18th club, whose next?

[Centy Coast]

Down to the last 10 rounds of the regular season in The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup

 

[Centy Coast]

Did anyone actually read this article?

“The Bears, who were founded in 1910 and exited the NRL at the end of the 1999 season after 60 years in the competition, view Perth as their only option for a return.”

1908 to 1999, they were known as the Shoremen, in 1959 they became the Bears.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Down to the last 10 rounds of the regular season in The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup

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Too bad there's no promotion and relegation

 

[shewi6]

NRL 2024 expansion: Brad Arthur meets with Perth bid

amp.theage.com.au

"The chairman of the Western Australian government working group responsible for the NRL bid, Peter Tinley, was in Sydney on Monday to meet with the sport’s key stakeholders. He met with NRL executives and Foxtel boss Patrick Delany to better position the Perth bid ahead of an NRL announcement that could be made as early as Wednesday."


Let's hope he also met with the channel 9 brisbane weatherman to get his approval...
@Get Rid of The Donkeys

 

[shewi6]

Is Queensland’s west off the table? It shouldn’t be

It’s a region with a rich rugby league history, so why has Queensland’s west seemingly fallen down the NRL expansion pecking order?

www.smh.com.au

Some snippets from the article:

[It is why the former Melbourne Storm and Gold Coast Titans halfback believes the NRL would “be mad” to not ensure Queensland’s western corridor was the focus of their expansion plans.

“We’re losing Ipswich, Toowoomba, Logan, south Brisbane,” Jacks said.]

[The Tigers’ bid includes a redeveloped Totally Workwear Stadium at Langlands Park in Brisbane, and building a 12,000-capacity stadium at an upgraded North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct.]

Another article that claims the ever expanding but still non-defined 'western corrider', this small cluster of towns and farming communities (plus toowoomba) is deserving of an nrl team all on its own but based in brisbane and owned by the 'east' tigers all because it is a strong rugby league area but simultaneously being taken over by the afl.

Make it make sense.

I am all for brisbane 3 being team 19 or 20 and more could be done to engage the rural areas to the west, but not having an nrl team won't cause the collapse of the game out there especially when there will never be an afl team there either.

Very suburban sydney logic.

As for the stadiums they will use; I don't see what could be done at langlands park or who would pay for it and why you would need it when suncorp is sitting right there.

As it is now is a perfect little 5k ground for nrlw.

Ipswich is currently getting upgraded to a nice boutique 12k stadium, again perfect for nrlw and nrl trials or the odd game bought off a sydney club like how the dogs are playing in bundaberg atm.

Last thing we want is another brisbane club playing in a ground that is too small and not fulltime at suncorp.

 

[Vlad59]

1908 to 1999, they were known as the Shoremen, in 1959 they became the Bears.

So between 1959 and 1999 they were the Shoremen Bears?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

NRL 2024 expansion: Brad Arthur meets with Perth bid

amp.theage.com.au

"The chairman of the Western Australian government working group responsible for the NRL bid, Peter Tinley, was in Sydney on Monday to meet with the sport’s key stakeholders. He met with NRL executives and Foxtel boss Patrick Delany to better position the Perth bid ahead of an NRL announcement that could be made as early as Wednesday."


Let's hope he also met with the channel 9 brisbane weatherman to get his approval...
@Get Rid of The Donkeys

Don't be a dumb shit posting troll like Butthurtski and the other drunken braindead inbred two headed mutant from Tasmania.

If either of those freaks overdosed tomorrow then their crackhead mothers wouldn't give a f**k. Their mothers stopped caring for them when their Centrelink child assistance payments were cut off.

Simon Fordham isn't even a Queenslander. He's a New South Welshmen who has worked as a producer at Ch7 (1998-2001), senior producer at IMG MEDIA (2003-2006), senior producer for V8 Supercars (2006-2017) and Head of NRL/Strategy at Ch9 since 2017.

 

[i0Nic]

I'd like to see Perth at 18th, Christchurch as 19th and Brisbane3 as 20th.

Then I'd like to see Melbourne2 as 21 and Adelaide as 22.

 

[Vlad59]

Don't be a dumb shit posting troll like Butthurtski and the other drunken braindead inbred two headed mutant from Tasmania.

If either of those freaks overdosed tomorrow then their crackhead mothers wouldn't give a f**k. Their mothers stopped caring for them when their Centrelink child assistance payments were cut off.

