www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx? ... tID=147428 Quote Rabbitohs match on track for a sell-out 11th June 2009, 18:00 WST Saturday night's NRL match in Perth represents a chance to turn around the league’s fortunes, according to South Sydney Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson. Richardson flew into Perth this afternoon with the Rabbitohs squad, which is due to play Melbourne Storm at Members Equity Stadium. He told press conference involving both teams at Forrest Place that the match was on track to be a sell-out, with more 13,000 tickets sold so far. “This is a really a great exercise if we can sell out on Saturday night,” he said. “It’s a positive and it’s been a fairly tough season so far, so hopefully it might turn the whole season around for everyone, including us.” Richardson said the match represented a positive story amid publicity over player behaviour and the swine flu The game is a home match for the Rabbitohs, which have flagged committing to playing two matches a year in Perth for the next three years if the fixture proves a success.'"

www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx? ... tID=147428 Quote Rabbitohs match on track for a sell-out 11th June 2009, 18:00 WST Saturday night's NRL match in Perth represents a chance to turn around the league’s fortunes, according to South Sydney Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson. Richardson flew into Perth this afternoon with the Rabbitohs squad, which is due to play Melbourne Storm at Members Equity Stadium. He told press conference involving both teams at Forrest Place that the match was on track to be a sell-out, with more 13,000 tickets sold so far. “This is a really a great exercise if we can sell out on Saturday night,” he said. “It’s a positive and it’s been a fairly tough season so far, so hopefully it might turn the whole season around for everyone, including us.” Richardson said the match represented a positive story amid publicity over player behaviour and the swine flu The game is a home match for the Rabbitohs, which have flagged committing to playing two matches a year in Perth for the next three years if the fixture proves a success.'"

First and foremost are you going?


I heard they're expecting 18,000,if that's the case bring back perth quick.


Or take a SoO game there to give it a massive boost.....

would a SoO be viable in perth? subiaco only holds around 40000 does it not. If they get a good crowd and sustain it for the games souths may bring over the next few years i can see no reason why the NRL dont admit the reds

Nah we don't have a stadium fit for SOO. Regular NRL games would be enough for the next couple of years as we build and some positive noises from Gallop wouldn't go amiss!

Yes I wouldn't miss it for the world.

So what are you doing here still.Get your to the game!

I bet the fans loved that game last night.

Great game, full stadium, wonderful atmosphere. Are you listening Gallop?

2013 is way to long,2010 sounds better....

has gallop had anything to say specifically about the Reds bid?

a nrl team relocate to perth

The NRL needs a team in Perth. Members Equity is a poor stadium though, and Subiaco not really a RL type ground.

Where do the WA Reds play at the moment?

Reds are playing some games at MES but mostly at the suburban WARL grounds (cost is alot less and they are supporting the WARL clubs as they get to keep all the bar takings)

MES is due for a redevelopment and the State Govt has "almost" agreed to funding a $75mill upgrade. This will include a new main stand, 30 more corporate boxes and capacity taken up to 25,000. They've been promising this for at least 10 years though so we shall see!

queensland needs more teams along with gosford.

we can go to perth after that.

yeh lets spread the game to Q'land and NSW!

They won't allow a second Brisbane team and no other part of Q'land is within 10 years of an NRL side. Gosford, the NRL have clearly laid out there stall, they don't want ANOTHER NSW team, they want an existing one to move (which is a shame for the Bears but I can see the logic). Besides 3000 CC fans last Saturday hardly bodes well!

form another comp . perth . adalaide. darwin . alice springs. portmorsby. capeyork. kimborly. 7 teams

Oh yeah why didnt nobody else think of that

how are the reds getting on in the Jim Beam Cup? or is it bundaberg cup now?

Their last. Played 9
Won 0 Drew 1 Lost 8

we've been competitive in all but two games but can't seem to eek out a win. We did well last year in our first season but this year we just can't get the first win to get us going. Crowds have been good for this level but we do need to start winning at some point!

What have the crowd averages been like for the team?

can you show us the last 5 year results of the w.a. state league please

WA has always had strong junior numbers and the local competition got good crowds before the SL war wrecked RL.

we definately need a perth team, its just when

indeed, id say perth would add more for RL than the storm ever will

We are getting around 1000-1500 to Reds games. Every other Bundy team is lucky to get over 200 and most NSW cup teams get less than 1000.

