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More popular Australian (and Kiwi) sport related Facebook fanpages and groups (November 23)

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 23 November, 2010

This post is an updated version of my November 21 post. It contains more groups and fan pages. It should be a bit more comprehensive. Worth noting: When some of these groups were last checked, there were several members. Some of the things not appearing have been deleted including anti-Monaghan groups and anti-Akermanis groups. Others need to be checked. We’re still working on improving the program that fetches this data. Also, unlike Twitter, I’m a little more keen to get unofficial groups/fan pages (and those are easier for fans to create). This can help give an idea as to how controversies in fandom play out over time.


League Team Type Official Group/Page 23-Nov-10
Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Page Yes Rugby World Cup 727,661
Rugby World Cup All Blacks Page Yes All Blacks 629,582
AFL AFL Page Yes AFL 251,605
NRL NRL Page Yes National Rugby League 232,168
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page Yes Support Australia’s 2022 Official FIFA World Cup Bid 229,690
Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons Page Yes Queensland Maroons 201,527
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page Yes Socceroos – Australian National Football Team 143,339
Australian Tennis Open Series Australian Tennis Open Series Page Yes Australian Open 139,059
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page Yes Cricket Australia 112,272
AFL Collingwood Magpies Page Yes Collingwood Football Club 104,553
AFL Essendon Bombers Page Yes Essendon FC 90,782
Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues Page Yes NSW Blues 87,837
AFL Adelaide Crows Page Yes Adelaide Crows 60,272
AFL West Coast Eagles Page Yes West Coast Eagles 60,060
AFL West Coast Eagles Page Yes West Coast Eagles 60,060
AFL St. Kilda Saints Page Yes St Kilda Football Club 57,501
AFL Carlton Blues Page Yes Carlton Football Club 51,200
Cricket Australia Victorian Spirit Page Yes Victorian Bushrangers 43,810
NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sports Team Yes Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 43,102
Rugby World Cup Australian Wallabies Page Yes Qantas Wallabies 40,966
AFL Sydney Swans Page No Sydney Swans 39,330
AFL Sydney Swans Page Yes Sydney Swans 39,330
NRL Melbourne Storm Page Yes Melbourne Storm 37,942
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete Yes Ricky Ponting 37,918
General Australian sport General Australian sport Page Yes Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 36,463
AIS AIS Page Yes Australian Institute of Sport 35,321
AFL Fremantle Dockers Page Yes Fremantle Football Club 33,698
NRL Wests Tigers Page Yes Wests Tigers – Official National Rugby League Club 32,977
Rugby League New Zealand Kiwis Page Yes New Zealand Kiwis 32,174
Rugby League New Zealand Kiwis Page Yes New Zealand Kiwis 32,174
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Page Yes Hawthorn Football Club 32,112
NRL St George-Illawarra Dragons Page Yes St George-Illawarra Dragons 31,914
AFL Richmond Tigers Page Yes Richmond FC 29,270
NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Page Yes Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26,151
NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Page Yes Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26,151
AFL Port Adelaide Power Page Yes Port Adelaide Football Club 24,263
NSWRL Central Coast Bears Page Yes Central Coast Bears 21,678
NRL Newcastle Knights Page Yes Newcastle Knights 21,285
NRL Wests Tigers Page No Benji Marshall 20,009
AFL Brisbane Lions Page No Brisbane Lions 19,629
AFL Brisbane Lions Page Yes Brisbane Lions 19,629
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Page Yes North Melbourne Football Club 19,189
Olympics Australian Olympic Team Page Yes Australian Olympic Team 18,263
AFL Western Bulldogs Page Yes Western Bulldogs 16,603
Rugby League Australian Kangaroos Page Yes Australian Kangaroos 15,723
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Page Yes Cronulla Sharks 15,437
Rugby World Cup All Blacks Page Yes BackingBlack 15,397
Tennis Australia Sam Stosur Page Yes Sam Stosur 15,318
NRL Penrith Panthers Sports / Athletics Yes Penrith Panthers 14,107
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs Athlete No Greg Inglis 12,748
Super League NSW Waratahs Page Yes Waratahs 11,845
Super League Queensland Reds Page Yes Quade Cooper 10,474
NRL Canberra Raiders Local Business No i bet u i can find 10,000 people who hate canberra raiders 10,000
AIS Tennis Australia Page Yes Tennis 9,822
AFL Melbourne Demons Page Yes Melbourne Football Club 9,754
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page Yes Gold Coast Football Club 9,543
Super League Queensland Reds Page Yes Queensland Reds 9,470
NRL NRL Page Yes NRL Lone Scout 8,988
NRL Canberra Raiders Sports Team Yes Canberra Raiders 8,723
NRL Canberra Raiders Page Yes Canberra Raiders 8,723
NRL Melbourne Storm Page No Sucked in Melbourne Storm! HAHA 8,671
A-League A-League Page Yes Hyundai A-League 8,544
AFL Collingwood Magpies Page No COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES PREMIERS OF 2010. 8,517
AFL Collingwood Magpies Group No Collingwood Magpies 8,027
AFL Geelong Cats Page Yes Geelong Cats Insider 7,315
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Western Bulldogs 7,037
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau 6,923
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau 6,923
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs Sports / Athletics Yes South Sydney Rabbitohs – Official Page 6,673
Victorian Roller Derby League Victorian Roller Derby League Page Yes Victorian Roller Derby League 6,652
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Group No hawthorn football club 6,490
ANZ Championship ANZ Championship Page Yes ANZ Netball 5,870
AFL Adelaide Crows Group No Adelaide Crows 5,753
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports / Athletics Yes Hockeyroos 5,676
Cricket Australia Cricket New South Wales Page Yes Cricket NSW 5,615
Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League Page Yes Sydney Roller Derby League 5,541
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Page No North Melbourne Kangaroos 5,530
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting 5,312
NRL New Zealand Warriors Sports Team Yes Vodafone Warriors 5,302
AFL West Coast Eagles Group No West Coast Eagles Appreciation Group 4,999
Rugby League Papua New Guinea Kumuls Page Yes Papua New Guinea Kumuls 4,708
AFL Sydney Swans Group No Sydney Swans 4,646
NRL Melbourne Storm Page No Give Melbourne Storm Their Premierships Back 4,505
NRL North Queensland Cowboys Page Yes North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 4,437
Super League Melbourne Rebels Page Yes Melbourne Rebels – The Official Fan Page 4,402
AFL St. Kilda Saints Group No St Kilda Football Club 4,257
Super League Melbourne Rebels Page Yes Rebel Army 4,140
AFL Melbourne Demons Group No Melbourne Football Club, The Mighty Demons 4,087
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Football Club, The Mighty Demons 4,087
AFL Geelong Cats Group No GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB 3,958
Super League Western Force Page No Western Force 3,734
Super League Western Force Page Yes Western Force 3,734
AFL Fremantle Dockers Group No Fremantle Dockers Fan Club 3,707
NRL Brisbane Broncos Page Yes Brisbane Broncos Cheerleaders 3,528
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Page Yes Melbourne Vixens 3,371
Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons Page Yes Maroon Crusade 3,241
AFL Port Adelaide Power Group No Port Adelaide Power 3,139
Women’s World Cup Matildas Page Yes Matildas – Australian National Women’s Football Team 2,884
Australian Tennis Open Series Brisbane International Page Yes Brisbane International – Australian Open Series 2,859
AFL Richmond Tigers Group No Richmond Tigers 2,741
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page Yes Team GWS 2,615
Auckland Rugby League Auckland Rugby League Page Yes Auckland Rugby League 2,598
Super League ACT Brumbies Page Yes Official Brumbies Fan Page 2,563
Super League ACT Brumbies Page Yes Official Brumbies Fan Page 2,563
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Rest in Peace Shawn Mackay 2,470
Country Rugby League Country Rugby League Page Yes Country Rugby League 2,417
AFL Adelaide Crows Page No Adelaide Crows The team for all proud South Aussies 2,395
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Group No North Melbourne Kangaroos 2,366
NBL Perth Wildcats Page Yes Official Perth Wildcats 2,351
AFL Brisbane Lions Group No Brisbane Lions AFC 2,309
Australian Tennis Open Series Medibank International Sydney Page Yes Medibank International Sydney – Australian Open Series 2,288
NRL NRL Page Yes Women In League 2,284
NRL Gold Coast Titans Sports / Athletics Yes The Legion – Gold Coast Titans 2,203
WNBL WNBL Sports / Athletics No WNBL 2,145
NRL NRL Page Yes Indigenous All Stars 2,114
AFL Essendon Bombers Group No Essendon Bombers 2,008
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs Page No Greg Inglis 1,843
Brisbane City Rollers Brisbane City Rollers Page Yes Brisbane City Rollers 1,827
New Shute Shield New Shute Shield Page Yes Tooheys New Shute Shield 1,821
ABL Barbagallo Perth Heat Page Yes Barbagallo Perth Heat Baseball Club 1,769
Cricket Australia Western Australian Cricket Association Page Yes Western Australian Cricket Association 1,736
Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues Page Yes New South Wales Rugby League 1,696
W-League W-League Page Yes Westfield W-League 1,676
W-League W-League Sports / Athletics Yes Westfield W-League 1,675
AFL Carlton Blues Group No Carlton Blues Supporters Club 1,620
Super League Queensland Reds Page No QR Reds – Queensland Reds 1,606
Super League Super League Page Yes Investec Bank Super 14 Rugby 1,556
Rugby World Cup Australian Wallabies Page No Green and Gold Rugby 1,538
Super League Super League Page Yes Super Rugby 1,503
NSW Rugby League North Sydney Bears Page Yes North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club 1,403
NRL Parramatta Eels Sports Team Yes Parramatta Eels 1,366
AIS Equestrian Australia Page Yes Equestrian Australia 1,349
Van Diemen Rollers Van Diemen Rollers Page Yes Van Diemen Rollers 1,346
WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby Page Yes WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby 1,326
Rugby League Australian Kangaroos Page Yes The Roo Crew 1,310
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds Group No Queensland Firebirds 1,267
AFL AFL Page Yes AFLPA 1,253
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No ACT Brumbies! 1,225
NRL Melbourne Storm Page No Support the Melbourne Storm this Sunday Night 1,207
General Australian sport General Australian sport Page Yes ANZ Stadium 1,202
NRL Canberra Raiders Sports Team No Canberra Raiders 1,196
VFL Frankston Dolphins Group No FRANKSTON DOLPHINS FOOTBALL CLUB 1,193
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Page No Hamish McIntosh 1,147
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Page No Michael Firrito 1,146
A-League Melbourne Heart Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Heart FC 1,145
AFL Western Bulldogs Athlete No Jason Akermanis 1,094
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Group No Melbourne Vixens 1,077
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Vixens 1,077
AFL West Coast Eagles Page No West Coast Eagles SUCK! 1,069
NSW Rugby League Western Suburbs Magpies Page Yes Western Suburbs Magpies 1,008
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Anything To Do With Footy. 977
ANZ Championship Northern Mystics Page Yes Northern Mystics 969
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jason Akermanis 874
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Public Figure No Israel Folau 854
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Western Bulldogs 853
NBL South Melbourne Dragons Group No Save Our South Dragons:www. saveourdragons.com 852
WNBL West Coast Waves Sports / Athletics Yes West Coast Waves WNBL (Official) 846
Cricket Australia Victorian Spirit Page Yes VicSpirit 830
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No WESTERN BULLDOGS 2010 PREMIERSHIP TEAM 828
AFL St. Kilda Saints Page No ST KILDA SAINTS 823
ANZ Championship Southern Steel Page Yes Southern Steel 816
NBL New Zealand Breakers Page No New Zealand Breakers 788
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No Melbourne Tigers 783
SEABL SEABL Page Yes SEABL 758
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No Melbourne Tigers Basketball Club 722
AIS Australian Canoeing Page Yes Australian Canoeing 720
Australian Canoeing Australian Canoeing Page Yes Australian Canoeing 720
NRL Melbourne Storm Page No melbourne storm :) 712
AIS Triathlon Australia Page Yes Triathlon Australia 700
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau 697
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau 697
ABL Victoria Aces Page Yes Victoria Aces ABL Baseball 682
Ballarat Roller Derby Rat Pack Page Yes Ballarat Roller Derby – Rat Pack 641
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Local Business No Ricky Ponting 624
W-League Canberra United Group Yes Canberra United Fans 623
W-League Canberra United Page Yes Canberra United Fans 623
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis is a homophobe. 622
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page Yes GWS Giants 620
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page Yes ACT 4 GWS 605
Tennis Australia Tennis Australia Page Yes Australian Tennis Magazine 590
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Page No The NMFC Hoodie 586
VFL North Ballarat Roosters Group No Selkirk Roosters – North Ballarat Football Club 581
Australian Tennis Open Series Moorilla Hobart International Page Yes Moorilla Hobart International – Australian Open Series 556
WNBL Dandenong Rangers Sports / Athletics No WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers 545
AIS Australia International Shooting Limited Page Yes Australia International Shooting Limited 521
ANZ Championship Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Group No Waikato/BOP Magic Netball 520
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Don’t you hate it when you’re in the shower and Jason Akermanis comes in? 510
VFL Williamstown Football Club Page Yes Williamstown Football Club 492
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Local Business No Ricky Ponting 484
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Just for Fun No We Love the HOCKEYROOS!! 483
NBL Townsville Crocodiles Group No Croc Nation 473
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No The Jason Akermanis Appreciation Society 469
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Football Club 465
NBL Cairns Taipans Sports & Recreation Yes Skytrans Cairns Taipans – Official Site 461
AFL Essendon Bombers Page No Essendon Bombers Premiers 2010!! 446
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds Group No Adelaide Thunderbirds 440
AIHL Sydney Bears Page Yes Sydney Bears 424
NBL Gold Coast Blaze Group No Gold Coast Blaze 422
AFL Fremantle Dockers Page No Fremantle Dockers : Rebuilding since 1995 418
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No 100,000 Strong Socceroos Supporters To Win 2010 World Cup 401
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Sports & Recreation No Sharelle McMahon is a legend! 397
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Public Figure No Ricky Ponting 392
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Public Figure No Karmichael Hunt & Israel Folau: Smartest NRL players in history 389
NRL Brisbane Broncos Public figure No Karmichael Hunt & Israel Folau: Smartest NRL players in history 389
WNBL Canberra Capitals Sports & Recreation Yes WNBL – Canberra Capitals 383
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Page No Hockeyroos 382
AFL Carlton Blues Group No Carlton Blues FC 380
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jarrod Harbrow Stay At The Western Bulldogs 352
Australian Commonwealth Games Australian Commonwealth Games Page Yes Australian Commonwealth Games Team 351
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Socceroos to dominate in 2010 345
AIS WAIS Page Yes Western Australian Institute of Sport 338
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever Page No West Coast Fever 332
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No Fans of Hockeyroos Star Kate Hollywood 320
A-League Melbourne Heart Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Heart 304
NRL NRL Page Yes NRL All Stars 302
NBL Cairns Taipans Sports & Recreation No Skytrans Cairns Taipans 298
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Public Figure No SACK RICKY PONTING 296
NRL Melbourne Storm Page No Storm Justice 296
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Stephen Larkham The God Of Australian Rugby 293
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Public Figure No I hate it when i am playing cricket and people mistake me for Ricky Ponting :( 286
NRL Brisbane Broncos Page No Broncos Sydney Stable – Below the Border 286
First class cricket Tassie Tigers Group No 10,000 people for the tassie tigers to offer Michael Hogan a contract 282
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Local Business No Ricky Ponting 281
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs Athlete No Uncle Greg Inglis! 277
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Western Bulldogs 274
Super League ACT Brumbies Organizations No Senator Gary Humphries 274
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page No Greater Western Sydney 270
VFL Northern Bullants Group No Northern Bullants Football Club 270
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No I’m not a traitor to my sport… LOL jks, im Israel Folau 269
Super League Queensland Reds Page Yes Van Humphries 268
Bendigo Football League Eaglehawk Football Netball Club Group No Eaglehawk Football Netball Club 267
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne FC Demons 260
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky Thomas Ponting 257
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports / Athletics No Sachin Tendulkar is a far better player than Ricky Ponting…………. 252
Eastern Region Roller Derby Eastern Region Roller Derby Page Yes Eastern Region Roller Derby 252
NRL Canberra Raiders Athlete No Todd Carney 16 – Canberra Raiders 6……..(17/4/2010) Roosters Vs. Raiders 252
NBL Wollongong Hawks Group No Wollongong Hawks 251
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Just for Fun No Show Our support for Hockeyroos legend, Nikki Hudson !!!! 250
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No its not all about the money… LOL jkz im Israel Folau 249
NBL Adelaide 36ers Group No Adelaide 36ers are the greatest team of ANY kind EVER!! 247
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Supporters of Greater Western Sydney (Team GWS) AFL 243
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Supporters of Greater Western Sydney (Team GWS) AFL 243
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Team GWS 242
Super League Super League Sports & Recreation No 2009 VODACOM SUPER 14 242
NRL North Queensland Cowboys Page Yes Cowboys Supporters Team 241
NBL Cairns Taipans Sports & Recreation No Cairns Taipans 239
Olympics Australian Olympic Team Page Yes Sydney 2000 Volunteers Reunion 238
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports Team No Sachin Tendulkar v/s Ricky ponting…..! 230
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports Team No Ricky ponting, The Greatest captain and Batsman. All the time 229
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Australian University Socceroos 226
World Interuniversity Games Australian University Socceroos Page No Australian University Socceroos 226
ANZ Championship Southern Steel Page No Southern Steel 220
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No SAVE OUR MELBOURNE TIGERS NBL TEAM , THIS SEASON. 218
Western Sydney Rollers Western Sydney Rollers Page Yes Sarah ‘Missy’ Charlesworth – Western Sydney Rollers 218
WNBL Logan Thunder Sports Team No BDS Logan Thunder (WNBL) 218
Archery Australia Guy Phillips Page Yes Guy Phillips 215
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Western Bulldogs 213
NWBL Wollongong Roller Hawks Group No Wollongong Roller Hawks 212
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis is a legend 210
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jarrod Harbrow Stay At The Western Bulldogs 210
VFL Port Melbourne Borough Group No Port Melbourne Football Club 208
AFL Gold Coast Football Club No Israel Folau 206
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Public Figure No Ricky Ponting Is The Best Batsman Since Bradman 206
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports / Athletics No That awkward moment when you bowl Ricky Ponting out. 202
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Club No ricky ponting 200
Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz Page Yes Perth Blitz 195
NBL NBL Sports & Recreation No NBL fans deserve more! 188
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Public Figure No Ricky Ponting 187
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds Group No Thunderbirds Adelaide Netball Club Appreciation Community 185
Victorian Amateur Football Association Fitzroy Reds Group No Fitzroy Reds Football Club 185
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Joel Monaghan 183
Greater Western Sydney and Blue Mountains Senior AFL Penrith Rams Group No IGA PENRITH RAMS 181
AFL Richmond Tigers Group No Trent Cotchin 180
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No RICKY PONTING 180
NBL South Melbourne Dragons Group No South Dragons 2008/09 Nbl Champions 177
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Vote Julia Gillard as full forward for the Bulldogs!!! 176
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky Ponting,Sachin Tendulkar And Brian Lara.Greatest Batsmen In The Earth 175
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No I Can Catch like Ricky Ponting LOL jks I’m Robert Green 167
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Public figure No Im Not Really That Awesome, LOL jk, Im Israel Folau ♥ 164
VFL Bendigo Bombers Group No Bendigo Bombers Football Club 159
Super League Queensland Reds Page Yes Digby Ioane 158
AFL Brisbane Lions Page Yes Brendan Fevola 155
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Vote Julia Gillard as full forward for the Bulldogs!!! 155
VFL Port Melbourne Borough Group No Borough Supporters Club 154
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No WESTERN BULLDOGS 153
NRL Wests Tigers Group No Wests Tigers NYC 151
First class cricket Tassie Tigers Group No 1,000 people for Tassie Tigers to offer Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan a full Contract 149
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Local Business No I used to call Ricky Ponting:Ricky Pointing 147
AFL Richmond Tigers Group No Daniel Jackson – TIGER TUFF! 145
Super League ACT Brumbies Page No act brumbies 145
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Queensland Bulls Group No Queensland Bulls Supporters 143
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No The Nicole Arrold supporters group 142
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Demons 141
NRL Canberra Raiders Group No Joel monaghan = SICK FUCK 133
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Just for Fun No I think the Hockeyroos are HOT!!! 132
VFL Sandringham Zebras Group No Sandringham Football Club (Zebras) 132
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No kickoff.com.au: A-League, Socceroos, Australian and International football 131
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No I’m going to be an AFL superstar. Oh wait, no i’m not. I’m Israel Folau. 130
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau has discraced rugby league and is a DOG 129
VFL Port Melbourne Borough Group No port melbourne the mighty borough fan club 128
Gridiron Australia Gridiron Australia Page Yes Gridiron Australia 127
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No I love NRL, LOL jk i’m Israel Folau. 122
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page No Team GWS 120
NBL Perth Wildcats Group No Perth Wildcats (Catties Fans) 119
A-League Melbourne Heart Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Heart 118
NBL Adelaide 36ers Group No Bring Allen Iverson to the Adelaide 36ers! 116
NRL Newcastle Knights Group No Matt Johns to coach the Newcastle Knights in 2010! 112
NBL Adelaide 36ers Group No Adelaide 36ers 110
NSW Rugby League Western Suburbs Magpies Page No WESTS MAGPIES SG BALL 2010 109
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No ricky ponting is greatest player ever and the best captain 108
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Brett Holman shouldn’t play for the Socceroos 106
NBL Adelaide 36ers Group No Adelaide 36ers Fan Zone 102
A-League Melbourne Heart Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Victory>>>>>>>> Melbourne Heart 100
NBL Townsville Crocodiles Group No Crocs to take the NBL title 100
VFL Northern Bullants Group No The NAB Northern Bullants appreciation society 100
AFL Richmond Tigers Group No Greeks who support Richmond F.C the Tigers 99
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No Melbourne Tigers NBL HUMMER CHAMPIONS 2007/08 98
Super League New South Wales Waratahs Group No Waratahs 2008 98
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Sack Ricky Ponting 96
AFL Western Bulldogs Athlete No Jason Akermanis 95
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis handstand appreciation society 95
ANZ Championship Canterbury Tactix Group No Canterbury Tactix 93
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No Hockeyroos 91
ABL Queensland Rams Group No Queensland Rams Baseball 89
VFL Werribee Tigers Group No Werribee Football Club 89
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Mr Punter Ricky Ponting 88
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Group No Gold Coast Football Club 87
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Akermaniacs!! 87
Big V Melbourne Tigers Group No Melbourne Tigers – Big V Basketball 86
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page No Greater Western Sydney Football Club 83
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Langerak is a God, and will be in the Socceroos one day :) p.s hes HOT 83
WNBL Townsville Fire Group No TOWNSVILLE FIRE 81
NBL Perth Wildcats Group No Early 90′s Perth Wildcats appreciation group 74
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No I hate it when I’m playing cricket and people mistake me for Ricky Ponting. 72
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Local Business No Ricky Ponting might be able to play cricket, but he certainly can’t act. 71
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No The Melbourne Tigers Fan Group 71
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Western bulldogs 70
Queensland Rugby Union Gold Coast Rugby Breakers Page Yes Gold Coast Rugby Breakers 69
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No for people who wanna see Jason Akermanis shove his head up his own Ass 68
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Brumbies 68
A-League Melbourne Heart Sports & Recreation No melbourne heart 67
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders 66
NRL Sydney Roosters Group No Sign Up Jake Friend 66
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page No GO Team GWS 65
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Bring Back Joel Monaghan to the Canberra Raiders 64
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky Ponting 63
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting 63
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports / Athletics No RICKY PONTING GROW BACK YOUR GOATEE!!!!!!!!!!!! 63
NBL South Melbourne Dragons Group No South Melbourne Dragons 62
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Kick the Brumbiies out of Canberra! 62
ANZ Championship Central Pulse Group No Pulse Netball 61
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No Kooaburras & Hockeyroos 4 GOLD in Bejing 60
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No Hockeyroos Online 59
AFL Richmond Tigers Group No No matter how bad they are, I will still barrack for the Richmond Tigers! 56
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting 56
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No SARAH O’CONNOR FAN CLUB 54
NBL Adelaide 36ers Group No Bring Dusty Rychart back to the Adelaide 36ers ~ beg, plead, grovel ;p 54
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Demons Supporters! 53
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Demons Supporters 52
VFL Port Melbourne Borough Group No Borough Boys 48
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No The Pato Noriega Fan Club 47
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting 46
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No I miss my family in brisbane…lol jk im Israel Folau 45
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis is a dick 45
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Club No ricky ponting wooooo 45
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Public Figure No The answer is B, Ricky Ponting…LOL JK, it’s D, Jack Hobbs 44
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders 44
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Hi I’m Julia Gillard, I’m a politic LOL jk, I’m full forward for the bulldogs 43
NBL Cairns Taipans Page No Cairns Taipans 43
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting 41
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports Team No Love Ricky Ponting 41
Victorian Amateur Football Association Fitzroy Reds Group No I’m a Fitzroy Reds Premiership hero 41
Victorian Amateur Football Association Werribee Tigers Group No Werribee Amateur Football Club 41
W-League Brisbane Roar Page No Brisbane Roar FC W-League 41
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Julian Huxley (ACT Brumbies) for Canberran of the Year 40
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No The BJ ‘Stockmen’ 40
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky Ponting is a pain to play against, but the guy’s a total legend! 39
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting is a wanker 38
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No Melbourne Tigers NBL supporters 37
NRL Brisbane Broncos Sports Team No Queensland will win Origin 2010… LOL JK, Israel Folau plays AFL now. 36
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau ♥ 35
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Sports & Recreation No Coverage of Aussie Hockey in the Beijing is crap!! 35
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders 35
Gridiron Australia Gridiron Victoria Page Yes Gridiron Victoria 34
NRL Canberra Raiders Page Yes Canberra Raiders 33
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Group No The New Hawks Cheer Squad 2009 hawthorn football club 32
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No Israel Folau to switch codes and Play AFL, Stick that where it fits Gallup 31
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Western Bulldogs 2010 :) 31
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No Ive always wanted to play AFL LOL jk I’m Israel Folau 29
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Team Gws 29
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Team Gws 29
AFL AFL Group No I Loved football, then Andrew ‘Dollars’ Demetriou came along 28
AFL Gold Coast Football Club No Israel Folau 28
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Brumby Jack is a shit bloke. 28
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Club No I’m loyal to rugby league….lol JK I’m Israel Folau 27
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds Group No Thunderbirds are GO in the 2009 grand final! 27
ANZ Championship Northern Mystics Group No Northern Mystics Fans 27
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 27
VFL Frankston Dolphins Group No Frankston Dolphins Football club 27
Victorian Amateur Football Association Northern Bullants Group No Northern Bullants Under 18′s 27
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Petition for Israel to come play the Socceroos 27
NRL Canberra Raiders Sports Team No Canberra Raiders 25
W-League Sydney FC Page No Sydney FC W-League 25
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No List of international cricket centuries by Ricky Ponting 24
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Supporting the Canberra Raiders 24
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No GWS AFL TEAM WE DO NOT WANT YOU !!!! 23
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No GWS AFL TEAM WE DO NOT WANT YOU !!!! 23
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports / Athletics No ricky ponting should get droped as Australian captain 23
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting cricket diaries 22
NBL Perth Wildcats Page No Perth Wildcats Wildkidz! (: 22
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau 21
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No BOYCOTT TEAM GWS 21
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No BOYCOTT TEAM GWS 21
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Non-Profit No The Get rid of Ricky Ponting Page – we want trophies not tragedies !!!! 21
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Rugby League Canberra Raiders 21
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No I’m Israel Folau I’m an NRL superstar, LOL jk im gonna go play footy 20
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Sports & Recreation No Thwaitsey is a champ… 19
Eastern Cricket Association Preshil Cricket Club Group No Preshil Cricket Club 19
NBL NBL Sports & Recreation No The National Basketball League (Australia) Appreciation Society 19
NRL Wests Tigers Group No Melbourne-based Wests Tigers Fanatics 19
Super League ACT Brumbies Common Interest No Dont Cull our Brumbies! 19
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Brumbies SA Official Group 18
W-League W-League Page No W League 18
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis should be locked and gagged in a closet! 17
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No I’ll never play for the Bulldogs, LOL jk, I’m Julia Gillard 17
AHL Tassie Tigers Group No Tassie Tigers Hockey – Top 4 three years in a row 17
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky Ponting 17
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No We Want Andrew Walker at Ulster 17
Victorian Amateur Football Association Fitzroy Reds Group No the fitzroy reds convention for headaches and regrets. 17
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Page No Israel folau, please stay with NRL 16
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Team GWS is stupid – Nobody cares! 16
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No Team GWS is stupid – Nobody cares! 16
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Sports & Recreation No I love the mElbourne Vixens 16
NBL Adelaide 36ers Group No Adelaide 36ers National Basketball Team 16
W-League Melbourne Victory Page No Melbourne Victory FC W-League 16
ANZ Championship Canterbury Tactix Group No SUPPORT THE CANTERBURY TACTIX WITH TIC TACS 15
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky ponting 15
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting 15
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Support for the Socceroos in South Africa 15
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Sports / Athletics No I’m not angry Israel Folau, I’m just very disappointed in you. 14
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Early life of Ricky Ponting 14
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No It’s the ACT Brumbies not the CA Brumbies Thanks Very Much!!!! 14
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Peter Ranga Kimlin 14
WNBL WNBL Page No Wnbl 14
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No jason akermanis is amazing! 13
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Sports / Athletics No Ricky Ponting might be able to play cricket, but he certainly can’t act. 13
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No I can catch like Ricky Ponting LOL jks im Robert Green. 13
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Local business No israel folau is injury prone 12
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No History of the Canberra Raiders 12
Super League ACT Brumbies Common Interest No I hate the ACT Brumbies and I’m not alone 12
AFL Gold Coast Football Club No Israel Folau 11
AFL Greater Western Sydney Group No I live here and don’t support Team GWS 11
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No i deserve to play for NSW.. LOL jk im Joel Monaghan 11
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No Pat Howard (rugby player) fan club 11
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jason Akermanis 10
NBL Cairns Taipans Page No Free cheeseburgers when the Cairns Taipans score 85 or more 10
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No melbourne tigers all the way in 2008 10
NBL Melbourne Tigers Group No Melbourne Tigers cheer squeda east and south ends 10
W-League Newcastle United Jets Page No Newcastle United Jets FC W-League 10
WNBL Townsville Fire Group No Fire Roster 10
WNBL WNBL Page No Wnbl 10
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis for Brownlow 2008 9
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Athlete No Ricky Ponting 9
Gridiron Australia Gridiron SA Page Yes Gridiron SA, The Gridiron Association of South Australia 9
Super League ACT Brumbies Sports & Recreation No ACT CA BRUMBIES (NSW SUPPORTERS) 9
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No socceroos fan? get on it!!!!! 9
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis to win the Coleman medal. 8
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No JASON AKERMANIS’S IQ OF A PLANT 8
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Health and Beauty No Tired?, Stressed?, you will feel better with Ricky Ponting 8
NBL Cairns Taipans Page No Cairns Taipans 8
NRL Canberra Raiders Sports Team No CANBERRA RAIDERS (GREEN MACHINE) 8
W-League W-League Page No Westfield W-League 8
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No The Football Supporters’ Pledge: A-League, Socceroos & Grassroots 8
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Athlete No Israel Folau an AFL player? 7
NBL Perth Wildcats Group No perth wildcats fans 7
NRL Canberra Raiders Sports Team No Canberra Raiders 7
AFL Melbourne Demons Sports & Recreation No Melbourne Demons 6
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Thomas Ponting 6
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders 6
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Book:Canberra Raiders 6
W-League Perth Glory FC Page No Perth Glory FC W-League 6
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Page No Young Socceroos 6
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Sports Team No ISRAEL FOLAU 5
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders 5
NRL Canberra Raiders Sports / Athletics No On a scale of 1-Canberra Raiders how premature are you 5
W-League Canberra United Page No Canberra United FC W-League 5
W-League Melbourne Victory Page No Melbourne Victory W-League 5
W-League Newcastle Jets Page No Newcastle Jets FC W-League 5
W-League Newcastle United Jets Page No Newcastle United Jets W-League 5
WNBL AIS Page No Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL) players 5
WNBL WNBL Page No WNBL 5
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Only Homophobes think Jason Akermanis is a homophobe! 4
VFL Frankston Dolphins Group No Aaron Edwards Fan page 4
W-League Central Coast Mariners Page No Central Coast Mariners W-League 4
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jason Akermanis Biography 3
AFL Western Bulldogs Group No Jason Akermanis 3
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No List of Test awards for Ricky Ponting 3
NBL Perth Wildcats Group No Go the Perth wildcats 3
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No 2008 Canberra Raiders season 3
W-League Adelaide United Page No Adelaide United FC W-League 3
W-League Central Coast Mariners Page No Central Coast Mariners FC W-League 3
W-League W-League Page No Westfield W-League 3
AFL Greater Western Sydney Page No Team GWS 2
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jason Akermanis 2
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No Jason Akermanis Autobiography 2
AFL Western Bulldogs Page No The Battle Within by Jason Akermanis 2
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Page No Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008-09 2
NBL Cairns Taipans Sports / Athletics No Skytrans Cairns Taipans 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No On a scale of 1-Canberra Raiders how premature are you 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Raiders de canberra 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders players 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders templates 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Canberra Raiders Cup 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No Raiders de Canberra 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No List of Canberra Raiders records 2
NRL Canberra Raiders Page No 2009 Canberra Raiders season 2
NRL Sydney Roosters Page Yes The Official Sydney Roosters Page 2
NRL Sydney Roosters Page Yes Sydney Roosters 2
NRL Sydney Roosters Group Yes Sydney Roosters 2
W-League Brisbane Roar Page No Brisbane Roar W-League 2
W-League Canberra United Page No Canberra United W-League 2
W-League Perth Glory Page No Perth Glory W-League 2
W-League Queensland Roar Page No Queensland Roar W-League 2
W-League Queensland Roar Page No Queensland Roar FC W-League 2
Women Rugby World Cup Wallaroos Page No The Wallaroos 2
ANZ Championship Sydney Swifts Group No Sydney Swifts
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever Group No West Coast Fever

