What? Sydney clubs like Panthers who are crying that they will have to cut back on support for senior and junior League because of reduced revenue due to the new smoking laws and pokie taxes? Sydney clubs like Parra who posted a massive loss this year - not the football club, the Leagues club which pays for football operations?

Storm don't [ilose money[/i. That's a misconception.
Storm spend roughly $21million a year (a large portion of it on junior development). They make approx $15M a year from external sources (tickets, sponsorship, jersey sales and so on) and the remainder comes from News Ltd, their owner - just as Russell Crowe, Delmege etc tip into [itheir[/i teams. If News reduced their contribution, Storm would have to curb expenditure and (unfortunately) that would have to start with Victorian juniors. If they [ilost[/i money, they would be in debt.

Anyway, most Sydney clubs would wet themselves at the thought of having a $15M revenue stream.

thatll be the western reds then!




saints / eels, roosters / souths or manly / tigers

heck which blockbuster game will i go to

we are so spoiled for choice

god bless sydney

Unlikely. the WA Reds, maybe!

The club whose focus is football, not entertainment venues.

bye bye news ltd

That's embarrassing, especially when only 20,000 were at the Waratah's match.