Tyranny of distance issues completely ignored in your fanciful vision!
Nope I haven't ignored the tyranny of distance at all.
To keep travel cost down you'd have 4-6+ conferences so (most) teams wouldn't have to be jetting all over the country all the time (and probably the whole South Pacific).
So with the exception of some teams in expansion markets (like e.g. the Hunters or a potential Perth team where it's inevitable and pretty much totally unavoidable) most of a teams season (baring the odd cross conference match or finals) would be played roughly within driving distance of their region.
BTW I'd really like it if you could covey to me what my "vision" is, that way we can see what you think my opinion is and I can compare it to my actual opinion so you aren't arguing against a straw man.
And I did not state 'all else will fail'. I have always supported new additional clubs outside of Sydney however not at the cost of tearing up/exiting any established top flight clubs.Thinking outside the square is ok however at the peril of destabilizing an existing supporter culture that is stronger than most codes in Australia! ? No. Respect for established clubs within a proven competition is sound practice . Usurping this and expecting the general public to just come on board is not so business savvy or good for a code that has an existing advantage.
I don't want to "tear up" any existing clubs, so yeah you're not even addressing a position that I hold...
The 'new' clubs you speak of grow as a benefit of existing clubs presence!
Using that logic then wouldn't the existing popular clubs like the Bears and Jets in the lower tiers have the same effect on the lower tiers?
You cannot expect a new club to grow with the established rivalries and longtime clubs being disbanded/exited. It just doesn't pass the pub test champ.
What possible effect did the rivalries and histories of the established clubs such as e.g. the Rabbits and Roosters have on e.g. the Broncos development?
The Broncos weren't an established club, they had no pre-existing rivalries with the NSWRL clubs, they had to start from scratch and build their support from the ground up.
Attributing their growth (or any of the other 'expansion clubs') to being in the same competition as other older established club frankly is BS that totally negates all the work of the people at their club, and attributes it to people that had nothing to do with it.
Also if it was the case that the real draw card was the pre-existing club and not the at the time new expansion club from Brisbane (or Canberra, or Newcastle, etc) then wouldn't that interest have lead to an increase in interest, and subsequently the fan base, of those older more established clubs and not lead into growth of the new expansion club.
People follow teams in the top flight and the longevity associated with existing clubs is more valuable and credible than you think .
I have answered your question/s! You just don't like the answers.
You really haven't you've talked around them with tangents, but you haven't actually directly addressed them...
Your deflection comments points to a person that is clearly insincere for this code and with an aim to destabilise an existing club culture that has Australian wide significance and notoriety.
LOL, I think you might have a bad case of projection going on.
