The game attracted the third highest television audience for the round nationally, behind only Collingwood v Sydney and Richmond v Essendon on Friday and Saturday nights respectively.
The brilliant result comes a weeks after the club recorded one of the highest rating matches for the year so far; its game against West Coast in Perth drawing more than 1.2 million viewers.
Game | Viewers |
Collingwood v Sydney | 1,364,463 |
Richmond v Essendon | 983,280 |
North Melbourne v Adelaide | 744,582 |
Port Adelaide v Geelong | 532,784 |
Fremantle v Melbourne | 310,162 |
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs | 256,522 |
Hawthorn v Gold Coast | 252,470 |
GWS Giants v West Coast | 242,886 |
Brisbane v Carlton | 40,542 |