Quote ="dally messenger"1. news ltd killed off perth last time, so i doubt theyd cover those losses, no.
2. sydney clubs have either Leagues Clubs or rich owners to cover the losses.'"
This is fair enough, but I don't believe profit is the be all and end all, as I've said before.
Quote 3. population applies to a RL state. more clubs are needed in a state where the sport is popular. 3 isnt enough.'"
Why not move some Sydney teams there? If QLD is a haven of profit and is desperate for teams, it would make sense.
Quote 4. again 15,000 in perth for 15,000 lost in cronulla isnt expansion. its canibalization. as ive said before when it happened to souths and norths the sport suffered.'"
Another team in QLD is cannibalisation, by the same token. You're taking fans, or potential fans, from the other QLD franchises.
The difference is, the people in Perth don't have a local team - or even another team in that state.
Quote 5. RL in australia doesnt suffer the same as it does in england. we are probably the dominant sport of the country so if people want to say its only played in queensland and nsw, good luck to them.
since those places are more than half the population, im happy with that.'"
There are way more people in the North-West than Bridgend. I would not suggest that Widnes are therefore incomparably the better bet vs. Celtic Crusaders.
I believe you need ambition, not to simply play a holding game. It's bizarre to see RL in Aus not using that strength to expand, and yet in Europe RL is weak and is going for it.
Quote AFL is our major rival sport. it has zero international presence, and other than 3 states in australia, is insignificant or non existant every where else in the world.'"
And yet it's still dusting the NRL for money and support. That should not be happening, and it would be less likely to maintain that situation with a team in Perth, for example.
Quote i actually support a perth NRL club. but its not crucial to our success. queensland is much more important for the codes future.'"
Queensland is fine, just as Vic is fine for AFL. But the AFL were not content to simply be a power outside of NSW and QLD.
More QLD teams is a good idea, but alongside underperforming NSW clubs and to the exclusion of everywhere else?
I simply don't agree that a Perth team would somehow cannibalise support from Sydney.
Quote we already are in a very strong position. perth would be the icing on the cake, but its not as if we need them in some stupid quest to put pins in the map as AFL does.'"
That strategy has not done too badly in terms of TV money - and that's without any international component.
Quote we need clubs where there are lots of RL fans, and where there will be even more RL fans in the future.'"
They're already fans.
Quote central coast and queensland, and also wellington, PNG are up there.
perth would be nice, and id brush adelaide all together'"
I'm not convinced on the merits of Adelaide either.
so perth can get in 
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