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Data dump: Australian sport (AFL, NRL) ranking on Alexa

Posted by Laura on Monday, 25 October, 2010

This is the last of my data dumps from this weekend.  I’ve heard that the penetration of the Alexa toolbar in Australia is really low.  Given that, these numbers are probably less than reliable.  Still, given the absence of other public data, you work with what you have.  This is one of those cases.  Because of some issues, this only includes NRL and AFL urls.  (My actual list is a bit longer and includes more teams.)

Team Site Alexa World Rank Rank in AU Date collected
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 4,442,773 9-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,848,285 13-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,854,286 18-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,860,159 22-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,864,102 24-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,945,522 16-Aug-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,707,255 8-Sep-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 9,038,280 23-Oct-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 9,038,609 24-Oct-10
Greater Western Sydney act4gws.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/act4gws.com.au 3,869,775 29-Jul-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 273,306 4,500 5-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 271,915 4,410 8-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 272,875 4,307 9-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 277,777 4,364 13-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 278,402 4,364 14-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 282,073 4,928 18-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 286,185 5,344 22-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 287,605 5,601 25-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 287,711 5,931 26-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 290,357 5,969 29-Jun-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 315,326 9,991 3-Jul-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 331,231 12,121 9-Jul-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 350,004 10,098 18-Jul-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 383,048 5,852 16-Aug-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 428,649 9,664 24-Oct-10
Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 360,510 6,853 29-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 7,002 45 1-May-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 7,002 41 10-May-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 5,777 42 13-May-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 5,002 41 2-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,981 43 5-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,834 42 8-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,779 41 9-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,733 46 13-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,676 46 14-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,574 46 18-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,492 46 22-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,459 50 25-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,472 56 26-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,504 58 29-Jun-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,628 61 1-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,659 64 3-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,703 64 9-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,764 63 18-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,787 61 21-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,799 59 22-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,795 60 24-Jul-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 5,102 55 16-Aug-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 6,147 103 24-Oct-10
AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,840 55 29-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 6,395,688 13-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 6,404,047 18-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 6,413,829 22-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 6,418,454 24-Jul-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 4,532,855 16-Aug-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 5,548,292 24-Oct-10
Greater Western Sydney aflnswact.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aflnswact.com.au 5,640,097 29-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 444,657 8,038 5-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 439,516 9,377 14-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 430,128 8,301 18-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 461,423 7,973 16-Aug-10
Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 264,586 3,374 24-Oct-10
Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 418,968 5,284 29-Jul-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 164,306 2,084 5-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 163,161 2,134 8-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 164,100 2,275 9-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 163,511 2,662 14-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 166,624 2,821 18-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 168,242 3,322 22-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 172,131 3,462 25-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 172,686 3,845 26-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 172,955 3,845 29-Jun-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 179,171 4,187 3-Jul-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 193,794 3,927 18-Jul-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 239,135 3,496 16-Aug-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 239,918 2,658 24-Oct-10
Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 206,878 3,739 29-Jul-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 125,048 1,548 5-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 126,241 1,608 8-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 125,076 1,620 9-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 124,272 1,776 14-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 123,270 1,871 18-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 123,380 1,937 22-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 127,312 2,131 25-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 127,353 2,111 26-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 127,054 2,094 29-Jun-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 132,935 2,200 3-Jul-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 137,695 2,163 9-Jul-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 141,763 2,179 18-Jul-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 140,811 1,293 16-Aug-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 84,719 940 24-Oct-10
Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 141,212 1,593 29-Jul-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 686,566 14,445 13-May-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 696,070 13,869 5-Jun-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 677,940 16,667 14-Jun-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 691,598 18,994 18-Jun-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 764,452 23,707 16-Aug-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 776,900 24,580 24-Oct-10
AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 766,302 33,222 29-Jul-10
Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 250,209 3,084 5-Jun-10
Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 247,751 3,181 14-Jun-10
Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 241,702 3,306 18-Jun-10
Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 276,690 4,912 16-Aug-10
Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 329,702 8,237 24-Oct-10
Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 255,537 4,505 29-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 134,041 1,549 5-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 133,566 1,659 8-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 133,283 1,625 9-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 130,140 1,643 13-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 129,284 1,650 14-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 129,981 1,819 18-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 129,963 1,974 22-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 131,218 2,067 25-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 132,607 2,134 26-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 132,863 2,138 29-Jun-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 137,271 2,358 3-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 156,049 3,587 18-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 158,630 3,382 21-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 159,291 3,434 22-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 160,767 3,537 24-Jul-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 184,598 2,478 16-Aug-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 214,364 2,862 24-Oct-10
Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 165,405 2,992 29-Jul-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 325,524 4,757 5-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 316,766 4,841 8-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 316,613 4,725 9-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 321,871 5,634 14-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 318,279 6,153 18-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 323,621 8,126 22-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 326,973 9,297 25-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 327,128 9,564 26-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 328,241 9,800 29-Jun-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 351,042 13,731 3-Jul-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 410,278 13,981 18-Jul-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 422,062 12,054 21-Jul-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 422,355 12,105 22-Jul-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 417,227 10,555 24-Jul-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 478,290 8,167 16-Aug-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 424,309 9,114 24-Oct-10
Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 440,121 9,471 29-Jul-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 346,158 6,727 5-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 334,724 6,696 8-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 335,900 6,147 9-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 337,666 6,221 14-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 339,158 5,775 18-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 324,562 5,478 22-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 323,951 5,946 25-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 330,034 6,102 26-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 326,111 6,083 29-Jun-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 329,178 5,878 3-Jul-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 331,197 7,589 18-Jul-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 335,971 8,860 21-Jul-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 336,037 8,889 22-Jul-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 334,267 334,267 7,581 24-Jul-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 353,064 6,725 16-Aug-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 345,665 8,175 23-Oct-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 343,792 8,423 24-Oct-10
Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 345,849 7,771 29-Jul-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 688,882 13,830 9-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 691,455 13,776 14-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 671,517 13,337 18-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 681,441 13,282 22-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 666,028 13,353 25-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 663,862 13,529 26-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 652,754 12,580 29-Jun-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 720,410 19,528 13-Jul-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 727,853 19,507 18-Jul-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 705,226 14,005 22-Jul-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 680,847 12,427 24-Jul-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 588,029 7,891 2-Aug-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 587,718 6,840 16-Aug-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 422,023 8,802 24-Oct-10
Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 574,715 8,500 29-Jul-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 130,153 1,624 5-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 129,532 1,784 8-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 128,791 1,794 9-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 127,252 1,907 14-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 129,336 2,071 18-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 126,155 2,131 22-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 125,699 2,113 25-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 126,459 2,211 26-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 128,777 2,347 29-Jun-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 151,196 1,937 16-Aug-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 173,385 3,318 24-Oct-10
Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 141,561 2,360 29-Jul-10
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North Melbourne Kangaroos kangaroos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kangaroos.com.au 421,907 6,228 8-Jun-10
North Melbourne Kangaroos kangaroos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kangaroos.com.au 423,830 6,443 9-Jun-10
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North Melbourne Kangaroos kangaroos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kangaroos.com.au 425,991 9,100 26-Jun-10
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North Melbourne Kangaroos kangaroos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kangaroos.com.au 520,203 14,172 29-Jul-10
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Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 178,333 2,120 25-Jun-10
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Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 178,769 2,214 29-Jun-10
Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 185,896 2,495 3-Jul-10
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Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 201,832 2,903 16-Aug-10
Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 282,361 6,274 24-Oct-10
Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 190,241 2,785 29-Jul-10
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Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 211,653 3,126 8-Jun-10
Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 213,140 3,126 9-Jun-10
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Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 195,436 2,298 26-Jun-10
Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 193,419 2,213 29-Jun-10
Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 189,203 2,276 16-Aug-10
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Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 199,203 2,956 29-Jul-10
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Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 297,335 4,687 9-Jun-10
Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 299,678 4,816 13-Jun-10
Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 298,780 5,110 14-Jun-10
Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 289,523 4,602 18-Jun-10
Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 295,440 4,663 22-Jun-10
Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 298,947 5,135 25-Jun-10
Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 302,083 5,148 26-Jun-10
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Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 332,859 8,033 18-Jul-10
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St. Kilda Saints saints.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/saints.com.au 221,921 4,179 1-Jul-10
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St. Kilda Saints saints.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/saints.com.au 181,212 181,212 24-Oct-10
St. Kilda Saints saints.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/saints.com.au 222,651 2,476 29-Jul-10
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Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 551,723 12,349 24-Jun-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 556,842 12,471 25-Jun-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 563,346 14,540 26-Jun-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 560,440 14,162 29-Jun-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 591,874 15,692 1-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 574,308 12,839 3-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 609,033 15,412 9-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 628,714 14,947 18-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 643,052 15,613 21-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 648,301 16,455 22-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 645,468 16,733 24-Jul-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 576,646 10,744 2-Aug-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 633,564 10,198 16-Aug-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 509,967 12,380 24-Oct-10
Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 602,105 11,042 29-Jul-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 313,006 5,668 1-May-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 295,846 6,972 2-Jun-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 293,295 6,094 5-Jun-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 294,207 5,857 8-Jun-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 292,701 4,885 14-Jun-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 294,030 4,540 18-Jun-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 377,266 25,896 23-Oct-10
Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 289,581 3,434 29-Jul-10
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs bulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bulldogs.com.au 570,131 11,071 18-Jun-10
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs bulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bulldogs.com.au 1,138,482 49,598 23-Oct-10
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs bulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bulldogs.com.au 616,764 8,939 29-Jul-10
North Queensland Cowboys cowboys.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cowboys.com.au 1,481,132 18-Jun-10
North Queensland Cowboys cowboys.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cowboys.com.au 2,059,038 40,858 23-Oct-10
North Queensland Cowboys cowboys.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cowboys.com.au 1,648,323 33,491 29-Jul-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 399,804 4,845 1-May-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 335,682 4,664 2-Jun-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 344,472 5,398 5-Jun-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 355,054 6,580 14-Jun-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 344,494 6,909 16-Jun-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 344,768 7,941 18-Jun-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 292,655 3,871 23-Oct-10
St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 378,400 7,650 29-Jul-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.melbournestorm.com.au 331,594 2,730 1-May-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.melbournestorm.com.au 331,594 2,564 10-May-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.melbournestorm.com.au 307,635 2,434 18-May-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.melbournestorm.com.au 317,162 11,340 2-Jun-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.melbournestorm.com.au 322,986 12,304 5-Jun-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournestorm.com.au 334,673 25,470 14-Jun-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.melbournestorm.com.au 344,174 26,107 17-Jun-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournestorm.com.au 340,039 22,130 18-Jun-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournestorm.com.au 1,166,158 50,773 23-Oct-10
Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournestorm.com.au 613,914 12,449 29-Jul-10
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles mwse.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mwse.com.au 424,983 8,316 18-Jun-10
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles mwse.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mwse.com.au 591,654 36,501 23-Oct-10
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles mwse.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mwse.com.au 440,562 7,460 29-Jul-10
Newcastle Knights newcastleknights.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newcastleknights.com.au 1,359,250 27,042 1-May-10
Newcastle Knights newcastleknights.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newcastleknights.com.au 1,411,848 67,121 5-Jun-10
Newcastle Knights newcastleknights.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newcastleknights.com.au 1,496,254 93,609 14-Jun-10
Newcastle Knights newcastleknights.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newcastleknights.com.au 1,552,412 78,206 18-Jun-10
Newcastle Knights newcastleknights.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newcastleknights.com.au 1,168,850 35,811 23-Oct-10
Newcastle Knights newcastleknights.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newcastleknights.com.au 1,779,286 43,681 29-Jul-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 16,936 137 1-May-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 16,936 124 10-May-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 14,260 127 13-May-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 13,590 128 18-May-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,907 130 2-Jun-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,856 139 5-Jun-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,099 126 14-Jun-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,208 123 16-Jun-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,238 123 17-Jun-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,280 126 18-Jun-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 14,534 408 23-Oct-10
NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,713 136 29-Jul-10
Parramatta Eels parraeels.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/parraeels.com.au 509,204 9,938 18-Jun-10
Parramatta Eels parraeels.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/parraeels.com.au 881,239 15,051 23-Oct-10
Parramatta Eels parraeels.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/parraeels.com.au 612,992 16,933 29-Jul-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 1,037,855 23,276 1-May-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 901,889 25,798 5-Jun-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 875,353 20,462 14-Jun-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 892,032 19,275 16-Jun-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 924,834 20,629 18-Jun-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 999,152 38,268 23-Oct-10
Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 958,373 16,056 29-Jul-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 358,777 6,009 1-May-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 377,854 7,131 2-Jun-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 382,358 7,809 5-Jun-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 379,644 6,941 14-Jun-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 381,121 6,695 16-Jun-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 385,557 6,538 18-Jun-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 443,379 10,423 23-Oct-10
South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 451,061 8,266 29-Jul-10
Canberra Raiders raiders.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/raiders.com.au 635,576 13,870 16-Jun-10
Canberra Raiders raiders.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/raiders.com.au 636,698 14,489 17-Jun-10
Canberra Raiders raiders.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/raiders.com.au 639,820 14,533 18-Jun-10
Canberra Raiders raiders.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/raiders.com.au 568,062 36,217 23-Oct-10
Canberra Raiders raiders.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/raiders.com.au 669,540 12,400 29-Jul-10
NRL rugbyleague3.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rugbyleague3.com 1,374,405 1-May-10
NRL rugbyleague3.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rugbyleague3.com 8,126,658 23-Oct-10
NRL rugbyleague3.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rugbyleague3.com 5,062,279 130,822 29-Jul-10
Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 857,670 15,193 1-May-10
Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 862,900 18,169 5-Jun-10
Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 837,505 16,195 14-Jun-10
Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 841,707 15,352 18-Jun-10
Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 730,452 17,088 23-Oct-10
Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 773,661 10,578 29-Jul-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 409,809 8,793 1-May-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 490,632 15,478 5-Jun-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 485,149 13,796 14-Jun-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 486,125 14,037 16-Jun-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 508,559 13,503 18-Jun-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 321,779 6,146 23-Oct-10
Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 543,273 6,714 29-Jul-10
New Zealand Warriors thewarriors.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thewarriors.com.au 1,316,829 51,669 18-Jun-10
New Zealand Warriors thewarriors.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thewarriors.com.au 2,159,665 23-Oct-10
New Zealand Warriors thewarriors.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thewarriors.com.au 1,180,727 25,967 29-Jul-10
Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 724,326 14,807 1-May-10
Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 602,278 19,366 5-Jun-10
Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 610,538 22,673 14-Jun-10
Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 613,359 25,240 18-Jun-10
Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 521,068 23-Oct-10
Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 580,157 22,532 29-Jul-10
Wests Tigers weststigers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/weststigers.com.au 511,074 15,508 18-Jun-10
Wests Tigers weststigers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/weststigers.com.au 499,138 24,759 23-Oct-10
Wests Tigers weststigers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/weststigers.com.au 596,849 9,114 29-Jul-10

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Data dump: Australian sport on YouTube

Posted by Laura on Monday, 25 October, 2010

This is another data dump. I have been getting data for these data dumps to begin to get an idea as to the size and shape of the various communities on these networks. In several cases, I have demographic data from earlier dates related to these networks. I can compare who is uploading and contributing if the numbers differ. For smaller data sets, I can compare to see if the membership changed: James left but John joined.