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More popular Australian (and Kiwi) sport related Facebook fanpages and groups

Posted by Laura on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

I’m hoping that I can finally begin to get an accurate idea as to the size of the Australian (and Kiwi) sport community on Facebook based on membership in groups and liking of fan pages. I can’t necessarily get good demographic data out of this because of how Facebook works. (Twitter is better in that regards.) Still, if news stories like Akermanis, Monaghan and the Storm break again, I should have total membership that is more recent. woot woot.

That said, the following is data that I’ve manually data mined so far today. Hopefully some people will find it useful in terms of conceptualizing the size of the Australian (and Kiwi) sport community on Facebook. Yeah, a lot of this is random.

League Team Page Total members Official
Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup 724,407 Yes
Rugby World Cup All Blacks All Blacks 625,280 Yes
AFL AFL AFL 251,010 Yes
NRL NRL National Rugby League 230,020 Yes
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Support Australia’s 2022 Official FIFA World Cup Bid 229,322 Yes
Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 201,189 Yes
World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos – Australian National Football Team 142,953 Yes
Australian Tennis Open Series Australian Tennis Open Series Australian Open 138,672 Yes
NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 120,821 Yes
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia 111,004 Yes
AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Football Club 104,275 Yes
AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon FC 90,510 Yes
Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues NSW Blues 87,451 Yes
AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 60,122 Yes
AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 59,763 Yes
AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 59,762 Yes
AFL St. Kilda Saints St Kilda Football Club 57,278 Yes
AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Football Club 50,875 Yes
Cricket Australia Victorian Spirit Victorian Bushrangers 43,509 Yes
NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 43,016 Yes
NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 40,977 Yes
Rugby World Cup Australian Wallabies Qantas Wallabies 40,822 Yes
AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 39,126 Yes
NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 37,832 Yes
General Australian sport General Australian sport Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 36,388 Yes
AIS AIS Australian Institute of Sport 35,212 Yes
AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Football Club 33,530 Yes
NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers – Official National Rugby League Club 32,867 Yes
NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 32,864 Yes
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Football Club 32,089 Yes
NRL St George-Illawarra Dragons St George-Illawarra Dragons 31,870 Yes
Rugby League New Zealand Kiwis New Zealand Kiwis 31,042 Yes
AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond FC 29,020 Yes
NRL Sydney Roosters The Official Sydney Roosters Page 28,951 Yes
NRL Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters 28,947 Yes
NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26,086 Yes
AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Football Club 24,240 Yes
NSWRL Central Coast Bears Central Coast Bears 21,578 Yes
NRL Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights 21,202 Yes
NRL Wests Tigers Benji Marshall 19,802 No
AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 19,516 Yes
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Football Club 19,152 Yes
Olympics Australian Olympic Team Australian Olympic Team 18,256 Yes
AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 16,492 Yes
Rugby League Australian Kangaroos Australian Kangaroos 15,512 Yes
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla Sharks 15,386 Yes
Tennis Australia Sam Stosur Sam Stosur 15,300 Yes
Rugby World Cup All Blacks BackingBlack 15,254 Yes
NRL Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers 14,084 Yes
Super League NSW Waratahs Waratahs 11,841 Yes
Super League Queensland Reds Quade Cooper 10,330 Yes
AIS Tennis Australia Tennis 9,765 Yes
AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Football Club 9,741 Yes
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Gold Coast Football Club 9,474 Yes
Super League Queensland Reds Queensland Reds 9,406 Yes
NRL NRL NRL Lone Scout 8,982 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 8,714 Yes
A-League A-League Hyundai A-League 8,448 Yes
AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats Insider 7,310 Yes
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 6,905 No
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs – Official Page 6,637 Yes
Victorian Roller Derby League Victorian Roller Derby League Victorian Roller Derby League 6,636 Yes
ANZ Championship ANZ Championship ANZ Netball 5,852 Yes
Cricket Australia Cricket New South Wales Cricket NSW 5,533 Yes
Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League 5,520 Yes
NRL New Zealand Warriors Vodafone Warriors 5,272 Yes
NRL Melbourne Storm Storm Man 4785 Yes
NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 4,785 Yes
Rugby League Papua New Guinea Kumuls Papua New Guinea Kumuls 4,712 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 4,547 Yes
NRL North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 4,427 Yes
NRL North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 4,425 Yes
NRL North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys 4,424 Yes
Super League Melbourne Rebels Melbourne Rebels – The Official Fan Page 4,382 Yes
Super League Melbourne Rebels Rebel Army 4,135 Yes
Super League Western Force Western Force 3,732 Yes
NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos Cheerleaders 3,519 Yes
Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons Maroon Crusade 3,215 Yes
Women’s World Cup Matildas Matildas – Australian National Women’s Football Team 2,874 Yes
Australian Tennis Open Series Brisbane International Brisbane International – Australian Open Series 2,842 Yes
AFL Greater Western Sydney Team GWS 2,605 Yes
Auckland Rugby League Auckland Rugby League Auckland Rugby League 2,581 Yes
Super League ACT Brumbies Official Brumbies Fan Page 2,558 Yes
Country Rugby League Country Rugby League Country Rugby League 2,411 Yes
Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Western Sydney Rollers Western Sydney Rollers 2,381 Yes
Australian Tennis Open Series Medibank International Sydney Medibank International Sydney – Australian Open Series 2,280 Yes
NRL NRL Women In League 2,280 Yes
Convict City Roller Derby League Convict City Roller Derby League Convict City Roller Derby League 2,232 Yes
NSW Rugby League Balmain Tigers Balmain Tigers 2,224 No
NRL Gold Coast Titans The Legion – Gold Coast Titans 2,198 Yes
NRL NRL Indigenous All Stars 2,023 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 1,967 Yes
Brisbane City Rollers Brisbane City Rollers Brisbane City Rollers 1,824 Yes
New Shute Shield New Shute Shield Tooheys New Shute Shield 1,817 Yes
Cricket Australia Western Australian Cricket Association Western Australian Cricket Association 1,723 Yes
Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues New South Wales Rugby League 1,683 Yes
W-League W-League Westfield W-League 1,671 Yes
Super League Queensland Reds QR Reds – Queensland Reds 1,610 No
AIS Rowing Australia Rowing Australia 1,576 Yes
Super League Super League Investec Bank Super 14 Rugby 1,554 Yes
Rugby World Cup Australian Wallabies Green and Gold Rugby 1,534 No
Super League Super League Super Rugby 1,494 Yes
NSW Rugby League North Sydney Bears North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club 1,402 Yes
AIS Equestrian Australia Equestrian Australia 1,348 Yes
Van Diemen Rollers Van Diemen Rollers Van Diemen Rollers 1,343 Yes
NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 1,336 Yes
WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby WIRD Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby 1,314 Yes
Rugby League Australian Kangaroos The Roo Crew 1,306 Yes
AFL AFL AFLPA 1,246 Yes
General Australian sport General Australian sport ANZ Stadium 1,200 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 1,192 No
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Hamish McIntosh 1,145 No
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Michael Firrito 1,143 No
NSW Rugby League Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies 1,005 Yes
Australian Roller Derby Australian Roller Derby Australian Roller Derby 867 Yes
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 852 No
Cricket Australia Victorian Spirit VicSpirit 825 Yes
SEABL SEABL SEABL 758 Yes
Australian Canoeing Australian Canoeing Australian Canoeing 714 Yes
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 703 No
AIS Triathlon Australia Triathlon Australia 695 Yes
Ballarat Roller Derby Rat Pack Ballarat Roller Derby – Rat Pack 639 Yes
NBL Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans 632 No
W-League Canberra United Canberra United Fans 622 Yes
AFL Greater Western Sydney ACT 4 GWS 605 Yes
AFL Greater Western Sydney ACT 4 GWS 605 Yes
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos The NMFC Hoodie 588 No
Tennis Australia Tennis Australia Australian Tennis Magazine 583 Yes
AFL Greater Western Sydney GWS Giants 567 Yes
Australian Tennis Open Series Moorilla Hobart International Moorilla Hobart International – Australian Open Series 555 Yes
AIS Australia International Shooting Limited Australia International Shooting Limited 519 Yes
VFL Williamstown Football Club Williamstown Football Club 490 Yes
NBL Cairns Taipans Skytrans Cairns Taipans – Official Site 460 Yes
AIHL Sydney Bears Sydney Bears 424 Yes
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Karmichael Hunt & Israel Folau: Smartest NRL players in history 386 No
WNBL Canberra Capitals WNBL – Canberra Capitals 382 Yes
Australian Commonwealth Games Australian Commonwealth Games Australian Commonwealth Games Team 349 Yes
NBL Cairns Taipans Skytrans Cairns Taipans 297 No
NRL NRL NRL All Stars 283 Yes
NRL Brisbane Broncos Broncos Sydney Stable – Below the Border 282 No
NRL Penrith Panthers Penrith Panther Pride Group 274 Yes
Super League Queensland Reds Van Humphries 268 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Todd Carney 16 – Canberra Raiders 6……..(17/4/2010) Roosters Vs. Raiders 253 No
Eastern Region Roller Derby Eastern Region Roller Derby Eastern Region Roller Derby 250 Yes
NBL Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans 241 No
NRL North Queensland Cowboys Cowboys Supporters Team 239 Yes
WNBL Bendigo Spirit The Official Bendigo Spirit Basketball 239 Yes
Olympics Australian Olympic Team Sydney 2000 Volunteers Reunion 238 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 221 No
Western Sydney Rollers Western Sydney Rollers Sarah ‘Missy’ Charlesworth – Western Sydney Rollers 216 Yes
Archery Australia Guy Phillips Guy Phillips 214 Yes
NSW Rugby League Balmain Tigers TIGERS 211 Yes
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 201 No
Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz Perth Blitz 195 Yes
NBL NBL NBL fans deserve more! 188 No
WNBL Townsville Fire Townsville McCafe Fire 161 Yes
AFL Brisbane Lions Brendan Fevola 155 Yes
Super League Queensland Reds Digby Ioane 152 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders i bet u i can find 10,000 people who hate canberra raiders 131 No
Gridiron Australia Gridiron Australia Gridiron Australia 124 Yes
NSW Rugby League Western Suburbs Magpies WESTS MAGPIES SG BALL 2010 109 No
NRL Canberra Raiders I’m a 2010 Canberra Raiders member 71 No
Queensland Rugby Union Gold Coast Rugby Breakers Gold Coast Rugby Breakers 67 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 66 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Bring Back Joel Monaghan to the Canberra Raiders 64 No
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 53 No
NRL North Queensland Cowboys Cowboys Leagues Club 46 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 44 No
NBL Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans 42 No
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Ricky Thomas Ponting 41 Yes
Gridiron Australia Gridiron Victoria Gridiron Victoria 34 Yes
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 34 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 33 No
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 28 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 25 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Supporting the Canberra Raiders 24 No
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 21 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Rugby League Canberra Raiders 21 No
NBL NBL The National Basketball League (Australia) Appreciation Society 19 No
NRL Canberra Raiders History of the Canberra Raiders 13 No
AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 11 No
Gridiron Australia Gridiron SA Gridiron SA, The Gridiron Association of South Australia 9 Yes
NBL Cairns Taipans Free cheeseburgers when the Cairns Taipans score 85 or more 9 No
NBL Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans 8 No
NRL Canberra Raiders CANBERRA RAIDERS (GREEN MACHINE) 8 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 7 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 6 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Book:Canberra Raiders 6 No
AFL Gold Coast Football Club ISRAEL FOLAU 5 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 5 No
NRL Canberra Raiders On a scale of 1-Canberra Raiders how premature are you 5 No
NRL Canberra Raiders 2008 Canberra Raiders season 3 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders players 2 No
NRL Canberra Raiders On a scale of 1-Canberra Raiders how premature are you 2 No
NBL Cairns Taipans Skytrans Cairns Taipans 1 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders templates 1 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders Cup 1 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Raiders de Canberra 1 No
NRL Canberra Raiders List of Canberra Raiders records 1 No
NRL Canberra Raiders 2009 Canberra Raiders season 1 No
NBL Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans players 0 No
NBL Cairns Taipans Basketball Cairns Taipans 0 No
NBL Cairns Taipans Cairns Taipans Fan Page 0 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders coaches 0 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders seasons 0 No
NRL Canberra Raiders Raiders De Canberra 0 No
NRL Canberra Raiders List of Canberra Raiders representatives 0 No
NRL Canberra Raiders 2007 Canberra Raiders season 0 No
NRL Canberra Raiders 2006 Canberra Raiders season 0 No
Rugby League England Rugby League England Rugby League DELETED Yes
WNBL Bendigo Spirit WNBL – Bendigo Spirit DELETED Yes

