18th club, whose next?

[Centy Coast]

Some of the 10,173 fans that turned up to last years NSW Cup Grand Final between the Bears and South Sydney, Bears fans totally outnumbered the Bunnies Burrow. We drowned them out.

 

[Matt_CBY]

For any perth team fully owned and operated here. This is the thing. Everyone here who follows NRL already has a team. The new team will be trying to get them to change their colours which isn't an easy thing to do. They will need to be an attractive option to do so. A Sydney club waltzing in telling everyone how things are done will only may them less attractive.
People are very parochial here, they booed Gilly when he played for Australia at the waca because he took Zoehers spot. It's backwards but it's real, Qlders are the same

Expansion to Perth is not about these people in my view.

People already following another club will likely stick with that club and support Perth (no matter of ownership and name) as a natural (after a few years) second side. Which is what we see in Melbourne.

We need to pull interest from those not already watching the game.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

What happens if Biden is voted out?

Trump pulls the funding as he looks inwards, and the NRL is left looking amateur?

Apparently NSW Labor have been pushing for a PNG team since 2018.

Ex Labor politicians Peter Beattie and Kate Jones are on the ARLC.

Everything is lining up for PNG to get the 18th licence.

I believe it's wrong for Labor to interfere in the NRL's business and it will come back to bite them on the arse at some stage, especially if it leads to one of the other Australians bids missing out. It doesn't help that there's a cost of living crisis in the country. People in Caboolture forced to live in tents. Labor is on the nose in Queensland and look like losing the state election. The last thing Albo can afford to do is get Queensland RL fans offside.

 

[Matt_CBY]

What happens when Perth has a losing season & it's mystery businessmen go belly up?!

Being linked to an already established ownership in the bears will help protect against this type of thing.

Albeit, it’s almost impossible to go broke with the level of funding the clubs get from the NRL.

 

[Pippen94]

15 new pages today. Was it a productive day fellas? Did you meet your Rugby League forum post KPIs? Did anyone convince anyone of anything? For what it's worth, my Copper ETFs hit their 33% return threshold today. Good times!

Perth Red has convinced me that Perth is the only option for expansion worth considering..nah, it's still a bad idea.

 

[Centy Coast]

Apparently NSW Labor have been pushing for a PNG team since 2018.

Ex Labor politicians Peter Beattie and Kate Jones are on the ARLC.

Everything is lining up for PNG to get the 18th licence.

I believe it's wrong for Labor to interfere in the NRL's business and it will come back to bite them on the arse at some stage, especially if it leads to one of the other Australians bids missing out. It doesn't help that there's a cost of living crisis in the country. People in Caboolture forced to live in tents. Labor is on the nose in Queensland and look like losing the state election. The last thing Albo can afford to do is get Queensland RL fans offside.

When does Albo’s position go to the polls again ?.

 

[Pippen94]

Being linked to an already established ownership in the bears will help protect against this type of thing.

Albeit, it’s almost impossible to go broke with the level of funding the clubs get from the NRL.

NRL will do due diligence. If money isn't iron clad or with some clause providing considerable compensation it won't happen.

Expansion clubs can definitely fail, particularly in markets where the sport has a low profile. There's a reason the NRL picked wealthy dolphins last round.

 

[Pippen94]

When does Albo’s position go to the polls again ?.

Money for PNG team is provided by Biden. It's for purpose of countering china & that only. Albo not taking tax payer money from schools, hospitals etc.

 

[Bukowski]

Most would be fine with it if the proposed PNG club were to be self sufficient.

Yup. I'd rather nz though

 

[Canard]

Money for PNG team is provided by Biden. It's for purpose of countering china & that only. Albo not taking tax payer money from schools, hospitals etc.

Only an extremely dopey person would believe that.

So just you and @Wb1234

 

[Matt_CBY]

Its fair to say, using the past few days onLunatics Unlimited as an example, that this Bears/Perth thing won't work.

No decision is being made off examples off an internet forum. What a hilarious thing to say.

 

[Matt_CBY]

Some of the 10,173 fans that turned up to last years NSW Cup Grand Final between the Bears and South Sydney, Bears fans totally outnumbered the Bunnies Burrow. View attachment 88017We drowned them out.

Imagine how big a club would be with the entirely of Perth & WA behind them with away support that’s captured in this photo.

It’s a no brainer for the NRL.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

No decision is being made off examples off an internet forum. What a hilarious thing to say.

No one said that. What a non hilarious misinterpretation.

 

[Wb1234]

Apparently NSW Labor have been pushing for a PNG team since 2018.

Ex Labor politicians Peter Beattie and Kate Jones are on the ARLC.

Everything is lining up for PNG to get the 18th licence.

I believe it's wrong for Labor to interfere in the NRL's business and it will come back to bite them on the arse at some stage, especially if it leads to one of the other Australians bids missing out. It doesn't help that there's a cost of living crisis in the country. People in Caboolture forced to live in tents. Labor is on the nose in Queensland and look like losing the state election. The last thing Albo can afford to do is get Queensland RL fans offside.

Vic labor too

shorten adopted it

 

[Centy Coast]

Money for PNG team is provided by Biden. It's for purpose of countering china & that only. Albo not taking tax payer money from schools, hospitals etc.

I thought it was from tax payers money that goes towards defence in the PNG region ?.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

When does Albo’s position go to the polls again ?.

He only got in with a primary vote of 30%. I'll phone up my local Labor MPs to tell them how I will be voting.

 

[Pippen94]

I thought it was from tax payers money that goes towards defence in the PNG region ?.

Aussie government giving 6 million a year. Biden signed law this year which will provide funding;

How US President Joe Biden cost New Zealand a second NRL team

A multi-billion dollar financial pledge from US President Joe Biden may have scuppered New Zealand's dreams of fielding a second NRL team, to be based out of Christchurch.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Canard]

Aussie government giving 6 million a year. Biden signed law this year which will provide funding;

How US President Joe Biden cost New Zealand a second NRL team

A multi-billion dollar financial pledge from US President Joe Biden may have scuppered New Zealand's dreams of fielding a second NRL team, to be based out of Christchurch.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Troll harder

 

[titoelcolombiano]

They'd also be hoping that Brisbane 3 is team 20 and want to go alone.

NSW teams know that they have to relocate. Jets were mentioned but don't bring junior pathways etc

I didn't know that about Newtown. How do they bring juniors through into their NSW Cup side without pathways teams?

 

[taipan]

Money for PNG team is provided by Biden. It's for purpose of countering china & that only. Albo not taking tax payer money from schools, hospitals etc.

U.S national debt as at mid May $34.5 trillion dollars.The pace of that growing debt is equally stunning approx. 1 trillion dollars added every 100 days.. Good luck with the Yanks paying for PNG. Especially as Biden's polling is down the crapper.