"Wests Tigers are most vulnerable"

[myrrh ken]

The merged clubs never really made geographical sense, but if they moved to the Gong and Campbelltown you could get some sort of georgraphy going.

Wests can lay claim to the outer SW sydney - Macarthur Campbelltown Camden.

St Merge could rebrand itself Illawara South Coast Dragons and lay claim to the Gong and beyond.

The Dogs will then have the inner SW Sydney to itself without Balmain or StGeorge.

Merge Souths and Easts - the Roobbittohs - they can have the whole of the city coast from Bondi to Botany Bay.

Everyone else will then have their own little territories. Fans will love it.

We are missing a team to represent the NW burbs though. So introduce a Cherrybrook Donkeys or some such.

 

[carcharias]

rambling nonsense

Ha

What have the storm done for rugby league?

 

[RockWheel]

Bullshit
Melb are a boutique team at best
They've been there 20 odd years and have been given more leg ups than any team in history- yet still hardly anyone down there care about them.

They had about 2% of the crowd at the biggest game of the year.
No use crying about how far they had to travel
That's the game you all want - then cop the travel.
I bet my huge rock star sized nuts that canberrians would've packed out the GF stadium had they made it.
Same time to drive as the flight from Melb to Sydney

Once that team they currently have move on an Bellamy bails they'll be also rans.

Warriors?
Pls
Those useless merkins couldn't even get up to win the 9's in front of their country.

Bit rich to suggest that the Warriors shouldn't be in the NRL because of on field success or lack thereof

 

[carcharias]

The merged clubs never really made geographical sense, but if they moved to the Gong and Campbelltown you could get some sort of georgraphy going.

Wests can lay claim to the outer SW sydney - Macarthur Campbelltown Camden.

St Merge could rebrand itself Illawara South Coast Dragons and lay claim to the Gong and beyond.

The Dogs will then have the inner SW Sydney to itself without Balmain or StGeorge.

Merge Souths and Easts - the Roobbittohs - they can have the whole of the city coast from Bondi to Botany Bay.

Everyone else will then have their own little territories. Fans will love it.

Nup
Fans will hate it.

Spent their whole life following a team and hating another.
Then some merkin in a suit makes those teams combine.
Pfft
Why?
The game
Was rooted as soon as pay tv came along
It will not get bigger crowds
No new fake team will help anything.

Go to china , USA or freaking wherever...
It won't help.
Those places already have games they like.

 

[RockWheel]

Ha

What have the storm done for rugby league?

Aren't they averging higher crowds this year than Cronulla?

 

[adamkungl]

Ha

What have the storm done for rugby league?

Storm (and Warriors) raise the value of the comp (and all it's clubs) significantly via broadcast rights, sponsorships, and new fans.
As would a Perth team.

 

[carcharias]

Aren't they averging higher crowds this year than Cronulla?

So they bloody should
They have no rugby league competition what so ever.
None.
In the entire state.
My club is only small and surrounded by other very famous and old clubs.

...and we beat Melbourne with their bullshit million dollar roster

 

[myrrh ken]

Nup
Fans will hate it.

Spent their whole life following a team and hating another.
Then some merkin in a suit makes those teams combine.
Pfft
Why?
The game
Was rooted as soon as pay tv came along
It will not get bigger crowds
No new fake team will help anything.

Go to china , USA or freaking wherever...
It won't help.
Those places already have games they like.

yeah twas a pisstake.

but st merge and wests could probably relocate over time and it won't piss the current fans off too much.

 

[RockWheel]

So they bloody should
They have no rugby league competition what so ever.
None.
In the entire state.
My club is only small and surrounded by other very famous and old clubs.

...and we beat Melbourne with their bullshit million dollar roster

I didn't know Cronulla had a smaller salary cap than Melbourne last year. Good to know.

 

[carcharias]

Storm (and Warriors) raise the value of the comp (and all it's clubs) significantly via broadcast rights, sponsorships, and new fans.
As would a Perth team.

How come the media in Melbourne don't report on it then?
They couldn't give a rats arse about it.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Why is it the Tigers are so scared of players having to live near Campbeltown, Penrith seem to manage just fine. Basically telling the west that they think they're too good for the area.
Despite this, their current recruitment strategy clearly isn't working. Roster full of plodders and their best players just jumped ship.

Ultimately, Wests Ashfield own 75% of the club and they can choose to play games where they please...

Its my understanding that Wests Campbelltown used to put money into the club but pulled up stumps long ago,.... Maybe Wests Campbelltown could put some bucks into the club in return for a better deal?

 

[adamkungl]

How come the media in Melbourne don't report on it then?
They couldn't give a rats arse about it.

What's the media got to do it with it? They have the 2nd or 3rd highest crowds in the League, obviously someone gives a rats.

 

[MilkShark]

Aren't they averging higher crowds this year than Cronulla?

That's a pretty stupid comparison. A Sydney team and 1 club state team.

 

[MilkShark]

Once Bellamy and the accountant and friends are gone, then so will Melbourne. You can count on it.

 

[adamkungl]

That's a pretty stupid comparison. A Sydney team and 1 club state team.

Yeah. You would think the 50 year old heartland team would manage better than the 20 year old team in enemy territory.

 

[MilkShark]

Yeah. You would think the 50 year old heartland team would manage better than the 20 year old team in enemy territory.

Yeah that makes complete sense you twat.

 

[carcharias]

What's the media got to do it with it? They have the 2nd or 3rd highest crowds in the League, obviously someone gives a rats.

What do you mean what's the media got to do with it???
Who the f**k do you think pays for the game?

No way should they sacrifice any Syd team for some bullshit fake artificially inserted team .

 

[carcharias]

Yeah. You would think the 50 year old heartland team would manage better than the 20 year old team in enemy territory.

Enemy territory?

They have no competition.

 

[adamkungl]

Yeah that makes complete sense you twat.

lol. Ok bud.

No way should they sacrifice any Syd team for some bullshit fake artificially inserted team .

This we agree on.

 

[adamkungl]

What do you mean what's the media got to do with it???
Who the f**k do you think pays for the game?

A minute ago you claimed they've contributed nothing, now you're talking about who pays for the game?
Their contribution is hundreds of thousands more viewers for Grand Finals (which they've featured in numerous) and State of Origins.

But clearly which page the Melbourne media buries them in the papers is the bigger issue