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Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (November 7)

Posted by Laura on Sunday, 7 November, 2010

Yeah, it is that time again! I’ve added about 100 new accounts to this list. There are a few that appear to have been deleted and those are just left off this list. This is an updated version of Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (version 2), October 4 and October 11. If I’m missing anyone or anything, let me know. This work is a constant work in progress, with the results changing every time it updates.


Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter

Account League Team Description Followers Friends Listed
warne888 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers player 211200 93 4293
MClarke23 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 56503 52 1525
AndrewMBogut Basketball Australia Australian Boomers Andrew Bogut 29482 159 1523
Mick_Fanning Surf Life Saving Australia Mick Fanning surfer 24695 258 905
JohnSmit123 Super 14 Natal Sharks player 20154 27 624
dmartyn30 Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 19629 955 797
VictorMatfield Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) player 17777 48 561
AFL AFL AFL official 16528 1149 570
Olympics International Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee official 16371 288 1156
LoteTuqiri NRL Wests Tigers player 14436 82 586
PH408 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 13971 0 520
ItsStephRice Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice athlete (female) 12909 49 419
australianopen Tennis Australia Tennis Australia event 12806 513 1341
CricketAus Cricket Australia Cricket Australia official 12008 1263 473
QuadeCooper Super 14 Queensland Reds player 11883 45 380
RealBigDell NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 11519 202 329
harry_o AFL Collingwood Magpies player 10756 527 300
LionsRugbyTeam Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions 10631 11685 337
SamBurgess8 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs player 10356 108 223
NRL NRL NRL 9840 52 321
jarrydhayne_1 NRL Parramatta Eels player 9642 124 199
Collingwood_FC AFL Collingwood Magpies official 9585 5534 291
jimstynes AFL Melbourne Demons player 9290 13 226
karmichaelhunt AFL Gold Coast Football Club Karmichael Hunt (player) 8847 185 287
giteau_rugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies player (male) 8362 38 257
mornesteyn Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders unofficial 8094 8 287
JamesOConnor832 Super 14 Western Force player 7672 47 235
mat_rogers6 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 7556 140 318
mickmalthouse AFL Collingwood Magpies Mick Malthouse 6741 27 183
adam_gilly Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 6662 1 154
GaryAblettJnr AFL Geelong Cats player 6655 31 117
Adelaide_FC AFL Adelaide Crows official 6639 6544 238
DT_13 AFL Collingwood Magpies Dale Thomas 6504 16 138
JobeWatson AFL Essendon Bombers player 6307 4 188
NBRACKEN142 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player (Nathan Bracken) (male) 6220 212 278
bokrugby Rugby World Cup Springboks official team 6192 119 310
sydneyswans AFL Sydney Swans official 6155 2439 249
NeemiaTialata Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Neemia Tialata 6032 805 360
SP_10 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 5901 59 121
lehmo23 AFL Hawthorn Hawks player 5491 578 207
drew_mitchell Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 5447 39 192
stkildafc AFL St. Kilda Saints official 5416 5525 210
robbiefarah NRL Wests Tigers player 5203 38 101
watsonjessica Yachting Australia Jessica Watson sailor (female) 5193 8 191
BrendanFevola05 AFL Brisbane Lions player 5182 28 139
AngusMonfries AFL Essendon Bombers player 5163 18 184
Carlton_FC AFL Carlton Blues official 5144 4054 238
AdamCoopy Super 14 ACT Brumbies player (male) 5100 38 176
socceroos World Cup Socceroos official 5050 2081 228
QantasWallabies Rugby World Cup Wallabies 5019 442 262
NathanHiney NRL Parramatta Eels player 4725 13 118
libby_trickett Swimming Australia Libby Trickett athlete (female) 4689 111 162
scottprince7 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 4556 98 91
markMGgeyer NRL Penrith Panthers former player 4398 106 188
The_Man_Mundine NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons former player 4207 60 65
northkangaroos AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos official 4164 4567 161
kurtley_beale Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 4150 25 138
SharrodW_21 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 4117 25 108
Hurricanesrugby Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes 3977 3291 176
Richmond_FC AFL Richmond Tigers official 3808 1248 157
Geelong_FC AFL Geelong Cats fansite 3733 1944 161
HawthornFC AFL Hawthorn Hawks official 3687 10 171
BENJI_MARSHALL6 NRL Wests Tigers player 3657 56 69
GCTitans NRL Gold Coast Titans 3516 24 144
nathan2jones AFL Melbourne Demons player 3468 302 143
SuperCoachAFL AFL AFL fansite 3374 2305 169
SpidaEveritt AFL AFL former player 3169 1409 73
tim_mannah NRL Parramatta Eels player 3095 59 76
nzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) unofficial 2911 377 92
DemonsHQ AFL Melbourne Demons official 2877 540 156
gomvfc A-League Melbourne Victory 2855 1411 167
bigjstevens NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks former player 2823 69 72
Wests_Tigers NRL Wests Tigers official 2821 821 108
sharksrugby Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) 2794 36 127
CyclingAus Cycling Australia Cycling Australia official 2769 41 172
GoldCoastFC AFL Gold Coast Football Club official 2745 595 151
craiglowndes888 V8 Supercars TeamVodafone driver 2654 41 143
stevenbaker10 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 2566 125 69
Fremantle_FC AFL Fremantle Dockers official 2560 165 141
marcmurphy3 AFL Carlton Blues player 2547 34 78
LayneCBeachley Surf Life Saving Australia Layne Beachley surfer (female) 2543 33 125
MelbStormRLC NRL Melbourne Storm official 2516 2019 127
CamSchwab AFL Melbourne Demons ceo 2514 449 106
WCEofficial AFL West Coast Eagles 2502 152 143
PAFC AFL Port Adelaide Power official 2497 75 162
TennisAustralia Tennis Australia Tennis Australia official 2407 92 225
