Dissapointed with the 13k, thought we'd get 15k+ but the Northern freeway was shut down for a bad RTA (didn't get to the game till 10mins after kick off and I set off at 6pm, normally takes me 20mins and I was at the front of the jam)

If you want RL to not reach it's full potential and remain played in few places yep, abandon all hope of ever competing with AFL and stick to your suburban comp.

Fortunately it seems that the NRL has woken up to the fact it needs big cities not little suburbs (4 top Sydney teams played on Friday night, good weather, all GF hopefuls and they couldn't draw 35k between them, ooops what was the Swans crowd the next night?).

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Dissapointed with the 13k, thought we'd get 15k+ but the Northern freeway was shut down for a bad RTA (didn't get to the game till 10mins after kick off and I set off at 6pm, normally takes me 20mins and I was at the front of the jam)

If you want RL to not reach it's full potential and remain played in few places yep, abandon all hope of ever competing with AFL and stick to your suburban comp.

Fortunately it seems that the NRL has woken up to the fact it needs big cities not little suburbs (4 top Sydney teams played on Friday night, good weather, all GF hopefuls and they couldn't draw 35k between them, ooops what was the Swans crowd the next night?).

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Origin at Subi edges closer to reality

SIXTY thousand feverish fans at a new-look Subiaco Oval feasting on a State-of-Origin rugby league clash is no fantasy.
Perth took a first step towards that goal on Saturday night when the South Sydney Rabbitohs hosted Melbourne Storm at ME Bank Stadium.

"It's not beyond the bounds of possibility. We've got our eye on Perth in terms of developing the code," said NRL boss David Gallop when asked whether the clash could be the start of a gloriously defining journey.

In recent years, Origin matches have been successfully hosted in Melbourne and the NRL has admitted considering New Zealand as a likely venue in an environment where cities are increasingly bidding for rights to host major sporting events.

However, at NRL HQ no one wants to look too far past the Rabbitohs-Storm game right now. Gallop has assured WA the NRL is looking to again plant its flag in Perth.

"We'll be looking at expansion plans in the next 12 months," he said of the fertile ground being cultivated by the dynamic new CEO of WA Rugby League, John Sackson, encouraging crowds at ME Bank Stadium and a sound economy.

"I believe WA offers one of the best potential growth areas for league in Australia," Sackson added. Beau Champion, top try-scorer for the Rabbitohs this season, described Perth as one of the areas probably offering the best growth potential for league in Australia.

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Origin at Subi edges closer to reality

SIXTY thousand feverish fans at a new-look Subiaco Oval feasting on a State-of-Origin rugby league clash is no fantasy.
Perth took a first step towards that goal on Saturday night when the South Sydney Rabbitohs hosted Melbourne Storm at ME Bank Stadium.

"It's not beyond the bounds of possibility. We've got our eye on Perth in terms of developing the code," said NRL boss David Gallop when asked whether the clash could be the start of a gloriously defining journey.

In recent years, Origin matches have been successfully hosted in Melbourne and the NRL has admitted considering New Zealand as a likely venue in an environment where cities are increasingly bidding for rights to host major sporting events.

However, at NRL HQ no one wants to look too far past the Rabbitohs-Storm game right now. Gallop has assured WA the NRL is looking to again plant its flag in Perth.

"We'll be looking at expansion plans in the next 12 months," he said of the fertile ground being cultivated by the dynamic new CEO of WA Rugby League, John Sackson, encouraging crowds at ME Bank Stadium and a sound economy.

"I believe WA offers one of the best potential growth areas for league in Australia," Sackson added. Beau Champion, top try-scorer for the Rabbitohs this season, described Perth as one of the areas probably offering the best growth potential for league in Australia.

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