18th club, whose next?

[AlwaysGreen]

player pool

You've read the article, right? They're playing in the second tier comps.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

PNG agreement will be locked in and will be announced shortly

And yep north shore has lots of rich people and bears have jim Jeffries as an investor

Why would North Shore residents be interested in investing in a Central Coast/Perth team?

And Jed Jefferson

 

[Milhouse2020]

I have a thought on how best to expand the NRL into WA. I've written about how the NRL should field 2 sides in WA, so I'll elaborate further.

The Bears are granted a license with permission to play part of their season at NSO. The condition of the license will be playing out of Fremantle.

the second team should be a partnership between a consortium and the Joonadlup Giants. the Giants have a history and established brand in WA so unlike the Bears, they've got a fanbase from Day one.

Furthermore, the AFL has shown how popular local derbies can be with the Eagles and the Dockers. Having a derby between the Bears and Giants will only help to increase the profiles of these teams and the NRL.

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

 

[Steel Saints]

Then how will NZ2 afford it?

I keep hearing that the next three teams are Perth, PNG and NZ2.

Now I'm being told that these bids don't have the money?

When I pointed out that these bids lack the resources to compete in the NRL I was told to stop being "negative".

This forum is full of delusion.

How much money does North Sydney have?

Do they have $30m sitting around or would they news to sell assets?

I look forward to Peter Dutton ripping up NSW Labor's dumb proposal when he's elected as Australia's next PM!

Have you seen the polls?

Not good reading for Labor.

For many pages on expansion threads, there has been so much focus on North Sydney, with the colours, logo, games at NSO, pathways etc

A question you raised is "How much money does North Sydney have"? A more relevant question should be, Can a Perth standalone club be financially viable?

One of the reasons why the NRL gave the green light to the Dolphins is because they have assets and are in a heartland state.


WA isn't a heartland state, so straight away there is a challenge. No doubt a healthy club grant and improved HBF Park would help, but the club still needs more, because they are not in a rugby league state.

So does Perth, West Coast Pirates, or whatever the team is called have the money to prosper on their own in AFL territory?

 

[Wb1234]

For many pages on expansion threads, there has been so much focus on North Sydney, with the colours, logo, games at NSO, pathways etc

A question you raised is "How much money does North Sydney have"? A more relevant question should be, Can a Perth standalone club be financially viable?

One of the reasons why the NRL gave the green light to the Dolphins is because they have assets and are in a heartland state.


WA isn't a heartland state, so straight away there is a challenge. No doubt a healthy club grant and improved HBF Park would help, but the club still needs more, because they are not in a rugby league state.

So does Perth, West Coast Pirates, or whatever the team is called have the money to prosper on their own in AFL territory?

Stand alone eventually they would get there

bears buys them ten years of development plus cash