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Most popular Australian/Kiwi women’s sport related Facebook pages/groups (December 2)

Posted by Laura on Thursday, 2 December, 2010

This list is not all comprehensive. Rather, it is intended to give an idea as to the relative popularity of women’s clubs, leagues and athletes on Facebook. This list includes groups and fanpages that are both official and unofficial.

League Team Name Official Gender Url Count
Tennis Australia Sam Stosur Sam Stosur Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/SamStosur 15,375
Victorian Roller Derby League Victorian Roller Derby League Victorian Roller Derby League Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Victorian-Roller-Derby-League/12204968462 6,888
ANZ Championship ANZ Championship ANZ Netball Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/ANZ-Netball/92385331744 5,940
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Hockeyroos Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyroos 5,784
Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sydney-Roller-Derby-League/20628362787 5,603
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Vixens/116792547348 3,430
Women’s World Cup Matildas Matildas – Australian National Women’s Football Team Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/matildas 2,933
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Rice/23377487459 2,701
Swimming Australia Libby Trickett Libby Trickett No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Libby-Trickett/69187645220 2,461
Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Western Sydney Rollers Western Sydney Rollers Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Penrith-Australia/Western-Sydney-Rollers/42792267115 2,397
Convict City Roller Derby League Convict City Roller Derby League Convict City Roller Derby League Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Convict-City-Roller-Derby-League/372059133166 2,285
WNBL WNBL WNBL No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/WNBL/145809195452532 2,258
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Rice/109614832397290 2,080
Brisbane City Rollers Brisbane City Rollers Brisbane City Rollers Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/brisbanecityrollers 1,852
W-League W-League Westfield W-League Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Westfield-W-League/284833825576 1,690
Women’s World Cup Football Ferns Football Ferns Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/footballferns 1,639
Van Diemen Rollers Van Diemen Rollers Van Diemen Rollers Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Van-Diemen-Rollers/183668250882 1,362
WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/WIRD-Wollongong-Illawarra-Roller-Derby/81058136684 1,349
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7663861196 1,266
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8159441927 1,091
W-League W-League Girls FC Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/girlsfc 1,056
ANZ Championship Northern Mystics Northern Mystics Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/northernmystics 998
WNBL West Coast Waves West Coast Waves WNBL (Official) Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Coast-Waves-WNBL-Official/140405595992217 884
Australian Roller Derby Australian Roller Derby Australian Roller Derby Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=50702062958 880
Cricket Australia Victorian Spirit VicSpirit Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/decvicspirit 859
ANZ Championship Southern Steel Southern Steel Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Steel/122455064445 838
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Rice/31724316114 835
Ballarat Roller Derby Rat Pack Ballarat Roller Derby – Rat Pack Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ballarat-Roller-Derby-Rat-Pack/118171224871526 672
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Rice/136224529746191 641
W-League Canberra United Canberra United Fans Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31893404397 635
WNBL Dandenong Rangers WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers No Female https://www.facebook.com/jaycorangers 555
ANZ Championship Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Waikato/BOP Magic Netball No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22870051534 526
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos We Love the HOCKEYROOS!! No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56232500578 482
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8507055535 440
WNBL Bulleen Boomers Bulleen Boomers WNBL No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Australia/Bulleen-Boomers-WNBL/202327667891 424
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Sharelle McMahon is a legend! No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5757530889 396
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Hockeyroos No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hockeyroos/107530229276443 393
WNBL Canberra Capitals WNBL – Canberra Capitals Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5865846788 384
Association of Surfing Professionals Sally Fitzgibbons Sally Fitzgibbons No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sally-Fitzgibbons/124857020898523 380
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Coast-Fever/91664181794 338
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Fans of Hockeyroos Star Kate Hollywood No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11510183533 321