League Team Interest Videos Date gathered
AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 909 16-Jun-10
AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 915 21-Jun-10
AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 999 24-Oct-10
AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 587 16-Jun-10
AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 594 21-Jun-10
AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 682 24-Oct-10
AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 531 16-Jun-10
AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 532 21-Jun-10
AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 576 24-Oct-10
AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 828 16-Jun-10
AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 841 21-Jun-10
AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 1,060 24-Oct-10
AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 484 16-Jun-10
AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 499 21-Jun-10
AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 556 24-Oct-10
AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 329 16-Jun-10
AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 340 21-Jun-10
AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 421 24-Oct-10
AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 583 16-Jun-10
AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 585 21-Jun-10
AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 764 24-Oct-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Gold Coast Football Club 11 16-Jun-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Gold Coast Football Club 11 21-Jun-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Karmichael Hunt 74 21-Jun-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Gold Coast Football Club 16 24-Oct-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 76 24-Oct-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Karmichael Hunt 65 24-Oct-10
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Gold Coast Suns 51 24-Oct-10
AFL Greater Western Sydney Israel Folau 99 16-Jun-10
AFL Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney 9 16-Jun-10
AFL Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney 9 21-Jun-10
AFL Greater Western Sydney Israel Folau 102 21-Jun-10
AFL Greater Western Sydney Israel Folau 79 24-Oct-10
AFL Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney 16 24-Oct-10
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 605 16-Jun-10
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 616 21-Jun-10
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 736 24-Oct-10
AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 250 16-Jun-10
AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 249 21-Jun-10
AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 289 24-Oct-10
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 160 16-Jun-10
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 159 21-Jun-10
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 178 24-Oct-10
AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 227 16-Jun-10
AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 225 21-Jun-10
AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 274 24-Oct-10
AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 412 16-Jun-10
AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 411 21-Jun-10
AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 462 24-Oct-10
AFL St. Kilda Saints St. Kilda Saints 273 16-Jun-10
AFL St. Kilda Saints St. Kilda Saints 267 21-Jun-10
AFL St. Kilda Saints St. Kilda Saints 411 24-Oct-10
AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 697 16-Jun-10
AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 720 21-Jun-10
AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 861 24-Oct-10
AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 785 16-Jun-10
AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 789 21-Jun-10
AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 871 24-Oct-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 812 16-Jun-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 131 16-Jun-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 612 16-Jun-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 127 16-Jun-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 128 21-Jun-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 615 21-Jun-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 670 21-Jul-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 135 21-Jul-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 974 24-Oct-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 114 24-Oct-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 753 24-Oct-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 111 24-Oct-10
AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 111 24-Oct-10
AFL Canberra Ainslie Football Club Ainslie Football Club 5 16-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Ainslie Football Club Ainslie Football Club 5 21-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Ainslie Football Club Ainslie Football Club 10 24-Oct-10
AFL Canberra Belconnen Magpies Belconnen Magpies 4 16-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Belconnen Magpies Belconnen Magpies 4 21-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Belconnen Magpies Belconnen Magpies 6 24-Oct-10
AFL Canberra Eastlake Football Club Eastlake Football Club 2 16-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Eastlake Football Club Eastlake Football Club 2 21-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Eastlake Football Club Eastlake Football Club 10 24-Oct-10
AFL Canberra Queanbeyan Tigers Queanbeyan Tigers 3 16-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Queanbeyan Tigers Queanbeyan Tigers 3 21-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Queanbeyan Tigers Queanbeyan Tigers 13 24-Oct-10
AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves Sydney Swans Reserves 30 16-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves Sydney Swans Reserves 30 21-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves Sydney Swans Reserves 30 24-Oct-10
AFL Canberra Tuggeranong Hawks Tuggeranong Hawks 4 16-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Tuggeranong Hawks Tuggeranong Hawks 4 21-Jun-10
AFL Canberra Tuggeranong Hawks Tuggeranong Hawks 14 24-Oct-10
AHL Canberra Labor Club Lakers Canberra Labor Club Lakers 0 16-Jun-10
AHL Canberra Labor Club Lakers Canberra Labor Club Lakers 10 24-Oct-10
AHL New South Wales Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs 3 16-Jun-10
AHL New South Wales Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs 9 24-Oct-10
AHL NT Stingers NT Stingers 0 16-Jun-10
AHL NT Stingers NT Stingers 10 24-Oct-10
AHL Queensland Blades Queensland Blades 1 16-Jun-10
AHL Queensland Blades Queensland Blades 10 24-Oct-10
AHL Southern Hotshots Southern Hotshots 3 16-Jun-10
AHL Southern Hotshots Southern Hotshots 10 24-Oct-10
AHL Tassie Tigers Tassie Tigers 2 16-Jun-10
AHL Tassie Tigers Tassie Tigers 12 24-Oct-10
AHL Victoria Vikings Victoria Vikings 1 16-Jun-10
AHL Victoria Vikings Victoria Vikings 11 24-Oct-10
AHL WA Thundersticks WA Thundersticks 0 16-Jun-10
AHL WA Thundersticks WA Thundersticks 10 24-Oct-10
A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 2,470 16-Jun-10
A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 2,590 24-Oct-10
Basketball Australia Australian Boomers Australian Boomers 98 14-May-10
Basketball Australia Australian Boomers Australian Boomers 104 24-Oct-10
Basketball Australia Australian Opals Australian Opals 538 14-May-10
Basketball Australia Australian Opals Australian Opals 220 24-Oct-10
First class cricket NSW Blues NSW Blues 83 16-Jun-10
First class cricket NSW Blues NSW Blues 78 24-Oct-10
NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 509 16-Jun-10
NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 520 21-Jun-10
NRL Brisbane Broncos Darren Lockyer 198 21-Jun-10
NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 525 24-Oct-10
NRL Brisbane Broncos Darren Lockyer 187 24-Oct-10
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 274 21-Jun-10
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 403 24-Oct-10
NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 260 21-Jun-10
NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 302 24-Oct-10
NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 910 16-Jun-10
NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 925 21-Jun-10
NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 889 24-Oct-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 36 16-Jun-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 480 16-Jun-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 479 16-Jun-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 36 21-Jun-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 485 21-Jun-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 31 24-Oct-10
NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 527 24-Oct-10
NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 390 16-Jun-10
NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 404 21-Jun-10
NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 464 24-Oct-10
Rugby World Cup All Blacks All Blacks 13,200 14-May-10
Rugby World Cup All Blacks All Blacks 5,170 24-Oct-10
State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 34 16-Jun-10
State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 41 24-Oct-10
W-League Canberra United Canberra United 43 16-Jun-10
W-League Canberra United Canberra United 39 24-Oct-10
W-League Melbourne Victory W-League Melbourne Victory 18 2-Jul-10
W-League Melbourne Victory +W-League +Melbourne Victory 18 2-Jul-10
W-League Melbourne Victory W-League Melbourne Victory 14 24-Oct-10
W-League Melbourne Victory +W-League +Melbourne Victory 14 24-Oct-10
W-League W-League W-League 299 2-Jul-10
W-League W-League W-League 357 24-Oct-10
World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 429 14-May-10
World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 607 16-Jun-10
World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 810 24-Oct-10
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 1,760 14-May-10
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 2,080 16-Jun-10
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 2,290 24-Oct-10

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Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (October 11)

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 12 October, 2010

This is an updated version of Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (version 2) and Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (October 4). If I’m missing anyone or anything, let me know.

Unlike previous posts where I showed the total followers, I’ve decided to show just the top 25. After that, I have a table which shows the total difference in followers. The most recent columns may be a bit inaccurate in that a couple of new accounts were added to that list and a few either weren’t counted for some reason or were deleted. This accounts for a few of the people on the extremes.

25 most popular Australian sport related accounts as of October 11

Account League Team Followers
warne888 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers 190641
MClarke23 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues 50296
AndrewMBogut Basketball Australia Australian Boombers 28101
Mick_Fanning Surf Life Saving Australia Mick Fanning 22606
dmartyn30 Cricket Australia Western Warriors 17949
JohnSmit123 Super 14 Natal Sharks 17846
AFL AFL AFL 15876
VictorMatfield Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) 15856
PH408 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues 13399
LoteTuqiri NRL Wests Tigers 13341
australianopen Tennis Australia Tennis Australia 12462
ItsStephRice Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice 11709
CricketAus Cricket Australia Cricket Australia 10772
RealBigDell NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons 10739
LionsRugbyTeam Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions 10378
QuadeCooper Super 14 Queensland Reds 10168
harry_o AFL Collingwood Magpies 10123
SamBurgess8 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs 9419
NRL NRL NRL 9362
Collingwood_FC AFL Collingwood Magpies 9178
jarrydhayne_1 NRL Parramatta Eels 8862
jimstynes AFL Melbourne Demons 8668
karmichaelhunt AFL Gold Coast Football Club 8261
mornesteyn Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders 7153
mat_rogers6 NRL Gold Coast Titans 7149

Difference in Twitter Followers over time

Account League Followers Difference Between September 15 and October 4 Difference Between September 15 and October 11 Difference Between October 4 and October 11
australianopen Tennis Australia 185173 12462 12462
CricketAus Cricket Australia 48853 10772 10772
bokrugby South Africa Rugby Union 27747 5613 5613
warne888 Cricket Australia 22015 15055 20523 5468
SpidaEveritt AFL 17486 325 1872 1547
MClarke23 Cricket Australia 17295 3381 4824 1443
DT_13 AFL 15433 2163 2964 801
harry_o AFL 15236 2304 3012 708
SP_10 AFL 13247 2272 2932 660
ItsStephRice Swimming Australia 13012 987 1641 654
AFL AFL 11055 1594 2234 640
Mick_Fanning Surf Life Saving Australia 10436 1098 1689 591
JohnSmit123 Super 14 10309 1301 1852 551
GaryAblettJnr AFL 9785 1698 2244 546
mickmalthouse AFL 9415 1764 2294 530
SharrodW_21 AFL 9168 1297 1792 495
dmartyn30 Cricket Australia 9065 881 1344 463
karmichaelhunt AFL 8734 846 1294 448
Collingwood_FC AFL 8506 1354 1798 444
VictorMatfield Super 14 8275 1158 1581 423
libby_trickett Swimming Australia 7813 418 840 422
giteau_rugby Super 14 6922 844 1247 403
jimstynes AFL 6867 1844 2237 393
QuadeCooper Super 14 6565 749 1132 383
The_Man_Mundine NRL 6332 665 1034 369
jarrydhayne_1 NRL 6050 711 1067 356
AndrewMBogut Basketball Australia 5956 859 1213 354
SamBurgess8 NRL 5855 994 1348 354
AFL_JenWitham AFL 5740 88 432 344
JamesOConnor832 Super 14 5737 532 871 339
LoteTuqiri NRL 5628 1017 1346 329
BrendanFevola05 AFL 5137 568 882 314
RealBigDell NRL 5135 1040 1343 303
scottprince7 NRL 5114 823 1126 303
craiglowndes888 V8 Supercars 4983 177 478 301
mornesteyn Super 14 4955 564 850 286
sgrigg88 AFL 4733 270 549 279
bigfootynews AFL 4706 268 268
robbiefarah NRL 4675 844 1100 256
NBRACKEN142 Cricket Australia 4460 388 628 240
drew_mitchell Super 14 4416 491 725 234
mat_rogers6 NRL 4352 689 916 227
marcmurphy3 AFL 4333 496 722 226
AdamCoopy Super 14 4254 370 592 222
katehollywood10 Hockey Australia 4223 216 437 221
NRL NRL 4046 674 868 194
Richmond_FC AFL 3956 232 417 185
kurtley_beale Super 14 3934 302 486 184
Carlton_FC AFL 3781 369 549 180
NathanHiney NRL 3749 354 528 174
GoldCoastFC AFL 3728 312 479 167
stevenbaker10 AFL 3706 523 689 166
AFLInsider AFL 3654 182 337 155
AndrewMcDonald4 Cricket Australia 3423 299 454 155
PH408 Cricket Australia 3397 411 563 152
tim_mannah NRL 3346 219 369 150
chooka_86 AFL 3282 327 475 148
JobeWatson AFL 3274 400 546 146
socceroos World Cup 3249 156 302 146
kadesimpson6 AFL 3247 289 424 135
Adam0017 AFL 3208 320 452 132
samjacobs32 AFL 2757 224 356 132
geoffhuegill Swimming Australia 2751 91 222 131
HawthornFC AFL 2645 201 331 130
wolfmanwilliams NRL 2615 160 290 130
Adelaide_FC AFL 2611 139 268 129
lehmo23 AFL 2512 335 462 127
stkildafc AFL 2396 639 766 127
adam_gilly Cricket Australia 2365 418 542 124
SharelleVixens ANZ Championship 2339 160 283 123
CyclingAus Cycling Australia 2315 207 324 117
zacd_6 AFL 2306 357 473 116
Fremantle_FC AFL 2280 180 294 114
markMGgeyer NRL 2263 352 466 114
bigdyman AFL 2222 263 374 111
QantasWallabies Rugby World Cup 2192 215 326 111
AngusMonfries AFL 2185 230 340 110
nathan2jones AFL 2152 192 302 110
northkangaroos AFL 2123 167 277 110
ash_delaney Swimming Australia 2045 57 166 109
bigjstevens NRL 2024 430 539 109
meagen_nay Swimming Australia 2009 40 148 108
sydneyswans AFL 2001 211 319 108
AFL_Shifter AFL 1883 263 368 105
AndrewMackieGFC AFL 1846 255 360 105
andrewswallow AFL 1842 211 316 105
NicLiv Swimming Australia 1824 100 205 105
M_Jennings_03 NRL 1738 183 286 103
westernbulldogs AFL 1737 166 267 101
DemonsHQ AFL 1726 179 278 99
kennymonk Swimming Australia 1697 -3 96 99
Real_ColSylvia AFL 1673 216 315 99
AussieDiamonds Netball Australia 1673 92 190 98
PAFC AFL 1660 121 219 98
Bushrangers Cricket Australia 1625 197 292 95
warrentredrea AFL 1593 211 305 94
clintmckay27 Cricket Australia 1568 181 273 92
NeemiaTialata Super 14 1541 180 270 90
benross23 NRL 1491 157 246 89
eddiecowan Cricket Australia 1471 28 116 88
KeeganDaniel Super 14 1468 188 273 85
Wests_Tigers NRL 1456 309 393 84
BlairEvans Swimming Australia 1431 43 126 83
WCEofficial AFL 1384 130 213 83
CaleMorton AFL 1383 135 217 82
team_gws AFL 1371 154 236 82
GCTitans NRL 1318 238 319 81
NetballAust Netball Australia 1311 100 180 80
BradMilzy AFL 1293 183 262 79
AthsAust Athletics Australia 1282 67 145 78
Beamdogg AFL 1280 171 248 77
MelbStormRLC NRL 1267 239 316 77
Rickypetterd15 AFL 1260 130 206 76
Soph_Edington Swimming Australia 1253 90 166 76
NRLNEWS NRL 1250 187 261 74
TennisAustralia Tennis Australia 1239 159 232 73
EricGrotheJnr NRL 1211 182 254 72
CamSchwab AFL 1186 126 197 71
njbrown17 AFL 1153 101 172 71
Renaehallinan ANZ Championship 1127 72 143 71
Robeddy40 AFL 1127 155 226 71
LionsRugbyTeam Rugby World Cup 1107 144 213 69
sharksrugby Super 14 1085 165 234 69
bater06 AFL 1078 94 162 68
PeterDaicos AFL 1073 131 198 67
SSFCRABBITOHS NRL 1068 119 186 67
gorgeousgrose NRL 1050 109 174 65
kevin_gordon1 NRL 1047 195 260 65
snorkymortlock Super 14 1044 175 240 65
troychaplin30 AFL 1029 130 195 65
JulieCorletto ANZ Championship 1010 91 154 63
SteveAlessio AFL 1003 108 170 62
gomvfc A-League 1001 106 166 60
ssalopek3 AFL 997 148 208 60
rgray17 AFL 995 141 199 58
MCC_Members AFL 987 577 633 56
milkandco Swimming Australia 983 89 145 56
AFLphotos AFL 970 118 172 54
JasonJohnson14 AFL 960 103 157 54
alauterstein Swimming Australia 957 69 116 47
nzwarriors NRL 949 126 173 47
ALFbrisbane AFL 941 81 127 46
thefootballsack A-League 927 47 93 46
Joeingles7 NBL 923 103 147 44
Rivshouse AFL 916 60 104 44
Clintontoopi NRL 914 180 223 43
MelbourneVixens ANZ Championship 911 72 115 43
collingwoodnews AFL 910 95 137 42
ryanmcrowley AFL 904 52 94 42
Sam_Blease AFL 904 53 95 42
AusComGamesTeam Australian Commonwealth Games Team 901 52 93 41
NRLTweet NRL 890 100 141 41
SusanSwifts ANZ Championship 884 53 94 41
SusanWCFever ANZ Championship 877 27 68 41
AUSOlympicTeam International Olympic Committee 877 86 126 40
ccaallward AFL 877 43 83 40
THESTORMERS Super 14 857 50 90 40
RaidersCanberra NRL 856 76 115 39
TalkingCarlton AFL 823 57 96 39
AshHarrison1 NRL 821 82 120 38
manlyseaeagles NRL 817 116 154 38
RTTF_AU AFL 816 45 83 38
samstosurnews Tennis Australia 814 14 51 37
AFLBrisbaneFC AFL 814 66 102 36
bmsew AFL 804 60 96 36
laurafirebirds ANZ Championship 802 37 73 36
NBLhoops NBL 794 122 158 36
tamsynlewis Athletics Australia 787 88 123 35
WilliamstownFC VFL 766 29 64 35
APWelsh AFL 744 152 186 34
MitchJbrown17 AFL 744 44 78 34
Adelaide36ers NBL 740 44 77 33
Blueseum AFL 722 81 114 33
essendonfc AFL 715 52 85 33
MitchellWatt Athletics Australia 713 63 96 33
NatTbirds ANZ Championship 706 41 74 33
SydneyFC1011 A-League 691 65 98 33
therabbitohs NRL 687 76 109 33
Carltonfc AFL 683 29 61 32
JaredCrouch AFL 679 88 120 32
BrumbiesRugby Super 14 671 83 114 31
qldcricket Cricket Australia 652 53 84 31
thesydneykings NBL 631 62 93 31
Follow24Hodge NBL 629 203 233 30
PirtekParraEels NRL 623 31 61 30
Reds_Rugby Super 14 614 40 70 30
hughesy_53 AFL 609 60 89 29
crickettas Cricket Australia 596 50 77 27
Israel_Folau NRL 592 45 72 27
Maverick_weller AFL 590 51 78 27
melbournerebels Super 14 588 37 64 27
adrianleijer A-League 588 50 76 26
crusadersrugby Super 14 582 48 74 26
MarkBosnich NSW Premier League 580 38 64 26
penrithpanthers NRL 577 76 102 26
SuperCoachAFL AFL 576 89 115 26
thenzwarriors NRL 561 51 77 26
wgtnphoenixfc A-League 558 81 107 26
Hawks_AFL AFL 558 38 63 25
newto29 AFL 556 55 80 25
Brogsy5 AFL 551 61 84 23
CyclonesHQ Cycling Australia 547 127 150 23
Fergo1990 NRL 543 62 85 23
NSWRL Rugby League/State of Origin 542 52 75 23
TsvCrocs NBL 540 31 54 23
lukeodwyer NRL 539 114 136 22
briansham AFL 524 25 46 21
go_saints AFL 519 48 69 21
rabbitohs NRL 517 29 50 21
TWiLeague NRL 516 59 80 21
hayden_stoeckel Swimming Australia 507 14 34 20
howcroft AFL 505 79 99 20
MelbourneStorm_ NRL 499 38 58 20
perthwildcats NBL 495 48 68 20
Hurricanesrugby Super 14 480 23 42 19
andrew_symonds Cricket Australia 479 44 62 18
mitchlangerak A-League 476 36 54 18
theNSWIS AIS 476 42 60 18
Wortho33 NBL 474 38 56 18
L_Weeks Super 14 467 29 46 17
PerthGlory_FC A-League 465 53 70 17
SydAFLFan AFL 462 15 32 17
ABLeague Australian Baseball League 449 14 30 16
joe_tomane29 NRL 445 46 62 16
RedsRugby Super 14 436 59 75 16
ryannapoleon Swimming Australia 435 4 20 16
aussieboomers Basketball Australia 421 48 63 15
BNERoar A-League 418 38 53 15
Freo_Dockers AFL 410 11 26 15
petrinaprice Athletics Australia 403 23 38 15
AdelaideTBirds ANZ Championship 398 14 28 14
AUSParalympics Australia Paralympics 379 33 47 14
CaseyScorpions VFL 377 27 41 14
Dusty_Rychart NBL 376 21 35 14
NB_Roosters VFL 372 43 57 14
nswswifts ANZ Championship 371 16 30 14
NZBreakers NBL 367 20 34 14
rachneylan Australian Cycling Federation 360 12 26 14
ultimatealeague A-League 356 24 38 14
unicanberra AIS 354 36 50 14
wollongonghawks NBL 353 31 45 14
adelaideunited A-League 351 29 42 13
Dockerland AFL 350 15 28 13
GGArmy World Cup 346 14 27 13
yellow_n_black AFL 342 3 16 13
Bridie_OD Cycling Australia 341 76 88 12
brisbaneroar A-League 339 38 50 12
CF_Demons AFL 335 12 24 12
gymaustralia Gymnastics Australia 324 10 22 12
netballvic Netball Victoria 312 22 34 12
oscarforman NBL 310 8 20 12
PencilsCase AFL 300 31 43 12
wceaglesfc AFL 292 5 17 12
MelissaBreen_ Athletics Australia 292 32 43 11
mhfcsupporters A-League 288 13 24 11
nqfuryfc A-League 286 24 35 11
CCMarinersFC A-League 285 20 30 10
Demonblog AFL 284 1 11 10
fakebrycegibbs NRL 283 52 62 10
GCUSC A-League 276 21 31 10
LawrieMcKinna A-League 273 33 43 10
newcastle_jets A-League 270 19 29 10
jsaffy NRL 269 21 30 9
pattmurphy Swimming Australia 269 14 23 9
PlanetEels NRL 268 19 28 9
TasU18s U18 National Championships 260 13 22 9
_the_kennel_ AFL 259 20 28 8
BionicSwan AFL 256 12 20 8
jgovereasy NBL 254 9 17 8
mvfcfanzone A-League 253 11 19 8
parramatta_eels NRL 250 14 22 8
RWBFooty AFL 250 7 15 8
tigers1908 NRL 246 20 28 8
WA_U18s U18 National Championships 242 9 17 8
wingsofperth AFL 241 10 18 8
blueandgoldarmy NRL 241 13 20 7
JoshJenkins24 NBL 236 5 12 7
LaurenBoden Athletics Australia 232 27 34 7
MattAbood Swimming Australia 231 10 17 7
milisimic NBL 227 14 21 7
NABCup AFL 226 10 17 7
RowingAust Rowing Australia 222 38 45 7
SFCNews A-League 222 10 17 7
SophieSmith86 Cycling Australia 218 101 108 7
sydneybears AIHL 217 3 10 7
adelaidereds A-League 216 29 35 6
broncosbigfan NRL 216 24 30 6
JoeyDaye AFL 215 12 18 6
johnrillie NBL 214 18 24 6
MelbourneFC AFL 213 12 18 6
mighty_dragons NRL 208 18 24 6
Shannon_McCann Athletics Australia 208 9 15 6
SwansPerthCrew AFL 206 6 12 6
swansreserves AFL Canberra 206 13 19 6
sydneykings NBL 203 17 23 6
VicCountryU18s U18 National Championships 203 12 18 6
VicMetroU18s U18 National Championships 200 12 18 6
victoryinmelb A-League 192 9 15 6
womeninleague NRL 191 24 30 6
1eyedeel NRL 188 13 18 5
bendigospirit WNBL 188 8 13 5
DarrenNg8 NBL 186 15 20 5
NT_U18s U18 National Championships 184 8 13 5
PerthHeat Claxton Shield 182 5 10 5
QLD_Maroons Rugby League/State of Origin 181 14 19 5
QldU18s U18 National Championships 177 11 16 5
TheMelbourneIce AIHL 174 7 12 5
AUS_XC Australian Cross Country Ski Team 164 0 4 4
AusWomensGame W-League 162 1 5 4
canberracyclist Cycling ACT 161 9 13 4
Cats_Coach NBL 158 11 15 4
Cats_Media NBL 156 21 25 4
chomicide NBL 155 23 27 4
danjackson9 NBL 148 19 23 4
demonland AFL 146 7 11 4
fake_EssendonFC AFL 145 7 11 4
ftscrazy AFL 143 12 16 4
LisaWeightman Athletics Australia 142 16 20 4
nunawading_sc Swimming Australia 142 0 4 4
socceroos_news World Cup 140 4 8 4
TheRealSchensh NBL 140 20 24 4
WNBL WNBL 134 14 18 4
ACT4GWS AFL 133 10 13 3
AIHL AIHL 128 1 4 3
ausvolley Volleyball Australia 127 15 18 3
CatsWagstaff NBL 124 11 14 3
JaycoRangers WNBL 122 6 9 3
Marcus__White AFL 116 5 8 3
matesOmelbourne AFL 115 12 15 3
rustyhinder NBL 112 23 26 3
s14_force Super 14 112 9 12 3
s14_queensland Super 14 111 3 6 3
SA_U18s U18 National Championships 111 16 19 3
teamjaycoskins UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) 110 24 27 3
WestCoastEagles AFL 105 1 4 3
Aaron_Cannings NRL 104 12 14 2
ACENetball Brisbane Netball Association 102 3 5 2
adelaidefc AFL 102 4 6 2
bulldogsnews NRL 100 19 21 2
CanberraCycling Cycling ACT 97 5 7 2
CatsCommunity NBL 95 6 8 2
CatsGM NBL 93 25 27 2
catslisch NBL 93 24 26 2
kateporter83 Australian Rugby Union 92 5 7 2
loganthunder WNBL 90 2 4 2
nickmarvin NBL 88 9 11 2
NSWACT_Rams U18 National Championships 88 10 12 2
Sydney_Netball Netball New South Wales 87 3 5 2
SydneyFC A-League 86 3 5 2
velocanberra Cycling Australia 85 3 5 2
VictoriaParkHC AFL 85 1 3 2
36ers NBL 82 8 9 1
abcwleague W-League 80 0 1 1
AFL_Aus AFL 80 7 8 1
BenFitz NBL 78 1 2 1
BoroughBoy VFL 77 2 3 1
CatsGear NBL 76 5 6 1
CatsTickets NBL 76 7 8 1
CaulfieldBears SFL 75 2 3 1
Chippa39 AFLNT 75 6 7 1
demonwiki AFL 75 0 1 1
FremantleFC AFL 73 7 8 1
hnim AIHL 73 3 4 1
hockeypulse AIHL 71 1 2 1
ManlyUnited NSW Premier League 70 1 2 1
Mengelsman Swimming Australia 67 23 24 1
mmurpha Volleyball Australia 61 5 6 1
Orcas_Netball Plenty Valley Netball Association 60 3 4 1
perthblitz Gridiron Australia Nationals 59 0 1 1
PetershamNetbal Netball New South Wales 54 2 3 1
SEABL Semi Professional Basketball League 53 5 6 1
ucniss AIS 51 0 1 1
victorytwit A-League 46 0 1 1
520507 AIS 46 0 0 0
AustralianOpals Basketball Australia 45 4 4 0
BF_Lions AFL 44 1 1 0
bomberblitz AFL 43 0 0 0
brad_393 NBL 43 1 1 0
cameronwhiting NBL 42 1 1 0
Corypato NRL 41 -454 -454 0
fatloaf Gridiron Australia Nationals 41 5 5 0
gcbluetongues AIHL 41 -1 -1 0
HalfTimeHeroes World Cup 40 -4 -4 0
nthmelbourne AFL 40 5 5 0
parraeels NRL 39 -2 -2 0
sashpet Handball Australia 38 -3 -3 0
SAVEOURDRAGONS NBL 38 0 0 0
sba_ Skateboarding Australia 35 11 11 0
SharksOnline NRL 31 -708 -708 0
tenniscanberra Tennis Australia 30 1 1 0
thecattery AFL 21 8 8 0
ToffCedar NBL 20 0 0 0
TriathlonTSO Triathlon 19 1 1 0
Vandy21 NBL 18 2 2 0
VFL Williamstown FC 18 0 0 0
wademckinnon NRL 17 -895 -895 0
willo43 NBL 17 3 3 0
bc8977 AFL 16 4 3 -1
broncobasher NRL 13 16 15 -1
CatmanForever AFL 12 0 -1 -1
CatsTM NBL 11 10 9 -1
ClarkeVC Cricket Australia 10 8 7 -1
jreynojreyno AFL 4 0 -1 -1
Kegs42 NBL 226 7 6 -1
Saints_FC AFL 836 9 8 -1
AlexCarver91 UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) 1024 4 2 -2
hawkaDT AFL 108 -2 -4 -2
NRLlivebetting NRL 523 -2 -4 -2
BENJI_MARSHALL6 NRL 106 -33 -46 -13
Geelong_FC AFL 1076 161 107 -54

