18th club, whose next?

[RedVee_8]

Western Corridor will get a team. Ipswich Jets is best branding

wouldn’t it be the same as the Dolphins? That they wouldn’t be allowed to be Ipswich Jets in NRL?

Maybe they’d be Bombers after all. Surely they would not use “Western Corridor” ? Sounds like directions the dunnies

 

[Perth Red]

wouldn’t it be the same as the Dolphins? That they wouldn’t be allowed to be Ipswich Jets in NRL?

Maybe they’d be Bombers after all. Surely they would not use “Western Corridor” ? Sounds like directions the dunnies

Reserve grade will be in by then and it won’t be an issue

 

[Pippen94]

wouldn’t it be the same as the Dolphins? That they wouldn’t be allowed to be Ipswich Jets in NRL?

Maybe they’d be Bombers after all. Surely they would not use “Western Corridor” ? Sounds like directions the dunnies

Recliffe is just one suburb in large LGA of Morton bay. Ipswich is LGA which will most likely contain location of stadium at either north ipswich reserve or Springfield

 

[Perth Red]

Well that was disappointing, nrl360 totally ignored the news. Not like them to miss out on doing a Vlandy puff piece

 

[Wb1234]

If I got chosen as club 18 Id be throwing the kitChen sink to get Bellamy to take up a head of football position with a good young coach under him. Then Shane Richardson to come on board as ceo.

Or bennett

 

[Wb1234]

More NRL teams are an option but further expansion comes with associated risks | Nick Tedeschi

The Dolphins have shown the way so far this season but there are no guaranteed rewards for adding an 18th, 19th and 20th team

www.theguardian.com

Pretty solid article this one

Too conservative highlighting the risks more than the positives

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Kinda like you when you comment about St George becoming Chinese dragons one minute, then British nationalists the next.

Branding is important, except certain ppl here don't understand basic concepts.



I imagine both sides wanted to be dominant partner. Jets have brand & important growth area, Tigers have money. Dolphins have it all & that's why it got up.

My stance on St George's brand is based on the club having no future in southern Sydney. There's just not enough people in southern Sydney to support two clubs.

The Dragons appear to be getting weaker and struggle for relevance despite having Illawarra all to themselves. That's not a good sign considering they were in a weak position before they merged in 1998.

If V'landys was fair dinkum he would allow the Magpies to use their brand so that Easts can become the Brisbane Tigers at NRL level.

Is there anything stopping Easts from becoming the Brisbane Bengals?

 

[MugaB]

My stance on St George's brand is based on the club having no future in southern Sydney. There's just not enough people in southern Sydney to support two clubs.

The Dragons appear to be getting weaker and struggle for relevance despite having Illawarra all to themselves. That's not a good sign considering they were in a weak position before they merged in 1998.

If V'landys was fair dinkum he would allow the Magpies to use their brand so that Easts can become the Brisbane Tigers at NRL level.

Is there anything stopping Easts from becoming the Brisbane Bengals?

Nope and you guessed it....
...no Logan for you

 

[RL The greatest game]

Bringing in Firehawks would cause a major restructure of the Storm and force them to grow grassroots in Victoria. I was slightly alarmed when I read somewhere that actually a few of the Melbourne Rabble players in Super Rugby were actually from Melbourne whereas the Storm are mostly from Qld/NZ

I don't think forcing the Storm to grow grass roots in Victoria is a bad thing

 

[Perth Red]

I don't think forcing the Storm to grow grass roots in Victoria is a bad thing

Thats NRLVic's job, not the Storms.

 

[RL The greatest game]

Thats NRLVic's job, not the Storms.

And they would be under the umbrella of The Storm, but won't admit to it

 

[Perth Red]

And they would be under the umbrella of The Storm, but won't admit to it

you think NRL clubs controlling the games state bodies is a good idea? NRLvic is a subsidiary of the NRL and there by owned and controlled by the ARLC.

 

[greenBV4]

If I was running the ARLC I'd announce Perth as the 18th team. I'd pay Bellamy a small fortune to coach the club, with the long-term plan of putting him in charge of their football department when he retires. I'd then add the Brisbane Firehawks and let Adelaide and New Zealand state their case for the 20th licence.

If I got chosen as club 18 Id be throwing the kitChen sink to get Bellamy to take up a head of football position with a good young coach under him. Then Shane Richardson to come on board as ceo.

Bellamy is contracted to Melbourne until 2027, but will likely retire from head caching this year and move closer to family in QLD and transition into a part time position (has this option with a pay-cut each year)

Even if 2028 lined up well with the 18th club entering I doubt he would return to head coaching after 4 years away from it, and even less so if it involved moving to Perth or New Zealand

 

[greenBV4]

Toffball is bigger than League at a grassroots level in Melbourne because of kiwi expats

This and its also played in the private schools

 

[RL The greatest game]

you think NRL clubs controlling the games state bodies is a good idea? NRLvic is a subsidiary of the NRL and there by owned and controlled by the ARLC.

