Too many teams in Sydney, TV rating not so good, NRL the poor cousins of Australian sport, not my comments but those of Brad Fittler and Craig Bellamy, I'd reckon they would know!!
The future of NRL is not in it's heartland, it needs to spread it's wings far and wide, it is the heartland that is rejecting the game, crowd numbers disgraceful and now we learn that the much vaunted TV ratings are not as flash as some of you would have us believe, The AFL has set the blueprint for expansion and it would be derilict of the NRL to ignore this, Perth, Adelaide, Cental Coast must be pencilled in for NRL franchises but having said that the NRL must then do there utmost to support thase clubs, the Melbourne Storm get no help whatsoever as far as scheduling and NRL promotion, this weeks game is up against a 65,000 crowd at the MCG and no replay until midnight, go figure!! If the NRL is to survive it is the non rugby states that need beefing up, like it or not you need us more than we need you!!!
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