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Data dump: Australian sport on LiveJournal and its clones

Posted by Laura on Sunday, 24 October, 2010

This post is another data dump. There are some numbers that changed here. (For interests where there were zero people and zero communities interested in it, I left it off this list. This was to make the list shorter than 500.) The Adelaide Crows lost both people and communities listing them as an interest. The Brisbane Broncos also lost a person. My guess is that these losses were less a result of loss of interest in a team than account deletions because of LiveJournal policy changes. If/When they shifted to say Dreamwidth, they may not have listed the same interests or reccreated all the communities that they had belonged to. On the other hand, this could be a bit moot as the Melbourne Victory and North Melbourne Kangaroos both gained one person listing them as an interest…


Service League Team Interest Date checked Communities People
LiveJournal Super 14 ACT Brumbies ACT Brumbies 23-Oct-10 1 17
LiveJournal AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 7-Jun-10 6 69
LiveJournal AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 23-Oct-10 4 68
LiveJournal A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 12-Feb-10 10
LiveJournal A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 31-May-10 10
LiveJournal A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 25-Jun-10 1 10
LiveJournal A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 24-Oct-10 1 10
LiveJournal A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 24-Oct-10 1 10
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Albicelestes Albicelestes 22-Jun-10 3 3
LiveJournal A-League A-League A-League 25-Jun-10 3 21
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Azzurri Azzurri 22-Jun-10 27 154
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Bafana Bafana Bafana Bafana 22-Jun-10 2 2
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Beli Orlovi Beli Orlovi 22-Jun-10 1 1
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Black Stars Black Stars 22-Jun-10 1 46
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Blue Samurai Blue Samurai 22-Jun-10 0 1
LiveJournal NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 2-Jan-10 42
LiveJournal NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 13-May-10 41
LiveJournal NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 2-Jun-10 5 40
LiveJournal NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 7-Jun-10 5 40
LiveJournal NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 23-Oct-10 5 40
LiveJournal AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 7-Jun-10 6 59
LiveJournal AFL Brisbane Lions brisbane lions 23-Oct-10 6 59
LiveJournal A-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 31-May-10 2
LiveJournal A-League Brisbane Roar (Queensland Roar) Brisbane Roar 25-Jun-10 0 2
LiveJournal A-League Brisbane Roar (Queensland Roar) Queensland Roar 25-Jun-10 3 10
LiveJournal NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 3-Jun-10 5 28
LiveJournal NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 21-Jun-10 5 28
LiveJournal NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 23-Oct-10 5 30
LiveJournal NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury Bulldogs 23-Oct-10 3 27
LiveJournal AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 7-Jun-10 5 18
LiveJournal AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 23-Oct-10 5 18
LiveJournal A-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 31-May-10 2
LiveJournal A-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 24-Oct-10 1 2
LiveJournal A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club central coast mariners 25-Jun-10 1 2
LiveJournal AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 7-Jun-10 4 23
LiveJournal AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 23-Oct-10 4 23
LiveJournal NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks cronulla sharks 23-Oct-10 4 16
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Die Mannschaft Die Mannschaft 22-Jun-10 1 18
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer El Tri El Tri 22-Jun-10 7 62
LiveJournal AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 7-Jun-10 5 52
LiveJournal AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 23-Oct-10 5 52
LiveJournal AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 7-Jun-10 3 39
LiveJournal AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 23-Oct-10 3 39
LiveJournal AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 7-Jun-10 5 22
LiveJournal AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 23-Oct-10 5 21
LiveJournal AFL Gold Coast Football Club Israel Folau 24-Oct-10 0 1
LiveJournal NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 23-Oct-10 2 3
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Guaraní Guaraní 22-Jun-10 1 2
LiveJournal AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 7-Jun-10 4 14
LiveJournal AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 23-Oct-10 4 15
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer La Albirroja La Albirroja 22-Jun-10 1 1
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer La Celeste La Celeste 22-Jun-10 0 2
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer La Furia Roja La Furia Roja 22-Jun-10 9 59
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer La Nazionale La Nazionale 22-Jun-10 1 4
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer La Roja La Roja 22-Jun-10 2 13
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer La Seleccion La Seleccion 22-Jun-10 10 62
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Les Bleus Les Bleus 22-Jun-10 8 57
LiveJournal NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles manly sea-eagles 23-Oct-10 2 1
LiveJournal NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles manly sea eagles 23-Oct-10 1 10
LiveJournal Women’s World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 25-Jun-10 1 6
LiveJournal Women’s World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 24-Oct-10 1 5
LiveJournal AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 25-Feb-10 26
LiveJournal AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 13-May-10 26
LiveJournal AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 7-Jun-10 5 25
LiveJournal AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 23-Oct-10 5 25
LiveJournal NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 2-Jun-10 5 25
LiveJournal NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 23-Oct-10 5 25
LiveJournal NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 10-Jan-10 25
LiveJournal NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 10-May-10 25
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 27-Feb-10 24
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 27-Feb-10 24
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 13-May-10 24
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 31-May-10 24
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 25-Jun-10 1 25
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 1-Jul-10 1 25
LiveJournal A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 24-Oct-10 1 25
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer National Mannschaft National Mannschaft 22-Jun-10 0 4
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Nationalmannschaft Nationalmannschaft 22-Jun-10 18 107
LiveJournal NRL New Zealand Warriors new zealand warriors 23-Oct-10 3 4
LiveJournal A-League Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 25-Jun-10 2 5
LiveJournal A-League Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 24-Oct-10 2 5
LiveJournal NRL Newcastle Knights newcastle knights 23-Oct-10 5 74
LiveJournal AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 7-Jun-10 0 12
LiveJournal AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 23-Oct-10 0 13
LiveJournal NRL North Queensland Cowboys north queensland cowboys 23-Oct-10 5 20
LiveJournal A-League North Queensland Fury FC North Queensland Fury 25-Jun-10 0 1
LiveJournal A-League North Queensland Fury FC North Queensland Fury 24-Oct-10 0 1
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Oranje Oranje 22-Jun-10 14 95
LiveJournal NRL Parramatta Eels parramatta eels 23-Oct-10 3 47
LiveJournal NRL Penrith Panthers penrith panthers 23-Oct-10 4 34
LiveJournal A-League Perth Glory Perth Glory 25-Jun-10 2 13
LiveJournal A-League Perth Glory Perth Glory 24-Oct-10 2 13
LiveJournal AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 7-Jun-10 4 10
LiveJournal AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 23-Oct-10 4 10
LiveJournal A-League Queensland Roar (Brisbane Roar) Queensland Roar (Brisbane Roar) 17-Feb-10 10
LiveJournal A-League Queensland Roar (Brisbane Roar) Queensland Roar 24-Oct-10 3 10
LiveJournal A-League Queensland Roar (Brisbane Roar) Brisbane Roar 24-Oct-10 0 2
LiveJournal AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 7-Jun-10 4 18
LiveJournal AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 23-Oct-10 4 17
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Seleção Seleção 22-Jun-10 1 6
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 14-May-10 102
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 15-May-10 102
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 28-May-10 102
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 3-Jun-10 6 102
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 17-Jun-10 6 102
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Tim Cahill 17-Jun-10 7 59
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 22-Jun-10 6 101
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 24-Oct-10 6 101
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Tim Cahill 24-Oct-10 7 59
LiveJournal NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs south sydney rabbitohs 23-Oct-10 4 14
LiveJournal NRL St George Illawarra Dragons st george illawarra dragons 23-Oct-10 2 7
LiveJournal AFL St Kilda Saints St Kilda Saints 7-Jun-10 4 16
LiveJournal AFL St Kilda Saints st kilda saints 23-Oct-10 4 16
LiveJournal AFL St Kilda Saints st. kilda saints 23-Oct-10 1 4
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints st. kilda 26-May-10 12
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints st. kilda saints 26-May-10 3
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints st kilda saints 26-May-10 16
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints st kilda 26-May-10 94
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints St. Kilda Saints 7-Jun-10 1 3
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints st kilda 24-Oct-10 6 91
LiveJournal AFL St. Kilda Saints st. kilda 24-Oct-10 3 11
LiveJournal A-League Sydney FC Sydney FC 25-Jun-10 2 25
LiveJournal A-League Sydney FC Sydney FC 24-Oct-10 2 26
LiveJournal NRL Sydney Roosters sydney roosters 23-Oct-10 5 41
LiveJournal AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 7-Jun-10 6 102
LiveJournal AFL Sydney Swans sydney swans 23-Oct-10 6 100
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Taeguk Warriors Taeguk Warriors 22-Jun-10 0 2
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer The Red Devils The Red Devils 22-Jun-10 2 7
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer Three Lions Three Lions 22-Jun-10 2 14
LiveJournal World Cup Soccer USMNT USMNT 22-Jun-10 6 71
LiveJournal A-League Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 25-Jun-10 0 1
LiveJournal A-League Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 24-Oct-10 0 2
LiveJournal AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 7-Jun-10 3 99
LiveJournal AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 23-Oct-10 3 98
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 25-Feb-10 21
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 1-Jun-10 5 22
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs jason akermanis 1-Jun-10 2 2
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 2-Jun-10 5 22
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 7-Jun-10 5 22
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 24-Jun-10 5 22
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Julia Gillard 24-Jun-10 5 13
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs jason akermanis 24-Jun-10 2 2
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 23-Oct-10 5 23
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs jason akermanis 24-Oct-10 2 2
LiveJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Julia Gillard 24-Oct-10 5 14
LiveJournal NRL Wests Tigers wests tigers 23-Oct-10 4 24
LiveJournal W-League W-League W-League 1-Jun-10 1
LiveJournal W-League W-League W-League 25-Jun-10 0 1
InsaneJournal AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 24-Oct-10 0 3
InsaneJournal AFL Brisbane Lions brisbane lions 24-Oct-10 0 1
InsaneJournal AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 24-Oct-10 0 2
InsaneJournal AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 24-Oct-10 0 1
InsaneJournal NRL Newcastle Knights newcastle knights 24-Oct-10 0 1
InsaneJournal AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 24-Oct-10 0 1
InsaneJournal NRL North Queensland Cowboys north queensland cowboys 24-Oct-10 0 1
InsaneJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 14-May-10 3
InsaneJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 24-Oct-10 0 3
InsaneJournal AFL St Kilda Saints st. kilda saints 24-Oct-10 0 1
InsaneJournal AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 24-Oct-10 0 3
InsaneJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 24-Jun-10 0 1
InsaneJournal AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 7-Jun-10 0 4
Dreamwidth AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 23-Aug-10 0 4
Dreamwidth AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 24-Oct-10 0 4
Dreamwidth A-League A-League A-League 25-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth A-League A-League A-League 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Azzurri Azzurri 22-Jun-10 0 2
Dreamwidth NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 7-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 7-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Brisbane Lions brisbane lions 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Die Mannschaft Die Mannschaft 22-Jun-10 0 2
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer El Tri El Tri 22-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 7-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer La Furia Roja La Furia Roja 22-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer La Seleccion La Seleccion 22-Jun-10 0 2
Dreamwidth NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 24-Oct-10 0 2
Dreamwidth NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 9-Jan-10 2
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Nationalmannschaft Nationalmannschaft 22-Jun-10 0 3
Dreamwidth NRL Newcastle Knights newcastle knights 24-Oct-10 0 3
Dreamwidth AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 7-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Oranje Oranje 22-Jun-10 1 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Schweizer Nati Schweizer Nati 22-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 14-May-10 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 28-May-10 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 7-Jun-10 0 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Tim Cahill 17-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 17-Jun-10 0 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 22-Jun-10 0 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 25-Jun-10 0 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 23-Aug-10 0 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 24-Oct-10 0 3
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Socceroos Tim Cahill 24-Oct-10 0 2
Dreamwidth AFL St Kilda Saints St Kilda Saints 7-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL St Kilda Saints St Kilda Saints 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL St Kilda Saints st kilda saints 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth NRL Sydney Roosters sydney roosters 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 7-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth AFL Sydney Swans sydney swans 24-Oct-10 0 1
Dreamwidth World Cup Soccer Three Lions Three Lions 22-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth W-League W-League W-League 1-Jun-10 1
Dreamwidth W-League W-League W-League 25-Jun-10 0 1
Dreamwidth W-League W-League W-League 23-Aug-10 0 1
Dreamwidth W-League W-League W-League 24-Oct-10 0 1
DeadJournal NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 23-Dec-09 1
DeadJournal World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 14-May-10 1
Blurty NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 9-Jan-10 1

