When big clubs at big stadiums are starting to average over 20k a game, the Dogs are already there, Souths will be there soon, our average crowds are/will be higher than the CAPACITY of suburban stadiums. More and more the clubs at the big stadiums will have revenue that just makes the suburban teams revenue fall further and further behind.
With no more help from state governments to improve them, because of the limited size of their stadiums, suburban teams will just not have the revenue to play on an even playing field.
That is why this marks the effective death of suburban grounds. Not because the government can force these teams. But because the writing is on the wall. It will be a competition of 2 leagues before long if suburban Sydney teams don't make the move.
So you are convinced that souths and the dogs are the wealthiest clubs in Sydney because of recent strong crowd figures. Are you sure about that?