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

Posted by Laura on Wednesday, 15 September, 2010

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

Account League Team Description Followers Statuses Listed
warne888 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers 170118 1377 3768
MClarke23 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 45472 434 1307
AndrewMBogut Basketball Australia Australian Boombers Andrew Bogut 26888 5210 1411
Mick_Fanning Surf Life Saving Australia Mick Fanning surfer 20917 2038 824
dmartyn30 Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 16605 2470 730
JohnSmit123 Super 14 Natal Sharks player 15994 347 530
VictorMatfield Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) player 14275 409 507
AFL AFL AFL official 13642 4298 486
PH408 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 12836 15 467
LoteTuqiri NRL Wests Tigers player 11995 3683 527
LionsRugbyTeam Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions 10165 4393 318
ItsStephRice Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice athlete 10068 2784 341
RealBigDell NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 9396 4400 291
QuadeCooper Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 9036 6347 323
NRL NRL NRL 8494 4661 289
SamBurgess8 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs player 8071 1585 182
jarrydhayne_1 NRL Parramatta Eels player 7795 1067 164
Collingwood_FC AFL Collingwood Magpies official 7380 1773 242
harry_o AFL Collingwood Magpies player 7111 1992 237
karmichaelhunt AFL Gold Coast Football Club Karmichael Hunt (player) 6967 4511 256
jimstynes AFL Melbourne Demons player 6431 141 172
mornesteyn Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders unofficial 6303 46 261
mat_rogers6 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 6233 2104 295
Adelaide_FC AFL Adelaide Crows official 6193 3055 217
giteau_rugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 5721 285 200
sydneyswans AFL Sydney Swans official 5644 2712 230
JobeWatson AFL Essendon Bombers player 5556 133 169
JamesOConnor832 Super 14 Western Force player 5518 1004 194
NeemiaTialata Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Neemia Tialata 5448 2289 333
adam_gilly Cricket Australia Western Warriors former player 5319 12 128
lehmo23 AFL Hawthorn Hawks player 4779 1667 191
AngusMonfries AFL Essendon Bombers player 4725 229 171
socceroos World Cup Socceroos official 4519 389 204
stkildafc AFL St. Kilda Saints official 4498 2651 182
Carlton_FC AFL Carlton Blues official 4364 2277 207
QantasWallabies Rugby World Cup Wallabies 4137 2151 225
mickmalthouse AFL Collingwood Magpies Mick Malthouse 3976 60 115
drew_mitchell Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 3925 162 154
Hurricanesrugby Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes 3911 689 171
NathanHiney NRL Parramatta Eels player 3900 58 104
NBRACKEN142 Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 3835 2177 219
BrendanFevola05 AFL Brisbane Lions player 3765 197 113
BENJI_MARSHALL6 NRL Wests Tigers player 3739 123 58
AdamCoopy Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 3676 126 149
robbiefarah NRL Wests Tigers player 3616 440 66
northkangaroos AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos official 3614 1750 142
markMGgeyer NRL Penrith Panthers former player 3604 2688 159
Geelong_FC AFL Geelong Cats fansite 3588 3708 147
libby_trickett Swimming Australia Libby Trickett athlete 3310 1161 123
GaryAblettJnr AFL Geelong Cats player 3285 74 63
SuperCoachAFL AFL AFL fansite 3257 219 199
HawthornFC AFL Hawthorn Hawks official 3196 896 149
Richmond_FC AFL Richmond Tigers official 3191 783 142
GCTitans NRL Gold Coast Titans 3036 275 131
nathan2jones AFL Melbourne Demons player 3016 1174 123
DT_13 AFL Collingwood Magpies Dale Thomas 2972 84 81
kurtley_beale Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs player 2947 216 116
scottprince7 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 2831 234 57
nzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) unofficial 2631 255 86
The_Man_Mundine NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons former player 2617 428 51
gomvfc A-League Melbourne Victory 2539 1243 155
tim_mannah NRL Parramatta Eels player 2532 151 60
SP_10 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 2434 127 60
DemonsHQ AFL Melbourne Demons official 2432 1990 140
Wests_Tigers NRL Wests Tigers official 2306 666 93
CamSchwab AFL Melbourne Demons ceo 2213 1911 96
CyclingAus Cycling Australia Cycling Australia official 2189 1261 146
sharksrugby Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) 2150 242 105
WCEofficial AFL West Coast Eagles 2150 1279 128
PAFC AFL Port Adelaide Power official 2142 1151 141
Fremantle_FC AFL Fremantle Dockers official 2126 614 120
bigjstevens NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks former player 2082 477 53
SSFCRABBITOHS NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs 2066 1483 115
GoldCoastFC AFL Gold Coast Football Club official 2053 831 131
THESTORMERS Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) 1995 382 86
MelbStormRLC NRL Melbourne Storm official 1983 684 112
TennisAustralia Tennis Australia Tennis Australia official 1964 1821 201
SharrodW_21 AFL Collingwood Magpies player 1950 49 58
Follow24Hodge NBL Melbourne Tigers player 1949 2028 111
craiglowndes888 V8 Supercars TeamVodafone driver 1847 75 117
socceroos_news World Cup Socceroos unofficial 1842 10835 82
AndrewMackieGFC AFL Geelong Cats player 1746 31 79
manlyseaeagles NRL Manly Sea Eagles 1726 818 96
Rickypetterd15 AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 1694 236 75
Bushrangers Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers official 1686 1816 115
stevenbaker10 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 1669 545 50
howcroft AFL Melbourne Demons player 1581 263 56
westernbulldogs AFL Western Bulldogs official 1560 263 84
M_Jennings_03 NRL Penrith Panthers player 1555 14 40
Beamdogg AFL Melbourne Demons player 1526 147 50
MelbourneVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens 1521 568 60
marcmurphy3 AFL Carlton Blues player 1513 45 53
Hawks_AFL AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 1503 988 25
andrewswallow AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos unofficial 1462 290 72
benross23 NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 1411 904 62
AUSOlympicTeam International Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee official 1382 472 103
penrithpanthers NRL Penrith Panthers unofficial 1380 1307 82
chooka_86 AFL Carlton Blues player 1346 563 54
BradMilzy AFL Melbourne Demons player 1308 90 42
Adam0017 AFL Western Bulldogs player 1305 211 40
NRLNEWS NRL NRL unofficial 1284 2018 35
SteveAlessio AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 1276 735 74
ClarkeVC Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 1259 16 41
Adelaide36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers 1249 552 71
crusadersrugby Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders 1234 123 84
ALFbrisbane AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 1230 18 53
SharelleVixens ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player 1223 238 50
Real_ColSylvia AFL Melbourne Demons player 1215 20 41
SydneyFC1011 A-League Sydney FC 1188 2638 93
Joeingles7 NBL South Dragons unofficial 1177 643 73
MCC_Members AFL Melbourne Demons 1160 489 31
mitchlangerak A-League Melbourne Victory player 1150 40 60
KeeganDaniel Super 14 Natal Sharks unofficial 1130 47 52
PeterDaicos AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 1080 52 66
adrianleijer A-League Melbourne Victory player, Adrian Leijer 1077 147 75
parramatta_eels NRL Parramatta Eels 1071 17 36
BrumbiesRugby Super 14 ACT Brumbies official 1070 853 82
snorkymortlock Super 14 ACT Brumbies player 1064 58 70
warrentredrea AFL Port Adelaide Power player 1049 304 38
SpidaEveritt AFL AFL former player 1046 142 30
LawrieMcKinna A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club coach 1035 1494 78
therabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs official 1031 209 68
wgtnphoenixfc A-League Wellington Phoenix 997 443 51
bigdyman AFL Collingwood Magpies player 987 483 61
wollongonghawks NBL Wollongong Hawks 979 1529 68
Reds_Rugby Super 14 Queensland Reds 963 207 62
sba_ Skateboarding Australia Skateboarding Australia official 959 610 17
NRLTweet NRL NRL unofficial 944 5958 56
RedsRugby Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 942 184 48
AFLphotos AFL AFL official 932 331 52
kevin_gordon1 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 932 28 28
aussieboomers Basketball Australia Australian Boomers official 909 242 64
MelbourneStorm_ NRL Melbourne Storm unofficial 903 14 32
wademckinnon NRL Wests Tigers player 895 91 26
team_gws AFL Greater Western Sydney official 893 197 64
PirtekParraEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 892 57 51
gorgeousgrose NRL Manly Sea Eagles unofficial 888 294 51
rabbitohs NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs unofficial 882 1201 43
nqfuryfc A-League North Queensland Fury FC 877 2267 61
RaidersCanberra NRL Canberra Raiders 873 178 75
NBLhoops NBL NBL 861 567 60
CaleMorton AFL Melbourne Demons player 860 150 31
EricGrotheJnr NRL Parramatta Eels player 847 20 13
Rivshouse AFL Melbourne Demons player 844 10 42
melbournerebels Super 14 Melbourne Rebels 840 148 48
perthwildcats NBL Perth Wildcats 829 226 58
AshHarrison1 NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 822 216 51
alauterstein Swimming Australia Andrew Lauterstein athlete 821 571 46
collingwoodnews AFL Collingwood Magpies unofficial 819 1 31
MarkBosnich NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic unofficial 818 29 52
NetballAust Netball Australia Netball Australia 810 214 30
kadesimpson6 AFL Carlton Blues player 784 11 23
unicanberra AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies 780 116 49
andrew_symonds Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls player 779 2 28
thefootballsack A-League A-League fansite 770 4131 56
lukeodwyer NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 763 662 55
thenzwarriors NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) 763 179 60
PerthGlory_FC A-League Perth Glory 751 82 71
bater06 AFL Melbourne Demons Matthew Bate 720 71 25
sgrigg88 AFL Carlton Blues player 717 31 24
L_Weeks Super 14 Queensland Reds player 715 525 47
SharksOnline NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial 708 294 52
tamsynlewis Athletics Australia Tamsyn Lewis athlete, media personality 706 1352 35
katehollywood10 Hockey Australia Hockeyroos player 700 427 34
JasonJohnson14 AFL Essendon Bombers former Essendon AFL player 684 49 28
troychaplin30 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 672 216 25
victoryinmelb A-League Melbourne Victory 670 1834 51
njbrown17 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 665 26 39
AFL_Shifter AFL AFL talent scout Kevin Sheehan 664 86 25
BNERoar A-League Brisbane Roar unofficial 653 768 52
johnrillie NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 653 2883 50
AFLBrisbaneFC AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 649 955 29
NicLiv Swimming Australia Nicole Livingstone retired athlete, former Olympian 644 21 31
AFLInsider AFL AFL official 639 54 38
milkandco Swimming Australia Michael Klim athlete 633 201 14
samjacobs32 AFL Carlton Blues player 633 29 25
AussieDiamonds Netball Australia Australian Diamonds (national team) 621 278 30
Freo_Dockers AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 603 2187 39
zacd_6 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 603 63 17
TWiLeague NRL NRL show 593 1902 40
geoffhuegill Swimming Australia Geoff Huegill retired athlete, former Olympian 592 15 33
laurafirebirds ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds player 592 25 30
AndrewMcDonald4 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Andrew McDonald 585 127 46
wingsofperth AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 578 776 8
newcastle_jets A-League Newcastle Jets 577 8 35
adelaideunited A-League Adelaide United 563 100 50
Clintontoopi NRL Gold Coast Titans player 560 80 15
wolfmanwilliams NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player 546 27 14
NatTbirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds 539 49 31
ssalopek3 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 539 103 15
GGArmy World Cup Socceroos unofficial 537 449 28
JaredCrouch AFL Sydney Swans former player 535 475 33
SophieSmith86 Cycling Australia Cycling Australia sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers 530 1787 43
MitchellWatt Athletics Australia Mitchell Watt athlete 527 1203 35
brisbaneroar A-League Brisbane Roar 523 323 59
