10 games at Cambo & LO in 24

[AmericanHistoryX]

How many games we won this year at these grounds? And why do you think it will be better next year?

 

[Tom Shines]

I doubt there's going to be a Perth team under the current NRL administration, however much it makes sense. Too much like hard work for V'landys et al - they'd rather take the biggest bag of money that's available right now than try to grow the game. They love the Pacific Islands idea if it means the comp getting wodges of cash from the federal government. If that doesn't happen, it'll be whichever outfit in NSW or SE Queensland comes up with the biggest bid.

Nick Politis called for a team from Perth, and given he secretly runs the game, that probably makes it a given… I think they are smart enough to know that relying on promises of backflipping Govt money in Australia is fraught with danger … ( hello Vic Commonwealth Games and Sydney Stadium upgrades)…PNG team is no chance in the next 15 years …

My tip is Perth, Brisbane3 and NZ2 in the next 5-7 years … 20 team comp and big TV deals…. Rugby union juniors pretty much absorbed into the NRL.. whilst the Wallabies pay $2m a year for an NRL winger once every couple of years …

 

[Tucker]

I think they will if given the chance. Some failed club lobbing at the door won't be supported

Oh well, beggars can’t be choosers…they will miss out.

 

[Tom Shines]

Oh well, beggars can’t be choosers…they will miss out.

They can always have the Bears

 

[Tim Sheens]

Not perfect, but better than our options over the last decade or so.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Not perfect, but better than our options over the last decade or so.

Tamworth ain't bad

 

[Tucker]

They can always have the Bears

Do they fit the criteria?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Like - can they win more than 3 games a year? They ain't too far.

 

[Tom Shines]

Do they fit the criteria?

Beggars cant be choosers right?

I saw Greg Florimo on the Sunday Footy Show last week, and he said if Perth wants to join the Bears for an NRL team, they only need to play 6-8 games a year at North Sydney Oval…

Whats not to love about that ?

 

[gallagher]

Beggars cant be choosers right?

I saw Greg Florimo on the Sunday Footy Show last week, and he said if Perth wants to join the Bears for an NRL team, they only need to play 6-8 games a year at North Sydney Oval…

Whats not to love about that ?

Great expansion. Lol

 

[Tim Sheens]

Tamworth ain't bad

I don't mind it either, though our club needs to have more of a home base, even if it means two of them to cater to the respective fans.

If the rural spreading of the game initiative is game wide, then fine, else WT have done their bit already, and some.

 

[Tom Shines]

Great expansion. Lol

Yeah… that guy is an idiot …as soon as any interstate team joined with them, he would be doing all he could to get it to fall over so he could move them back to North Sydney permanently

 

[gallagher]

Yeah… that guy is an idiot …as soon as any interstate team joined with them, he would be doing all he could to get it to fall over so he could move them back to North Sydney permanently

The bears are leeches . They try and attach themselves to an area once the NRL have chosen that area for expansion. They retreated from Gosford quick smart.

 

[hank37w]

Of course we're one. That's why we have 2 grounds. Makes sense 😅

We'll still have 5 if you count Tragic Round, Tamworth and we're specials to take one to New Zealand.

If we win a few games our 380,000 supporters that are non members, even though one could argue that they are not really proper fans, will flock back to see us play.

This means we will probably have to move some home games to ANZ/Accor to take advantage of the 80k capacity, taking our home grounds to at least 6.

 

[KingRobbie]

We'll still have 5 if you count Tragic Round, Tamworth and we're specials to take one to New Zealand.

If we win a few games our 380,000 supporters that are non members, even though one could argue that they are not really proper fans, will flock back to see us play.

This means we will probably have to move some home games to ANZ/Accor to take advantage of the 80k capacity, taking our home grounds to at least 6.

It'll be four.

There's 12 home games a year and we're taking 10 to Leichhardt/Campbelltown.

One will be in Brisbane for Magic Round and another is TBC which takes it to 12.

 

[hank37w]

Fair enough, but what about the games we'll have to transfer to ANZ/Accor? 🤣

 

[weststigers]

Correct. Crowd numbers at either ground are dependent upon a few things:

• ladder position - if we're winning games people are more keen to come
• time of the game - day time games are nicer to watch in warm winter sun and easier for out-of-towners to get home from
• the opposition - some teams attract more fans, ours and theirs

I plan on travelling to both grounds this year with my son. Will stay the night in the area to make it an event. I will pick the best game that plays on a Saturday night for each ground. Looking forward to it already.

Good to hear mate. Hope you and the young fella enjoy the season.

 

[tiger_scott]

Good to hear mate. Hope you and the young fella enjoy the season.

Thanks. I do, but the son is getting fed up with supporting the Tigers and footy in general. It's been hard sell, I won't lie!

 

[Honkylips]

A step forward is to play all our home games AT THE SAME GROUND.
When we keep going back to Campbelltown and Leichhardt, we keep Western Suburbs Magpies and Balmain Tigers relevant. We keep their mouthpieces relevant. We keep their powerbrokers and influencers relevant.

We are the Wests Tigers and next year is our 25th season in first grade.
We need one home ground and as we’ll never agree on which of these it should be, we should piss them both off. They are both shitholes anyway who provide stuff all competitive advantage for the team. Let the juniors and school kids have them…we need to move forward and leave the past behind.

Both clubs deserve to be relevant. Remember you can go too far the other way also.

 

[Honkylips]

Jebus this thread went off the rails faster than a Wests Tigers season...

Only thanks to one dickhead.