Fremantle’s last gasp win over Richmond at Patersons Stadium on Friday night was a hit with viewers watching national television coverage of the game.
In addition to the 36,000-plus crowd watching the clash live at Patersons, it attracted a TV audience of more than 1.14 million people.
The club’s only other Friday night game in round three against Essendon at Patersons Stadium, attracted the biggest TV audience for a Perth-based home and away game for any AFL team in the past decade, averaging 1.33 million viewers nationally.
After five rounds and 45 matches in the home and away season, Fremantle already has two of the top 10 most watched games in 2013.
Freo thriller a TV hit
Fremantle’s last gasp win over Richmond at Patersons Stadium on Friday night was a hit with viewers watching nationally
