Why the AFL will fail in attempting to take over more Rugby League territory; Sydney Roosters V Brisbane Broncos TV Audience (in Sydney and Brisbane) - 596,000 Brisbane Lions V Sydney Swans TV Audience (in Sydney and Brisbane) - 210,000
Add to that the Roosters Broncos game was delayed till 930 in NSW ( not sure about all parts of it though).
I was there. Not really easy to compare them as one was a Friday night and the other a Saturday. NRL obv gets better TV ratings still.