SSFCRABBITOHS NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs 2392 1036 128
Follow24Hodge NBL Melbourne Tigers player 2344 55 128
THESTORMERS Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) 2263 213 91
AndrewMackieGFC AFL Geelong Cats player 2242 3 97
Bushrangers Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers official 2229 999 132
KeeganDaniel Super 14 Natal Sharks player 2118 15 77
chooka_86 AFL Carlton Blues player 2049 198 72
Rickypetterd15 AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 2006 88 92
manlyseaeagles NRL Manly Sea Eagles 1970 1905 107
M_Jennings_03 NRL Penrith Panthers player 1963 10 52
Adam0017 AFL Western Bulldogs player 1959 51 58
westernbulldogs AFL Western Bulldogs official 1955 44 102
andrewswallow AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos unofficial 1947 14 84
MCC_Members AFL Melbourne Demons 1891 1559 49
Beamdogg AFL Melbourne Demons player 1875 112 63
socceroos_news World Cup Socceroos unofficial 1857 1714 82
benross23 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 1759 67 72
SharelleVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player (female) 1757 42 70
howcroft AFL Melbourne Demons player 1745 76 70
BradMilzy AFL Melbourne Demons player 1726 67 54
MelbourneVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens official team (female) 1703 25 70
NRLNEWS NRL NRL unofficial 1670 464 47
Real_ColSylvia AFL Melbourne Demons player 1655 32 54
AUSOlympicTeam International Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee official 1622 43 109
caseydellacqua Tennis Australia Casey Dellacqua player (female athlete) 1620 24 216
Hawks_AFL AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 1612 1952 30
bigdyman AFL Collingwood Magpies player 1602 23 86
snorkymortlock Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 1602 14 92
penrithpanthers NRL Penrith Panthers unofficial 1540 88 89
SteveAlessio AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 1535 222 80
AndrewMcDonald4 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Andrew McDonald 1525 49 91
warrentredrea AFL Port Adelaide Power player 1492 93 57
Joeingles7 NBL South Dragons unofficial 1479 53 83
kadesimpson6 AFL Carlton Blues player 1425 13 45
katehollywood10 Hockey Australia Hockeyroos player (female) 1424 83 59
Adelaide36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers 1422 832 82
ALFbrisbane AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 1421 3 57
_Moffy Triathlon Australia Emma Moffatt triathlete (female) 1418 12 96
sgrigg88 AFL Carlton Blues player 1399 15 43
SydneyFC1011 A-League Sydney FC 1395 1167 105
crusadersrugby Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders 1394 2 91
PeterDaicos AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 1374 678 74
QLDrollerderby Australia Roller Derby Queensland RollerDerby Roller Derby team or league 1368 1911 78
arodionova Tennis Australia Anastasia Rodionova player (female athlete) 1366 19 238
kevin_gordon1 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 1302 19 37
BrumbiesRugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies official 1292 135 86
team_gws AFL Greater Western Sydney official 1258 171 76
ClarkeVC Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 1256 32 44
NBLhoops NBL NBL 1251 90 74
adrianleijer A-League Melbourne Victory player, Adrian Leijer 1243 60 83
RochelleGilmore Cycling Australia Rochelle Gilmore biker (female athlete) 1236 88 85
clintmckay27 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Clint Mckay 1220 29 60
therabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs official 1218 10 77
EricGrotheJnr NRL Parramatta Eels player 1212 0 25
wgtnphoenixfc A-League Wellington Phoenix 1211 77 69
Reds_Rugby Super 14 Queensland Reds 1201 27 67
geoffhuegill Swimming Australia Geoff Huegill retired athlete, former Olympian 1188 12 55
MichaelWrightMP AIS South Australia Institute of Sport Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Recreation, Sport and Racing 1182 1655 91
zacd_6 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 1182 54 32
TorahBright Ski and Snowboard Australia Torah Bright snowboarder (female) 1181 2 75
AFLphotos AFL AFL official 1180 96 58
CaleMorton AFL Melbourne Demons player 1179 53 45
auckland2011 Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup official city 1171 937 46
NRLTweet NRL NRL unofficial 1169 225 64
cmail_sport General Australian sport General Australian sport newspaper (Courier Mail Sport section) 1146 9 28
ADRD Adelaide RollerDerby Adelaide RollerDerby official 1140 697 98
richtercity New Zealand Roller Derby RC Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand 1137 497 86
gorgeousgrose NRL Manly Sea Eagles unofficial 1134 74 56
NetballAust Netball Australia Netball Australia (female) 1133 130 58
LawrieMcKinna A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club coach 1132 1 84
AFL_Shifter AFL AFL talent scout Kevin Sheehan 1131 12 33
AFLInsider AFL AFL official 1112 84 58
TimmyRRoe Cycling Australia Timothy Roe athlete (male) 1110 58 79
parramatta_eels NRL Parramatta Eels 1095 1071 40
wollongonghawks NBL Wollongong Hawks 1095 1693 74
RedsRugby Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 1090 176 53
RaidersCanberra NRL Canberra Raiders 1082 6 82
sydneyderby Australia Roller Derby Sydney Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 1073 123 91
samjacobs32 AFL Carlton Blues player 1057 23 32
AFL_JenWitham AFL AFL 1040 260 56
rebekahkeat Triathlon Australia Rebekah Keat triathlete (female) 1040 38 85
aussieboomers Basketball Australia Australian Boomers national team 1028 0 71
Rivshouse AFL Melbourne Demons player 1016 8 47
alauterstein Swimming Australia Andrew Lauterstein athlete 1007 132 63
MarkBosnich NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic unofficial 1005 15 57
perthwildcats NBL Perth Wildcats 1003 69 62
AshHarrison1 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 998 25 56
lukeodwyer NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 998 68 62
PirtekParraEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 997 7 59
thefootballsack A-League A-League fansite 993 1803 66
MelbourneStorm_ NRL Melbourne Storm unofficial 991 12 36
hockeyaus Hockey Australia Hockey Australia official federation 991 596 63
