Ryan
Sorry maybe I did not explain myself right ...
I talked about heartland areas ... I assume you understand what that means... in regional Australia egg ball codes are the heartland sports akin I guess to Rugby in NZ...
In Western Sydney and to the close east there is 2.7 million people ... I think 2.7 million is enough to support two teams...
Within this 2.7 million people ... 2 million is a shared heartland between RL & Football ... .7 million is pure Football heartland and that is in SWS in the Liverpool / Fairfield areas...
Detailed business analysis provided, plus statements from David Gallop [after he researched it] where they said you must go to first population centres and if possible where you have a support base ... The AFL have said identical things as well.... however I have posted all this before..
This comment you made I think sums your belief system up """ Townsville team would bring more news fans in is one thing the FFA would have to evaluate (if they even cared about it). I just think it is an important consideration."""
Every single bit of research says regional Australia is not right at this stage ... however you claimed """ if they even cared about it ""'
So you assume there has been no research done .. nor do they care ... when ALL the research from all codes is different to yours...
To your specific question about what they are not currently WSW fans ... I have no idea but 2.7 million people should support 2 teams ...
As to cost, maybe a team in Sydney is cheaper to get to than a team in regional Australia ...