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Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:37 am
by NSWAFL
Raiderdave wrote: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!
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:45 am
by Raiderdave
NSWAFL wrote:Raiderdave wrote: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

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:28 am
by Xman
Raiderdave wrote:NSWAFL wrote:Raiderdave wrote:
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
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:38 am
by Raiderdave
Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:NSWAFL wrote:
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

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:49 am
by 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.
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:55 am
by Raiderdave
Xman wrote:Differences:
- GWS and Suns are brand new teams with no fan base or success to date.
.
they'd better get used to that ..........

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:02 am
by NSWAFL
They won't. They'll get the turnover to stand on their own and success will follow.
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:51 am
by cos789
ParraEelsNRL wrote: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
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:54 am
by cos789
ParraEelsNRL wrote: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.
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:18 pm
by Raiderdave
cos789 wrote:ParraEelsNRL wrote: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

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:24 pm
by Xman
Raiderdave wrote:cos789 wrote:ParraEelsNRL wrote: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.

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:42 pm
by Raiderdave
Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:cos789 wrote:
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 ............

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:58 pm
by Xman
Raiderdave wrote:Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:
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
Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:15 pm
by Raiderdave
Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:Xman wrote:
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

Re: Melbourne Storm = Another Failed NRL Expansion Franchise
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:19 pm
by 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?