wolfmanwilliams NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player 990 29 26
collingwoodnews AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 988 1 34
saskystewart AWIHL AWIHL player (female) 987 1039 87
ade_cyclists Cycling South Australia Adelaide Cyclists club 974 467 78
sba_ Skateboarding Australia Skateboarding Australia official 967 1910 18
AussieDiamonds Netball Australia Australian Diamonds national team (female) 963 81 52
bater06 AFL Melbourne Demons Matthew Bate 961 63 38
rabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 957 716 44
nqfuryfc A-League North Queensland Fury FC 955 1772 68
NicLiv Swimming Australia Nicole Livingstone retired athlete, former Olympian (female) 953 20 41
melbournerebels Super 14 Melbourne Rebels 952 749 51
bcr_rollerderby Australia Roller Derby Brisbane City Rollers Roller Derby team or league 932 905 64
troychaplin30 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 925 83 36
njbrown17 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 922 19 52
Clintontoopi NRL Gold Coast Titans player 918 27 30
andrew_symonds Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls player 909 5 34
PerthGlory_FC A-League Perth Glory 903 33 83
ASICSaustralia Australian Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee apparel (official brand) 901 100 41
tamsynlewis Athletics Australia Tamsyn Lewis athlete, media personality 895 148 49
JasonJohnson14 AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 891 25 35
thenzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) 885 72 66
unicanberra AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies 885 282 58
milkandco Swimming Australia Michael Klim athlete 854 127 22
patjonker Cycling Australia Patrick Jonker athlete (male) (retired) 849 28 58
meagen_nay Swimming Australia Meagen Nay athlete (female) 832 98 46
ssalopek3 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 827 49 33
biancachatfield ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player (Bianca Chatfield) (female) 819 111 40
thesydneykings NBL Sydney Kings official 813 20 49
L_Weeks Super 14 Queensland Reds player 795 129 55
AFLBrisbaneFC AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 789 26 33
BNERoar A-League Brisbane Roar unofficial 773 219 60
Renaehallinan ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player (female) (Renae Hallinan) 755 47 35
Robeddy40 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 753 52 26
JulieCorletto ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Julie Corletto (female) 750 116 28
laurafirebirds ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds player (female) 749 11 39
StarsIceHockey AIHL Southern Stars Ice Hockey Club team (male) 748 1881 9
APWelsh AFL Essendon Bombers player 728 56 24
Soph_Edington Swimming Australia Soph Edington athlete (female) 726 201 56
TWiLeague NRL NRL show 722 1477 41
johnrillie NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 708 374 52
victoryinmelb A-League Melbourne Victory 708 100 53
MitchellWatt Athletics Australia Mitchell Watt athlete 704 144 41
JaredCrouch AFL Sydney Swans former player 703 124 41
SophieSmith86 General Australian sport General Australian sport sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers (female) 690 272 51
NatTbirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds (female) 676 24 42
brisbaneroar A-League Brisbane Roar 664 33 66
newcastle_jets A-League Newcastle Jets 652 14 42
adelaideunited A-League Adelaide United team (male) 646 133 49
RTTF_AU AFL Sydney Swans fansite 642 912 38
amberhalliday Cycling Australia Amber Halliday rower, biker (female) 637 321 69
Freo_Dockers AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 636 373 43
SusanSwifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts player (female) 628 28 37
newto29 AFL Melbourne Demons player 628 92 28
NSWRL Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues 612 81 36
GGArmy World Cup Socceroos unofficial 610 629 35
RowingAust Rowing Australia Rowing Australia official 610 18 26
SANFLnews SANFL SANFL news site 610 104 41
ash_delaney Swimming Australia Ashley Delaney athlete (female) 610 69 45
wingsofperth AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 608 8 10
hughesy_53 AFL Melbourne Demons player 602 43 23
crickettas Cricket Australia Tassie Tigers state organization 594 1 38
AliciaMolik Tennis Australia Alicia Molik player (female athlete) 579 8 70
PencilsCase AFL Melbourne Demons Jake Spencer 576 40 36
RustyRussell02 AFL Carlton Blues player (male) 571 10 14
Wortho33 NBL Melbourne Tigers player 565 100 32
Fergo1990 NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial 557 15 30
eddiecowan Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 554 167 47
SFCNews A-League Sydney FC unofficial 548 135 59
PlanetEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 545 604 33
TsvCrocs NBL Townsville Crocodiles 541 375 42
CatsGM NBL Perth Wildcats 526 62 60
fakebrycegibbs NRL Wests Tigers unofficial 521 383 22
Sam_Blease AFL Melbourne Demons player 520 66 13
milisimic NBL Wollongong Hawks player 519 848 38
ultimatealeague A-League A-League fansite 515 94 48
Maverick_weller AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 513 73 29
flickabram Triathlon Australia Felicity Abram triathlete (female) 510 109 31
adelaidereds A-League Adelaide United team (male) 509 286 60
rachneylan Cycling Australia Rachel Neylan athlete (female) 509 256 50
Carltonfc AFL Carlton Blues fansite 506 46 19
NikButterfield Cycling Australia Nikki Butterfield biker (female athlete) 490 102 49
TalkingCarlton AFL Carlton Blues fansite 487 36 33
FremantleFC AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 486 0 13
Kimmygee8 Netball Australia Aussie Diamonds player (female) 483 98 25
snowygrl Triathlon Australia MacBeth Kingsbury Watson triathlete (female) 483 832 33
rgray17 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 482 40 19
AthsAust Athletics Australia Athletics Australia organization 471 107 29
WestEndRedbacks Cricket Australia Southern Redbacks fansite (male) 468 19 45
broncosbigfan NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 463 492 31
chomicide NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 452 468 29
MitchJbrown17 AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 449 6 40
