West Coast Pirates Bid News

[gallagher]

Harden up fellas.

I paid $35 to stand on the hill at Leichhardt last month...

I assume you actually get a seat in Perth for your money...

I must be just out of touch, I've only been to ANZ or Allianz in the last 8 years.
The seats on the hill at Leichhardt, are they reserved seating these days?

 

[BuffaloRules]

I must be just out of touch, I've only been to ANZ or Allianz in the last 8 years.
The seats on the hill at Leichhardt, are they reserved seating these days?

Yes- reserved seating.

They were mostly empty at the last game.

 

[Hoofhearted]

ticket sales look like they are doing well, best tickets available now are in the corners.

 

[Perth Red]

I think fans here are a bit jaded of all the non action on expansion. I'm expecting around 17k. They've only just started advertising and tickets are more expensive this year, $50 for gold reserved, that's a lot of money to sit on the try line.

 

[Miller was a legend]

Lmfao.

 

[Perth Red]

Sharks lmfao

 

[taipan]

Lmfao Sharks are part of the NRL,the Pirates.?.............fill in the banks.

FFS a decision on expansion will be made yeah or nay years end.Pirates are not the only bid team sweating on the decision.:crazy:
Hope you get in,but spare me the constant whining.

 

[flippikat]

Another decent turnout at the Souths v Warriors game today - got to be good for the bid

 

[j5o6hn]

Another over 20,272 record crowd, maybe I missed the publicity,as it did not appear to be mentioned on the sports shows I heard, not mentioned on 6PR,missed a mention in Fridays West or Worst Aust the clown Gossage on Ch10 only mentions RL to laugh at it.
The local ABC must still have a snit on RL because they don't even give scores of the NRL on the News at 7pm,Ch 9 what can you say, and Ch 7 no show either,on 6PR Basil Zempilas wont permit RL to be mentioned in the breakfast radio show when his co host tried Basil shouted him down.
But the NRL keeps showing up and the crowds keep turning up,saw Smith at NIB today, good day spoiled by the Warriors complete capitulation to Souths hope for a better show next year.

 

[Perth Red]

Not much publicity for the game,e this year which makes the crowd even more impressive. Game was a sell,out pre kick off and they were turning people away. The fans have spoken, give us a club you NRL merkins!

 

[gallagher]

Lmfao.

Laughing at the prospect of yet another expansion team winning a title before the sharks? Keep your chin up diddums.

 

[Miller was a legend]

They should forget that AFL dump called Perth.

Expand where there are really league followers.

Another Queensland side and a second NZ team.

Perth is a waste of time

 

[Lockyer4President!]

The first game-day match thread between West Coast and Cronulla will be immense. A decade+ of shit-talk to build it up. Looking forward to it.

 

[Perth Red]

Doubt Cronulla will,still be around by Then! WC pirates v Adelaide sharks is more likely lol.

 

[Perth Red]

They should forget that AFL dump called Perth.

Expand where there are really league followers.

Another Queensland side and a second NZ team.

Perth is a waste of time

Put NRL teams where RL fans are? That's Cronulla faked then!

 

[TheDalek079]

Meh. Perth is overrated. Even Hobart is more exciting than boring ol' Perth. and wouldn't pay too much attention to the crowd figures. 20k once a year is nothing to write home about. Wellington, Christchurch get that whenever NRL shows up

 

[Perth Red]

SOUTHS coach Michael Maguire coneceded the NRL would be looking at a Perth expansion team after a record crowd turned out for their win over the Warriors.


NIB Stadium was packed to the rafters with 20,272 fans showing that rugby league is alive and kicking in the west and Maguire believes the NRL will have taken notice.

“It’s not up to me,” Maguire said with a laugh when asked about a potential Perth NRL team.



“But if you get crowds like that you never know and I’m sure the game will be looking at how the people of Perth turned out.”
Rabbitohs skipper Greg Inglis echoed his coach’s sentiments when asked about the atmosphere out in the middle during the game.
“I think it was terrific as Madge (Maguire) alluded to seeing a crowd turn out like that is amazing,” Inglis said.
“We’ve been coming over here for a number of years now and seeing a crowd turn up like that makes a great atmosphere and it’s a great ground to play at.”

http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/calls...44057455635498&adbpl=fb&adbpr=110919635615955

 

[Perth Red]

Once again NIB Stadium was packed to the rafters, with a ground record 20,272 fans on hand to see Souths and the Warriors do battle for the third year in a row. You can hardly call yourself the NATIONAL Rugby League if you only have teams in three states so it’s high time for an expansion team in Perth where there is a great appetite for the game.

http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/learned-rabbitohs-warriors/

 

[flippikat]

Meh. Perth is overrated. Even Hobart is more exciting than boring ol' Perth. and wouldn't pay too much attention to the crowd figures. 20k once a year is nothing to write home about. Wellington, Christchurch get that whenever NRL shows up

The one big thing that knockers of Perth ignore is that Perth offers a new timezone - one that's sure to interest TV executives.

All of a sudden 9:30pm (East Coast time) kickoffs on Friday or Saturday night become an option.

 

[Kurt Angle]

Perth will get bigger crowds than Wellington.