RowingAust Rowing Australia Rowing Australia official 520 152 17
thesydneykings NBL Sydney Kings official 514 184 36
PencilsCase AFL Melbourne Demons Jake Spencer 509 36 29
SFCNews A-League Sydney FC unofficial 506 780 57
newto29 AFL Melbourne Demons player 503 168 23
meagen_nay Swimming Australia Meagen Nay athlete 502 1030 25
RTTF_AU AFL Sydney Swans fansite 502 1097 32
PlanetEels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 500 2583 29
JulieCorletto ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Julie Corletto 491 159 19
Soph_Edington Swimming Australia Soph Edington athlete 487 262 29
Renaehallinan ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens player 484 280 24
hughesy_53 AFL Melbourne Demons player 479 60 19
CatsGM NBL Perth Wildcats 474 2445 59
FremantleFC AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 473 1 12
SusanSwifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts player 471 395 30
Wortho33 NBL Melbourne Tigers player 467 444 32
milisimic NBL Wollongong Hawks player 465 3266 34
NSWRL Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues 465 537 30
APWelsh AFL Essendon Bombers player 457 41 14
AFL_JenWitham AFL AFL 455 486 40
Corypato NRL Newcastle Knights unofficial 454 153 20
rachneylan Australian Cycling Federation rachel neylan athlete 453 575 39
adelaidereds A-League Adelaide United 447 1152 57
TsvCrocs NBL Townsville Crocodiles 443 1763 36
Carltonfc AFL Carlton Blues fansite 433 587 17
Fergo1990 NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks unofficial 433 47 26
Robeddy40 AFL St. Kilda Saints player 433 63 16
broncosbigfan NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 425 864 28
fakebrycegibbs NRL Wests Tigers unofficial 424 385 21
ultimatealeague A-League A-League fansite 421 2307 35
crickettas Cricket Australia Tassie Tigers 417 160 27
chomicide NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 398 507 26
netballvic Netball Victoria Netball Victoria 388 17 25
Maverick_weller AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 384 396 23
TalkingCarlton AFL Carlton Blues fansite 379 1918 28
NRLlivebetting NRL NRL unofficial 373 1828 4
ash_delaney Swimming Australia Ashley Delaney athlete 361 1267 29
HalfTimeHeroes World Cup Socceroos soccer fansite 358 328 18
mighty_dragons NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 358 3 15
Dusty_Rychart NBL Cairns Taipans player 356 1503 24
MitchJbrown17 AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 354 13 33
Sam_Blease AFL Melbourne Demons player 350 52 10
blueandgoldarmy NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 340 2401 16
NZBreakers NBL New Zealand Breakers 340 85 34
WilliamstownFC VFL Williamstown Football Club 338 408 14
samstosurnews Tennis Australia Sam Stosur official 336 2714 38
GCUSC A-League Gold Coast United unofficial supporter club 335 877 25
_the_kennel_ AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 331 2442 19
clintmckay27 Cricket Australia Victorian Bushrangers Clint Mckay 326 40 29
essendonfc AFL Essendon Bombers unofficial 320 1 8
eddiecowan Cricket Australia New South Wales Blues player 313 931 37
teamjaycoskins UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia official 311 128 23
WestCoastEagles AFL West Coast Eagles unofficial 309 2 2
Bridie_OD Cycling Australia Cyclones athlete 303 567 30
Israel_Folau NRL Brisbane Broncos player 301 194 4
MelbourneFC AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 300 1 9
ryanmcrowley AFL Fremantle Dockers player 290 29 21
520507 AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies Keith Lyons 283 835 14
TheMelbourneIce AIHL Melbourne Ice 279 492 16
nswswifts ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts official 276 5 21
CaseyScorpions VFL Casey Scorpions 273 83 10
AthsAust Athletics Australia Athletics Australia organization 272 405 18
CCMarinersFC A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club unofficial 272 476 36
Demonblog AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 272 2968 12
mhfcsupporters A-League Melbourne Heart 272 560 26
demonland AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 269 478 10
oscarforman NBL New Zealand Breakers unofficial 261 461 25
Dockerland AFL Fremantle Dockers fansite 254 358 10
TheRealSchensh NBL Perth Wildcats player 248 26 22
sydneybears AIHL Sydney Bears 247 522 5
BlairEvans Swimming Australia Blair Evans athlete 245 297 8
ausvolley Volleyball Australia Volleyball Australia 241 298 14
AdelaideTBirds ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds 240 132 17
rustyhinder NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 237 444 27
MattAbood Swimming Australia Matt Abood athlete 231 261 21
broncobasher NRL Brisbane Broncos unofficial 230 496 6
sashpet Handball Australia Canberra Handball Club player 229 578 8
bmsew AFL Hawthorn Hawks unofficial 224 0 19
SusanWCFever ANZ Championship West Coast Fever player 223 110 18
1eyedeel NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 218 1390 12
gymaustralia Gymnastics Australia Gymnastics Australia official 217 393 3
qldcricket Cricket Australia Queensland Bulls official 217 148 13
go_saints AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 211 62 10
NB_Roosters VFL North Ballarat Roosters 210 25 11
kennymonk Swimming Australia Kenrick Monk athlete 209 291 6
s14_force Super 14 Western Australia Force (Western Force) 209 18 11
WNBL WNBL WNBL 208 364 24
DarrenNg8 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 207 179 16
BionicSwan AFL Sydney Swans unofficial 203 205 27
jgovereasy NBL Adelaide 36ers player 199 117 12
joe_tomane29 NRL Gold Coast Titans player 196 121 3
jsaffy NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons unofficial 195 1 20
JoeyDaye AFL Gold Coast Football Club player 194 250 22
catslisch NBL Perth Wildcats 192 111 12
Mengelsman Swimming Australia Michelle Engelsman athlete 191 729 5
bulldogsnews NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs unofficial 189 765 6
ccaallward AFL Western Bulldogs player 189 1 24
QLD_Maroons Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons 189 1 4
s14_queensland Super 14 Queensland Reds unofficial 188 22 10
AusComGamesTeam Australian Commonwealth Games Team Australian Commonwealth Games Team organization 184 29 9
AUSParalympics Australia Paralympics Australia Paralympics organization 184 124 14
rgray17 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 183 7 7
Saints_FC AFL St. Kilda Saints fansite 183 86 11
petrinaprice Athletics Australia Petrina Price athlete, high jumper 180 734 9
NABCup AFL AFL fansite 178 2000 19
AustralianOpals Basketball Australia Australian Opals official 177 18 3
matesOmelbourne AFL Melbourne Demons unofficial 174 24 12
pattmurphy Swimming Australia Patrick Murphy athlete 168 460 2
tigers1908 NRL Balmain Tigers unofficial 168 75 13
mvfcfanzone A-League Melbourne Victory 163 85 23
SydAFLFan AFL Sydney Swans fan account 162 511 8
Blueseum AFL Carlton Blues fansite 160 47 8
Marcus__White AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos player 159 33 18
victorytwit A-League Melbourne Victory unofficial 156 586 11
Brogsy5 AFL Port Adelaide Power player 152 5 7
CanberraCycling Cycling ACT Canberra Cycling Club organizational website 150 278 8
CF_Demons AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 149 308 7
hayden_stoeckel Swimming Australia Hayden Stoeckel athlete 148 13 10
CaulfieldBears SFL Caulfield Bears 146 534 4
AIHL AIHL AIHL 142 294 4
theNSWIS AIS New South Wales Institute of Sport official 142 236 2
wceaglesfc AFL West Coast Eagles fansite 140 55 5
adelaidefc AFL Adelaide Crows fansite 138 57 5
AFL_Aus AFL AFL fansite 133 151 8
AusWomensGame W-League W-League fansite 133 565 9
briansham AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 133 22 14
swansreserves AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves 129 1306 7
sydneykings NBL Sydney Kings 129 84 13
danjackson9 NBL Wollongong Hawks player 121 218 12
ftscrazy AFL Western Bulldogs fansite 121 306 10
RWBFooty AFL St. Kilda Saints unofficial 120 512 7
kateporter83 Australian Rugby Union Wallaroos player 119 133 15
ABLeague Australian Baseball League Australian Baseball League official 114 0 3
BF_Lions AFL Brisbane Lions fansite 114 416 5
Aaron_Cannings NRL Gold Coast Titans unofficial 110 1 14
fatloaf Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz player 106 670 5
gcbluetongues AIHL Gold Coast Bluetongues 106 693 2
thecattery AFL Geelong Cats unofficial 103 177 5
CatsTM NBL Perth Wildcats 102 65 12
Cats_Coach NBL Perth Wildcats 101 42 9
CatsWagstaff NBL Perth Wildcats 99 97 7
WA_U18s U18 National Championships Western Australia U18s team 95 1 3
hawkaDT AFL Hawthorn Hawks fansite 90 8 3
SEABL Semi Professional Basketball League Semi Professional Basketball League 90 374 10
Sydney_Netball Netball New South Wales Netball New South Wales Organization 90 153 5
yellow_n_black AFL Richmond Tigers unofficial 90 1016 9
TasU18s U18 National Championships Tasmania U18s team 89 9 3
MelissaBreen_ Athletics Australia Melissa Breen athlete 84 146 7
mmurpha Volleyball Australia Volleyball SA unofficial 83 26 3
36ers NBL Adelaide 36ers unofficial 82 1 11
SA_U18s U18 National Championships South Australia U18s team 81 2 4
demonwiki AFL Melbourne Demons fansite 80 164 2
JoshJenkins24 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 80 1707 8
nunawading_sc Swimming Australia Nunawading Swimming Club Swimming club/school 80 193 2
PerthHeat Claxton Shield Barbagallo Perth Heat official 80 184 5
SydneyFC A-League Sydney FC 79 1 5
womeninleague NRL NRL 78 25 8
LisaWeightman Athletics Australia Lisa Weightman Marathon runner, Olympian 76 169 7
QldU18s U18 National Championships Queensland U18s team 76 1 2
BenFitz NBL Adelaide 36ers player 75 72 9
VicMetroU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 74 0 5
CyclonesHQ Cycling Australia Cyclones 2010 Road World Championships (national team) 73 53 3
LaurenBoden Athletics Australia Lauren Boden athlete 73 85 4
CatsTickets NBL Perth Wildcats 71 7 7
CatmanForever AFL Geelong Cats fansite 70 349 6
CatsGear NBL Perth Wildcats 70 74 5
AlexCarver91 UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia athlete 69 34 4
ACT4GWS AFL Greater Western Sydney 67 174 2
bendigospirit WNBL Bendio Spirit 67 172 6
NT_U18s U18 National Championships Northern Territory U18s team 67 40 2
VicCountryU18s U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team 64 0 4
nthmelbourne AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos fansite 62 11 2
NSWACT_Rams U18 National Championships New South Wales U18s team 61 3 2
ManlyUnited NSW Premier League Manly United 58 470 5
willo43 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 57 2 8
CatsCommunity NBL Perth Wildcats 55 68 7
SAVEOURDRAGONS NBL South (Melbourne) Dragons unofficial 54 40 3
Cats_Media NBL Perth Wildcats 52 53 6
VictoriaParkHC AFL Collingwood Magpies grounds 52 49 2
AUS_XC Australian Cross Country Ski Team Australian Cross Country Ski Team official 46 27 8
hockeypulse AIHL AIHL unofficial 45 184 2
Kegs42 NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 44 92 7
parraeels NRL Parramatta Eels unofficial 43 4 4
hnim AIHL AIHL unofficial 42 35 4
bomberblitz AFL Essendon Bombers player 40 116 1
PetershamNetbal Netball New South Wales Petersham RUFC Netball Club 39 9 6
ACENetball Brisbane Netball Association ACE Netball Club official 38 20 5
ryannapoleon Swimming Australia Ryan Napoleon athlete 38 13 1
Chippa39 AFLNT AFLNT official 37 349 0
fake_EssendonFC AFL Essendon Bombers fansite 37 47 3
JaycoRangers WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers 37 56 7
Orcas_Netball Plenty Valley Netball Association Orcas Netball 36 46 8
Vandy21 NBL Gold Coast Blaze player 36 0 8
bc8977 AFL Fremantle Dockers unofficial 34 8 8
velocanberra Cycling Australia Velo Canberra official 32 39 2
nickmarvin NBL Perth Wildcats CEO 31 7 3
BoroughBoy VFL Port Melbourne Borough unofficial 28 0 12
Shannon_McCann Athletics Australia Shannon McCann athlete, one hundred meter hurdles 22 55 1
abcwleague W-League W-League media outlet 20 31 3
VFL Williamstown FC WilliamstownFC official 19 2 0
jreynojreyno AFL Essendon Bombers player 18 11 1
ucniss AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies official 18 65 2
ToffCedar NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 17 1 5
cameronwhiting NBL Townsville Crocodiles player 15 2 7
loganthunder WNBL Logan Thunder 15 3 6
canberracyclist Cycling ACT Cycling ACT fansite 12 10 1
TriathlonTSO Triathlon TriathlonTSO 11 20 0
brad_393 NBL Adelaide 36ers player 10 3 3
tenniscanberra Tennis Australia Tennis Canberra official 9 146 0
SwansPerthCrew AFL Sydney Swans fan group 7 26 3
perthblitz Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz 4 10 2

