18th club, whose next?

[Perth Red]

The Brisbane Tigers Bid Chairman is Shane Edwards you dope!

When the club launchd its intent to bid in May Richardson wasn't at the press conference.

Haha still clutching at those Logan straws. Richardson could see the writing on the wall, desperate grab to try and get the png license then changing brand to be all of queenslands team lol. They know they are many many years from entering, if ever.

 

[Perth Red]

Scorchers have won 4 titles since 2011. If they were struggling on the pitch then they'd get shit crowds like the Glory and Force.

Or sharks, dragons and tigers?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

They did, 47% more local brisbane content.

They lost four Broncos games you twit.

 

[Bukowski]

Haha still clutching at those Logan straws. Richardson could see the writing on the wall, desperate grab to try and get the png license then changing brand to be all of queenslands team lol. They know they are many many years from entering, if ever.

You going bad when you lose staff to the Wests Tigers.

 

[Perth Red]

They lost four Broncos games you twit.

And gained 10 dolphins games you muppet

in 2022 there were 17 games on ch9 featuring a Brisbane club
in 2023 it was 23

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I still have hope for a perth nrl team because I believe they have everything needed to be a successful/big club and grow the sport in wa.

But I have been following and supporting the cause since 2006 when I was still in school and learnt about all the setbacks of the super league war, it's just a shame the nrl wasn't in a position for so long to right the wrong of perth losing their team and still not doing anything to help when the game finally financially recovered.

Wait, you weren't alive during the Super League War?

I was alive and actively following rugby league when it happened. I remember reading in The Courier Mail just how hostile the Perth media was towards the Western Reds.

The Reds were bankrupt in 1996 and relied on News Ltd bailing them out. The club's main sponsor was the bloke leading the current bid.

There's no way a Perth-based team will ever be a big club.

Last year the Eagles and Dockers drew an average of just 74k and 69k FTA viewers in Perth. NRL drew 8k FTA viewers. It's not a major market like Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

 

[Perth Red]

Perth will be as big as Storm but in half the time. Big city, big crowds, big money, big backers. Just need a club.

 

[Bukowski]

And gained 10 dolphins games you muppet

in 2022 there were 17 games on ch9 featuring a Brisbane club
in 2023 it was 23

The home of rugby league. Let's get their weatherman to pick the new club.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Haha still clutching at those Logan straws. Richardson could see the writing on the wall, desperate grab to try and get the png license then changing brand to be all of queenslands team lol. They know they are many many years from entering, if ever.

In May 2023, Brisbane Tigers Bid CEO Shane Edwards told the media the club is willing to wait for the 19th and 20th licence you dickhead.

Richardson wasn't the CEO of the bid.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

And gained 10 dolphins games you muppet

in 2022 there were 17 games on ch9 featuring a Brisbane club
in 2023 it was 23

Broncos are the highest drawing team in the country. Losing four of their games was always going to anger Ch9. You'd have to be pretty dumb to think otherwise.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Newcastle aside all clubs lose around 30-40% of their crowds if they are sht for a few seasons. We’ve got Sydney clubs still struggling to get 12k to games with the advantage of the away club bringing fans.
Auckland have dropped to 11.7k, gold cost to 11k, canberra to 9.6k, nq 14k all In last decade, but apparently this is going to be a unique thing for perth!

Perth can only dream of averaging 14k. They couldn't even get that in their debut season when there was lots of hype surrounding them.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

"It's the obvious choice": Western Australia throw hat in ring for third AFL team

Could there be room for a third team in the west?

www.zerohanger.com

 

[Bukowski]

Broncos are the highest drawing team in the country. Losing four of their games was always going to anger Ch9. You'd have to be pretty dumb to think otherwise.

So they won't want to lose more to Brisbane 3.

 

[Bukowski]

The local media was right behind the reds as the picture shows. There were rumours the local media were hostile to them though, but only the mentally challenged swallowed that up.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

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The local media was right behind the reds as the picture shows. There were rumours the local media were hostile to them though, but only the mentally challenged swallowed that up.

The Sunday Times deal was a bailout from News Ltd when the club went bust in 1996 you dumb arse. News Ltd bailed the club out because it needed them for Super League.

After declaring that the club may not have the financial resources to compete in the 1996 ARL Optus Cup, a major sponsorship with the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sunday Times gave the club some much needed money.

WA Reds - Wikipedia

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Owned since 1955 by News Limited, the newspaper and its website PerthNow, were sold to Seven West Media in 2016.

The Sunday Times (Western Australia) - Wikipedia

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[MugaB]

Perth will be as big as Storm but in half the time. Big city, big crowds, big money, big backers. Just need a club.

Yes no shit, needs a club, needs players, needs a licence, but wait so does Adelaide

 

[MugaB]

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The local media was right behind the reds as the picture shows. There were rumours the local media were hostile to them though, but only the mentally challenged swallowed that up.

Your thinking of Adelaide rams, the media had it in for them

 

[Canard]

The Cowboys went bust during the SL war to

Why is the dickless wonder ignoring this?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Yes no shit, needs a club, needs players, needs a licence, but wait so does Adelaide

The only businessman who has been upfront about backing a Perth-based team is Peter Cumins from Cash Converters. He was the main sponsor of the Reds when they fell into financial trouble in 1996. News Ltd bailed them out.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

So they won't want to lose more to Brisbane 3.

News Ltd paid $100m over 5 years to have more Broncos games on Foxtel.