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it shouldn’t but it could be used as the perfect excuse by the NRL.
Precisely. Every other city has been expected to fold their proud local competition into a lower tier behind ONE top-flight club.. so why not ask Sydney to condense into 5 for the long term growth of the game?
Are all RL fans in Sydney as deluded as this dickhead?
RL didn't die in Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Auckland or Brisbane when their proud clubs were relegated to second tier status, but apparently the game will die in every region of the world if a few Sydney teams that cannot tread water without assistance from HQ are cut. These people from Sydney are away with the fairies.
That's the rumoured name that they might be going with
Townsville = not even 200kView attachment 50423
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern Sydney
So what's the population of Georges River Council, Bayside Council and Sutherland Shire?
Georges River Council
146,841 (2016 census)
Georges River Council - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Bayside Council
156,058 (2016 census)
Bayside Council - Wikipedia
Sutherland Shire
218,464 (2016 census)
Sutherland Shire - Wikipedia
Total
521,363
So just over 500k. Not that long ago it was under 500k.
nrl lost a shed load of money last year and had to make massive funding cuts. Looks like this year may be similiar. End of day if Ch9 dont offer more than $15mill a year for another brisbane club in the next contract its unlikely to happen.
Im not against adding another Melbourne storm type set up for Perth and/or Adelaide, i just can't see it happening in the next few expansion bids, unless the RL gets super flushed with cash to invest into bringing that about, don't get me wrong on that front, i want the league to expand there, its just can't happen when there is other "heartland" areas that are playing league right now at a competitive level that are bidding to get the next few spots ahead of Wa/Sa.. it will come but the league has to be able to afford to do what the ALF do with the Giants/Suns
Nope, your the knob, whos advocating to cut off his nose to despite his face, every week theres another moronic plan to shrink the sydney clubs, its a wonder how you function on a daily basis, who's next on the chopping block? Canterbury bulldogs, coz they are running last?
No, the moronic thinking is steadfastly believing that we need more than half a dozen clubs at the top tier based in one city - meanwhile many other major sports leagues in Australia have complete coverage of all the state capitals, and the one other league that's similarly imbalanced (AFL) have taken moves to rationalize Melbourne.. to the extent of actually moving clubs interstate & pushing for at least one more club to move.
Thats a nice screenshot, using one year to justify the narrative... classic donkey dribble
f**k AFL, the fact you want the NRL to model themselves on their metrics, proves how delusional your thought patterns must be, fumbleball haven't got the tv product that league has, yes they've moved the swans in the 80s, but thats it, they still have the bulk of their teams based in Victoria, so im not sure what your problem is, league will expand into those markets eventually, maybe not in this decade, and this whole rationalization arguments are useless and petty, coz it will never happen, you're just being whingers
If we don't do it this decade, we're probably toast.
Moved the Swans
When coming to crowds, I like to see how a team draws H&A
That doesn't suit his agenda as Cowboys don't attract crowds in Sydney.