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

Posted by Laura on Monday, 13 September, 2010

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

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

Now, on with the list…

League Team Notes Account Followers Statuses Listed
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers warne888 168673 1342 3733
Basketball Australia Australian Boombers Andrew Bogut AndrewMBogut 26740 5146 1401
Super 14 Natal Sharks player JohnSmit123 15723 344 519
Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) player VictorMatfield 14109 408 497
AFL AFL official AFL 13440 4211 482
First class cricket New South Wales Blues player PH408 12801 15 462
NRL Wests Tigers player LoteTuqiri 11715 3654 514
Rugby World Cup All Blacks nzru 10318 6043 505
Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions LionsRugbyTeam 10137 4366 317
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice athlete ItsStephRice 9850 2803 333
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons player RealBigDell 9190 4269 286
Super 14 Queensland Reds player QuadeCooper 8878 6347 317
NRL NRL NRL 8362 4608 285
AFL Collingwood Magpies official Collingwood_FC 7331 1741 240
AFL Collingwood Magpies player harry_o 6948 1983 235
AFL Melbourne Demons player jimstynes 6367 141 171
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders player mornesteyn 6230 46 251
AFL Adelaide Crows official Adelaide_FC 6176 3048 216
NRL Gold Coast Titans player mat_rogers6 6107 2087 292
AFL Sydney Swans official sydneyswans 5626 2708 225
Super 14 ACT Brumbies player giteau_rugby 5577 283 193
AFL Essendon Bombers player JobeWatson 5546 133 168
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Neemia Tialata NeemiaTialata 5423 2272 330
AFL Hawthorn Hawks player lehmo23 4748 1662 191
AFL Essendon Bombers player AngusMonfries 4705 229 170
World Cup Socceroos official socceroos 4492 388 202
AFL St. Kilda Saints official stkildafc 4454 2635 177
AFL Carlton Blues official Carlton_FC 4328 2268 206
Rugby World Cup Wallabies QantasWallabies 4084 2142 218
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Hurricanesrugby 3906 689 166
AFL Collingwood Magpies Mick Malthouse mickmalthouse 3902 59 110
First class cricket New South Wales Blues player NBRACKEN142 3804 2139 218
AFL Brisbane Lions player BrendanFevola05 3703 197 111
Super 14 ACT Brumbies player AdamCoopy 3581 126 146
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Most popular Australian clubs and teams on Twitter

Posted by Laura on Thursday, 29 July, 2010

I haven’t done an update in a month or so… but this is my list of Australian clubs, leagues and athletes on Twitter.  It is sorted by followers.  The list is rather comprehensive but not all comprehensive.  A few accounts have been deleted since the last time I did this.  Those accounts aren’t noted this time around. And unlike the last time around, I haven’t htmled the Twitter accounts.  If you see any people or clubs or fansites that I’m missing, let me know in the comments.

