We're all RL fans here and will probably all give it a watch, but how many would really latch onto a women's team that wasn't the women's branch of their current club?
On the flip-side if they are aligned with current clubs and there is only 6 teams are the fans of the 10 unrepresented clubs gonna buy in? I'm a Sharks fan and would take an interest in the Sharkettes similar probably to NYC; happy for a win but I'm not gonna go out of my way to see every game and wouldn't fork out to be at their grand final. I'm sure as shit not buying into any other club's side, a rival jersey is a rival regardless if its on a male or a female.
I'm thinking if all NRL clubs aren't represented then maybe some broader shit like Brisbane Babes, Canberra Chicks, Melbourne Mums etc. might be the go. You're asking people to essentially take on a whole new sports franchise but you're not asking 10 lots of current RL fans to follow a rival. I could live in Brisbane, hate the Broncos and still get behind the Babes.
On the flip-side if they are aligned with current clubs and there is only 6 teams are the fans of the 10 unrepresented clubs gonna buy in? I'm a Sharks fan and would take an interest in the Sharkettes similar probably to NYC; happy for a win but I'm not gonna go out of my way to see every game and wouldn't fork out to be at their grand final. I'm sure as shit not buying into any other club's side, a rival jersey is a rival regardless if its on a male or a female.
I'm thinking if all NRL clubs aren't represented then maybe some broader shit like Brisbane Babes, Canberra Chicks, Melbourne Mums etc. might be the go. You're asking people to essentially take on a whole new sports franchise but you're not asking 10 lots of current RL fans to follow a rival. I could live in Brisbane, hate the Broncos and still get behind the Babes.