Well, we got somebody else predicting dolphins would fail too! Seems like if people's favourites don't get up, that's the typical refrain..
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Problem for Knights is their support is confined to the Hunter. Cowboys have strong support all over Queensland. It's why the Cowboys are one of the strongest clubs in the world.
I agree about it needing to cover all of southern Brisbane. Coorparoo is fine as a base. It has an NRL standard high performance training centre and is close to the Brisbane media.
I don't think the Aus Gov gives a f**k about lifting Papuans out of poverty. The reason NSW Labor introduced this dumbf**k idea in 2018 is because they're paranoid about communists from China building a military base in PNG. It's possibly the dumbest idea Labor has pitched.
Wynnum Manly is quite wealthy.
Roosters have 500 million in property assets
The difference is few people from Brisbane and Sydney watch the Knights on TV. Cowboys draw strong ratings in Brisbane. Sponsors care about how many eyeballs see their product. Especially in metro markets.
Cowboys can’t regularly fill a 26k stadium
I don't know about the western suburbs of Logan, but there's no reason the eastern side won't support it. Tigers have four junior clubs in the eastern suburbs of Logan: Rochedale South, Springwood, Flagstone and Yarrabilba. Ipswich might be a tougher sell.
That’s why the cowboys get so many free to air games cause they get big ratings in Brisbane
Yet the Central Coast Mariners are two time A League Premiers and also won the other two titles this season plus look at the Central Coast talent running around in the NRL atm.
| Revenue ($m) | Profit margin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbitohs | $23.5m | 56% |
| Dolphins | $23.5m | 55% |
| Penrith | $23.0m | 57% |
| Cowboys | $22.7m | 63% |
| Eels | $19.3m | 59% |
| Roosters | $18.2m | 71% |
| Knights | $17.8m | 63% |
| Bulldogs | $15.7m | 49% |
| Titans | $14.3m | 52% |
| Dragons | $13.1m | 46% |
| Sharks | $12.7m | 54% |
| Tigers | $12.5m | 57% |
| Raiders | $12.4m | 40% |
| Warriors | $11.6m | 62% |
| Manly | $11.5m | 55% |
Wests Newcastle would call that a rounding errorYou're shifting the goalposts onto something completely irrelevant.
The fact is the Cowboys generate more revenue from football operations than the Knights.
NRL commercial revenue snapshot
FY23 median: $15.7m (YoY growth: 15.1%)
FY22 median: $12.7m (YoY growth: 34.8%)
Chart below shows overall commercial revenue, by team, for FY 2023 ($m)
Table with 3 columns and 15 rows.
Source: NRL
Revenue ($m) Profit margin Rabbitohs $23.5m 56% Dolphins $23.5m 55% Penrith $23.0m 57% Cowboys $22.7m 63% Eels $19.3m 59% Roosters $18.2m 71% Knights $17.8m 63% Bulldogs $15.7m 49% Titans $14.3m 52% Dragons $13.1m 46% Sharks $12.7m 54% Tigers $12.5m 57% Raiders $12.4m 40% Warriors $11.6m 62% Manly $11.5m 55%
What will the local PNG members buy their memberships with Peebles ?.
You're shifting the goalposts onto something completely irrelevant.
The fact is the Cowboys generate more revenue from football operations than the Knights.
NRL commercial revenue snapshot
FY23 median: $15.7m (YoY growth: 15.1%)
FY22 median: $12.7m (YoY growth: 34.8%)
Chart below shows overall commercial revenue, by team, for FY 2023 ($m)
Table with 3 columns and 15 rows.
Source: NRL
Revenue ($m) Profit margin Rabbitohs $23.5m 56% Dolphins $23.5m 55% Penrith $23.0m 57% Cowboys $22.7m 63% Eels $19.3m 59% Roosters $18.2m 71% Knights $17.8m 63% Bulldogs $15.7m 49% Titans $14.3m 52% Dragons $13.1m 46% Sharks $12.7m 54% Tigers $12.5m 57% Raiders $12.4m 40% Warriors $11.6m 62% Manly $11.5m 55%