League Team Account Date collected Following Followers Lists
First class cricket New South Wales Blues PH408 (player) 29-Jul-10 0 12,146 407
Super 14 Natal Sharks JohnSmit123 (player) 29-Jul-10 21 11,368 414
AFL AFL AFL (official) 29-Jul-10 269 11,326 388
Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) VictorMatfield (player) 29-Jul-10 36 10,651 414
Rugby World Cup South Africa Lions LionsRugbyTeam 29-Jul-10 10,529 9,738 291
NRL Wests Tigers LoteTuqiri (player) 29-Jul-10 70 9,307 449
Rugby World Cup All Blacks nzru 29-Jul-10 88 8,795 432
NRL NRL NRL 29-Jul-10 29 6,816 216
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons RealBigDell (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 113 6,641 215
AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood_FC 29-Jul-10 5,516 6,205 207
AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon_FC 29-Jul-10 5,677 5,791 196
AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide_FC 29-Jul-10 5,642 5,656 199
AFL Melbourne Demons jimstynes (player) 29-Jul-10 13 5,508 142
Super 14 Queensland Reds QuadeCooper (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 50 5,439 215
AFL Collingwood Magpies harry_o (player) 29-Jul-10 498 5,329 201
AFL Essendon Bombers JobeWatson (player) 29-Jul-10 5 4,937 156
AFL Sydney Swans sydneyswans (official) 29-Jul-10 2,461 4,848 195
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders mornesteyn (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 2 4,566 213
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes NeemiaTialata (Neemia Tialata) 29-Jul-10 1,283 4,541 283
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice ItsStephRice (athlete) 29-Jul-10 93 4,418 225
NRL Gold Coast Titans mat_rogers6 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 132 4,285 224
AFL Essendon Bombers AngusMonfries (player) 29-Jul-10 16 4,264 157
World Cup Socceroos socceroos (official) 29-Jul-10 756 4,043 181
AFL Hawthorn Hawks lehmo23 (player) 29-Jul-10 521 4,010 154
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Hurricanesrugby 29-Jul-10 3,320 3,825 159
AFL St. Kilda Saints stkildafc (official) 29-Jul-10 3,885 3,816 157
AFL Carlton Blues Carlton_FC (official) 29-Jul-10 2,979 3,659 169
AFL Geelong Cats Geelong_FC (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 1,992 3,119 126
Rugby World Cup Wallabies QantasWallabies 29-Jul-10 383 3,076 172
First class cricket New South Wales Blues NBRACKEN142 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 85 2,828 152
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Powza13 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 390 2,690 173
AFL Hawthorn Hawks HawthornFC (official) 29-Jul-10 8 2,597 139
AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond_FC 29-Jul-10 148 2,525 122
AFL Melbourne Demons nathan2jones (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 253 2,490 106
NRL Gold Coast Titans GCTitans 29-Jul-10 12 2,447 109
AFL Collingwood Magpies mickmalthouse (Mick Malthouse) 29-Jul-10 11 2,297 66
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos northkangaroos (official) 29-Jul-10 69 2,241 125
A-League Melbourne Victory gomvfc 29-Jul-10 1,429 2,211 144
AFL Brisbane Lions BrendanFevola05 (player) 29-Jul-10 27 2,189 72
NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) nzwarriors (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 372 2,182 77
AFL Melbourne Demons DemonsHQ (official) 29-Jul-10 311 1,896 114
World Cup Socceroos socceroos_news (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 1,723 1,858 80
Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) THESTORMERS 29-Jul-10 213 1,828 76
AFL Melbourne Demons CamSchwab (ceo) 29-Jul-10 288 1,810 81
AFL Port Adelaide Power PAFC (official) 29-Jul-10 31 1,804 123
NRL Wests Tigers Wests_Tigers (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 827 1,787 74
AFL West Coast Eagles WCEofficial 29-Jul-10 4 1,775 113
Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) sharksrugby 29-Jul-10 36 1,766 86
AFL Collingwood Magpies DT_13 (Dale Thomas) 29-Jul-10 6 1,751 44
NRL North Queensland Cowboys northqldcowboys 29-Jul-10 37 1,649 77
Tennis Australia Tennis Australia TennisAustralia (official) 29-Jul-10 63 1,638 165
NBL Melbourne Tigers Follow24Hodge (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 27 1,638 93
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs SSFCRABBITOHS 29-Jul-10 789 1,610 89
AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle_FC (official) 29-Jul-10 147 1,578 104
NRL Melbourne Storm MelbStormRLC (official) 29-Jul-10 1,184 1,473 87
AFL Gold Coast Football Club GoldCoastFC (official) 29-Jul-10 571 1,458 110
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawks_AFL (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 1,979 1,446 29
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens MelbourneVixens 29-Jul-10 706 1,405 56
NRL Manly Sea Eagles manlyseaeagles 29-Jul-10 111 1,338 72
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers Bushrangers 29-Jul-10 1,389 1,336 89
First class cricket New South Wales Blues ClarkeVC (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 34 1,264 41
AFL Melbourne Demons Rickypetterd15 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 66 1,260 57
NBL Adelaide 36ers Adelaide36ers 29-Jul-10 834 1,132 66
AFL Melbourne Demons howcroft 29-Jul-10 68 1,127 38
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos andrewswallow (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 13 1,096 67
NRL NRL NRLNEWS (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 182 1,068 27
NRL Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 83 1,067 70
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders crusadersrugby 29-Jul-10 2 1,065 75
AFL Western Bulldogs westernbulldogs (official) 29-Jul-10 9 1,053 68
AFL Brisbane Lions ALFbrisbane (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 3 1,053 45
A-League Melbourne Victory mitchlangerak (player) 29-Jul-10 13 1,010 58
NRL Parramatta Eels parramatta_eels 29-Jul-10 1,090 993 27
AFL Collingwood Magpies PeterDaicos (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 684 964 60
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens SharelleVixens 29-Jul-10 35 961 37
A-League Sydney FC SydneyFC1011 29-Jul-10 786 955 78
AFL AFL SENfooty 29-Jul-10 59 946 48
A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club LawrieMcKinna (coach) 29-Jul-10 1 922 68
A-League Melbourne Victory adrianleijer (player, Adrian Leijer) 29-Jul-10 48 906 65
NBL Wollongong Hawks wollongonghawks 29-Jul-10 1,568 881 63
AFL Melbourne Demons MCC_Members 29-Jul-10 558 857 27
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs benross23 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 48 854 42
Super 14 ACT Brumbies BrumbiesRugby 29-Jul-10 135 848 65
NBL South Dragons Joeingles7 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 43 830 50
NRL Melbourne Storm MelbourneStorm_ (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 13 827 28
Super 14 Queensland Reds RedsRugby (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 166 824 44
Super 14 Queensland Reds Reds_Rugby 29-Jul-10 26 817 58
AFL Collingwood Magpies bigdyman (player) 29-Jul-10 19 810 54
AFL AFL AFLphotos (official) 29-Jul-10 75 798 46
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs therabbitohs (official) 29-Jul-10 10 790 61
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs therabbitohs (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 10 790 61
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 665 788 36
A-League North Queensland Fury FC nqfuryfc 29-Jul-10 1,808 786 52
Super 14 Natal Sharks KeeganDaniel (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 5 761 42
NRL Parramatta Eels PirtekParraEels (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 7 759 46
NRL NRL NRLTweet (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 161 731 43
AFL Collingwood Magpies collingwoodnews (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 1 729 31
First class cricket Queensland Bulls andrew_symonds (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 5 716 28
NBL Perth Wildcats perthwildcats 29-Jul-10 74 704 54
Super 14 Melbourne Rebels melbournerebels 29-Jul-10 738 695 38
AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies unicanberra 29-Jul-10 118 688 36
NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic MarkBosnich (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 16 676 44
Basketball Australia Australian Boomers aussieboomers 29-Jul-10 0 656 53
NBL NBL NBLhoops 29-Jul-10 47 651 52
NRL Gold Coast Titans AshHarrison1 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 25 618 40
A-League Melbourne Victory victoryinmelb 29-Jul-10 80 616 47
NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) thenzwarriors 29-Jul-10 72 614 49
A-League Wellington Phoenix wgtnphoenixfc 29-Jul-10 57 612 41
NRL Canberra Raiders RaidersCanberra 29-Jul-10 5 608 58
A-League A-League thefootballsack (fansite) 29-Jul-10 1,920 594 39
NBL New Zealand Breakers johnrillie (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 347 592 48
AFL Fremantle Dockers Freo_Dockers (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 319 581 44
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SharksOnline (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 846 569 11
NRL Gold Coast Titans lukeodwyer (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 49 561 42
Netball Australia Netball Australia NetballAust 29-Jul-10 121 559 53
AFL West Coast Eagles wingsofperth (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 5 555 11
A-League Brisbane Roar BNERoar (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 186 539 42
AFL Greater Western Sydney team_gws (official) 29-Jul-10 102 538 50
A-League Perth Glory PerthGlory_FC 29-Jul-10 13 526 56
AFL St. Kilda Saints njbrown17 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 19 506 34
NRL Manly Sea Eagles gorgeousgrose (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 28 503 27
AFL Brisbane Lions AFLBrisbaneFC 29-Jul-10 25 484 21
NRL NRL TWiLeague (show) 29-Jul-10 1,262 480 29
A-League Adelaide United adelaideunited 29-Jul-10 134 480 46
A-League Newcastle Jets newcastle_jets 29-Jul-10 15 480 30
Super 14 Queensland Reds L_Weeks (player) 29-Jul-10 77 475 34
World Cup Socceroos GGArmy (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 576 471 28
AFL Fremantle Dockers FremantleFC (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 0 461 12
AFL Essendon Bombers JasonJohnson14 (former player) 29-Jul-10 17 460 18
NRL Parramatta Eels PlanetEels (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 551 456 26
A-League Sydney FC SFCNews (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 135 455 51
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds laurafirebirds (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 11 451 21
NBL Perth Wildcats CatsGM 29-Jul-10 53 424 53
NBL Wollongong Hawks milisimic (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 736 422 30
A-League Adelaide United adelaidereds 29-Jul-10 280 409 52
A-League Brisbane Roar brisbaneroar 29-Jul-10 4 404 47
Super 14 ACT Brumbies snorkymortlock (player) 29-Jul-10 9 403 23
NRL Brisbane Broncos broncosbigfan (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 398 389 20
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds NatTbirds 29-Jul-10 0 389 20
AFL AFL AFL_Shifter (talent scout, Kevin Sheehan) 29-Jul-10 9 386 16
NRL NRL NRLlivebetting (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 17 379 2
NBL Townsville Crocodiles TsvCrocs 29-Jul-10 343 377 34
Netball Australia Australian Diamonds (national team) AussieDiamonds 29-Jul-10 40 371 21
ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts SusanSwifts 29-Jul-10 23 360 22
AFL Sydney Swans JaredCrouch (former player) 29-Jul-10 72 356 22
Netball Victoria Netball Victoria netballvic 29-Jul-10 633 355 21
AFL AFL AFLInsider (official) 29-Jul-10 85 354 26