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Data dump: Australian sport on bebo

Posted by Laura on Sunday, 24 October, 2010

This is a data dump. It is raw data that I’ve updated a bit recently. It may or may not be useful to others.


Service League Team Interest People Video Music Groups Apps Skins Date gathered
bebo AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 143 37 11 20 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 76 104 13 26 1 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Adelaide United Adelaide United W-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 184 113 27 53 0 0 19-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 184 113 27 53 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 184 113 27 53 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 2 0 8-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 2 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 2 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos israel folau 99 26 8 30 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos israel folau 98 26 8 30 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos israel folau 98 26 8 30 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Brisbane Lions brisbane lions 132 59 12 16 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 19 19 0 3 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar W-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 85 56 42 47 1 0 16-Jun-10
bebo NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 85 56 42 47 1 0 18-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 3-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 25-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 14 50 33 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 24 77 14 17 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners W-League 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo WAFL Claremont Tigers Football Club Claremont Tigers 3 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 68 17 7 15 0 0 9-Jul-10
bebo AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 68 17 7 15 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 68 17 7 15 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks 102 46 39 52 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo WAFL East Fremantle Sharks Football Club East Fremantle Sharks 2 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL East Perth Royals Football Club East Perth Royals 1 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 0 0 9-Jul-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 0 0 23-Aug-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 85 18 17 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 85 18 6 17 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 77 23 6 9 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Football Club 1 1 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 136 45 46 65 0 0 16-Jun-10
bebo NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 136 45 46 65 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Goldfields Giants Goldfields Giants 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney 2 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Greater Western Sydney Team GWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Greater Western Sydney Western Sydney Football Club 0 0 1 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 31 26 7 11 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 16 10 11 29 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo Women’ World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 22 21 6 1 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo Women’ World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 22 21 6 1 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 33 30 3 3 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Heart Melbourne Heart 82 14 1 1 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Heart Melbourne Heart 82 14 1 1 0 0 25-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Greg Inglis 107 76 21 33 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Greg Inglis 106 76 21 33 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 28-Apr-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 9-May-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 107 144 14 22 1 0 25-Jun-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 107 144 14 22 1 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Melbourne Victory W-League Melbourne Victory 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo NRL New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors 45 88 31 52 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights 261 112 74 84 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 14 6 3 4 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos north melbourne kangas 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos north melbourne roos 1 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys 69 25 35 56 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL NRL NRL 2,944 1,226 483 575 16 1 18-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues Andrew Johns 139 86 34 27 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues Andrew Johns 139 86 34 27 0 0 17-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues Andrew Johns 139 86 34 27 24-Oct-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues NSW Blues 77 6 29 26 0 0 17-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 471 151 134 130 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 471 151 134 130 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 471 151 134 130 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 11 8 20 7 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 11 8 20 7 24-Oct-10
bebo WAFL Peel Thunder Thunder Football Club Peel Thunder Thunder 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers 163 61 50 60 1 0 18-Jun-10
bebo WAFL Perth Demons Football Club Perth Demons 7 0 2 16-Aug-10
bebo Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz Perth Blitz 0 3 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Gridiron Australia Perth Broncos Perth Broncos 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo A-League Perth Glory Perth Glory 29 79 8 19 1 0 25-Jun-10
bebo A-League Perth Glory FC Perth Glory 28 79 19 16-Aug-10
bebo Claxton Shield Perth Heat Perth Heat 27 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WNBL Perth Lynx Perth Lynx 2 1 0 16-Aug-10
bebo State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Perth Redbacks Perth Redbacks 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Australian Rugby Championship Perth Spirit Perth Spirit 4 0 1 16-Aug-10
bebo NBL Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats 3 4 1 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 26 23 10 5 0 0 9-Jul-10
bebo AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 26 23 10 5 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 26 23 10 5 24-Oct-10
bebo State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 53 3 21 29 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 53 3 21 29 0 0 17-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 52 3 21 29 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 77 29 10 8 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 76 29 10 8 24-Oct-10
bebo AHL SmokeFree WA Thundersticks WA Thundersticks 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 14-May-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 3-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 12-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 19-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 24-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL South Fremantle Bulldogs Football Club South Fremantle Bulldogs 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs 93 81 51 66 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL St George Illawarra Dragons St George Illawarra Dragons 66 34 41 46 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL St Kilda Saints st kilda saints 13 12 4 4 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL St Kilda Saints st. kilda saints 13 12 4 4 24-Oct-10
bebo WAFL Subiaco Lions Football Club Subiaco Lions 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) Subiaco Marist Cricket Club Subiaco Marist Cricket Club 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL Swan Districts Swans Football Club Swan Districts Swans 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters 260 109 100 108 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 219 88 37 33 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 219 88 37 33 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 219 88 37 33 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans sydney swans 219 88 37 33 24-Oct-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Three Lions Three Lions 63 199 27 34 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Three Lions Three Lions 63 199 27 34 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo World Cup Soccer USMNT USMNT 0 7 0 0 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer USMNT USMNT 0 7 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WNCL Victorian Spirit Victorian Spirit 2 1 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo WNCL Victorian Spirit Victorian Spirit 2 1 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vikings Victorian Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vikings Victorian Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vipers Victorian Vipers 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vipers Victorian Vipers 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AHL WA Diamonds WA Diamonds 1 2 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 300 120 44 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 300 120 32 44 24-Oct-10
bebo ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WNBL West Coast Waves West Coast Waves 5 18 2 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL West Perth Falcons Football Club West Perth Falcons 2 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo S.G. Ball Cup Western Australia Reds Rugby League Club WA Reds 4 2 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 5 10 0 0 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 5 10 0 0 0 0 9-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 5 10 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 4 10 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 4 10 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 95 40 8 13 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 95 40 8 13 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 95 40 8 13 0 0 24-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 94 40 8 13 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 94 40 8 13 24-Oct-10
bebo Super 14 Western Force Western Force 54 52 17 16-Aug-10
bebo WNCL Western Fury Western Fury 1 2 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Sheffield Shield Western Warriors Western Warriors 17 3 3 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 184 114 79 88 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo W-League W-League W-League 41 53 48 58 0 0 25-Jun-10
bebo W-League W-League W-League 41 53 48 58 0 0 1-Jul-10

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Alexa rank for Australian leagues and clubs

Posted by Laura on Thursday, 29 July, 2010

I’ve been some what lax with collecting data during the past month.  This morning, I decided to remedy this a bit by updating my Alexa rank list for Australian sport clubs and teams.  This is what can be found below.  (The list isn’t all comprehensive.  I tend to mostly focus on the AFL and NRL.) It is interesting to see who is doing well, especially when compared to other clubs in the same league or clubs playing in the same geographic area.

League Team Site Alexa World Rank Rank in AU
AFL AFL afl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afl.com.au 4,840 55
NRL NRL nrl.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nrl.com 11,713 136
AFL Collingwood Magpies collingwoodfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/collingwoodfc.com.au 141,212 1,593
AFL Richmond Tigers richmondfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/richmondfc.com.au 159,928 2,141
AFL Hawthorn Hawks hawthornfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hawthornfc.com.au 141,561 2,360
AFL St. Kilda Saints saints.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/saints.com.au 222,651 2,476
AFL Sydney Swans sydneyswans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyswans.com.au 172,672 2,577
AFL Brisbane Lions lions.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lions.com.au 190,241 2,785
AFL Melbourne Demons melbournefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournefc.com.au 199,203 2,956
AFL Essendon Bombers essendonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/essendonfc.com.au 165,405 2,992
NRL Brisbane Broncos broncos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/broncos.com.au 289,581 3,434
AFL Carlton Blues carltonfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/carltonfc.com.au 206,878 3,739
AFL AFL talkingfootball.net http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/talkingfootball.net 214,367 3,938
A-League A-League a-league.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/a-league.com.au 341,845 4,362
AFL Melbourne Demons demonland.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/demonland.com 255,537 4,505
AFL West Coast Eagles westcoasteagles.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westcoasteagles.com.au 336,948 5,114
AFL Essendon Bombers bomberblitz.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bomberblitz.com 418,968 5,284
Netball Australia Netball Australia netball.asn.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/netball.asn.au 250,151 5,912
Queensland Rugby League Queensland Rugby League qrl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/qrl.com.au 401,634 5,971
NRL Sydney Roosters sydneyroosters.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyroosters.com.au 543,273 6,714
AFL Adelaide Crows afc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afc.com.au 360,510 6,853
NRL Manly Warringah Sea Eagles mwse.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mwse.com.au 440,562 7,460
Australian Sports Commission ausport.gov.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ausport.gov.au 255,419 7,584
NRL St George Illawarra Dragons dragons.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dragons.com.au 378,400 7,650
AFL Geelong Cats gfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gfc.com.au 345,849 7,771
AFL Port Adelaide Power portadelaidefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/portadelaidefc.com.au 357,096 8,099
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rabbitohs.com.au 451,061 8,266
AFL Gold Coast Football Club goldcoastfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goldcoastfc.com.au 574,715 8,500
NBL NBL nbl.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nbl.com.au 284,908 8,712
NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs bulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bulldogs.com.au 616,764 8,939
NRL Wests Tigers weststigers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/weststigers.com.au 596,849 9,114
AFL Fremantle Dockers fremantlefc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fremantlefc.com.au 440,121 9,471
NRL Cronulla Sharks sharks.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sharks.com.au 773,661 10,578
AFL Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/westernbulldogs.com.au 602,105 11,042
World Cup Soccer Socceroos footballaustralia.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/footballaustralia.com.au 198,167 11,304
NRL Canberra Raiders raiders.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/raiders.com.au 669,540 12,400
NRL Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournestorm.com.au 613,914 12,449
Australian Cycling Federation Australian Cycling Federation cycling.org.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cycling.org.au 647,545 12,636
AFL St. Kilda Saints saintsational.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/saintsational.com 432,371 13,078
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos kangaroos.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kangaroos.com.au 520,203 14,172
Swimming Australia Swimming Australia swimming.org.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/swimming.org.au 758,972 14,489
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A-League Perth Glory perthglory.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/perthglory.com.au 911,733 15,235
NRL Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/penrithpanthers.com.au 958,373 16,056
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A-League Melbourne Heart melbourneheartfc.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbourneheartfc.com.au 884,578 18,199
ANZ Championship ANZ Championship anz-championship.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/anz-championship.com 614,050 18,351
A-League Melbourne Victory melbournevictory.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/melbournevictory.com.au 792,846 19,209
A-League Sydney FC sydneyfc.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sydneyfc.com 793,348 20,076
NRL Gold Coast Titans titans.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/titans.com.au 580,157 22,532
NRL New Zealand Warriors thewarriors.com.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thewarriors.com.au 1,180,727 25,967
AFL AFL contestedfooty.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/contestedfooty.com 766,302 33,222
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Hockey Victoria Hockey Victoria hockeyvictoria.org.au http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hockeyvictoria.org.au 1,593,746 46,956
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AFL Hawthorn Hawks mightyhawk.net http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mightyhawk.net 5,014,151
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Online Activity in the Wake of the Melbourne Storm Controversy

Posted by Laura on Thursday, 20 May, 2010

A copy of this can be found in PDF form at : ozziesport.com/storm.pdf .  The pdf version that includes footnotes that explain the methodology used and contain additional links.


