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    NRL Hall of Fame 2024 + 14th Immortal

    Surprised people aren't calling for Ribot?
    • siv
    • Post #105
    • Forum: NRL
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    18th club, whose next?

    We all understand the game exists beyond Like Japan, India, Kenya, Brazil, Jamaica, Poland But is that where we should setup the #1 RL competition in the world? You dont see sports like soccer or NFL using a model to canabilise their main competition to prop up other areas
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    18th club, whose next?

    If you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it
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    18th club, whose next?

    Not long now CC Bears are on the road again
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    NRL Hall of Fame 2024 + 14th Immortal

    Number of Contributers seems high
    • siv
    • Post #14
    • Forum: NRL
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    Maybe Brisbane Easts can run their NRL operations too
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    I beleive its still there but Brisbane Easts now run it Thats why, should News Ltd ever want to sell Brisbane Easts would most likely takeover
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    Didnt help the Broncos they sold the Leagues Club to Brisbane Easts
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    My thoughts on why the NRL must partner with China Central Television

    China is over Its India these days
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    There were many ideas that dated back to 1973 on how to expand beyond Sydney and bring Brisbane in. Rebel comp was a reaction from the Broncos almost being expelled in 1993 Without 1993 ACCC decision or Pay-TV money nothing would have started What would News Ltd say today if the Broncos...
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    And as simple as that - you fail to understand why a Pay-TV operator would spend $350 mil to try to win the rights to RL, and then put itself in control of RL for the next 20 years Ribot was just a pawn, who was used to achieve a means And today you see how little Ribot's vision mattered 25...
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    You didnt answer my question
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    So did you ask yourself why would a Adelaide newspaper guy care about RL?
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    Without Pay-TV money no new comp could have been formed Broncos would have been expelled and replaced
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    ACCC Pay-TV war meant it could not
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    Not it wasnt Pay-TV was the reason Rugby League was just a pawn PMT - Packer-Murdoch-Telstra setup Foxtel. The ACCC stepped in 1993 and said they could not do that. Packer was forced to aligned with Optus. Once the two Pay-TV operation failed, Packer dumped Optus and joined up with Foxtel...
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    80 000 people outside of the Town Hall steps disagree with your prognosis
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    They picked what they wanted in the criteria By setting a criteria that allowed for this one of News Ltd payment, of course meant no super league clubs were in the firing line But 25 years on It has been proven so wrong, by Souths, Gold Coast, Brisbane 2 all returning not to meantion the...
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    Criteria tried to protect regional clubs It was flawed from the start Note if a sponsorship reversal was not made to a club, Penrith would have been cut
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    Perth Bears or bust?!

    Who cares about AFL and VFL

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