Play Nice 2024 Non AFL Crowds/Ratings and other Industry thread

[The_Wookie]

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Comical.

• NRL claims it wans $12 million a year because Tasmania are paying AFL $12 million a year
• NRL does not mention that the Tasmanian government is paying that amount due to clear tourism factors for travelling away fans and for social benefits of the main sport in the state.
• NRL are just trying to claim that "it's for the grassroots and not the main team" (they also fail to mention that it's effectively the same thing, should the NRL desire to build up a grassroots infrastructure in WA as they likely would to develop talent and a fanbase for the new team, it's money they'd have to take away from the revenue generation of ticket sales of the team anyway, money going around in a circle)
• WA rightly saying "we just can't just spend millions per year on a thing that the public doesn't really care about, because you ask us to" (and I wish other government bodies had that too).
• WA still saying they'll put money into a training base and stadium base as obviously that directly contributes back to the quality of team and tourism that would generate revenue for the state for the investment into the team.

 

[RedV3x]

Comical.

• NRL claims it wans $12 million a year because Tasmania are paying AFL $12 million a year
• NRL does not mention that the Tasmanian government is paying that amount due to clear tourism factors for travelling away fans and for social benefits of the main sport in the state.
• NRL are just trying to claim that "it's for the grassroots and not the main team" (they also fail to mention that it's effectively the same thing, should the NRL desire to build up a grassroots infrastructure in WA as they likely would to develop talent and a fanbase for the new team, it's money they'd have to take away from the revenue generation of ticket sales of the team anyway, money going around in a circle)
• WA rightly saying "we just can't just spend millions per year on a thing that the public doesn't really care about, because you ask us to" (and I wish other government bodies had that too).

Quid pro quo - does that mean AFL deserves $600 million.

• WA still saying they'll put money into a training base and stadium base as obviously that directly contributes back to the quality of team and tourism that would generate revenue for the state for the investment into the team.

The W.A. govenment built Perth Oval for the Force and the Glory with the Reds, NRL, FIFA, RA and concerts playing there.
So it's ready to re-use again.

 

[Aucklander]

Brilliant crowd in NZ. Well done Auckland on the win.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Brilliant crowd in NZ. Well done Auckland on the win.

The A-league doing a good expansion team for once.

It's amazing what happens when you create a team with a fanbase starved of top-level soccer.

 

[Aucklander]

The A-league doing a good expansion team for once.

It's amazing what happens when you create a team with a fanbase starved of top-level soccer.

They've really done well and Auckland have been put together very well, starting with a good coach. Long season I know, but a great start.