appears to be sourced from Telstra, 2 years ago.
https://exchange.telstra.com.au/2015/02/05/connecting-the-globe-to-a-moment-in-australian-football-history/

Ratings have been phenomenal this week!

Socceroos should be around 150k on Foxtel and 300-400k on 9..

Well, they have returned to a level last reached three seasons ago (for an opening round), after last year's absolutely disastrous opening round ratings.

But phenomenal?

Well, put it this way, some five weeks ago, an exhibition womens game of football got average national ratings of 746,000 - that's one game.

A whole round of A-League games, on both FTA and Fox, in total, fell well, well short of that figure - the opening round no less, when there was nothing else on.

So personally, I would not use the word "phenomenal".

You might describe them more accurately as:  "better than last year".

And yet the AFL still treats their darling women as second class citizens by not including basic health insurance as part of their player registration.

Also, any thoughts on the Brownlow medal being tainted by players who have taken drugs, performance enhancing (Watson) and recreational (Swan)?

Which women's game of football? matildas?

If not, fuck off to the eggball thread, olive balls.

Mate how many times do we need to tell you? NO ONE CARES HERE ABOUT AFL AFLW AFLwhateverthefuckitis

We don't get Channel 7 coverage, we don't get proper media coverage. We're doing fine. Now FUCK OFF

Give them some credit.

The A-league had the best opening round Fox aggregate in 4 years - thats a top effort by any measure.

The AFL womens exhibition game was heavily promoted for weeks beforehand and on a weekend night where it pretty much sat by itself - and in prime time on a commercial channel.

Channel 9 have been advertising the game in primetime. It'll be interesting to see how it goes.

Foxtel numbers might be reached but i struggle to see gem getting those sorts of numbers on the basis of this game. Dont think many would have stayed tuned long enough.

We'll see i guess

Just waiting on ports Chinese game figures. I'll wait. 

My brain is exploding right now.

AUS vs JAPAN - 356K on GO

Is that good? I was hoping for better....

no idea if that includes regional ratings but with FOX ratings to be added on that it is about what most were expecting.

UPDATE: 356k metro (Syd 112k, Mel 115k, Bri 65k, Ade 39k, Per 26k)
Fox- 227k 
TOTAL = 583K + Regionals to come.

SOCCEROOS – WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS -PRE GAME 9GO! - 168,000
LIVE: FOOTBALL: WCQ: POST GAME FOX SPORTS 4 - 99,000
LIVE: FOOTBALL: WCQ: PRE GAME FOX SPORTS 4 - 59,000

Thats not bad for a game of sokkah.

When do we learn the regional figures? Over 550k ain't too shabby. 

I don't think enough people knew it was on Nine Network yet.

Agree, this may be unrealistic but in time I'd like to see that total of fta alone

Also, I know lagedere were involved but how were they able to negotiate live given foxsports rights?

Didn't foxsports on sell to nine? 

AzzaMVFC was on the money with the FTA side. FOX rated pretty well too. Does anyone have the rating for the last time we played them (brisbane i think)

Would be interesting to know if it went ip or down, considering i dont think it was on FTA 4 years ago.

Overal pretty happy with those numbers

I think the last game against Japan was Nov 2014 in Osaka. 307k metro, 120k on Fox for a friendly.
2013 figures 458k SBS and 291k on Fox

I find the FTA figure very disappointing but not surprising

My reading of the Tea Leafs, is we need a FTA broadcaster partner more than a broadcaster. 

There was as is often the case, little build up to the game, consider SOO and NRL & AFL finals and often normal games there is heaps of essentially promotion by way of articles and co promotions ... 9 on the weekend and Monday had Football as their third or fourth discussion which I found rather strange.... another example a suppose Football journalist used work for SBS and moved to Fox, wrote an article on the Roar on Monday about FFA failure on flares... the day before a massive Socceroo match and people are writing about flares and FFA not being in control thus inviting heaps of non football folk in to stir up the pot.

The Tea Leafs tell me to stay away from 7 in particular and 9, and hope 10 will show on channel 1..... channel 1 is easy to explain and find ..

I have no doubt if the build up in the various media platforms was about the history of this match and Football in Asia and as a collective we can stop complaining about everything and how bad FFA are and lets sack Gallop, and how hopeless some of the club owners are,  and simply just start taking about the game and build it up....  these matches could break ratings records.

We again as a collective have this insane habit that once things start to look half OK, we go into overdrive wanting valet service to games along with 3 course meals. 

Missing from this game was pre build up on Football, what a success it was, and lots of pregame talk. Instead we got endless articles about FIFA about to tear FFA apart, the urgent need to introduce  P & R, and the more urgent need to put the clubs in charge and let people like the Barkies, Tony Sage, Mike Charlesworth the Nux NZ mob etc be in charge.

I just find it sad we can't learn from 60 years experience, .... learn how to develop and promote our key moments,.... and simply understand its kinda everybody's job in a way much like the build up to SOO or an NRL or AFL grand Final...

I wonder if Nine see it as a positive and how it stacks up with other sports they've shown on Gem.

Also it's less than what SBS rated last time we played Japan, however the public knew months before it would be on SBS.

Thought the Fox ratings were pretty good.

Mediaweek ‏@MediaweekAUS 10m10 minutes ago

So the graph they put in front of the TV execs shows a dip. Not good.

That was an away game for what its worth. Maybe the better comparison is the home fixture in Brisbane from 2012.