The Hawks riches are built on the back of a massive sponsorship to play four games in Tasmania each year plus a huge, and controversial, take from gambling income. AFL spokesman All clubs receive the same standard distribution, which was $10.45m in 2021 and will reduce to $8.45m in 2022, when Richmond, West Coast, Hawthorn and Collingwood will receive only that amount, with the remainder of the money re-allocated to teams deemed to have the greatest need. This revenue assisted in covering the following costs: Operating expenditure decreased by $22.5 million. [Online]. These facilities were extinguished in 2021 following the continued focus on managing the overall cost base and driving revenue growth, while delivering the season safely in a pandemic environment,Mr Auld said. After all revenue, operating expenditure and distributions, the AFL recorded an underlying operating loss of $43.0 million, compared to an underlying operating loss of $22.7 million in 2020. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/how-afl-survived-a-big-hit-from-covid-19-coronavirus-football/100083470, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app, Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article, Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 3.85 per cent as Qantas announces Alan Joyce's successor, RBA interest rate rise catches markets, banks and borrowers by surprise, Businesses to be forced to pay superannuation on payday, meaning more retirement income for workers, Health minister launches war on vaping, Medicare reforms, Doja Cat, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman attend Met Gala for fashion's biggest night. AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. These allocations in 2021 boosted the expansion teams funding to an aggregate of more than $400 million over the 10 years that both teams have been in the AFL. The distributions from the AFL are approximately 1/5 of club revenues and show the importance to the clubs of league revenue sharing. statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account. Stories of football department staff taking on jobs in other industries are rife, as are tales of staff left in the lurch. Most members held tight as membership numbers dropped only 6 per cent, but club revenues from memberships fell by nearly half across the league. Richmond came in second with $92 million. The AFL is pushing hard for the clubs to reduce their dependence on hospitality and gaming revenue, but it remains clear that certain clubs rely heavily on their corporate hosting and pokies revenue streams, IBISWorld senior industry analyst Nick Tarrant said this week. Most Super Bowl wins by NFL team 1967-2023, Average ticket price in the NFL by team 2021, FIFA World Ranking: top male soccer teams 2022, Athletic footwear global market share by company 2015, Health & Fitness Clubs - Statistics & Facts, Sporting goods industry in the U.S. - statistics & facts, Profit from additional features with an Employee Account. The total payments to AFL Executives equated to $9.8 million, compared to $7.0 million in 2020, and $10.4 million in 2019. 2020 Financial Results - Greater Western Sydney Giants Year on year difference in Australian Football League (AFL) club membership between 2020 and 2021, by club [Graph]. In modern footy the elite always get caught sooner or later. The Giants have received about $100 million more funding from the AFL than the Pies over the past decade.Credit: The Age. Melbourne: 40,571, down 29.2% from 2019's tally: 52,421 total. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.