A Second Melbourne? Where would it be based and how would it impact the Storm?

[The Daddy2]

Maybe it's a chess move to counter the News Ltd owned Storm but was reading this article where it basically stated that having a 2nd Melbourne team was one of the stated aims of the commission movig forward.

How would this work, how will it impact the storm and will it add value to the NRL?

 

[WireMan]

They would make a big loss.

Add nothing to the comp.

Have no Juniors from Vic.

Have no additional supporters.

(Unless there is an untapped market of NRL fans in Victoria who are just waiting for the right team to come along, which i think is unlikely.)


I'm sure there will be an argument in a min to say Cronulla could relocate there though...

 

[East Coast Tiger]

It would be a bold move. Hard to justify it though. If someone was to show evidence that it could improve the TV deal and other revenue streams like sponsorship to the point where it would outweigh the costs of running another Melbourne club it might make a good argument. But considering the Storm can't balance its books (plural and rely on handouts it would take some pretty compelling evidence to bring in another club that would, no doubt, rely on similar funding. And even if it was proved that it was a worthwhile move, it would still have to prove it would be a better move than the other options avaialble.

 

[bartman]

Yeah, just 'cose AFL are bankrupting themselves to get a second team up in a minority territory, doesn't mean that rugby league should worry about following suit.

Perth, Adelaide and maybe even Wellington surely have to be priorities in terms of new revenue streams before a second Melbourne team gets out of the blocks?

 

[Loudstrat]

Is this april fools day? What happened to March?

If that is the first thought the IC has then we may as well just give up.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Won't happen for a couple of decades.

 

[gypsy]

Ridiculous idea. Until Melbourne can be independent and stop leaching from the QLD/NZ talent pool, how could they possibly sustain a second team.

 

[docbrown]

It's 30+ years away.

Melbourne will have a population of 7,000,000 by 2050.

 

[billy2]

It makes great sense.
Play out of the same stadium and cut costs for both teams.
Gives the media and fans down there home games every week.
Local derbies twice a year.

The big money for League comes from TV revenues.
Crowds and merchandise are small beer.
The fact that big games of League like SOO and tests get 300k viewers in Melbourne means we can shove another side in and the TV deal will increase to cover it.

 

[parraparraparra]

Maybe it was a throw away line to set cats among the pigeons. Very very low on the list.

 

[Dragon]

This is the type of brain fart only the great Wayne Pearce could come up with

 

[East Coast Tiger]

This is the type of brain fart only the great Wayne Pearce could come up with

Nah I don't think his boses at News would like a rival to their Melbourne club.

 

[eozsmiles]

Maybe around the year 2050. Just after we get a second team on Saturn. And maybe a third in China.

 

[NrlCoach]

First lets get a second NZ team then we can talk about a second Melbourne team

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Maybe around the year 2050. Just after we get a second team on Saturn. And maybe a third in China.

Saturn, are you insane?


Mars is the obvious choice for interplanetary expansion.

 

[bobbis]

2nd Melbourne team before Brisbane? Perth and Adelaide would both obviously contribute far more new fans. Central coast, sunshine coast and Wellington are also more viable.30 years at best, no point mimicking the afl

 

[Wooden Spoonar]

No need for another Melbourne team at all IMO.

W.A should be first in line for a team for the main reason being time difference and the ability to show 2 live games on a Friday night.

I also think that before another team in Melbourne is looked at that a team in Tasmania could be looked at sometime down the track. I happen to know that there is support down there for rugby league but you have to wait until 1 am to watch the Friday night games due to the AFL being shown first. The main concern i would have would be the population numbers but i think the NRL should take some trial games down there first just to introduce live games to them and go from there.

 

[Stiffy Rogers]

Where was this written or said? Until I see it, I simply can't believe this. Not saying it's not true, but...

 

[Goddy]

This would be taken no other way but as a direct response to GWS. A second Melbourne team would be a complete and utter waste and a failure.

 

[The Daddy2]

Where was this written or said? Until I see it, I simply can't believe this. Not saying it's not true, but...

For some reason I can't post links, but it was in sundays edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, written by Daniel Lane.