b'2SEASONOF THE NRLTOUCH PREMIERSHIPAn expanded NRL Touch Premiership tapped off on 6th April 2019. Two new NRL clubs, the Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors, joined the six inaugural clubs, and the mens and womens elite Touch Football teams competed over a total of 26 game days over a period of five months.The competitionthe age of 18, demographics that are traditionally hard was played at 12to reach for the NRL (Futures report).stadiums in 10 cities acrossAudiences in-stadium were exposed to Touch as a Australia and in New Zealand,spectator sport for the first time. Regional games at with games broadcast on Foxstadiums in locations such as Gosford, Newcastle, League, Kayo Sports and NRL. Townsville and Mudgee had the strongest in-stadium com, as well as Sky Sports inaudiencesfor example, 10,000 spectators watched NZ.the NRL Touch Premiership Newcastle Knights versus Broadcast numbers grew, withParramatta Eels at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee. an average of 26,000 viewersSocial media post performance was particularly per game. The cumulative totalimpressive, with single try video posts reaching audience on Fox League grew byhundreds of thousands, even millions of viewers 101% compared to 2018.(see figures over page). The NRL Touch Premiership When compared to 2018, the 2019helped Touch Football Australias social audience grow Season in both Australia and NewsignificantlyTFA ranked number 2 out of all NSOs Zealand has shifted towards a greaterfor percentage audience growth after the Premiership percentage of female viewers and those undertapped off (SHUNT report).12|Keeping In Touch 2019 77195_NSWTA-KeepingInTouchMagazine-2019.indd 12 2/12/19 3:21 pm'