Memberships can be very misleading hell my dog can be a member..Should be comparing the Storm to other NRL clubs, in which they are in the top half for attendance and memberships, not to another code. The Lions are near the bottom of AFL clubs for attendance and memberships.
There's 10 other AFL teams in Melbourne (and yes Geelong counts as they play games in Melbourne).
The Lions are competing with exactly one NRL team.
The Storm's home crowds are better than NINE other NRL clubs, why are they held to a higher standard than most of the NRL by a deadshit like you?
https://afltables.com/rl/crowds/2019.html
And why do you keep dredging up the Cap stuff, like it's relevant to anything related to the current owners(who aren't News) and has anything to do with a club being in an expansion area.
You've been shown before that the only value the Storm bring to the table is through their strong supporter base in southeast Queensland, which allow their games to rate well in a heartland market that is under served. Take that away and they wouldn't be worth shit to the broadcasters. So even with regards to fan support, they're dependant on RL heartland. Ironic, isn't it!The value of exposure, corporate sponsors, fan expansion and TV dollars far outweighs the tiny cost.
How old are you?It's embarrassing that an insular bogan like you is a fellow Cowboys fan.
Those attendances you speak of are heavily inflated by taking a "home" game to Lang Park. They've been doing it for years.Should be comparing the Storm to other NRL clubs, in which they are in the top half for attendance and memberships, not to another code. The Lions are near the bottom of AFL clubs for attendance and memberships.
Roosters have been as successful as Storm or damn close.Why hasn't Roosters, Eels, Bulldogs, Broncos etc etc been as successful as Storm
Great post.I have no issue with the Storm being successful, per se. If they'd recruited well (within the rules) and had a team with more players like Fox, Papenheuzen, Richie Swain and Marcus Bai then I'd be happy to see them win a comp or two.
The issue I (and evidently many on here and in the wider RL fanbase) have is how they've been successful. It either came through the wrong means or at the wrong time.
Played well in the Cowboys 2017 finals run. The McKinnon injury was more unfortunate than anything. They are credited with the crusher and the chicken wing, though.His neck was severely injured in a 2016 final against Melbourne. He was never the same player afterwards.
It’s ironic that Perth was destroyed to allow Melbourne to exist I would have wanted a Perth team.Great post.
I am not against Melbourne having a team of its own. What pisses me off about the Storm is their disregard for player welfare and "by any means necessary" mentality. Players have been forced into retirement due to the unethical tactics used by the Storm. McCracken was the first, followed by MacKinnon.
Can we add Ethan Lowe to the list?
His neck was severely injured in a 2016 final against Melbourne. He was never the same player afterwards. Melbourne really slowed down the ruck in that game, getting numbers in the tackle and focusing on the upper body. They were offside all night but never penalised.
It's also a myth that they have better recruitment than everyone else. Two of their current stars, B Smith and J Hughes were in the Cowboys system. So they had been spotted by another club, but were lured away by Melbourne. Hughes actually made his NRL debut for the Cowboys.
How on Earth did Melbourne lure them away from NQ when they had a long list of dummy halves and fullbacks ahead of them?
Neither player is playing in their preferred positions.
His form was up and down in 2017, then went backwards in a big way in 2018. Never got back to where he was in 2015/16.Played well in the Cowboys 2017 finals run. The McKinnon injury was more unfortunate than anything. They are credited with the crusher and the chicken wing, though.
PR supports the very team that took the spot of the Reds, but is always whinging about Sydney.It’s ironic that Perth was destroyed to allow Melbourne to exist I would have wanted a Perth team.
Yep the irony...PR supports the very team that took the spot of the Reds, but is always whinging about Sydney.
Yep the irony...
Who created the Storm the same organisation that destroyed the Reds, like I said before I would rather see a Perth team than a Melbourne team in the comp..One of the reasons I chose them in '99 was because they took over a load of Reds players, Jnrs and staff, and I want the game to grow beyond its historical confines.
Storm weren't responsible for the demise of the Reds. That was on ARL and News Ltd heads.
It's also a myth that they have better recruitment than everyone else. Two of their current stars, B Smith and J Hughes were in the Cowboys system. So they had been spotted by another club, but were lured away by Melbourne. Hughes actually made his NRL debut for the Cowboys.
How on Earth did Melbourne lure them away from NQ when they had a long list of dummy halves and fullbacks ahead of them?
Neither player is playing in their preferred positions.
Grow the game where it’s popular quite simple economics really...