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Review of Literature: Draft (3)

Posted by Laura on Monday, 11 October, 2010

This feels mostly finished in terms of content to add to it. I need to get feedback from my supervisors regarding what is missing or what could be improved. (I know it isn’t perfect. I just wanted it written so I could get on with editing it and realizing where the problems are.) Any and all feedback is appreciated.


Review of Literature

The review of literature will define what fans and sport fandom are, and examine how sport fans show allegiance to clubs they barrack for. The definitions of fandom and fans are key to understanding how and why people express interest in a team online. After that, the lit review will look at population studies of and characterizations of sport fandom in Australia.

The Definition of Sport Fandom

There are very few works that focus on the definition of fandom as it pertains to sport. Most literature presupposes that its readers understand what the concept means and then proceed to examine some aspect of sport fandom. While researching sports fandom and its definitions, four different groups were identified as offering their own perspective on how to identify and define fandom. The first group includes sports marketers and managers, who broadly speaking, define sports fandom around potential for spectatorship. The second group involves sports sociologists and historians; they tend to define sports fandom as a form of identity and as a product of a specific culture. The third group involves the media and sports fans, where the definition involves the expression of allegiance to a club that is often grounded in the moment or the short term. A fourth group was identified as doing research about sport fandom. This group includes popular culture studies academics, who tend to focus on fan interaction with the team and the game, and who focus on sport fandom as a smaller subcomponent of fandom.

Sports marketers and managers.

Stewart (1983) wrote for an audience of VFL fans, while providing a great deal of information regarding the organization of the league, its financial situation and other information that would be of more interest to people interested in sports marketing. Fans are frequently described based on their proximity to stadiums, training grounds and the location found in a team’s name. These descriptions were used to explain the potential for spectatorship: “The Club has little local support — there are few private dwellings in the vicinity — and most of its supporters are centred in the outer south-eastern suburbs.” (p. 41) In a few cases, fans are all described based on their economic status and how fans of other teams perceive them: “It is thought that while the affluent eastern suburbs residents are appreciative of the team’s success, they prefer to spend Saturday afternoon in active leisure activities like tennis or gardening.” (p. 40)

Shilbury, D., Quick, S., & Westerbeck, H. (2003) published a book about sports marketing. Much of the content is focused on fans from the perspective revenue for a club, league or sport converting them into spectators and consumers of merchandise related to the organization and its sponsors. The authors do not create their own definition of fan. Rather, the authors (p. 70) borrow from Smith and Stewart (1999) to define categories of fans: passionate fans, champ followers, reclusive partisans, theatergoers and aficionados.

Sullivan (2004) wrote for an audience of potential sport marketers. The author said “the term fan will be used in the broadest sense and will, therefore, imply a range of attachments.” (p. 131) Sullivan then characterized fans as spectators and consumers of various media who could be profiled using three key factors: Geographic, demographic and behavioral factors. The discussion around these factors involved how they impacted the potential for spectatorship and the consumption of media related to a team.

Nicholson (2004), a sport management academic, wrote to reflect on the problems the AFL faces in terms of becoming a national game. The geographic population imbalance between clubs in Queensland and New South Wales compared to Victoria was a major problem: The league was not balancing team location with population areas, nor was it financially sponsoring player development. The author rarely used the word fans to describe these problems: Spectators, the market and television audience are used instead.

Sports sociologists and historians.

Collins (2005) wrote for an audience interested in the history and evolution of several football codes in Australia. In describing a proposal to merge rugby league with Australian rules football, the different codes were described as appealing to two different views about Australia’s place in the world: transnational versus nationalistic. These differences point to a definition of sports fandom relating to identity.

Like Collins, Cashman (2002) was writing for an audience of those interested in history. Cashman (2002) differs in that his history focused on more on the connection between Australian sport and other issues in Australian life including identity, culture and parallel Australian history. Both authors connected sport to national identity. In the case of Cashman, the term fan is almost never used in the text. Words like crowds, interest, Australian with adjectives further identifying spectator culture and sport participants are used instead. Again, the author’s undefined use of fandom involves identity.

Adair, D. & Vamplew, W. (1997) are sports historians that tried to debunk some historical myths about sports culture in Australia. One of these myths involved the defining of Australians as sports obsessed. This definition, where fans are defined as people obsessed with sports, is reinforced by talking about match attendance compared to the total population, and by the consumption of sport on television. Spectatorship plays a role in the definition with less frequency than that of the identity of a nation obsessed with sports and as an important component of Australian popular culture.

Hess (2000) wrote specifically about the history of female fans of Australian rules football. In his text, he offered a topology of the female fan types. These included women as passive onlookers, voyeurs, socialites, barrackers, civilizers. Hess (2000) claims it is possible to “categorize female spectators on the basis of their behavior and their seating arrangements” (p. 127) but “it should also be noted that it was certainly acceptable for different social groups of women to be present at football games”. (p. 127) The author uses the term fan, spectator, supporter and barracker almost interchangeably. The definition that gets offered often ties into the type of fan to other types of identities such as class, social standing and occupation. Spectatorship plays a role in these definitions but often in the context of where female fans sit relative to those other identities.

Stewart (2005, p. 117) wrote for an audience Australian sport historians interested in the Australian Football League. In this work, for this audience, he referred to fans based on their sense of identity, their relationships with management and the behaviors they expressed. Like sport marketers, he too borrowed from Smith and Stewart (1999) to offer a paradigm for classifying fans. Stewart argues that there was a paradigm shift from away using the term barrackers and supports that occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. (Stewart, 2005, p. 115) The term fan was used to distinguish define the type of supporter and loyalty to the club. This type of issue had an impact on how Australian sport historian and sociologists used the term in their own research.

The media and sport fans.

The Canberra Times (2009, September 12) defines fandom based around personal identity of individual fans. They reference scholars who talk about supporting a club being similar to having religious experiences. The article goes on to talk about how modern fans express their identity. The actions they describe are fixed in short term expressions of allegiance: Buying and wearing a jersey, attending a match, crying or cheering depending on a club’s performance.

Monteverde (2010, October 11) wrote about the Harry Kewell’s fans in the Courier Mail (Brisbane). In the article, he talks about how fans responded to Kewell’s performance at two specific events: An A-League match and the World Cup, not on fan allegiance across Kewell’s career. Actions that were described were also temporal: Getting items signed, cheering for Kewell as he did things on pitch and applauding Kewell when he took the field.

The Gold Coast Bulletin (2010, October 9) described fans using a short-term indicator of Melbourne Heart fans getting heart when the Heart beat the Melbourne Victory. The Central Coast Express Advocate (2010, October 8) also used fans in a context of an extremely limited time period when the newspaper talked about how fans had been promised that the pitch would be in good condition for an A-League match. Garvey (2010, October 10) in The Sunday Age had an article titled, ” ‘Rekindled’ does enough to keep his fans interested.” This title supports the idea that sport fandom is defined by newspapers around short term events.

Popular culture studies academics.

Popular culture studies scholars like Jenkins (2006) and Hills (2009) offer the last definition. They define fans as an active population who engage in activities related to an object produced by the larger popular culture. This production includes activities like writing fan fiction, creating costumes, producing fanvids and organizing conventions. The act of production goes helps in constructing a new identity. (Bennett, 2010) Popular culture academics also define fans as possessing a sense of ownership of their product that is removed and distinct from the official one, that they view actors, athletes, copyrighted and trademarked materials as communally owned by fans.

Sport fandom definition.

Almost all the definitions of sport fandom predate the rise and importance of the Internet. Those that come later often ignore the presence of sport fans online. In trying to determine what a sport fan is in the context of online fandom, bits and pieces need to be borrowed from the four definitional categories. In the context of this research, sport fandom is defined as the collective group of fans organized, formally or informally, around a particular sport, club or athlete where individual members identify as fans and express that allegiance in a way that can be observed by outsiders.

Population and Characteristics of Australian Sports Fandom

While there are many definitions and underlying assumptions as to what a fan is, there has been less work done looking at what makes these communities demographically distinct from populations. Much of the work done approaches the issue from the perspective of comparing the population of different sports or leagues. When specific clubs are looked at, the literature tends to focus less on research done about fans of those teams than it does on repeating traditional narratives about fan allegiances that may date back one hundred years.

Sports.

Delpy & Bosetti (1998) conducted a demographic study of sports fans online that found sports fans were 6% more likely to be female (36% compared to 30%) and were 1.3 years older (34 compared to 32.7) than the whole population of the Internet.

Adair, D. & Vamplew, W. (1997) cite a study that found that during the 1970s, 28 percent of men and 21 percent of women in Australia regularly attending sporting events as spectators.

The VFL and AFL.

The VFL and AFL have been attributed with having historically high levels of female fans, both as spectators and barrackers, when compared to other football codes in Australia and around the world. In the early days of the sport, female spectatorship was between 30 and 50 percent. (Cashman, 2002, p. 48) This contrasts with Australian, specifically New South Wales, rugby which is characterized as being conservative, middle class, patriarchal and often containing strains of misogyny that discouraged the growth of female spectatorship. (Cashman, 2002, p. 52) Both codes were characterized as having large white spectator bases. (Cashman, 2002, p. 56) For much of the history of Australian rules football, it was characterized as being a fundamental part of life in Melbourne; this began to change in the 1960s and 1970s as the game became more commercialized. (Stewart, 2005, p. 114)

Characteristics of sport fan communities can differ by club. A survey of research done about VFL/AFL teams reveals some of these different characteristics.

