Well the stage is set, and it’s a familiar place for @TWU_Baseball! Kingsport bound for #OpeningRound which has brought so many memories over the years! Let’s make some more @twbulldogs
#OpeningRound of the 2026 #AFL season was watched by 1.965m viewers (agg ave) on the Seven Network at an average of 655k per game, with an average reach audience of 1.905m.
Swans/Blues top O/N ave with 780k and reach of 2.251m
389m minutes of #AFL were consumed by the average audience across the weekend.
No Direct comparison with 2025 due to additional matches including Sunday night.
Data: VOZ overnights
Lots of appreciation for Harry Perryman tonight, played his role very well especially nullifying NAS and his impact on the game 👏🏻👏🏻🔥 #AFLSaintsPies#GoPies#AFL#OpeningRound
Nick Daicos to Cam Mooney on @FOXFOOTY about Harry Perryman’s brilliant tagging job on Nas: “I don’t care about the stats. He was best in ground for us tonight. It was discussed this week if someone wanted to play on Nas and he put his hand up.”
#OpeningRound of the 2026 #AFL season was attended by 190,522 at an average of 38,104, using 81% of capacity.
No real comparison can be made with previos versions. The 2026 edition featured an extra MCG game, while 2025 had 2 games postponed due to excessive weather conditions.