Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise

[NSWAFL]

A very well-run and successful rugby league club,

nuff said

That can't pay the bills because there's not enough money coming through the club! News Limited bail = Storm disappears.

And there's a lot more AFL being played in Sydney than there is RL in Melbourne! Where's RL's second tier down south? Ours is sound in Sydney! Go Eagles!

[Raiderdave]

A very well-run and successful rugby league club,

nuff said

That can't pay the bills because there's not enough money coming through the club! News Limited bail = Storm disappears.

And there's a lot more AFL being played in Sydney than there is RL in Melbourne! Where's RL's second tier down south? Ours is sound in Sydney! Go Eagles!

1.6 Million dollar profit in 2011
learning to fend for themselves quite nicely it would seem

a very bright future for the Storm & RL in Melbourne

[Xman]

nuff said

That can't pay the bills because there's not enough money coming through the club! News Limited bail = Storm disappears.

And there's a lot more AFL being played in Sydney than there is RL in Melbourne! Where's RL's second tier down south? Ours is sound in Sydney! Go Eagles!

1.6 Million dollar profit in 2011
learning to fend for themselves quite nicely it would seem

a very bright future for the Storm & RL in Melbourne

LOL after a multi million dollar bailout by news. If they go so do the Storm, and any chance of a TV rights deal above 800m

[Raiderdave]

That can't pay the bills because there's not enough money coming through the club! News Limited bail = Storm disappears.

And there's a lot more AFL being played in Sydney than there is RL in Melbourne! Where's RL's second tier down south? Ours is sound in Sydney! Go Eagles!

1.6 Million dollar profit in 2011
learning to fend for themselves quite nicely it would seem

a very bright future for the Storm & RL in Melbourne

LOL after a multi million dollar bailout by news. If they go so do the Storm, and any chance of a TV rights deal above 800m

gee .... the AFL wishes they only had to fork out as little as News has to the Storm
for their dozen basket cases

[Xman]

Differences:
- GWS and Suns are brand new teams with no fan base or success to date.

- They are funded by the AFL who already have the money

- The storm are heavily reliant on News Ltd. If they pulled out the Storm would be sunk, and the NRL as an organisation are not wealthy enough to bankroll them.

- The Storm have had 14 years of success. If they are not close to viable by now they maynever be.

[Raiderdave]

Differences:
- GWS and Suns are brand new teams with no fan base or success to date.

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they'd better get used to that ..........

[NSWAFL]

They won't. They'll get the turnover to stand on their own and success will follow.

[cos789]

Despite the current uproar, Melbourne Storm's latest accounts reveal the embattled club to be in a sound financial position, having turned its previous year's $967,000 loss into a $1.6 million profit.

The club's recent success in the National Rugby League, including two premierships in the past three years, has obviously started flowing through to its bottom line, with income from membership fees rising by more than $200,000 to $1.3m during last season.

April 24 2010

[cos789]

Might I add that vfl had a comp in Sydney for 100 years before the swines came along,

You come back and immediately act like a complete an utter moron.

There was never a VFL competition is Sydney before the Swans.
You're an ignorant, pathetic, lying loser.

[Raiderdave]

Might I add that vfl had a comp in Sydney for 100 years before the swines came along,

You come back and immediately act like a complete an utter moron.

There was never a VFL competition is Sydney before the Swans.
You're an ignorant, pathetic, lying loser.

AR... AFL... VFL .. there all the same thing according to you **** halfwits

[Xman]

Might I add that vfl had a comp in Sydney for 100 years before the swines came along,

You come back and immediately act like a complete an utter moron.

There was never a VFL competition is Sydney before the Swans.
You're an ignorant, pathetic, lying loser.

AR... AFL... VFL .. there all the same thing according to you **** halfwits

One's a sport, another is a national league, the other a state league.

[Raiderdave]

You come back and immediately act like a complete an utter moron.

There was never a VFL competition is Sydney before the Swans.
You're an ignorant, pathetic, lying loser.

AR... AFL... VFL .. there all the same thing according to you **** halfwits

One's a sport, another is a national league, the other a state league.

yep

all interchangeable

as was the case when that flogstick NSWAFL said AFL was played in Newcastle ............

[Xman]

AR... AFL... VFL .. there all the same thing according to you **** halfwits

One's a sport, another is a national league, the other a state league.

yep

all interchangeable

as was the case when that flogstick NSWAFL said AFL was played in Newcastle ............

VFL and AFL are not interchangeable. Each state has their own league. VFL SANFL, WAFL, etc

[Raiderdave]

One's a sport, another is a national league, the other a state league.

yep

all interchangeable

as was the case when that flogstick NSWAFL said AFL was played in Newcastle ............

VFL and AFL are not interchangeable. Each state has their own league. VFL SANFL, WAFL, etc

sure .... sure

[Xman]

http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafl/1188- ... cords-soar

THE West Australian Football League recorded its best attendance figures for a single round since 1994 when more than 19,000 fans flocked to games over the Foundation Day long weekend, lifting total attendance numbers 30 per cent higher than the same time last season.

A total of 19,420 people went to games at Rushton Park (2006) on Saturday and Monday’s contests at Arena Joondalup (3996), East Fremantle Oval (11,051) and Claremont (2367) to take the 2009 attendance total to 105, 660.

The weekend’s total of 19,240 was the largest for a single round since 21,906 fans attended the 1994 Foundation Day round. The total attendance up until round 10 that year was 135,604, which is also the biggest start to a season in the last 15 years, followed closely by this year’s 10-round total.

WAFL operations manager Clint Roberts said it was great to see attendance numbers continue to grow as the quality of games attracts big crowds to the football.

http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafl/2247- ... n-in-2010-

WAFL attendance exceeds 200,000 again in 2010

Has RL got any comps in Australia that can rival the WAFL, other than the nRL?