Online Activity in the Wake of the Melbourne Storm Controversy

By Laura Hale, University of Canberra

On April 22, 2010, the news of salary cap violations on the part of the Melbourne Storm broke online in such publications as the Fox Sports, on television including ABC news and on multiple social networks including Facebook and Twitter. By April 23, the news was available in various print publications including The Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald. During the news coverage, NRL fans learned that the team had been fined $1.8 million, stripped of two premiereships and were not eligible to earn points towards 2010’s premiership. (“Melbourne storm stripped,” 2010) The team was being punished for salary cap violations over the past five years, where the total cap violation in that period was $1.7 million with $400,000 of that total cap violation occurring in 2009. (“Melbourne storm stripped,” 2010)

Early in the coverage of the Melbourne Storm, several issues were discussed including the impact this would have on the fan base for the team, the subsequent economic fallout for Storm and other clubs in the league, and if the players would try to leave the club or lower their performance level. The consequences that people feared have yet to bear out: The fan base for the Melbourne Storm has grown, attendance has not fallen, membership is up and players have not left the team and the team continues to win.

This article will examine the online response to the Melbourne Storm controversy. Specifically, it will look at the interest patterns on several networks, follow patterns on Twitter and Facebook, and activity levels on 43things, wikis and Yahoo!Groups. It will prove that, on the whole, the controversy has not eroded the online fanbase for the team and has resulted in an increased profile for the team in ways can have a net positive for the team and their sponsors.


Profile Interest

One way to quickly gage online interest for a team is to check the number of people who list them as an interest on social networks that include that option. The level of interest on a network will, in general, increase over time. Including an interest is a rather passive activity that most people do at the time that they signup on a service. They may update their interests once a year when they do an overhaul on their profile. Other factors may result in an update of interests, most notably a desire to associate or disassociate with certain people and organizations. The latter can generally require a certain amount of rage and disillusionment and does not happen that often. For adding interests, it can require a certain degree of wanting to stand in solidarity with some one or thing in the face of perceived oppression. Adding or removing an interest will generally require a large emotional response in people to motivate them to change their interests on social networks where an individual has not been active in the past six months. These conditions mean that numbers for interests are relatively stable or increase. A big shift downward is possible but unlikely.

Did the Melbourne Storm controversy result in people being motivated to update their interests to include or exclude the team? Yes and no, many people added them as an interest on Facebook but the numbers remained level across several other networks.

As of January 9, 2010, 17,020 had listed the Melbourne Storm as an interest on Facebook. By May 9, 2010, this number had increased to 41,240, or 24,220 new people. From January 9 to May 9, 2010, there was also an increase of roughly 120 fans within fifty miles of Hobart adding the team as an interest, going from less than 20 to 140. Canberra saw a similar increase in fans, going from 140 on January 9 to 1,020 by May 9, 2010, an increase of 880 new people listing the team as an interest. For fans within fifty miles of Cranbourne, there was an increase of 5,540 fans going from 7,140 fans on January 9 to 12,580 fans on May 9, 2010. Some of this increase on Facebook can be possibly attributed to a change in Facebook in mid-April, where people were encouraged to add their interests as likes of fanpages and vice versa. (Albanesius, 2010) It cannot entirely explain the shift as the official Melbourne Storm page is a user page, not a fan page so the interest to liking will not be automatically converted. At the same time, the number of people listing the team as an interest is roughly ten times as many who follow the Storm’s official Facebook profile and suggests that interest listing is independent of following the official team presence.

In addition to the Melbourne Storm interest on Facebook, there have been two new interests related to the storm created in the wake of the controversy: “Shame On You Melbourne Storm” with fewer than twenty people listing it as an interest, and “Sucked In Melbourne Storm Haha” with 3,240 people listing it as an interest. The latter definitely connects to a Facebook fanpage with the same name, which has 8,432 people who like it.

While Facebook saw an explosion in growth of people listing the team as an interest, other sites allowing interest listing on profiles remained stagnant or saw limited growth. This includes bebo, where there has been no change as of April 28 and May 9 from 402 people that was originally recorded on March 18, 2010. Blogger saw some growth for the number of people listing the team as an interest. As of January 18, 2010, four people had listed the team. By May 9, 2010, six people had listed them as an interest. As the time frame is wider than that of bebo, it might be possible to account for the increase as a pre-season boost, rather than in response to the controversy. Either way, this was an increase of fifty percent for new people listing the team as an interest.

LiveJournal saw no growth in people listing the team as an interest between January 10 and May 9, 2010. Of the 25 LiveJournal accounts listing the Melbourne Storm as an interest, only five have updated since the controversy broke. LiveJournal’s clones including Dreamwidth, Blurty and DeadJournal also saw no growth as of May 9. This contrasts to the Brisbane Broncos on LiveJournal, where one person removed the team as an interest during a similar period. Dreamwidth had two users listing the team as an interest as of January 9, Blurty had one user as of January 9, and DeadJournal had one user as of December 23, 2009. None of the people on LiveJournal’s clones who list the Storm as an interest have updated their journals since the controversy happened. The most recent updates occurred on Dreamwidth, taking place in early March 2010. The other account last updated in April 2009. The Blurty account last updated in November 2005 and the DeadJournal account last updated in January 2006.

One or two smaller niche networks have limited interest for specific teams or where people only list the NRL as an interest. This includes BlackPlanet, generally targeted at African Americans inside the United States. There was one person who listed the NRL as an interest on the network as of February 15, 2010. This has not changed as of May 9. Care2 is a social networked targeted at people who wish to make the world a better place. As of March 20, 2010, no one had listed the Melbourne Storm as an interest. This changed by May 9, when three people listed the team as an interest. Given the names, limited profiles and join dates, it is possible that these accounts are all tied to one individual. Gaia Online is a small, niche network for role players. As of March 11, 2010, no one had listed the Melbourne Storm as an interest. There is interest in the NRL on the network as people listed the Brisbane Lions, Canberra Raiders, Parramatta Eels and Sydney Roosters as interests. There has not been any change for any of these teams as of May 9. The limited growth and lack of pull back could suggest that larger interest in the NRL has not been diminished on smaller networks as a result of the controversy.


Wiki Activity

Wikis are, at their most basic, web sites where visitors can easily edit the content of the site. Sometimes, there are limits to who can edit put in place by the creator of a wiki. These include requiring users to register or confirm an e-mail before they edit, or to get their account approved by the admin before they can edit. Some wikis have policies when breaking news happen or an article gets trolled to lock down the article so only registered users can edit or wiki admins can edit. The culture of editing on specific wikis thus develops around the who can edit process as locking down wikis to prevent edits can effect the frequency that an article is updated.

For comprehensive wiki articles, the ideal is to have to have editors who approach the topic from different perspectives, where there is inherent conflict in the content and perspective being presented. If this situation does not exist, an article can be highjacked by one or two editors who seek to push their own perspective. The more edits and people involved in contributing to the article, the less likely the article will be biased. This also makes vandalism less problematic as people are incentivized to quickly remove that material.

Wikis can be a good tool for gauging interest in a particular topic over time as most wiki software keeps a record of all edits to a page. For some of the big wikis, like Wikipedia, data also exists for how many views an article has over a certain time period. This can help track more passive community interest in a topic.

Wikipedia’s English language article about the Melbourne Storm is probably the most visited wiki article about the team and appears third in Google’s search results for the team. The article, found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Storm , was created on May 23, 2004. As of May 9, 2010, the article had 1,732 total edits made to it. The controversy involving the Melbourne Storm broke on April 22, 2010. 1,471 of the edits were made prior to that. In the period between the article’s creation and the day before the controversy broke, an average of .681 edits per day were made to the article. In the eighteen-day period since the controversy broke, an average of 14.5 edits per day were made to the article. The vast majority of these edits were made in the first three days, with 90 edits made on April 22, 56 edits made on April 23 and 69 edits made on April 24. On April 24, in response to repeated vandalism, the article was semi-protected; this meant that only registered users who had confirmed their e-mail could edit the article. The protection had the effect of reducing the total number of daily edits to the article. After that, peak editing days included April 26 and May 3 with seven edits, and April 25 and May 5 with six edits. There were zero edits on April 28, May 6, May 7 and May 9. The controversy certainly caused an increase in the number of edits. If the day that the controversy broke and the next two days are excluded, the average number of daily edits is 3.06 edits per day. This is still higher than the period prior to the controversy and the trend will probably continue at least until the end of the season.

The article views per day mirrors the total edits by day. Based on data provided by Henrick (2010, May 1 and May 9), there is a correlation of .904 between the total daily edits and the total daily page views. According to Henrick (2010, May 1) during April 2010, the article was viewed a total of 49,540 times. Of these views, 40,355 views were between April 22, when the story broke, and April 30. The peak day for visits was on April 22, when the article was viewed 14,800 times. The average page views between April 22 and April 30 was 4,482 views per day. If this period is extended out to include data provided by Henrick (2010, May 9) for May 1 to May 8, the average views per day is 2,700. If the three days around when the controversy first broke are excluded, the average edits per day drops to 1,143. This stands in contrast to the period between April 1 and April 21 where the average page views per day was 438. The above average page views trend appears to be continuing. There has not been a decrease in overall interest in the Melbourne Storm on English Wikipedia.

In addition to the English language article about the Melbourne Storm on Wikipedia, there are articles in two other languages: French and Italian. The French language article, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Storm , was created on March 1, 2006. Since the controversy started on April 22 and May 8, there have been 35 total edits to the article. Unlike the English language article, total edits per day peaked on April 24, 2010 with 19 with the second highest editing day occurring on April 23 with 7. The average total edits per day during this period was 2.1. In April, prior to the controversy, the average edits per day was zero. Also unlike the English language article, it was not locked because of vandalism. According to Henrickhe (2010, May 1) peak views per day happened on April 23 and April 24 with 59. The next day with the greatest number of views in the period between April 22 and May 8 is May 8 with 34. The average viewed per day in the April 22 to May 8 period was 17.4 and the average viewed per day in April prior to the controversy was 3.4. The correlation between the total edits per day and views per day in the period between April 1 and May 8 is .7740. The French Wikipedia article saw an increase that was proportionally bigger than the English article but the total views and edits were much smaller on the French article.

The Italian language Wikipedia article, http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Storm , was created on December 21, 2007. The article had two edits in 2008 and one in 2009. Since the controversy broke on April 22 and May 8, there have two edits to the article. These two edits are the only edits made during 2010. According to Henrickhe (2010, May 1) , the total number of article views from April 1 to April 21 was 30. According to Henrickhe (2010, May 8), the total number of page views per day was 58. The day with the most views was April 23, with 14 views. The next day with the most views was May 3, with 8 views. The Italian Wikipedia article saw an increase in the total number of edits and page views as a result of the controversy. It might have been larger but the Italian interest in the team is much smaller to start with than the French or English language communities.

Outside of Wikipedia, there are a few small wikis that focus on the NRL and Rugby League. These wikis generally lack detailed information on the daily total page views but still provide information on the editing history. One such wiki is the NRL Central Wiki that is hosted on Wikia. It has an article about the Melbourne Storm located at http://nrl.wikia.com/wiki/Melbourne_Storm. The article was created on August 13, 2009 and was last updated on October 10, 2009. It has not been updated since the controversy. The wiki the article is hosted has only had three non-bot edits in the past 30 days so the lack of updates is not surprising. A few other wikis have articles that mention the Melbourne Storm. Most of these are institutional wikis where article histories are not available or where content is posted by its creator and never intended to be edited by a wider audience. There does not appear to be a movement by wikis to create additional content in response to or to try to capitalize on interest in response to the controversy.


Twitter

Twitter is a microblogging service. Users can post 140 character messages , called tweets, that are shared with anyone who chooses to follow them. Twitter is one of the most well known and popular social networks in Australia.

There are two main ways to measure Twitter activity. The first is to keep track of the total followers an account has. The second way is to monitor the total number of daily tweets posted about a topic posted across the whole network and by specific accounts.

The Melbourne Storm have an official Twitter account at @MelbStormRLC . There is an unofficial Melbourne Storm Twitter account run by a fansite at @MelbourneStorm_ . As of March 9, 2010, the official account had 458 followers. This contrasts with @MelbourneStorm_ which had 605 followers as of March 8, 2010. By May 10, about nineteen days after the controversy broke, the official account had 1,037 followers and @ MelbourneStorm_ had 720 followers. That was an increase of 579 and 115 followers respectively. The situation has not hurt growth for either account and people are still interested in keeping up with the team and what they are doing.

When compared to the official Twitter accounts for the NRL, Gold Coast Titans, Manly Sea Eagles, North Queensland Cowboys, Parramatta Eels, Canberra Raiders, South Sydney Rabbitohs and New Zealand Warriors, the follower growth for the Melbourne Storm suggests a potential connection to the controversy creating additional interest or a fanbase that has become much more interested in Twitter in a short period of time. (Table 1) The only account with a greater increase in total number of followers is the NRL, which picked up 942 followers. The Melbourne Storm saw a fifty-five percent increase in the new followers. The next closest team of the aforementioned in the same period was the Canberra Raiders who saw a forty-two percent increase. In this context, it reaffirms that additional interest in the team was likely generated by the controversy.

