Steve 'Blocker' Roach suggests Wests Tigers move to Perth

[Cairnstigers]

Let's all Give Blocker a pat to the head and send him off to Perth

 

[steve-o]

Perth should get a new team, relocate the Sharks to Adelaide, bring back the Bears in Brisbane, and merge the Roosters with Manly.
17 teams, 7 in Sydney, 4 in Queensland, + Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, and NZ

 

[shane2801]

I don't know why we need a National Comp. I would only concentrate on another Qld side and down the track a Pacific Islands team.

As another poster stated we will always be a target as we are nomads. We need to set up in Campbelltown full time.
Apart from Easts, most winning teams fill their home grounds no matter where they are. Wests start winning the crowds will come.
The South-West is growing at a rapid rate and will only become larger when the Airport hits. This move not only makes sense but will keep us safe.

 

[Patts]

The franchise is Wests Ashfields to determine what's best going forward. But for the life of me I can't see how a community club like Wests Ashfield would be serving their community by sending the club to Perth.
I'm an old Magpie fan (who loves the Wests Tigers) and when Roach says the Wests Tigers already has half the name to suit Western Australia I find it hugely disrespectful to Western Suburbs.
If Roach is supportive of the move to Perth will he still support it if Wests Ashfield did a deal with the NRL to move the franchise to Perth on the proviso that the club is renamed the Wests Magpies. If the NRL was motivated enough for the relocation to happen, I expect they'd accommodate the change.
PS - I love the Wests Tigers and I don't want any changes (apart from more allegiance to the MacArthur area). But respect is a two way street and when the Magpies are disrespected, it goes both ways.

 

[TIGER]

Any Sydney team that relocates to Perth will fail. Not only as a new W.A team but also as the team it once was in Sydney, in my opinion it will destroy it's supporter base.

I'm as die hard as they come but I'll be honest if we did move to Perth I'm not sure I would have the same interest in the Tigers, it wouldn't be the same.
The merger was tough enough, and after that I moved to Qld so I'm lucky to see 2 games a year live, I can't imagine all the Sydney based fans that go to games every second week being all that happy with their team moving to Perth, they might as well move to England it's that far away.

 

[tiger05premier]

The franchise is Wests Ashfields to determine what's best going forward. But for the life of me I can't see how a community club like Wests Ashfield would be serving their community by sending the club to Perth.
I'm an old Magpie fan (who loves the Wests Tigers) and when Roach says the Wests Tigers already has half the name to suit Western Australia I find it hugely disrespectful to Western Suburbs.
If Roach is supportive of the move to Perth will he still support it if Wests Ashfield did a deal with the NRL to move the franchise to Perth on the proviso that the club is renamed the Wests Magpies. If the NRL was motivated enough for the relocation to happen, I expect they'd accommodate the change.
PS - I love the Wests Tigers and I don't want any changes (apart from more allegiance to the MacArthur area). But respect is a two way street and when the Magpies are disrespected, it goes both ways.

Roach is an idiot

Just like Elias

And i grew up cheering them on the hill at Leichhardt from 81 onwards

Can't believe the crap they put on the club these day's

It's still the magpies and tiger's clubs and their junior area's

If they don't like what's happening with the club they need to shut their big mouths and move onto something else cos this isn't their club

It's the communities

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Roach and brain cells, talking about incompatibles :roll

 

[Spud_Murphy]

I am shocked Blocker hss a thought. ..

Even if it is a stupid one.

Back off Blocker! The Wests Tigers have already ceded enough by merging 2 foundation teams in the first place and having to endure all the fractions & problems that ensued along with it! Why is it always our club being targeted? Go and pick on some of the other Sydney clubs to make some concessions for once! Bulldogs, Souths or that stinking team that sits between 2 already merged clubs in the southern area can all p–-off westward as far as I'm concerned.

I always see lots of sharks off the Western Australia coast..... they have a good supporter base there already :laughing:

 

[colmcd]

the western reds didnt work before so what would be different now.Any team would have to travel the width of australia every second week- a fiancial and physical drain.
for a nrl side to be successfully based in perth a rich consortium would need to back the venture.
besides which,who would attend the games?

