WA- did we miss the boat ?

[greenBV4]

WA needs RL if its businesses want to gain traction in Queensland and NSW, which have over 50% of Australia's population.

And WA wants an NRL team? the government currently in power has said so, the biggest roadblock is the NRL itself and dumbarse comments from the chairman that achieve nothing. Whether he thought so or not comments like that are ones that you keep to yourself, especially when the government is willingly putting money towards the sport

 

[Perth Red]

Most of our business is with Asia not with the east coast. Afl, basketball, cricket, soccer, netball is on the east coast if your a business and want some national exposure from sport. End of day if nrl wants bigger national sponsors it can’t have 20% of the country with zero presence.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Most of our business is with Asia not with the east coast. Afl, basketball, cricket, soccer, netball is on the east coast if your a business and want some national exposure from sport. End of day if nrl wants bigger national sponsors it can’t have 20% of the country with zero presence.

AwFuL offers limited exposure in Queensland and NSW as most people in these states never watch fumbleball.

NBL has limited exposure all over Australia as basketball isn't popular here.

BBL is on during the summer months and has a short duration.

A-League gets what, 10k to 30k watching around the country? Put a billboard up in Brisbane's CBD and you will get more exposure within a couple of hours.

Netball is only watched by women and girls.

Businesses don't give a stuff about Adelaide and Perth when they know for every person in SA/WA, there's 4 in QLD/NSW/VIC.

 

[Perth Red]

It’s in the paper, it’s on the tv it has exposure if a company wants national exposure you wouldn’t choose RL now to put your marketing budget into. the prof of the pudding is in the afl and afl clubs accounts.
I dont know many businesses who wouldn’t care about growing to reach an extra 20% customer base, especially ina city like perth where there are a lot of well off people with lots of disposable income.I don’t think you understand business very well lol

 

[Pippen94]

NRL doesn't need Perth

 

[Perth Red]

Nrl needs perth

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

It’s in the paper, it’s on the tv it has exposure if a company wants national exposure you wouldn’t choose RL now to put your marketing budget into. the prof of the pudding is in the afl and afl clubs accounts.
I dont know many businesses who wouldn’t care about growing to reach an extra 20% customer base, especially ina city like perth where there are a lot of well off people with lots of disposable income.I don’t think you understand business very well lol

Plenty of companies don't even have retail outlets in Adelaide and Perth.

Only an idiot would compare NRL with A-League and NBL. No one watches A-League or NBL, regardless of whether the results are put in the paper in a small column.

Foxtel have RL, fumbleball and cricket listed as Tier 1 sports. They pay big bucks for the right to broadcast them. They let ESPN take basketball off their hands because it wasn't watched by anyone. They couldn't care less about soccer. But here you are pretending that the NBL and A-League are big things for companies wanting national exposure. So you know more than Foxtel, huh?

 

[mongoose]

It comes down to the NRL should be looking to grow and have more of a national footprint, not just consolidate. Perth is the 4th largest city in the country and there is no reason why enough people there won't get behind an NRL side. It is a risk? of course it is.... anything valuable or great doesn't come without risk. From my experience WA isn't as snobby and anti-northern states as Vic or even SA. There's also f**k all to do in perth (sorry but i've been there enough times, the place is boring), they will embrace more entertainment options. Also lots of Poms and Saffers there so i hear...

 

[greenBV4]

Foxtel have RL, fumbleball and cricket listed as Tier 1 sports. They pay big bucks for the right to broadcast them.

2 out of those 3 have teams in every major capital
fact of the matter is the NRL is the only "national" competition in Australia not to have a presence in each state

 

[greenBV4]

2 out of those 3 have teams in every major capital
fact of the matter is the NRL is the only "national" competition in Australia not to have a presence in each state

If the NRL doesn't want to change that it shouldn't call itself "national" rugby league, East Coast RL would be more suitable - and the kangaroos should make this their main jersey

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

2 out of those 3 have teams in every major capital
fact of the matter is the NRL is the only "national" competition in Australia not to have a presence in each state

Only 2 out of those 3 sports are popular in Adelaide and Perth. Next to no one in these minnow states, that contain less than 1 in 5 of Australia's population, cares about RL. This fact, as uncomfortable as it is for some to hear, cannot be understated. The costs of putting a team in these cities far outweigh the benefits.

