BringBackTorps
Club Legend
- Jan 5, 2017
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G. McLachlan said 23.9.21, re the 2021 GR season
"Even in this challenging year, the following numbers highlight the strength of community football, nationally:
A 28% increase in Qld. is huge, probably without precedent in 1 year only, for such a large statistical area.
(Possibly the only exception is soccer statistics- when they have added a huge increase of "participants" in 1 year- vast majority of whom were one one-off Gala Days, community events etc.).
We will have to see later, when club & school comp. details are released in early 2022, how much of this 28% Qld. increase relates to club & school comp. player nos.- by far the most important metric.
The AFL, like all other sports in Australia, uses fluff nos. also- ie one-off Gala Days, community AF sport events, school phys. ed programs etc. These have only minor relevance. I strongly suspect that these areas are where most of the 28% "participation" increase derives.
"Even in this challenging year, the following numbers highlight the strength of community football, nationally:
- Women and girls’ participation numbers continue to surge, with community club participation up five per cent on pre-COVID figures from 2019.
- Overall community football participation is at 99 per cent of 2019 numbers, a fantastic outcome given all the disruptions faced in the past two years
- Youth male community football is up 1.5 per cent (v 2019 total)
- NAB AFL Auskick participation has rebounded to be just shy of 2019 levels
- The legacy of having so much AFL football played in Queensland in 2020, including the Toyota AFL Grand Final at the Gabba, has had a positive impact in the state, with record-breaking participation and community Auskick up by more than 28 per cent (My emphasis)".
An open letter from Gillon McLachlan, AFL CEO - AFL Queensland
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A 28% increase in Qld. is huge, probably without precedent in 1 year only, for such a large statistical area.
(Possibly the only exception is soccer statistics- when they have added a huge increase of "participants" in 1 year- vast majority of whom were one one-off Gala Days, community events etc.).
We will have to see later, when club & school comp. details are released in early 2022, how much of this 28% Qld. increase relates to club & school comp. player nos.- by far the most important metric.
The AFL, like all other sports in Australia, uses fluff nos. also- ie one-off Gala Days, community AF sport events, school phys. ed programs etc. These have only minor relevance. I strongly suspect that these areas are where most of the 28% "participation" increase derives.
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