Sweeney Sports Research have published the results of their latest survey into what sports Australians are interested in. "Interest" in a sport is defined as participating in, attending as a spectator, watching on tv, listening to on the radio or reading about.
This is the league table (% figures):
1 Tennis 58
2 Swimming 54
3 Australian Rules 53
4 Cricket 51
5 Soccer 50
6 Rugby League 44
7 Rugby Union 36
8 Motor car racing 35
9 Athletics 28
10 Netball 26
11 Golf 26
12 Basketball 25
13 Motor cycle racing 24
14 Surf lifesaving/iron man 20
15 Group exercise 20
16 Horse racing 17
17 Snow skiing - downhill 17
18 Volleyball 14
19 Hockey 13 -
20 Snow skiing – snow boarding 11
Thought cricket would do better. Good to see soccer comfortably beating both rugbys. I'd like to see a split between A League and foreign football.
Australia's most important sporting event (%figures):
1 AFL grand final 23
2 Melbourne Cup 16
3 Australian Open tennis 14
4 NRL grand final 8
5 State of Origin Rugby League 7
6 Bledisloe Cup – Rugby Union 4
7 Bathurst 1000km motor race 4
8 Cricket – Test series 3
Number 3 should really be number 1. Terrible result for cricket.
This is the league table (% figures):
1 Tennis 58
2 Swimming 54
3 Australian Rules 53
4 Cricket 51
5 Soccer 50
6 Rugby League 44
7 Rugby Union 36
8 Motor car racing 35
9 Athletics 28
10 Netball 26
11 Golf 26
12 Basketball 25
13 Motor cycle racing 24
14 Surf lifesaving/iron man 20
15 Group exercise 20
16 Horse racing 17
17 Snow skiing - downhill 17
18 Volleyball 14
19 Hockey 13 -
20 Snow skiing – snow boarding 11
Thought cricket would do better. Good to see soccer comfortably beating both rugbys. I'd like to see a split between A League and foreign football.
Australia's most important sporting event (%figures):
1 AFL grand final 23
2 Melbourne Cup 16
3 Australian Open tennis 14
4 NRL grand final 8
5 State of Origin Rugby League 7
6 Bledisloe Cup – Rugby Union 4
7 Bathurst 1000km motor race 4
8 Cricket – Test series 3
Number 3 should really be number 1. Terrible result for cricket.
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