NBL Melbourne Tigers Wortho33 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 81 352 30
NBL Sydney Kings thesydneykings (official) 29-Jul-10 5 352 31
First class cricket Tassie Tigers crickettas 29-Jul-10 1 352 18
Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues NSWRL 29-Jul-10 58 345 23
NRL Wests Tigers fakebrycegibbs (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 369 344 19
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons mighty_dragons (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 7 330 17
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Renaehallinan (player) 29-Jul-10 35 328 14
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Fergo1990 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 16 327 21
NBL Townsville Crocodiles chomicide (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 201 323 26
AFL AFL AFL_JenWitham 29-Jul-10 140 322 34
NRL Parramatta Eels blueandgoldarmy (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 61 320 12
NBL Cairns Taipans Dusty_Rychart (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 45 317 22
Australian Cycling Federation rachel neylan rachneylan (athlete) 29-Jul-10 225 306 29
World Cup Socceroos HalfTimeHeroes (soccer fansite) 29-Jul-10 790 302 18
AFL West Coast Eagles WestCoastEagles (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 0 299 5
A-League A-League ultimatealeague (fansite) 29-Jul-10 44 287 29
AFL Melbourne Demons MelbourneFC (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 0 281 11
NRL Brisbane Broncos BrisbaneBronco (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 86 277 10
AFL Essendon Bombers essendonfc (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 0 266 9
AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies 520507 (Keith Lyons) 29-Jul-10 336 265 12
AFL West Coast Eagles MitchJbrown17 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 7 263 30
NRL Newcastle Knights Corypato (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 25 261 16
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers MatthewWade13 (player) 29-Jul-10 62 260 18
A-League Gold Coast United GCUSC (unofficial supporter club) 29-Jul-10 242 259 20
First class cricket New South Wales Blues eddiecowan (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 134 258 27
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers AaronFinch5 (player) 29-Jul-10 78 256 17
NBL New Zealand Breakers NZBreakers 29-Jul-10 12 254 28
UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia teamjaycoskins (official) 29-Jul-10 19 249 19
AFL Melbourne Demons demonland (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 176 247 9
AFL Western Bulldogs _the_kennel_ 29-Jul-10 28 245 15
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos katehollywood10 29-Jul-10 66 242 13
AIHL Sydney Bears sydneybears 29-Jul-10 568 240 4
Tennis Australia Sam Stosur samstosurnews (official) 29-Jul-10 54 235 19
NBL New Zealand Breakers oscarforman (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 38 232 22
Handball Australia Canberra Handball Club sashpet (player) 29-Jul-10 897 222 6
NRL Brisbane Broncos broncobasher (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 243 219 5
ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts nswswifts 29-Jul-10 8 216 16
A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club CCMarinersFC (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 117 215 27
VFL Casey Scorpions CaseyScorpions 29-Jul-10 5 211 8
Volleyball Australia Volleyball Australia ausvolley 29-Jul-10 10 207 12
First class cricket South Australian Redbacks (Southern Redbacks) RedbacksT20 29-Jul-10 7 206 23
NBL Perth Wildcats TheRealSchensh (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 17 202 21
NBL Townsville Crocodiles rustyhinder (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 100 200 26
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers petersiddle (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 1 193 18
AIHL Melbourne Ice TheMelbourneIce 29-Jul-10 1 193 9
NRL Parramatta Eels 1eyedeel (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 646 188 11
VFL Williamstown Football Club WilliamstownFC 29-Jul-10 175 188 7
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds AdelaideTBirds 29-Jul-10 0 188 14
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens JulieCorletto (Julie Corletto) 29-Jul-10 27 187 6
Super 14 Western Australia Force (Western Force) s14_force 29-Jul-10 2 183 13
AFL Fremantle Dockers ryanmcrowley (player) 29-Jul-10 17 179 15
WNBL WNBL WNBL 29-Jul-10 38 178 22
Super 14 Central Cheetahs (Vodacom Cheetahs) VodacomCheetahs 29-Jul-10 44 177 13
AFL Sydney Swans BionicSwan (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 20 177 26
Super 14 Queensland Reds s14_queensland (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 2 169 10
VFL North Ballarat Roosters NB_Roosters 29-Jul-10 26 167 10
Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons QLD_Maroons 29-Jul-10 1 167 4
NBL Adelaide 36ers DarrenNg8 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 59 163 14
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons jsaffy (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 11 159 13
NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs bulldogsnews (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 105 145 6
A-League Melbourne Victory victorytwit (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 49 143 11
A-League Melbourne Victory mvfcfanzone 29-Jul-10 115 142 20
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever SusanWCFever 29-Jul-10 23 142 13
AFL Melbourne Demons matesOmelbourne (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 1 141 11
NRL Balmain Tigers tigers1908 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 7 137 11
AFL Western Bulldogs ccaallward (player) 29-Jul-10 0 136 24
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Marcus__White (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 27 135 16
AFL Hawthorn Hawks bmsew (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 22 132 21
NBL Perth Wildcats catslisch 29-Jul-10 10 132 8
First class cricket Queensland Bulls qldcricket 29-Jul-10 13 130 6
AFL AFL AFL_Aus (fansite) 29-Jul-10 0 126 7
NBL Adelaide 36ers jgovereasy (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 35 122 11
W-League W-League AusWomensGame (fansite) 29-Jul-10 43 112 11
AFL St. Kilda Saints RWBFooty (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 70 111 9
SFL Caulfield Bears CaulfieldBears 29-Jul-10 195 107 1
Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz fatloaf (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 170 100 4
Gridiron Australia Nationals WA Raiders fatloaf (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 170 100 4
AIHL AIHL AIHL 29-Jul-10 31 99 2
AIHL Gold Coast Bluetongues gcbluetongues 29-Jul-10 47 97 2
AFL Geelong Cats thecattery (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 16 97 5
NBL Sydney Kings sydneykings 29-Jul-10 61 94 12
Netball New South Wales Sydney_Netball 29-Jul-10 64 90 5
AFL Fremantle Dockers briansham (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 12 87 12
NBL Wollongong Hawks danjackson9 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 60 84 8
NBL Perth Wildcats CatsTM 29-Jul-10 26 84 8
NRL Gold Coast Titans Aaron_Cannings (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 3 81 11
AIS New South Wales Institute of Sport theNSWIS (official) 29-Jul-10 259 80 0
NBL Townsville Crocodiles JoshJenkins24 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 59 75 8
Volleyball Australia Volleyball SA mmurpha (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 113 74 2
AFL Richmond Tigers yellow_n_black (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 4 74 8
A-League Sydney FC SydneyFC 29-Jul-10 0 73 4
Semi Professional Basketball League Semi Professional Basketball League SEABL 29-Jul-10 12 70 8
AFL Melbourne Demons demonwiki (fansite) 29-Jul-10 70 69 1
AFL Canberra Sydney Swans Reserves swansreserves 29-Jul-10 24 67 4
NBL Perth Wildcats Cats_Coach 29-Jul-10 11 67 4
U18 National Championships Western Australia U18s team WA_U18s 29-Jul-10 9 67 1
NBL Adelaide 36ers BenFitz (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 54 66 7
U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team VicMetroU18s 29-Jul-10 4 66 2
NBL Perth Wildcats CatsWagstaff 29-Jul-10 10 65 5
U18 National Championships Tasmania U18s team TasU18s 29-Jul-10 7 64 1
NBL Adelaide 36ers 36ers (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 16 60 11
U18 National Championships South Australia U18s team SA_U18s 29-Jul-10 8 60 2
NRL NRL womeninleague 29-Jul-10 15 59 6
Australian Baseball League Australian Baseball League ABLeague 29-Jul-10 5 58 3
NBL Perth Wildcats CatsGear 29-Jul-10 35 57 2
U18 National Championships Victoria U18s team VicCountryU18s 29-Jul-10 5 57 2
Claxton Shield Barbagallo Perth Heat PerthHeat 29-Jul-10 23 56 4
U18 National Championships Northern Territory U18s team NT_U18s 29-Jul-10 16 55 1
U18 National Championships Queensland U18s team QldU18s 29-Jul-10 5 54 1
NBL Perth Wildcats CatsTickets 29-Jul-10 7 53 5
NBL South (Melbourne) Dragons SAVEOURDRAGONS (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 54 51 3
UCI Continental Team (Oceania Region) Team Jayco Skins / Cycling Australia AlexCarver91 (athlete) 29-Jul-10 71 50 3
AFL Collingwood Magpies VictoriaParkHC (grounds) 29-Jul-10 21 50 2
AFL Sydney Swans RTTF_AU (fansite) 29-Jul-10 99 47 5
NSW Premier League Manly United ManlyUnited 29-Jul-10 26 46 5
NBL Townsville Crocodiles willo43 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 24 46 6
U18 National Championships New South Wales U18s team NSWACT_Rams 29-Jul-10 7 46 1
AFL Greater Western Sydney ACT4GWS 29-Jul-10 40 44 1
WNBL Bendio Spirit bendigospirit 29-Jul-10 31 43 4
NRL Parramatta Eels parraeels (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 0 42 4
NBL Perth Wildcats CatsCommunity 29-Jul-10 79 41 3
NBL Townsville Crocodiles Kegs42 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 43 40 7
AIHL AIHL hnim (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 2 40 4
AFL Essendon Bombers bomberblitz (player) 29-Jul-10 19 38 1
AIHL AIHL hockeypulse (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 20 36 2
Australian Cross Country Ski Team Australian Cross Country Ski Team AUS_XC (official) 29-Jul-10 6 35 4
Netball New South Wales Petersham RUFC Netball Club PetershamNetbal 29-Jul-10 13 34 5
Brisbane Netball Association ACE Netball Club ACENetball 29-Jul-10 3 33 5
WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers JaycoRangers 29-Jul-10 1 32 7
Plenty Valley Netball Association Orcas Netball Orcas_Netball 29-Jul-10 2 31 8
NBL Gold Coast Blaze Vandy21 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 8 30 9
AFL Fremantle Dockers bc8977 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 10 22 7
Cycling Australia Velo Canberra velocanberra 29-Jul-10 24 20 0
NBL Perth Wildcats Cats_Media 29-Jul-10 11 20 2
VFL Port Melbourne Borough BoroughBoy (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 2 20 12
W-League W-League abcwleague (media outlet) 29-Jul-10 15 19 4
AFL Essendon Bombers jreynojreyno (player) 29-Jul-10 16 18 1
NBL Perth Wildcats nickmarvin (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 5 16 2
NBL Townsville Crocodiles ToffCedar (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 39 15 5
AIS University of Canberra National Institute of Sport Studies ucniss (official) 29-Jul-10 20 14 1
NBL Townsville Crocodiles cameronwhiting (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 11 13 6
WNBL Logan Thunder loganthunder 29-Jul-10 2 11 6
Triathlon TriathlonTSO TriathlonTSO 29-Jul-10 35 9 0
Tennis Australia Tennis Canberra tenniscanberra (official) 29-Jul-10 9 8 0
NBL Adelaide 36ers brad_393 (unofficial) 29-Jul-10 10 7 3
AFLNT AFLNT Chippa39 (official) 29-Jul-10 15 4 0
Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz perthblitz 29-Jul-10 0 1 2

