18th club, whose next?

[titoelcolombiano]

Presuming all 11 EoI's translate into submitted bids I wonder where they are from?

Likely:
Perth Bears
PNG
Easts
Jets
Kea
South Island

Rumored:
Fiji
Christchurch3

that leaves 4 smokies!

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere there were 5 NZ bids

 

[final say]

Settle petal

Thought so, drunk again.

 

[Vlad59]

Thought so, drunk again.

Really? Then get help. Maybe lying is the least of your problems?

 

[titoelcolombiano]

WC pirates
Adelaide Bears
NZ2

Then Brisbane3, Melbourne2

A 20 year expansion strategy.

that would have been the ideal outcome if the NRL wasnt so weak and actually backed itself to grow our game.

Whilst AFL throws $300mill at making sure Tassie Devils are a success NRL will leave it to the the NS Bears to try and make Perth work. sigh.

Yawn, NRL will be in 7 of the top 8 markets in AUS/NZ... AFL 5.

Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Auckland
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Newcastle
Canberra

 

[Vlad59]

WC pirates
Adelaide Bears
NZ2

Then Brisbane3, Melbourne2

A 20 year expansion strategy.

that would have been the ideal outcome if the NRL wasnt so weak and actually backed itself to grow our game.

Whilst AFL throws $300mill at making sure Tassie Devils are a success NRL will leave it to the the NS Bears to try and make Perth work. sigh.

Where on gods earth did you get that figure for the afl throwing 300 million at Tassie? I live there. They’ve committed 15 million. And they’ll get that back and a lot more due to the financial penalties we’ll have to pay for not building the stadium in time.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

WTF are you on about? The favourites are Perth, PNG and NZ2. How is that no risk?

No strategy or investment sounds more like AFL and their arrogance in putting money sink teams into NRL heartlands. Sure glad the NRL didn't make that mistake and waited for local interest(as shown by the bids coming in) before manufacturing a club in an area that hates the game.

If the two sports switched expansion (including the women's game) strategies, the AFL would be lauded for playing tHE lOnG GaME by the posters on here that want to always find reasons to bag the NRL

 

[final say]

Where on gods earth did you get that figure for the afl throwing 300 million at Tassie? I live there. They’ve committed 15 million. And they’ll get that back and a lot more due to the financial penalties we’ll have to pay for not building the stadium in time.

Perth red masterbates to AFL , the bigger the numbers, the sooner he cums.

 

[final say]

If the two sports switched expansion (including the women's game) strategies, the AFL would be lauded for playing tHE lOnG GaME by the posters on here that want to always find reasons to bag the NRL

The NRL has a team in another country... but have no vision for expansion because they don't have a team in Perth... almost like those "people" are in.
... Perth, surly no bias lol

 

[Perth Red]

Perth red masterbates to AFL , the bigger the numbers, the sooner he cums.

Is that what you go to sleep thinking about?

 

[Vlad59]

Is that what you go to sleep thinking about?

Ugh

 

[Perth Red]

Is it too late for us to band together and submit the Adelaide Pandas bid?

 

[Vlad59]

Is it too late for us to band together and submit the Adelaide Pandas bid?


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Yes

 

[Marlins]

Is it too late for us to band together and submit the Adelaide Pandas bid?


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Not going to lie that actually looks great

 

[Wb1234]

@Centy Coast
@Perth Red

 

[Perth Red]

@Centy Coast
@Perth Red

can you post the full article please

 

[Wb1234]

can you post the full article please

Looked around couldn’t find it

it will get posted on nrl reddit soon enough if not here

 

[final say]

@Centy Coast
@Perth Red

What an incredible development. After being in the " box seat" for several weeks...only formally exists as of today.
Only now that they exists can they put together their submission to the NRL and a hurried one it will be!
No doubt that the NRL extension was for them..

 

[Wb1234]

can you post the full article please

“The Bears’ long wait to return to top flight rugby league is over with the Western Bears now made official.

Months of protracted negotiations finally reached an end point on Friday afternoon with officials from North Sydney and Western Australia’s bid team signing off on the historic agreement to resurrect one of rugby league’s most famous brands.

The Bears will return to the NRL for the first time since 1999. While the Perth Bears name was floated, the parties have agreed to the Western Bears which is a nod to Western Australia’s first team – the Western Reds.

The Western Bears will now spend the next few days finalising their submission ahead of the August 14 deadline imposed by the NRL to be part of the expanded competition. By the end of this year, the Western Bears will be formally announced as the NRL’s 18th team to compete in 2027, with PNG introduced a year later.

It is understood the agreement between the two parties include:

– An adaptation of the Bears logo;

– One heritage match in NSW with the hope it will be against arch rivals Manly. The match could be played at North Sydney Oval, Allianz Stadium or on the Central Coast where they will wear a traditional North Sydney jersey;

– The main colours will be red, white and black, however there will be a tinge of yellow too which again pays homage to the former Reds outfit. The Reds may have their own heritage jersey;

– A pre-season game at North Sydney Oval;

– North Sydney Bears to remain the main feeder club to NSW Cup for the NRL side.”

 

[Wb1234]

I did say Allianz could eventually be considered for the bears nsw game lol

 

[LimeRick]

Yawn, NRL will be in 7 of the top 8 markets in AUS/NZ... AFL 5.

Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Auckland
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Newcastle
Canberra

Brutal not recognising Brisbane as a market.

I also reckon there's a 50/50 that Canberra gets the 20th AFL team, so it might be more like 8 v 7 out of the top 9 markets.