South Island Kea

[flippikat]

Meanwhile, South Island NRL Bid Limited said it met with the NRL's senior leadership during the opening round in Las Vegas.

"We received encouraging support and a clear timeline regarding expansion plans."

Source: www.rnz.co.nz

I think it's worthwhile to highlight this part of the article. According to that bid, there's a "clear timeline".

 

[Canard]

New Christchurch stadium a chance to add another New Zealand NRL side

Adam Burns, Reporter

One of the country's most experienced sports administrators says a South Island-based National Rugby League (NRL) club could be in action as early as 2026.

Talks are underway for the 'South Island Kea' to be included in an expanded premiership in the coming years.

The team would be based in Christchurch, with the forthcoming multi-use Te Kaha Stadium set to be completed by April 2026.

Former New Zealand Rugby and NRL boss David Moffett is helming the project and plans to meet with Australian rugby league executives over the next few weeks.

It also comes on the heels of a separate bid led by former Canterbury Rugby League administrator.

The rival ventures are now set to face off in a pursuit to bring a professional rugby league operation to the mainland.

There have been longtime advances for a second New Zealand-based club to join the premiership, alongside the New Zealand Warriors.

The Warriors are nearing 30 years of existence and have made two NRL grand finals - in 2002 and 2011 - but are yet to win a premiership.

The competition expanded to 17 teams only last year with the addition of the Dolphins, based out of Queensland's Redcliffe Peninsula.

Initial conceptions over the years proposed a Wellington-based club named the Orcas for inclusion, but this has yet come to pass.

Moffett, who has also had stints in charge of Sport England and the Welsh Rugby Union, said his interest in a South Island-based NRL club dates back to 2012.

The game' administrators had previously expressed a reluctance around the idea of a South Island franchise. But now with the forthcoming Te Kaha Stadium in central Christchurch, Moffett believed this warranted a rethink.

"A great new stadium would be a huge asset for the NRL," he said.

"No other NRL team has a covered stadium. We would bring more matches there than the Crusaders would."

Venues Otautahi chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare said it highlighted the "positive impact for the city".

Moffett said if the NRL chose to bring forward expansion plans, they would be ready to unleash a team in 2026.

Construction of the 25,000 Te Kaha arena is expected to be completed by April of that year. This also aligns with an additional bid for an NRL club out of Papua New Guinea during this window.

"If they were inclined to have two teams then, we will be ready," Moffett said.

He believed a second club on these shores would help with the retention of local-based talent, with about half of the Australian competition made up of Māori and Pasifika players.

"There's only one New Zealand team, so they take a lot of Kiwis over there to play in the competition. We think instead of going across that ditch, they should go across the shorter ditch, the Cook Strait, and come to Christchurch."

He said the Kea also remained an icon of the South Island and was regarded as "one of the smartest of all birds".

Although only at the start of the bid's flight path, Moffett said for every ticket sold the club would give a dollar to the Save the Kea Foundation.

A fan ownership structure was also being explored.

But he admitted competition would be fierce, with other ventures across the Tasman -including a second Brisbane club, a Cairns-based Pasifika franchise, and the Firehawks, the latter a reincarnation of the Easts League Club.

This was on top of a separate operation, branded South Island NRL Bid Limited, led by former Canterbury Rugby League chairperson Tony Kidd.

It is understood Moffett previously approached Kidd to chair the operation, which was "respectfully declined".

Kidd said he proposed an alternative role to further develop a co-op proposal with South Island NRL Bid Limited.

"David indicated a preference for a comprehensive engagement or none, leading us to wish him all the best," he said. "Concurrently, we acknowledge the launch of the 'Co-Op Kea' concept, positively viewing the emergence of competition."

Moffett said he would meet with Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys and NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo across the Tasman in the next fortnight.

Meanwhile, South Island NRL Bid Limited said it met with the NRL's senior leadership during the opening round in Las Vegas.

"We received encouraging support and a clear timeline regarding expansion plans."

Source: www.rnz.co.nz

They met with the NRL and waited 3 weeks to mention that?

I call bullshit

 

[final say]

They met with the NRL and waited 3 weeks to mention that?

I call bullshit

Why don't you just find Union forum ?

 

[Wb1234]

Irrelevant. It is a British game like most sports. The British mightn’t play these sports very well but they originated there

Invented so many sports they are crap at

 

[Wb1234]

Why don't you just find Union forum ?

