The Battle for the Western Corridor NRL vs AFL

[westcorridor]

This. I wasn't saying your bid is dead but it's lost a lot in my eyes now to Perth and Brisbane II. I think the Ipswich area is deserving of a team but they're going to be a community based team and right now, very few people in Ippy know about it. I'm talking everyday RL fans. A lot of my mates in that region have now heard of the Bombers but have never heard of the Ipswich/WC bid.

You are right. I have been working on the bid for 2 and a half weeks now and I'm hoping to help change this as quickly as possible!

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Gotta love an afl cricket score. Keep em coming

 

[BuffaloRules]

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/united-afl-a-real-threat-to-league-20110813-1irtu.html

When Kevin Sheedy took the microphone at Rooty Hill RSL during his first official address in Falafel Land last year, he proclaimed that it was only a matter of time before a third AFL team would set up camp in Sydney.​

I cant believe you blokes missed this...​

We need to set up another NRL team in Western Sydney pronto...​

Liverpool?​

 

[Red&BlackBear]

^^ a third Sydney AFL team would IMO play out of a slightly revamped nso. Just saying...

 

[El Diablo]

here we go

 

[BuffaloRules]

^^ a third Sydney AFL team would IMO play out of a slightly revamped nso. Just saying...

A "slightly revamped" NSO...

:lol:

Smallest AFL ground ever...

 

[Goddo]

^^ a third Sydney AFL team would IMO play out of a slightly revamped nso. Just saying...

:lol:

 

[BDGS]

This article is a complete joke. Trying to blackmail the NRL by saying "if you don't give us a national team the AFL will takeover."

This.

 

[El Diablo]

It's time the NZ bid team started using it

 

[LESStar58]

Saw this in RLW. Let the AFL try.

 

[mongoose]

The bottom 3 AFL teams are currently getting hammered by 100 points every game. Does the AFL really want this gap to get bigger?
Rushing expansion is a huge mistake for any code.

 

[CC_Roosters]

How are the afl allowed to claim these viewerships and crowd increases without question formthe media?? Lions crowds way down, ratings static as far as i am aware. There only ammunition in NSW and QLD is based on exaggeration, spin and outright lies.

 

[LeagueXIII]

The AFL do what most corporations do that is pay for positive treatment.

 

[Billythekid]

How are the afl allowed to claim these viewerships and crowd increases without question formthe media?? Lions crowds way down, ratings static as far as i am aware.

They're not technically lying they're just spinning the numbers. Overall crowds and ratings are up because they have twice as many games. However the amount they're getting per game is down and that's what matters.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

I’m tempted to start a thread about how the AFL is going to take over Cairns and Mackay if we don’t put teams in there asap…

The scaremongering is seriously getting out of hand.

 

[CC_Roosters]

They're not technically lying they're just spinning the numbers. Overall crowds and ratings are up because they have twice as many games. However the amount they're getting per game is down and that's what matters.

I know but it still gives me the s**ts that nobody calls them out on it or asks them hard questions, Instead our own bloody league journos devote a signifanct amount of column inches to apparent "southern invasion" every week.

It will be interesting to see what effect the Giants have on the Swans crowd wise. The swans are down this year, think they have going alrite playing wise so not sure why. The giants might snag some casual swans supporters and reduce the swans crowds.

 

[bobmar28]

This article is a complete joke. Trying to blackmail the NRL by saying "if you don't give us a national team the AFL will takeover." Should we put a NRL team in Blacktown because the Giants are there. The AFL recently played a game in Cairns, should we put a NRL team there too. What about Coffs Harbour. It had a Swans trial game at the start of the year and the AFL have set up their North Coast Academy there, I guess Coffs better have a NRL team too.

Because 9 teams in Sydney isn't enough.

 

[juro]

I know but it still gives me the s**ts that nobody calls them out on it or asks them hard questions, Instead our own bloody league journos devote a signifanct amount of column inches to apparent "southern invasion" every week.

It will be interesting to see what effect the Giants have on the Swans crowd wise. The swans are down this year, think they have going alrite playing wise so not sure why. The giants might snag some casual swans supporters and reduce the swans crowds.

Have a look at the stats for attendances for Melbourne in the A-League when they went from 1 team to 2. The total for the 2 teams was only fractionally more than the previous crowds for the 1st team. I think it is a safe bet the same will happen to the swans, at least in the short term.

 

[BDGS]

Because 9 teams in Sydney isn't enough.

There are 8 teams in Sydney.

 

[dgsfan]

Manly, Bulldogs, Tigers, Penrith, Eels, Rooster, Rabbits, St George, Sharks.

That's 9 (8.5 if you wanna get picky).