Table 1

Twitter Follower Counts by Official Club Accounts and Date
Team Account
9-Mar-10

10-May-10

Difference

% increase
Gold Coast Titans GCTitans
1,616

1,950

334

17.13%
Manly Sea Eagles manlyseaeagles
888

1,073

185

17.24%
Melbourne Storm MelbStormRLC
458

1,037

579

55.83%
North Queensland Cowboys northqldcowboys
1,403

1,588

185

11.65%
NRL NRL
4,231

5,173

942

18.21%
Parramatta Eels parramatta_eels
618

780

162

20.77%
Canberra Raiders RaidersCanberra
202

349

147

42.12%
South Sydney Rabbitohs SSFCRABBITOHS
761

1,139

378

33.19%
New Zealand Warriors thenzwarriors
434

507

73

14.40%


Detailed statistics regarding the total number of references for the Melbourne Storm by day on Twitter are not available. It makes it harder to determine the total daily volume of conversation involving the team in the days surrounding the news leaking about the salary cap violations. People were interested in the Melbourne Storm as the team was briefly trending on Twitter when the story broke. Manual counting can be done but Twitter search only goes back around one week What can be more easily tracked is the posting volume per day of specific accounts related to the Melbourne Storm to compare their activities before and after the controversy broke. In the case of the @MelbourneStorm_, the account does not update regularly with about twenty tweets made during the past year. Their last tweet was on March 24, 2010; they have not posted since the news broke. @MelbStormRLC has posted several tweets since the controversy and has mentioned it. From April 22 to May 9, eighteen days after the story broke, the Storm have made eleven total tweets. Prior to that, the team had made thirteen tweets. The difference in tweet totals is inconsequential. Neither account made changes to their Twitter posting in response in to the controversy.

Searching through Twitter, it is very clear that people are still tweeting about the team and, as of May 10, are tweeting about them at a comparatively higher rate than other teams in the league. One popular way of indicating a tweet is about a certain topic is to include a hashtag in front of a word. This makes the whole phrase easily searchable on Twitter. For example, a person who is tweeting about the Melbourne Storm may include #melbournestorm to indicate the tweet is about the team. There generally fewer of these tweets as a great many accounts on Twitter come directly from RSS feeds. These feeds were not originally created for Twitter and are absent some of the cultural practices and do not use coding tools to help make finding posts easier. Thus, tweets tagged with a # are fewer and more readily countable in search. This allows for comparisons to be made between teams over a short period. For the period between May 3 and May 8, 2010, #melbournestorm beat out all the other teams that were sampled for most the most discussed NRL team. (Table 2) There were twenty-one references for the team on May 5. This is sixteen more than #manlyseaeagles on the same date and the only other team with five or more tweets with a hashtag on a single day. The controversy can likely be seen as the cause for the increase in the number of tweets when compared to other teams in the league.

Table 2
Hashtagged Marked NRL Team Tweets
Team Keyword
3-May-10

4-May-10

5-May-10

6-May-10

7-May-10

8-May-10
Brisbane Broncos #brisbanebroncos
0

0

0

0

0

1
Canberra Raiders #canberraraiders
0

0

0

0

0

1
Gold Coast Titans #GCtitans
0

0

0

1

0

0
Gold Coast Titans #goldcoasttitans
0

0

0

1

0

0
Manly Sea Eagles #manlyseaeagles
0

0

5

0

0

0
Melbourne Storm #melbournestorm
0

2

21

2

3

1
Newcastle Knights #NewcastleKnights
0

0

0

0

0

0
North Queensland Cowboys #NQCowboys
0

0

0

0

0

0
North Queensland Cowboys #NQldCowboys
0

0

0

0

0

0
North Queensland Cowboys #NorthQldCowboys
0

0

0

0

0

0
North Queensland Cowboys #NorthQueenslandCowboys
0

0

0

0

0

0
Parramatta Eels #ParramattaEels
0

0

0

0

0

0
Penrith Panthers #PenrithPanthers
0

0

0

0

0

0
Sydney Roosters #SydneyRoosters
1

0

0

0

0

0
Wests Tigers #WestsTigers
0

0

0

0

1

0



Facebook

Facebook is one of the largest social networks in Australia and it arguably has the largest population of Melbourne Storm fans online. Outside of interest monitoring, the easiest way to monitor the activities of fans is to examine the fan community’s growth on official pages and groups, and activity levels on these groups.

The Melbourne Storm has an official user profile on Facebook. The profile is for their mascot, Storm Man. It has a limited profile view so only people who have friended the account can view posts and interact with content posted by Storm Man. When the profile was checked on April 6, 2010, the account had 3,203 friends. Checked again on April 28, the account had 4,154. On May 9, the account had 4,401 friends and on May 10, it had 4,494 friends. While the total new friends for their account was fewer than other clubs such as the Brisbane Lions over the same period (Table 3), the team had the largest percentage increase in: 28.7% versus 13.5% for the next closest team, the North Queensland Cowboys. The controversy did not cost the team any friends and resulted in a higher percentage gain when compared to other teams. It has resulted in a net momentum gain that continues almost three weeks after the controversy first broke out.

Table 3
Facebook Fan Counts by Club and Date
Official Facebook account
6-Apr-10

10-May-10

Difference

% increase
Melbourne Storm
3,203

4,494

1,291

28.7%
North Queensland Cowboys
2,428

2,806

378

13.5%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
14,895

17,044

2,149

12.6%
Wests Tigers
14,078

15,911

1,833

11.5%
Gold Coast Titans
18,032

20,204

2,172

10.8%
Sydney Roosters
12,204

13,570

1,366

10.1%
Newcastle Knights
12,766

13,774

1,008

7.3%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
9,502

10,229

727

7.1%
Canberra Raiders
2,583

2,775

192

6.9%
Brisbane Lions
45,327

48,228

2,901

6.0%


Facebook Fan Pages are created by teams and by fans. The person who created the Fan Page can post to the wall, control else who can post to the wall, control the type of content posted to the Fan Page and create a unique landing page. Members of a Fan Page can comment on wall posts and indicate they like the post. There are many Melbourne Storm fans that have created Fan Pages and many more have joined, commented and liked posts made to these Fan Pages. A quick search on Facebook for Fan Pages dedicated to the team using the keywords “Melbourne Storm” results in over 500 pages about the team. By looking at a sample of the individual Fan Pages to check the daily posting volume of wall posts and the number of likes and comments to those posts, an idea of how the controversy effected fan interests can be determined.

For this, three Fan Pages were chosen. These were the top three Fan Pages in search that were not created in response to the controversy. They are Melbourne Storm, Best team in NRL.. Melbourne Storm ! and melbourne storm :) . The total posts per day by the person who runs the Fan Page, and comments and likes per post associated with the post for the day were recorded for the period between April 1 and May 10, 2010. (Table 4) When comparing the total posts in the period between April 1 and April 22, 2010 to the period between April 23 to May 10, two of the three Fan Pages had more posts made by the maintainers before the controversy. (Graph 1) Two of the three groups saw an increase in the total comments made after the controversy. For Melbourne Storm, a Fan Page with over 40,000 members, the increase was massive going from 54 comments to 803 comments. The increase for Best team in NRL.. Melbourne Storm !, a group with 281 members as of May 10, was much smaller. It went from 252 to 257 comments. For all three groups, there was an increase in the number of likes after the controversy took place. While posting levels by Fan Page maintainers may not have increased, the level of engagement and interest in the team for the fan population did. The controversy has created a climate where fans are more engaged with posts.




Mailing lists

During much of the 1990s, mailing lists were one of the most popular tools for fans to use in order to communicate with each other. The creation of mailing lists became much easier when sites like egroups, coollists, topica, Yahoo!Groups and Google groups were created. They largely automated the process of creating mailing lists, provided web based archives and removed barriers of having to understand majordomo syntax in order to join a list.

Australian sports fans actively used these services to participate in their team’s fandom. Some leagues and teams were more popular than other leagues and teams. Amongst the fan communities utilizing mailing lists were Melbourne Storm fans. Most of the lists dedicated to team were on Yahoo!Groups, where there are currently eight lists. These eight lists include melbournestorm2, melbournestormrugbyleague, melbournestormsupportersclub, Storm_Squad, StormSupporters, MSSC-Storm-Mailouts and melbourne_storm_supporters. Many of these lists are no longer active. There are a variety of reasons for this including absent list owners, large volumes of spam content posted on list, people switching to different services in order to express their fondness for the team or fans losing interest in a team. If spam content is not counted in total posting volume by month, the peak posting month was February 2001 with 59 total posts across all eight lists. January 2001 had the next highest posting volume by month with 50 posts. Given the always small and inactive community, it is not surprising that there have been zero posts on these lists since the controversy broke out. These lists have also seen zero growth in membership since their totals were last checked on February 20, 2010. The controversy had no effect on the Storm’s mailing list community.


43things

According to Robot Co-op (2010), 43things “is the world’s largest goal-setting community.” Members of the site set goals for themselves that are published on their profiles and on lists of others who share the same goal. Members are also encouraged to blog about their efforts in trying to complete their goals. Other members are encouraged to cheer people on as they work to complete a goal. When a goal has been completed, people change the goal status to “I did this” and it appears as completed on their profile. This site is relatively popular; according to Alexa Internet, Inc. (2010), the site is ranked the 2,549th most popular website in Australia.

There are a number of people who have set Australia related sports goals on 43thing. This includes playing for certain clubs to attending the finals to seeing the team they barrack for play. On April 1, 2010, the site was searched for any goals that connected to the Melbourne Storm. Only one goal related to the Melbourne Storm was found. It is “Go to a Melbourne Storm Game.” Two people, erynne and mmcpharlane, had listed this as a goal they were working towards completing. When checked again on May 10, no one had added any additional goals related to the Melbourne Storm. No movement had been made towards completing the existing goal: Both individuals still listed themselves as working towards it and neither had updated their blog to indicate they were any closer to accomplishing this goal. The controversy has not had any measurable impact on people’s goal setting and efforts towards accomplishing their goals as they pertain to the Melbourne Storm.


Conclusion

The controversy involving the Melbourne Storm’s salary cap violations and the subsequent punishment of rewarding them zero points for the season has not resulted in a loss of people interested in the team or resulted in a drop in activity level on the part of fans. Across smaller and less popular services and web sites, there has been no behavior change; the controversy has had a null effect in that no one removed content or interests, nor created content and added interests. For larger sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia, there has been a gain in followers, viewers and interactions. Eighteen days out from the initial incident, a long tail increase in views and interactions exists when compared to the period prior to the controversy. While some of the initial burst of activity and interest could be a consequence of negativity publicity, the long tail interest two to three weeks out is much harder to attribute to solely to wanting to watch a controversy for the sake of entertainment. If interest continue to stay elevated, the club should be able to leverage to increase club membership and sponsorship deals, especially as they apply to their online presence, because they have successfully used the controversy to grow their fanbase. The behaviors of fans demonstrate that have been incentized to express their loyalty and solidarity with the team.

References

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Alexa Internet, Inc. (2010, May 10). 43things.com – site info from alexa. Retrieved from http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/43things.com

Henrik, Initials. (2010, May 1). Wikipedia article traffic statistics: Melbourne_Storm has been viewed 49377 times in 201004 . Retrieved from http://stats.grok.se/en/201004/Melbourne_Storm

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Henrik, Initials. (2010, May 9). Wikipedia article traffic statistics: Melbourne_Storm has been viewed 5561 times in 201005. Retrieved from http://stats.grok.se/en/201005/Melbourne_Storm

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Melbourne storm stripped of two premierships for salary cap breach. (2010, April 22). Fox Sports, Retrieved from http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27022196-5018866,00.html

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The NRL on Foursquare

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 11 May, 2010

Unlike my AFL dataset for foursquare, this one is a bit incomplete. I was missing at least two stadiums and for the first week I looked at, there might have been checkins not related to the game as there were four days between the time I recorded the data. I just wasn’t completely trusting of that for a venue that I didn’t think was single use.

That said, these are the games that I have recorded:

Facility Name Type Link Checkins Unique Visitors Mayor Difference Difference Date Home Away
Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Field http://foursquare.com/venue/2080839 19 10 7-May-10
Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Field http://foursquare.com/venue/2080839 35 21 scullyau 16 11 8-May-10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Other – Parks & Outdoor http://foursquare.com/venue/2196016 3 2 7-May-10
Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Other – Parks & Outdoor http://foursquare.com/venue/2196016 3 2 0 0 8-May-10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles St. George Illawarra Dragons
EnergyAustralia Stadium energy australia stadium Football http://foursquare.com/venue/736079 15 13 -865681 8-May-10
EnergyAustralia Stadium energy australia stadium Football http://foursquare.com/venue/736079 18 15 -865681 3 2 9-May-10 Newcastle Knights Gold Coast Titans
Mt Smart Stadium (NZ) Mt Smart Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/527773 26 15 waynemcdougall 29-Apr-10
Mt Smart Stadium (NZ) Mt Smart Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/527773 29 17 jaredhonore 3 2 1-May-10 New Zealand Warriors Canberra Raiders
Skilled Park Skilled Park Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/280351 28 17 stormgc 29-Apr-10
Skilled Park Skilled Park Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/280351 32 19 kiwichops 4 2 1-May-10 Gold Coast Titans Penrith Panthers
Skilled Park Skilled Park http://foursquare.com/venue/569889 11 4 lenier 29-Apr-10
Skilled Park Skilled Park http://foursquare.com/venue/569889 11 4 lenier 0 0 1-May-10 Gold Coast Titans Penrith Panthers
Dairy Farmers Stadium Dairy Farmers Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/280349 14 6 sun_doll 29-Apr-10
Dairy Farmers Stadium Dairy Farmers Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/280349 14 6 sun_doll 0 0 1-May-10 North Queensland Cowboys Melbourne Storm
WIN Stadium WIN Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/283427 15 12 -624380 29-Apr-10
WIN Stadium WIN Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/283427 19 13 -624380 4 1 1-May-10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium 0 0 29-Apr-10
Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium 0 0 0 0 10-May-10 Wests Tigers Sydney Roosters
ANZ Stadium ANZ Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/283387 171 127 -528533 1-May-10
ANZ Stadium ANZ Stadium Stadium http://foursquare.com/venue/283387 176 128 -528533 5 1 2-May-10 South Sydney Rabbitohs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Gym http://foursquare.com/venue/1172841 16 8 acknudsen 9-May-10
Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Gym http://foursquare.com/venue/1172841 16 8 acknudsen 0 0 10-May-10 Sydney Roosters North Queensland Cowboys

When that is broken down by team, it looks like:

Average Checkins Unique Visitors Checkins / Home Unique Visitors / Home Checkins / Away Unique Visitors / Away Homeground Other places
Canberra Raiders 3 2 3 2 Mt Smart Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 1 4 1 WIN Stadium
Gold Coast Titans 3.5 2 4 2 3 2 Skilled Park Stadium EnergyAustralia Stadium
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10.5 6 16 11 5 1 Brookvale Oval ANZ Stadium
Melbourne Storm 0 0 0 0 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Newcastle Knights 3 2 3 2 EnergyAustralia Stadium
New Zealand Warriors 3 2 3 2 Mt Smart Stadium
North Queensland Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dairy Farmers Stadium Sydney Football Stadium
Penrith Panthers 4 2 4 2 Skilled Park Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 1 5 1 ANZ Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 11 16 11 WIN Stadium Brookvale Oval
Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sydney Football Stadium Campbelltown Stadium
Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 Campbelltown Stadium

NRL fans are appear to be less likely to check in to events. In one case, the venue where games are played is not even listed on Foursquare. The venue issue here appears differently than the AFL where at least two venues are actively promoting foursquare on social media sites like Twitter and encouraging people who attend games to checkin in order to get a swarm badge.