Lives in melb

loves the fumblers

 

[Perth Red]

Anyone able to cut and paste?

Is fan ownership the key to NRL success in the South Island?

OPINION: Paul Lewis examines the feasibility of fan ownership in the South Island NRL bid.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Perth Red]

Another short interview with Moffett

David Moffett: former New Zealand Rugby boss on his second bid to establish a South Island NRL team - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive | iHeart

<p>Former New Zealand Rugby boss David Moffett is heading a second bid for a South Island NRL league team.</p> <p>Moffett - who is also an ex-NRL chief executive - is leading the charge for the team, dubbed the Kea, to enter as the competition's 18th team.</p> <p>He says he's 'excited' by the...

www.iheart.com

crux of it
aiming to have such a good bid the NRL will announce two teams at end of year
Says he has been contacted by someone in Australia about putting a bid together in Australia.
50% fan ownership model

 

[Wb1234]

Another short interview with Moffett

David Moffett: former New Zealand Rugby boss on his second bid to establish a South Island NRL team - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive | iHeart

<p>Former New Zealand Rugby boss David Moffett is heading a second bid for a South Island NRL league team.</p> <p>Moffett - who is also an ex-NRL chief executive - is leading the charge for the team, dubbed the Kea, to enter as the competition's 18th team.</p> <p>He says he's 'excited' by the...

www.iheart.com

crux of it
aiming to have such a good bid the NRL will announce two teams at end of year
Says he has been contacted by someone in Australia about putting a bid together in Australia.
50% fan ownership model

Nz2 ahead of Perth then

told you if a strong nz bid came in it could gazump Perth

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Wow didn’t this all start because of jerseys and Suncorp Stadium. Btw Suncorp Stadium is decent but America and Europe do have better facilities. That is not me being unpatriotic or whatever that is just stating a truth - they have bigger clubs, they make considerably more money and they have better grounds. Ipso facto mate.

For example what was all that s*** about dumb Americans not knowing Canberra and what relevance does that have about facilities?

Thinking critically is fine but why do you care about what other people like. Everybody is different. For example I like baseball and I don’t mind basketball. I don’t like gridiron or ice hockey. I don’t know what that makes me on your little made up spectrum (that might be a question for you) but I like those sports and I don’t like the others.

On your stupid questions, I don’t follow gridiron so I don’t care but if it were only played in Albania then yes it wouldn’t be as popular. That’s not really a gotcha because that’s to do with population, capital and promotional ability. On the popular sports teams, well that happens here - I have seen a whole lot more Panthers fans in the past three years than previous.

Do you really think Soldier Field is better than Lang Park?

Less than one-third of NFL teams play at a ground that has a roof protecting the spectators.

Are you making the idiotic claim that these shit grounds have better facilities than Lang Park?

Why Don’t NFL Stadiums Have Any Cover?

OK so eight current full time NFL stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. Of 31 full time stadiums. Of those, only three are in northern states. And lookin...

www.forum.thesilverfern.com

Spin it however you want, but a roof is a f**king important element of stadium design. Without one, fans are left exposed to wind, rain and sun.

Would you prefer to sit in the open at Soldier Field on a cold rainy night or have a seat under cover at Lang Park?

Here's a thread discussing the lack of protection at NFL grounds in cities that have harsh weather.

Why Don’t NFL Stadiums Have Any Cover?

OK so eight current full time NFL stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. Of 31 full time stadiums. Of those, only three are in northern states. And lookin...

www.forum.thesilverfern.com

If a new rugby league stadium was built in Australia without a roof then everyone would be whinging about it in the stadium thread, yet here you are saying American stadia are better because they look like something from The Flintstones.

Are you admitting that the only reason people watch shit American games is because these competitions are based in America?

If so then you've unwittiingly confirmed my point.

 

[Canard]

50% fan ownership model

Totally unviable then.

A line can be put through this as as serious bid, until the develop a better funding model.

 

[Canard]

Do you really think Soldier Field is better than Lang Park?

Less than one-third of NFL teams play at a ground that has a roof protecting the spectators.

Are you making the idiotic claim that these shit grounds have better facilities than Lang Park?

Why Don’t NFL Stadiums Have Any Cover?