In the Affiliated State Comp WA has won 7 of the last 8 years I think?

In WA jnr numbers are up and amateur numbers are also rising. We have had to start a 3rd grade comp from next week to cope with the number of players wanting a game which is great to see.

We still have a fair bit of work to do in Schools but overall we are certainly heading in the right direction.

www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 01,00.html Quote Implications of large Perth turnout not lost on NRL June 20, 2009 06:30pm FIFTEEN thousand fans went a long way towards letting the NRL know they want their own side in Perth. "The impact was not lost on anyone. Everybody took notice of what happened," an NRL spokesman said after Melbourne Storm scraped home 28-22 over South Sydney Rabbitohs last week. "There's been universal acceptance that it was a success." But the NRL said, and the WA Rugby League accepts, that the one-off game was just the start of a long campaign to get a team in Perth. "We're looking very closely at Perth's involvement, but the fact is that we aren't about to throw another team into the competition," the spokesman said. "We aren't about to throw anything open and we're a long way from calling for submissions for an expansion side." The NRL wants to expand its competition to 18 teams in 2013 and Perth is expected to battle Adelaide and a second NZ team for a spot. The other team is likely to be based on the NSW Central Coast. But league fans can look forward to more top-flight games next season, with the Rabbitohs looking at bringing two games to Perth and St George Illawarra hosting a pre-season trial. WARL chairman Geoff Baldwin said hosting last week's game had been enormously satisfying. "We proved we can get a crowd and we've had corporates telling us they're prepared to commit after what they saw," he said. Baldwin said the WARL would need to be able to show the NRL that it could attract 10,000 members and $4-5million in corporate sponsorship. "We're realistic enough to know that those are the figures we need to talk about," he said. The WARL's NRL steering committee chairman, John Sackson, will be having talks with the national governing body during the next few weeks. "The NRL knows we have our own aspirations and goals and I'd say the door has moved from being ajar to being opened on the back of that game," Baldwin said. "We'll be getting stuck into putting our bid together, but there are many months of hard work ahead." There has been talk of the NRL offering $8million to a current club to relocate to Perth. Baldwin said he would listen to any proposals but added: "We wouldn't close the door on any talks, but our whole energy is going into establishing our own team. "A team that was likely to want to move is likely to have baggage, otherwise it wouldn't be moving.'' '"

www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 01,00.html Quote Implications of large Perth turnout not lost on NRL June 20, 2009 06:30pm FIFTEEN thousand fans went a long way towards letting the NRL know they want their own side in Perth. "The impact was not lost on anyone. Everybody took notice of what happened," an NRL spokesman said after Melbourne Storm scraped home 28-22 over South Sydney Rabbitohs last week. "There's been universal acceptance that it was a success." But the NRL said, and the WA Rugby League accepts, that the one-off game was just the start of a long campaign to get a team in Perth. "We're looking very closely at Perth's involvement, but the fact is that we aren't about to throw another team into the competition," the spokesman said. "We aren't about to throw anything open and we're a long way from calling for submissions for an expansion side." The NRL wants to expand its competition to 18 teams in 2013 and Perth is expected to battle Adelaide and a second NZ team for a spot. The other team is likely to be based on the NSW Central Coast. But league fans can look forward to more top-flight games next season, with the Rabbitohs looking at bringing two games to Perth and St George Illawarra hosting a pre-season trial. WARL chairman Geoff Baldwin said hosting last week's game had been enormously satisfying. "We proved we can get a crowd and we've had corporates telling us they're prepared to commit after what they saw," he said. Baldwin said the WARL would need to be able to show the NRL that it could attract 10,000 members and $4-5million in corporate sponsorship. "We're realistic enough to know that those are the figures we need to talk about," he said. The WARL's NRL steering committee chairman, John Sackson, will be having talks with the national governing body during the next few weeks. "The NRL knows we have our own aspirations and goals and I'd say the door has moved from being ajar to being opened on the back of that game," Baldwin said. "We'll be getting stuck into putting our bid together, but there are many months of hard work ahead." There has been talk of the NRL offering $8million to a current club to relocate to Perth. Baldwin said he would listen to any proposals but added: "We wouldn't close the door on any talks, but our whole energy is going into establishing our own team. "A team that was likely to want to move is likely to have baggage, otherwise it wouldn't be moving.'' '"

From Rugby League Week