No-one over there knows what Rugby League is.
the 21,500 who bought tickets in June must have thought they were buying tickets to NHL ice hockey by mistake then I guess?
Matt Petersen, Jon Green, Cory Paterson, Bryson Goodwin, Bronx Goodwin, Daniel Holdsworth, Lee Ta Mari, all West Australian's who have played NRL in the past decade...clearly someone over there knows what Rugby League is considering WA has produced more players than SA, NT, Victoria &Tasmania combined (and there have been some players from that group, McManus & Kelly are two who come to mind)
Added to the fact there is advantages with timezone, strong economy, a large eastern fan base which have moved to Perth, strong local competition are just some of the reasons why the WA Reds make sense.
Before the Western Force came along the RL scene was strong in Perth but of course the NRL didn't capitalise soon enough and many jrs switched codes because they saw a clear pathway to professional football. AFL has two teams here, A-League has one, NBL has one, Super 15 has one even ABL has one but the NRL would rather not put a team in one of Australia's fastest growing cities. If WA doesn't get a team soon the state will be lost forever. WA has the potential to be bigger than the Melbourne Storm if done correctly.
21,500 tickets sold for a 1 off game isn't that impressive tbh. Actually it was Souths, so it's not too bad.
Hardly hard proof that a new franchise is required.
21,500 tickets sold for a 1 off game isn't that impressive tbh. Actually it was Souths, so it's not too bad.
Hardly hard proof that a new franchise is required.
the 21,500 who bought tickets in June must have thought they were buying tickets to NHL ice hockey by mistake then I guess?