The NRL made concessions for Melbourne because it is the 2nd largest city. Having a presence in Queensland, NSW and Melbourne provides a presence in 80% of the country. It cost a fortune, more than $100M over 20 years, to make the Storm successful on the field and viable off it. On top of that, they had to pick the remains from the corpses of the Reds, Mariners and Crushers to field a competitive team from the start, which started to struggle on field and off by 2001 and had to be reinforced with the best coach and Queensland juniors of the last 25 years, plus blatant match fixing and salary cap rorts, to keep them at the top each year. There's no way those resources will be available for Adelaide and Perth. Only a loony would believe the NRL has any desire to invest that much money in teams for Adelaide and Perth.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

It comes down to the NRL should be looking to grow and have more of a national footprint, not just consolidate. Perth is the 4th largest city in the country and there is no reason why enough people there won't get behind an NRL side. It is a risk? of course it is.... anything valuable or great doesn't come without risk. From my experience WA isn't as snobby and anti-northern states as Vic or even SA. There's also f**k all to do in perth (sorry but i've been there enough times, the place is boring), they will embrace more entertainment options. Also lots of Poms and Saffers there so i hear...

Are you arguing for the Raiders to be relocated to Perth?

1. The 5 city metro ratings doesn't cover Canberra, so it's of no use to the broadcasters.
2. Only 420k people live in Canberra.
3. Major companies avoid the club like the plague. The only reason Huawei are with them is to send a middle finger to the federal government for turning them down. Before that their major sponsor was some corrupt union organisation known for its thuggery.

 

[Pippen94]

Combined population of sa & wa = 4.5 mill. NSW/act/qld = 14 mill.
This is why afl needs to spend unprecedented money trying to expand. Same reason NRL doesn't need to take risk.

 

[tri_colours]

It’s in the paper, it’s on the tv it has exposure if a company wants national exposure you wouldn’t choose RL now to put your marketing budget into. the prof of the pudding is in the afl and afl clubs accounts.
I dont know many businesses who wouldn’t care about growing to reach an extra 20% customer base, especially ina city like perth where there are a lot of well off people with lots of disposable income.I don’t think you understand business very well lol

The Chinese TV company hisense recently sighned a big sponsorship deal with the NRL . All this despite AFL having a truly national footprint , and having been trying to attrack sponsorship from China for years.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

The Chinese TV company hisense recently sighned a big sponsorship deal with the NRL . All this despite AFL having a truly national footprint , and having been trying to attrack sponsorship from China for years.

PR will shit his nappy and chuck his toys out of his cot when he hears this. We all know how much he loves his AwFuL and hates NRL.

 

[mongoose]

Are you arguing for the Raiders to be relocated to Perth?

1. The 5 city metro ratings doesn't cover Canberra, so it's of no use to the broadcasters.
2. Only 420k people live in Canberra.
3. Major companies avoid the club like the plague. The only reason Huawei are with them is to send a middle finger to the federal government for turning them down. Before that their major sponsor was some corrupt union organisation known for its thuggery.

1 & 2 apply to North QLD as well dumbass, maybe they should relocate?
Townsville only has 150k!

 

[Pippen94]

1 & 2 apply to North QLD as well dumbass, maybe they should relocate?
Townsville only has 150k!

But Cowboys have big following across qld - area with 10 times population of Act.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

1 & 2 apply to North QLD as well dumbass, maybe they should relocate?
Townsville only has 150k!

Yet it has a beautiful stadium and has produced the game's most lucrative rivalry, NQ vs Bris. Third most watched club on TV. Main sponsor has been Toyota from 2003. No matter which way you spin it, NQ Cowboys are far more successful off the field and far more valuable to RL.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Nrl needs perth

Nah....we’re doing fine....but thanks for caring.

 

[greenBV4]

Yet it has a beautiful stadium and has produced the game's most lucrative rivalry, NQ vs Bris. Third most watched club on TV. Main sponsor has been Toyota from 2003. No matter which way you spin it, NQ Cowboys are far more successful off the field and far more valuable to RL.

Funny that all these points are ones that you use to argue against Melbourne

Maybe more teams in Brisbane will send the cowbiys backwards like you think it will the storm

Canberra arent going anywhere, they are one of the few things we have that the AFL doesn't, a full time team in the Nation's Capital. Get them an undercover CBD stadium and they are set, im assuming people from all across the Riverina also follow the raiders