One of the comments included links to several Australian athletes on Twitter that I had missed. Some of these athletes aren’t active in Australian leagues so they don’t necessarily really fit well with most of the people and leagues on the list… but included below for interest. Any more names of people, leagues and clubs I’m missing, let me know. :)

Service League Team Account Date collected Following Followers Lists
Twitter First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers AndrewMcDonald4 (Andrew McDonald) 30-Jul-10 16 199 8
Twitter V8 Supercars jamiewhincup (Jamie Whincup) 30-Jul-10 14 2,446 158
Twitter Basketball Australia Australian Boombers AndrewMBogut (Andrew Bogut) 30-Jul-10 175 25,068 1,292
Twitter AFL Essendon Bombers JasonJohnson14 (former Essendon AFL player) 30-Jul-10 17 461 18
Twitter AFL Essendon Bombers SteveAlessio (former Essendon AFL player) 30-Jul-10 145 943 63
Twitter First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers warne888 30-Jul-10 89 129,802 3,137

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Version 3: Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers.

Posted by Laura on Monday, 31 May, 2010

This post is basically an update of Version 2: Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers. I haven’t actively sought to improve or update the accounts included on this list though there are a few new accounts.  A few accounts have been deleted and one has been suspended, LanceFranklin. Deleted and suspended accounts have been marked with a 0 for total number of followers.

This data was gathered on May 30, 2010.  It includes non-Australian teams that compete in Australian based leagues.  It also contains Australian some athlete accounts where the athlete competes for a club in an Australian based league.

League Team Account Total followers
First class cricket New South Wales Blues PH408 (unofficial) 11902
Super 14 Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) VictorMatfield (unofficial) 7452
Super 14 Natal Sharks JohnSmit123 (unofficial) 7221
NRL Wests Tigers LoteTuqiri (unofficial) 6688
NRL NRL NRL 5469
AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon_FC 5242
AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood_FC 5183
AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide_FC 5008
AFL Melbourne Demons jimstynes (unofficial) 4476
AFL Sydney Swans sydneyswans 4340
AFL Essendon Bombers JobeWatson (unofficial) 4284
AFL Collingwood Magpies harry_o (unofficial) 4174
AFL Essendon Bombers AngusMonfries (unofficial) 3801
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Hurricanesrugby 3696
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons RealBigDell (unofficial) 3688
AFL St. Kilda Saints stkildafc 3351
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes neyza3 (unofficial) 3330
AFL Carlton Blues Carlton_FC 3223
NRL Gold Coast Titans mat_rogers6 (unofficial) 3056
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders mornesteyn (unofficial) 2790
AFL Geelong Cats Geelong_FC (unofficial) 2667
Super 14 Queensland Reds QuadeCooper (unofficial) 2363
NRL Brisbane Broncos BrisBroncosClub 2322
AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond_FC 2085
NRL Gold Coast Titans GCTitans 2052
AFL Hawthorn Hawks HawthornFC 2031
AFL Melbourne Demons nathan2jones (unofficial) 2019
World Cup Socceroos Socceroos 1998
NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) nzwarriors (unofficial) 1959
A-League Melbourne Victory gomvfc 1959
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos northkangaroos 1891
World Cup Socceroos socceroos_news (unofficial) 1668
Super 14 Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) THESTORMERS 1652
NRL Parramatta Eels jarryd_hayne (unofficial) 1643
Super 14 Wellington Hurricanes Powza13 (unofficial) 1619
First class cricket New South Wales Blues NBRACKEN142 (unofficial) 1559
NRL North Queensland Cowboys northqldcowboys 1544
AFL Melbourne Demons CamSchwab (unofficial) 1542
AFL Port Adelaide Power PAFC 1539
AFL Melbourne Demons DemonsHQ (official) 1522
Super 14 Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) sharksrugby 1521
AFL West Coast Eagles WCEofficial 1475
NRL Wests Tigers Wests_Tigers (unofficial) 1440
AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawks_AFL (unofficial) 1396
NBL Melbourne Tigers Follow24Hodge (unofficial) 1338
First class cricket New South Wales Blues ClarkeVC (unofficial) 1268
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs SSFCRABBITOHS 1263
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens MelbourneVixens 1232
AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle_FC 1232
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers Bushrangers 1189
NRL Manly Sea Eagles manlyseaeagles 1129
NRL Melbourne Storm MelbStormRLC (official) 1124
NBL Adelaide 36ers Adelaide36ers 1030
AFL Gold Coast Football Club GoldCoastFC 1001
NRL Sydney Roosters sydroosters (unofficial) 995
Super 14 Canterbury Crusaders crusadersrugby 962
AFL Brisbane Lions ALFbrisbane (unofficial) 908
AFL Collingwood Magpies PeterDaicos (unofficial) 903
A-League Melbourne Victory mitchlangerak (unofficial) 881
NRL Penrith Panthers penrithpanthers (unofficial) 840
NRL Parramatta Eels parramatta_eels 838
A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club LawrieMcKinna 815
A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club LawrieMcKinna (unofficial) 815
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos andrewswallow (unofficial) 810
Super 14 New South Wales Waratahs HSBCWaratahs 772
NBL Wollongong Hawks wollongonghawks 757
NRL Melbourne Storm MelbourneStorm_ (unofficial) 750
A-League Melbourne Victory adrianleijer (unofficial) 745
A-League North Queensland Fury FC nqfuryfc 744
Super 14 Queensland Reds RedsRugby (unofficial) 732
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens SharelleVixens 724
Super 14 Queensland Reds Reds_Rugby 705
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs rabbitohs (unofficial) 699
Super 14 ACT Brumbies BrumbiesRugby 683
NRL Parramatta Eels PirtekParraEels (unofficial) 670
AFL Collingwood Magpies collingwoodnews (unofficial) 649
Super 14 Natal Sharks KeeganDaniel (unofficial) 632
First class cricket Queensland Bulls andrew_symonds (unofficial) 608
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs therabbitohs (unofficial) 605
NBL Perth Wildcats perthwildcats 591
AFL Collingwood Magpies bigdyman (unofficial) 568
A-League Melbourne Victory victoryinmelb 552
NBL New Zealand Breakers johnrillie (unofficial) 537
AFL West Coast Eagles wingsofperth (unofficial) 536
NRL New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) thenzwarriors 521
AFL Fremantle Dockers Freo_Dockers (unofficial) 519
NBL South Dragons Joeingles7 (unofficial) 516
NRL Gold Coast Titans AshHarrison1 (unofficial) 498
NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs benross23 (unofficial) 487
AFL St. Kilda Saints njbrown17 (unofficial) 481
A-League Brisbane Roar BNERoar (unofficial) 471
NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic MarkBosnich (unofficial) 470
Super 14 Melbourne Rebels melbournerebels 469
NRL Gold Coast Titans lukeodwyer (unofficial) 467
Basketball Australia Australian Boomers aussieboomers 465
AFL Fremantle Dockers FremantleFC (unofficial) 453
A-League Newcastle Jets newcastle_jets 441
A-League Adelaide United adelaideunited 423
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks SharksOnline (unofficial) 422
A-League Sydney FC SFCNews (unofficial) 421
A-League Perth Glory PerthGlory_FC 414
Netball Australia Netball Australia NetballAust 377
NRL Canberra Raiders RaidersCanberra 375
NRL Parramatta Eels PlanetEels (unofficial) 374
A-League Adelaide United adelaidereds 350
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds laurafirebirds (unofficial) 338
NRL Brisbane Broncos broncosbigfan (unofficial) 336
First class cricket Tassie Tigers crickettas 328
NBL Wollongong Hawks milisimic (unofficial) 327
NBL Perth Wildcats nickmarvin (unofficial) 322
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons mighty_dragons (unofficial) 321
NBL Townsville Crocodiles TsvCrocs 313
NBL Melbourne Tigers Wortho33 (unofficial) 313
A-League Wellington Phoenix wgtnphoenixfc 307
Netball Victoria Netball Victoria netballvic 306
A-League Brisbane Roar brisbaneroar 305
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds NatTbirds 304
AFL West Coast Eagles WestCoastEagles (unofficial) 294
NBL Townsville Crocodiles chomicide (unofficial) 287
NBL Cairns Taipans Dusty_Rychart (unofficial) 283
AFL Brisbane Lions AFLBrisbaneFC 283
NRL Parramatta Eels blueandgoldarmy (unofficial) 280
NRL Brisbane Broncos BrisbaneBronco (unofficial) 274
ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts SusanSwifts 263
AFL Melbourne Demons MelbourneFC (unofficial) 263
NRL Manly Sea Eagles gorgeousgrose (unofficial) 248
AFL West Coast Eagles MitchJbrown17 (unofficial) 242
Netball Australia Australian Diamonds (national team) AussieDiamonds 242
NRL Wests Tigers fakebrycegibbs (unofficial) 222
NRL Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Fergo1990 (unofficial) 220
First class cricket New South Wales Blues eddiecowan (unofficial) 213
AFL Essendon Bombers essendonfc (unofficial) 212
NBL New Zealand Breakers oscarforman (unofficial) 203
A-League Gold Coast United GCUSC 202
Super 14 ACT Brumbies Hoilesy (unofficial) 201
NRL Brisbane Broncos broncobasher (unofficial) 200
Rugby League/State of Origin New South Wales Blues NSWRL 198
First class cricket South Australian Redbacks (Southern Redbacks) RedbacksT20 196
A-League Central Coast Mariners Football Club CCMarinersFC (unofficial) 183
NBL Perth Wildcats TheRealSchensh (unofficial) 179
First class cricket Victorian Bushrangers petersiddle (unofficial) 171
ANZ Championship New South Wales Swifts nswswifts 171
NBL Townsville Crocodiles rustyhinder (unofficial) 168
Super 14 Western Australia Force (Western Force) s14_force 163
Basketball Australia Australian Opals AustralianOpals 160
NRL Parramatta Eels 1eyedeel (unofficial) 159
Super 14 Queensland Reds s14_queensland (unofficial) 153
WNBL WNBL WNBL 152
NBL New Zealand Breakers NZBreakers 152
AFL Sydney Swans BionicSwan (unofficial) 151
Rugby League/State of Origin Queensland Maroons QLD_Maroons 144
A-League Melbourne Victory victorytwit (unofficial) 144
VFL Casey Scorpions CaseyScorpions 144
Super 14 Central Cheetahs (Vodacom Cheetahs) VodacomCheetahs 141
ANZ Championship Adelaide Thunderbirds AdelaideTBirds 135
VFL North Ballarat Roosters NB_Roosters 134
NBL Adelaide 36ers DarrenNg8 (unofficial) 128
AFL Fremantle Dockers ryanmcrowley (unofficial) 124
AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos Marcus__White (unofficial) 121
A-League Melbourne Victory mvfcfanzone 114
AFL Hawthorn Hawks bmsew (unofficial) 113
NBL Adelaide 36ers jgovereasy (unofficial) 113
NRL St. George Illawarra Dragons jsaffy (unofficial) 111
NRL Newcastle Knights Corypato (unofficial) 110
Australia Athletics Australian Flames (national team) australianflame 108
NRL Balmain Tigers tigers1908 (unofficial) 106
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever SusanWCFever 93
AFL St. Kilda Saints RWBFooty (unofficial) 93
Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz fatloaf (unofficial) 91
AFL Melbourne Demons matesOmelbourne (unofficial) 90
AFL Western Bulldogs ccaallward (unofficial) 88
Netball New South Wales Sydney_Netball 88
First class cricket Queensland Bulls qldcricket 81
NBL Sydney Kings sydneykings 73
AFL Fremantle Dockers briansham (unofficial) 71
A-League Sydney FC SydneyFC 69
AFL Richmond Tigers yellow_n_black (unofficial) 67
SFL Caulfield Bears CaulfieldBears 66
NBL Townsville Crocodiles JoshJenkins24 (unofficial) 65
AFL Melbourne Demons demonwiki (unofficial) 65
NBL Adelaide 36ers BenFitz (unofficial) 64
Semi Professional Basketball League Semi Professional Basketball League SEABL 58
NRL Gold Coast Titans Aaron_Cannings (unofficial) 57
NBL Adelaide 36ers 36ers (unofficial) 55
NBL South (Melbourne) Dragons SAVEOURDRAGONS (unofficial) 49
AFL Collingwood Magpies VictoriaParkHC (unofficial) 49
Claxton Shield Barbagallo Perth Heat PerthHeat 48
NBL Wollongong Hawks danjackson9 (unofficial) 39
NBL Townsville Crocodiles Kegs42 (unofficial) 39
AFL Essendon Bombers bomberblitz (unofficial) 37
NSW Premier League Manly United ManlyUnited 35
WNBL Bendio Spirit bendigospirit 35
NBL Townsville Crocodiles willo43 (unofficial) 34
NRL Parramatta Eels parraeels (unofficial) 33
NBL Gold Coast Blaze Vandy21 (unofficial) 33
Netball New South Wales Petersham RUFC Netball Club PetershamNetbal 32
Brisbane Netball Association ACE Netball Club ACENetball 31
Plenty Valley Netball Association Orcas Netball Orcas_Netball 30
WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers JaycoRangers 30
AFL Fremantle Dockers bc8977 (unofficial) 20
VFL Port Melbourne Borough BoroughBoy (unofficial) 19
NBL Townsville Crocodiles ToffCedar (unofficial) 16
NBL Townsville Crocodiles cameronwhiting (unofficial) 12
WNBL Logan Thunder loganthunder 11
NBL Adelaide 36ers brad_393 (unofficial) 6
Gridiron Australia Nationals Perth Blitz perthblitz 1
NRL Wests Tigers beauryan_winger (unofficial) 0
NSW Premier League Sydney United addsie (unofficial) 0
A-League Sydney FC SydneyFC0910 0
Super 14 Queensland Reds ezytaylor (unofficial) 0
A-League Melbourne Victory MVFCVIDEOS (unofficial) 0
AFL Melbourne Demons jordiemck (unofficial) 0
AFL Hawthorn Hawks LanceFranklin (unofficial) 0
WNBL Dandenong Jayco Rangers jennaohea (unofficial) 0
AFL Brisbane Lions AFLbrisbanelion 0