Jade_Sutcliffe Triathlon Australia Jade Sutcliffe triathlete (female) 448 67 10
BrendanWhiteX AFL Hawthorn Hawks player (male) 446 21 8
netballvic Netball Victoria Netball Victoria (female) 446 625 29
essendonfc AFL Essendon Bombers unofficial 443 0 10
BlairEvans Swimming Australia Blair Evans athlete 437 101 21
Dusty_Rychart NBL Cairns Taipans player 437 60 28
NZBreakers NBL New Zealand Breakers 436 14 38
WilliamstownFC VFL Williamstown Football Club 426 301 17
AnnaMeares Cycling Australia Anna Meares biker (female athlete) 420 194 32
PAFCNews AFL Port Adelaide Power fansite (male) 419 151 17
ryanmcrowley AFL Fremantle Dockers player 415 17 26
saracarrigan Cycling Australia Sara Carrigan coach (female athlete) 415 29 30
shayne_hope General Australian sport General Australian sport sport journalist (The West Australian) (male) 412 187 27
GCUSC A-League Gold Coast United unofficial supporter club 408 439 34
Bridie_OD Cycling Australia Bridie O’Donnell biker (Cyclones) (female athlete) 407 28 37
Israel_Folau NRL Brisbane Broncos player 406 10 12
KateBevNetball ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds player (Kate Beveridge) (female) 404 24 20
dsrwa AIS Western Australia Institute of Sport The Department of Sport and Recreation 403 29 23
madibrowne ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player (Madison Browne) (female) 399 27 20
CricketNSWBlues Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues fansite (male) 397 84 31
mighty_dragons NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 393 7 17
teamjaycoskins UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia official 382 22 26
_the_kennel_ AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 378 37 20
HalfTimeHeroes World Cup Socceroos soccer fansite 376 1076 19
SarahLWall ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player (Sarah L Wall) (female athlete) 376 69 16
piratecity New Zealand Roller Derby Pirate City Rollers Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand 366 316 33
NRLlivebetting NRL NRL unofficial 365 18 5
qldcricket Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls state organization 364 22 28
bmsew AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 358 61 23
geelongrollers Australia Roller Derby Geelong Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 356 52 32
NBRrollerderby Australia Roller Derby NBR Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 346 227 29
SusanWCFever ANZ Championship West Coast Fever player (female) 345 22 24
nswswifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts official team (female) 341 8 27
CaseyScorpions VFL Casey Scorpions 338 5 14
CCMarinersFC A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club unofficial 337 127 39
kennymonk Swimming Australia Kenrick Monk athlete 334 89 8
MelbourneFC AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 329 0 9
mhfcsupporters A-League Melbourne Heart 321 87 29
WestCoastEagles AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 311 0 2
athsvic Athletics Australia Athletics Victoria federation 310 215 17
SouthYarraSC Football Federation Victoria South Yarra Soccer Club club 308 118 6
oscarforman NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 306 42 25
bigfootynews AFL AFL fansite 302 141 15
demonland AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 302 208 12
go_saints AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 298 273 13
Blueseum AFL Carlton Blues fansite 296 270 16
PerthRollaDerby Australia Roller Derby Perth Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 296 39 35
amygillettfdn Cycling Australia Amy Gillett track cyclists (female) 296 106 11
ccaallward AFL Western Bulldogs player 295 0 31
AdelaideTBirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds official team (female) 294 0 20
TheMelbourneIce AIHL Melbourne Ice 294 1 21
TheRealSchensh NBL Perth Wildcats player 293 52 22
Dockerland AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 291 0 13
Demonblog AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 287 53 14
kristy_giteau Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player (female) (Kristy Giteau) 284 26 23
520507 AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies Keith Lyons 283 348 14
NB_Roosters VFL North Ballarat Roosters 283 16 14
TheFirebirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds team (female) 282 32 16
joe_tomane29 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 282 32 6
rustyhinder NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 281 115 25
Brogsy5 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 280 40 15
AusCanoe Australian Canoeing Australian Canoeing official 267 17 17
AusComGamesTeam Australian Commonwealth Games Team Australian Commonwealth Games Team organization 266 38 15
WNBL WNBL WNBL (female) 266 45 28
gymaustralia Gymnastics Australia Gymnastics Australia official 266 12 4
MattAbood Swimming Australia Matt Abood athlete 265 28 32
ausvolley Volleyball Australia Volleyball Australia 265 9 16
Andrew_Crowell AFL Adelaide Crows AFL Ladder Project Officer (Adelaide Crows Emcee) (SANFL Radio Commentator) 262 255 18
CyclonesHQ Cycling Australia Cyclones 2010 Road World Championships (national team) 261 245 14
wirdrollerderby Australia Roller Derby Wollongong Derby Roller Derby team or league 261 153 36
sydneybears AIHL Sydney Bears 256 483 6
sarahkent90 Cycling Australia Sarah Kent biker (female athlete) 255 56 32
AUSParalympics Australia Paralympics Australia Paralympics organization 253 82 19
AussieBall Australian Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee Australian sport fansite 253 333 24
catslisch NBL Perth Wildcats 251 15 13
DarrenNg8 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 250 69 16
1eyedeel NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 249 636 16
Robert_Hurley Swimming Australia Swimming Australia Athlete (Robert Hurley) 249 64 22
katebevilaqua Triathlon Australia Kate Bevilaqua triathlete (female) 245 54 21
jsaffy NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 241 11 21
petrinaprice Athletics Australia Petrina Price athlete, high jumper (female) 239 140 15
JoeyDaye AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 238 111 23
RohanDennis Cycling Australia Dennis Rohan athlete (male) 235 35 27
BionicSwan AFL Sydney Swans unofficial 233 20 27
