If you're going to use the catchment argument check the crowd Souths v Dragons on Thursday night.Two clubs with supposedly among the biggest supporter bases .Crowd!!! A tad over 10,000
Look at the Titan's catchment does that correlate to big crowds with a decent stadium? negatorie big brother.
I think you misunderstood. Im saying the "Catchment" idea is what is killing the suburban clubs. Your right that Saints-Souths was a shit crowd, thats what you get when you play in the suburbs and only try to draw from the "catchment".
The only way to boost crowds is modern (well funded) stadiums in accessable locations (not just accessable in the catchment, accessable from all over the city).
If you are able to convince the gov to fund a new stadium for every suburb and better transport likes to each, then we dont have a problem. But 40 years of gov decisions and some very clear statements about only fundng central stadiums shows suburban grounds are NOT going to get the upgrades they need.
The only way to get gov funding is to get 3/4 teams together committed to playing out of one ground (WSS has Eels, Wanderers and a bunch of small commitments from Souths, Dogs, Tigers. SFS has Roosters, SydFC, Tahs,).
Suburban grounds do not draw crowds and they will not get funding. The teams on the Sydney fringes need to join an existing stadium or get a bunch of teams to commit to a new stadium a their home.