18th club, whose next?

[SirPies&Beers]

Maybe Angry Bear is thinking of a different Cairns

here we go alwaysgreens infatuation with red bears continues. only matter of time. always trying to find something he can use against red bears to make his own (alwaysgreens) life feel much better. loser to the max! Lol

 

[The_Wookie]

Good ol Wookie

You know I didnt write the article, and the text is verbatim from the article right? sigh

 

[Pippen94]

You know I didnt write the article, and the text is verbatim from the article right? sigh

I'm not on twitter any more. I think it's fair to say you favour AFL, but I don't care. I prefer NRL. If I covered media news my bias would probably show. I don't think following AFL is a crime like others in these parts.

 

[UndercoverScambaiter]

Western/Perth Bears. Time to close this thread.

 

[Fangs]

 

[General Stripes]

Technically shouldnt this thread evolve into whose team 20?

 

[flippikat]

Technically shouldnt this thread evolve into whose team 20?

Needs a new thread for that surely?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Anyone getting the feeling that the Bears bid is being fast tracked because NRL bosses are starting to doubt that PNG will get their shit together in time, if ever?

 

[Canard]

Anyone getting the feeling that the Bears bid is being fast tracked because NRL bosses are starting to doubt that PNG will get their shit together in time, if ever?

Seems pretty clear to me.

PNG are nowhere, no CEO, no chatter about coaches, not construction of infrastructure etc. etc.

I suspect the NRL are riding this one out, until they have a legitimate excuse to push it back, way back.

 

[Centy Coast]

Seems pretty clear to me.

PNG are nowhere, no CEO, no chatter about coaches, not construction of infrastructure etc. etc.

I suspect the NRL are riding this one out, until they have a legitimate excuse to push it back, way back.

Looks like Adam O’Brien and Jackson Hastings will be available for PNG lol

 

[flippikat]

Seems pretty clear to me.

PNG are nowhere, no CEO, no chatter about coaches, not construction of infrastructure etc. etc.

I suspect the NRL are riding this one out, until they have a legitimate excuse to push it back, way back.

If PNG get pushed back or even shelved indefinitely, does that bring the current team 20 options into the frame sooner than the currently believed 2032ish time frame?

I say that because IF PNG get delayed, it might make sense to add a team 19 elsewhere in the meantime... so when PNG finally happens at least it means a 10th game per weekend right away.

Of course in the case PNG falls over entirely (not even playing a game) then that means the NRL could sit on 18 teams for a while (current lineup plus Perth) and look at options for 19/20 at the end of the next deal.

 

[Perth Red]

If PNG get pushed back or even shelved indefinitely, does that bring the current team 20 options into the frame sooner than the currently believed 2032ish time frame?

I say that because IF PNG get delayed, it might make sense to add a team 19 elsewhere in the meantime... so when PNG finally happens at least it means a 10th game per weekend right away.

Of course in the case PNG falls over entirely (not even playing a game) then that means the NRL could sit on 18 teams for a while (current lineup plus Perth) and look at options for 19/20 at the end of the next deal.

PNG wont get shelved, it might take an extra year to get everything in place for it. No biggie, it doesn't add anything to tv value so no impact on the new deal.

 

[BuffaloRules]

PNG wont get shelved, it might take an extra year to get everything in place for it. No biggie, it doesn't add anything to tv value so no impact on the new deal.

Come on… how many times did we read here that the PNG bid “ was on life support “ because there hadn’t been a Telegraph puff piece for a month …

Would be a bad look for PVL if it doesn’t go ahead ..don’t see his ego allowing anything more than at the very worst a 12 month delay to happen ..plus they have started spending the taxpayer money already so they will be on the hook to deliver something at least

 

[ground zero]

PNG has to build a compound inside the compound for the tax dodging Ponga family.

 

[BuffaloRules]

PNG has to build a compound inside the compound for the tax dodging Ponga family.

Ponga headed back to Perth for $2mil a season

 

[Mojo]

Come on… how many times did we read here that the PNG bid “ was on life support “ because there hadn’t been a Telegraph puff piece for a month …

Would be a bad look for PVL if it doesn’t go ahead ..don’t see his ego allowing anything more than at the very worst a 12 month delay to happen ..plus they have already started spending the taxpayer money already

PNG will just have to spread some gravel on the field and build a bamboo grandstand and they’re ready to play!

 

[ground zero]

Ponga headed back to Perth for $2mil a season

2 million a season in PNG is tax free throw in the old mans management fee off 1 million a year. Crazy not to take it.

 

[Canard]

2 million a season in PNG is tax free throw in the old mans management fee off 1 million a year. Crazy not to take it.

I'd doubt any person in Australia earning $500k + is paying the full PAYG tax amount.

There would be all sorts of tax evasion schemes going on. So it's not likely to be that big an attraction.

 

[Canard]

If PNG get pushed back or even shelved indefinitely, does that bring the current team 20 options into the frame sooner than the currently believed 2032ish time frame?

I say that because IF PNG get delayed, it might make sense to add a team 19 elsewhere in the meantime... so when PNG finally happens at least it means a 10th game per weekend right away.

Of course in the case PNG falls over entirely (not even playing a game) then that means the NRL could sit on 18 teams for a while (current lineup plus Perth) and look at options for 19/20 at the end of the next deal.

Given Perth makes it an even number, there is no rush for Team 18.

 

[Canard]

Come on… how many times did we read here that the PNG bid “ was on life support “ because there hadn’t been a Telegraph puff piece for a month …

Would be a bad look for PVL if it doesn’t go ahead ..don’t see his ego allowing anything more than at the very worst a 12 month delay to happen ..plus they have started spending the taxpayer money already so they will be on the hook to deliver something at least

PVL doesn't look bad, he can deflect all the blame on PNG and Aus Government.

I just can't see it happening as soon as 2028.

And if it does, it will be probably the worst team to play at NRL level since the 98 Magpies.