18th club, whose next?

[Centy Coast]

Why do norths want to?

Because they want to return their brand to the NRL.

 

[Bukowski]

Who's this no one? Roger Cook seems on board so does a heap of his underling/workers, NRL seems to be on board, bears fans all over too, about a decade ago, you'd hear the opposite from most of them, saying that they shouldn't need to leave NS or CC, now they are ok, being so long without a hope of return, you guys seem triggered about the whole Sydney affiliation, you forget that they'll be a upto 12 regular home games coming to your west coast to watch regardless whether you support the bears or not, if you do though, and do it well a possible future could see another rival born of WA roots becoming a 2nd team, just like the eagles/freo in fumbleball, you're all too short sighted, the clamouring for a nz2 the past 6 months come out of the Warriors succesful turn out last season, and start of this season

Well lets see who owns it and if we get 12 games.

 

[Perth Red]

Yes but Rome wasn’t built in a day, slow and steady wins the race.
Do you want a competitive Perth team from day one or do you want a successful pathways first and foremost.
If you start off competitive you won’t have to offer talented kids top dollar to come across.
The pathways will look after themselves in the early years and you’d start to focus on them around year three or four.
The main thing is to be competitive in the NRL from the beginning.
That’s not buying the best players either, it’s buying the best competitors and the best fit for your organisation, the rest will slot together.

All of which can be achieved by partnering with any number of east coast second tier clubs.

 

[Canard]

What other teams could offer ?, who ?, nearly every NSW Cup club has a NRL counterpart with the exception of Newtown Jets, Blacktown Workers or the Bears.
The QLD Cup is very different with many smaller clubs involved, as well as bigger clubs like the Redcliffe Dolphins, Wynnum Manly Seagulls, Brisbane Tigers and the Burleigh Bears.
Why would any of these clubs link with a WA team when they would have the same agreement with teams from a closer location lol.

A team from North Sydney linking with Perth is fine, but one from QLD isn't?

Are you high right now?

 

[MugaB]

Well lets see who owns it and if we get 12 games.

Bears and should atleast be 11 Perth games, hopefully 12 if they are smart, leave the trials or a manly home game for NSO

 

[Bukowski]

Yes but Rome wasn’t built in a day, slow and steady wins the race.
Do you want a competitive Perth team from day one or do you want a successful pathways first and foremost.
If you start off competitive you won’t have to offer talented kids top dollar to come across.
The pathways will look after themselves in the early years and you’d start to focus on them around year three or four.
The main thing is to be competitive in the NRL from the beginning.
That’s not buying the best players either, it’s buying the best competitors and the best fit for your organisation, the rest will slot together.

The sooner you set up the pathways in Perth the better, 6 years is a great lead in time to do that.

 

[Bukowski]

Bears and should atleast be 11 Perth games, hopefully 12 if they are smart, leave the trials or a manly home game for NSO

I'm not convinced Sydney ownership is the best way forward.

 

[Centy Coast]

Do they?
Bears got paid $30k from the Roosters in '22. Nothing in the accounts showing they paid the Roosters anything.

The Bears paid South Sydney to be their feeder club, the deal with the Roosters was totally different.
The huge backflip from the Roosters was a direct result from the Wyong Roos Board who had voted to leave the NSW Cup and cut ties with the Roosters because of the inflated expenses involved in being affiliated with the Roosters.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Count the white hairs on Sticky’s head, make a prediction on the number by the end of 2029.

37

 

[Centy Coast]

Its clear the Roosters deal was for a payment of $30k a year to the Bears. Looks like the Storm deal they arent getting anything or paying anything.

The Roosters also paid Central Coast junior rugby league $20K each season for their representative pathways teams.
Not sure what $$$ it is now.

 

[Bukowski]

The Bears paid South Sydney to be their feeder club, the deal with the Roosters wasn’t as costly. This was a result of the Wyong Roos Board who had voted to leave the NSW Cup and cut ties with the Roosters because of the inflated expenses involved.

So Perth will be able to source clubs willing to pay to be their feeder?

 

[Vlad59]

I wasnt the one trying to make them sound something they werent lol

You are just putting a negative spin on them. Kind of your modus operandi for all things bar your favourite sport fumbleball

 

[Iamback]

Thats how i thought these arrangments worked. Happy to be corrected.

They get access to NRL players.
In the Bears case they have a senior team to funnel their juniors into

 

[Iamback]

So Perth will be able to source clubs willing to pay to be their feeder?

Yes.

But will that same club be willing to drop $2m to run junior development teams?

You are confusing the issues here.

Perth needs a junior rep program as well as a feeder team

 

[Perth Red]

So Perth will be able to source clubs willing to pay to be their feeder?

Its pretty clear that every partnership is different lol.
Even for one club, Bears have allegedly paid souths, been paid by rooster and paying and receiving nothing from Storm!

 

[Iamback]

What other teams could offer ?, who ?, nearly every NSW Cup club has a NRL counterpart with the exception of Newtown Jets, Blacktown Workers or the Bears.
The QLD Cup is very different with many smaller clubs involved, as well as bigger clubs like the Redcliffe Dolphins, Wynnum Manly Seagulls, Brisbane Tigers and the Burleigh Bears.
Why would any of these clubs link with a WA team when they would have the same agreement with teams from a closer location lol.

Brisbane 3 is still lingering. They'd look to enter in that 1st of all

 

[Perth Red]

Yes.

But will that same club be willing to drop $2m to run junior development teams?

You are confusing the issues here.

Perth needs a junior rep program as well as a feeder team

Perth needs a WA jnr rep program funded by the NRL club.
And a NSw or QLnd, or both pathways program fudned by that LC.

 

[Matt_CBY]

Bears are already starting to annoy perth fans. Social media is abuzz with annoyed perth fans due to the fact the Sydney media are just talking about the Bears return, not about that Perth is returning to make a more National RL.

Funny, my social media feed is filled with the exact opposite viewpoint you’ve portrayed here.

 

[Centy Coast]

Bears and should atleast be 11 Perth games, hopefully 12 if they are smart, leave the trials or a manly home game for NSO

Geez by 2030 North Sydney Oval may not be up to standard to play NRL on so don’t panic guys, the powers that be ruled that way back in 1997, that’s why the Bears were moving to Bluetongue Stadium now Central Coast Stadium in 1999.
When the Bears were out of the NRL, South Sydney played a few games at North Sydney Oval in the early 2000’s and they played that women’s SOO there a few years ago.
The NRL just made up their own rules to suit at times.

 

[Bukowski]

Yes.

But will that same club be willing to drop $2m to run junior development teams?

You are confusing the issues here.

Perth needs a junior rep program as well as a feeder team

Yes, they need both. The developement teams needs to be set up in Perth though. Otherwise I dont why you would expand here.