18th club, whose next?

[Bukowski]

Funnily enough these polls mean shít, perth has been the favourite for over 20 years of these polls, yet still no perf team... they should be asking the CEOs of each club basically the only people that matter, the blake solly's, and the nick politis's, they are ones that vote, not the magical chairs/revolving door coaches/assistants, should be banking on 2nd or 3rd place everytime.... what percentage was fiji this time btw

I'm sure you'd be thinking differently if PNG was top of the list.
But do any polls mean anything? The SMH polled the clubs CEO's and Chairman in 2021 and most didnt want a team from Brisbane in 2023. So I'm not sure they hold as much power as you think.

The Storm have lost Slater, Smith and Cronk. They still have the game’s three most wanted players

Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory? Is expansion a good idea? Do the Roosters deserve $350,000 salary cap relief for Cordner’s concussion? The results are in.

www.smh.com.au

 

[MugaB]

I'm sure you'd be thinking differently if PNG was top of the list.
But do any polls mean anything? The SMH polled the clubs CEO's and Chairman in 2021 and most didnt want a team from Brisbane in 2023. So I'm not sure they hold as much power as you think.

The Storm have lost Slater, Smith and Cronk. They still have the game’s three most wanted players

Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory? Is expansion a good idea? Do the Roosters deserve $350,000 salary cap relief for Cordner’s concussion? The results are in.

www.smh.com.au

Not really, i know its not the most popular vote, but its the best one in terms of population behind it, albeit the majority of it are poor, but atleast there isn't ant rival code to worry about vying for their support...
With all other areas you're either trying to grab attention away from AFL in Perth, Adelaide or Vic2, or SR in getting a NZ2 in... as for that poll, it might not be Brisbane that was the issue, more likely the 2023 year or any expansion at all that skewed those votes... im sure their would be a clearer answer now, since they've seen what expansion has done since the dolphins admission.

I've always said the Titan's inclusion had left the rest of the clubs not really excited to see more expansion, it seemed a bit of a let down.. dolphins has done the opposite.. now we are getting a bit more areas starting up bids and seeing more interest in our game, from places that traditionally weren't

 

[mongoose]

Not really, i know its not the most popular vote, but its the best one in terms of population behind it, albeit the majority of it are poor, but atleast there isn't ant rival code to worry about vying for their support...
With all other areas you're either trying to grab attention away from AFL in Perth, Adelaide or Vic2, or SR in getting a NZ2 in... as for that poll, it might not be Brisbane that was the issue, more likely the 2023 year or any expansion at all that skewed those votes... im sure their would be a clearer answer now, since they've seen what expansion has done since the dolphins admission.

I've always said the Titan's inclusion had left the rest of the clubs not really excited to see more expansion, it seemed a bit of a let down.. dolphins has done the opposite.. now we are getting a bit more areas starting up bids and seeing more interest in our game, from places that traditionally weren't

Titans were killing it the first few seasons so thinking the Dolphins are a huge success after one season is dumb.

 

[Perth Red]

Who told you that?

The chairman, a board member and the coach. So yeh I think I'll trust the word of three key people involved in running the club at that time!

 

[Perth Red]

still arguing about things that happened 27 years ago like its relevant today....

NRL coaches poll pushes rival expansion bid over PNG, overhaul of player transfer system and crackdown on agents

The coaches want the NRL to head west instead of into Papua New Guinea when the next expansion team is introduced in the next…

www.theroar.com.au

The Roar article doesn't mention what % Perth had and the NewsCorp article is paywalled. Looks like no votes for Brisbane 3 though LOL

50% of coaches want Perth over any other option, pretty comprehensive!

What the coaches want
Perth 50%
NZ2 23%
PNG 10%
Pacifica 7%
No new sides 7%

brisbane3 0% lol@donkey

 

[Perth Red]

Funnily enough these polls mean shít, perth has been the favourite for over 20 years of these polls, yet still no perf team... they should be asking the CEOs of each club basically the only people that matter, the blake solly's, and the nick politis's, they are ones that vote, not the magical chairs/revolving door coaches/assistants, should be banking on 2nd or 3rd place everytime.... what percentage was fiji this time btw

Politis knows:
"We have to go to 20 teams and we have to go to Western Australia. We need more content and to make it a truly national sport, not just one played on the East coast."

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

We've been hearing the same hype about Perth for 15 or more years.

Still no team in Western Australia.

The definition of insanity is repetitively doing the same thing and hoping for a different result.

I wouldn't believe a word that came from the Western Reds officials. Actions speak louder than words. Reds had a bigger debt than the Crushers.

 

[Centy Coast]

50% of coaches want Perth over any other option, pretty comprehensive!