SportingSheilas Australian Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee fansite (female) 232 107 21
Mengelsman Swimming Australia Michelle Engelsman athlete (female) 228 453 6
ABLeague Australian Baseball League Australian Baseball League official 227 5 13
AUFC_Official A-League Adelaide United team (male) 227 11 25
NorwoodFC SANFL Norwood Football Club official team (male) 226 54 9
sallypeers3 Tennis Australia Sally Peers player (female athlete) 226 8 29
melbourneaces ABL Melbourne Aces official team (male) 225 225 10
jgovereasy NBL Adelaide 36ers player 224 259 13
s14_force Super 14 Western Australia Force (Western Force) 223 2 13
theNSWIS AIS New South Wales Institute of Sport official 223 300 5
sashpet Handball Australia Canberra Handball Club player 222 913 9
NABCup AFL AFL fansite 221 217 23
bulldogsnews NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs unofficial 221 123 8
VicInstSport AIS Victorian Institute of Sport official 219 261 8
SydAFLFan AFL Sydney Swans fan account 216 618 8
QLD_Maroons Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons 213 1 6
crickethof Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Hall of fame 213 648 17
GCRollerDerby Australia Roller Derby Gold Coast Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 211 371 24
SturtFC SANFL Sturt Football Club official team (male) 211 13 13
mvfcfanzone A-League Melbourne Victory 210 245 25
OZrollerderby Australia Roller Derby Australia RollerDerby Roller Derby team or league 209 53 25
Epicrollerderby Australia Roller Derby ENRG Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 207 232 20
tigers1908 NRL Balmain Tigers unofficial 206 7 14
JK404 Cricket Australia Tassie Tigers player ( Jason Krejza ) (male) 202 24 29
s14_queensland Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 201 2 11
briansham AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 200 12 16
matesOmelbourne AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 200 22 14
Centericeaus AIHL AIHL fansite (male) 199 470 0
pattmurphy Swimming Australia Patrick Murphy athlete 199 101 8
hayden_stoeckel Swimming Australia Hayden Stoeckel athlete (male) 197 38 13
Saints_FC AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 194 8 14
aidenblizzard Cricket Australia Southern Redbacks player (Aiden Blizzard) (male) 193 70 16
Ausport AIS AIS Official Australian Sports Commission and Australian Institute of Sport 190 34 12
AFLgf2 AFL AFL fansite 189 846 4
CF_Demons AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 187 106 10
AustralianOpals Basketball Australia Australian Opals national team (female) 186 468 4
timmacs Cricket Australia Tassie Tigers player (Tim Macdonald ) (male) 186 103 24
sw_cultivate Australian Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee sport management company 180 432 10
sydneykings NBL Sydney Kings 178 60 16
localfootysa SANFL SANFL news site 176 307 12
MPNFL Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League official league 175 111 3
SportForWomen Australian Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee fansite (female) 174 275 8
Towns_Villains Australia Roller Derby Towns Villains Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 174 239 26
wceaglesfc AFL West Coast Eagles fansite 174 55 5
Marcus__White AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos player 172 27 19
CanberraCycling Cycling ACT Canberra Cycling Club organizational website 169 3 6
swansreserves AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves 162 152 7
AusWomensGame W-League W-League fansite (female) 160 44 14
victorytwit A-League Melbourne Victory unofficial 160 49 12
AaronNye23 Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls player (Aaron Nye) (male) 156 217 7
SydneyBlueSox ABL Sydney Blue Sox official team (male) 155 27 13
CaulfieldBears SFL Caulfield Bears 154 241 4
WesternReds NSW Touch Association Western Reds official team (male) 152 537 1
danjackson9 NBL Wollongong Hawks player 152 76 13
Nrimmington Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls player (Nathan Rimmington) (male) 151 52 19
AFL_Aus AFL AFL fansite 148 0 10
saltydolls Australia Roller Derby Salty Dolls Roller Derby team or league 148 189 15
AIHL AIHL AIHL 147 33 6
ftscrazy AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 147 29 12
adelaidefc AFL Adelaide Crows fansite 145 0 5
Cats_Coach NBL Perth Wildcats 144 11 9
ceonetballvic Netball Australia Netball Victoria ceo of Netball Victoria 144 63 8
MelissaBreen_ Athletics Australia Melissa Breen athlete (female) 142 47 11
RWBFooty AFL St. Kilda Saints unofficial 140 78 8
CatsWagstaff NBL Perth Wildcats 137 16 7
Aaron_Cannings NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 136 3 15
WomensportNSW AIS New South Wales Institute of Sport fansite 136 128 7
kateporter83 Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player (female) 133 24 18
SWSRockets Australia Roller Derby SWS Rockets Roller Derby team or league 130 308 18
PerthHeat ABL Perth Heat official team (male) 129 28 10
ForrestPJ Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player (Peter James Forrest) (male) 128 31 22
melbfcblog AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 128 83 5
CatsTM NBL Perth Wildcats 126 33 11
LDevanna_dc Football Federation Australia Matildas player (Lisa De Vanna) (female) 125 1 16
LisaWeightman Athletics Australia Lisa Weightman Marathon runner, Olympian (female) 125 20 12
LaurenBoden Athletics Australia Lauren Boden athlete (female) 123 52 10
PortMagpies SANFL Port Adelaide Magpies team (male) 121 0 8
TasU18s U18 National Championships Tasmania U18s team 120 7 3
BF_Lions AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 118 46 5
WA_U18s U18 National Championships Western Australia U18s team 118 10 3
mckeonswimming Swimming Australia Swimming New South Wales Swimming school 118 224 4
womeninleague NRL NRL 116 15 10
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fatloaf Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz player 114 232 5
thecattery AFL Geelong Cats unofficial 113 28 7
JoshJenkins24 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 112 116 12
southadelaidefc SANFL South Adelaide Football Club official team (male) 110 1 7
SA_U18s U18 National Championships South Australia U18s team 109 8 4
Bradenstokes AFL AFL Player Relations Coordinator with the AFLPA 107 155 5