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Version 2: Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers

Posted by Laura on Wednesday, 10 March, 2010

Yesterday, I made a post about the most popular Australian athlete, league and team related Twitter accounts.

On Twitter, @anthonyalsop pointed me to a list of Australian athletes on Twitter he had created.  I had missed quite a few on his list and some of those accounts led me to lists where I found additional athletes, teams and leagues.  All told, I added about 61 new rows of data.  There are a few repeats from yesterday’s list as I updated some numbers.  (Historical twitter growth for athletes would be interesting to look at and there are tools for just that.  It is a project for a different day. Maybe.)  There doesn’t appear to be much change.

Things to remember with this list: It does not include athletes who do not play for team based sports.  Swimmers, golfers, tennis players, surfers and race car drivers are not on the list.  It also does not include Australian athletes playing for teams outside of Australia.  This includes cyclists (who are probably the most popular Australian athletes that I can find) as they often compete for teams outside Australia.  It does not include Australian NBA and WNBA players.  It also does not include retired Australian athletes, unless they are now involved in a management role with a specific team.  National teams are included but players are generally sorted by their other playing affiliation. This list does include athletes and teams from outside Australia when the league has teams from other countries.  Thus, South Africa is represented with its Super 14 teams and New Zealand is included with a variety of teams in leagues such as the NRL, Super 14 and the NBL.