In 2001 and 2003, a nationwide survey was conducted of football fans to identify who they supported. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) The Adelaide Crows respectively had 638,000 and 699,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The 2009 team ranked sixth for total fans, with 629,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

The Fitzroy Lions, who eventually became the Brisbane Lions, were originally from an area where their fanbase drew heavily from a population middle-class white-collar workers. (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) During the 1940s, Fitzroy Lions were similar to their counterparts at Collingwood and North Melbourne in terms of fan composition. Shaw (2006, p. 79) characterizes them as being drawn from the working classes and prone to violence similar to that of future British football hooligans. According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Brisbane Lions respectively had 798,000 and 1,331,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The 2009 team ranked second for total fans, with 861,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

Early in the history of the Carlton Blues, most of their fans were from the Carlton area and represented the major population found there: “middle-class white-collar workers and the occasional silvertail.” (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) The Carlton Blues had one of the largest fan bases during the 1940s. According to Shaw (2006, p. 101), they could draw crowds irrespective of their on-field performance. According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Carlton Blues respectively had 603,00 and 596,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The 2009 team ranked seventh for total fans, with 493,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

In the period around the Magpies founding in 1892, fans were characterized as being bootmakers and working in the footwear industry. (Grow, 1998, p. 69, 77) During the clubs early part of the 20th century, the Collingwood Magpies fans were predominantly from Collingwood. They matched the characteristics of the neighborhood: Semi-skilled members of the working class that were mostly Irish Catholics. (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) The Collingwood Magpie fans are characterized as having “strong working-class origins”. (Stewart, 1983, p. 35) The club has historically enjoyed strong local support, both in terms of developing a fan base and with local businesses. During the early part of the 1900s, 70 percent of the club supporters were local and 80 percent were members of the working class. (Sandercock, 1981, p. 199) In the decade around 1900 to 1910, fans were described as being drawn from the working class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 79) During the 1940s, the club had one of the largest fan bases in terms of game attendance. According to Shaw (2006, p. 101), the team could draw crowds irrespective of their on-field performance. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was a geographic shift in the fanbase where the fanbase extended out to Melbourne’s north east suburbs. (Stewart, 2005, p. 113) There was a also demographic shift by the 1970s, with over 50 percent of the local population being not native born and Anglo-Irish-Australian; instead, the local fan base was composed largely of Southern Europeans. (Sandercock, 1981, p. 200) The characterization of working class values continued on despite these changes. According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Collingwood Magpies respectively had 688,000 and 749,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). According to Roy Morgan Research. (2009, July 19), the modern team has the third largest AFL fan base, with over 731,000 fans.

During the 1870s and 1880s, Essendon was one of the three big clubs in terms of the number of paying fans. (Grow, 1998, p. 55) During the early part of the 20th century, Essendon Bombers fans were drawn from the local area and fans were mostly from the lower middle-class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) Essendon Bomber fans are from the “moderately affluent north-west suburbs” who have a reputation “for being conservative and responsible.” (Stewart, 1983, p. 36) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Essendon Bombers respectively had 862,000 and 796,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The team has the fourth largest AFL fan community in 2009 with 638,000 barrackers. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Fremantle Dockers respectively had 237,000 and 367,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) The team has the eleventh largest AFL fan community in 2009 with 337,000 barrackers. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

During the 1870s and 1880s, Geelong was one of the three big clubs in terms of the number of paying fans. (Grow, 1998, p. 55) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Geelong Cats respectively had 357,000 and 345,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The team has the eighth largest AFL fan community in 2009 with 488,000 barrackers. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

The Hawthorn Hawks fans are characterized as being from the affluent eastern suburbs, but who were not as interested in attending matches as fans of other teams. (Stewart, 1983, p. 40) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Hawthorn Hawks respectively had 362,000 and 390,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The 2009 club ranked tenth in the AFL for most fans, with 381,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

The Melbourne Demons are characterized as not being able to draw local support, with most of the team barracking for the team being “centred in the outer south-eastern suburbs.” (Stewart, 1983, p. 41) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Melbourne Demons respectively had 226,000 and 205,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The team had the fewest people barracking for them of any team in the AFL during the 2009 season; only 187,000 people identified themselves as fans in research conducted by Roy Morgan (2009, July 19).

The North Melbourne Kangaroos fans during the early part of the 20th century are described as being from the working class and being a precursor of the British football hooligans. (Shaw, 2006, p. 79) During the 1900s and 1910s, many barrackers and players were butchers. (Fiddian, 1977, p. 132) During the 1920s, this occupation continued to compromise an important part of the team’s supporter base. (Shaw, 2006, p. 83) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the North Melbourne Kangaroos respectively had 268,000 and 249,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) The 2009 club ranked second to last in the AFL for most fans, with 219,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

Port Adelaide Power membership peaked in 1998 with 38,305 members. (Ruccie, 2010, October 7)According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Port Adelaide Power respectively had 274,000 and 315,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19). The 2009 club ranked thirteenth in the AFL for most fans, with 245,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

At the Richmond Tigers founding in 1885, fans were characterized as being larrikins who threatened the club’s existence by keeping away paying customers. (Grow, 1998, p. 72) During the early 20th century, Richmond Tigers fans were mostly semi-skilled Irish Catholic members of the working class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) The Richmond Tigers supporters are characterized as “defiant and arrogant.” (Stewart, 1983, p. 42) Prior to the 1950s, being born in Richmond meant being a Richmond Tigers fan. This pattern of fans being located close to the historical home of the team changed with in the post war era. (Sandercock, 1981, p. 183) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Richmond Tigers respectively had 398,000 and 401,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) The 2009 team ranked ninth for total fans, with 392,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

During the 1870s and 1880s, South Melbourne was one of the three big clubs in terms of the number of paying fans. (Grow, 1998, p. 55) The South Melbourne Football Club, that eventually became the Sydney Swans, began with most of their supporters being aspirational members of the lower-middle-class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) During the 1930s, the club was considered a Catholic one. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Sydney Swans respectively had 1,305,000 and 1,341,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) During 2009, the club ranked first in the AFL with 1,217,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19)

During the 1880s, St. Kilda fans were characterized as being stockbrokers. (Grow, 1998, p. 69) During the 1960s and 1970s, there was a geographic shift in the location of St. Kilda’s supporters where the fanbase extended into the southern bayside suburbs. (Stewart, 2005, p. 113) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the St. Kilda Saints respectively had 321,000 and 282,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) The 2009 team ranked twelth for total fans, with 311,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).

According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the West Coast Eagles respectively had 692,000 and 746,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19) The 2009 club ranked fifth in the AFL for most fans, with 632,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19)

During the 1930s, when the Western Bulldogs were known as the Footscray Bulldogs, the team’s fanbase was extremely local to Footscray; much of this was owed to the fact that players came from the immediate area. (Kingston, 2005, p. 43) According to a 2001 and 2003 national survey, the Western Bulldogs respectively had 198,000 and 254,000 supporters. (Stewart, 2005, p. 111) The 2009 club ranked fourteenth in the AFL for most fans, with 226,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19)

Soccer.

The early history of soccer fandom in Australia was dominated by British expatriates, both as players, administrators and barrackers. (Thompson, 2003) British barracking continued on into the 1950s when their supporters began to dwindle in comparison to other ethnic tribes. (Moore & Jones, 1994).During most of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, soccer fandom in Australia was dominated by ethnic tribalism with the major barracking groups being composed of Serbians, Croatians, Italian, Portuguese, Greeks and Macedonians. (Hallinan, Hughson & Burke, 2007) (Crawford, 2003) (Moore & Jones, 1994) Some of the barracking during that period involved regional and city pride in clubs. Much of this took place in Newcastle. (Hallinan, Hughson & Burke, 2007) The patterns of ethnic tribalism began to dissipate with the emergence of the A-League in 2004. (Hallinan, Hughson & Burke, 2007) Regional allegiances began to develop around clubs like the Melbourne Victory. (Hallinan, Hughson & Burke, 2007) Ethnic tribalism continued to exist for soccer clubs in Australia after the creation of the A-League but it was relegated to the regional club levels in cities like Melbourne, where it this fan support was much less obvious to outsiders. (Hallinan, Hughson & Burke, 2007)

Demonstrating Club Allegiance

In the AFL, fans have historically expressed their allegiance to their clubs in a variety of ways. Two of the key areas for expression have involved cheersquads (Andrews, 2005) and the production of fanzines. (Wilson, 2005) Beyond that, club supporters have their own unique ways of demonstrating club loyalty.

Cheersquads have played an important roll in Australian rules football and date back to the 1880s. Cheersquads would create giant paper banners with inspirational messages for players to run through. (Andrews, 2005) Cheersquads also waved giant floggers. (Andrews, 2005) These were eventually phased out and replaced with patties, which are giant pompons on a small stick. (Andrews, 2005, p. 88) The 1970s saw a decrease in the ability of cheersquads to make and display signs as they interfered with signage by advertisers at the park. (Andrews, 2005, p. 84) By the 1980s and 1990s, fan control of cheersquads had been severely diminished as clubs and the leagues exerted increasing influence over them. (Andrews, 2005, p. 83) Despite the heavy restrictions that were eventually placed on cheersquads, membership to them is still viewed as extremely important part of barracker identity for many fans.

Many other expressions of allegiances are easier to understand: Up until about thirty years ago, if the Collingwood Magpies performed poorly, The Sporting Globe no one would buy it. (Shaw, 2006, p. 117) The morale of the city of Geelong is said to be dependent on the club’s performance. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) According to Stewart (2005, p. 128), Hawthorn Hawks fans were so opposed to a proposed merger with the North Melbourne Demons that some traveled from Tasmania for the merger meeting.

According to the Canberra Times (2009, September 12), demonstrating allegiance to a rugby club by wearing a team jersey is a relatively new expression. Prior to this change, wearing a jersey and not being on the pitch was rather taboo. This demonstration of allegiance came into being as a club’s fanbase decentralized and was less structured around a specific geographic area.

The Connection between Sport Fandom and Online Activity

In defining sport and looking at how fans express allegiance in an Australian sport context, much of the research predates or ignores the online fan community. While the connection between online activity and sport is not clearly defined in the literature about Australian sport, it can be simply defined: According to Favorito (2007), the internet is a platform that allows “casual fans to connect with their individual favorite athlete more regularly.” The observation by Favorito, writing for people who are working with individual athlete, can also be used in application to clubs, leagues, sport in general and with other fans. Online activity and sport fandom are connected by this desire to connect to, and demonstrate allegiance to athletes, clubs, leagues and the sport by an attempt to connect with those groups and other fans of those groups.


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Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (October 4)

Posted by Laura on Monday, 4 October, 2010

This is an updated version of Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (version 2). If I’m missing anyone or anything, let me know.

The top 10 are unchanged since the last time I ran this. Stephanie Rice gained one place, going from 12 to 11. RealBigDell moved from 13 to 12. LionsRugbyTeam dropped from 11 to 13.  harry_o moved from 19 to 15. NRL and SamBurgess8 both dropped one. jarrydhayne_1 moved from 17 to 19. karmichaelhunt and jimstynes swapped places with jimstynes going up one and karmichaelhunt going down one. Of the top 20, warne888 gained the most total new followers with 15,055. LionsRugbyTeam gained the least with 144. harry_o, who had the biggest gain, had 2304 new followers. The biggest overall loser is BENJI_MARSHALL6 who lost 33 followers.

