You're right. It won't be a battle at all. They'll always be a side show.
We've got leadership now who won't buy into the hype. League will thrive in the West from here. The AFL will throw money at GWS for decades, just like the ARLC will do with Melbourne.
None of it will change a thing. Be nice if the media were above doing paid puff pieces to tell it as such.
f**k the AFL. The only people who are sucked in by the hype are AFL people. My Dad is a Mexican and an AFL supporter. They think like they are the church and everyone needs to see the light. They honestly have no clue of the cultures of Sydney and Brisbane. Thats why its laughable and infuriating at the same time to see the cash for comment stories that cater to the lowest common denominator and look for nothing more than to create panic.
Bring it on AFL. We finally have professional administration. We've survived Super League, constant media propaganda and now, in spite of the farcical structure of the games management, the code is thriving, almost in spite of itself.
Imagine what we're gonna do with grown ups in charge.
Again. f**k the AFL. I give them their dues as leaders in sports admin in this country. But after 25 years head start in admin structure, a civil war in RL and constant bad publicity, they still can't make an inroad, let alone kill us off.
RL will never expand to dominate in AFL States and it won't dream to. It will consolidate the homeland and be comfortable in its own skin. We don't need backwaters like Perth and Adelaide - which combined, do not even have the population of Western Sydney. We'll go there and create a niche and we will kick the AFL's arse on ratings. We will continue to have REPRESENTATIVE program and an INTERNATIONAL presence.
I'll be happy of the games the best it can be. The rest will take care of itself. The Victorians can continue to sip chardonnay and sing their gay songs and throw money into a bottomless pit.
Bring it on you merkins!