Cats_Media NBL Perth Wildcats 107 187 8
gcbluetongues AIHL Gold Coast Bluetongues 107 47 2
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SEABL Semi Professional Basketball League Semi Professional Basketball League 101 38 11
VicMetroU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 100 4 6
QldU18s U18 National Championships Queensland U18s team 99 5 3
KristenBeams Cricket Australia Victoria Women player (KristenBeams) (female) 97 45 8
Sydney_Netball Netball New South Wales Netball New South Wales Organization (female) 95 64 6
36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers unofficial 93 16 11
demonwiki AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 92 76 3
mmurpha Volleyball Australia Volleyball SA unofficial 91 157 2
ACT4GWS AFL Greater Western Sydney 89 58 3
VicCountryU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 89 5 5
ozcardtrader General Australian sport General Australian sport fansite 89 53 2
Debby_H_Rugby Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player (female) (Debby Hodgkinson) 88 14 11
WA_Roller_Derby Australia Roller Derby WA Roller Derby Roller Derby team or league 88 82 12
hawkaDT AFL Hawthorn Hawks fansite 88 475 4
nunawading_sc Swimming Australia Nunawading Swimming Club Swimming club/school 87 14 3
CatsGear NBL Perth Wildcats 86 54 5
KirstyBroun Cycling Australia Kirsty Broun biker (female athlete) 86 40 19
natskii AFL Brisbane Lions player (male) 86 168 4
newcastlederby Australia Roller Derby NRDL Roller Derby team or league 86 10 14
samikennedy Ski and Snowboard Australia Sami Kennedy Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) 86 121 4
CanberraCavalry ABL Canberra Cavalry official team (male) 85 7 8
NT_U18s U18 National Championships Northern Territory U18s team 85 16 3
bendigospirit WNBL Bendio Spirit (female) 84 64 7
CatsTickets NBL Perth Wildcats 83 7 7
SydneyFC A-League Sydney FC 83 0 5
AlexCarver91 UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia athlete 82 74 5
NSWACT_Rams U18 National Championships New South Wales U18s team 82 7 3
RachaelHaynes Cricket Australia Victoria Women player (RachaelHaynes) (female) 79 50 7
BenFitz NBL Adelaide 36ers player 78 55 9
ANZnetball ANZ Championship ANZ Championship league (female) 77 34 4
wwtfc_eagles SANFL Woodville West Torrens Football Club official team (male) 74 7 12
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nthmelbourne AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos fansite 71 92 2
CatmanForever AFL Geelong Cats fansite 70 6 7
ryannapoleon Swimming Australia Ryan Napoleon athlete 70 52 5
CatsCommunity NBL Perth Wildcats 69 100 7
mariekeguehrer Swimming Australia Marieke Guehrer swimmer (female athlete) 69 51 7
AWIHL AWIHL AWIHL official league (female) 64 143 9
willo43 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 63 24 9
ManlyUnited NSW Premier League Manly United 62 40 6
JaycoRangers WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers (female) 61 31 8
vandiemenroller Australia Roller Derby Van Diemen Rollers Roller Derby team or league 61 72 13
muirsop Skate Australia Sophie Muir speed skater (female) 60 23 10
VictoriaParkHC AFL Collingwood Magpies grounds 57 23 2
WSRollers Australia Roller Derby Western Sydney Rollers Roller Derby team or league 57 57 11
shellwu Triathlon Australia Shelly Wu triathlete (female) 57 301 3
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hnim AIHL AIHL unofficial 55 2 4
Chippa39 AFLNT AFLNT official 54 113 0
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parraeels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 43 0 4
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canberracyclist Cycling Australia Cycling ACT fansite 42 53 1
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bc8977 AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 41 10 9
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Vandy21 NBL Gold Coast Blaze player 40 10 8
bomberblitz AFL Essendon Bombers player 40 20 1
swimmingNSW Swimming Australia Swimming New South Wales official 40 9 1
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becdomange Cycling Australia Bec Domange biker (female athlete) 36 48 12
DollsAuGoGo Australia Roller Derby Dolls Australia Go Go Roller Derby team or league 30 3 7
FootballCityAUS A-League A-League fansite 30 55 1
georgebazeley Hockey Australia Kookaburras player (male) 30 22 0
SWSportAcademy Victorian Institute of Sport SW Academy of Sport organization 29 97 1
AFL_Undercover AFL AFL fansite 22 116 1
bikesa Cycling Australia Cycling South Australia federation 22 12 1
ucniss AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies official 22 20 1
SwansPerthCrew AFL Sydney Swans fan group 21 120 3
abcwleague W-League W-League media outlet (female) 21 15 3
loganthunder WNBL Logan Thunder (female) 21 3 6
nzru Rugby World Cup All Blacks 21 2 0
VFL Williamstown FC WilliamstownFC official 19 54 0
ToffCedar NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 18 39 5
BlueTongueBluey AIHL Gold Coast Bluetongues fan (male) 17 19 0
KenilworthCC Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League Kenilworth Cricket Club official 17 33 2
jreynojreyno AFL Essendon Bombers player 17 25 1
cameronwhiting NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 16 12 7
TriathlonTSO Triathlon Australia TriathlonTSO 14 40 1
WillGodward Australian International Shooting Limited Will Godward athlete (male) 12 3 1
brad_393 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 12 10 3
tenniscanberra Tennis Australia Tennis Canberra official 12 10 0
aimee_watson Ski and Snowboard Australia Aimee Watson Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) 11 8 3
CoffsDerbyDolls Australia Roller Derby Coffs Derby Dolls Roller Derby team or league 10 10 4
cheltz333 Skate Australia Cheltzie Breanna Lee figure skater (female) 9 2 2
sfsc_newsletter Skate Australia Sydney Figure Skating Club club 9 29 0
perthblitz Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz 6 5 2
SelenaJW Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player (female) (Selena Tranter) 4 5 4
BCRollerDerbyHB New Zealand Roller Derby Bay City Rollers Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand 3 1 1
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Perth sport fandom size