Account League Team Description Followers Statuses Listed Friends
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AndrewMBogut Basketball Australia Australian Boombers Andrew Bogut 27747 5821 1468 149
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dmartyn30 Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 17486 2785 753 755
JohnSmit123 Super 14 Natal Sharks player 17295 387 566 25
VictorMatfield Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) player 15433 422 530 50
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PH408 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 13247 15 487 0
LoteTuqiri NRL Wests Tigers player 13012 3936 554 82
ItsStephRice Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice athlete 11055 2815 383 43
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QuadeCooper Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 9785 6619 347 51
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jarrydhayne_1 NRL Parramatta Eels player 8506 1114 176 112
jimstynes AFL Melbourne Demons player 8275 144 211 13
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mornesteyn Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders unofficial 6867 71 274 6
giteau_rugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 6565 353 219 34
Adelaide_FC AFL Adelaide Crows official 6332 3109 227 6002
JamesOConnor832 Super 14 Western Force player 6050 1061 210 46
JobeWatson AFL Essendon Bombers player 5956 134 186 4
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mickmalthouse AFL Collingwood Magpies Mick Malthouse 5740 76 166 15
adam_gilly Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 5737 12 137 1
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stkildafc AFL St. Kilda Saints official 5137 2836 199 5116
DT_13 AFL Collingwood Magpies Dale Thomas 5135 169 127 16
lehmo23 AFL Hawthorn Hawks player 5114 1723 202 540
GaryAblettJnr AFL Geelong Cats player 4983 77 95 16
AngusMonfries AFL Essendon Bombers player 4955 262 181 18
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SP_10 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 4706 216 113 33
socceroos World Cup Socceroos official 4675 511 213 1671
robbiefarah NRL Wests Tigers player 4460 535 89 30
drew_mitchell Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 4416 201 174 37
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BrendanFevola05 AFL Brisbane Lions player 4333 201 131 28
NathanHiney NRL Parramatta Eels player 4254 70 113 11
NBRACKEN142 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 4223 2402 237 189
AdamCoopy Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 4046 140 162 34
markMGgeyer NRL Penrith Panthers former player 3956 1359 171 90
Hurricanesrugby Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes 3934 689 173 3299
northkangaroos AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos official 3781 1824 150 3983
Geelong_FC AFL Geelong Cats fansite 3749 3708 155 1956
libby_trickett Swimming Australia Libby Trickett athlete 3728 1275 141 110
BENJI_MARSHALL6 NRL Wests Tigers player 3706 123 66 56
scottprince7 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 3654 349 78 82
Richmond_FC AFL Richmond Tigers official 3423 872 146 572
HawthornFC AFL Hawthorn Hawks official 3397 956 165 9
SuperCoachAFL AFL AFL fansite 3346 219 149 2322
The_Man_Mundine NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons former player 3282 500 57 48
GCTitans NRL Gold Coast Titans 3274 377 137 19
kurtley_beale Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 3249 224 122 24
SharrodW_21 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 3247 65 98 25
nathan2jones AFL Melbourne Demons player 3208 1250 138 289
nzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) unofficial 2757 259 90 377
tim_mannah NRL Parramatta Eels player 2751 178 70 49
gomvfc A-League Melbourne Victory 2645 1267 160 1415
Wests_Tigers NRL Wests Tigers official 2615 698 105 823
DemonsHQ AFL Melbourne Demons official 2611 2014 146 537
bigjstevens NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks former player 2512 550 61 52
CyclingAus Cycling Australia Cycling Australia official 2396 1316 163 40
GoldCoastFC AFL Gold Coast Football Club official 2365 879 141 582
CamSchwab AFL Melbourne Demons ceo 2339 1988 102 444
sharksrugby Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) 2315 250 109 36
Fremantle_FC AFL Fremantle Dockers official 2306 633 133 160
WCEofficial AFL West Coast Eagles 2280 1304 134 4
PAFC AFL Port Adelaide Power official 2263 1170 151 72
MelbStormRLC NRL Melbourne Storm official 2222 747 123 1788
stevenbaker10 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 2192 618 65 125
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Follow24Hodge NBL Melbourne Tigers player 2152 2319 120 50
TennisAustralia Tennis Australia Tennis Australia official 2123 1963 207 76
THESTORMERS Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) 2045 385 85 213
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marcmurphy3 AFL Carlton Blues player 2009 66 73 21
AndrewMackieGFC AFL Geelong Cats player 2001 33 91 3
Bushrangers Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers official 1883 2024 130 982
socceroos_news World Cup Socceroos unofficial 1846 11324 82 1712
manlyseaeagles NRL Manly Sea Eagles 1842 865 104 1756
Rickypetterd15 AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 1824 260 87 86
M_Jennings_03 NRL Penrith Panthers player 1738 16 53 11
MCC_Members AFL Melbourne Demons 1737 732 43 1396
westernbulldogs AFL Western Bulldogs official 1726 285 92 11
Beamdogg AFL Melbourne Demons player 1697 147 60 112
andrewswallow AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos unofficial 1673 321 81 13
chooka_86 AFL Carlton Blues player 1673 950 67 200
howcroft AFL Melbourne Demons player 1660 264 68 74
Adam0017 AFL Western Bulldogs player 1625 220 52 51
MelbourneVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens 1593 644 65 24
benross23 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 1568 935 68 75
Hawks_AFL AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 1541 1014 29 1961
BradMilzy AFL Melbourne Demons player 1491 111 51 52
NRLNEWS NRL NRL unofficial 1471 2613 45 362
AUSOlympicTeam International Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee official 1468 481 106 45
penrithpanthers NRL Penrith Panthers unofficial 1456 1341 87 87
Real_ColSylvia AFL Melbourne Demons player 1431 20 50 32
SteveAlessio AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 1384 741 78 221
SharelleVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player 1383 252 60 42
SpidaEveritt AFL AFL former player 1371 162 47 1412
KeeganDaniel Super 14 Natal Sharks unofficial 1318 79 57 10
ALFbrisbane AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 1311 18 54 3
Adelaide36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers 1293 740 75 828
crusadersrugby Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders 1282 125 86 2
Joeingles7 NBL South Dragons unofficial 1280 742 76 52
ClarkeVC Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 1267 16 43 33
warrentredrea AFL Port Adelaide Power player 1260 402 50 82
SydneyFC1011 A-League Sydney FC 1253 2761 97 1062
bigdyman AFL Collingwood Magpies player 1250 529 78 22
snorkymortlock Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 1239 67 86 12
PeterDaicos AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 1211 59 73 681
mitchlangerak A-League Melbourne Victory player 1186 40 60 14
BrumbiesRugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies official 1153 873 84 135
adrianleijer A-League Melbourne Victory player, Adrian Leijer 1127 155 75 59
kevin_gordon1 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 1127 31 35 18
therabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs official 1107 210 72 10
parramatta_eels NRL Parramatta Eels 1085 17 39 1076
wgtnphoenixfc A-League Wellington Phoenix 1078 521 58 69
kadesimpson6 AFL Carlton Blues player 1073 27 38 11
LawrieMcKinna A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club coach 1068 1704 79 1
AFLphotos AFL AFL official 1050 375 54 89
team_gws AFL Greater Western Sydney official 1047 219 71 162
NRLTweet NRL NRL unofficial 1044 6477 63 213
EricGrotheJnr NRL Parramatta Eels player 1029 20 22 0
wollongonghawks NBL Wollongong Hawks 1010 1656 73 1669
Reds_Rugby Super 14 Queensland Reds 1003 211 66 27
RedsRugby Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 1001 184 51 176
gorgeousgrose NRL Manly Sea Eagles unofficial 997 363 54 68
CaleMorton AFL Melbourne Demons player 995 151 42 42
sgrigg88 AFL Carlton Blues player 987 46 33 13
NBLhoops NBL NBL 983 709 65 86
sba_ Skateboarding Australia Skateboarding Australia official 970 651 17 1897
zacd_6 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 960 109 29 53
aussieboomers Basketball Australia Australian Boomers official 957 242 67 0
RaidersCanberra NRL Canberra Raiders 949 193 81 5
MelbourneStorm_ NRL Melbourne Storm unofficial 941 14 36 12
AFL_Shifter AFL AFL talent scout Kevin Sheehan 927 105 31 11
PirtekParraEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 923 57 56 7
katehollywood10 Hockey Australia Hockeyroos player 916 549 45 78
collingwoodnews AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 914 6 34 1
rabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 911 1286 45 671
NetballAust Netball Australia Netball Australia 910 263 44 128
AshHarrison1 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 904 216 56 25
Rivshouse AFL Melbourne Demons player 904 10 46 8
nqfuryfc A-League North Queensland Fury FC 901 2268 65 1781
alauterstein Swimming Australia Andrew Lauterstein athlete 890 611 56 122
AndrewMcDonald4 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Andrew McDonald 884 159 64 40
lukeodwyer NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 877 692 57 51
melbournerebels Super 14 Melbourne Rebels 877 149 49 752
perthwildcats NBL Perth Wildcats 877 246 60 68
samjacobs32 AFL Carlton Blues player 857 33 30 20
MarkBosnich NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic unofficial 856 29 53 16
andrew_symonds Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls player 823 2 30 5
AFLInsider AFL AFL official 821 54 46 84
thefootballsack A-League A-League fansite 817 4478 55 1534
unicanberra AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies 816 117 52 125
bater06 AFL Melbourne Demons Matthew Bate 814 84 33 57
thenzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) 814 183 65 72
PerthGlory_FC A-League Perth Glory 804 85 77 27
troychaplin30 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 802 286 32 82
tamsynlewis Athletics Australia Tamsyn Lewis athlete, media personality 794 1535 42 143
JasonJohnson14 AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 787 52 33 22
njbrown17 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 766 43 47 19
L_Weeks Super 14 Queensland Reds player 744 581 52 117
NicLiv Swimming Australia Nicole Livingstone retired athlete, former Olympian 744 72 32 21
Clintontoopi NRL Gold Coast Titans player 740 190 24 25
milkandco Swimming Australia Michael Klim athlete 722 221 17 113
AFLBrisbaneFC AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 715 1056 32 24
AussieDiamonds Netball Australia Australian Diamonds (national team) 713 328 42 68
wolfmanwilliams NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player 706 31 22 9
BNERoar A-League Brisbane Roar unofficial 691 838 52 217
ssalopek3 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 687 133 27 45
geoffhuegill Swimming Australia Geoff Huegill retired athlete, former Olympian 683 15 41 17
victoryinmelb A-League Melbourne Victory 679 1876 52 90
johnrillie NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 671 2939 52 370
TWiLeague NRL NRL show 652 2120 42 1408
SophieSmith86 Cycling Australia Cycling Australia sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers 631 2000 47 257
laurafirebirds ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds player 629 43 34 11
JaredCrouch AFL Sydney Swans former player 623 596 40 111
Freo_Dockers AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 614 2220 42 346
APWelsh AFL Essendon Bombers player 609 45 23 40
newcastle_jets A-League Newcastle Jets 596 8 39 14
adelaideunited A-League Adelaide United 592 125 51 133
MitchellWatt Athletics Australia Mitchell Watt athlete 590 1307 38 127
Robeddy40 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 588 67 21 52
wingsofperth AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 588 798 9 8
JulieCorletto ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Julie Corletto 582 237 23 92
NatTbirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds 580 50 38 15
Soph_Edington Swimming Australia Soph Edington athlete 577 299 43 171
thesydneykings NBL Sydney Kings official 576 325 40 17
brisbaneroar A-League Brisbane Roar 561 381 63 14
RowingAust Rowing Australia Rowing Australia official 558 153 20 18
newto29 AFL Melbourne Demons player 558 178 29 94
Renaehallinan ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player 556 324 29 43
GGArmy World Cup Socceroos unofficial 551 481 29 620
RTTF_AU AFL Sydney Swans fansite 547 1190 35 956
AFL_JenWitham AFL AFL 543 539 43 224
meagen_nay Swimming Australia Meagen Nay athlete 542 1172 33 101
PencilsCase AFL Melbourne Demons Jake Spencer 540 36 34 40
hughesy_53 AFL Melbourne Demons player 539 76 22 43
SusanSwifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts player 524 444 33 28
PlanetEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 519 2678 32 596
NSWRL Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues 517 629 34 69
SFCNews A-League Sydney FC unofficial 516 864 61 135
clintmckay27 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Clint Mckay 507 59 40 18
Wortho33 NBL Melbourne Tigers player 505 454 32 100
CatsGM NBL Perth Wildcats 499 2633 59 65
Fergo1990 NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial 495 47 29 16
FremantleFC AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 480 1 13 0
milisimic NBL Wollongong Hawks player 479 3484 35 817
adelaidereds A-League Adelaide United 476 1226 58 284
fakebrycegibbs NRL Wests Tigers unofficial 476 420 23 384
TsvCrocs NBL Townsville Crocodiles 474 1900 39 371
crickettas Cricket Australia Tassie Tigers 467 203 33 1
rachneylan Australian Cycling Federation rachel neylan athlete 465 627 45 237
Carltonfc AFL Carlton Blues fansite 462 597 17 46
broncosbigfan NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 449 917 28 469
ultimatealeague A-League A-League fansite 445 2756 40 78
TalkingCarlton AFL Carlton Blues fansite 436 2083 31 30
Maverick_weller AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 435 457 28 63
chomicide NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 421 572 29 340
ash_delaney Swimming Australia Ashley Delaney athlete 418 1333 36 78
netballvic Netball Victoria Netball Victoria 410 40 27 626
Sam_Blease AFL Melbourne Demons player 403 56 12 62
MitchJbrown17 AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 398 13 38 6
Bridie_OD Cycling Australia Cyclones athlete 379 650 35 36
Dusty_Rychart NBL Cairns Taipans player 377 1591 26 55
mighty_dragons NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 376 3 16 7
essendonfc AFL Essendon Bombers unofficial 372 1 10 0
NRLlivebetting NRL NRL unofficial 371 1996 5 18
WilliamstownFC VFL Williamstown Football Club 367 425 15 297
NZBreakers NBL New Zealand Breakers 360 106 35 13
GCUSC A-League Gold Coast United unofficial supporter club 356 947 31 353
HalfTimeHeroes World Cup Socceroos soccer fansite 354 336 18 1067
blueandgoldarmy NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 353 2652 18 82
_the_kennel_ AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 351 2624 20 37
samstosurnews Tennis Australia Sam Stosur official 350 2849 39 73
Israel_Folau NRL Brisbane Broncos player 346 194 9 10
ryanmcrowley AFL Fremantle Dockers player 342 31 25 17
eddiecowan Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 341 994 41 150
AthsAust Athletics Australia Athletics Australia organization 339 472 25 87
teamjaycoskins UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia official 335 133 24 22
rgray17 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 324 22 14 31
MelbourneFC AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 312 1 9 0
WestCoastEagles AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 310 2 2 0
CaseyScorpions VFL Casey Scorpions 300 84 13 5
CCMarinersFC A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club unofficial 292 589 36 119
nswswifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts official 292 5 22 8
BlairEvans Swimming Australia Blair Evans athlete 288 342 12 167
TheMelbourneIce AIHL Melbourne Ice 286 512 19 1
mhfcsupporters A-League Melbourne Heart 285 594 27 55
bmsew AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 284 0 22 53
520507 AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies Keith Lyons 283 883 14 346
demonland AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 276 489 11 190
Demonblog AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 273 3170 12 58
qldcricket Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls official 270 183 19 22
Dockerland AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 269 378 12 0
oscarforman NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 269 469 25 40
TheRealSchensh NBL Perth Wildcats player 268 41 22 51
rustyhinder NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 260 487 27 117
go_saints AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 259 63 11 161
ausvolley Volleyball Australia Volleyball Australia 256 317 14 9
AdelaideTBirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds 254 143 18 0
NB_Roosters VFL North Ballarat Roosters 253 50 13 16
SusanWCFever ANZ Championship West Coast Fever player 250 114 21 23
sydneybears AIHL Sydney Bears 250 541 5 475
broncobasher NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 246 531 7 290
joe_tomane29 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 242 145 5 28
Blueseum AFL Carlton Blues fansite 241 131 13 83
MattAbood Swimming Australia Matt Abood athlete 241 271 24 27
AusComGamesTeam Australian Commonwealth Games Team Australian Commonwealth Games Team organization 236 33 13 39
ccaallward AFL Western Bulldogs player 232 1 27 0
1eyedeel NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 231 1565 15 639
gymaustralia Gymnastics Australia Gymnastics Australia official 227 416 3 11
sashpet Handball Australia Canberra Handball Club player 226 578 8 919
DarrenNg8 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 222 202 17 74
WNBL WNBL WNBL 222 376 28 44
s14_force Super 14 Western Australia Force (Western Force) 218 77 12 2
AUSParalympics Australia Paralympics Australia Paralympics organization 217 152 16 72
catslisch NBL Perth Wildcats 216 134 13 16
jsaffy NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 216 9 21 11
BionicSwan AFL Sydney Swans unofficial 215 207 27 20
Mengelsman Swimming Australia Michelle Engelsman athlete 214 784 6 441
Brogsy5 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 213 13 13 34
bulldogsnews NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs unofficial 208 818 8 124
jgovereasy NBL Adelaide 36ers player 208 162 13 222
JoeyDaye AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 206 262 23 101
kennymonk Swimming Australia Kenrick Monk athlete 206 292 7 88
QLD_Maroons Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons 203 1 4 1
petrinaprice Athletics Australia Petrina Price athlete, high jumper 203 818 11 137
CyclonesHQ Cycling Australia Cyclones 2010 Road World Championships (national team) 200 433 12 236
Saints_FC AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 192 86 14 8
s14_queensland Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 191 86 10 2
NABCup AFL AFL fansite 188 2079 20 217
tigers1908 NRL Balmain Tigers unofficial 188 75 14 7
matesOmelbourne AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 186 25 13 22
theNSWIS AIS New South Wales Institute of Sport official 184 267 2 324
pattmurphy Swimming Australia Patrick Murphy athlete 182 483 4 99
AustralianOpals Basketball Australia Australian Opals official 181 19 3 465
SydAFLFan AFL Sydney Swans fan account 177 605 8 522
mvfcfanzone A-League Melbourne Victory 174 85 23 148
Marcus__White AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos player 164 33 21 27
hayden_stoeckel Swimming Australia Hayden Stoeckel athlete 162 22 12 38
CF_Demons AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 161 323 7 102
briansham AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 158 38 16 12
victorytwit A-League Melbourne Victory unofficial 156 586 12 49
CanberraCycling Cycling ACT Canberra Cycling Club organizational website 155 292 6 3
CaulfieldBears SFL Caulfield Bears 148 572 4 235
sydneykings NBL Sydney Kings 146 85 14 60
wceaglesfc AFL West Coast Eagles fansite 145 55 5 55
AIHL AIHL AIHL 143 313 4 33
adelaidefc AFL Adelaide Crows fansite 142 93 5 0
swansreserves AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves 142 1531 8 118
AFL_Aus AFL AFL fansite 140 154 9 0
danjackson9 NBL Wollongong Hawks player 140 258 13 76
AusWomensGame W-League W-League fansite 134 575 9 39
ftscrazy AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 133 316 11 29
ABLeague Australian Baseball League Australian Baseball League official 128 0 6 5
RWBFooty AFL St. Kilda Saints unofficial 127 532 7 78
kateporter83 Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player 124 166 16 25
Aaron_Cannings NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 122 1 15 3
MelissaBreen_ Athletics Australia Melissa Breen athlete 116 187 8 48
BF_Lions AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 115 416 5 46
CatsTM NBL Perth Wildcats 112 93 12 32
Cats_Coach NBL Perth Wildcats 112 59 9 11
fatloaf Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz player 111 755 5 217
thecattery AFL Geelong Cats unofficial 111 227 5 25
CatsWagstaff NBL Perth Wildcats 110 118 7 16
gcbluetongues AIHL Gold Coast Bluetongues 105 693 2 47
WA_U18s U18 National Championships Western Australia U18s team 104 2 3 10
TasU18s U18 National Championships Tasmania U18s team 102 9 3 7
womeninleague NRL NRL 102 25 10 15
LaurenBoden Athletics Australia Lauren Boden athlete 100 111 6 52
SA_U18s U18 National Championships South Australia U18s team 97 2 4 8
SEABL Semi Professional Basketball League Semi Professional Basketball League 95 412 10 28
Sydney_Netball Netball New South Wales Netball New South Wales Organization 93 160 6 64
yellow_n_black AFL Richmond Tigers unofficial 93 1043 9 5
LisaWeightman Athletics Australia Lisa Weightman Marathon runner, Olympian 92 195 10 16
36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers unofficial 90 1 11 16
hawkaDT AFL Hawthorn Hawks fansite 88 12 4 474
mmurpha Volleyball Australia Volleyball SA unofficial 88 74 3 157
QldU18s U18 National Championships Queensland U18s team 87 1 2 5
VicMetroU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 86 0 5 4
JoshJenkins24 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 85 1951 8 99
PerthHeat Claxton Shield Barbagallo Perth Heat official 85 186 6 26
SydneyFC A-League Sydney FC 82 1 5 0
demonwiki AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 80 195 2 76
nunawading_sc Swimming Australia Nunawading Swimming Club Swimming club/school 80 215 2 12
CatsTickets NBL Perth Wildcats 78 8 7 7
ACT4GWS AFL Greater Western Sydney 77 201 2 55
BenFitz NBL Adelaide 36ers player 76 72 9 54
VicCountryU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 76 0 4 5
CatsGear NBL Perth Wildcats 75 91 5 54
NT_U18s U18 National Championships Northern Territory U18s team 75 40 2 16
bendigospirit WNBL Bendio Spirit 75 210 7 55
AlexCarver91 UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia athlete 73 35 5 72
Cats_Media NBL Perth Wildcats 73 75 7 98
NSWACT_Rams U18 National Championships New South Wales U18s team 71 3 3 7
CatmanForever AFL Geelong Cats fansite 70 350 7 6
nthmelbourne AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos fansite 67 27 2 92
CatsCommunity NBL Perth Wildcats 61 81 7 98
willo43 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 60 2 8 24
ManlyUnited NSW Premier League Manly United 59 473 6 39
SAVEOURDRAGONS NBL South (Melbourne) Dragons unofficial 54 40 3 54
VictoriaParkHC AFL Collingwood Magpies grounds 53 49 2 23
Kegs42 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 51 99 7 54
AUS_XC Australian Cross Country Ski Team Australian Cross Country Ski Team official 46 60 8 9
hockeypulse AIHL AIHL unofficial 46 185 2 19
hnim AIHL AIHL unofficial 45 37 4 2
fake_EssendonFC AFL Essendon Bombers fansite 44 64 4 80
Chippa39 AFLNT AFLNT official 43 609 0 107
JaycoRangers WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers 43 84 7 1
ryannapoleon Swimming Australia Ryan Napoleon athlete 42 13 2 49
ACENetball Brisbane Netball Association ACE Netball Club official 41 21 5 3
PetershamNetbal Netball New South Wales Petersham RUFC Netball Club 41 9 6 13
parraeels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 41 4 4 0
bomberblitz AFL Essendon Bombers player 40 117 1 20
nickmarvin NBL Perth Wildcats CEO 40 17 3 10
Orcas_Netball Plenty Valley Netball Association Orcas Netball 39 46 8 2
Vandy21 NBL Gold Coast Blaze player 38 0 8 8
bc8977 AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 38 8 8 10
velocanberra Cycling Australia Velo Canberra official 35 49 1 31
Shannon_McCann Athletics Australia Shannon McCann athlete, one hundred meter hurdles 31 129 1 63
BoroughBoy VFL Port Melbourne Borough unofficial 30 0 12 2
canberracyclist Cycling ACT Cycling ACT fansite 21 23 1 150
abcwleague W-League W-League media outlet 20 31 3 15
VFL Williamstown FC WilliamstownFC official 19 2 0 54
jreynojreyno AFL Essendon Bombers player 18 11 1 25
ucniss AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies official 18 67 2 20
ToffCedar NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 17 1 5 39
loganthunder WNBL Logan Thunder 17 3 6 2
cameronwhiting NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 16 2 7 12
SwansPerthCrew AFL Sydney Swans fan group 13 130 3 90
TriathlonTSO Triathlon TriathlonTSO 12 23 1 39
brad_393 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 11 3 3 10
tenniscanberra Tennis Australia Tennis Canberra official 10 153 0 10
perthblitz Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz 4 10 2 5

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Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter (version 2)

Posted by Laura on Wednesday, 15 September, 2010

This is an update on my September 13 post. I’ve added roughly about fifty more athletes. I want to improve the list some more and try to update this list regularly during the Commonwealth Games to see if those individual athletes gain a following during them. If I’m missing anyone or anything, let me know.