Perth sportsfans are invested in the eagles and freemantle.rugby league would always be second choice after a.f.l.
if it does eventuate,its about time cronulla or eastern suburbs took a bullet for the good of the game.it aint the wests tigers turn again.

The reds were 20 years ago, the demographic of Perths population has changed massively.
38,000 league fans were out there the other night, not 38,000 curious AFL fans. A team, over time, would become quite successful.

Perth needs to pick up a dead team. A team that wants to play again and is happy to lend their name.

I only see the Perth Jets and Perth Bears fitting this category and I believe the choice should be obvious.

Easts and Co need to die a slow death. We have our growth area mapped out and if we own our territory we can claim it.

I am worried about the 3 remaining NRL members. The NRL just need to appoint some silly flippant and they would make the wrong decision for our club. Said airheads would approve of Blockers views because he represents the community, who is happy to take a punt in their singlets.

Move the Bears North and move the Jets West. Then have Easts, Cronulla or whoever is left struggle in the Sydney basin. Once a team stops playing, fans will accept their movement if it means they play again.

I don't want more then 16 in our comp. But we need a Western Australian team badly.

 

[colmcd]

Perth should get a new team, relocate the Sharks to Adelaide, bring back the Bears in Brisbane, and merge the Roosters with Manly.
17 teams, 7 in Sydney, 4 in Queensland, + Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, and NZ

I like it.
But Adelaide won't happen for a while. (unless there is great family migration from Syd Families not being able to afford Sydney). Western Australia however there is a fanbase and enough to start something.

 

[Needaname]

It was reported on radio the other day that the partnership with Wyong or Central Coast and the Roosters has ended as of last week? Has anyone heard anything? I was hoping that they would move up there permanently!

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

It was reported on radio the other day that the partnership with Wyong or Central Coast and the Roosters has ended as of last week? Has anyone heard anything? I was hoping that they would move up there permanently!

They wont be the Rorters feeder club from 2019, Wyong want to go it alone.

 

[Needaname]

It was reported on radio the other day that the partnership with Wyong or Central Coast and the Roosters has ended as of last week? Has anyone heard anything? I was hoping that they would move up there permanently!

They wont be the Rorters feeder club from 2019, Wyong want to go it alone.

Thanks,
Just read more about it. The Roos don’t want to field a team in ISP instead compete in the central coast comp. Aparently been a logger heads for a while with the Roosters pressuring the Roos to take on their strip and logo.
I imagine this will be a set back for the roosters they were pretty stoked with their presence in the Central Coast and the Junior development in that area.

 

[quintus]

How simple life was when we only had 10 teams….Fond memories.... :sign:

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

It was reported on radio the other day that the partnership with Wyong or Central Coast and the Roosters has ended as of last week? Has anyone heard anything? I was hoping that they would move up there permanently!

They wont be the Rorters feeder club from 2019, Wyong want to go it alone.

Thanks,
Just read more about it. The Roos don’t want to field a team in ISP instead compete in the central coast comp. Aparently been a logger heads for a while with the Roosters pressuring the Roos to take on their strip and logo.
I imagine this will be a set back for the roosters they were pretty stoked with their presence in the Central Coast and the Junior development in that area.

Could well be that they no longer want to field a team in the ISP, don't know the details just that Wyong voted to cut ties with them, wouldn't suprise if the rorters wanted to pretty much run things.

Listen to some Rorters fans and it's the ultimate insult, how dare they not want to be part of the almighty Rorters system, twats.

 

[barra]

Not a fan of blocker. Think he's a relic of a long forgotten era but i am surprised at the amount of people that would not support the team if they couldn't see all the home games?? Ive relocated plenty of times both O/S and interstate and the only constant was the team that i supported. Some years I see more live games some years I see less. Not having a dig at anyone, i wish i could turn off my support like that though, it would make living in Melbourne much easier if i could just take the purple pill and follow the cheats but id sooner give up on league all together.

