Most popular official team pages on Facebook
I’ve been data collecting again. In this case, I was updating my Facebook group and fan pages member totals. Eventually, this will all be written up and include an analysis of some patterns that exist. In the meantime, I feel the need to share of this data as the results… surprised me. I was curious as to which Australian team had the most popular official Facebook page. Bearing in mind that outside the AFL and NRL, my inclusion list is limited and that not every team has an official page… This list should not be considered all comprehensive. Still, it gives a fairly good idea of what may be going on Facebook:
| League | Team | Name | Total members |
| Rugby League/State of Origin | Queensland Maroons | Queensland Maroons | 96751 |
| World Cup Soccer | Socceroos | Socceroos – Australian National Football Team | 59215 |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | Essendon FC | 54556 |
| NRL | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Broncos | 51458 |
| AFL | Adelaide Crows | Adelaide Crows | 42119 |
| AFL | West Coast Eagles | West Coast Eagles | 38541 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | Collingwood Football Club | 35516 |
| AFL | St. Kilda Saints | St Kilda Football Club | 26072 |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 20975 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | Fremantle Football Club | 19244 |
| AFL | Carlton Blues | Carlton Football Club | 18554 |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | Hawthorn Football Club | 17996 |
| NRL | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 17691 |
| NRL | Wests Tigers | Wests Tigers – Official National Rugby League Club | 16521 |
| NRL | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | 14337 |
| NRL | Sydney Roosters | The Official Sydney Roosters Page | 13923 |
| AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | North Melbourne Football Club | 12682 |
| AFL | Port Adelaide Power | Port Adelaide Football Club | 11906 |
| NRL | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Cronulla Sharks | 10416 |
| AFL | Richmond Tigers | Richmond FC | 7805 |
| AFL | Richmond Tigers | Richmond FC | 7805 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | Melbourne Football Club | 6995 |
| AFL | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | 6383 |
| AFL | Geelong Cats | Geelong Cats Insider | 5264 |
| NRL | Melbourne Storm | Storm Man | 4778 |
| NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Toyota Cowboys | 2948 |
| NRL | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Raiders | 2883 |
| Super 14 | ACT Brumbies | Official Brumbies Fan Page | 2123 |
| Women’s Flat Track Derby Association | Western Sydney Rollers | Western Sydney Rollers | 1659 |
| Rugby League/State of Origin | New South Wales Blues | New South Wales Rugby League | 1297 |
| SEABL | SEABL | SEABL | 560 |
| WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | The Official Bendigo Spirit Basketball | 174 |
| WNBL | Townsville Fire | Townsville McCafe Fire | 114 |
| WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | WNBL – Bendigo Spirit | 87 |