Talking Footy

Lol
It's fucking bizarre
The weather is a justifiable excuse for AFL .
Not for RL .

People were also asked to stay inside in Syd
Stay off the roads so emergency services weren't hindered,

There's something very wrong with the thinking in the AFL bubble

I never said it was not an excuse?

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Oh it's ok for the thuns but not any other team that played on the East Coast this weekend.

No Para the weather was exceptional no question I think you can use this as an excuse. I really wondered why anyone went no matter which code!

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

Xman wrote:

docker24 wrote:

Any game under 10k crowd whether it's AFL or NRL is not at all acceptable. I don't care how bad the weather is

apparently the residents of GC were being told to stay indoors because of extreme weather conditions. I had a colleague stranded at GC airport due to all flights being cancelled. i think Saturday was an exception

Judging by reports and video / images..

I think the weather was a lot worst in Sydney on the weekend..

In saying, both were horrible.

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

What have been the crowds in Perth this year??

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

docker24 wrote:

Any game under 10k crowd whether it's AFL or NRL is not at all acceptable. I don't care how bad the weather is

It's a common theme on the nrlol!
3600 turned up for the rooters vs tuggers at the shitney football stadium!
Usual embarrassment for the nrlol

leagueiscrap how old are you...? 15

can you reply on the forum in a normal adult matter..

It's funny when do the exact same, then complain when some one else does it!

Great effort idiot & keep being a hypocrite and contradicting your selves

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

That's all good and well, but they just lost a third of their customers in 1 weekend, and whos paying for said team? the nrl is already spending millions year on year keeping heartland clubs like the Titans alive, on top of the fact Perth has already failed once.

Swans4ever wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

What have been the crowds in Perth this year??

not sure.. the crowds have been between 15k and capacity the last 4 years.

The axe wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

That's all good and well, but they just lost a third of their customers in 1 weekend, and whos paying for said team? the nrl is already spending millions year on year keeping heartland clubs like the Titans alive, on top of the fact Perth has already failed once.

the reason I myself haven't really worried about a few thousand drop in crowd numbers
over the last few years I think it has been
Souths v Warriors multiple games
few manly games and Bronx

Gold Coast probably had not much appeal.

all this when a Perth Team is not even playing..

I will slightly correct you on the Perth team failed part.

The Crowds were good in the range over 13k
they also played at the WACA ground which is not ideal for rectangle codes.

They were taken out of the competition when the ARL and the super league went to court.

In 1997 the Reds became one of eight ARL teams to join the rival Super League during the dispute known as the Super League war. They changed their name to the Perth Reds for the 1997 Super League season,

they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition in 1997, where they rebranded themselves as the Perth Reds. However, by the end of the year the Reds had become a casualty of the Super League War peace deal and were shut down.

Their first game, played at the WACA, was watched by a record 24,392, with the Reds defeating St George 28–16. When News Limited began its "blitzkrieg" in April 1995, the Reds aligned themselves with Super League along with nine other Australian Rugby League clubs. That season the Reds were the best performing of the three expansion teams introduced, winning 11 of their 22 games, including 8 at home, which drew an average crowd of around 13,000, larger than that of many Sydney teams.

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

That's all good and well, but they just lost a third of their customers in 1 weekend, and whos paying for said team? the nrl is already spending millions year on year keeping heartland clubs like the Titans alive, on top of the fact Perth has already failed once.

the reason I myself haven't really worried about a few thousand drop in crowd numbers
over the last few years I think it has been
Souths v Warriors multiple games
few manly games and Bronx

Gold Coast probably had not much appeal.

all this when a Perth Team is not even playing..

I will slightly correct you on the Perth team failed part.

The Crowds were good in the range over 13k
they also played at the WACA ground which is not ideal for rectangle codes.

They were taken out of the competition when the ARL and the super league went to court.

