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    RL1908 - Aboriginal and Maori Teams for World Cup

    I agree with a few of the others, that the inclusion of an Australian Aboriginal side and an NZ Maori side in the world cup is not the way to go. The World Cup is meant to be a tournament of nations, and both the Aboriginals and Maoris are already represented by Australia and NZ. With the...
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    What name should Gold Coast Adopt?

    It was but started sometime before 1900, I think it slowly died out after the depression.
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    What name should Gold Coast Adopt?

    You're close to the mark. At the start of the 20th Century when the club was playing Rugby (before League started in Australia in 1908), a number of players made money selling rabbits meat in the streets calling out "Rabbit-ohs" so people knew they were in the area. Rabbit's meat at the time...
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    Which team if any should relocate to the Gold Coast?

    This is true, BUT they have to be successful and be successful on a continual basis first, and this will not happen until there is proper, professional people running the club, which hasn't been the case for far to long now. A good, experienced coach is also a good start.
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    Which team if any should relocate to the Gold Coast?

    The only team that should relocate is a team that believes it is in its best interest to move to a new location and has the support of its members (if it's a members based club). The team that decides to move also needs the support of the locals before they move to their new location and market...
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    Central Coast or Gold Coast?

    Both the Central Coast and Gold Coast have solid credentials for an NRL team. If anything they both have equal credentials and no real advantage overall over each other. Ideally I would like to see the Bears come back via the Central Coast, and there is a most pressing need for another team in...
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    The ARL go soft and give up on promotion

    I couldn't agree more. But this is a problem because the ARL who organise the tests, and the NRL the NRL Competition. These two organisations should be the same and organise the year (NRL, SOO, tests etc) all at once. This will give us a good yearly calendar with minimal conflict between the...
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    2008 World Cup Format.

    Well under my proposal and based on results in 2003, France qualified twice and Russia qualified because they were a runner up to France the 'second' time they qualified so it is a real possibility. The only problem with having specific qualifying tournaments is finances, does the IRLF and...
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    2008 World Cup Format.

    Absolutely The other problem too is that the IRLF and the individual nations themselves do not have a lot of finances, this is the reason I used existing competitions as the IRLF and the nations will have planned and budgeted for these competitions, but it is a problem with certain nations...
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    Central Coast or Gold Coast?

    Despite the fact that WA is Australia’s 3rd largest Rugby League State (outside the NRL) in playing numbers and crowds? The infrastructure in WA for Rugby League is a lot better than SA. It’s going to take a lot of work and time to get SA into a position to support an NRL team. I...
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    2008 World Cup Format.

    Before the format of any World Cup is worked out, it is important to remember that: - The World Cup should be the Showpiece of Rugby League Internationally. - Is an Event in itself - Demonstrate the global reach of Rugby League - Raise money for the IRLF - Something to aim for, for...
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    We're almost There!!!

    This is a good idea and something I have thought about before. Both Clubs should get together to work something out along these lines and make it happen as soon as possible.
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    NZ MAORI......

    I don't think an Australian Merging States Side would be competitive against the NZM, but id like to see the Australian Aboriginals play in such a tournament, they only got sporadic games and should be used more to develop players and promote the game.
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    NZ MAORI......

    This is a very good idea, it means the Pacific Islands can have International Rugby League played at their grounds, which will boost interest in the game in the islands and, be cheaper for the Pacific Island Leagues as there are no travel costs, and may also make money for the Pacific Island...
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    NZ MAORI......

    Yes it is a cut and paste job from another thread, but why should that matter if it is relevant to the current thread? I could have just cut and pasted the link to it but I choose not too. How many other posts have I just cut and pasted? Just the one above. Why not just talk about the issues...
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    NZ MAORI......

    I wasn't being serious; I was just illustrating the point that teams should not be split along ethnic lines, each country should be united for the world cup. If we are going to let one ethnic group from a country into the world cup (e.g. Australia and Australian Aborigines or NZ and NZ...
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    NZ MAORI......

    It the quality of teams is going to be the only reason to let a team compete in the World Cup, why not let NSW and QLD have a go? Second-string sides from NSW and QLD would be competitive against most nations and would only fail against the top sides.
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    NZ MAORI......

    All this talk about an Aboriginal or Maori team in the World Cup is ridiculous because the World Cup is meant to be the pinnacle of International Rugby League, a competition to see who is the Worlds Best nation, showcase the game, and help develop the areas of nations in the World Cup and near...
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    RLWC2007 plus international news

    I'm not panicking, where is there any sign that I am? Well I was only commenting on the allowing of indigenous sides to the World Cup. I made no mention of other nations. But International Rugby League needs to get its eligibility rules fixed up to ensure there isn't any movement of...
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    RLWC2007 plus international news

    All this talk about an Aboriginal or Maori team in the World Cup is ridiculous because the World Cup is meant to be the pinnacle of International Rugby League, a competition to see who is the Worlds Best nation, showcase the game, and help develop the areas of nations in the World Cup and near...

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