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  1. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Like I said, it's outpaced population growth 3 to 1 over that same time period. Interstate migration and immigrants from New Zealand combined are an even smaller subset than the overall population growth rates. I agree with you about FTA. As much as you'll hear me criticise FTA, you still need...
  2. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Nope I was in the states then. I know the name but we haven't met. I'll have a listen when I can.
  3. docbrown

    2024 Crowd Watch

    100%. Raiders playing in Canberra, our national capital, on Anzac Eve. It just makes sense. You'd have a lot dignitaries there and it would be a big event. I was saying that 15 years ago on here. Now I see the AFL is doing an Anzac Eve game.
  4. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Sure. We're talking about 10s of billions of global searches in 2000 to a couple of trillion each year now. Modern smart phones play their part in term of increasing accessibility (see PNG) but remember people have been using the internet on their phone since 2001 (I was one of them). Google...
  5. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    A-League isn't in the same league as NRL & AFL. Super Rugby still has some interest in NZ Interest in Super Rugby in NZ is what it was in 2008. Whereas the NRL is now as popular in NZ as Super Rugby was at its absolute peak in 2006. The NRL has almost double the interest of Super Rugby and for...
  6. docbrown

    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    The Sharks are probably the worst supported Sydney club too that generate the least amount of neutral fan interest. And the Swans got about a quarter of their TV audience in Sydney. It shows you how the Swans rate when there's no Melbourne club involved to boost the ex-pat Victorian interest in...
  7. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Just while I'm explaining google trends to people, this is an important graph to see: Now just to explain, I use worldwide for this because if I only use Australia it cuts off the NRL support for the Warriors in NZ. Basically NZ, NSW & QLD are for the NRL what VIC, WA & SA are for AFL. That...
  8. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Of course. But in that case you're talking about people who were fringe fans turning into more hardcore fans, which is also a good thing. We can't break the data down any further without doing a proper survey. But the reality is likely an increasing number hardcore fans as well as an increasing...
  9. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Pretty much. The problem actually is there's a lot of locations with similar booms in NRL interest (see that similar NZ data set). If anything, there's too many choices.
  10. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    I hope it's the Perth Bears just so his brain finally explodes.
  11. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    Look at the 10 year timeline: 2023 - 80 average and 100 peak 2015 - 35 average and 44 peak For people who don't understand how google trends data works, that's basically more than a DOUBLING (228% growth) of interest in NRL in WA over that period. And as you say, they're now on par with a...
  12. docbrown

    Brisbane Tigers make their bid to be 18th team

    Well this is the season so far: Broncos - 1 & 3 peaks were derbies. 2nd was following on from a derby week. 4th was Vegas event. The other non derbies were all lower. Cowboys - 1 & 2 peaks were derbies. 3rd was following on from a derby week. 4th was a derby too. The other non derbies were all...
  13. docbrown

    The Las Vegas Thread

    Imagine being an old person and having Perth Red take care of you. You'd either die of boredom from all the whining or opt for euthanasia.
  14. docbrown

    Brisbane Tigers make their bid to be 18th team

    As I've said before, 5 Queensland NRL teams means we go from 12 to 20 All-Queensland derby games each year.
  15. docbrown

    Brisbane Tigers make their bid to be 18th team

    Interesting. Though I'm skeptical as to why Easts would give up any power to Norths in that scenario? Unless they thought it was a sure fire way of getting the club across the line after Firehawks went south. An expansion club backed by a rich QRL club and a former ARL club is a competitive...
  16. docbrown

    2024 TV and Streaming Ratings Discussion

    I'm not saying that all that matters is what advertisers value. I am saying that the majority consensus in the media and its ancillaries (like advertising agencies) treat the VOZ shift to reach as something of a joke. So if we don't take it all that seriously, why should a bunch of non-industry...
  17. docbrown

    Brisbane Tigers make their bid to be 18th team

    Can you expand further on the Tigers Bears talk?
  18. docbrown

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    I know it's not NRL but A-League are about to get hit again after the Global Advance fiasco. In preparation for potential takeovers/selloffs with Skydance etc, Paramount is shoring up its cash positions. A-League will either have to take a reduction in the contract cash contributions (this may...
  19. docbrown

    18th club, whose next?

    I agree that it was fair but it wasn't harsh enough.
  20. docbrown

    Major expansion U-turn is needed

    You can now buy some good ETFs that are shorting South African companies.

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