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<blockquote data-quote="BLR" data-source="post: 280926"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jethro @ Sep 30 2009, 05:54 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=414184" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>For the kiwis, WA is very much AFL territory with both the Eagles and the Dockers playing in the national league. There's really no tradition of league, ergo the NRL tried unsuccessfully to establish a team over there. With high numbers of expat Kiwis and Saffas in the west Rugby has more of a chance to be viable. Can't find any links, still looking, but the Force are facing financial issues, though some payment was not made to them by a sponsor or some such. Season ticket holder numbers have steadily been in decline, and the S15 isn't going to help with the expat contingent hardly likely to rock on up for the Force v Brumbies.</p><p></p><p>Melbourne is going to be a much harder nut to crack, try getting a live tellie feed of even a Bledisloe game down there, and with the principal sponsor already pulling the pin it looks like another grandiose JON plan destined to cost the ARU a boat load of cash.[/b]</p></blockquote><p>Force is fine financially, many well off people in high places who are rugby fans, plus it has international exposure. The AFL rabble can't compete. As for the membership numbers, expect to see it rise now we are out of Subi and actually in a rectangular stadium, even if it is sub standard. Subi was a horrendous ground, watching rugby 30 metres away from the action isn't good for crowd satisfaction is it? Don't over-estimate the amount of expats in Perth, plenty of Aussie fans, don't listen to the douchebag media. The derbies are always a good game, if the numbers are substandard you better believe the passion of the supporters more than makes up for it, more so then in NZ and SA games.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="BLR, post: 280926"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jethro @ Sep 30 2009, 05:54 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=414184']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> For the kiwis, WA is very much AFL territory with both the Eagles and the Dockers playing in the national league. There's really no tradition of league, ergo the NRL tried unsuccessfully to establish a team over there. With high numbers of expat Kiwis and Saffas in the west Rugby has more of a chance to be viable. Can't find any links, still looking, but the Force are facing financial issues, though some payment was not made to them by a sponsor or some such. Season ticket holder numbers have steadily been in decline, and the S15 isn't going to help with the expat contingent hardly likely to rock on up for the Force v Brumbies. Melbourne is going to be a much harder nut to crack, try getting a live tellie feed of even a Bledisloe game down there, and with the principal sponsor already pulling the pin it looks like another grandiose JON plan destined to cost the ARU a boat load of cash.[/b][/quote] Force is fine financially, many well off people in high places who are rugby fans, plus it has international exposure. The AFL rabble can't compete. As for the membership numbers, expect to see it rise now we are out of Subi and actually in a rectangular stadium, even if it is sub standard. Subi was a horrendous ground, watching rugby 30 metres away from the action isn't good for crowd satisfaction is it? Don't over-estimate the amount of expats in Perth, plenty of Aussie fans, don't listen to the douchebag media. The derbies are always a good game, if the numbers are substandard you better believe the passion of the supporters more than makes up for it, more so then in NZ and SA games. [/QUOTE]
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