I didn't say that i was pointing out a fact that you struggle with

 

[Perth Red]

I didn't say that i was pointing out a fact that you struggle with

NRLVic are not under the umbrella of the Storm, they are run by the NRL, report to the NRL and are funded by the NRL. In fact there's an argument the historic distance between the Storm and NRLVic has been bad for grassroots in Victoria for too long. Something that now seems to be put right.

 

[RL The greatest game]

NRLVic are not under the umbrella of the Storm, they are run by the NRL, report to the NRL and are funded by the NRL. In fact there's an argument the historic distance between the Storm and NRLVic has been bad for grassroots in Victoria for too long. Something that now seems to be put right.

You haven't a clue, and why would you you are a fan of the Anglo-Irish game.
Don't forget to answer my question about how much the midgets get every year from Vicky Kicky house and are not even treading water

 

[Perth Red]

You haven't a clue, and why would you you are a fan of the Anglo-Irish game.
Don't forget to answer my question about how much the midgets get every year from Vicky Kicky house and are not even treading water

you do like to talk about AFl, a lot. Its in their annual reports, around $23-25mill a year.

So you think Storm run NRLVic? Hmmmm

 

[Perth Red]

There's only one spot for the NRL's next team - and it's not North Sydney Oval.

Much like stories about high speed rail are an inevitability before an election, the train is never late when it comes to musings about expanding the NRL hitting the news cycle every few months.
One rumoured bid - the front-runner, according to a recent story in the Daily Telegraph - would be to have a Pasifika franchise based out of Cairns that would play some home games in Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and possibly even North Sydney.

It's a combination of ideas that genuinely feels like someone went on ChatGPT and said 'Please amalgamate every idea about NRL expansion that people have had in the past few years'.
Except, of course, the one that makes the most sense.

An NRL future without a Perth team is one the sport can't afford to see. There's no location more obvious, and more ready, to welcome a team.

The administration's general apathy towards climbing ticket prices ($40 to stand on a hill at Leichhardt Oval?) and game-day experiences in general have reiterated what we already knew; this is a TV sport, first and foremost. And if that's the case, why not try and lock in a new market in terms of not just fans, but a TV market as well?

For years the AFL has monopolised Sunday twilight views at pubs, even in the rugby league parts of Sydney, due to the 4.40pm local time kickoff that is often bestowed upon West Coast or Fremantle. Even if you ignore all the practical reasons, Perth trumps any east coast bid for this reason alone.

Not only that, but locals have shown their willingness to get behind teams other than just the Eagles and Dockers. The Scorchers have enjoyed bumper crowds this past BBL season, the Wildcats have been the hottest ticket in the NBL for much of the competition's existence, and the Glory had healthy crowds until a combination of COVID and the renovation of their home ground over the past couple of seasons.

The two State of Origin games at Optus Stadium both recorded sellouts of more than 59,000 people, and an NRL double header at the same ground drew 40,000 or so in 2018. The average of the 13 games held at Perth Rectangular Stadium between 2005 and 2017 would be healthy enough for any club not named the Broncos as well.
The latter would be an obvious, and freshly renovated, site for a rugby league team. Even North Sydney chairman Daniel Dickson conceded that a new bid with the Bears logo and colours attached could be "agile enough to know that it won't just be placed in North Sydney", so why not strike a deal in more ways than one?

The idea of the Perth Bears, absorbing Norths' colours, logo and history, is not a new concept - but if we are to move forward with an 18th team, it's an opportunity to secure a compromise that could please both those who want the NRL to become truly national, and those who still pine for one of the forgotten lights of yesteryear. On top of that, you could even have one game a year at North Sydney Oval, which would become a truly special day on the calendar.

But whether it's the Bears, the Pirates or even dusting off the old Reds gear and getting Cash Converters involved as a sponsor, there's only one city that truly makes sense for the NRL to plant their flag next.

There's only one city that truly makes sense for NRL expansion

As talk once again turns to NRL expansion, there really is only one city that makes sense as a location for the 18th team.

www.espn.com.au

 

[Wb1234]

Thats NRLVic's job, not the Storms.

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Bellamy is contracted to Melbourne until 2027, but will likely retire from head caching this year and move closer to family in QLD and transition into a part time position (has this option with a pay-cut each year)

Even if 2028 lined up well with the 18th club entering I doubt he would return to head coaching after 4 years away from it, and even less so if it involved moving to Perth or New Zealand

Broncos will sign him

bellamy is too young and too talented to retire permanent