What the coaches want
Perth 50%
NZ2 23%
PNG 10%
Pacifica 7%
No new sides 7%

I miss the old RLW player polls, I would eagerly wait for those when I was younger.

 

[Perth Red]

We've been hearing the same hype about Perth for 15 or more years.

Still no team in Western Australia.

The definition of insanity is repetitively doing the same thing and hoping for a different result.

I wouldn't believe a word that came from the Western Reds officials. Actions speak louder than words. Reds had a bigger debt than the Crushers.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

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The irony is you've been playing the same tune for 15 years. You're hypercritical of every club and prospective club that's not from Melbourne and Perth, but make all sorts of excuses for the Storm and Reds when people point out their flaws.

You blame Brisbane and Sydney for rugby league being a minority sport in Melbourne and Perth.

Why don't you blame Hull and Huddersfield for rugby league being a minority sport in London and Toronto?

 

[Perth Red]

The irony is you've been playing the same tune for 15 years. You're hypercritical of every club and prospective club that's not from Melbourne and Perth, but make all sorts of excuses for the Storm and Reds when people point out their flaws.

You blame Brisbane and Sydney for rugby league being a minority sport in Melbourne and Perth.

Why don't you blame Hull and Huddersfield for rugby league being a minority sport in London and Toronto?

13 this year to be precise. And will continue to advocate for a National RL competition and a Perth club, thats what RL fans do. You keep telling us how RL cant be successful in growing nationally but AFL can.

Wayne knows: NRL supercoach Wayne Bennett has backed a high-powered push by the coaches for an 18th license to be handed to Perth.
Politis knows: We have to go to 20 teams and we have to go to Western Australia.
Sht even Pistol Pete is coming round: Perth has to be high on the table now, they warrant serious consideration

Maybe its time for you to do another 180 and get back on board the Perth train?

 

[Wb1234]

I miss the old RLW player polls, I would eagerly wait for those when I was younger.

News ltd do their polls they are comprehensive

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

13 this year to be precise. And will continue to advocate for a National RL competition and a Perth club, thats what RL fans do. You keep telling us how RL cant be successful in growing nationally but AFL can.

Wayne knows: NRL supercoach Wayne Bennett has backed a high-powered push by the coaches for an 18th license to be handed to Perth.
Politis knows: We have to go to 20 teams and we have to go to Western Australia.
Sht even Pistol Pete is coming round: Perth has to be high on the table now, they warrant serious consideration

Maybe its time for you to do another 180 and get back on board the Perth train?

How does putting a team in Perth make the NRL "national"?

Bennett reckoned the 2015 GF should have been replayed the next weekend.

 

[MugaB]

Titans were killing it the first few seasons so thinking the Dolphins are a huge success after one season is dumb.

1st few seasons haha, Fast forward dumbshit, that poll was in 2021, they had plenty of downside by then to suggest they weren't a great expansion addition, thats what i was saying maybe the poll in 2009, would have been a bit better example then smartarse

 

[Perth Red]

How does putting a team in Perth make the NRL "national"?

Bennett reckoned the 2015 GF should have been replayed the next weekend.

Its one more step. Its actually the one thing we could have over AFL. A claim to a much more Australian national footprint, if we got Perth and Adelaide in. Get them in and market the hell out of RL as the countries national footy game. between metro and regional covg we'd have the high ground which leads to a very different perception of the game amongst sponsors and media.
Not having the countries 4th and 5th biggest cities in a comp when theres only a handful of reasonable sized cities in the country (by Australian standards) means it will never be perceived as being a national comp as it currently stands.
Politis knows this

 

[The Great Dane]

The reason for that has been explained numerous times, they budgeted a certain amount for travel costs and the ARL doubled it by adding another grade late in the piece.

Yeah I know, doesn't change the fact that they're were quick marching to insolvency until News offered a lifeline. They were literally on the edge of collapse in 96 until News gave them a cash injection through their Sunday Times sponsorship.

As I said before they weren't the only club in that boat either. A lot of those club's struggles were more a result of the NSWRL/ARL's mismanagement than their own, which was another major factor that made SL possible.

 

[MugaB]

Politis knows this

 

[The Great Dane]

Funnily enough these polls mean shít, perth has been the favourite for over 20 years of these polls, yet still no perf team...

That's just not true.

Brisbane/SEQ topped both the coaches and players polls for most years for well over a decade.

 

[MugaB]

That's just not true.

Brisbane/SEQ topped both the coaches and players polls for most years for well over a decade.

Alright buzz, lighten up... can you show me the polls please

 

[The Great Dane]

Alright buzz, lighten up

You know, people can't call you on it if you're not full of shit.