For context, the entire population of the whole state of WA is around 2.7 million.
And yet there is no "Perth" named teams.
The whole point of creating the Giants was to grow the game in Western Sydney.
The whole point of creating the Giants was to grow the game by targetting Western Sydney.
Anything outside of W.S. being a bonus.
Here's Andrew Demitriou in his own words:
Yes, he says, what I say, that the whole point of creating the Giants was to grow the game by targetting Western Sydney.
Perth is just one example.You can't directly transpose what works in Perth to Sydney.
Why did the Eastern Suburbs become Sydney City then ?
Class, or more specifically the difference in which football codes are popular in the wealthier regions of Sydney vs the traditionally working class regions, is a big factor in the Sydney sporting market.
Well if you look at the the various regions like you have the big difference is IMMIGRATION.
the only reason the AFL is "fighting" the NRL is because the NRL is definitely fighting the AFL.
The AFL is actually trying to boost AFL in an area dominated by soccer.
And what happened is that their supporter base grew strongest in the wealthier parts of Sydney that traditionally followed rugby union.
What really happened was that Australian Football was more established in established parts of Sydney.
I don't need a history lesson.
I don't this class b.s.
It seems to me that you are afraid of success outside of your working-class logic.
WTF would I think thousands of people will travel from the North Shore each week to watch the Giants,If you genuinely think thousands of people will travel from the North Shore or the Eastern Suburbs to Olympic Park each week to watch the Giants, then frankly you are utterly clueless about Sydney.
I occasionally travel from the Eastern Suburbs to Olympic Park to watch the Giants.
It's a simple two train ride.
It's much simpler to travel from the Eastern Suburbs to Olympic Park to watch the Giants than travel to Opus Oval in Perth.
I'll state the obvious one more time, Everybody knows that the Giants stand for Western Sydney, it doesn't have to be in the name. You are absolutely clueless if you think targeting just working class NRL types has sense.
The W.S. is made up of all types of people. Those are the people the AFL is targeting but other people outside of W.S. will be attracted - don't discourage them with silly class statements or supposed history lessons.