18 February 2013, 180213, AFL, athletics, basketball, Cricket, cycling, NRL, performance enhancing drugs, soccer, tennis
Q. How much of a problem do you think taking performance enhancing drugs is in these sports?
|
A major problem |
A moderate problem |
A minor problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
| AFL football |
39% |
23% |
18% |
5% |
16% |
| NRL rugby league |
37% |
26% |
16% |
4% |
18% |
| Cricket |
16% |
9% |
26% |
25% |
23% |
| Tennis |
18% |
12% |
24% |
22% |
24% |
| Soccer |
22% |
19% |
23% |
10% |
26% |
| Basketball |
18% |
18% |
22% |
14% |
30% |
| Cycling |
56% |
20% |
8% |
3% |
14% |
| Athletics |
41% |
26% |
11% |
4% |
17% |
56% of respondents think taking performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in cycling, 41% think it is a major problem in athletics, 39% in AFL football and 37% in NRL rugby league.
38% of AFL football followers think it is a major problem in their sport and 26% of NRL followers think it is a major problem in their sport. 40% of AFL followers think it is a major problem in NRL.
46% of Victorian respondents think performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in the AFL.
18 February 2013, 180213, AFL, athletics, basketball, Cricket, cycling, NRL, soccer, sports betting problem, tennis
Q. How much of a problem do you think betting on games and results is in these sports?
|
A major problem |
A moderate problem |
A minor problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
| AFL football |
34% |
22% |
14% |
10% |
19% |
| NRL rugby league |
33% |
22% |
15% |
11% |
20% |
| Cricket |
30% |
22% |
17% |
10% |
20% |
| Tennis |
21% |
18% |
20% |
18% |
23% |
| Soccer |
30% |
22% |
15% |
11% |
23% |
| Basketball |
23% |
18% |
19% |
15% |
25% |
| Cycling |
25% |
18% |
17% |
14% |
25% |
| Athletics |
23% |
18% |
20% |
14% |
25% |
34% of respondents think betting is a major problem in AFL football, 33% think it is a major problem in NRL, 30% in soccer and 30% in cricket.
36% of those who mostly follow cricket think it is a major problem in their sport, compared to 32% of AFL followers and 28% of NRL followers.
AFL, Essential Report, football, Grand Final, NRL, Polling, rugby, Sport
Q. Which of the following upcoming sporting events are you most interested in?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| The AFL Grand Final | 32% | 35% | 33% | 28% |
| The NRL Grand Final | 20% | 19% | 22% | 17% |
| The Rugby World Cup | 10% | 9% | 12% | 10% |
| None of the above | 38% | 37% | 34% | 44% |
Whilst 38% of respondents had no interest in any of the upcoming football finals, 32% were most interested in the AFL, 20% in the NRL and only 10% in the Rugby World Cup.
Female respondents are far more likely to state that they were not interested in any of the upcoming sport events (47%), as were respondents aged 18-24 yeas old (46%).
Respondents from NSW are far more likely to have an interest in the Rugby World Cup (15%) and the NRL Grand Final (35%).
Respondents from QLD are also far more likely to have an interest in the NRL Grand Final (32%).
Victorian respondents are the most likely to be most interested in the AFL Grand Final (67%).
Dylan Farrell, EMC, Essential Media, Keep our Cops, Last Drinks, Michael Crocker, Nathan Merritt, NRL, PANSW, Police Association of NSW, Rabbitohs, Redfern, Roy Asotasi, South Sydney, Stewart Prins
Alcohol and sport have had a long, intimate and often uncomfortable relationship.
To their enormous credit, however, the South Sydney Rabbitohs enthusiastically accepted our invitation to become involved in the Last Drinks campaign, and already their involvement is helping the campaign to reach an important new audience.
The Last Drinks campaign is a joint project backed by the Police Association of NSW, the Australian Medical Association (NSW), the Health Services Union and the NSW Nurses’ Association.
It’s purpose is to reduce the amount of alcohol-fuelled violence in the community – and in the process to make life safer for the front-line police officers, doctors, nurses and paramedics who deal with it every weekend.