W-League Perth Glory Perth Glory Women Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/PerthGloryWomen 263
WNBL Bendigo Spirit The Official Bendigo Spirit Basketball Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bendigo-Australia/The-Official-Bendigo-Spirit-Basketball/227515051849 254
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Show Our support for Hockeyroos legend, Nikki Hudson !!!! No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37706740930 253
Eastern Region Roller Derby Eastern Region Roller Derby Eastern Region Roller Derby Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastern-Region-Roller-Derby/153743871304094 251
Western Sydney Rollers Western Sydney Rollers Sarah ‘Missy’ Charlesworth – Western Sydney Rollers Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Missy-Charlesworth-Western-Sydney-Rollers/119517531440835 232
AWIHL AWIHL Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League (AWIHL) Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=175729322584 230
ANZ Championship Southern Steel Southern Steel No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/southern-steel/74347721752 221
WNBL Logan Thunder BDS Logan Thunder (WNBL) No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/BDS-Logan-Thunder-WNBL/130276220356483 219
Waikato Ladies Division A Matamata Ladies soccer team Matamata Ladies soccer team Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matamata-New-Zealand/Matamata-Ladies-soccer-team/180195909725 190
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds Thunderbirds Adelaide Netball Club Appreciation Community No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16914617988 186
WNBL Townsville Fire Townsville McCafe Fire Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Townsville-Australia/Townsville-McCafe-Fire/239691963244 163
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos The Nicole Arrold supporters group No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19906982621 142
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos I think the Hockeyroos are HOT!!! No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26654870666 132
AWIHL Melbourne Dragons Melbourne Dragons Ice Hockey Club Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49813325169 124
Swimming Australia Libby Trickett Libby Trickett is better than Michael Phelps No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Libby-Trickett-is-better-than-Michael-Phelps/238859572935 98
ANZ Championship Canterbury Tactix Canterbury Tactix No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119739981064 93
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Hockeyroos No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21132452580 91
AWIHL AWIHL Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/AWIHL 82
Swimming Australia Libby Trickett Libby Trickett No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Libby-Trickett/112589588753917 82
WNBL Townsville Fire TOWNSVILLE FIRE No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7634104737 82
W-League Perth Glory Perth Glory Women No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perth-Glory-Women/114189298631119 81
Waikato Ladies Division A Loughgall Lakers FC Loughgall Lakers FC Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Loughgall-Lakers-FC/346028142664 80
Association of Surfing Professionals Sally Fitzgibbons Sally Fitzgibbons No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sally-Fitzgibbons/104127822981696 71
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Rice/103803322986311 71
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice stephanie rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/stephanie-rice/291956584727 69
ANZ Championship Central Pulse Pulse Netball No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7992587989 61
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Kooaburras & Hockeyroos 4 GOLD in Bejing No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43498366232 60
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Hockeyroos Online No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=87453759460 59
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos SARAH O’CONNOR FAN CLUB No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=248307425240 53
W-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brisbane-Roar-FC-W-League/113243915352961 43
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice I feel bad when I’m swimming laps and I overtake Stephanie Rice … twice. No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-feel-bad-when-Im-swimming-laps-and-I-overtake-Stephanie-Rice-twice/109169305790994 42
Association of Surfing Professionals Sally Fitzgibbons Sally Fitzgibbons No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sally-Fitzgibbons/141675529202874 39
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Coverage of Aussie Hockey in the Beijing is crap!! No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11638884955 35
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephanie-Rice/131065600246269 34
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds Thunderbirds are GO in the 2009 grand final! No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103259134839 28
ANZ Championship Northern Mystics Northern Mystics Fans No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30837005423 28
W-League Sydney FC Sydney FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sydney-FC-W-League/107350229294344 27
Swimming Australia Libby Trickett I’m Libby Trickett, LOL JK I’m Ms Gilbert No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Im-Libby-Trickett-LOL-JK-Im-Ms-Gilbert/136009536450193 21