If the Tigers were to relocate to Perth, I'm sure a lot of the folks on here would give up on the NRL entirely. I doubt anyone would go for another Sydney team. However, if we were to relocate I wouldn't be pleased at all, but I would still make sure to follow that team no matter the circumstance

Many people think they know what they would do or how they'd react before something like this happens….. Fact is you really don't know until it does happen

I do know that I couldn't possibly live life happily without an NRL team to support. I also know that I would not support any other NRL team than the Tigers, whether they be relocated or merged. I did it when the merger occurred, I'll do it again if the relocation happens

Good post (edit) TigersBusDriver (sorry had your name wrong). As an out of towner it would not make much difference to me, and if it guaranteed the success and strengthening of our club (like another Melbourne Storm for instance) I'd take it in a heartbeat.

 

[the_third]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/nrl-split-wyong-roos-cut-ties-with-sydney-roosters/news-story/7e1d09a45a32d47ba34f0c8c7679c85f

Good article on the roosters/Wyong split, written by the local paper (not dt)

Basically the board felt there was no benefit to the central coast community

 

[Chevy]

While there maybe some merit in relocating I don’t see why it should be the Weststigers,IMO they have done their bit regarding the NRL team numbers when Balmain and West became a joint venture.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

If we stay at Concord, we will eventually be gone one way or another. by the time we realise that , it will be too late.
WTs Have only give token attention to the the South West District anyway ,and Balmain is a total loss as far as the future is.
By the time we ever decide to be part of the SouthWest, Someone else will have grabbed the area .

iTS time that we looked to the future, instead of the past , Someone is going to END UP IN WA, with their Stadium , and Corporate benefits, but typically it probably wont be us.
We're ok …..weve got Concord.......... iF we survive the rationalising of the competition' .

When that happens ' the NrL wont care if someones has moved before ,or FANS or anything else.
It will only look at the money and the TV STATIONS.
Any fans that a team loses here will eventually be replaced in the West.
The AfL looks at least 10-15 years ahead,, we should take a lesson from them.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

If the Tigers were to relocate to Perth, I'm sure a lot of the folks on here would give up on the NRL entirely. I doubt anyone would go for another Sydney team. However, if we were to relocate I wouldn't be pleased at all, but I would still make sure to follow that team no matter the circumstance

Many people think they know what they would do or how they'd react before something like this happens….. Fact is you really don't know until it does happen

I do know that I couldn't possibly live life happily without an NRL team to support. I also know that I would not support any other NRL team than the Tigers, whether they be relocated or merged. I did it when the merger occurred, I'll do it again if the relocation happens

Good post Tigerbalm. As an out of towner it would not make much difference to me, and if it guaranteed the success and strengthening of our club (like another Melbourne Storm for instance) I'd take it in a heartbeat.

TB. some of the local fans would no doubt throw it in if Wts were to relocate, but a lot would not, especially when they see that they will still be able to see their team on tv every weekend, and each time that they play in Sydney, [Newcastle,Dragons etc], they would still see a good number of live games'

What would change for whoever goes to Perth, IS that they will be like the other one team cities, with a mortgage on a whole lot more fans and financial backing.
Lots here , whinge all the time about teams like the Roosters for example , but they dont want to have to change if and when the opportunity arises to get more Corporate backing.
I'm not saying this without having the experience of losing the opportunity to watch my Team [Wests] , when I moved to QLD,
Apart from having to have my second head fitted :astonished: I had to live with only one game a week for a long time{and Wests werent on very much at all, [only ABC]
At the time When I left Sydney, my second home was Lidcombe 0val under the light tower at the Northern end
I had mates in both the firsts and reserves, and was involved in Junior Rep Coaching with the club,
I know the feeling I had when moving away away from it . Not Good!

But I never stopped supporting them, Even though they were pretty crap over the years.
At least all fans here would only have to turn a switch to see them every week,
You will live through it, if it happens ,
But all sydney teams face that chance.
The one who grabs the challenge if it comes will be much better off.
Excuse me now, so i can bar the door, and lock the drawbridge