You forgot to add "Spin" to the title.
This isnt new news, it was reported back in June.
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Although he did concede having nine Sydney teams was an issue.
“He has got a good point, there is probably one too many Sydney clubs, or maybe two too many Sydney clubs,” Mezzatesta added.
“He has got a great point.
“But what gives him the right to select which club it should be?
“Has he got information we don’t know about?
“We are one of the strongest clubs financially at the moment going around.
“Not only that, everyone keeps thinking Cronulla is this little shire town.
“We have just surpassed Parramatta for participation in junior rugby league and we are only second to the Panthers.
“And you want to relocate us? We are a true pathways club. We have our own academy. Not many clubs can boast this.
“We have the largest catchment as far as Oztag and touch go, and they just throw away these comments.
“It is just disgusting.
“Do some homework before you do anything, Bruce.”
This includes women players, oztag and touch, which all come under the NRL umbrella. Which is fine as far as I am concerned, but the reality is that when it comes to men/boys tackle rugby league, we are still 3rd behind Penrith and Parra. Our increase in that demographic since 2015 is negligible, but we are only one of two that have actually increased.
From May this year:
The NRL agreed to open its books without the spin. Here are the numbers for every district and region in NSW, showing 12,000 less males playing tackle rugby league than there were six years ago.
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