Aussie Player Exodus

[The Ghost of Raelene]

That really just shows me the Storm Social Media team are doing there job.

It's also a misnomer to believe a lot of IG followers means much these days. The number required to equal any sort of financial gain are a lot more than this. IG in sport is a good way to communicate news with your fans more than anything else.

 

[Rebel man]

That really just shows me the Storm Social Media team are doing there job.

It's also a misnomer to believe a lot of IG followers means much these days. The number required to equal any sort of financial gain are a lot more than this. IG in sport is a good way to communicate news with your fans more than anything else.

It also shows that most people only have a very casual interest

 

[Lightblue]

I thought Newsome was very, very good in his last year at the Tahs. The original journeyman who suddenly found form at 15. Got squeezed out here with all the talent coming through, but I always thought he'd be great in France. Clermont were lucky to get him.

They needed him at the Waratahs this year…

 

[Marce]

Insta followers are the very definition of bandwagon.

Storm 327k followers yet 40k members

40k members is a pretty good number in a crazy AFL city.

Compare that number with AFL teams in Sydney:

Swans 55k
Giants 32k

Definitely they are on race against the most popular footy code in Australia in their main stronghold.

It's like you are losing against ABs 15-20 at 60 minutes, you are in game.

I don't know where you took those numbers. My numbers are from the AFL official website from 2022 season. According them Storm has 66k members.

1.19m reasons to smile: AFL clubs break all-time membership record

The AFL has announced a new all-time club membership record

www.google.com

With that number they beat Swans and Giants. Definitely Storm is a role model as a successful sport team

 

[Members Section]

40k members is a pretty good number in a crazy AFL city.

Compare that number with AFL teams in Sydney:

Swans 55k
Giants 32k

Definitely they are on race against the most popular footy code in Australia in their main stronghold.

It's like you are losing against ABs 15-20 at 60 minutes, you are in game.

I don't know where you took those numbers. My numbers are from the AFL official website from 2022 season. According them Storm has 66k members.

1.19m reasons to smile: AFL clubs break all-time membership record

The AFL has announced a new all-time club membership record

www.google.com

With that number they beat Swans and Giants. Definitely Storm is a role model as a successful sport team

Its a completely different culture, victorians have grown up having to buy a memberships RL clubs in nsw traditionally relied on leagues clubs.

there wasnt even pokies in victoria till the 90's

 

[Rebel man]

40k members is a pretty good number in a crazy AFL city.

Compare that number with AFL teams in Sydney:

Swans 55k
Giants 32k

Definitely they are on race against the most popular footy code in Australia in their main stronghold.

It's like you are losing against ABs 15-20 at 60 minutes, you are in game.

I don't know where you took those numbers. My numbers are from the AFL official website from 2022 season. According them Storm has 66k members.

1.19m reasons to smile: AFL clubs break all-time membership record

The AFL has announced a new all-time club membership record

www.google.com

With that number they beat Swans and Giants. Definitely Storm is a role model as a successful sport team

Storm sets new membership record for NRL clubs

Melbourne Storm’s exceptional membership growth in the 2022 NRL season has created another record – the highest membership tally ever recorded by an NRL club.

www.melbournestorm.com.au

 

[Marce]

Storm sets new membership record for NRL clubs

Melbourne Storm’s exceptional membership growth in the 2022 NRL season has created another record – the highest membership tally ever recorded by an NRL club.

www.melbournestorm.com.au

40k is still a pretty good number and is a record. So they are growing, the wet dream of any Aussie Super Rugby team

 

[Rebel man]

40k is still a pretty good number and is a record. So they are growing, the wet dream of any Aussie Super Rugby team

Yeah, but they are vulnerable. All you outsiders can point to numbers and say they are in a good position.

But what happens in 5 years no more Bellemy, the Dolphins are moving in on their Queensland recruiting zone. Melbourne can’t sustain a NRL roster with local talent.

They are heading towards a crossroads

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

DON’T TOUCH HIM. DON’T EVEN LOOK AT HIM.

 

[Marce]

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F*************ck

He said that wants to wear the golden jersey a month ago or something like that

 

[Adam84]

How can you turn down a 200% pay increase when you’re only on $85k in the Sydney. You can’t.

 

[swingpass]

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Huwipulotwo !

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Huwipulotwo !

This is what the people want.


Hopefully the Tahs have opened up contract extension talks with him. Hard when he hasn't played a Super Rugby game yet but his trial form was very promising, and the pedigree shows he might keep developing.

Or Rebels @MelbourneRebels , sign your boy back since Hodge is out of there after this year.

 

[KOB1987]

I don't think that RA/Tahs will be giving him the proverbial blank cheque but I do think they will up his pay to try to keep him - it wouldn't be a good look if he also left and got selected for Scroteland alongside his brother.

 

[Wilson]

I don't think that Rugby Australia/Tahs will be giving him the proverbial blank cheque but I do think they will up his pay to try to keep him - it wouldn't be a good look if he also left and got selected for Scroteland alongside his brother.

I think it'll probably be up to the tahs and any other super side that wants him, I can't see how he can justify an RA top up at this stage. Not with Ikitau, Paisami, Foketi, Perese and Petaia all ahead of him in the wallaby setup (not to mention Kerevi) and plenty of young, talented players like Flook and Ripley with significantly more super rugby experience.

That's not to say Tuipuloto is not a good prospect, just that Scottish interest isn't much of a reason to leapfrog him over these guys or overspend on the centres at the cost of another position.

 

[Derpus]

It would be sensible not to break the bank chasing him but I do hope he doesn't end up being another Mack Hansen.

 

[Members Section]

This is what the people want.


Hopefully the Tahs have opened up contract extension talks with him. Hard when he hasn't played a Super Rugby game yet but his trial form was very promising, and the pedigree shows he might keep developing.

Or Rebels @MelbourneRebels , sign your boy back since Hodge is out of there after this year.

I actually sat near Mosese & his family on friday & a guy behind us was deliberately talking to his mate loud saying "whose going to replace hodge next yr" "is there anyone from vic that could step up" "maybe someone at the tahs not getting a game"

 

[Members Section]

It would be sensible not to break the bank chasing him but I do hope he doesn't end up being another Mack Hansen.

or worse another Sione Tuipulotu

 

[Rebel man]

While Ili is having a great start to the year and hats off to him.

But the centres is an area we have typically struggled. If Moses did take the Scotland deal and played test footy for them it would hurt seeing him Sione and Hunter all being Melbourne boys all being test level centres and none playing for Melbourne

 

[Derpus]

or worse another Sione Tuipulotu

I have to say he hasn't blown me away from what I've seen of him for Scroteland.