Scorpio
Armchair Expert
I just had a quick look at the websites of the Herald Sun and The Age which are two of the largest publications in Victoria.
The morning after they've won the premiership for the 4th time... and in The Age I had to scroll halfway down the page to find the first article about the NRL Grand Final (it was below an AFL GF article).
On the Herald Sun it was also about halfway down the page for the first mention. But the first article wasn't about how Melbourne had won... it was Buzz Rothfield moaning about Gould's commentary.
So my question is. Do Victorians even care?
It has been 22 years and 4 premierships since they entered the comp. Sure they get some decent crowds at AAMI Park. But there are next to no local juniors (out of an entire state) making it to NRL level, and I haven't seen anything to suggest RL is growing at grassroots level in Victoria. Plus the mainstream media don't seem to care too much either.
If this sort of indifference is what happens when they have been running in or near the Top 4 for about 15 years, then I wonder what will happen when they eventually become a team that misses Finals regularly.
The morning after they've won the premiership for the 4th time... and in The Age I had to scroll halfway down the page to find the first article about the NRL Grand Final (it was below an AFL GF article).
On the Herald Sun it was also about halfway down the page for the first mention. But the first article wasn't about how Melbourne had won... it was Buzz Rothfield moaning about Gould's commentary.
So my question is. Do Victorians even care?
It has been 22 years and 4 premierships since they entered the comp. Sure they get some decent crowds at AAMI Park. But there are next to no local juniors (out of an entire state) making it to NRL level, and I haven't seen anything to suggest RL is growing at grassroots level in Victoria. Plus the mainstream media don't seem to care too much either.
If this sort of indifference is what happens when they have been running in or near the Top 4 for about 15 years, then I wonder what will happen when they eventually become a team that misses Finals regularly.
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