bigloudbang t1_iw59q5v wrote on November 13, 2022 at 1:44 AM

Reply to comment by zboyzzzz in Italy make history with first ever win against Australia by paloaltissimo

Worth noting that half of Australias population lives in those 2 states

hazardous_situation t1_iw5i2cn wrote on November 13, 2022 at 2:51 AM

I'd hazard a guess and say Union isn't more popular than League in any state, and League is probs only the third most popular sport in the country behind cricket and Aussie Rules.

Zakkar t1_iw5x28m wrote on November 13, 2022 at 5:02 AM

No, union is definitely more popular than league in Western Australia, and by players numbers is more popular vs the rest of the AFL states. Minuscule compared to Aussie rules though.

bigloudbang t1_iw5kiio wrote on November 13, 2022 at 3:11 AM

Cricket isnt usually in the convo as its a summer sport. But yeah AFL is larger, league 2. I dont think the gap is as large as people think though

Union is a distant afterthought

hazardous_situation t1_iw5lpzw wrote on November 13, 2022 at 3:21 AM

Yeah, being from Brissy I'll hear about the Broncos, Lions, Heat and even the Roar, 1000x more often than I'll ever hear anyone mentioning the Reds or whoever the Union team is lmao

zboyzzzz t1_iwft7pj wrote on November 15, 2022 at 8:51 AM

I reckon union's more popular in every state except those 2. Doesn't mean it's popular overall, just *more. * Other states have a general disdain for league but respect union. Purely anecdotal of course, couldn't find any stats