The NRL revenue come 2018 will be more than what the AFL revenue is now under their current deal.
So the AFL can support several basket cases now yet the NRL cannot at the very least expand to a huge heartland city of 2,5 million that at the moment is represented by one team?
The risk is absolutely minimal and would only require the $12 million a year of the grant and no additional funding of the likes that the AFL is pumping into West Sydney and Gold Coast.
So $60 million for 5 years out of the $2,5 to $3 billion the game will get in that time. I reckon Nine would even pony up part of that for the chance to have 2 Brisbane teams playing each week.
Yet there is no strategy, no plan, no timetable for any expansion to occur...
The figures ATM are $1.8bn=$360m pa ,not all cash plus Sky NZ and Internationals.
16 clubs grants x$11m=$176m pa
Future fund $50m pa
Grassroots $100m pa
Total before admin/refs/dos$326m pa leaving $34m pa
Plus SOO/Finals series monies less super/insurances etc
Yes rough figures ,but hardly leaves huge sums to splash around for PR's mob and B2 at present.
it's hypothetical.If ch9 really thought expansion was an immediate goer money wise ,they would have pushed for expansion in the current deal.
The clubs need to push membership and double their numbers ,so the admin doesn't have to fork out additinional grants.That may well be part of the strategy.And I have a feeling the NRL: are fully aware of what is happening in WA re the retrenchments in the mining industries and ancillary industries.
I want a 2nd Brisbane side and Perth,but not at the expense of current NRL clubs.
Tell me Perth Red,which NRL clubs do you want axed to get your mob in?What guarantees does Perth have on ,maintaining large crowds for all NRL games,minimum memberships and long term financial backing?Many East Coasters will be looking at coming back to the east,if little work available in WA.
I have seen and heard about enough waste in fumbleball with GWS and the GC Sunburns<I don't want a repetition in the NRL>is that too much too ask?
Do we cut grassroots funding by 50% to get expansion in?After all participation was down last year for whatever reasons.
Do we p*ss off the future fund,so when the bad times hit,we are well and truly stuffed and mounted?
People are banging on about Richo's recommendations and research as being a done deal.It's up for argument with the board,some issues and matters will be taken on board others not so.
