18th club, whose next?

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Theyd be crazy not to.

in fact if Perth ever do get an NRL team they should play their 1st home game of every season at Optus.

Kick off would be 5pm AWST for a Thurs or Fri game. 1pm for a Sun game.

 

[MugaB]

SEQ has 3 NRL teams and 4 in QLD.

No need for a team in QLD then.

But PNG!!!...
...THAT'S IN QUEENSLAND!!!

Suva, Fiji
...THAT'S IN QUEENSLAND!!!
Kempsey, NSW
...THAT'S IN QUEENSLAND!!!
Tenterfield, NSW
QUEENSLANDs EVERYWHERE!!!

 

[Bukowski]

If the next team IS hypothetically Perth, does the NRL push for them to play their first game at Optus?

If HBF is still at about 20k there could be enough demand to play the whole seasion there.

 

[blue bags]

But PNG!!!...
...THAT'S IN QUEENSLAND!!!

Suva, Fiji
...THAT'S IN QUEENSLAND!!!
Kempsey, NSW
...THAT'S IN QUEENSLAND!!!
Tenterfield, NSW
QUEENSLANDs EVERYWHERE!!!

And Minto . That's in Queensland

 

[MugaB]

And Minto . That's in Queensland

Scott minto IS QUEENSLAND, carbon copy clone of wayne bennett

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

If HBF is still at about 20k there could be enough demand to play the whole seasion there.

Are you predicting an average attendance of 20k or more for a Perth-based team?

Their first season will draw solid attendances. However, it's unlikely to be that high.

 

[blue bags]

Scott minto IS QUEENSLAND, carbon copy clone of wayne bennett

Folau from Minto

 

[Bukowski]

Are you predicting an average attendance of 20k or more for a Perth-based team?

Their first season will draw solid attendances. However, it's unlikely to be that high.

It's likely

 

[Centy Coast]

20K for Perth Bears first home game at North Sydney Oval

 

[Perth Red]

20K for Perth Bears first home game at North Sydney Oval

What’s the capacity of that local council cricket oval?

 

[Bukowski]

20K for Perth Bears first home game at North Sydney Oval

Where were they last week for gf?

 

[Centy Coast]

Where were they last week for gf?

A lot of people got told that you couldn’t get tickets on the day at the ground, the others are probably still at home trying to print them off lol.

 

[Gobsmacked]

I'm going to start a thread called " where's my left shoe"
Just to see how long it'll take for you know who to make it about Perth..

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

It's likely

You think they can average 20k or more?

How many did the Force draw when Super Rugby was still strong?

18k?

Rugby union has a larger profile in Perth.

 

[Perth Red]

You think they can average 20k or more?

How many did the Force draw when Super Rugby was still strong?

18k?

Rugby union has a larger profile in Perth.

Soccer and basketball has a larger grassroots in Sydney and brisbane than league, how’s their crowds? Zero correlation.

he’s more optimistic than me, but then I thought we’d only get 30k ish to the double header and we got 43k so what do I know!

as nice as optus is and pretty good with big crowds in it I wouldnt want it as our home ground. Unless we were confident of 25k plus fans every game. I think we’ll do 15-18k, possibly more if winning and hbf has increased capacity. I’d expect 20k sell outs against warriors, souths and broncos and strong crowds against Storm ,cowboys and st ‘s.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Soccer and basketball has a larger grassroots in Sydney and brisbane than league, how’s their crowds? Zero correlation.

he’s more optimistic than me, but then I thought we’d only get 30k ish to the double header and we got 43k so what do I know!

as nice as optus is and pretty good with big crowds in it I wouldnt want it as our home ground. Unless we were confident of 25k plus fans every game. I think we’ll do 15-18k, possibly more if winning and hbf has increased capacity. I’d expect 20k sell outs against warriors, souths and broncos and strong crowds against Storm ,cowboys and st ‘s.

You know why non-collision sports like basketball and soccer have higher participation rates than rugby league in Brisbane and Sydney.

Perth Wildcats went over 30 seasons without finishing outside the top four.

Brisbane Bullets haven't made the finals since the 2000s.

Up until recently the Sydney Kings weren't a powerhouse on the court. Their 2021-22 NBL title was their first since 2005.

It'll be interesting to see if the Wildcats can retain their fanbase once their on court success dries up.

I just looked up the Force's history. Despite struggling on the field, they've been the best supported Super Rugby team in Australia. The Western Reds were actually strong on the field but had a tiny supporter base.

Shortly after RugbyWA won the fourth Australian franchise, an on-line register was set up for members to record their interest. In the space of weeks, 10,000 people had registered. When membership was officially launched in July, more than 13,000 were registered, with around 400 companies expressed interest in hospitality packages. Soon the Force had the largest membership base of any of the Australian Super 14 teams. By the time pre-season had started, the Force had 16,000 members.

Australian Rugby Union CEO Gary Flowers told the media that "people power" was a key factor in Western Australia being awarded the franchise ahead of Victoria. Prior to the announcement, more than 25,500 Western Australians signed a petition in support of their state's bid. In addition, 5,000 people, including the state's premier Dr Geoff Gallop, attended a rally at Subiaco Oval, organised by two rugby mothers "the Scrum Mums" (Jennifer Hoskins and Irma Cooper) to show how much the people of Western Australia wanted the franchise. By the end of the first season, the Force finished with the highest crowd average out of all the Australian teams, despite finishing in last place, the fans still came out to see Wallaby stars such as Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Nathan Sharpe (though Mitchell and Giteau were not in the 2006 line-up).

Western Force - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Bukowski]

You think they can average 20k or more?

How many did the Force draw when Super Rugby was still strong?

18k?

Rugby union has a larger profile in Perth.

Always going back to rugby union. But seeing as we are there, the force averaged 28k in the first year. And we are taking about perths first year. So seeing as league is miles ahead of union in Perth then I'd say averaging 20k plus in its first year is likely.
Going by your comparison to union that is.

 

[Perth Red]

Always going back to rugby union. But seeing as we are there, the force averaged 28k in the first year. And we are taking about perths first year. So seeing as league is miles ahead of union in Perth then I'd say averaging 20k plus in its first year is likely.
Going by your comparison to union that is.

Afl, union, hull rinse and repeat

 

[Bukowski]

Afl, union, hull rinse and repeat

Don't forget our great basketball team the 'heat'.

 

[Perth Red]

Don't forget our great basketball team the 'heat'.

Or how skint we must all be now iron ore has dropped 50% in a month lol.
there’s dumb, then theres some LU posters!