In 1997 the Reds became one of eight ARL teams to join the rival Super League during the dispute known as the Super League war. They changed their name to the Perth Reds for the 1997 Super League season,

they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition in 1997, where they rebranded themselves as the Perth Reds. However, by the end of the year the Reds had become a casualty of the Super League War peace deal and were shut down.

Their first game, played at the WACA, was watched by a record 24,392, with the Reds defeating St George 28–16. When News Limited began its "blitzkrieg" in April 1995, the Reds aligned themselves with Super League along with nine other Australian Rugby League clubs. That season the Reds were the best performing of the three expansion teams introduced, winning 11 of their 22 games, including 8 at home, which drew an average crowd of around 13,000, larger than that of many Sydney teams.

But the problem at the moment Western Force are more than likely taking the fans that would commit to a WA side. The longer the NRL take the longer it will be before they can get those fans back - I can't see the NRL expanding there any time soon and for the same reason they failed last time - Perth Reds paid the travel bill for all visiting teams plus their own. This was forced on them by the ARL and the Sydney clubs - Sydney clubs won't want to travel there without them picking up the bill - it might be good for 3 games a year where the visiting "home" team pockets 300 or 400 k but they won't want to pay. Sorry Leeroy but it ain't gunna happen in this tv rights deal.

So no matter what happens, rl can't expand because the fw above will always find an excuse.


Fuck the western farce.

Swans4ever wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

The axe wrote:

Of biggest concern to the nrl would be the massive drop off in attendance in Perth, have we not all been sold the narrative that WA was an emerging hotbed of Rugby League?

not really, seeing that they can almost fill a stadium 3 times a year when a rugby league game is played there over the last 4 years.

when it is not even featuring a Perth team (I recan the NRL needs to bite the bullet and put a team there)

That's all good and well, but they just lost a third of their customers in 1 weekend, and whos paying for said team? the nrl is already spending millions year on year keeping heartland clubs like the Titans alive, on top of the fact Perth has already failed once.

the reason I myself haven't really worried about a few thousand drop in crowd numbers
over the last few years I think it has been
Souths v Warriors multiple games
few manly games and Bronx

Gold Coast probably had not much appeal.

all this when a Perth Team is not even playing..

I will slightly correct you on the Perth team failed part.

The Crowds were good in the range over 13k
they also played at the WACA ground which is not ideal for rectangle codes.

They were taken out of the competition when the ARL and the super league went to court.

In 1997 the Reds became one of eight ARL teams to join the rival Super League during the dispute known as the Super League war. They changed their name to the Perth Reds for the 1997 Super League season,

they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition in 1997, where they rebranded themselves as the Perth Reds. However, by the end of the year the Reds had become a casualty of the Super League War peace deal and were shut down.

Their first game, played at the WACA, was watched by a record 24,392, with the Reds defeating St George 28–16. When News Limited began its "blitzkrieg" in April 1995, the Reds aligned themselves with Super League along with nine other Australian Rugby League clubs. That season the Reds were the best performing of the three expansion teams introduced, winning 11 of their 22 games, including 8 at home, which drew an average crowd of around 13,000, larger than that of many Sydney teams.

But the problem at the moment Western Force are more than likely taking the fans that would commit to a WA side. The longer the NRL take the longer it will be before they can get those fans back - I can't see the NRL expanding there any time soon and for the same reason they failed last time - Perth Reds paid the travel bill for all visiting teams plus their own. This was forced on them by the ARL and the Sydney clubs - Sydney clubs won't want to travel there without them picking up the bill - it might be good for 3 games a year where the visiting "home" team pockets 300 or 400 k but they won't want to pay. Sorry Leeroy but it ain't gunna happen in this tv rights deal.

A rugby league team entering Perth, would only hurt the Union side..
I am starting to think they will not put a Perth side either.. not until maybe the next rights deal.

As I think they will wanna take the money on offer by having another QLD team.

Fair dinkum, has anyone in AFL got any freaking brains?