They might get 50K if they fly in 20k or so of Qlders & NSW people & keep admission cost low. There is a reason the old NRL team " The Rams" folded, although losing didn't help!

Meh, their first season averaged over 15k and they never actually came last, although that is probably due to the fact they only existed for 2 years.

I was about 15 at the time the Rams were around.Between school, my parents workplace, walking through the local westfield or Rundle Mall, you easily got offered a free ticket a week for those games. No exaggeration. I remember the time well and it was getting pretty annoying with people throwing around free tickets, it was like everyone got sucked in to Amway except they don't actually make any money

Their crowds dropped off in the second season quite significantly so maybe they stopped giving them out haha.  I think Origin coming to Adelaide could be a precursor to a new team.  The NRL has copped a lot of stick over the years for not actually being a truly national comp.

..... "they see more votes chasing populist AFL junkets in China and expensive oval upgrades".......and they're not wrong. the Liberals are the same; as are every political party looking at an election.
Leon Bignall chose an India v Pakistan cricket match even though millions more watched the Asian cup match that he could have bid for, simply because the millions weren't voters in the local election and that's what politicians do.

Nah, Hindmarsh Stadium is up there with AAMI and Central Coast Stadium as the best stadiums in the A-League for spectators. Please don't replace it with one of the cookie-cutter monstrosities that seem to be in vogue these days.