Popular sport team and league sites in Australia
I was curious as to which team had the most popular website in the AFL. There are three places to get this information: Quantcast, Alexa and Compete. Each has various advantages and disadvantages. In this case, I chose Alexa as I can get the rank of a website in Australia. I can’t get that information using Compete or Quantcast. Alexa has its issues and I can’t translate this into real traffic numbers but it is the best option. While doing the AFL, I wanted to look at some other teams to see how they compare. These ranks date to today, June 5, 2010.
This list is not comprehensive. It does not include every major team in Australia. At some point in the future, I’ll update this list and it will be more comprehensive but just not today. That AFL teams generally are near the top, NRL teams coming in just below them. The NBL, W-League and A-League are scattered around in the bottom 2/3rds. As these leagues are not currently active, that can offer a bit of an explanation. These leagues also draw smaller crowds, which also goes to explain their comparatively low ranking.
| League | Team | Site | World Rank | Rank in AU | Notes |
| heraldsun.com.au | 480 | 10 | Newspaper | ||
| theage.com.au | 1411 | 21 | Newspaper | ||
| AFL | AFL | afl.com.au | 4981 | 43 | Official page |
| NRL | NRL | nrl.com | 11856 | 139 | Official page |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | collingwoodfc.com.au | 125048 | 1548 | Official page |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | essendonfc.com.au | 134041 | 1549 | Official page |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | hawthornfc.com.au | 130153 | 1624 | Official page |
| AFL | Sydney Swans | sydneyswans.com.au | 153740 | 1644 | Official page |
| AFL | Brisbane Lions | lions.com.au | 199852 | 1973 | Official page |
| AFL | Carlton Blues | carltonfc.com.au | 164306 | 2084 | Official page |
| AFL | Richmond Tigers | richmondfc.com.au | 155839 | 2367 | Official page |
| AFL | St. Kilda Saints | saints.com.au | 220585 | 2616 | Official page |
| AFL | AFL | talkingfootball.net | 179293 | 3020 | Fansite |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | melbournefc.com.au | 214459 | 3049 | Official page |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | demonland.com | 250209 | 3084 | Fansite |
| AFL | Port Adelaide Power | portadelaidefc.com.au | 308152 | 4183 | Official page |
| AFL | Adelaide Crows | afc.com.au | 273306 | 4500 | Official page |
| AFL | West Coast Eagles | westcoasteagles.com.au | 329644 | 4678 | Official page |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | fremantlefc.com.au | 325524 | 4757 | Official page |
| NRL | St George Illawarra Dragons | dragons.com.au | 344472 | 5398 | Official page |
| AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | kangaroos.com.au | 435131 | 6042 | Official page |
| NRL | Brisbane Broncos | broncos.com.au | 293295 | 6094 | Official page |
| A-League | A-League | a-league.com.au | 302774 | 6435 | Official page |
| AFL | Geelong Cats | gfc.com.au | 346158 | 6727 | Official page |
| Queensland Rugby League | Queensland Rugby League | qrl.com.au | 500941 | 6820 | Official page |
| NRL | South Sydney Rabbitohs | rabbitohs.com.au | 382358 | 7809 | Official page |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | bomberblitz.com | 444657 | 8038 | Fansite |
| NBL | NBL | nbl.com.au | 246581 | 8499 | Official page |
| New South Wales Rugby League | New South Wales Rugby League | nswrl.com.au | 569991 | 9181 | Official page |
| AFL | Western Bulldogs | westernbulldogs.com.au | 504585 | 9758 | Official page |
| AFL | St. Kilda Saints | saintsational.com | 603805 | 10425 | Fansite |
| NRL | Melbourne Storm | melbournestorm.com.au | 322986 | 12304 | Official page |
| AFL | AFL | contestedfooty.com | 696070 | 13869 | Fansite |
| NRL | Sydney Roosters | sydneyroosters.com.au | 490632 | 15478 | Official page |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | melbournevictory.com.au | 614721 | 17874 | Official page |
| NRL | Cronulla Sharks | sharks.com.au | 862900 | 18169 | Official page |
| AFL | Sydney Swans | redandwhiteonline.com | 797187 | 19352 | Fansite |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | titans.com.au | 602278 | 19366 | Official page |
| A-League | Perth Glory | perthglory.com.au | 1307741 | 20308 | Official page |
| A-League | Sydney FC | sydneyfc.com | 829172 | 23148 | Official page |
| NRL | Penrith Panthers | penrithpanthers.com.au | 901889 | 25798 | Official page |
| W-League | Canberra United | canberraunited.com.au | 5088164 | 52476 | Official page |
| W-League | Canberra United | canberraunited.com.au | 5088164 | 52476 | Official page |
| A-League | Central Coast Mariners Football Club | ccmariners.com.au | 1792652 | 61405 | Official page |
| NRL | Newcastle Knights | newcastleknights.com.au | 1411848 | 67121 | Official page |
| A-League | Adelaide United | adelaideunited.com.au | 1098452 | 69128 | Official page |
| Volleyball Australia | Volleyball Australia | avf.org.au | 2013818 | 78589 | Official page |
| Australian Rugby League | Australian Rugby League | australianrugbyleague.com.au | 2464044 | 86084 | Official page |
| A-League | Newcastle Jets | newcastlejets.com.au | 1860876 | Official page. Not AU ranked. | |
| NBL | Perth Wildcats | wildcats.com.au | 3137392 | Official page | |
| AFL | Geelong Cats | thecattery.com.au | 3511841 | Fansite | |
| New South Wales Rugby League | Western Suburbs Magpies | westsmagpies.net | 6130730 | Official page | |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | mightyhawk.net | 6592328 | Fansite | |
| Western Australia Rugby League | Western Australia Rugby League | warugbyleague.com.au | 12703243 | Official page | |
| NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League | NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League | tertiaryleague.com.au | 14752272 | Official page | |
| AFL | Geelong Cats | metrocats.com.au | 17481491 | Fansite | |
| NBL | Sydney Kings | sydneykings.com.au | 19390631 | Official page |