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Thwaitsey is a champ… No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108963936538 19
W-League W-League W League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/W-League/109267555759761 19
W-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Victory-FC-W-League/107986482554786 17
Women’s World Cup Matildas Matildas Yes Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matildas/108162672551174 17
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens I love the mElbourne Vixens No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=347852259829 16
ANZ Championship Canterbury Tactix SUPPORT THE CANTERBURY TACTIX WITH TIC TACS No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24465321104 15
WNBL WNBL Wnbl No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wnbl/110078925691154 14
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice I don’t care if Stephanie Rice is racist, she’s still fucking hot No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-dont-care-if-Stephanie-Rice-is-racist-shes-still-fucking-hot/148672731832044 12
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice stephanie rice No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/stephanie-rice/383628480150 11
W-League Newcastle United Jets Newcastle United Jets FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-United-Jets-FC-W-League/107745802588731 11
WNBL Townsville Fire Fire Roster No Female https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10595065717 10
WNBL WNBL Wnbl No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wnbl/104189502948106 10
W-League W-League Westfield W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Westfield-W-League/106287136076565 8
WNBL WNBL WNBL No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/WNBL/102153576492334 8
W-League Canberra United Canberra United FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canberra-United-FC-W-League/109991445697639 7
WNBL AIS Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL) players No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Australian-Institute-of-Sport-WNBL-players/111799165542551 7
W-League Perth Glory FC Perth Glory FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perth-Glory-FC-W-League/105709786128298 6
W-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Victory-W-League/114789105203249 5
W-League Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-Jets-FC-W-League/105841596122300 5
W-League Newcastle United Jets Newcastle United Jets W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-United-Jets-W-League/106256169412363 5
W-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Coast-Mariners-W-League/111835622169478 4
W-League Adelaide United Adelaide United FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Adelaide-United-FC-W-League/108294542532589 3
W-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Coast-Mariners-FC-W-League/108518769173365 3
W-League W-League Westfield W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Westfield-W-League/112250692140005 3
W-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brisbane-Roar-W-League/106111719427974 2
W-League Canberra United Canberra United W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canberra-United-W-League/106044356102375 2
W-League Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-Jets-W-League/110694742284280 2
W-League Perth Glory Perth Glory FC W-League players No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perth-Glory-FC-W-League-players/132729190104611 2
W-League Perth Glory Perth Glory W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perth-Glory-W-League/106426936059962 2
W-League Perth Glory Perth Glory F.C. W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perth-Glory-FC-W-League/143525485680117 2
W-League Queensland Roar Queensland Roar FC W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Queensland-Roar-FC-W-League/106577539379058 2
W-League Queensland Roar Queensland Roar W-League No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/Queensland-Roar-W-League/106361719403254 2
Women Rugby World Cup Wallaroos The Wallaroos No Female https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wallaroos/106211626084798 2

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Australian sport tour: Advice?

Posted by Laura on Thursday, 2 December, 2010

In February and March, I’m planning an extended tour around Australia. (My department told me to put the funding request through. I’ll get that in Monday.) My current planned itinerary runs something like this:

  • Sydney (Manly, Parramata, Newcastle, Wollongong): 10 days.
  • Brisbane (Robina, Gold Coast): 6 days.
  • Townsville: 4 days.
  • Darwin: 2 days.
  • Perth (Fremantle): 6 days
  • Adelaide (Port Adelaide): 6 days
  • Melbourne (Burwood, Geelong, Fitzroy): 10 days
  • Hobart (Launceston): 5 days

The goal of this trip would be to talk to sport culture/management academics in sport studies departments, to talk to league and club officials and to try to talk to representatives of government bodies about sport fandom in Australia. I want to talk to these groups about what they are doing to develop sport fandom, athlete and organizational policies in regards to social media, and to talk about how they are using technology increase participation rates in their sport.

Are there any sport cities I am missing that have people I really should be plan on trying to talk to? Does it look like I have enough time in each city?

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