This is the dumbest argument for adding a team in Perth and is based on false numbers.
Wookie has the number at 8k.
Metro Audiences
- Sydney average 161,000
- Melbourne average 12,000
- Brisbane average 111,000
- Adelaide average 7,000
- Perth average 8,000
In Melbourne the Storm average 33,000, and when the Storm arent playing the NRL averages 8,000.
In Brisbane, the Broncos average 170,000, the Dolphins average 126,000. Other Queensland regional teams average 131,000 on Nine, while matches involving no Queensland sides average 98,000.
In NSW, Sydney sides average 163,000 per game, while sides from regional NSW average 163,000 as well. Matches with no teams from NSW average 146,000.
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The Storm pull an extra 25K viewers in Melbourne when they're on FTA. They've have the most successful team in the history of the NRL. A Perth-based NRL team isn't guaranteed to draw an extra 25k viewers in Perth. With a Perth-based team playing up to 12 home games at 6pm Sun AEST, that limits how many FTA games it can feature in. The club might get fewer games on FTA than any other team.