Account League Team Description Followers Statuses Listed
warne888 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers 170118 1377 3768
MClarke23 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 45472 434 1307
AndrewMBogut Basketball Australia Australian Boombers Andrew Bogut 26888 5210 1411
Mick_Fanning Surf Life Saving Australia Mick Fanning surfer 20917 2038 824
dmartyn30 Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 16605 2470 730
JohnSmit123 Super 14 Natal Sharks player 15994 347 530
VictorMatfield Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) player 14275 409 507
AFL AFL AFL official 13642 4298 486
PH408 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 12836 15 467
LoteTuqiri NRL Wests Tigers player 11995 3683 527
LionsRugbyTeam Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions 10165 4393 318
ItsStephRice Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice athlete 10068 2784 341
RealBigDell NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 9396 4400 291
QuadeCooper Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 9036 6347 323
NRL NRL NRL 8494 4661 289
SamBurgess8 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs player 8071 1585 182
jarrydhayne_1 NRL Parramatta Eels player 7795 1067 164
Collingwood_FC AFL Collingwood Magpies official 7380 1773 242
harry_o AFL Collingwood Magpies player 7111 1992 237
karmichaelhunt AFL Gold Coast Football Club Karmichael Hunt (player) 6967 4511 256
jimstynes AFL Melbourne Demons player 6431 141 172
mornesteyn Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders unofficial 6303 46 261
mat_rogers6 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 6233 2104 295
Adelaide_FC AFL Adelaide Crows official 6193 3055 217
giteau_rugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 5721 285 200
sydneyswans AFL Sydney Swans official 5644 2712 230
JobeWatson AFL Essendon Bombers player 5556 133 169
JamesOConnor832 Super 14 Western Force player 5518 1004 194
NeemiaTialata Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Neemia Tialata 5448 2289 333
adam_gilly Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 5319 12 128
lehmo23 AFL Hawthorn Hawks player 4779 1667 191
AngusMonfries AFL Essendon Bombers player 4725 229 171
socceroos World Cup Socceroos official 4519 389 204
stkildafc AFL St. Kilda Saints official 4498 2651 182
Carlton_FC AFL Carlton Blues official 4364 2277 207
QantasWallabies Rugby World Cup Wallabies 4137 2151 225
mickmalthouse AFL Collingwood Magpies Mick Malthouse 3976 60 115
drew_mitchell Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 3925 162 154
Hurricanesrugby Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes 3911 689 171
NathanHiney NRL Parramatta Eels player 3900 58 104
NBRACKEN142 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 3835 2177 219
BrendanFevola05 AFL Brisbane Lions player 3765 197 113
BENJI_MARSHALL6 NRL Wests Tigers player 3739 123 58
AdamCoopy Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 3676 126 149
robbiefarah NRL Wests Tigers player 3616 440 66
northkangaroos AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos official 3614 1750 142
markMGgeyer NRL Penrith Panthers former player 3604 2688 159
Geelong_FC AFL Geelong Cats fansite 3588 3708 147
libby_trickett Swimming Australia Libby Trickett athlete 3310 1161 123
GaryAblettJnr AFL Geelong Cats player 3285 74 63
SuperCoachAFL AFL AFL fansite 3257 219 199
HawthornFC AFL Hawthorn Hawks official 3196 896 149
Richmond_FC AFL Richmond Tigers official 3191 783 142
GCTitans NRL Gold Coast Titans 3036 275 131
nathan2jones AFL Melbourne Demons player 3016 1174 123
DT_13 AFL Collingwood Magpies Dale Thomas 2972 84 81
kurtley_beale Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 2947 216 116
scottprince7 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 2831 234 57
nzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) unofficial 2631 255 86
The_Man_Mundine NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons former player 2617 428 51
gomvfc A-League Melbourne Victory 2539 1243 155
tim_mannah NRL Parramatta Eels player 2532 151 60
SP_10 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 2434 127 60
DemonsHQ AFL Melbourne Demons official 2432 1990 140
Wests_Tigers NRL Wests Tigers official 2306 666 93
CamSchwab AFL Melbourne Demons ceo 2213 1911 96
CyclingAus Cycling Australia Cycling Australia official 2189 1261 146
sharksrugby Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) 2150 242 105
WCEofficial AFL West Coast Eagles 2150 1279 128
PAFC AFL Port Adelaide Power official 2142 1151 141
Fremantle_FC AFL Fremantle Dockers official 2126 614 120
bigjstevens NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks former player 2082 477 53
SSFCRABBITOHS NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs 2066 1483 115
GoldCoastFC AFL Gold Coast Football Club official 2053 831 131
THESTORMERS Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) 1995 382 86
MelbStormRLC NRL Melbourne Storm official 1983 684 112
TennisAustralia Tennis Australia Tennis Australia official 1964 1821 201
SharrodW_21 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 1950 49 58
Follow24Hodge NBL Melbourne Tigers player 1949 2028 111
craiglowndes888 V8 Supercars TeamVodafone driver 1847 75 117
socceroos_news World Cup Socceroos unofficial 1842 10835 82
AndrewMackieGFC AFL Geelong Cats player 1746 31 79
manlyseaeagles NRL Manly Sea Eagles 1726 818 96
Rickypetterd15 AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 1694 236 75
Bushrangers Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers official 1686 1816 115
stevenbaker10 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 1669 545 50
howcroft AFL Melbourne Demons player 1581 263 56
westernbulldogs AFL Western Bulldogs official 1560 263 84
M_Jennings_03 NRL Penrith Panthers player 1555 14 40
Beamdogg AFL Melbourne Demons player 1526 147 50
MelbourneVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens 1521 568 60
marcmurphy3 AFL Carlton Blues player 1513 45 53
Hawks_AFL AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 1503 988 25
andrewswallow AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos unofficial 1462 290 72
benross23 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 1411 904 62
AUSOlympicTeam International Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee official 1382 472 103
penrithpanthers NRL Penrith Panthers unofficial 1380 1307 82
chooka_86 AFL Carlton Blues player 1346 563 54
BradMilzy AFL Melbourne Demons player 1308 90 42
Adam0017 AFL Western Bulldogs player 1305 211 40
NRLNEWS NRL NRL unofficial 1284 2018 35
SteveAlessio AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 1276 735 74
ClarkeVC Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 1259 16 41
Adelaide36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers 1249 552 71
crusadersrugby Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders 1234 123 84
ALFbrisbane AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 1230 18 53
SharelleVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player 1223 238 50
Real_ColSylvia AFL Melbourne Demons player 1215 20 41
SydneyFC1011 A-League Sydney FC 1188 2638 93
Joeingles7 NBL South Dragons unofficial 1177 643 73
MCC_Members AFL Melbourne Demons 1160 489 31
mitchlangerak A-League Melbourne Victory player 1150 40 60
KeeganDaniel Super 14 Natal Sharks unofficial 1130 47 52
PeterDaicos AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 1080 52 66
adrianleijer A-League Melbourne Victory player, Adrian Leijer 1077 147 75
parramatta_eels NRL Parramatta Eels 1071 17 36
BrumbiesRugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies official 1070 853 82
snorkymortlock Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 1064 58 70
warrentredrea AFL Port Adelaide Power player 1049 304 38
SpidaEveritt AFL AFL former player 1046 142 30
LawrieMcKinna A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club coach 1035 1494 78
therabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs official 1031 209 68
wgtnphoenixfc A-League Wellington Phoenix 997 443 51
bigdyman AFL Collingwood Magpies player 987 483 61
wollongonghawks NBL Wollongong Hawks 979 1529 68
Reds_Rugby Super 14 Queensland Reds 963 207 62
sba_ Skateboarding Australia Skateboarding Australia official 959 610 17
NRLTweet NRL NRL unofficial 944 5958 56
RedsRugby Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 942 184 48
AFLphotos AFL AFL official 932 331 52
kevin_gordon1 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 932 28 28
aussieboomers Basketball Australia Australian Boomers official 909 242 64
MelbourneStorm_ NRL Melbourne Storm unofficial 903 14 32
wademckinnon NRL Wests Tigers player 895 91 26
team_gws AFL Greater Western Sydney official 893 197 64
PirtekParraEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 892 57 51
gorgeousgrose NRL Manly Sea Eagles unofficial 888 294 51
rabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 882 1201 43
nqfuryfc A-League North Queensland Fury FC 877 2267 61
RaidersCanberra NRL Canberra Raiders 873 178 75
NBLhoops NBL NBL 861 567 60
CaleMorton AFL Melbourne Demons player 860 150 31
EricGrotheJnr NRL Parramatta Eels player 847 20 13
Rivshouse AFL Melbourne Demons player 844 10 42
melbournerebels Super 14 Melbourne Rebels 840 148 48
perthwildcats NBL Perth Wildcats 829 226 58
AshHarrison1 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 822 216 51
alauterstein Swimming Australia Andrew Lauterstein athlete 821 571 46
collingwoodnews AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 819 1 31
MarkBosnich NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic unofficial 818 29 52
NetballAust Netball Australia Netball Australia 810 214 30
kadesimpson6 AFL Carlton Blues player 784 11 23
unicanberra AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies 780 116 49
andrew_symonds Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls player 779 2 28
thefootballsack A-League A-League fansite 770 4131 56
lukeodwyer NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 763 662 55
thenzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) 763 179 60
PerthGlory_FC A-League Perth Glory 751 82 71
bater06 AFL Melbourne Demons Matthew Bate 720 71 25
sgrigg88 AFL Carlton Blues player 717 31 24
L_Weeks Super 14 Queensland Reds player 715 525 47
SharksOnline NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial 708 294 52
tamsynlewis Athletics Australia Tamsyn Lewis athlete, media personality 706 1352 35
katehollywood10 Hockey Australia Hockeyroos player 700 427 34
JasonJohnson14 AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 684 49 28
troychaplin30 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 672 216 25
victoryinmelb A-League Melbourne Victory 670 1834 51
njbrown17 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 665 26 39
AFL_Shifter AFL AFL talent scout Kevin Sheehan 664 86 25
BNERoar A-League Brisbane Roar unofficial 653 768 52
johnrillie NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 653 2883 50
AFLBrisbaneFC AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 649 955 29
NicLiv Swimming Australia Nicole Livingstone retired athlete, former Olympian 644 21 31
AFLInsider AFL AFL official 639 54 38
milkandco Swimming Australia Michael Klim athlete 633 201 14
samjacobs32 AFL Carlton Blues player 633 29 25
AussieDiamonds Netball Australia Australian Diamonds (national team) 621 278 30
Freo_Dockers AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 603 2187 39
zacd_6 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 603 63 17
TWiLeague NRL NRL show 593 1902 40
geoffhuegill Swimming Australia Geoff Huegill retired athlete, former Olympian 592 15 33
laurafirebirds ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds player 592 25 30
AndrewMcDonald4 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Andrew McDonald 585 127 46
wingsofperth AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 578 776 8
newcastle_jets A-League Newcastle Jets 577 8 35
adelaideunited A-League Adelaide United 563 100 50
Clintontoopi NRL Gold Coast Titans player 560 80 15
wolfmanwilliams NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player 546 27 14
NatTbirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds 539 49 31
ssalopek3 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 539 103 15
GGArmy World Cup Socceroos unofficial 537 449 28
JaredCrouch AFL Sydney Swans former player 535 475 33
SophieSmith86 Cycling Australia Cycling Australia sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers 530 1787 43
MitchellWatt Athletics Australia Mitchell Watt athlete 527 1203 35
brisbaneroar A-League Brisbane Roar 523 323 59
RowingAust Rowing Australia Rowing Australia official 520 152 17
thesydneykings NBL Sydney Kings official 514 184 36
PencilsCase AFL Melbourne Demons Jake Spencer 509 36 29
SFCNews A-League Sydney FC unofficial 506 780 57
newto29 AFL Melbourne Demons player 503 168 23
meagen_nay Swimming Australia Meagen Nay athlete 502 1030 25
RTTF_AU AFL Sydney Swans fansite 502 1097 32
PlanetEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 500 2583 29
JulieCorletto ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Julie Corletto 491 159 19
Soph_Edington Swimming Australia Soph Edington athlete 487 262 29
Renaehallinan ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player 484 280 24
hughesy_53 AFL Melbourne Demons player 479 60 19
CatsGM NBL Perth Wildcats 474 2445 59
FremantleFC AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 473 1 12
SusanSwifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts player 471 395 30
Wortho33 NBL Melbourne Tigers player 467 444 32
milisimic NBL Wollongong Hawks player 465 3266 34
NSWRL Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues 465 537 30
APWelsh AFL Essendon Bombers player 457 41 14
AFL_JenWitham AFL AFL 455 486 40
Corypato NRL Newcastle Knights unofficial 454 153 20
rachneylan Australian Cycling Federation rachel neylan athlete 453 575 39
adelaidereds A-League Adelaide United 447 1152 57
TsvCrocs NBL Townsville Crocodiles 443 1763 36
Carltonfc AFL Carlton Blues fansite 433 587 17
Fergo1990 NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial 433 47 26
Robeddy40 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 433 63 16
broncosbigfan NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 425 864 28
fakebrycegibbs NRL Wests Tigers unofficial 424 385 21
ultimatealeague A-League A-League fansite 421 2307 35
crickettas Cricket Australia Tassie Tigers 417 160 27
chomicide NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 398 507 26
netballvic Netball Victoria Netball Victoria 388 17 25
Maverick_weller AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 384 396 23
TalkingCarlton AFL Carlton Blues fansite 379 1918 28
NRLlivebetting NRL NRL unofficial 373 1828 4
ash_delaney Swimming Australia Ashley Delaney athlete 361 1267 29
HalfTimeHeroes World Cup Socceroos soccer fansite 358 328 18
mighty_dragons NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 358 3 15
Dusty_Rychart NBL Cairns Taipans player 356 1503 24
MitchJbrown17 AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 354 13 33
Sam_Blease AFL Melbourne Demons player 350 52 10
blueandgoldarmy NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 340 2401 16
NZBreakers NBL New Zealand Breakers 340 85 34
WilliamstownFC VFL Williamstown Football Club 338 408 14
samstosurnews Tennis Australia Sam Stosur official 336 2714 38
GCUSC A-League Gold Coast United unofficial supporter club 335 877 25
_the_kennel_ AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 331 2442 19
clintmckay27 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Clint Mckay 326 40 29
essendonfc AFL Essendon Bombers unofficial 320 1 8
eddiecowan Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 313 931 37
teamjaycoskins UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia official 311 128 23
WestCoastEagles AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 309 2 2
Bridie_OD Cycling Australia Cyclones athlete 303 567 30
Israel_Folau NRL Brisbane Broncos player 301 194 4
MelbourneFC AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 300 1 9
ryanmcrowley AFL Fremantle Dockers player 290 29 21
520507 AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies Keith Lyons 283 835 14
TheMelbourneIce AIHL Melbourne Ice 279 492 16
nswswifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts official 276 5 21
CaseyScorpions VFL Casey Scorpions 273 83 10
AthsAust Athletics Australia Athletics Australia organization 272 405 18
CCMarinersFC A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club unofficial 272 476 36
Demonblog AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 272 2968 12
mhfcsupporters A-League Melbourne Heart 272 560 26
demonland AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 269 478 10
oscarforman NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 261 461 25
Dockerland AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 254 358 10
TheRealSchensh NBL Perth Wildcats player 248 26 22
sydneybears AIHL Sydney Bears 247 522 5
BlairEvans Swimming Australia Blair Evans athlete 245 297 8
ausvolley Volleyball Australia Volleyball Australia 241 298 14
AdelaideTBirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds 240 132 17
rustyhinder NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 237 444 27
MattAbood Swimming Australia Matt Abood athlete 231 261 21
broncobasher NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 230 496 6
sashpet Handball Australia Canberra Handball Club player 229 578 8
bmsew AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 224 0 19
SusanWCFever ANZ Championship West Coast Fever player 223 110 18
1eyedeel NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 218 1390 12
gymaustralia Gymnastics Australia Gymnastics Australia official 217 393 3
qldcricket Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls official 217 148 13
go_saints AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 211 62 10
NB_Roosters VFL North Ballarat Roosters 210 25 11
kennymonk Swimming Australia Kenrick Monk athlete 209 291 6
s14_force Super 14 Western Australia Force (Western Force) 209 18 11
WNBL WNBL WNBL 208 364 24
DarrenNg8 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 207 179 16
BionicSwan AFL Sydney Swans unofficial 203 205 27
jgovereasy NBL Adelaide 36ers player 199 117 12
joe_tomane29 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 196 121 3
jsaffy NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 195 1 20
JoeyDaye AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 194 250 22
catslisch NBL Perth Wildcats 192 111 12
Mengelsman Swimming Australia Michelle Engelsman athlete 191 729 5
bulldogsnews NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs unofficial 189 765 6
ccaallward AFL Western Bulldogs player 189 1 24
QLD_Maroons Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons 189 1 4
s14_queensland Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 188 22 10
AusComGamesTeam Australian Commonwealth Games Team Australian Commonwealth Games Team organization 184 29 9
AUSParalympics Australia Paralympics Australia Paralympics organization 184 124 14
rgray17 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 183 7 7
Saints_FC AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 183 86 11
petrinaprice Athletics Australia Petrina Price athlete, high jumper 180 734 9
NABCup AFL AFL fansite 178 2000 19
AustralianOpals Basketball Australia Australian Opals official 177 18 3
matesOmelbourne AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 174 24 12
pattmurphy Swimming Australia Patrick Murphy athlete 168 460 2
tigers1908 NRL Balmain Tigers unofficial 168 75 13
mvfcfanzone A-League Melbourne Victory 163 85 23
SydAFLFan AFL Sydney Swans fan account 162 511 8
Blueseum AFL Carlton Blues fansite 160 47 8
Marcus__White AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos player 159 33 18
victorytwit A-League Melbourne Victory unofficial 156 586 11
Brogsy5 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 152 5 7
CanberraCycling Cycling ACT Canberra Cycling Club organizational website 150 278 8
CF_Demons AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 149 308 7
hayden_stoeckel Swimming Australia Hayden Stoeckel athlete 148 13 10
CaulfieldBears SFL Caulfield Bears 146 534 4
AIHL AIHL AIHL 142 294 4
theNSWIS AIS New South Wales Institute of Sport official 142 236 2
wceaglesfc AFL West Coast Eagles fansite 140 55 5
adelaidefc AFL Adelaide Crows fansite 138 57 5
AFL_Aus AFL AFL fansite 133 151 8
AusWomensGame W-League W-League fansite 133 565 9
briansham AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 133 22 14
swansreserves AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves 129 1306 7
sydneykings NBL Sydney Kings 129 84 13
danjackson9 NBL Wollongong Hawks player 121 218 12
ftscrazy AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 121 306 10
RWBFooty AFL St. Kilda Saints unofficial 120 512 7
kateporter83 Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player 119 133 15
ABLeague Australian Baseball League Australian Baseball League official 114 0 3
BF_Lions AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 114 416 5
Aaron_Cannings NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 110 1 14
fatloaf Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz player 106 670 5
gcbluetongues AIHL Gold Coast Bluetongues 106 693 2
thecattery AFL Geelong Cats unofficial 103 177 5
CatsTM NBL Perth Wildcats 102 65 12
Cats_Coach NBL Perth Wildcats 101 42 9
CatsWagstaff NBL Perth Wildcats 99 97 7
WA_U18s U18 National Championships Western Australia U18s team 95 1 3
hawkaDT AFL Hawthorn Hawks fansite 90 8 3
SEABL Semi Professional Basketball League Semi Professional Basketball League 90 374 10
Sydney_Netball Netball New South Wales Netball New South Wales Organization 90 153 5
yellow_n_black AFL Richmond Tigers unofficial 90 1016 9
TasU18s U18 National Championships Tasmania U18s team 89 9 3
MelissaBreen_ Athletics Australia Melissa Breen athlete 84 146 7
mmurpha Volleyball Australia Volleyball SA unofficial 83 26 3
36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers unofficial 82 1 11
SA_U18s U18 National Championships South Australia U18s team 81 2 4
demonwiki AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 80 164 2
JoshJenkins24 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 80 1707 8
nunawading_sc Swimming Australia Nunawading Swimming Club Swimming club/school 80 193 2
PerthHeat Claxton Shield Barbagallo Perth Heat official 80 184 5
SydneyFC A-League Sydney FC 79 1 5
womeninleague NRL NRL 78 25 8
LisaWeightman Athletics Australia Lisa Weightman Marathon runner, Olympian 76 169 7
QldU18s U18 National Championships Queensland U18s team 76 1 2
BenFitz NBL Adelaide 36ers player 75 72 9
VicMetroU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 74 0 5
CyclonesHQ Cycling Australia Cyclones 2010 Road World Championships (national team) 73 53 3
LaurenBoden Athletics Australia Lauren Boden athlete 73 85 4
CatsTickets NBL Perth Wildcats 71 7 7
CatmanForever AFL Geelong Cats fansite 70 349 6
CatsGear NBL Perth Wildcats 70 74 5
AlexCarver91 UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia athlete 69 34 4
ACT4GWS AFL Greater Western Sydney 67 174 2
bendigospirit WNBL Bendio Spirit 67 172 6
NT_U18s U18 National Championships Northern Territory U18s team 67 40 2
VicCountryU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 64 0 4
nthmelbourne AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos fansite 62 11 2
NSWACT_Rams U18 National Championships New South Wales U18s team 61 3 2
ManlyUnited NSW Premier League Manly United 58 470 5
willo43 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 57 2 8
CatsCommunity NBL Perth Wildcats 55 68 7
SAVEOURDRAGONS NBL South (Melbourne) Dragons unofficial 54 40 3
Cats_Media NBL Perth Wildcats 52 53 6
VictoriaParkHC AFL Collingwood Magpies grounds 52 49 2
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Kegs42 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 44 92 7
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ryannapoleon Swimming Australia Ryan Napoleon athlete 38 13 1
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Most popular Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter

