18th club, whose next?

[MugaB]

50-50 png team and pasikifa are pipe dreams destined to fail and lose huge amounts of money.

Whos money? Gov't?

 

[Brian potter]

Whos money? Gov't?

Doesn’t matter if it’s the government’s money or the NRL’s money it would lose it nonetheless.

 

[Colk]

Which one?

png or pasifika?

PNG

 

[Wb1234]

Yeah but for how long?

I wouldn’t trust any government as far as I could throw them.

Maybe but it will be a minimum of 150 million which isn’t available otherwise

even if they took the money to see if it’s viable then relocate later if it’s not

the federal govt is paying the nrl to expand they would be stupid to say no to that kind of money

 

[MugaB]

Doesn’t matter if it’s the government’s money or the NRL’s money it would lose it nonetheless.

As long as its the govts then the NRL have no reason not to try it... if it fails, then move onto to someone else who is willing to buy a license

 

[Bukowski]

Canberra is a RL stronghold with clubs and thier supporters a commute away and your complaining about their crowds...of 12k
YOU are poking fun at those crowds.
Perth has no rusted on week in week out fans, no fans that can commute and it is an AFL town.
After 2 seasons of underperforming because players don't want to move 4000km away.
Seriously, what do you think those crowds look like?
Thursday night in Perth, sitting 2nd iff the bottom playing the Gold Coast..
If you want to have a serious discussion, this is your chance.
I'll say 5k.

I'm gonna say top of the table clash, so 17, 876. Unless the Western stand has been replaced, then it will be 25,564.

 

[Brian potter]

PNG

I fear you could be right because of the geopolitical situation surrounding China.

hope not though to be truthful.

 

[Brian potter]

Maybe but it will be a minimum of 150 million which isn’t available otherwise

even if they took the money to see if it’s viable then relocate later if it’s not

the federal govt is paying the nrl to expand they would be stupid to say no to that kind of money

The only benefit but at what cost to any true and lasting expansion in Perth or NZ?

 

[MugaB]

I fear you could be right because of the geopolitical situation surrounding China.

hope not though to be truthful.

Why, it will be a boon to the player pool and show that this code isn't afraid of boosting the competition and including areas that AFL would think would be unrealistic, RL have balls to go to NZ in '95, theyll have bigger ones to get PNG involved

 

[Wb1234]

The only benefit but at what cost to any true and lasting expansion in Perth or NZ?

I think png can actually work out financially

each bid has their own pros and cons

if it’s 20 teams there’s still room for Perth and nz2

still leaves out Adelaide and Ipswich / western coridoor

even if they are dirt poor the population of png is a game changer for league

 

[Wb1234]

Why, it will be a boon to the player pool and show that this code isn't afraid of boosting the competition and including areas that AFL would think would be unrealistic, RL have balls to go to NZ in '95, theyll have bigger ones to get PNG involved

Excellent point about nz in 95

 

[MugaB]

Excellent point about nz in 95

Balls is all Vdog is about... to have the balls to go somewhere the other guys wont and make money out it

 

[Bukowski]

Balls is all Vdog is about... to have the balls to go somewhere the other guys wont and make money out it

But not the balls to take them on directly....

 

[Wb1234]

Balls is all Vdog is about... to have the balls to go somewhere the other guys wont and make money out it

Tbf it’s only cause of albanese or Perth would be getting it

Perth still have a strong chance now anyway imo

if they tie in with the bears they probably beat png

best case arlc announce png as the winner for 18 then Perth and nz2 as teams 19 and 20 and the time frame of inclusion

 

[Brian potter]

Why, it will be a boon to the player pool and show that this code isn't afraid of boosting the competition and including areas that AFL would think would be unrealistic, RL have balls to go to NZ in '95, theyll have bigger ones to get PNG involved

PNG already has the player pool but NRL teams seem reluctant to tap into it for what ever reason.

NZ isn’t a 3rd world country with huge domestic issues though.

 

[MugaB]

But not the balls to take them on directly....

Dolphins just did that... why bother doing what theyre doing, do what RL does best cater to the regional areas, there's aleady enough big city teams, need more cannon fodder to make those city teams look good

 

[Colk]

As long as its the govts then the NRL have no reason not to try it... if it fails, then move onto to someone else who is willing to buy a license

I get what you are saying but do we want to really relocate it if doesn’t work? That’s worse than actually not giving them a license in the first place - you take something away from the PNG people then that would likely sour relations.

I don’t know it’s a difficult one but my inclination is to wait until PNG can actually sustain a side of its own.

 

[MugaB]

I get what you are saying but do we want to really relocate it if doesn’t work? That’s worse than actually not giving them a license in the first place - you take something away from the PNG people then that would likely sour relations.

I don’t know it’s a difficult one but my inclination is to wait until PNG can actually sustain a side of its own.

Who said relocate??
The failure will just get bailed out ala titans and knights, warriors etc carry on restart

 

[Colk]

Who said relocate??
The failure will just bailed out ala titans and knights, warriors etc carry on restart

Sorry I might have you confused with another post

 

[MugaB]

Sorry I might have you confused with another post

Its another reason its based in cairns, less chance of the 3rd world country influence on the team itself