LESStar58
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So....
Because the latest AFL round of expansion has utterly failed, Mr Wilson believes the NRL should not expand to western Australia. Yeah, okay :lol:
She completely ignores the facts:
1. The AFL expanded into already saturated markets. There was NO evidence that either SE QLD or Sydney could handle another AFL team. There just wasn't the market. It was just the complete arrogance of the AFL believing that non-AFL fans in QLD and NSW would flock to their game.
Instead, unsurprisingly (or surprisingly to AFL admin), the vast majority of Suns and Giants fans were 'stolen' from the Swans or Lions. NRL or Union has been unaffected by AFL expansion. This is proof of an over-saturated AFL market. It was always doomed to fail.
2. Conversely, there is little doubt of a market for the NRL in western Australia. There is currently no team for locals to support, thus a team based in Perth will not 'steal' fans away from another local team.
In fact, where ever the NRL expands will not be to the detriment of an existing team because there is A MARKET FOR THAT TEAM!
Good post.