Non-mixed use facilities and facilities that are not shared with the AFL are also likely to have fewer seats with lower average attendance than the AFL. This could be a secondary factor for why there are fewer checkins. Another reason could be that adoption rates for foursquare are higher in Victoria than they are for New South Wales.

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NRL and official facebook fan page fail

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 6 April, 2010

The NRL could really learn a lesson from the AFL for Facebook. Having looked through most of the official sites to try to find official Facebook pages, I’ve made the following observations:

  • The South Sydney Rabbitohs site links to the Facebook page for the Canberra Raiders.
  • The St. George Illawarra Dragons and New Zealand Warriors sites links to Facebook.com, not to their fanpages.
  • Several teams do not have Facebook fanpages.
  • The Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders have user pages with limited public profiles.
  • The Melbourne Storm user profile is for the team’s mascot.

These patterns suggest that the NRL is behind the ball with their use of social networking.  Social networking is important tool for building a fanbase, selling merchandise, etc.  There is a correlation between attendance at matches and the size of a team’s online social networking fan base.  I’m not certain what factors lead to this and the variables could be totally independent but either way, they need to improve their fan engagement.

(The links were found on the NRL hosted team sites.  These are not official team sites but are official NRL league pages.)

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Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers

Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 9 March, 2010

An updated version of this list can be found at Version 2: Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers.

This is sorted by total number of followers. If an account is tagged (unofficial), it indicates that it is not the official account; it belongs to management, a player or a fansite.  The list includes teams from most of the major sports leagues in Australia.  Teams that play in those leagues that are not from Australia have also been included.  Players were only counted as belonging to a team if they currently play for it.  (Some players that are on NRL player lists have gone to play in Europe.  They aren’t included.)  The date that the information was collected is also included as these numbers actively change over time.  If some one/team/organization is listed twice, it is because the data was collected on multiple dates.

  • First class cricket : New South Wales Blues : PH408 (unofficial) -10,729 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Wests Tigers : LoteTuqiri (unofficial) -4,957 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) : VictorMatfield (unofficial) -4,559 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : NRL : NRL -4,231 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : Collingwood_FC -3,980 (8-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Essendon Bombers : Essendon_FC -3,808 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : Adelaide Crows : Adelaide_FC -3,696 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : Collingwood_FC -3,506 (30-Dec-09)
  • Super 14 : Natal Sharks : JohnSmit123 (unofficial) -3,412 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Wellington Hurricanes : Hurricanesrugby -3,395 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Sydney Swans : sydneyswans -3,160 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : harry_o (unofficial) -2,703 (8-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Wellington Hurricanes : neyza3 (unofficial) -2,446 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Gold Coast Titans : mat_rogers6 (unofficial) -2,219 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : St. Kilda Saints : stkildafc -2,214 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : Carlton Blues : Carlton_FC -1,932 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : Geelong Cats : Geelong_FC -1,856 (30-Dec-09)
  • Super 14 : Canterbury Crusaders : mornesteyn (unofficial) -1,631 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Gold Coast Titans : GCTitans -1,616 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : St. George Illawarra Dragons : RealBigDell (unofficial) -1,438 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : MVFCVIDEOS (unofficial) -1,432 (5-Jan-10)
  • NRL : North Queensland Cowboys : northqldcowboys -1,403 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Brisbane Broncos : BrisBroncosClub -1,365 (2-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : gomvfc -1,185 (5-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Wests Tigers : Wests_Tigers (unofficial) -1,165 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) : sharksrugby -1,159 (9-Mar-10)
  • National team : Socceroos : socceroos_news (unofficial) -1,099 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : jarryd_hayne (unofficial) -1,078 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Richmond Tigers : Richmond_FC -1,062 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : North Melbourne Kangaroos : northkangaroos -1,052 (30-Dec-09)
  • AFL : Port Adelaide Power : PAFC -946 (30-Dec-09)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : Adelaide36ers -908 (8-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Melbourne Vixens : MelbourneVixens -904 (12-Jan-10)
  • First class cricket : Victorian Bushrangers : Bushrangers -895 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Manly Sea Eagles : manlyseaeagles -888 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : PirtekParraEels (unofficial) -853 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : PeterDaicos (unofficial) -838 (8-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Hawthorn Hawks : HawthornFC -823 (30-Dec-09)
  • NRL : Sydney Roosters : sydroosters (unofficial) -800 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : South Sydney Rabbitohs : SSFCRABBITOHS -761 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Wellington Hurricanes : Powza13 (unofficial) -719 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Canterbury Crusaders : crusadersrugby -717 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : West Coast Eagles : WCEofficial -671 (30-Dec-09)
  • NRL : Penrith Panthers : penrithpanthers (unofficial) -644 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : North Queensland Fury FC : nqfuryfc -627 (5-Jan-10)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : DemonsHQ -624 (30-Dec-09)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : parramatta_eels -618 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : South Sydney Rabbitohs : rabbitohs (unofficial) -617 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Melbourne Tigers : Follow24Hodge (unofficial) -612 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Melbourne Storm : MelbourneStorm_ (unofficial) -605 (8-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Queensland Reds : QuadeCooper (unofficial) -594 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) : THESTORMERS -593 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Wollongong Hawks : wollongonghawks -572 (6-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Queensland Reds : Reds_Rugby -560 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : collingwoodnews (unofficial) -545 (8-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : New South Wales Waratahs : HSBCWaratahs -504 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : New Zealand Breakers : johnrillie (unofficial) -474 (6-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Queensland Reds : RedsRugby (unofficial) -460 (3-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Melbourne Storm : MelbStormRLC (unofficial) -458 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Perth Wildcats : perthwildcats -457 (6-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : adrianleijer (unofficial) -454 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : South Sydney Rabbitohs : therabbitohs (unofficial) -448 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : mitchlangerak (unofficial) -445 (8-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : ACT Brumbies : BrumbiesRugby -436 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) : thenzwarriors (unofficial) -434 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : South Dragons : Joeingles7 (unofficial) -431 (6-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Central Coast Mariners Football Club : LawrieMcKinna -414 (5-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Gold Coast Titans : AshHarrison1 (unofficial) -410 (9-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Melbourne Vixens : SharelleVixens -400 (12-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : victoryinmelb -392 (5-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Adelaide United : adelaideunited -376 (5-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Wellington Phoenix : wgtnphoenixfc -376 (5-Jan-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : bigdyman (unofficial) -376 (8-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Brisbane Lions : AFLbrisbanelion -363 (30-Dec-09)
  • National team : Socceroos : Socceroos -353 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Gold Coast Titans : lukeodwyer (unofficial) -348 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Newcastle Jets : newcastle_jets -338 (5-Jan-10)
  • Super 14 : Natal Sharks : KeeganDaniel (unofficial) -333 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : St. George Illawarra Dragons : mighty_dragons (unofficial) -316 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Brisbane Roar : BNERoar (unofficial) -300 (5-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Sydney FC : SFCNews (unofficial) -297 (5-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Brisbane Roar : BNERoar (unofficial) -296 (3-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : PlanetEels (unofficial) -293 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Melbourne Tigers : Wortho33 (unofficial) -285 (6-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Fremantle Dockers : Fremantle_FC -282 (30-Dec-09)
  • NBL : Wollongong Hawks : milisimic (unofficial) -272 (8-Mar-10)
  • First class cricket : Tassie Tigers : crickettas -271 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks : SharksOnline (unofficial) -263 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : TsvCrocs -259 (6-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : TsvCrocs -259 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Perth Wildcats : nickmarvin (unofficial) -251 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : chomicide (unofficial) -237 (6-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Cairns Taipans : Dusty_Rychart (unofficial) -234 (8-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Adelaide United : adelaidereds -231 (5-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : blueandgoldarmy (unofficial) -225 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Brisbane Roar : brisbaneroar -221 (3-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Wests Tigers : beauryan_winger (unofficial) -215 (9-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Queensland Firebirds : laurafirebirds (unofficial) -213 (3-Jan-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Adelaide Thunderbirds : NatTbirds -205 (12-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Canberra Raiders : RaidersCanberra -202 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Perth Glory : PerthGlory_FC -190 (5-Jan-10)
  • NBL : New Zealand Breakers : oscarforman (unofficial) -177 (6-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Sydney FC : SydneyFC0910 -174 (5-Jan-10)
  • Netball Victoria : Netball Victoria : netballvic -174 (12-Jan-10)
  • First class cricket : South Australian Redbacks (Southern Redbacks) : RedbacksT20 -173 (8-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : New South Wales Swifts : SusanSwifts -160 (12-Jan-10)
  • NBL : Perth Wildcats : TheRealSchensh (unofficial) -154 (6-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Perth Wildcats : TheRealSchensh (unofficial) -154 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : rustyhinder (unofficial) -153 (6-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : victorytwit (unofficial) -144 (5-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : 1eyedeel (unofficial) -143 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Gold Coast Football Club : GoldCoastFC -139 (30-Dec-09)
  • NRL : Brisbane Broncos : broncosbigfan (unofficial) -137 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : jgovereasy (unofficial) -110 (6-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Central Cheetahs (Vodacom Cheetahs) : VodacomCheetahs -102 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Queensland Reds : s14_queensland (unofficial) -99 (3-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks : Fergo1990 (unofficial) -97 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Wests Tigers : fakebrycegibbs (unofficial) -93 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Gold Coast United : GCUSC -92 (5-Jan-10)
  • Rugby League/State of Origin : Queensland Maroons : QLD_Maroons -91 (3-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Brisbane Broncos : broncobasher (unofficial) -91 (9-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : New South Wales Swifts : nswswifts -90 (12-Jan-10)
  • Rugby League/State of Origin : New South Wales Blues : NSWRL -88 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : DarrenNg8 (unofficial) -86 (6-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Melbourne Victory : mvfcfanzone -84 (5-Jan-10)
  • NSW Premier League : Sydney United : addsie (unofficial) -83 (8-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Central Coast Mariners Football Club : CCMarinersFC (unofficial) -82 (5-Jan-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : JoshJenkins24 (unofficial) -72 (6-Mar-10)
  • Netball Australia : Netball Australia : NetballAust -72 (12-Jan-10)
  • First class cricket : Queensland Bulls : qldcricket -72 (8-Mar-10)
  • Netball Australia : Australian Diamonds (national team) : AussieDiamonds -71 (12-Jan-10)
  • ANZ Championship : West Coast Fever : SusanWCFever -66 (12-Jan-10)
  • Gridiron Australia Nationals : WA Raiders : fatloaf (unofficial) -65 (8-Mar-10)
  • Gridiron Australia Nationals : Perth Blitz : fatloaf (unofficial) -65 (8-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Adelaide Thunderbirds : AdelaideTBirds -62 (12-Jan-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : BenFitz (unofficial) -62 (6-Mar-10)
  • NRL : St. George Illawarra Dragons : jsaffy (unofficial) -60 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : 36ers (unofficial) -51 (6-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Sydney FC : SydneyFC -44 (5-Jan-10)
  • NBL : Sydney Kings : sydneykings -43 (8-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : VictoriaParkHC (unofficial) -42 (8-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Balmain Tigers : tigers1908 (unofficial) -42 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Newcastle Knights : Corypato (unofficial) -41 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Gold Coast Titans : Aaron_Cannings (unofficial) -41 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Manly Sea Eagles : gorgeousgrose (unofficial) -39 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : Kegs42 (unofficial) -38 (6-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Richmond Tigers : yellow_n_black (unofficial) -38 (8-Mar-10)
  • Claxton Shield : Barbagallo Perth Heat : PerthHeat -35 (3-Jan-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : willo43 (unofficial) -35 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Gold Coast Blaze : Vandy21 (unofficial) -33 (6-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Gold Coast Blaze : Vandy21 (unofficial) -33 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Wollongong Hawks : danjackson9 (unofficial) -32 (8-Mar-10)
  • Netball New South Wales : : Sydney_Netball -31 (12-Jan-10)
  • Netball New South Wales : Petersham RUFC Netball Club : PetershamNetbal -22 (12-Jan-10)
  • Brisbane Netball Association : ACE Netball Club : ACENetball -21 (12-Jan-10)
  • Plenty Valley Netball Association : Orcas Netball : Orcas_Netball -20 (12-Jan-10)
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    New Zealand professional sports location on bebo and blogger

    Posted by Laura on Thursday, 28 January, 2010

    New Zealand has several professional sports teams that compete in Australian and New Zealand based leagues.  The leagues that are involved with include the the A-League, ANZ Championship,  National Rugby League, and Super 14. The teams include Wellington Phoenix,    Northern Mystics,     Southern Steel,     Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic,    Canterbury Crusaders, and  New Zealand Warriors.  The map below only includes bebo and blogger users who list the team as an interest and list a city in New Zealand as their place of residence.  (I haven’t done LiveJournal and there were no fans on LiveJournal’s clones.)  The city communities involved are really small compared to some of their Australian peers.   Brisbane has 121 compared to Auckland’s 11.  To be fair though, Auckland had fans of Australian based teams and if those were included, they’d be at 22 instead of 11.  (Those 11 fans are all NRL fans of the following teams: Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Gold Coast Titans.

    New Zealand

    Overview map

    New Zealand

    18
    4
    1
    Wellington Phoenix
    Northern Mystics
    Southern Steel
    Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
    Canterbury Crusaders
    New Zealand Warriors

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