  • 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 : Essendon Bombers : JobeWatson (unofficial) -3,523 (9-Mar-10)
  • 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 : Essendon Bombers : AngusMonfries (unofficial) -3,052 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : jimstynes (unofficial) -3,004 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : harry_o (unofficial) -2,712 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : harry_o (unofficial) -2,703 (8-Mar-10)
  • AFL : St. Kilda Saints : stkildafc -2,617 (9-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 (unofficial) -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 : New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) : nzwarriors (unofficial) -1,533 (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)
  • AFL : Hawthorn Hawks : Hawks_AFL (unofficial) -1,336 (9-Mar-10)
  • First class cricket : New South Wales Blues : ClarkeVC (unofficial) -1,230 (10-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : nathan2jones (unofficial) -1,216 (9-Mar-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 : Melbourne Demons : CamSchwab (unofficial) -961 (9-Mar-10)
  • 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 : Melbourne Demons : DemonsHQ -841 (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 : Brisbane Lions : ALFbrisbane (unofficial) -690 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Central Coast Mariners Football Club : LawrieMcKinna (unofficial) -681 (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 -585 (10-Mar-10)
  • First class cricket : New South Wales Blues : NBRACKEN142 (unofficial) -577 (10-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)
  • AFL : West Coast Eagles : wingsofperth (unofficial) -503 (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)
  • AFL : St. Kilda Saints : njbrown17 (unofficial) -437 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : ACT Brumbies : BrumbiesRugby -436 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) : thenzwarriors -434 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : South Dragons : Joeingles7 (unofficial) -431 (6-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Fremantle Dockers : FremantleFC (unofficial) -427 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : North Melbourne Kangaroos : andrewswallow (unofficial) -417 (9-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)
  • AFL : Fremantle Dockers : Freo_Dockers (unofficial) -388 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Collingwood Magpies : bigdyman (unofficial) -376 (8-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Adelaide United : adelaideunited -376 (5-Jan-10)
  • A-League : Wellington Phoenix : wgtnphoenixfc -376 (5-Jan-10)
  • AFL : Gold Coast Football Club : GoldCoastFC -373 (9-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)
  • Basketball Australia : Australian Boomers : aussieboomers -307 (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)
  • AFL : West Coast Eagles : WestCoastEagles (unofficial) -291 (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 : Brisbane Broncos : BrisbaneBronco (unofficial) -270 (9-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)
  • AFL : Hawthorn Hawks : LanceFranklin (unofficial) -250 (9-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)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : MelbourneFC (unofficial) -223 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Brisbane Roar : brisbaneroar -221 (3-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Wests Tigers : beauryan_winger (unofficial) -215 (9-Mar-10)
  • First class cricket : Queensland Bulls : andrew_symonds (unofficial) -215 (10-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Queensland Firebirds : laurafirebirds (unofficial) -213 (3-Jan-10)
  • NSW Premier League : Sydney Olympic : MarkBosnich (unofficial) -208 (9-Mar-10)
  • ANZ Championship : Adelaide Thunderbirds : NatTbirds -205 (12-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Canberra Raiders : RaidersCanberra -202 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : West Coast Eagles : MitchJbrown17 (unofficial) -198 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Perth Glory : PerthGlory_FC -190 (5-Jan-10)
  • First class cricket : New South Wales Blues : eddiecowan (unofficial) -183 (10-Mar-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 : Essendon Bombers : essendonfc (unofficial) -143 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Melbourne Rebels : melbournerebels -141 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Gold Coast Football Club : GoldCoastFC -139 (30-Dec-09)
  • WNBL : WNBL : -138 (10-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Brisbane Broncos : broncosbigfan (unofficial) -137 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : ACT Brumbies : Hoilesy (unofficial) -133 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Brisbane Lions : AFLBrisbaneFC -126 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : South Sydney Rabbitohs : benross23 (unofficial) -124 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Western Australia Force (Western Force) : s14_force -118 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : jgovereasy (unofficial) -110 (6-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : jordiemck (unofficial) -102 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Central Cheetahs (Vodacom Cheetahs) : VodacomCheetahs -102 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Hawthorn Hawks : bmsew (unofficial) -100 (9-Mar-10)
  • VFL : Casey Scorpions : CaseyScorpions -100 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Sydney Swans : BionicSwan (unofficial) -99 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : North Melbourne Kangaroos : Marcus__White (unofficial) -99 (9-Mar-10)
  • Super 14 : Queensland Reds : s14_queensland (unofficial) -99 (3-Jan-10)
  • First class cricket : Victorian Bushrangers : petersiddle (unofficial) -99 (10-Mar-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)
  • NRL : Brisbane Broncos : broncobasher (unofficial) -91 (9-Mar-10)
  • Rugby League/State of Origin : Queensland Maroons : QLD_Maroons -91 (3-Jan-10)
  • ANZ Championship : New South Wales Swifts : nswswifts -90 (12-Jan-10)
  • VFL : North Ballarat Roosters : NB_Roosters -90 (9-Mar-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)
  • Super 14 : Queensland Reds : ezytaylor (unofficial) -83 (9-Mar-10)
  • Australia Athletics : Australian Flames (national team) : australianflame -83 (9-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Central Coast Mariners Football Club : CCMarinersFC (unofficial) -82 (5-Jan-10)
  • NBL : New Zealand Breakers : NZBreakers -79 (9-Mar-10)
  • First class cricket : Queensland Bulls : qldcricket -72 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : JoshJenkins24 (unofficial) -72 (6-Mar-10)
  • Netball Australia : Netball Australia : NetballAust -72 (12-Jan-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)
  • AFL : Western Bulldogs : ccaallward (unofficial) -57 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : 36ers (unofficial) -51 (6-Mar-10)
  • Semi Professional Basketball League : Semi Professional Basketball League : SEABL -50 (10-Mar-10)
  • A-League : Sydney FC : SydneyFC -44 (5-Jan-10)
  • NBL : South (Melbourne) Dragons : SAVEOURDRAGONS (unofficial) -44 (10-Mar-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)
  • WNBL : Dandenong Jayco Rangers : jennaohea (unofficial) -42 (10-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Fremantle Dockers : ryanmcrowley (unofficial) -41 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Gold Coast Titans : Aaron_Cannings (unofficial) -41 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Newcastle Knights : Corypato (unofficial) -41 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : matesOmelbourne (unofficial) -39 (9-Mar-10)
  • NRL : Manly Sea Eagles : gorgeousgrose (unofficial) -39 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Richmond Tigers : yellow_n_black (unofficial) -38 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : Kegs42 (unofficial) -38 (6-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Essendon Bombers : bomberblitz (unofficial) -37 (9-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)
  • AFL : Melbourne Demons : demonwiki (unofficial) -33 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Wollongong Hawks : danjackson9 (unofficial) -32 (8-Mar-10)
  • Netball New South Wales : : Sydney_Netball -31 (12-Jan-10)
  • AFL : St. Kilda Saints : RWBFooty (unofficial) -26 (9-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Fremantle Dockers : briansham (unofficial) -22 (9-Mar-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)
  • WNBL : Dandenong Jayco Rangers : JaycoRangers -21 (10-Mar-10)
  • Plenty Valley Netball Association : Orcas Netball : Orcas_Netball -20 (12-Jan-10)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : parraeels (unofficial) -19 (9-Mar-10)
  • Basketball Australia: Australian Opals: AustralianOpals – 19 (9-Mar-10)
  • NSW Premier League : Manly United : ManlyUnited -18 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : ToffCedar (unofficial) -17 (8-Mar-10)
  • VFL : Port Melbourne Borough : BoroughBoy (unofficial) -14 (9-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : cameronwhiting (unofficial) -13 (6-Mar-10)
  • AFL : Fremantle Dockers : bc8977 (unofficial) -10 (9-Mar-10)
  • WNBL : Logan Thunder : loganthunder -8 (10-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : brad_393 (unofficial) -5 (8-Mar-10)
  • Gridiron Australia Nationals : Perth Blitz : perthblitz -1 (9-Mar-10)If there is anyone  I missed, or anything that really surprised you, let me know.

    • Updated this list on the 11th to include the Australian Opals thanks to a comment by @SportingSheilas.

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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)
  • NRL : Parramatta Eels : parraeels (unofficial) -19 (9-Mar-10)
  • NSW Premier League : Manly United : ManlyUnited -18 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : ToffCedar (unofficial) -17 (8-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Townsville Crocodiles : cameronwhiting (unofficial) -13 (6-Mar-10)
  • NBL : Adelaide 36ers : brad_393 (unofficial) -5 (8-Mar-10)
  • NWBL : Wenty Leagues WheelKings : -0 (6-Mar-10)
  • Victorian Amateur Football Association : University Blues : -0 (6-Mar-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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    Adelaide United on bebo

    Posted by Laura on Friday, 22 January, 2010

    Adelaide United are a team in the A-League and are based in Adelaide, South Australia.  There are 75 people who list Adelaide United as an interest on bebo.   This puts them at about the middle of the pack for number of fans, if they had been in the AFL.  One of the rather unique characteristics of this community compared to some of the other sites we’ve looked at is that group membership is far larger than the number of people listing the team as an interest.

    On bebo, 43 or 57% of the fans do not list a gender.   Of the rest, 26 or 35% identify as male and 6 or 8% identify as female.  The huge number of people who do not list gender make it hard to compare to other A-League teams where we have gender related data.   Only the Wellington Phoenix community on blogger comes close with unknown gender, and that’s with 33% with gender not listed.  For Adelaide based teams where we have data, the Adelaide Thunderbirds have 50% with gender unlisted but the community size is two.

    There are 18 people who list their age.   Of these, the average age is 20.1, median age is 19 and mode is 20.  This makes them younger than the Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory, Sydney FC, Wellington Phoenix communities on blogger.  The team closest in age to them is the Melbourne Victory community on blogger, with an average age of 22.8 based on a population of seven.   The next closet community is the Adelaide United community on blogger, at 26 and a population of two.  That’s a difference of almost six years.  (Some of this likely attributed to the fact that bebo tends to skew to a younger audience than blogger.)   The Adelaide team based community is a bit younger than United, but some of this is because the population size is one: Adelaide Thunderbirds on blogger has one fan who is 18 years old and Port Adelaide Power on blogger has one fan who is 15.

    The community is overwhelming based in Australia, with 21 of the 75 people listing their country being from the country. No other countries are represented.   This contrasts a bit with the Adelaide United community on blogger, where one person is from China.   This Australian community is also overwhelming from the state that the team plays in, with 19 of the 20 people listing a state being from South Australia.  The other one is from Western Australia.   Of the South Australians, a few are from outside Adelaide with one person each from Barmera, Hallett Cove, and Roseworthy.  This pattern of loyalties for a team being very regional, to the state, is one that exists across the A-League where I have data from blogger.  This may be partially a result of the league not having aged enough for people to take their loyalties with them as they move, or a lack of stars moving from team to team with fans taking their player loyalty with them.

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    Based on data to date: Biggest Australian sports fandom

    Posted by Laura on Saturday, 9 January, 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    The A-League on Twitter

    Posted by Laura on Tuesday, 5 January, 2010

    There are ten leagues in Australia and New Zealands’s soccer A-League.  All teams have either an official or unofficial Twitter account.  In some cases, there are multiple accounts dedicated to a team.  Below is a list of some of the accounts sorted by team:

    If you want to easily follow these accounts on Twitter, you can do so by following my ozziesport’s A-League list.    This list was compiled by looking at the A-League related lists on Twitter, finding where teams were listed.  It is an attempt to be as comprehensive as possible.
    These Twitter accounts have various levels of activity.  Many are interactive, where the accounts reply to people or retweet others.  The interacting with followers seems to be more noticeable on fan run accounts.
    The team with the most account dedicated to them is the Melbourne Victory, with five. Next is the Sydney FC with three.  After that, you have Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar and the Central Coast Mariners with two.  Last, you have Gold Coast United, New Castle Jets, North Queensland Fury FC, Perth Glory and the Wellington Phoenix with one account each.
    The following chart shows the number of follows for each account sorted by total number of followers.  These numbers date to January 5, 2010.

    When these numbers are correlated with the 2009-2010 average match attendance, a somewhat meaningful correlation of .405 is found.  This may suggest that interest in following the team on Twitter correlates to match attendance and that teams could and should focus on getting followers.  A much stronger correlation of .940 exists between the total number of Twitter accounts dedicated to the team and their attendance.  This appears to suggests that large attendance leads to an active and strong fan base for Australian soccer.

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