So as of the most recently completed financial year, the AFL makes roughly half of its revenue from the broadcast deal.
I think the FFA would have a similar ratio (just thinking off the top of my head).

Further to the above article, Sports Industry has created this graph showing AFL revenue for last 30 years, good reference for anyone who follows these sorts of stats for Australian sport:

sportsindustry@footyindustryAUAFL Revenue 1989-201912:51 PM · Feb 19, 2020·Twitter Web Client

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/afl-record-crowds-push-profit-to-almost-50m-150m-in-3-years/news-story/f7b750bad6ee4cbb52ce293f900fd79e

AFL kicks $50m goal as girls pull on the boots

• John Stensholt

  Editor, The List@JohnStensholt

  Angelica Snowden

  Journalist@ang3snowden
• An hour ago February 19, 2020
• 166 Comments

The AFL is kicking financial goals, drawing record crowds and recruiting a new generation of ­female stars in a historic performance that confirms Aussie rules as the nation’s sporting powerhouse.Women and girls are pulling on the boots in such numbers that, on Tuesday, AFL Commission chairman Richard Goyder credited their involvement as powering the success of footy at both the community level and in the elite AFLW competition.“The desire of women and girls to be part of our game at every level drives our growth,” he said.
The AFL’s 2019 financial result­s — headlined by a net profit of almost $50m — reveal that femal­e participation jumped almos­t 11 per cent last year, with 586,422 women and girls playing the game.

Afl 360 is so hard to watch i cant stand either robbo or the other guy.On the couch tries to be edgy but isn't. Bounce really isnt funny as well. The matty johns show is great though and i dont mind the one with the professor  

Watching a lot of fox footy lately and the comparison to fox league is crazy.  The NRL knocks them out of the park.  Robbo is deadset a more punchable bloke than paul kent and that is saying something. Cant believe he has a job on television. One thing i have to give the NRL is that the presenters of fox league are far more likeable and proffesional than pretty much all the people on fox footy. Whether that is because they had more time to develop their channel or some other reason.  Most of the fox footy team are far too serious/wankers while leagues hosts are more a larakin type persona. Browny does my absolute head in as well.

Give it a few more weeks

Fail to see the richmond hype. Played 2 extremely poor sides. 

Do people on here really follow the AFL?? That is weird.

Bloody Melbourne I suppose.

  oh yes 91 grand final win over eagles , 

Footy's back!

Wrong again, fortunately I am used to it.

Sydney by a few goals. Parker for NS

Dogs by 11 
Dalhaus for the norm. 

fire out some predictions

Previously I've only ever watched the Grand Final of AFL.

Over the last few weeks I've just so happened to be in places on a Fri/Sat night that have AFL games going. 

I've never watched closely enough to appreciate how truly brutal the sport is. Three quarters of what I do in my football games and am considered a dirty/thug player for, seems to be standard play by all players in AFL. These guys are athletic machines! 

I've been really enjoying watching the games. I think over the last few weeks I've caught Hawthorn v Cats, Hawthorn v Dogs, GWS v Dogs. What I can 100% say in such little viewing time is I hate Hawthorn :lol: they're all just mega jerks. 

My sister used to live in Central-West WA and every single person seemed to support WCE over there, so I told everyone I supported the Dockers to wind them up. And Sydney has always been my "local" team. So I consider myself a Dockers & Swans fan. 

Will definitely be heading to a game in future, and plan on watching more games on TV next season. I'd love to play it but my body couldn't cope with the injuries :lol:

The main thing I consider AFL to lack that I love football for is the ideal of possession of the ball. That's where football just reigns supreme IMO. It is nice watching AFL teams spread wide and find kick/pass between players all the way up the field though. 

Liba was one of the dirtiest players to ever play the game. Absolute flog of a bloke. 

Footscray defeated Casey in the VFL grand final.
17.4k attendance

My son to be one of them from this year

It is a minority from Canberra, but it is a pretty substantial minority, in the region of 5 - 6k from memory.  While there will be some that made the trip, it would be a much smaller percentage than from Sydney.  Not trying to overstate it, there is still a long way for them to go in terms of membership, and attendance, I just think criticism of them is overstated based on where they come from.

I know of 3 families that drive up for dockers games.  So I'm guessing quite a few would do it for finals. 
Think about it. 2 hour drive to see your team pay for the grand final. You would do it. And I think a minority of members would be from Canberra anyway. 

Giants/Dogs drew a total average audience of 2.387 million and a peak of 3.65 million, behind only 2.47 million who watched '07 Cats v Pies.

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane  1h1 hour agoGWS Giants v WBulldogs prelim final was 2nd most-watched match in AFL history outside of a Grand Final.

How many would drive up if it was Perth's second team in the comp?

I'm really not sure what people are expecting, crowd looked pretty good on TV - and the game absolutely rated through the roof - the highest ever AFL ratings on Fox (and 5th largest ever in Fox history).

Glory have members that drive from Bunbury on a regular basis to regular season games. For a finals game of such importance you would travel. So I don't believe that can really be used as an excuse.  But screw them,  as you said it was a brilliant game. One of the best of the season. 

More importantly, great game for a neutral to watch.

Half the members are from Canberra though, so only some of them would have travelled.

Come on swannies. 
Bring it home AGAIN!!!! 

Massive dogs fan.  Dad grew up in braybrook,he was there in 54 with his mum and he dragged me through the preliminary final bullshit of the 90s and 2000s with 1997 by far the worst.
Can't believe they made it... Probably 2 years early as well.  Didn't rate them vs geelong but massive chance against sydney. But I'm just happy to be there 

All Jokes aside it is pathetic. 
Under 50% of members purchased tickets. 

.Horrible, NRL like levels, not worth the AFL persisting with it, sure to be wrapped up next year