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<blockquote data-quote="William18" data-source="post: 280447"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Sep 27 2009, 08:41 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=413757" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>I am supportive of a Melbourne team but your argument does not make that much sense. Just because Melbourne has got very good crowds at three rugby games over a 10 year period does not mean they should have a team. It is very different getting a big crowd to watch NZ vs Australia every once and a while to getting good crowds week in, week out over the whole season.</p><p></p><p>Then of course we get onto the fact that Melbourne has hardly any rugby presence . It has taken league ten years to get average crowds of just 12,000. I expect a Melbourne rugby team to beat that but not beat it by so much. Victoria has only a current amount of about 5,000 registered players. That is not very many at all.</p><p></p><p>I only support the Melbourne franchise because all countries should have the same amount of franchises and no where else in Australia deserve one more. I don't think the franchise will work and I can't see it lasting. It should be up the ARU and the VRU to do the best job with this team as they can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="William18, post: 280447"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Sep 27 2009, 08:41 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=413757']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I am supportive of a Melbourne team but your argument does not make that much sense. Just because Melbourne has got very good crowds at three rugby games over a 10 year period does not mean they should have a team. It is very different getting a big crowd to watch NZ vs Australia every once and a while to getting good crowds week in, week out over the whole season. Then of course we get onto the fact that Melbourne has hardly any rugby presence . It has taken league ten years to get average crowds of just 12,000. I expect a Melbourne rugby team to beat that but not beat it by so much. Victoria has only a current amount of about 5,000 registered players. That is not very many at all. I only support the Melbourne franchise because all countries should have the same amount of franchises and no where else in Australia deserve one more. I don't think the franchise will work and I can't see it lasting. It should be up the ARU and the VRU to do the best job with this team as they can. [/QUOTE]
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