Posted by Laura on Monday, 16 August, 2010

I feel guilty as I’m kind of posting as I do with out any particular pattern. Anyway, I looked at Google.com.au and friendster (both of which have a load of garbage unrelated results) and recorded the totals for number of results for each team. I also did that bebo, care2 and blogger. (I also did ecademy and blackplanet but results were 0 the whole way through.) I’ll see if I feel like exploring and recording the size of the Perth sport fandom some more. The following table includes the results so far. If you have methodology questions, let me know.

43things.com Bebo – Groups Bebo – People Bebo – Videos Blogger Care2 – Blogs Care2 – Petitions Friendster – Groups Google Total Minus F & G Total
AFL West Coast Eagles 3 44 300 120 24 8 2 1006 273,000 501 274507
A-League Perth Glory FC 0 19 28 79 5 8 0 1072 325,000 139 326211
AFL Fremantle Dockers 5 17 85 18 10 1 0 12 116,000 136 116148
Super 14 Western Force 0 17 54 52 2 3 0 1005 196,000 128 197133
Claxton Shield Perth Heat 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 869 35,700 27 36596
WNBL West Coast Waves 0 2 5 18 0 0 0 1006 36,400 25 37431
Sheffield Shield Western Warriors 0 3 17 3 0 0 0 1004 20,700 23 21727
NBL Perth Wildcats 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 556 33,600 9 34165
WAFL Perth Demons Football Club 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 944 17,100 9 18053
S.G. Ball Cup Western Australia Reds Rugby League Club 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 371 19,600 6 19977
Australian Rugby Championship Perth Spirit 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1078 10,300 5 11383
WNCL Western Fury 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1010 85,700 3 86713
WAFL Claremont Tigers Football Club 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 297 13,200 3 13500
AHL WA Diamonds 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 345 7,560 3 7908
WNBL Perth Lynx 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 326 4,440 3 4769
Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 484 2,110 3 2597
WAFL East Fremantle Sharks Football Club 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1002 83,100 2 84104
WAFL West Perth Falcons Football Club 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1069 32,700 2 33771
WAFL East Perth Royals Football Club 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1071 95,300 1 96372
WAFL Subiaco Lions Football Club 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 333 3,660 1 3994
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1006 99,900 0 100906
WAFL South Fremantle Bulldogs Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1003 88,300 0 89303
Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) Subiaco Marist Cricket Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1002 17,400 0 18402
WAFL Peel Thunder Thunder Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 680 14,200 0 14880
State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Perth Redbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 12,200 0 12466
State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Goldfields Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 6,710 0 6901
WAFL Swan Districts Swans Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 614 2,440 0 3054
AHL SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,020 0 3020
Gridiron Australia Perth Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 277 670 0 947

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Perth Heat on bebo

Posted by Laura on Sunday, 24 January, 2010

I’m going through my data to make sure I can easily find everything by league and city.  Back on January 3, I collected data for the Perth Heat community on bebo and found 27 people who were interested in the team.  If you are an Australian and don’t know who the Perth Heat are, that is understandable.  The Perth based team competes in the Claxton Shield, Australia’s premiere baseball competition.  The competition is a successor to the defunct Australian Baseball League.

Of the 27 people, 15 are female (56%), 11 are male (41%) and 1 does not list a gender (3%).  This 50% female is unique on bebo, with the only other teams looked at so far having that percentage are the female New South Wales Swifts and Central Pulse.  I don’t know enough about baseball in Australia to know why this is so.  I might speculate that the bebo fans may be women related to or involved with men playing on the team.  For Australian rules football in the United States, where the game is not a major one, a lot of the attendees and people interested in teams like the Chicago United, many of the fans are female and connected to the team in some way.  That could account for it.  It may also be something like American expats could be more female and looking for a local team to cheer for that reminds them of home.

The average age of the 19 fans who list their age is 26.5, median age is 27 and mode age is 29.  Fans of the team aren’t that old and look a bit older than some other communities on bebo.

