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They can’t sell a Sydney membership to games as those games will be owned by other clubs. But I’m sure games at the sfs and Brookie would get a fair amount of norths fans attending.
Thats exactly how it should be all games in perth, there's enough teams in Sydney, that can gift a one off game to NSO, or play them in the bigger stadiums easy enough for the bears fans to attend, for me SFS is a no brainer...
there is already 100+ NRL games a year in Sydney, it doesn't need anymore. Like I said, make Manly or Roosters take their home game against the Bears to NSO if they must play 1 game there.
Another good reason to add Perth, NZ 2 and Bris 3 or NZ 3 in the future. More pathways for talented juniors will see the Wallabies and All Blacks lose a few teenage prodigies before they ever wear a Wallabies or All Blacks jersey. It'll also hurt the Western Force.
There's no justifiable reason for any games to be played at North Sydney Oval. They're not going to draw a big crowd and it will make the game look second rate because it's a dilapidated cricket ground that's 100 years out of date. Brookvale is getting reconstructed and SFS will be a quality stadium. That's where games need to be played.
When a kid from Australia has the skill to play professional soccer they primarily go to England as that is THE premier competition in the world. We already have juniors coming over from NZ in their teens to do exactly that here.
We would need to double or triple the salary cap to provide the money needed to lure kids away from the RFU and FFR. Their salary caps are similar to ours and kids aren't going to travel to the other side of the world to play a different sport unless it provides something better. We don't have a strong international scene, so it'll have to be big money to make the transition worthwhile. We would need to send some talent scouts over to England and France to lure the talent to Australia. It would help to put more emphasis on Test football to bridge the gap, but the NRL will never do that. At least bring back the Ashes and Baskerville Shield.
We need a viable second division for regional clubs so it makes financial sense to build a 20k seated stadium in places like Mackay, Cairns, Rockhampton and Sunshine Coast. That will provide an opportunity to take games to these regions and actually make a profit from gate receipts.
Its not a thought to happen next week. I'm talking very long term goal.
It’s unlikely due to the differences in salary; I’m not sure of Jordan’s salary but if he makes it as an above average lineman in the NFL his annual salary is probably similar or more than the entire career earnings as a superstar of our game.
This is why I said originally that this topic is for another thread.
Lmao that’s a harsh thing to say about Canberra
They had roughly 11k supporters in the 90s.
We'll never compete with NFL for money. Best bet is to focus on the Pacific Islands and dominate the region. If we can make rugby league the most revered and widely played sport across Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia then we'll have a steady flow of talent to expand our competition.
Our leaders and many of our supporters are myopic and self-serving.
Bin the Pirates brand. If it can't be the Reds, Bears is next best.
Yes they can, other clubs have done it in the past. The “home” club gets a slice of the ticket price in the membership.
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I never said we would compete with them, just an example of what other sports are doing here with scouts, and what we could do in the FAR FUTURE.
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