18th club, whose next?

[Iamback]

Kaeo Weekes (Canberra Raiders) from the Asquith Magpies and Billy Pollard (same age group) also from the Asquith Magpies who plays for the ACT Brumbies.
Reminder the Bears have been out of the NRL since 1999, but plenty of current and past NRL players have come through their NSW Cup side to make their NRL debuts.
You’d be to dumb to acknowledge that though.

Jacob Preston too is 12 months older

 

[Iamback]

I'm sure they'll have a feeder club in the NSW Cup.

Who is NSW Cup that has the other stuff I mentioned?

 

[Jamberoo]

Nope it says.

'Play in the local comp'

Direct quote

Nothing about a Reserve grade playing in the East

And when the SG Ball comp finishes in May? Players on the East go off and play the other elite players in schoolboys comps.

The Perth players will do what?

Those kids will fall behind the rest

Even if the quote is wrong. Is running a Flegg, SG Ball and NSW Cup team sending them East every 2nd week on top of the Wages is going to be cheaper now?

Well if that is an issue they can easily change that. PVL will tell them what the NRL wants.

Just like PNG - it is never going to happen but what it does is force WA to stump up more cash. The Bears/Jets links may also just be leverage - ‘invest another $XM if you want a stand alone team, otherwise you need to enter a JV’.

 

[Iamback]

Well if that is an issue they can easily change that. PVL will tell them what the NRL wants.

Just like PNG - it is never going to happen but what it does is force WA to stump up more cash. The Bears/Jets links may also just be leverage - ‘invest another $XM if you want a stand alone team, otherwise you need to enter a JV’.

As I discussed in a post earlier. If you start a high school development program next year you are looking at 2031 before any meaningful juniors come into FG.

It is going to become very costly poaching East coast kids and paying them to move across the country.

Not to mention the same to get part timers to do similar. When they can stay in Brisbane or Sydney live at the same house and just change teams.

I can see why Bears is the preference, IF Bris 3 was no chance then we might see QCup teams want in to give options.

 

[Centy Coast]

Jacob Preston too is 12 months older

Jacob Preston came through our NSW Cup and junior NRL pathways systems (yes they work Butt Wrinkles) he is a North Shore lad but he is a Manly junior having played his junior club footy with the Belrose Eagles.

 

[Centy Coast]

I'm sure they'll have a feeder club in the NSW Cup.

Exactly who ?, who else has NRL pathways ?, again you are going to have to use money that is better off going towards your top roster in their infancy years.
Honestly my head is really starting to hurt explaining these things.

 

[Matt_CBY]

The two largest and richest rugby league clubs in the world are from Brisbane. The poorest club is from Sydney. Most of the poorest clubs are from Sydney.

FFS, the Cowboys are larger and richer than most Sydney clubs despite being from a city that has just 180k people.

​

NRL commercial revenue snapshot​

FY23 median: $15.7m (YoY growth: 15.1%)​

FY22 median: $12.7m (YoY growth: 34.8%)​

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Chart below shows overall commercial revenue, by team, for FY 2023 ($m)​

Table with 3 columns and 15 rows.​

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	Revenue ($m)	Profit margin
Rabbitohs	$23.5m	56%
Dolphins	$23.5m	55%
Penrith	$23.0m	57%
Cowboys	$22.7m	63%
Eels	$19.3m	59%
Roosters	$18.2m	71%
Knights	$17.8m	63%
Bulldogs	$15.7m	49%
Titans	$14.3m	52%
Dragons	$13.1m	46%
Sharks	$12.7m	54%
Tigers	$12.5m	57%
Raiders	$12.4m	40%
Warriors	$11.6m	62%
Manly	$11.5m	55%

Source: NRL​

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You’ll never guess which NRL club is performing best – and worst – off the field

An NRL document has ranked the financial performance of every club. There are some big surprises – at the top and bottom of the ladder – in this revenue reveal.

www.smh.com.au

Do I need to show you TV ratings and attendances to reinforce my point?

My point is that you can’t compare Brisbane to Sydney. Totally different markets. Thank you for proving my point - albeit in a long winded way.

 

[Matt_CBY]

I think it’s clear the nrl will chose cumins consortium to own the club. That will give them the choice of who and how partnerships happen. I can see a perth branded (pirates, reds or something. Else) and owned club with a partnership with Newtown, giving them funds and a direct pathway to allow them to restart up hm, sg, flegg and maintain a nsw cup team.

re development model, see comment above re what happened in early 90’s.

lol where the f**k are you getting that from?

There is nothing in the public domain that is anything close to this. This is just your comprised wish list.

I’m convinced you are interested in what’s best for Rugby League in WA/Perth. You’re more interested in one upping people on here that you’ve wasted a decade of your life (or more) arguing with.