Posted by Laura on Monday, 13 September, 2010

It has been a while since I’ve done one of these lists of most popular. I’m hoping this list is more comprehensive than others I’ve done. The list includes all Australian athletes, clubs, leagues and sport organizations on Twitter that I’m aware of. There are a few cases where athletes and clubs outside Australia have been included. These are on there because the league they are part of is primarily Australian based: The Super 14, the A-League, the NRL, the Tri-Nations Cup,  the ANZ Championship, and the NBL. If anyone is missing, let me know. I’m especially interested in athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games.

This list doesn’t necessarily have much meaning from an analysis viewpoint. It can provide insight into some of the leagues, teams and athletes that do social media better. It might suggest who the most popular people and groups are online. Taken as a whole, it might suggest the best type of update strategy for getting followers. Or it might not. This information doesn’t exists in isolation and additional analysis is needed to impart greater meaning.

Now, on with the list…

League Team Notes Account Followers Statuses Listed
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers warne888 168673 1342 3733
Basketball Australia Australian Boombers Andrew Bogut AndrewMBogut 26740 5146 1401
Super 14 Natal Sharks player JohnSmit123 15723 344 519
Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) player VictorMatfield 14109 408 497
AFL AFL official AFL 13440 4211 482
First class cricket New South Wales Blues player PH408 12801 15 462
NRL Wests Tigers player LoteTuqiri 11715 3654 514
Rugby World Cup All Blacks nzru 10318 6043 505
Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions LionsRugbyTeam 10137 4366 317
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice athlete ItsStephRice 9850 2803 333
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons player RealBigDell 9190 4269 286
Super 14 Queensland Reds player QuadeCooper 8878 6347 317
NRL NRL NRL 8362 4608 285
AFL Collingwood Magpies official Collingwood_FC 7331 1741 240
AFL Collingwood Magpies player harry_o 6948 1983 235
AFL Melbourne Demons player jimstynes 6367 141 171
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders player mornesteyn 6230 46 251
AFL Adelaide Crows official Adelaide_FC 6176 3048 216
NRL Gold Coast Titans player mat_rogers6 6107 2087 292
AFL Sydney Swans official sydneyswans 5626 2708 225
Super 14 ACT Brumbies player giteau_rugby 5577 283 193
AFL Essendon Bombers player JobeWatson 5546 133 168
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Neemia Tialata NeemiaTialata 5423 2272 330
AFL Hawthorn Hawks player lehmo23 4748 1662 191
AFL Essendon Bombers player AngusMonfries 4705 229 170
World Cup Socceroos official socceroos 4492 388 202
AFL St. Kilda Saints official stkildafc 4454 2635 177
AFL Carlton Blues official Carlton_FC 4328 2268 206
Rugby World Cup Wallabies QantasWallabies 4084 2142 218
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Hurricanesrugby 3906 689 166
AFL Collingwood Magpies Mick Malthouse mickmalthouse 3902 59 110
First class cricket New South Wales Blues player NBRACKEN142 3804 2139 218
AFL Brisbane Lions player BrendanFevola05 3703 197 111
Super 14 ACT Brumbies player AdamCoopy 3581 126 146
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos official northkangaroos 3571 1736 142
AFL Geelong Cats fansite Geelong_FC 3568 3708 147
AFL AFL fansite SuperCoachAFL 3234 211 142
AFL Richmond Tigers official Richmond_FC 3170 765 141
AFL Hawthorn Hawks official HawthornFC 3159 890 149
AFL Geelong Cats player GaryAblettJnr 3141 71 60
NRL Gold Coast Titans GCTitans 3011 270 127
AFL Melbourne Demons player nathan2jones 2987 1156 120
AFL Collingwood Magpies Dale Thomas DT_13 2862 75 76
V8 Supercars V8 Supercars Jamie Whincup jamiewhincup 2722 241 175
NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) unofficial? nzwarriors 2607 255 84
A-League Melbourne Victory gomvfc 2527 1229 154
AFL Melbourne Demons official DemonsHQ 2405 1978 140
AFL Collingwood Magpies player SP_10 2315 118 55
NRL Wests Tigers fansite? Wests_Tigers 2224 660 92
AFL Melbourne Demons ceo CamSchwab 2167 1862 93
Cycling Australia Cycling Australia official CyclingAus 2161 1255 145
Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) sharksrugby 2136 242 101
AFL West Coast Eagles WCEofficial 2124 1271 128
AFL Port Adelaide Power official PAFC 2123 1146 141
AFL Fremantle Dockers official Fremantle_FC 2096 612 120
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs SSFCRABBITOHS 2044 1466 115
AFL Gold Coast Football Club official GoldCoastFC 2021 817 129
Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) THESTORMERS 1985 382 83
Tennis Australia Tennis Australia official TennisAustralia 1954 1807 198
NRL Melbourne Storm official MelbStormRLC 1942 677 109
AFL Collingwood Magpies player SharrodW_21 1904 49 56
NBL Melbourne Tigers player Follow24Hodge 1892 1971 110
World Cup Socceroos unofficial? socceroos_news 1845 10800 83
AFL Geelong Cats player AndrewMackieGFC 1729 31 78
NRL Manly Sea Eagles manlyseaeagles 1705 806 97
AFL Melbourne Demons player Rickypetterd15 1681 225 75
AFL St. Kilda Saints player stevenbaker10 1625 536 48
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers official Bushrangers 1622 1751 113
AFL Melbourne Demons player howcroft 1575 263 56
AFL Western Bulldogs official westernbulldogs 1533 260 82
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens MelbourneVixens 1516 567 60
AFL Melbourne Demons player Beamdogg 1503 147 49
AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial Hawks_AFL 1500 980 25
AFL Carlton Blues player marcmurphy3 1478 42 49
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos player andrewswallow 1445 286 72
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs player benross23 1392 949 62
International Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee official AUSOlympicTeam 1378 465 103
NRL Penrith Panthers unofficial penrithpanthers 1357 1299 82
AFL Carlton Blues player chooka_86 1328 563 53
AFL Melbourne Demons player BradMilzy 1289 87 42
AFL Western Bulldogs player Adam0017 1271 211 40
AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player SteveAlessio 1269 735 74
First class cricket New South Wales Blues player ClarkeVC 1258 16 41
NRL NRL unofficial NRLNEWS 1251 1892 34
NBL Adelaide 36ers Adelaide36ers 1244 537 71
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders crusadersrugby 1226 123 81
AFL Brisbane Lions fansite ALFbrisbane 1219 18 52
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player SharelleVixens 1212 238 50
AFL Melbourne Demons player Real_ColSylvia 1193 20 41
A-League Sydney FC SydneyFC1011 1182 2623 92
NBL South Dragons player Joeingles7 1162 602 73
A-League Melbourne Victory player mitchlangerak 1141 40 60
AFL Melbourne Demons MCC_Members 1128 483 31
AFL Collingwood Magpies player PeterDaicos 1072 52 64
A-League Melbourne Victory player, Adrian Leijer adrianleijer 1071 137 75
NRL Parramatta Eels parramatta_eels 1065 17 36
Super 14 ACT Brumbies official BrumbiesRugby 1049 849 82
Super 14 ACT Brumbies player snorkymortlock 1039 56 67
A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club coach LawrieMcKinna 1027 1465 79
AFL Port Adelaide Power player warrentredrea 1026 292 37
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs official therabbitohs 1021 209 68
AFL Collingwood Magpies player bigdyman 983 478 61
Super 14 Natal Sharks player KeeganDaniel 980 41 50
A-League Wellington Phoenix wgtnphoenixfc 977 408 50
NBL Wollongong Hawks wollongonghawks 973 1518 69
Skateboarding Australia Skateboarding Australia official sba_ 957 602 17
AFL AFL former player SpidaEveritt 950 135 26
Super 14 Queensland Reds Reds_Rugby 947 207 62
Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial RedsRugby 935 180 48
NRL NRL unofficial NRLTweet 927 5742 56
AFL AFL official AFLphotos 920 325 52
Basketball Australia Australian Boomers official aussieboomers 905 242 63
NRL Melbourne Storm unofficial MelbourneStorm_ 895 1 32
AFL Greater Western Sydney official team_gws 879 196 64
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial rabbitohs 878 1201 43
NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial PirtekParraEels 877 57 51
A-League North Queensland Fury FC nqfuryfc 868 2267 61
NRL Manly Sea Eagles unofficial gorgeousgrose 867 287 52
AFL Melbourne Demons player CaleMorton 849 150 31
NBL NBL NBLhoops 846 565 59
NRL Canberra Raiders RaidersCanberra 841 170 73
Super 14 Melbourne Rebels melbournerebels 836 148 46
AFL Melbourne Demons player Rivshouse 836 6 42
NBL Perth Wildcats perthwildcats 820 226 58
AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial collingwoodnews 815 1 31
NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic player? MarkBosnich 810 29 50
NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial AshHarrison1 808 167 50
Netball Australia Netball Australia NetballAust 804 205 30
First class cricket Queensland Bulls player andrew_symonds 775 2 28
AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies unicanberra 771 113 47
A-League A-League fansite thefootballsack 769 4092 54
NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial lukeodwyer 757 657 55
NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) thenzwarriors 756 178 60
AFL Carlton Blues player kadesimpson6 755 11 22
A-League Perth Glory PerthGlory_FC 745 82 70
Super 14 Queensland Reds player L_Weeks 712 523 47
AFL Melbourne Demons Matthew Bate bater06 707 64 25
AFL Carlton Blues player sgrigg88 699 27 23
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial SharksOnline 697 287 52
AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player JasonJohnson14 675 49 27
A-League Melbourne Victory victoryinmelb 668 1823 51
AFL St. Kilda Saints player njbrown17 656 26 39
AFL Port Adelaide Power player troychaplin30 655 202 24
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos player katehollywood10 653 410 30
AFL AFL talent scout Kevin Sheehan AFL_Shifter 651 85 25
A-League Brisbane Roar unofficial BNERoar 647 757 52
NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial johnrillie 643 2865 50
AFL Brisbane Lions fansite AFLBrisbaneFC 634 945 29
AFL AFL official AFLInsider 625 54 38
Netball Australia Australian Diamonds (national team) AussieDiamonds 615 275 29
AFL Carlton Blues player samjacobs32 613 26 24
AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite Freo_Dockers 600 2178 39
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds player laurafirebirds 588 25 30
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Who is more sport mad (re: professional sport)? Americans or Aussies? Methodology question

Posted by Laura on Saturday, 11 September, 2010

I had a discussion the other day. My observations, based in a small part based on my American issues, is that Americans are more sport bad and are more likely to support their professional sport teams than Australians are. These sort of allegiances (well expressing them) just appear more fundamental to being an American than being an Australian. (This is based on the perception of people wearing sport related apparel for local teams.) The question is: How do you test this? Is there a way to prove that Americans or Aussies are more likely to barrack for their national professional leagues and clubs?

I’m not sure how feasible doing that is and any methodology seems like it could have holes easily torn in it. That said, coming from a place of some one who likes online population studies, the following is my proposed methodology:

  1. Get all the follower location data for people who follow the major national based leagues Twitter accounts in the United States and Australia.  In this case, @AFL, @NRL for Australia and @MLB, @NCAA, @NFL, @NBA for the USA.
  2. Get a follower count of the total Australians following Australia’s leagues.  Get a count of Americans following Australian leagues.  Get a follower count of the total Americans following American leagues.  Get a follower count of the total Australians following American leagues.
  3. Determine the percentage of the total population in Australia following Australian and American leagues.  Determine the percentage of the total population of the USA following Australian and American leagues.
  4. Repeat the above process focusing on local teams: @sydneyswans, @nrl_bulldogs for Sydney. @stkildafc @MelbStormRLC for Melbourne. @NHLBlackhawks , @chicagobulls @whitesox @Cubs for Chicago. @Mets , @YANKEES, @thenyknicks , @nyjets for New York.  Instead of national focus, include only population from the metro area for each city.

Combine the above with a Facebook geography:

  1. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ads/create/ . Get the total population of fans in Australia and the United States for the AFL, A-League, W-League, NRL, WNBL, and ANZ Championship.  Get the total population of fans in Australia and the United States for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, MLS, WPS and WNBA.
  2. Determine what the percentage of Facebook fans is relative to the total population of the country.
  3. Repeat for local teams in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles in the United States.  Count only people living with in 50 miles of the city.

The results should show that one country has a greater population expressing interest in professional sport.  This country could them be deemed more sport mad than the other.

Does it sound like a methodology that could show what I think it shows?  Are there any better methods for determining which country is more sport mad?

So I decided to get some of this data for Facebook. When getting interests, I tried to use every relevant interest related to a team. The population data for the metro regions comes from Wikipedia. The population data for the country comes from Google. Analysis later. Early observation: Australia as a whole more dedicated to leagues. Americans are more dedicated to local club support.

