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The other day MugaB said travel is not a problem for Sydneysiders.
This raises a interesting aspect in the selection process
Its not till you get to have to get to a manly home game, or a bad timeslot on a peek hour weekday.. but thats anywhere really, most posts from you about your travels to suncorp are similar.... travel in my opinion isn't an issue, demographics is, we aren't selling the game to those fresh off the boat.. yes we are very multicultural in players and fans, but there are massive pockets of FOBs in Sydney just that aren't interested, gotta figure a way to turn them, or at least get few interested then that can filter thru, in the late 90s there was a player called hazem el mazri, he was a catalyst for the lebanese community to follow canterbury, now they are actively following most sydney clubs, i see a lot at dragons games, plenty pawwa games too.
Sydney's demographics have changed so much since the 90s though. Way more immigrants plus also the inner suburbs becoming more and more gentrified and very unaffordable. I read somewhere Sydney is in the top few least affordable cities in the world so is there really anymore marketshare for Rugby League there?
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That's right Ram! ram it home brotherIf the 18th franchise isn't NZ2 and in Christchurch then the ARLC has rocks in it head. Not Wellington or some games in Wellington and some games in Christchurch. That type of scenario is a joke. All home games in Christchurch. Period! That city should be rewarded and let it be shown that that is what the NRL will expect and reward with a franchise if a city is prepared to accommodate it. Actually announce it in a press statement that that is what got the franchise over the line compared to any other potential bidders or locations. We reward great public initiatives. You build it and we will come.
When the new indoor 30K city stadium opens we should be adding a team there and start a whole new and exciting chapter for NZ Rugby League. There is no better option with ready made juniors, TV money and a brand new sparkling home ground to play out of. It would be enormous and finally make NZ rugby league look professional and cool again. The Warriors look like a 2 bit amateurish organisation every time we see them run out to play on that field they call their home ground. I have stopped watching them unless they are playing Parra. I just couldn't be bothered watching no atmosphere and lackluster games anymore. Especially the night games in the dead of winter with poorly lit and almost empty grass hills and half full old grandstands to look at.
But you add a team in Christchurch and get it playing out of the new stadium, well it changes everything. Like I said before, it might even finally prompt Auckland's Pollies to finally pull the trigger on their proposed waterfront city stadium too to keep up with the smaller regional city that has made them look like second rate amateurs. Either way win win for both NZ and RL.
If Perth want a team then build a hot new stadium too, otherwise sit in the queue and bide your time till when the NRL deems you are ready and worthy, if ever.
Preliminary designs revealed for Christchurch stadium
Christchurch City Council has revealed four preliminary design images for the long-awaited 30,000 seat Canterbury Multi-Use Arena.
You cannot see how Ch9 benefit from having a third Brisbane team?
If the 18th franchise isn't NZ2 and in Christchurch then the ARLC has rocks in it head. Not Wellington or some games in Wellington and some games in Christchurch. That type of scenario is a joke. All home games in Christchurch. Period! That city should be rewarded and let it be shown that that is what the NRL will expect and reward with a franchise if a city is prepared to accommodate it. Actually announce it in a press statement that that is what got the franchise over the line compared to any other potential bidders or locations. We reward great public initiatives. You build it and we will come.
When the new indoor 30K city stadium opens we should be adding a team there and start a whole new and exciting chapter for NZ Rugby League. There is no better option with ready made juniors, TV money and a brand new sparkling home ground to play out of. It would be enormous and finally make NZ rugby league look professional and cool again. The Warriors look like a 2 bit amateurish organisation every time we see them run out to play on that field they call their home ground. I have stopped watching them unless they are playing Parra. I just couldn't be bothered watching no atmosphere and lackluster games anymore. Especially the night games in the dead of winter with poorly lit and almost empty grass hills and half full old grandstands to look at.
But you add a team in Christchurch and get it playing out of the new stadium, well it changes everything. Like I said before, it might even finally prompt Auckland's Pollies to finally pull the trigger on their proposed waterfront city stadium too to keep up with the smaller regional city that has made them look like second rate amateurs. Either way win win for both NZ and RL.
If Perth want a team then build a hot new stadium too, otherwise sit in the queue and bide your time till when the NRL deems you are ready and worthy, if ever.
Preliminary designs revealed for Christchurch stadium
Christchurch City Council has revealed four preliminary design images for the long-awaited 30,000 seat Canterbury Multi-Use Arena.
I think this is where your assumption will be incorrect
Demographics
I have serious health problems that make travelling and walking for long distances difficult. Plenty of pets at home that cannot be left unattended for too long.
Do you have any evidence to back this up or is it just your opinion?
Yes but in the reverse the variations in Sydney will be greaterDo you have any evidence to back this up or is it just your opinion?
Statistics don't back you up. The dropoff in Brisbane when two Sydney teams are playing is much greater than the drop off in Sydney when interstate teams are playing. Colin Smith has spoken about this and it's been covered extensively on this forum.
Here's an article quoting him on this subject.
V'landys faces major task leading league's battle for broadcast dollars
The incoming ARLC chairman is a noted dealmaker but faces a challenge delivering a television rights windfall in a landscape of declining free-to-air viewership.www.smh.com.au
AFL doesnt average 70k why do you expect RL to average higher?
