I arrived in Oz in late 1995 and started watching League on TV in 96 and started taking a proper interest during the split Super League comp era
I narrowed my choice to three teams - my first requirement was that the team had to be utterly shit, so watching them made me miserable and on the verge of slitting my wrists. As a West Ham fan, this is normal behaviour.
Beyond that, dickhead fans and crap team song would also rate highly
I narrowed it down to three teams - Souths, Cronulla and Easts (in retrospect, the Bulldogs should have gotten more of a look in)
I liked the idea of Souths - I used to buy doubles to fundraise for Souths Juniors whilst working in Mascot. This is what really got me into League.
My company had a showroom in Miranda and I love Light Blue jerseys (having worn light blue / dark blue in a school team) so Cronulla were a chance.
But I was living in Double Bay and I asked my brother in law "what are Easts like as a team"
His response sealed it for me "They're rubbish, absolutely shit, they'll never win anything"
I was sold.