League/Team Based in Country/City Fans Country/Metro population % fans Country/Metro population on Facebook % fans
AFL Australia Australia 261,580 21,431,800 1.221% 9,621,400 2.719%
AFL Australia United States 4,720 307,006,550 0.002% 133,925,380 0.004%
NBA United States Australia 5,040 21,431,800 0.024% 9,621,400 0.052%
NBA United States United States 573,340 307,006,550 0.187% 133,925,380 0.428%
NFL United States Australia 3,860 21,431,800 0.018% 9,621,400 0.040%
NFL United States United States 438,020 307,006,550 0.143% 133,925,380 0.327%
NRL Australia Australia 71,100 21,431,800 0.332% 9,621,400 0.739%
NRL Australia United States 940 307,006,550 0.000% 133,925,380 0.001%
WNBA United States Australia 20 21,431,800 0.000% 9,621,400 0.000%
WNBA United States United States 3,740 307,006,550 0.001% 133,925,380 0.003%
A-League Australia Australia 3,900 21,431,800 0.018% 9,621,400 0.041%
A-League Australia United States 100 307,006,550 0.000% 133,925,380 0.000%
NHL United States Australia 4,920 21,431,800 0.023% 9,621,400 0.051%
NHL United States United States 447,000 307,006,550 0.146% 133,925,380 0.334%
NCAA United States Australia 320 21,431,800 0.001% 9,621,400 0.003%
NCAA United States United States 254,560 307,006,550 0.083% 133,925,380 0.190%
ANZ Championship Australia Australia 1,480 21,431,800 0.007% 9,621,400 0.015%
ANZ Championship Australia United States 20 307,006,550 0.000% 133,925,380 0.000%
WPS United States Australia 18,100 21,431,800 0.084% 9,621,400 0.188%
WPS United States United States 160 307,006,550 0.000% 133,925,380 0.000%
W-League Australia Australia 1,340 21,431,800 0.006% 9,621,400 0.014%
W-League Australia United States 60 307,006,550 0.000% 133,925,380 0.000%
Chicago Cubs Chicago Chicago 819,260 9,569,624 8.561% 5,915,800 13.849%
Chicago Bears Chicago Chicago 825,400 9,569,624 8.625% 5,915,800 13.952%
Chicago Bulls Chicago Chicago 373,640 9,569,624 3.904% 5,915,800 6.316%
Chicago Blackhawls Chicago Chicago 360,940 9,569,624 3.772% 5,915,800 6.101%
Chicago White Sox Chicago Chicago 211,160 9,569,624 2.207% 5,915,800 3.569%
Chicago Fire Chicago Chicago 23,900 9,569,624 0.250% 5,915,800 0.404%
Chicago Bandits Chicago Chicago 1,140 9,569,624 0.012% 5,915,800 0.019%
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Brisbane 41,160 2,004,262 2.054% 1,422,400 2.894%
Brisbane Lions Brisbane Brisbane 6,680 2,004,262 0.333% 1,422,400 0.470%
Queensland Maroons Brisbane Brisbane 68,900 2,004,262 3.438% 1,422,400 4.844%
Queensland Reds Brisbane Brisbane 4,880 2,004,262 0.243% 1,422,400 0.343%
Queensland Roar Brisbane Brisbane 2,480 2,004,262 0.124% 1,422,400 0.174%

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Review of Literature: Draft (2)

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 7 September, 2010

I know I haven’t posted an update on how my lit review is going but it is going. At the moment, it mostly consists of tossing citations together about teams in order to get a better picture of the fanbase for particular clubs and how that has evolved over time.


Review of Literature

The review of literature will define what fans and sport fandom are, and examine how sport fans show allegiance to clubs they barrack for. The definitions of fandom and fans are key to understanding how and why people express interest in a team online. After that, the lit review will look at population studies of and characterizations of sport fandom in Australia.


The Definition of Sport Fandom


There are very few works that focus on the definition of fandom as it pertains to sport. Most literature presupposes that its readers understand what the concept means and then proceed to examine some aspect of sport fandom. While researching sports fandom and its definitions, four different groups were identified as offering their own perspective on how to identify and define fandom. The first group includes sports marketers and managers, who broadly speaking, define sports fandom around potential for spectatorship. The second group involves sports sociologists and historians; they tend to define sports fandom as a form of identity and as a product of a specific culture. The third group involves the media and sports fans, where the definition involves the expression of allegiance to a club that is often grounded in the moment or the short term. A fourth group was identified as doing research about sport fandom. This group includes popular culture studies academics, who tend to focus on fan interaction with the team and the game, and who focus on sport fandom as a smaller subcomponent of fandom.


Sports marketers and managers.


Stewart (1983) wrote for an audience of VFL fans, while providing a great deal of information regarding the organization of the league, its financial situation and other information that would be of more interest to people interested in sports marketing. Fans are frequently described based on their proximity to stadiums, training grounds and the location found in a team’s name. These descriptions were used to explain the potential for spectatorship: “The Club has little local support — there are few private dwellings in the vicinity — and most of its supporters are centred in the outer south-eastern suburbs.” (p. 41) In a few cases, fans are all described based on their economic status and how fans of other teams perceive them: “It is thought that while the affluent eastern suburbs residents are appreciative of the team’s success, they prefer to spend Saturday afternoon in active leisure activities like tennis or gardening.” (p. 40)


Shilbury, D., Quick, S., & Westerbeck, H. (2003) published a book about sports marketing. Much of the content is focused on fans from the perspective revenue for a club, league or sport converting them into spectators and consumers of merchandise related to the organization and its sponsors. The authors do not create their own definition of fan. Rather, the authors (p. 70) borrow from Smith and Stewart (1999) to define categories of fans: passionate fans, champ followers, reclusive partisans, theatergoers and aficionados.


Sullivan (2004) wrote for an audience of potential sport marketers. The author said “the term fan will be used in the broadest sense and will, therefore, imply a range of attachments.” (p. 131) Sullivan then characterized fans as spectators and consumers of various media who could be profiled using three key factors: Geographic, demographic and behavioral factors. The discussion around these factors involved how they impacted the potential for spectatorship and the consumption of media related to a team.


Nicholson (2004), a sport management academic, wrote to reflect on the problems the AFL faces in terms of becoming a national game. The geographic population imbalance between clubs in Queensland and New South Wales compared to Victoria was a major problem: The league was not balancing team location with population areas, nor was it financially sponsoring player development. The author rarely used the word fans to describe these problems: Spectators, the market and television audience are used instead.


Sports sociologists and historians.


Collins (2005) wrote for an audience interested in the history and evolution of several football codes in Australia. In describing a proposal to merge rugby league with Australian rules football, the different codes were described as appealing to two different views about Australia’s place in the world: transnational versus nationalistic. These differences point to a definition of sports fandom relating to identity.


Like Collins, Cashman (2002) was writing for an audience of those interested in history. Cashman (2002) differs in that his history focused on more on the connection between Australian sport and other issues in Australian life including identity, culture and parallel Australian history. Both authors connected sport to national identity. In the case of Cashman, the term fan is almost never used in the text. Words like crowds, interest, Australian with adjectives further identifying spectator culture and sport participants are used instead. Again, the author’s undefined use of fandom involves identity.


Adair, D. & Vamplew, W. (1997) are sports historians that tried to debunk some historical myths about sports culture in Australia. One of these myths involved the defining of Australians as sports obsessed. This definition, where fans are defined as people obsessed with sports, is reinforced by talking about match attendance compared to the total population, and by the consumption of sport on television. Spectatorship plays a role in the definition with less frequency than that of the identity of a nation obsessed with sports and as an important component of Australian popular culture.


The media and sport fans.


Sport fans and the media often talk about fandom on a personal level or to describe their actions around the short term.


Popular culture studies academics.


Popular culture studies scholars like Jenkins (2006) offer the last definition. They define fans as an active population who engage in activities related to an object produced by the larger popular culture. This production includes activities like writing fan fiction, creating costumes, producing fanvids and organizing conventions. Popular culture academics also define fans as posessing a sense of ownership of their product that is removed and distinct from the official one, that they view actors, athletes, copyrighted and trademarked materials as communally owned by fans.



Population and Characteristics of Australian Sports Fandom


While there are many definitions and underlying assumptions as to what a fan is, there has been less work done looking at what makes these communities demographically distinct from populations. Much of the work done approaches the issue from the perspective of comparing the population of different sports or leagues. When specific clubs are looked at, the literature tends to focus less on research done about fans of those teams than it does on repeating traditional narratives about fan allegiances that may date back one hundred years.


Sports.


Delpy & Bosetti (1998) conducted a demographic study of sports fans online that found sports fans were 6% more likely to be female (36% compared to 30%) and were 1.3 years older (34 compared to 32.7) than the whole population of the Internet.


Adair, D. & Vamplew, W. (1997) cite a study that found that during the 1970s, 28 percent of men and 21 percent of women in Australia regularly attending sporting events as spectators.


The VFL and AFL.


The VFL and AFL have been attributed with having historically high levels of female fans, both as spectators and barrackers, when compared to other football codes in Australia and around the world. In the early days of the sport, female spectatorship was between 30 and 50 percent. (Cashman, 2002, p. 48) This contrasts with Australian, specifically New South Wales, rugby which is characterized as being conservative, middle class, patriarchal and often containing strains of misogyny that discouraged the growth of female spectatorship. (Cashman, 2002, p. 52) Both codes were characterized as having large white spectator bases. (Cashman, 2002, p. 56)


Characteristics of sport fan communities can differ by club. A survey of research done about VFL/AFL teams reveals some of these different characteristics.


The Fitzroy Lions, who eventually became the Brisbane Lions, were originally from an area where their fanbase drew heavily from a population middle-class white-collar workers. (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) During the 1940s, Fitzroy Lions were similar to their counterparts at Collingwood and North Melbourne in terms of fan composition. Shaw (2006, p. 79) characterizes them as being drawn from the working classes and prone to violence similar to that of future British football hooligans. The 2009 team ranked second for total fans, with 861,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


Early in the history of the Carlton Blues, most of their fans were from the Carlton area and represented the major population found there: “middle-class white-collar workers and the occasional silvertail.” (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) The Carlton Blues had one of the largest fan bases during the 1940s. According to Shaw (2006, p. 101), they could draw crowds irrespective of their on-field performance. The 2009 team ranked seventh for total fans, with 493,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


In the period around the Magpies founding in 1892, fans were characterized as being bootmakers and working in the footwear industry. (Grow, 1998, p. 69, 77) During the clubs early part of the 20th century, the Collingwood Magpies fans were predominantly from Collingwood. They matched the characteristics of the neighborhood: Semi-skilled members of the working class that were mostly Irish Catholics. (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) The Collingwood Magpie fans are characterized as having “strong working-class origins”. (Stewart, 1983, p. 35) The club has historically enjoyed strong local support, both in terms of developing a fan base and with local businesses. During the early part of the 1900s, 70 percent of the club supporters were local and 80 percent were members of the working class. (Sandercock, 1981, p. 199) In the decade around 1900 to 1910, fans were described as being drawn from the working class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 79) During the 1940s, the club had one of the largest fan bases in terms of game attendance. According to Shaw (2006, p. 101), the team could draw crowds irrespective of their on-field performance. There was a demographic shift by the 1970s, with over 50 percent of the local population being not native born and Anglo-Irish-Australian; instead, the local fan base was composed largely of Southern Europeans. (Sandercock, 1981, p. 200) The characterization of working class values continued on despite these changes. According to Roy Morgan Research. (2009, July 19), the modern team has the third largest AFL fan base, with over 731,000 fans.


During the 1870s and 1880s, Essendon was one of the three big clubs in terms of the number of paying fans. (Grow, 1998, p. 55) During the early part of the 20th century, Essendon Bombers fans were drawn from the local area and fans were mostly from the lower middle-class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) Essendon Bomber fans are from the “moderately affluent north-west suburbs” who have a reputation “for being conservative and responsible.” (Stewart, 1983, p. 36) The team has the fourth largest AFL fan community with 638,000 barrackers. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


During the 1870s and 1880s, Geelong was one of the three big clubs in terms of the number of paying fans. (Grow, 1998, p. 55) The team has the eighth largest AFL fan community with 488,000 barrackers. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


The Hawthorn Hawks fans are characterized as being from the affluent eastern suburbs, but who would are not as interested in attending matches as fans of other teams. (Stewart, 1983, p. 40) The 2009 club ranked tenth in the AFL for most fans, with 381,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


The Melbourne Demons are characterized as not being able to draw local support, with most of the team barracking for the team being “centred in the outer south-eastern suburbs.” (Stewart, 1983, p. 41) The team had the fewest people barracking for them of any team in the AFL during the 2009 season; only 187,000 people identified themselves as fans in research conducted by Roy Morgan (2009, July 19).


The North Melbourne Kangaroos fans during the early part of the 20th century are described as being from the working class and being a precursor of the British football hooligans. (Shaw, 2006, p. 79) During the 1920s, the fanbase had a noticeable amount of butchers. (Shaw, 2006, p. 83) The 2009 club ranked second to last in the AFL for most fans, with 219,000. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


At the Richmond Tigers founding in 1885, fans were characterized as being larrikins who threatened the club’s existence by keeping away paying customers. (Grow, 1998, p. 72) During the early 20th century, Richmond Tigers fans were mostly semi-skilled Irish Catholic members of the working class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 115) The Richmond Tigers supporters are characterized as “defiant and arrogant.” (Stewart, 1983, p. 42) Prior to the 1950s, being born in Richmond meant being a Richmond Tigers fan. This pattern of fans being located close to the historical home of the team changed with in the post war era. (Sandercock, 1981, p. 183) The 2009 team ranked ninth for total fans, with 392,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).


During the 1870s and 1880s, South Melbourne was one of the three big clubs in terms of the number of paying fans. (Grow, 1998, p. 55) The South Melbourne Football Club, that eventually became the Sydney Swans, began with most of their supporters being aspirational members of the lower-middle-class. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) During the 1930s, the club was considered a Catholic one. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116) During 2009, the club ranked first in the AFL with 1,217,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19)


During the 1880s, St. Kilda fans were characterized as being stockbrokers. (Grow, 1998, p. 69) The 2009 team ranked twelth for total fans, with 311,000 fans. (Roy Morgan Research, 2009, July 19).




Demonstrating Club Allegiance


In the AFL, fans has historically expressed their allegiance to their clubs in a variety of ways.


Up until about thirty years ago, if the Collingwood Magpies performed poorly, The Sporting Globe no one would buy it. (Shaw, 2006, p. 117)


The morale of the city of Geelong is said to be dependent on the club’s performance. (Shaw, 2006, p. 116)


During the 1920s, the North Melbourne Kangaroos were called “The Shinboners” because, according to Shaw (2006, p. 83), many fans from the area the team drew from were butchers and “would attach royal blue ribbons to animals’ shinbones and use them as window displays before North Melbourne home games.” (Shaw, 2006, p. 83)



The Connection Between Sport Fandom and Online Activity


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Richmond Tigers followers on Twitter

Posted by Laura on Thursday, 26 August, 2010

This is part of that series I’m doing on Twitter follower stats as a tool that a friend is developing gets refined. While we captured everything for the Storm, this only capture 1,099. We’re again missing quite a few and I’m not entirely certain what is up. (An earlier iteration with more fields picked up more. It just had other issues. I’m using the more recent iteration .) Richmond can be found at Richmond_FC on Twitter. They have 2,894 followers. That’s about 2/3rds the amount that St. Kilda has. (The big difference between the two is that St. Kilda appears to have an active follow pattern that Richmond does not have.)

Basic math out of the way, the following are the numbers for Richmond followers based on that sample of 1,099 followers:

Math ReTweets Followers Status Count Friends Listed
Mean 0.005 661.65 612.80 493.610 17.67
Median 0 20 24 77.5 0
Mode 0 0 0 1 0

These numbers are a lot higher than the Melbourne Storm, though not as high as St. Kilda. They average 479 more followers, 161 more friends and on average are included on 10 more lists. The big difference is that Richmond Tiger fans appear to update a lot less than Storm followers with an average of 170 less status dates and a median of 25 less status updates.

The Richmond Tigers only really have two power users with more than 10,000 plus followers. They are: michaelyardney and HootSuite. Both are also the only two people who follow more than 10,000+ people on Twitter. (Remember: This sample is less than half the complete set. There may be more.) On the other side, there are 53 people who follow only the Tigers or the Tigers and one other account.

670 people appear on zero lists. 116 people appear on one list. At the high end, ignoring HootSuite, fourteen accounts are listed on 100+ lists and four accounts that follow Richmond are listed on 200+ lists. The 100+ list accounts are: heraldsunscoop, NovaFM, PAFC, Geelong_FC, outfandishfans, superfooty, stkildafc, ryanknapp, SportsGeekHQ, haydencooper, michaelyardney, Adelaide_FC, Collingwood_FC, sammutimer . A lot of these are AFL related. (AFL clubs and media follow each other.)

156 people have never updated their Twitter account. That represents 14% of all Richmond followers. 443 people have updated 10 or less times. That represents 40% of all Richmond followers. That is a huge number of people who are just not updating frequently. It may suggest that people joined Twitter, followed their favorite team and then never bother to check again. (Or again, it may not. Some people may check Twitter with out updating. I know a few cases.) 8 of Richmond’s followers have updated their status 10,000+ times. These really active followers are: THETUBEtv, FtLauderDaniel, D3wizl, _Jessica_Maree, asmtegan, dottedwithearts, aflfeeds, dzufauzan. (In that select group of 10,000+ super updaters, they average 624 followers and 745 people they follow.)

Beyond these basic numbers, 720 people have visible time zones. Over half of these followers are in Melbourne time:

Time Zone Count Percent
Melbourne 372 51.74%
Hawaii 83 11.54%
Sydney 61 8.48%
Adelaide 41 5.70%
Brisbane 36 5.01%
Perth 29 4.03%
Eastern Time (US & Canada) 20 2.78%
London 13 1.81%
Hobart 9 1.25%
Pacific Time (US & Canada) 9 1.25%
Central Time (US & Canada) 8 1.11%
Alaska 7 0.97%
Canberra 7 0.97%
Darwin 3 0.42%
Mountain Time (US & Canada) 3 0.42%
Quito 3 0.42%
Tokyo 2 0.28%
Amsterdam 1 0.14%
Athens 1 0.14%
Berlin 1 0.14%
Bucharest 1 0.14%
Buenos Aires 1 0.14%
Greenland 1 0.14%
Hong Kong 1 0.14%
Jakarta 1 0.14%
Magadan 1 0.14%
Monterrey 1 0.14%
Osaka 1 0.14%
Singapore 1 0.14%
Tehran 1 0.14%

I still need an explanation as to why there are so many people in Hawaii who follow Australian sport teams…  (Turns out a lot of Melbourne people are listing their timezone as Hawaiian…) Sydney appears third, Adelaide 4th, Brisbane 5th, and Perth 6th. This seems to match a bit with my understanding of the popularity of the AFL around Australia.

As for languages, 1 for DE, 2 for ES, 1 for FR (who lists his timezone as Greenland) and 1 for JA. This reflects a little less diversity than the Storm and the Saints. It may possibly suggest that the Tigers are less prone to getting spam followers than the other teams if one assumes that non-English language codes imply spam followers.

Either way, the Tigers seem much closer to the Storm than the Saints in terms of follower patterns. The big issue for me as some one looking at it for the good of the team is that they appear to have a really high inactive base that may suggest people aren’t continuing to read their message.

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