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NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:02 pm
by Beaussie
Seriously, anyone taking note of the tv ratings for live, prime time NRL in Perth?
2,000 viewers for the live, prime time NRL finals last weekend.
Bring on the WA Pirates in the NRL. WA it appears is desperate for a RL team despite the dismal failure in the past of the Western Reds.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:12 pm
by Xman
Beaussie wrote:Seriously, anyone taking note of the tv ratings for live, prime time NRL in Perth?
2,000 viewers for the live, prime time NRL finals last weekend.
Bring on the WA Pirates in the NRL. WA it appears is desperate for a RL team despite the dismal failure in the past of the Western Reds.
Too true. Even dismal ratings for finals now, even as low as 5k. And this is from 1.8M people.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:16 pm
by piesman2011
They did get 20K to a game in Perth this year. Thats the AFL equivalent of about 45K. surely that would be the norm for a new NRL franchise. Seriously a new RL francise would be good for Perth and good for RL because at the moment more people are migrating to WA then to Qld. In the short term it might not be successful but in the long term it would be.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:20 pm
by Xman
piesman2011 wrote:They did get 20K to a game in Perth this year. Thats the AFL equivalent of about 45K. surely that would be the norm for a new NRL franchise. Seriously a new RL francise would be good for Perth and good for RL because at the moment more people are migrating to WA then to Qld. In the short term it might not be successful but in the long term it would be.
A one off will always draw a bigger crowd than normal. In the Reds last year they were lucky to draw 9K.
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/western_reds.html
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:25 pm
by piesman2011
Xman wrote:piesman2011 wrote:They did get 20K to a game in Perth this year. Thats the AFL equivalent of about 45K. surely that would be the norm for a new NRL franchise. Seriously a new RL francise would be good for Perth and good for RL because at the moment more people are migrating to WA then to Qld. In the short term it might not be successful but in the long term it would be.
A one off will always draw a bigger crowd than normal. In the Reds last year they were lucky to draw 9K.
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/western_reds.html
Those stats would be from 1997-98 so Im not sure how much the demographics of WA have changed in 15 years. But I tend to agree they would probabaly get about 10K to most matches in the short term.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:53 pm
by enarelle
Talking about teams and their performance during the Super League period has no relevance for today. Just teams didn't disappear but whole competitions and the creation of the NRL followed. Slowly but surely the recovery has come.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:28 pm
by Raiderdave
Beaussie wrote:Seriously, anyone taking note of the tv ratings for live, prime time NRL in Perth?
2,000 viewers for the live, prime time NRL finals last weekend.
Bring on the WA Pirates in the NRL. WA it appears is desperate for a RL team despite the dismal failure in the past of the Western Reds.
oh we're not rushing in there just yet when we're not ready
unlike a certain other sport that rushed into western sydney & is already finished there .. it just doesn't know it yet
no we'll do it right
this is the first year of regular broadcasts in WA .. they'll grow ova the years
more games to come in the west attracting 20,000 each time
yep .. its all going very well
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:31 pm
by Raiderdave
enarelle wrote:Talking about teams and their performance during the Super League period has no relevance for today. Just teams didn't disappear but whole competitions and the creation of the NRL followed. Slowly but surely the recovery has come.
hence more money for our TV rights then the VFL
who'd a thunk it .. back in 1998
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:56 pm
by Xman
Raiderdave wrote:Beaussie wrote:Seriously, anyone taking note of the tv ratings for live, prime time NRL in Perth?
2,000 viewers for the live, prime time NRL finals last weekend.
Bring on the WA Pirates in the NRL. WA it appears is desperate for a RL team despite the dismal failure in the past of the Western Reds.
oh we're not rushing in there just yet when we're not ready
unlike a certain other sport that rushed into western sydney & is already finished there .. it just doesn't know it yet
no we'll do it right
this is the first year of regular broadcasts in WA .. they'll grow ova the years
more games to come in the west attracting 20,000 each time
yep .. its all going very well
Given your start you should be ready in about......never.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:38 pm
by Beaussie
piesman2011 wrote:Xman wrote:piesman2011 wrote:They did get 20K to a game in Perth this year. Thats the AFL equivalent of about 45K. surely that would be the norm for a new NRL franchise. Seriously a new RL francise would be good for Perth and good for RL because at the moment more people are migrating to WA then to Qld. In the short term it might not be successful but in the long term it would be.
