Talking Footy

Raiderdave wrote:

Beaussie wrote:

enarelle wrote:

The majority of the media,along with the people, is based in NSW/QLD/ACT that is print,TV and radio and the AFL crew thinks that would be focused on the AFL. Dream on gentleman -dream on.

And yet we still get more TV dollars, bigger crowds, tv ratings, membership numbers, sponsorship deals and media coverage. Go figure eh?

the Crowds are big in Melbourne only ... the rest of the country AFL is a bit .. meh .. even SA'ers & WA'ers have had their fill
face it
you are a silly little sport .. confined to the Sthn corner of a small country ( population wise )
with no prospects of anymore growth
you've hit the ceiling .... expansion hit its peak about 5 years ago & is steadily declining & going backward .. certainly outside the heartland
even with hundreds of millions already spent & 2 new teams , nothing can hide the failure in the non traditional states ... if expansion had been a success ova the last 30 years ... the AFL would not of had to of compromised its own salary cap n draft rules & poached players off its main rival to help these new teams
if expansion in NSW & QLD had been a success .. they wouldn't have needed the amount of assistance they are getting ..with the dough spent .. they should have needed none
but sadly they'll be sucking on the teet for a very very long time as a result of the failure to make any real inroads... a painful truth.

your comp was a lop sided abortion in 2011
seriously it was awful..... & it will get worse in 2012... with another easy beat team to join the 6 or 7 you already have
tanking
off field scandals , all of this leading to declining crowds .... TV ratings ...etc


a failure to provide anything close to a succesful represenative program to offer your fans outside of this snorfest of a domestic comp
despite the ministery of falsehoods & lies claiming inroads overseas ..... it is a blip on the radar & will never be anything more then a game played by ex pats O/S for a bit of fun
my my
I'd hate to be in the AFL's shoes in the coming decades

meanwhile lets look at your main competitor .. the code that has not only halted your codes designs on national dominence ... but repelled it
the NRL
only now coming out of the shadows of a bitter civil conflict
a new IC to run the game
crowds doubling in the last 25 years ... memberships increasing by 400% in the last 4 years ... the most watched sport on TV in the country & increasing its lead ova its nearest rival each year
expansion options all ova the place including internationally as well as non traditional areas of Aust
about to sign a TV deal more then double its present one
a wonderfully even comp .... seriously its a case of ... your team is a chance against anyone , most weeks
talent being developed like it was a factory through great development systems .... Harold Mathews cup , SG Ball Cup ... Meninga Cup .. Toyota Cup
the emergence of NZ , the youth coming out of that nation is amazing .. Kiwis are just lapping our great game up so much so that a 2nd kiwi side out of the Sth Island.. is a given within 10 years

wow

Rugby League .... the Australasian code of the next 20 years
nothing surer

Intentcity wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Intentcity wrote:

Is that why WC have a waiting list for memberships and the WA government is about to build a new 60k seat stadium? do you think they're building it in the hope the Reds come back? , remember pre 2000? build it and they will come

if the demand was real.. they'd of built it 20 years ago
WA.. is supposed to be our wealthiest state isn't it ... why has it taken 30 years to get a decent ground

WA's AFL sides........... play in a hole & will for another 7 years

Why did it take 100 years for Sydney to have a decent stadium? that was the NRLs fans excuse before ANZ was built, build it and they will come you'd say, well they built it, but nobody came lol, now you need the AFL to play there and you have to subsidise NRL clubs to play there, RL is a dying sport, tic toc tic toc.

Xman wrote:

Oh my!

The demand is growing!

Why the hell would a city of just over 1.5mil, or whatever they were 20 years ago, build a stadium for 70k?? WAFL games were big for their population but never warranted a stadium larger than the WACA or Subiaco.

Once they joined the AFL the crowds just grew!

Perth is a smaller city than Brisbane, yet they have 2 teams which average a combined 80k a fortnight! Yet Brisbane Broncos averaged only 33k a fortnight and are your leagues highest crowd drawer by a long way.

I'd leave this one alone, youre looking sillier than usual.

Xman wrote:

Hmm maybe financing their own stadium seemed a better solution financially. Maybe the tittans could consider this

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Hmm maybe financing their own stadium seemed a better solution financially. Maybe the tittans could consider this

financing their own stadium ?
who GWS ?

its owned by the NSW Govt .. Not GWS
they can't even use it during Easter ... as cows , horses & jumping poodles .... have priority

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Oh my!

The demand is growing!

Why the hell would a city of just over 1.5mil, or whatever they were 20 years ago, build a stadium for 70k?? WAFL games were big for their population but never warranted a stadium larger than the WACA or Subiaco.

Once they joined the AFL the crowds just grew!

Perth is a smaller city than Brisbane, yet they have 2 teams which average a combined 80k a fortnight! Yet Brisbane Broncos averaged only 33k a fortnight and are your leagues highest crowd drawer by a long way.

I'd leave this one alone, youre looking sillier than usual.

cool story bro
you lot are the ones claiming WC have a 400 year waiting list for memberships .... not us
if there was demand you'd of thought they'd of built a bigger stadium .... earlier
they still haven't .. & won't for another 6 years

Sydney got its bigger venue 13 years ago
Brisbane got theirs 9 years ago

Perth is .. waiting ... ah ... still waiting ...

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Hmm maybe financing their own stadium seemed a better solution financially. Maybe the tittans could consider this

financing their own stadium ?
who GWS ?

its owned by the NSW Govt .. Not GWS
they can't even use it during Easter ... as cows , horses & jumping poodles .... have priority

I did nt say they own it. They kicked in finances and arranged a suitable deal.

Intentcity wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

I did nt say they own it. They kicked in finances and arranged a suitable deal.

why kick in anything
ANZ is next door .............. almost free of charge to play on

why not play there ?

Why do your clubs need subsidising to play there? and, why would WS who are going to draw sub 15k crowds for a while want or need to play at an 80k seat stadium? you make Taipan look smart.

Raiderdave wrote:

the crowdswds are big in Melbourne

Raiderdave wrote:

with no prospects of anymore growth

Raiderdave wrote:

you've hit the ceiling ....

Raiderdave wrote:

expansion hit its peak about 5 years

Raiderdave wrote:

this snorfest of a domestic comp

Raiderdave wrote:

despite the ministery of falsehoods & lies claiming inroads overseas .....

And in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Launceston, Darwin, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra and GC.

That's because we've nailed WA, SA, NT, Vic, Tas, Qld, GC, Sydney and soon WS.

So you've conceded WS already ?

So two extra teams and one extra game per week is not expanding ?

Rated as best in theworld per head of population .

Australian Football has come from just about nowhere to somewhere in just 20 years.
Most of number gains are in the junior levels but mature competitions like the PNG and NZ are supplying players through
the AFL pathway

cos789 wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

with no prospects of anymore growth

That's because we've nailed WA, SA, NT, Vic, Tas, Qld, GC, Sydney and soon WS.

Raiderdave wrote:

you've hit the ceiling ....

So you've conceded WS already ? =D>

Topper wrote:

cos789 wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

with no prospects of anymore growth

That's because we've nailed WA, SA, NT, Vic, Tas, Qld, GC, Sydney and soon WS.

Raiderdave wrote:

you've hit the ceiling ....

So you've conceded WS already ? =D>

I must say that growth is still feasible. There is still room for AFL competition teams in Canberra, Tasmania and Darwin. A look at TLPG's website shows room to introduce the game to many centres in northern New South Wales and outback Queensland