeks till the season starts so hopefully some clubs can get their figures up by then.

[arh21980]

What do you know they corrected Manly's.

I also emailed the expansion team CC Bears to see how many member's they have (there aiming for 5000 by the end of this year) and they have 690 already

[sportsmad]

im becoming a member for the north sydney bears this year. it says on the page "this is not membership for the central coast bears, follow the link below for the central coast bears" lol. fyi membership for the north sydney bears nsw cup team is only $36 for 1 year, $51 for two, or $70 for three years. i figured i might aswell. i can walk to north sydney oval...

[Druzik]

Feb 12, 2010 4:37:05 GMT 10 sportsmad said:

im becoming a member for the north sydney bears this year. it says on the page "this is not membership for the central coast bears, follow the link below for the central coast bears" lol. fyi membership for the north sydney bears nsw cup team is only $36 for 1 year, $51 for two, or $70 for three years. i figured i might aswell. i can walk to north sydney oval...

What do you get in the package? I got my Sharkies one the other day and for $90 (1 year,interstate package) I got a shirt, keyring, key belt, stickers, and a ticket to the round 6 broncos game.

I also got the $15 membership of the leagues club.

Also am a member of Brisie Easts Leagues and Wynnum Leagues those were only $2.

[sportsmad]

i wonder if theres a nz warriors interstate package....

Coast Bears

The North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club (NSBears) remains a separate entity to Central Coast Bears Limited (CCBears) and so membership to the CCBears is also separate.

However when you become a member of the NSBears in addition to your NSBears membership you will be offered free, individual, 'Bear Necessities' CCBears membership, valued at $20.00.
You will also be given a chance to up grade your CCBears membership to one of the higher levels offered by the CCBears. To view details of all CCBears membership options, visit the CCBears membership page at www.centralcoastbears.com.au/membership.html.
The free membership and upgrade offer will be notified separately either by mail or email within approximately a month of joining the NSBears.

i guess ill be joining the central coast as well lol

[arh21980]

Manly number's

2529 Ticketed
1273 Non Ticketed
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3802 Total

Slowly getting there