 

[Matt_CBY]

So we've got a daily telegraph and smh article coming out on the same day saying opposite things, and Matt and and wb are still too stupid to work out why everyone is laughing at them.

Classic bullying technique. Well done. Doesn’t affect me.

Has your brain worked out how I get access to these articles across different media companies without paying?

Watching your brain in meltdown is the most entertaining thing on this forum Perth Red

 

[taste2taste]

Looking good for Perth to be next...and the NRL giving PNG more time to get thier ducks in a row so they'll be competive is a good idea.

18 Perth
19 PNG
20 South NZ

Not too excited about PNG but really looking forward to Perth and NZ2

 

[Matt_CBY]

If PNG wins the bid then it's rigged.

In this context, What does this even mean?

 

[Matt_CBY]

Not sure you understand how the cap works. Nrl Clubs carry a 30 man first team roster. Beyond That a nsw or qlnd cup partnership club can carry non perth nrl rostered players, like bears are carrying Kurt Not souths.

What has Souths got to do with anything? Lmfao

 

[Matt_CBY]

Well youre not sure it’s an issue so it’s not an obstacle yet is it lol? I’m sure it will be worked out with nrl. Are you forgetting we have hosted sg ball and Jim beam sides already?

Most but not all, and partnerships change all the time.

a perth nrl club funding Newtown to run Sydney jnr sides wouldn’t be any drain at all on the perth clubs nrl salary cap lol

no the reason manly and Cronulla haven’t is because they are two of the lowest earners and couldnt afford it. with the increased grant more and more clubs are switching to running their own sides. Only a matter of time till reserve grade is back.

I love how idiots on here think a national reserve grade is inevitable when 5 current NRL clubs are against it, the QRL are against it and 15 QLD cup clubs are against it.

 

[Matt_CBY]

I think if Norths are going to relocate to Perth, they need to do it 100% and commit to their new market. Not keep a foot in each camp.

As I said though I'm happy for there to be a 10 year transition period

Apart from a game or two in Sydney, board member Billy Moore is on record saying it will be exactly this.

I don’t think holding onto Norths juniors district and not freely handing it over to another club means they have a foot in each camp. It makes Perth stronger as well. Roosters and Manly don’t need any leg ups.

 

[Matt_CBY]

Perth bid hoping Bears talks and Roosters supremo will help gazump PNG push for licence​

Marriage of expedience: Politis, Bears in bed with Perth to push expansion case

The NRL’s expansion road map has taken a turn, with a Perth consortium hoping to leapfrog Papua New Guinea’s bid – and it’s got Nick Politis in its corner.

amp.smh.com.au

We know the WA government asked the Cumins consortium to leave the negotiations to them.

Now the Bears are meeting with the “cumins consortium”.

WA Government have had meetings with the ARLC and the bears previously.

Sounds to me the recent articles have come from the fact that the “cumins consortium” is being brought into the talks now.

Looks like the WA Government, the bears and the ARLC may have agreed to terms and now they are bringing the “cumins consortium” to brief them and allow the consortium to save face. They can make a public announcement stating the working with the bears is the best commercial option and the “marriage” will be on Perth’s terms. Cumins sounds like he is already postering in that direction.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Apart from a game or two in Sydney, board member Billy Moore is on record saying it will be exactly this.

I don’t think holding onto Norths juniors district and not freely handing it over to another club means they have a foot in each camp. It makes Perth stronger as well. Roosters and Manly don’t need any leg ups.

Fair enough. I was assuming North Sydney Bears would cease to exist after a period of time, as it was a full club relocation, but that may not be the case.

 

[Canard]

Haha, f**k me, that's a lot of shit sandwich to eat for some of the members here.

The Perth bid has the support of the broadcasters due to the favourable time zone.

Twist in NRL expansion race as Jets fight Bears to partner surprise new frontrunner

Twist in NRL expansion race as Jets fight Bears to partner surprise new frontrunner

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Matt_CBY]

Haha, f**k me, that's a lot of shit sandwich to eat for some of the members here.

Twist in NRL expansion race as Jets fight Bears to partner surprise new frontrunner

Twist in NRL expansion race as Jets fight Bears to partner surprise new frontrunner

www.foxsports.com.au

This news is regurgitated from a Daily Telegraph article which has already been countered by the Sydney Morning Herald. Take of that, what you will.

Its cute that you came running here to post that though.

 

[Bukowski]

Who is NSW Cup that has the other stuff I mentioned?

You know clubs exist outside of Sydney right?

 

[Iamback]

Haha, f**k me, that's a lot of shit sandwich to eat for some of the members here.

Twist in NRL expansion race as Jets fight Bears to partner surprise new frontrunner

Twist in NRL expansion race as Jets fight Bears to partner surprise new frontrunner

www.foxsports.com.au

Correct but for the other way around?