Gold Coast v GWS - comparing the expansion sides

[The_Wookie]

Bearing in mind that the Suns are a year ahead of the Giants.

Gold Coast Suns

2013 Revenue: $31,926,726
2013 Total AFL contribution: $16,873,517
2013 AFL distribution: $7,196,244
2013 Other funding: $2,078,942*
2013 AFL Future Fund: $500,000
2013 Additonal AFL funding top up: $7,098,331
2013 Membership & Ticketing: $6,335,392
2013 Sponsorship & Supply rights: $5,839,834
2013 Merchandise: $743,389

* Other payments to clubs included prizemoney,
distribution of the AFL’s signage rights at Etihad
Stadium and promotional funding to help clubs
develop the game around Australia

2014 Members: 13,402 (up to date 18/6)
2014 Attendance: 16,807 ave
2014 W/L: 7-5
2014 Brisbane TV Ratings: 336,000 @ 28,000 ave
2014 Facebook followers: 82,836
2014 Twitter subscribers: 26,400
2014 Google+ followers: 949

Greater Western Sydney Giants

2013 Revenue: $31,959,745
2013 Total AFL contribution: $18,258,937
2013 AFL distribution: $7,196,244
2013 Future Fund: $1,734,781
2013 Other funding: $1,808,586*
2013 Additonal AFL funding top up: $7,519,326
2013 Marketing & Sponsorship: $9,195,289
2013 Membership & Merchandise: $1,468,682
2013 Government Grants: $2,473,000

* Other payments to clubs included prizemoney,
distribution of the AFL’s signage rights at Etihad
Stadium and promotional funding to help clubs
develop the game around Australia

2014 Members: 12,928 (up to date 18/6)
2014 Attendance: 9,215 ave (10,220 at Sydney Showground, 7,206 at Manuka)
2014 W/L: 3-9
2014 Sydney TV Ratings: 337,000 @ 28,000 ave
2014 Facebook followers: 40,030
2014 Twitter subscribers: 24,300
2014 Google+ followers: 22

 

[Crawb]

Same age, same super contribution....
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Interesting that GC have twice as many Facebook likes when they seem pretty close in everything else 2014 wise (apart from results)

 

[Albert Ross]

Bearing in mind that the Suns are a year ahead of the Giants.

Gold Coast Suns


2014 Twitter subscribers: 26,400

Gary Ablett twitter followers 137k.

 

[DardySingh360]

GWS Google+ followers

 

[stmookeyj]

GWS TV figures I think are inflated by the 2nd Bridge Battle, especially given the 2nd Q-Clash hasn't been played yet.

 

[telsor]

I think GC was always likely to start off stronger due to having a more distinct region which contained more support for the game.

GWS has more potential however due to having a bigger footprint (people in area), so is the longer term play.

 

[Aussie in exile]

I think GC was always likely to start off stronger due to having a more distinct region which contained more support for the game.

GWS has more potential however due to having a bigger footprint (people in area), so is the longer term play.

Someone disagrees with you.
http://www.westernweekender.com.au/index.php/opinions/16-troy-dodds/1133-gws-experiment-failing

 

[Colonial]

Someone disagrees with you.
http://www.westernweekender.com.au/index.php/opinions/16-troy-dodds/1133-gws-experiment-failing

Wow. A rugby league paper bags out a 20year project In its 3rd year. We have been improving on all fronts year by year.

 

[Colonial]

Just to add. The Swans got the same articles for 30 years until the league owned media had to finally accept them

 

[telsor]

Someone disagrees with you.
http://www.westernweekender.com.au/index.php/opinions/16-troy-dodds/1133-gws-experiment-failing

Lots of people disagree with me on a great number of topics. Doesn't mean I'm wrong (and saying that doesn't mean I'm always right either).

 

[bombersfan4000]

Wow. A rugby league paper bags out a 20year project In its 3rd year. We have been improving on all fronts year by year.

wow what a surprise.
it doesn't help when they are trying to attract new fans and the team was getting flogged each week.
in 2 years time when the Giants start being more competitive & winning a few more games, will be a good indicator

 

[Aussie in exile]

Wow. A rugby league paper bags out a 20year project In its 3rd year. We have been improving on all fronts year by year.

Wasn't we told first of all it was a 10 year project?

 

[The_Wookie]

Wasn't we told first of all it was a 10 year project?

no. it was always a 20 year project.

 

[Magnus McFysh]

Someone disagrees with you.
http://www.westernweekender.com.au/index.php/opinions/16-troy-dodds/1133-gws-experiment-failing

Not only is that a rugby league paper, and in particular a rugby league writer, the article was written 18 months ago at the end of their first season. Talk about being desperate to bag GWS to bring this article up. Really quite pathetic actually.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Not only is that a rugby league paper, and in particular a rugby league writer, the article was written 18 months ago at the end of their first season. Talk about being desperate to bag GWS to bring this article up. Really quite pathetic actually.

Have a read of this then.
http://media.crikey.com.au/dm/newsl...18a0ee3df5cccb099c23a66297.html#article_30426

 

[Colonial]

Have a read of this then.
http://media.crikey.com.au/dm/newsl...18a0ee3df5cccb099c23a66297.html#article_30426

Victorian centric bs

 

[Magnus McFysh]

Have a read of this then.
http://media.crikey.com.au/dm/newsl...18a0ee3df5cccb099c23a66297.html#article_30426

I'm sorry but blaming a poor crowd at a Collingwood Carlton game on GWS or the GC is beyond moronic. 30,000 people in Melbourne did not sit at home and think "will I go to see Collingwood v Carlton or not? Mmmmm ... you know, GWS exist so no, I'm not going"

Fail of epic proportions. And again, pretty desperate by you to brng it up. Do you collect anti GWS or GC articles just to be able post them in threads like this?

 

[Aussie in exile]

I'm sorry but blaming a poor crowd at a Collingwood Carlton game on GWS or the GC is beyond moronic. 30,000 people in Melbourne did not sit at home and think "will I go to see Collingwood v Carlton or not? Mmmmm ... you know, GWS exist so no, I'm not going"

Fail of epic proportions. And again, pretty desperate by you to brng it up. Do you collect anti GWS or GC articles just to be able post them in threads like this?

Look i post links to make points. I know it hurts some posters, but not everything is rosey in the garden.

 

[Colonial]

Look i post links to make points. I know it hurts some posters, but not everything is rosey in the garden.

Very true Its not. But it definitely aint the doom and gloom failure your links suggest either.