Quote ="dally messenger"no it actually wouldnt.'"
Yes, it would.
It gives the NRL and ARL a rallying point for the media in terms of another expansion team doing relatively well.
It gives the game more coverage in Perth, as the local media are more likely to report on an equivalent to Cronulla than the current relatively low profile semi pro outfit.
It gives the fans a sense of confidence; it reassures them that the NRL and AFL are not simply retreating into their bunkers, a view that has seemed apparent on Aussie message boards in the recent past. The Aussie media seem keen to keep reporting lies and half truths about the delining popularity of the game, in the face of all evidence. A Perth team with an overnight 15k fans is an important statement of intent and power.
Quote perth TV games get something like 14,000 watching.'"
I suspect the viewing figures would be higher if they involved, well, a Perth team.
Quote indeed Swans get only 80,000 - 100,000 watching their live games in sydney.'"
80 to 100k regular viewers in Perth would be a great start, alongside 15k fans in the ground. I reckon the NRL should happily take that.
Quote people in RL states dont watch AFL and vice versa so if we want to increase the value of tv rights its where people will watch the sport and where there isnt a team at the moment.'"
People in AFL states do watch RL - Melbourne get decent figures, for example the SOO, when given the genuine chance to do so.
I'm not sure there's huge numbers of people in QLD who would watch RL with the addition of another team, who don't already watch RL.
I think the situation in Perth may be rather different; they don't have a top level team in the state, but they do have grassroots - and the potential to add to the value of the sport in a manner that another QLD team would struggle to match.
so perth can get in 
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