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[QUOTE="1910, post: 2626862, member: 8272"] [B]SECOND tier rugby league games are out-rating AFL finals games in Queensland as the Intrust Super Cup attracts record audiences. [/B] The Intrust Super Cup preliminary final on Channel 9 last Sunday smashed free-to-air coverage of the AFL’s two preliminary finals that weekend. More than 120,000 people watched traditional Brisbane rivals Easts Tigers and Wynnum Manly battle last Sunday afternoon. It was a clash between plumbers, electricians, accountants and bar tenders as part-time footballers ripped into each other in another chapter of a gloriously bitter Brisbane rivalry. The league final doubled 7Mate’s prime time coverage of the Sydney Swans thumping of North Melbourne on Friday night, which attracted 62,991 viewers. The AFL’s preliminary final on Saturday between Hawthorn and Port Adelaide drew 88,721 viewers on 7Mate. The AFL games were also shown live on Foxtel, attracting more than 400,000 national viewers to each, but there are no Queensland-specific viewers numbers available for pay television. Queensland Rugby League chairman Peter Betros wasted little time showing his pride in the strong ratings, noting them at the launch of the Intrust Super Cup grand final yesterday. “The Intrust Super Cup out-rated the AFL’s preliminary finals… and those ratings show when it comes to AFL or league, Queenslanders will always choose league,” Betros said. Easts’ 30-12 win over Wynnum Manly was the most-watched Intrust Super Cup game in a regional market, even out-rating last year’s grand final that featured Mackay. The competition’s record could be broken this Sunday when Easts take on Northern Pride at Suncorp Stadium. While the Intrust Super Cup’s television ratings are surging, the NRL’s viewers have dropped with a general decline in television audiences to blame. Industry insiders believe about 40,000 fewer people are watching television each night this year as social media and smart phones tear people from one screen to another. However, the AFL is winning the war on the Gold Coast with the Suns crowds higher than the Titans, who are now homeless after moving out of the Centre of Excellence due to high rent costs. The Suns averaged 16,092 fans this year at home compared to the Titans’ 13,194. The Brisbane Lions however are battling for attention both at the ground and on television with a home average of 19,743 fans compared to the Broncos’ 33,354 average in 2014. [B]Intrust Super Cup preliminary final Easts vs Wynnum Manly: 120,457 viewers across Queensland.[/B] [B]AFL preliminary final - Sydney v North Melbourne: 62,991 viewers across Queensland.[/B] [url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/queensland-ratings-figures-for-intrust-super-cup-rugby-league-finals-games-beating-afl-on-tv/story-fniabjcr-1227069622596]Error Page[/url] [/QUOTE]
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