A one off will always draw a bigger crowd than normal. In the Reds last year they were lucky to draw 9K.
http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/western_reds.html
Those stats would be from 1997-98 so Im not sure how much the demographics of WA have changed in 15 years. But I tend to agree they would probabaly get about 10K to most matches in the short term.
How do you explain the lack of interest in live, prime time NRL broadcasts in Perth?
And as Xman points out the crowds for RL dwindled to just 9k in the end. Clearly wasn't a tough choice to swing the axe on the Western Reds back then. Not sure what has improved since then to warrant a new team.
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:46 am
by Raiderdave
Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:Beaussie wrote:Seriously, anyone taking note of the tv ratings for live, prime time NRL in Perth?
2,000 viewers for the live, prime time NRL finals last weekend.
Bring on the WA Pirates in the NRL. WA it appears is desperate for a RL team despite the dismal failure in the past of the Western Reds.
oh we're not rushing in there just yet when we're not ready
unlike a certain other sport that rushed into western sydney & is already finished there .. it just doesn't know it yet
no we'll do it right
this is the first year of regular broadcasts in WA .. they'll grow ova the years
more games to come in the west attracting 20,000 each time
yep .. its all going very well
Given your start you should be ready in about......never.
who's doing better
the midgits & their 3500 crowds in Western Sydney
or the NRL & its 20,000 crowds in Perth
you got that VFL calculator handy marcus .... turn it on
theres a lad
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:53 am
by Raiderdave
Beaussie wrote:piesman2011 wrote:
Those stats would be from 1997-98 so Im not sure how much the demographics of WA have changed in 15 years. But I tend to agree they would probabaly get about 10K to most matches in the short term.
. Not sure what has improved since then to warrant a new team.
cough ** Swines & paddle pop lions struggling cough ** starting up a new sides in sydney & GC
** cough hypocritical w@nker cough**
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:48 pm
by Xman
Raiderdave wrote:Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:
oh we're not rushing in there just yet when we're not ready
unlike a certain other sport that rushed into western sydney & is already finished there .. it just doesn't know it yet
no we'll do it right
this is the first year of regular broadcasts in WA .. they'll grow ova the years
more games to come in the west attracting 20,000 each time
yep .. its all going very well
Given your start you should be ready in about......never.
who's doing better
the midgits & their 3500 crowds in Western Sydney
or the NRL & its 20,000 crowds in Perth
you got that VFL calculator handy marcus .... turn it on
theres a lad
The team that drew 120k with a higher average than the Raiders
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:22 pm
by Raiderdave
Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:Xman wrote:Given your start you should be ready in about......never.
who's doing better
the midgits & their 3500 crowds in Western Sydney
or the NRL & its 20,000 crowds in Perth
you got that VFL calculator handy marcus .... turn it on
theres a lad
The team that drew 120k with a higher average than the Raiders
when you find a team that actually does that instead of fudging it up like its free
come see us
the Midgits ..... the lowest crowd drawing professional sporting organisation of any code ... in Australia
kudos VFL
Re: NRL Team in Perth - Surely it's a JOKE?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:26 pm
by Xman
Raiderdave wrote:Xman wrote:Raiderdave wrote:
who's doing better
the midgits & their 3500 crowds in Western Sydney
or the NRL & its 20,000 crowds in Perth
you got that VFL calculator handy marcus .... turn it on
theres a lad
The team that drew 120k with a higher average than the Raiders
when you find a team that actually does that instead of fudging it up like its free
come see us
the Midgits ..... the lowest crowd drawing professional sporting organisation of any code ... in Australia
kudos VFL
Prove it.
If any team clearly fudges crowds it's the lowly raiders.
not that anyone would notice. Did they get more than a few FTA games this year? They might get a total of 10 by 2018!