Simon Fordham isn't even a Queenslander. He's a New South Welshmen who has worked as a producer at Ch7 (1998-2001), senior producer at IMG MEDIA (2003-2006), senior producer for V8 Supercars (2006-2017) and Head of NRL/Strategy at Ch9 since 2017.

Potato

 

[Bukowski]

NRL 2024 expansion: Brad Arthur meets with Perth bid

amp.theage.com.au

"The chairman of the Western Australian government working group responsible for the NRL bid, Peter Tinley, was in Sydney on Monday to meet with the sport’s key stakeholders. He met with NRL executives and Foxtel boss Patrick Delany to better position the Perth bid ahead of an NRL announcement that could be made as early as Wednesday."


Let's hope he also met with the channel 9 brisbane weatherman to get his approval...
@Get Rid of The Donkeys

Too funny. It didn't take much to rile him up.

 

[Centy Coast]

NRL 2024 expansion: Brad Arthur meets with Perth bid

amp.theage.com.au

WA officials met with former Eels Coach Brad Arthur, omg, what’s with clubs going after these recycled coaches ?, geez they’ll be on the blower to Tim Sheens next, god I hope they don’t sign up Arthurs son Jakob.

 

[Vlad59]

WA officials met with former Eels Coach Brad Arthur, omg, what’s with clubs going after these recycled coaches ?, geez they’ll be on the blower to Tim Sheens next, god I hope they don’t sign up Arthurs son Jakob.

Unlike the Bears who are recycled washed up artefact of a bygone era?

 

[Centy Coast]

Unlike the Bears who are recycled washed up artefact of a bygone era?

If only the Bears could’ve gotten as many handouts as the Sharks have gotten

 

[Iamback]

Is Queensland’s west off the table? It shouldn’t be

It’s a region with a rich rugby league history, so why has Queensland’s west seemingly fallen down the NRL expansion pecking order?

www.smh.com.au

Some snippets from the article:

[It is why the former Melbourne Storm and Gold Coast Titans halfback believes the NRL would “be mad” to not ensure Queensland’s western corridor was the focus of their expansion plans.

“We’re losing Ipswich, Toowoomba, Logan, south Brisbane,” Jacks said.]

[The Tigers’ bid includes a redeveloped Totally Workwear Stadium at Langlands Park in Brisbane, and building a 12,000-capacity stadium at an upgraded North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct.]

Another article that claims the ever expanding but still non-defined 'western corrider', this small cluster of towns and farming communities (plus toowoomba) is deserving of an nrl team all on its own but based in brisbane and owned by the 'east' tigers all because it is a strong rugby league area but simultaneously being taken over by the afl.

Make it make sense.

I am all for brisbane 3 being team 19 or 20 and more could be done to engage the rural areas to the west, but not having an nrl team won't cause the collapse of the game out there especially when there will never be an afl team there either.

Very suburban sydney logic.

As for the stadiums they will use; I don't see what could be done at langlands park or who would pay for it and why you would need it when suncorp is sitting right there.

As it is now is a perfect little 5k ground for nrlw.

Ipswich is currently getting upgraded to a nice boutique 12k stadium, again perfect for nrlw and nrl trials or the odd game bought off a sydney club like how the dogs are playing in bundaberg atm.

Last thing we want is another brisbane club playing in a ground that is too small and not fulltime at suncorp.

Suncorp can only hold so many events, The real disappointment with the Olympics is that Brisbane isn't getting a CommBank style rectangle ground.

There is only so much Suncorp can be used and it is used for many events outside of NRL

 

[Perth Red]

 

[Marlins]

Suncorp can only hold so many events, The real disappointment with the Olympics is that Brisbane isn't getting a CommBank style rectangle ground.

There is only so much Suncorp can be used and it is used for many events outside of NRL

The reds and Roar will be dead or playing at bellymore before too long. Plenty of room for a third SQLD side

 

[Marlins]

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That looks terrible

 

[Bukowski]

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Just no.

But not a bad badge

 

[Marlins]

I really do hope we get an expansion side announced tomorrow, at that I do hope it’s a Perth stand alone side. More likely though the NRL, clubs, and Arlc will simply agree on an 18th team by 2028, no name or location, and put out some mud map to a 20 team comp by 2033.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

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The George Jetsons.