18th club, whose next?

[Iamback]

Aust govt and aust RLC growing the game in Aus for Australians?
Sounds crazy

Again though we are limited here

 

[Centy Coast]

Queensland ain't saturated. There's room for a third team in Brisbane. It's the only place in Australia that can support a team without assistance from the ARLC.

Yes there is but QLD got a team last season in the Dolphins who finished 13th, give the Dolphins a few seasons atleast.
Qlds next best option is obviously the Tigers but the NRL already have a Tigers team so Qld can wait until atleast team 19 or 20 for another team.

 

[Centy Coast]

I don’t support a PNG bid but if that happened, the NRL would make news around the world

Really ?, would it really be World News ?. for what idiots the NRL hierarchy would look like internationally.

 

[Centy Coast]

If we are going to look at failed

no nrl team for ong because there will apparently be no nrl shops there

Qld isn’t saturated

Twist that comment how you want but their people wouldn’t be able to afford to shop there and would probs loot the place anyways.
There is no money to be made from the people of PNG, the place certainly isn’t a tourist destination.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Yes there is but QLD got a team last season in the Dolphins who finished 13th, give the Dolphins a few seasons atleast.
Qlds next best option is obviously the Tigers but the NRL already have a Tigers team so Qld can wait until atleast team 19 or 20 for another team.

Christchurch > Perth

 

[Wb1234]

If we are going to look at failed

no nrl team for ong because there will apparently be no nrl shops there

Twist that comment how you want but their people wouldn’t be able to afford to shop there and would probs loot the place anyways.
There is no money to be made from the people of PNG, the place certainly isn’t a tourist destination.

How did they fill their stadium for the pacific cup games with nrl priced tickets ?

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Really ?, would it really be World News ?. for what idiots the NRL hierarchy would look like internationally.

We see soccer riots in Britain even farmers’ protests in Berlin and Paris on the news. Why wouldn’t a footy riot on Australia’s doorstep make news around the world?

 

[Centy Coast]

How did they fill their stadium for the pacific cup games with nrl priced tickets ?

They didn’t, the games between PNG v Cook Islands and Fiji v Cook Islands were virtually empty, the two games against Fiji I’m not so sure but they certainly weren’t NRL prices.
You do know PNG is a Country in poverty don’t you ?.

 

[Centy Coast]

We see soccer riots in Britain even farmers’ protests in Berlin and Paris on the news. Why wouldn’t a footy riot on Australia’s doorstep make news around the world?

Sorry I didn’t know what you mean’t by your comment, my mistake

 

[Wb1234]

They didn’t, the games between PNG v Cook Islands and Fiji v Cook Islands were virtually empty, the two games against Fiji I’m not so sure but they certainly weren’t NRL prices.
You do know PNG is a Country in poverty don’t you ?.

Tickets were up to 50 bucks Aussie

dunno why you picked fiji vs cooks in your argument as we are talking about png

 

[Wb1234]

To be fair, the game wasn't in a position to fund expansion in 1995 and was getting ripped off by Packer. The broadcast deal with Packer was worth just $10m per annum. Packer was given the rights without competition and paid less than what it was worth. Each club got a grant of just $200k. The salary cap was some where between $1.2-1.8m. Clubs like North Sydney and Western Suburbs might still be around if it wasn't for Packer's greed.

Expansion should have been delayed until the next broadcast deal began in 2000.

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Got to admit the only super league games I watched were the tri series

canb vs brisb would’ve been the dream grand final

 

[Maximus]

They didn’t, the games between PNG v Cook Islands and Fiji v Cook Islands were virtually empty, the two games against Fiji I’m not so sure but they certainly weren’t NRL prices.
You do know PNG is a Country in poverty don’t you ?.

Someone posted an image of the marketing before the PNG vs Fiji game and the tickets were buy 1 get 1 free

 

[Centy Coast]

Tickets were up to 50 bucks Aussie

dunno why you picked fiji vs cooks in your argument as we are talking about png

Because Fiji v Cook Islands was also played at Port Moresby, everybody says rugby league is PNG’s religion (both games PNG/Fiji vs the Cook Islands at Port Moresby had a near empty stadium) so it shouldn’t matter who is playing should it ?.

 

[Wb1234]

Because Fiji v Cook Islands was also played at Port Moresby, everybody says rugby league is PNG’s religion (both games PNG/Fiji vs the Cook Islands at Port Moresby had a near empty stadium) so it shouldn’t matter who is playing should it ?.

Maybe to you

I’d just judge them on png crowds lol

 

[Centy Coast]

Maybe to you

I’d just judge them on png crowds lol

Okay PNG v Cook Islands, look at the crowd ?.
But rugby league is their National sport, it shouldn’t matter who is playing, maybe it does ?.
Maybe the PNG people wouldn’t climb trees to watch the Dragons play the Tigers after all lol.

 

[Canard]

I don’t support a PNG bid but if that happened, the NRL would make news around the world

Haha, f**k me.

PNG would be world news?

Are you high right now

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Haha, f**k me.

PNG would be world news?

Are you high right now

If someone lame like farmers going on strike in Paris can make world news, why can’t a violent riot in PNG?

 

[Canard]

If someone lame like farmers going on strike in Paris can make world news, why can’t a violent riot in PNG?

You think PNG is on par with Paris in terms of news coverage in the Western world?

Be honest, how many bongs have you pulled today?

 

[Wb1234]

Okay PNG v Cook Islands, look at the crowd ?.
But rugby league is their National sport, it shouldn’t matter who is playing, maybe it does ?.
Maybe the PNG people wouldn’t climb trees to watch the Dragons play the Tigers after all lol.

They beat a fiji team full of nrl players before a full house

 

[Colk]

If someone lame like farmers going on strike in Paris can make world news, why can’t a violent riot in PNG?

Mate France is (or a least was) a significant country in the world, both historically and culturally. PNG isn’t.