Games in expansion areas in 2009

[Perth Red]

Great news for Adelaide. I hope it is well supported and proves financially succesful for the Sharks.

 

[rabbitohs]

Great news for Adelaide. I hope it is well supported and proves financially succesful for the Sharks.

I'd swap you the 3 Sharks games for one Rabbitohs game!!!

There are lot's of Bunnies in this neck of the woods.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Great news.

Just hope its a bigger turnout than the last game down there. I think Penrith and Melbourne game in 2006 got only 7,000 people.

 

[Brownie.Kougari]

Cronulla's Adelaide game is now confirmed. Excellent work.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24440221-5006301,00.html

*punches air*

Go the Sharks!!

3 games in 3 years is pretty poor, but it's a start. Hopefully more teams get on board!

btw there's a lot of comments on the article hoping the Broncos are coming down. A chance to use the game's most powerful product perhaps?

 

[flamin]

I just hope they market it instead of just expecting locals to turn up. (like in Sydney :sarcasm

 

[Loudstrat]

Would love to see Sth's do the same for Perth. A real shame the Govt sponsorship deal fell through.

Oh for some NRL leadership in all this! Shame Gallop isn't as quick to show his "leadership" in expanding the game as he is at slapping Waldron's wrist!

FFS - Origins to Melbourne, World Cup to Rocky, Townsville, Melbourne and CC, NRL to Perth and Adelaide...

All 16 NRL sides plus the Poms and Kiwis test sides could all relocate to Perth and you'd still whinge!

I am so happy I have done a wee!

3 years of games!!

Looks like I have a 2nd team to follow

:lol::lol:. Good on yer champ!

 

[flamin]

Hang on...

NRL powerhouse the Cronulla Sharks will play three premiership games in Adelaide over the next three years - and plan to make our state their second home.

:crazy:

 

[Lockyer4President!]

I just hope they market it instead of just expecting locals to turn up. (like in Sydney :sarcasm

I'm sure that the Souths game in Perth will be massively promoted. Crowe got onto the Tonight Show with Jay Leno just promote the Souths vs Leeds exhibition game in Florida, I'm sure he'll be able to get his face on the tv over in WA to promote the game.

 

[Perth Red]

FFS - Origins to Melbourne, World Cup to Rocky, Townsville, Melbourne and CC, NRL to Perth and Adelaide...

And Gallop had what exactly to do with these? Sweet FA! Stop being a news stooge!

These initiatives should be a part of an NRL plan to take the game to a wider audience, not at the whim of some skint club in the hope of a bigger pay out because they can't get a crowd at home!

 

[Loudstrat]

FFS - who cares who does it? I'm sure Gallop was consulted, blessed the idea, and probably contributed in some way.

Do you expect Gallop to personally organise every home ground for every club? Organise the motels and flights? Polish the boots? Cut the oranges?

Whingeing knob!!!

 

[Brownie.Kougari]

adelaide will get about 6 people and 4 dogs lol

As opposed to the huge crowds that turn up to Cronulla each week :sarcasm:

 

[rabbitohs]

adelaide will get about 6 people and 4 dogs lol

Bollox...I am taking 8 people myself so that beats that

Adelaide doesn't have the 'turn up for an envelope opening' attitude of the Vics. The game will need to be properly promoted and not clash with the AFL.

Should get around 15k I reckon. Would be 20k if it was at Adelaide Oval.

 

[Surely]

Hang on...



:crazy:

Live with it, the term powerhouse is not bandied about lightly.

 

[seanoff]

...Perhaps some of these talented youngsters will return to Darwin in February when four NRL clubs - Titans versus Sharks and Cowboys versus Roosters - play full-strength trials. The Knights and Penrith played there in February, attracting a crowd of 9000 despite humid conditions...

They'd get more people + NT Govt assistance (guaranteed income) if they played an actual competition match. It probably couldn't be a Richardson Park because the lighting isn't up to snuff, so TIO Stadium (AFL/Cricket) which has TV lights.

It would also be significantly cooler and much less humid in the dry season.

The NT Govt pay the Western Bulldogs (AFL) $400,000 for 1 game of AFL / yr. The AFL pay all the travel costs for both teams do the Western Bulldogs basically get a $400,000 pay day for 1 game. The Bulldogs also get a similar amount from the ACT govt for 1 game in Canberra. Hawthorn get a $2,000,000 "sponsorship" for playing 4 games in Tassie / yr.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

This is just a way for clubs to get a better gate than at home... It has nothing to do with expansion. eg Bulldogs play at suncorp against cowboys, because they know they will get 4000 odd at telstra, are bulldogs thinking about moving to QLD??

If NRL wants teams in Adelaide and Perth, they need to offer 50 odd million package over 5 - 10 years and do it properly.

This is just a quick cash grab, and the local fans will see right through it, why dont sharks take the st george game to Adelaide ??

 

[Brownie.Kougari]

This is just a way for clubs to get a better gate than at home... It has nothing to do with expansion. eg Bulldogs play at suncorp against cowboys, because they know they will get 4000 odd at telstra, are bulldogs thinking about moving to QLD??

If NRL wants teams in Adelaide and Perth, they need to offer 50 odd million package over 5 - 10 years and do it properly.

This is just a quick cash grab, and the local fans will see right through it, why dont sharks take the st george game to Adelaide ??

And the AFL teams taking games to Canberra, Darwin, Carrara and Tassy is "for the good of the game"?

It's a great thing for the game in Perth and Adelaide no matter the reason.

I hope these games get great crowds (particularly the Adelaide one!). It'll make Gallop sit up and listen!

 

[Timbo]

The last time Adelaide was home to first class rugby league was when the Adelaide Rams folded in 1998.

Didn't Penrith take a game there in 06 or 07?

Good news all round though.

Ideally, we'd have 3-4 games each season in Perth and Adelaide.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

This is just a way for clubs to get a better gate than at home... It has nothing to do with expansion. eg Bulldogs play at suncorp against cowboys, because they know they will get 4000 odd at telstra, are bulldogs thinking about moving to QLD??

If NRL wants teams in Adelaide and Perth, they need to offer 50 odd million package over 5 - 10 years and do it properly.

This is just a quick cash grab, and the local fans will see right through it, why dont sharks take the st george game to Adelaide ??

Clubs are taking games to expansion markets, it's pretty simple.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Didn't Penrith take a game there in 06 or 07?

Good news all round though.

I guess they were talking about an Adelaide NRL 'home' team, which is what i guess the Sharks are aiming to become.

Ideally, we'd have 3-4 games each season in Perth and Adelaide.

Ideally Perth and Adelaide would have their own teams playing 12 games per season. In the mean-time I guess this'll do.

 

[RUNVS]

This is just a way for clubs to get a better gate than at home... It has nothing to do with expansion. eg Bulldogs play at suncorp against cowboys, because they know they will get 4000 odd at telstra, are bulldogs thinking about moving to QLD??

If NRL wants teams in Adelaide and Perth, they need to offer 50 odd million package over 5 - 10 years and do it properly.

This is just a quick cash grab, and the local fans will see right through it, why dont sharks take the st george game to Adelaide ??

I can tell you as a AFL fan that Adelaide is a horrible market for any sporting code because Adelaide fans are the biggest bandwaggoners in Australia. If a team is doing well they will support it but as soon as their performance drops the Adelaide fans will completely disappear.