The damning truth behind the AFL's western sydney failure.

[Fred]

Wrong you loser..

Swans are bigger success than the Storm (period)
They are both successful expansions

Gosh you are one mental case...

I do think there is a case that the Swans are likely more ingrained now into the Sydney culture than the Storm are - but Storm have made some in roads. Both indeed, have become successes - each finding a niche market - I think the expansion of Australian Rules is far greater into Sydney and surrounds than Rugby Leagues "expansion" or growth in Victoria. But would agree, neither club has been a failure per se.

yep more ingrained and deeper grassroots too.
16 years more older than the Storm as well..

like ive said before Storm have done more for the game in Victoria since 2024 (in 2 years)
than they did 25 years prior>> its amazing really.

True - the NRL did a disastrous job to start with - was terrible - they just dropped a team in there and that was it. They have certainly done a lot to rectify this. Also, Aussie Rules has always had a presence in Sydney at grassroots - with clubs and leagues set up across the area - whereas RL simply has not - although it is growing nowadays - but they really did start from barely no grassroots base. Still, I think, there is only 1 league for the state (but would need to check).

[Terry]

I do think there is a case that the Swans are likely more ingrained now into the Sydney culture than the Storm are - but Storm have made some in roads. Both indeed, have become successes - each finding a niche market - I think the expansion of Australian Rules is far greater into Sydney and surrounds than Rugby Leagues "expansion" or growth in Victoria. But would agree, neither club has been a failure per se.

yep more ingrained and deeper grassroots too.
16 years more older than the Storm as well..

like ive said before Storm have done more for the game in Victoria since 2024 (in 2 years)
than they did 25 years prior>> its amazing really.

True - the NRL did a disastrous job to start with - was terrible - they just dropped a team in there and that was it. They have certainly done a lot to rectify this. Also, Aussie Rules has always had a presence in Sydney at grassroots - with clubs and leagues set up across the area - whereas RL simply has not - although it is growing nowadays - but they really did start from barely no grassroots base. Still, I think, there is only 1 league for the state (but would need to check).

FMD you fumblers are on fire today. Freddy - the NRL did such a disastrous job the Storm won the comp in their 2nd year. Unprecedented in Australian professional sports. And they are currently on a run of consecutive sold out home crowds.

This site has turned into comedy routine. Hilarious.

[makingnrlfansgowacko]

yep more ingrained and deeper grassroots too.
16 years more older than the Storm as well..

like ive said before Storm have done more for the game in Victoria since 2024 (in 2 years)
than they did 25 years prior>> its amazing really.

True - the NRL did a disastrous job to start with - was terrible - they just dropped a team in there and that was it. They have certainly done a lot to rectify this. Also, Aussie Rules has always had a presence in Sydney at grassroots - with clubs and leagues set up across the area - whereas RL simply has not - although it is growing nowadays - but they really did start from barely no grassroots base. Still, I think, there is only 1 league for the state (but would need to check).

FMD you fumblers are on fire today. Freddy - the NRL did such a disastrous job the Storm won the comp in their 2nd year. Unprecedented in Australian professional sports. And they are currently on a run of consecutive sold out home crowds.

This site has turned into comedy routine. Hilarious.

all that successes and still can't attract interest of kids to play League

[Fred]

yep more ingrained and deeper grassroots too.
16 years more older than the Storm as well..

like ive said before Storm have done more for the game in Victoria since 2024 (in 2 years)
than they did 25 years prior>> its amazing really.

True - the NRL did a disastrous job to start with - was terrible - they just dropped a team in there and that was it. They have certainly done a lot to rectify this. Also, Aussie Rules has always had a presence in Sydney at grassroots - with clubs and leagues set up across the area - whereas RL simply has not - although it is growing nowadays - but they really did start from barely no grassroots base. Still, I think, there is only 1 league for the state (but would need to check).

FMD you fumblers are on fire today. Freddy - the NRL did such a disastrous job the Storm won the comp in their 2nd year. Unprecedented in Australian professional sports. And they are currently on a run of consecutive sold out home crowds.

This site has turned into comedy routine. Hilarious.

No doubt about that - on field success has been there - what LeRoy and I have been discussing or referring to - was that they did a poor job selling the game and growing the game in the initial years. Even in later years under Bellemy - they did not grow the game much - or get many onside to much later in the piece. I think Storm have righted the ship in that regard but has wasted many many years.