Doubled edged sword.

Its not just about catchment area for sponsors and fans, its the catchment area for players playing at a level that is suitable for a top quality competition or at bare minimum having the platform to get to it.
If you want the overall quality of the game to improve we have to improve the area from which we get the players which i think you can only do by expanding into new areas with pro teams.

We all have priorities, and we have options, there is a semi-pro game which charges less, there is an amateur game which charges nothing. If you want to pay nothing or next to nothing these are your options.

You can buy tickets from £17 at blackburn, you can also pay upto £43. Plus Blackburn are playing in front of an average of 23k, Castleford are playing in front of 7k.

It was jb that posted the idea, highlight his post and dissect it

NRL membership prices for all clubs:

1. Gold Coast
Adult $615-210
Child $350-130
Family (2+2) $1600-550
Concession $510-180
Non Ticketed $50

2. Brisbane
Adult $495-195
Child $245-130
Family (2+2) $1240-700
Concession $400-190
Non Ticketed $30

3. Cowboys
Adult $535-148
Child $355-67
Family (2+2) $1,258-376
Concession (none for best seats) $130-103
Non Ticketed $N/A

4. Sharks
Adult $(1000) 450-240
Child $315-165
Family (2+2) $1150-550
Concession $-165
Non Ticketed $70

5. Eels
Adult $(1,155) 575 (330)-175
Child $470 (260)-105
Family (2+2) $870-440
Concession $470-105
Non Ticketed $75


6. Dragons
Adult $(1,340) 480-150
Child $225-105
Family (2+2) (no family deals best two categories) $735-360
Concession (no concession best packages) $ 225-105
Non Ticketed $66

7. Melbourne
Adult $(2,200) 450-190
Child $200-35
Family (2+2) $920-380
Concession $390-125
Non Ticketed $N/A

8. Manly
Adult $420-160
Child $250-65
Family (2+2) $1210-430
Concession $345-110
Non Ticketed $60

9. Wests
Adult $(995) 390-220
Child $225-95
Family (2+2) $890-485
Concession $285-165
Non Ticketed $60

10.Raiders
Adult $365-230
Child $265-170
Family (2+2) $825-505
Concession $265-170
Non Ticketed $70

11.Souths
Adult $339-220
Child $190-70
Family (2+2) $865-510 (GA up to 4kids)
Concession $222-150
Non Ticketed $90

12. Warriors
Adult $340-142
Child $145-71
Family (2+3) $750-355
Concession N/A
Non Ticketed $35

13. Penrith
Adult $300-180
Child $200-80
Family (2+2) $620-360
Concession $200-80
Non Ticketed $N/A

14. Knights
Adult $380-135
Child $190-60
Family (2+2) $810-270
Concession $280-100
Non Ticketed $75

15. Roosters
Adult $(2,490) 325-99
Child $240-99
Family (2+2) $850-299
Concession $240-99
Non Ticketed $35

16. Bulldogs
Adult $330-99
Child $125-40
Family (2+2) $785-240
Concession $210-70
Non Ticketed $N/A