The Perth Heat have an international fanbase on bebo and Twitter:

Perth Heat on Bebo and Twitter

  Barbagallo Perth Heat Barbagallo Perth Heat
Country bebo Twitter
Australia 7 32
Ecuador 0 12
Ireland 4 4
Netherlands 0 4
New Zealand 8 0
United Kingdom 2 0
United States 0 36
Total 21 88
% Australia 33% 36%
% Ecuador 0% 14%
% Ireland 19% 5%
% Netherlands 0% 5%
% New Zealand 38% 0%
% United Kingdom 10% 0%
% United States 0% 41%

When I originally did the Twitter table, I thought shenanigans were at play because of the large number of international fans.  Given the bebo data, that Twitter data does not look as questionable.

On bebo,7 Australians identify their state of residence.  (Or it can be easily figured out based on the city they live in.)  Six are in Western Australia and one is in Tasmania.  The Tasmanian is a bit surprising but otherwise, a regional team has a regional audience.  Seems pretty logical.

Of all the networks looked at so far, the largest fanbase for this team is on Facebook with 800, then Twitter with 35 and bebo with 27.  The other services like blogger, LiveJournal and its clones have no other fans.  Bebo’s community is thus the smallest of the existing communities, but also the one with the most easily accessible demographic data.

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Based on data to date: Biggest Australian sports fandom

Posted by Laura on Saturday, 9 January, 2010

The following chart is based on the data gathered for posts to date.  It is intended to give a general idea as to the comparative size of various sports fandom communities to each other.  Blanks indicate that no data regarding that team on the service has been gathered; it does not indicate a size of zero for that particularly service.  If you would like specific data regarding a team on a service to understand where that number of coming from, please comment or e-mail me at laura[at]fanhistory[dot]com.  I am more than happy to explain it.

Leagues with teams at the bottom include AFL, AHL, A-League, Claxton Shield, Gridiron Australia Nationals, KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, NBL, Rugby League/State of Origin, Victorian Amateur Football Association.  The AFL’s expansion team puts one of their teams in the bottom 10.  Soccer teams, baseball teams, American/Gridiron football, basketball, netball, rugby union, ice hockey, rugby league and Australian rules football are at the bottom.  Some of these sports can be accounted for because of they are not popular sports in the country.  Others can be accounted for because the teams are part of secondary leagues and competitions.  It will be interesting to see how and if popularity shifts as more data is added from additional networks.

Edited to add: This post mostly came about as I needed to take a break from gathering Yahoo!Groups data.  The directory currently is not working for me.  It limits my ability to data gather as a result.  Two of the big things in terms of moving a team up or down the above list are Facebook and Twitter.  Facebook has a lot of voids and that’s easy enough to fill in.  I did that.  Things at the bottom didn’t change much but things at the top really did change with four clubs above the 40,000 fans threshold.

Given the huge leaps there, I cannot really foresee the top order changing much, especially as the Twitter data is already there. The other social networks out there just do not have populations to provide an audience that size. Facebook claims that 7,680,420 people are from Australia on its service. When 50,000 list their interest as the Magpies or the Blues, well, that’s .6% of all Australians on Facebook. Or put another way, 3 out of every 500 Australians on the site list one of those two teams as an interest. For a sports team, that seems really high and about on par for the most popular sports team in other countries. (The New York Yankees have about 785,000 fans for an American population of about 101,468,000 on Facebook. That puts the percentage at about .7%.)

Yahoo!Groups doesn’t have a large population. While bebo is popular in Australia, it doesn’t provide numbers even close to this. The only way to get numbers that large are to find community specific sites which require registration.

More edited to add: One of the things I did not realize with the various data sets I’ve been compiling is that about a third of the teams in the National Rugby League aren’t included. My bad. Most of my focus has been on the AFL. Hence, the oversight. I’ve compiled that again and rather than update with a third image, just going to say that there have been no major shake ups. The Brisbane Broncos remain on thop. The St. George Dragons are at the bottom with 240 fans. Second to last are the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs with 1,580. No team really has the big number of fans that the AFL has.

More editing: I normally tried variations of a team’s name for Facebook to make sure I get the highest number.  In the case of St. George Illawarra Dragons, I goofed and got the one that listed 240.  When I used St Geoergillawarra Dragons combed with St. George Illawarra Dragons, I got 9,200.  This change will show up in any future data analysis.  The collection date has always been changed to today just so I know when I got that number.

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Claxton Shield on Twitter

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 5 January, 2010

The Claxton Shield is the premiere competition in for baseball in Australia.  It is organized by the Australian Baseball Federation and includes the Perth Heat, Victoria Aces, New South Wales Patriots, Queensland Rams teams.  The competition is the one of the main things that has been consistent in the baseball community with two leagues having become defunct.

Looking around, the Australian baseball community does not appear to have a stronghold on social networks like bebo,blogger or LiveJournal.  They do however have a small presence on Twitter: The extent of which is the account run by the Perth Heat.  The team has 35 followers.  Twitter Analyzer seems a bit off with their count for where followers come from for the team.  It says that the Heat have 36 American followers, 4 Dutch followers, 4 Irish followers, 12 followers from Ecuador and 32 followers from Australians.  Stats like those are why I have a huge problem with Twitter Analyzer but I’m not sure what tool does a better job at counting.  The Perth Heat do a fairly good job at updating regularly, providing scores, links to updated rosters and their social profiles elsewhere.  (They link to their Facebook fanpage, where they have 1,110 fans.)  The one thing they don’t do particularly well is interact.

It seems like Twitter would be a great potential tool for Claxton Shield and its teams to market itself as Twitter ranks 12th in Australia according to Alexa.  Second tier sports should definitely contemplate using it, in combination with YouTube and Facebook, to promote themselves so they can reach a wider audience.  People can accidentally find their content through @ replies, retweets, related videos that can help develop more organic interest in them.  If Australia is ever going to get another league like ABL and IBLA and have it be successful, this sort of thing needs to be done.

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