OK so eight current full time NFL stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. Of 31 full time stadiums. Of those, only three are in northern states. And lookin...

www.forum.thesilverfern.com

Spin it however you want, but a roof is a f**king important element of stadium design. Without one, fans are left exposed to wind, rain and sun.

Would you prefer to sit in the open at Soldier Field on a cold rainy night or have a seat under cover at Lang Park?

Here's a thread discussing the lack of protection at NFL grounds in cities that have harsh weather.

Why Don’t NFL Stadiums Have Any Cover?

OK so eight current full time NFL stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. Of 31 full time stadiums. Of those, only three are in northern states. And lookin...

www.forum.thesilverfern.com

If a new rugby league stadium was built in Australia without a roof then everyone would be whinging about it in the stadium thread, yet here you are saying American stadia are better because they look like something from The Flintstones.

Are you admitting that the only reason people watch shit American games is because these competitions are based in America?

If so then you've unwittiingly confirmed my point.

Haha, he has done you @Colk.

Only 23 of the 31 clubs in the NFL have a better stadium than Lang Park!! Aren't you embarrased?

PS The Bears are in the process of building a new stadium, so it will be 24 of the 31 clubs now...

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Irrelevant. It is a British game like most sports. The British mightn’t play these sports very well but they originated there

Rugby league in Huddersfield in 1895 was played under rugby union rules until 1906/7.

The product we see today was refined by the NSWRL/NRL over the last 70 years. The Poms have tagged along and adopted the rule changes implemented by the NSWRL/NRL.

 

[Perth Red]

Nz2 ahead of Perth then

told you if a strong nz bid came in it could gazump Perth

they havent even spoken with vlandys yet and their financial model seem iffy, seem you've jumped the gun, again lol

 

[Perth Red]

Do you really think Soldier Field is better than Lang Park?

Less than one-third of NFL teams play at a ground that has a roof protecting the spectators.

Are you making the idiotic claim that these shit grounds have better facilities than Lang Park?

Why Don’t NFL Stadiums Have Any Cover?

OK so eight current full time NFL stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. Of 31 full time stadiums. Of those, only three are in northern states. And lookin...

www.forum.thesilverfern.com

Spin it however you want, but a roof is a f**king important element of stadium design. Without one, fans are left exposed to wind, rain and sun.

Would you prefer to sit in the open at Soldier Field on a cold rainy night or have a seat under cover at Lang Park?

Here's a thread discussing the lack of protection at NFL grounds in cities that have harsh weather.

Why Don’t NFL Stadiums Have Any Cover?

OK so eight current full time NFL stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. Of 31 full time stadiums. Of those, only three are in northern states. And lookin...

www.forum.thesilverfern.com

If a new rugby league stadium was built in Australia without a roof then everyone would be whinging about it in the stadium thread, yet here you are saying American stadia are better because they look like something from The Flintstones.

Are you admitting that the only reason people watch shit American games is because these competitions are based in America?

If so then you've unwittiingly confirmed my point.

American sports fans are much tougher and more fanatical than Australian ones, fact. Few drops of rain andd crowd drops by half in NRL lol

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

American sports fans are much tougher and more fanatical than Australian ones, fact. Few drops of rain andd crowd drops by half in NRL lol

You're so afraid of rugby league you flew to the other side of the planet when a couple of games were brought to Perth.

 

[Perth Red]

You're so afraid of rugby league you flew to the other side of the planet when a couple of games were brought to Perth.

lol, for someone who doesnt leave the house youre a funny one!

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

they havent even spoken with vlandys yet and their financial model seem iffy, seem you've jumped the gun, again lol

To be fair, we don't know much about Perth's financial model, either. All we know is a pawnbroker is heading the bid and the WA Gov is looking to see if some one more qualified should step in.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

lol, for someone who doesnt leave the house youre a funny one!

I've got health issues that make it too cumbersome to attend games. When I was healthy I attended games regularly.

 

[Perth Red]

I've got health issues that make it too cumbersome to attend games. When I was healthy I attended games regularly.

I thought it was looking after the dogs?
I have a life and a job, means I cant attend every game lol.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I thought it was looking after the dogs?
I have a life and a job, means I cant attend every game lol.

I've spoken about my health issues on numerous occasions. You know about them. If you're going to be a smartarse about my health issues then you can go f**k yourself.