Roosters have edge in numbers over Raiders for NRL decider

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Oct-19

Research by Roy Morgan shows that back-to-back NRL Premiers the Sydney Roosters have 261,000 supporters; their opponent in the 2019 Grand Final, the Canberra Raiders, have only 132,000 supporters, ranking them 15th in the league. Support for the Roosters is also more evenly divided on gender lines, with women comprising 45% of Roosters’ supporters compared to only 40% for the Raiders. The admission of the Roosters to the inaugural NRL Women’s competition in 2018 has boosted the club’s engagement with women. Meanwhile, Raiders’ fans have demonstrated a higher commitment to the game, with 31% going to NRL matches and 82% watching the NRL on TV. In contrast, only 24% of Roosters’ fans go to NRL matches and 71% watch NRL on TV. These are the latest findings from Roy Morgan’s Single Source survey, which is based on in-depth personal interviews conducted face-to-face with over 50,000 Australians each year in their own homes.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, SYDNEY ROOSTERS RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL, CANBERRA RAIDERS, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE

Brisbane Broncos hold off Storm surge to lead again for NRL support

Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Sep-18

The Brisbane Broncos have again topped Roy Morgan’s annual National Rugby League supporter ladder with 1.09 million supporters (up 6.5 per cent on a year ago). It is followed by Melbourne Storm, which increased its support by 26.7 per cent to 1.05 million supporters. Seven NRL clubs increased their support in the year to June 2018, including the four most recent NRL Premiers. Roy Morgan is able to analyse the demographic makeup and intentions of NRL supporters across a vast array of important indicators, including the likelihood supporters of different clubs have of wanting to buy a new car in the next four years. A significant 19.9% of supporters of the Canberra Raiders plan on buying a new vehicle in the next four years, clearly higher than for supporters of the other 15 NRL clubs and well above the Australian figure of 11.9%. However, supporters of several other clubs have significantly higher intentions of buying cars in the next four years than the average Australian. These include the Parramatta Eels (17.2%), Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters (both 16.9%) and New Zealand Warriors (16.1%).

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, BRISBANE BRONCOS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, MELBOURNE STORM RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, CANBERRA RAIDERS, PARRAMATTA EELS, SYDNEY ROOSTERS RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL, NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS LIMITED

Huawei patrol: has the AFL and NRL’s only mobile handset sponsor backed the right teams?

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Sep-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that over four million Australians aged 14+ (21 per cent) plan to buy a new mobile phone in the next 12 months. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2016, also shows that 23 per cent of AFL and NRL club supporters intend to buy a new handset in the next 12 months. Huawei is currently the only handset maker that is a sponsor of an AFL or NRL team. Huawei is a major sponsor of the Canberra Raiders, and 24 per cent of the NRL team’s supporters intend to buy a new handset in the next 12 months. However, Raiders fans are almost 20 per cent less likely than average to want one of the two dominant handset brands, the Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. Huawei is also a technology and ball partner of the Gold Coast Suns, and 34 per cent of the AFL team’s fans are in the market for a new mobile phone, while they also more likely to have their hearts set on an Apple iPhone.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITED, CANBERRA RAIDERS, GOLD COAST FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, APPLE INCORPORATED, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY LIMITED, NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS LIMITED, MANLY WARRINGAH DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB, SYDNEY ROOSTERS RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL, GOLD COAST TITANS, MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB, ST KILDA FOOTBALL CLUB, CARLTON FOOTBALL CLUB, ADELAIDE CROWS FOOTBALL CLUB

Cowboys vs Broncos: a head-to-head comparison of the 2015 NRL Grand Final clubs’ supporters

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 30-Sep-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 1,106,000 Australians aged 14+ support 2015 NRL Grand Finalist the Brisbane Broncos, while 389,000 support the North Queensland Cowboys. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2015, also shows that the Cowboys’ fan-base is much more gender-neutral, with women making up 49 per cent of fans, compared with just 40 per cent of Broncos fans. Meanwhile, 22 per cent of Cowboys fans and 19 per cent of Broncos fans have attended a match, while five per cent of Broncos fans and four per cent of Cowboys fans are financial members of their club.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS, BRISBANE BRONCOS LIMITED – ASX BBL

Rabbitohs and Bulldogs fans set to go animal crackers!

Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Oct-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 56 per cent of the Bulldogs’ 355,000 fans are men. In contrast, men account for 59 per cent of the 462,000 supporters of the rival 2014 National Rugby League Grand Final team, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The survey, which was carried out in the year to August 2014, also shows that Bulldogs supporters are more likely to be a financial member of their team, while Rabbitohs supporters are more likely to play rugby league themselves

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, SOUTH SYDNEY RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE