18th club, whose next?

[The Penguin #6.]

Bring Back The Bears
Four rounds remaining in the NSW Cup, the Bears play the Knights (away), the Roosters (home), the Panthers (home) and the Raiders (home).
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Good signs for the Warriors with them being right up there. Not sure of the finals format in the NSW Cup but I imagine something like two losses in a row will see the Bears crash out of the finals in their usual fashion.

 

[The Penguin #6.]

Well done Souths, great commitment to growing the game in WA. Everyone can see Perth is a no brainer, can Vlandys??

Souths are priceless given the fact they could really be almost considered Oz`s only professional sporting club in any code that is so strongly associated with our Indigenous population, in fact they are gold for our national competition. I`m not surprised they are over there as they could have a lot to gain from League taking off in W.A. with its` large Aboriginal population.
Unbelievable in hindsight how we could have lost them.

 

[Centy Coast]

Good signs for the Warriors with them being right up there. Not sure of the finals format in the NSW Cup but I imagine something like two losses in a row will see the Bears crash out of the finals in their usual fashion.

Hopefully not this season as the Roosters haven’t really given us any players this season, I remember when Souths were our feeder club they just took out all of their contracted players when the NRL finals series’ hit and it was game over for the Bears.
Hopefully all of the NRL clubs do that this year.

 

[Canard]

Intersting point that Olam has the most sponsorship income of any NRL player

Do they mean third party contracts?

How would the SMH know this?

Unless they've uncovered more evidence of Storm cap cheating.

 

[Perth Red]

Souths are priceless given the fact they could really be almost considered Oz`s only professional sporting club in any code that is so strongly associated with our Indigenous population, in fact they are gold for our national competition. I`m not surprised they are over there as they could have a lot to gain from League taking off in W.A. with its` large Aboriginal population.
Unbelievable in hindsight how we could have lost them.

It'd be nice to see more work with our first nations communities for sure in the West. Not surprisingly now Twiggy forrest is bankrolling that other rugby they are very active in that space all of a sudden.

 

[Perth Red]

Do they mean third party contracts?

How would the SMH know this?

Unless they've uncovered more evidence of Storm cap cheating.

article is paywalled, does it say whose sponsoring him? Another govt hand out or actual companies in PNG?

 

[Canard]

So, Olam is the richest player in the NRL, and billion dollar American companies would cut each other throat to sponsor an NRL team.

But, the PNG Hunters and RL survive on Australian Taxpayers money.

PNG gets high-level rugby league support

The Australian government has announced further support for rugby league in Papua New Guinea on the eve of an international football clash in Brisbane.

www.google.com

If I was cynical, I would say that's very poorly researched journalism.

 

[Canard]

article is paywalled, does it say whose sponsoring him? Another govt hand out or actual companies in PNG?

Open SMHAge articles in incognito mode.

 

[Canard]

And if PNG is just shitting money left and right, why don't they sponsor and finance their own bid? Instead of fleecing the Aussie taxpayer?

 

[Perth Red]

Open SMHAge articles in incognito mode.

still doesnt work

 

[The Penguin #6.]

It'd be nice to see more work with our first nations communities for sure in the West. Not surprisingly now Twiggy forrest is bankrolling that other rugby they are very active in that space all of a sudden.

My son did some volunteer work in western N.S.W. working with Aboriginal and other disadvantaged communities, he told me it was all Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker at all the schools he visited, the other rugby has nothing like that.

 

[Canard]

PNG gets high-level rugby league support

The Australian government has announced further support for rugby league in Papua New Guinea on the eve of an international football clash in Brisbane.

www.google.com

 

[Wb1234]

still doesnt work

12ft

You are such a boomer

 

[Wb1234]

@Perth Red

 

[Brian potter]

In a word YES!!!

 

[Perth Red]

@Perth Red

Nick thinks so. Then again we get this same BS every time a game is played here. then the NRL disappears again for another 12 months. Been seeing it for 13 years now.

 

[Brian potter]

Nick thinks so. Then again we get this same BS every time a game is played here. then the NRL disappears again for another 12 months. Been seeing it for 13 years now.

Difference is that the 18th team is definitely happening and Perth have everything in place.

so welcome aboard png/cairns

 

[Wb1234]

Nick thinks so. Then again we get this same BS every time a game is played here. then the NRL disappears again for another 12 months. Been seeing it for 13 years now.

This is on now

not mentioned Perth yet

 

[Tigerlaird]

Relocate Dragons to Adelaide I reckon

 

[Brian potter]

Relocate Dragons to Adelaide I reckon

Demerge the dragons and relocate the dragons half to Adelaide and keep the Illawarra side in Wollongong?