18th club, whose next?

[Gobsmacked]

So LU. Perth wont get fans unless they are ex pat because no one ever follows a new sport. If Perth is relying on ex pat fans.....

haha

Why would a league fan leave a league place to go to a non league place only to dream of getting a league team?
O , nevermind

 

[Gobsmacked]

Why would a league fan leave a league place to go to a non league place only to dream of getting a league team?
O , nevermind

There's only a small number of people this dumb

 

[Wb1234]

So LU. Perth wont get fans unless they are ex pat because no one ever follows a new sport. If Perth is relying on ex pat fans.....

haha

Expat kids go to school and to fit in become fumblers

so you are saying converting afl fans to league is a tough job are you?

hmm the job isn’t so hard in nz is it

 

[Bukowski]

Why would a league fan leave a league place to go to a non league place only to dream of getting a league team?
O , nevermind

In my case, because Sydney is a shit hole

 

[Gobsmacked]

In my case, because Sydney is a shit hole

Brisbane, Melbourne, Townsville, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra..

ALL better than Perth...

 

[Wb1234]

Brisbane, Melbourne, Townsville, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra..

ALL better than Perth...

The best parts of Australia are rugby league territory

the bits nobody wants to visit are afl

 

[Gobsmacked]

The best parts of Australia are rugby league territory

the bits nobody wants to visit are afl

You're right

 

[Colk]

Brisbane, Melbourne, Townsville, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra..

ALL better than Perth...

Jesus Townsville and Gold Coast.

 

[Perth Red]

Why would a league fan leave a league place to go to a non league place only to dream of getting a league team?
O , nevermind

There's only a small number of people this dumb

oops someone forgot to change to their alt lol

 

[Pippen94]

Lets say they are based in Cairns (lol) and we go for games away most convenient to both clubs. Not factoring in the limited direct flights out of cairns.

PNG
Home games Cairns > Port Moresby 36 hours
Brisbane x 2 8.5hour
Gold Coast 4.hours
Townsville 2 hours
Sydney x 7 43 hours
Melbourne 7 hours
Total 100.5hours

Perth
Home games 0 hours
Brisbane 9 hours
Sydney x 9 72hours
Canberra 8 hours
Melbourne 7.5hours
Total 96.5hours

Perth never goes to Auckland lol??

 

[Gobsmacked]

oops someone forgot to change to their alt lol

Huh ? Who's alt ?
Paranoid much ..lol

 

[Bukowski]

Brisbane, Melbourne, Townsville, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra..

ALL better than Perth...

But only 1 has a 40k rectangular stadium??!!! WTF is going on? They really need to grow up.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I'm all in on Perth once thier population reaches 4 million

Take your meds.

 

[Colk]

Take your meds.

Agreed. It is one of the dumbest things I have read. Why 4? Why not 3? Why not 2.5?

If they pick Perth, Brisbane 3 or whatever (PNG is too far) they’ll be fine

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Agreed. It is one of the dumbest things I have read. Why 4? Why not 3? Why not 2.5?

If they pick Perth, Brisbane 3 or whatever (PNG is too far) they’ll be fine

I think Perth are favourites for the 18th licence. The only thing needed is a new western stand at Perth Oval equipped with state of the art corporate suites. If we get that then the game will be in a very strong place.

I'd love to see retired Perth RL juniors like the Goodwin brothers involved with a Perth-based club. If they get into coaching then they could be involved with the club for decades. They would be great development officers who could help grow the game at the grassroots level.

 

[Bukowski]

Perth clearly needs a 40k stadium, 4 mill population, win back to back state of origins, produce 6 immortals, have a sunrise on their coast and have A Current Affair locally produced before they get a side. But only if it has 11 home games at bear park.
Easy.

 

[Colk]

I think Perth are favourites for the 18th licence. The only thing needed is a new western stand at Perth Oval equipped with state of the art corporate suites. If we get that then the game will be in a very strong place.

I'd love to see retired Perth RL juniors like the Goodwin brothers involved with a Perth-based club. If they get into coaching then they could be involved with the club for decades. They would be great development officers who could help grow the game at the grassroots level.

Yeah I hope to see them as an 18th side. Then you can look at another team in QLD (to match the growing population) then perhaps an international side (preferably NZ) for either 19 or 20. It would be good to see a team relocate to Adelaide but I don’t think either the league or the clubs would have the guts/temerity to do it.

 

[Bukowski]

Yeah I hope to see them as an 18th side. Then you can look at another team in QLD (to match the growing population) then perhaps an international side (preferably NZ) for either 19 or 20. It would be good to see a team relocate to Adelaide but I don’t think either the league or the clubs would have the guts/temerity to do it.

Imagine the state of the game in NZ if the warriors win the comp this year. It would make a strong case for nz2 as 18th.

 

[Colk]

Imagine the state of the game in NZ if the warriors win the comp this year. It would make a strong case for nz2 as 18th.

F### the Warriors. In all seriousness, if the Raiders can’t win (which they won’t) then yeah sure.

 

[Canard]

@Gobsmacked are you stoned?

On what metric do he Storm struggle to get crowds?