18th club, whose next?

[Perth Red]

I left Wellington off … they seen more recently mentioned than a couple

maybe, all we know officially is:


def bids

PNG
Western Bears
The Jets
Easts Tigers

Then
SI
Kea
Fiji
who had publicly announced they intended to bid.

Anyone else is speculation.

 

[BuffaloRules]

L

maybe, all we know officially is:


def bids

PNG
Western Bears
The Jets
Easts Tigers

Then
SI
Kea
Fiji
who had publicly announced they intended to bid.

Anyone else is speculation.

I’m pretty sure Wellington mentioned a week or so back as at least expressing interest …

 

[Perth Red]

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I’m pretty sure Wellington mentioned a week or so back as at least expressing interest …

media speculation, same as auckland2. there was no official comment from anyone or even who that someone was. There may well have been a different WA bid for all we know.

Ive just listed the 7 genuine publicly announced interested bidders we have heard from.

 

[Wb1234]

L


I’m pretty sure Wellington mentioned a week or so back as at least expressing interest …

Five nz bids is what the articles said

 

[BuffaloRules]

Five nz bids is what the articles said

I don’t read too much into what some of these speculation articles say .. lot of these blokes talk out of their backside

 

[Wb1234]

I don’t read too much into what some of these speculation articles say .. lot of these blokes talk out of their backside

They do but it’s been said multiple times there are 11 bids

 

[Perth Red]

They do but it’s been said multiple times there are 11 bids

now its saying maybe 9 lol They are guessing. NRL wont have leaked the details given they've imposed a NDA on the bidders.

 

[Wb1234]

now its saying maybe 9 lol They are guessing. NRL wont have leaked the details given they've imposed a NDA on the bidders.

2 bids are already locked in

it’s a pr excercise

 

[BuffaloRules]

They do but it’s been said multiple times there are 11 bids

The number of times it’s said doesn’t make it any more correct … and as it turns out , the latest is we are down to a maximum of 9….

More to the point … the deadline is long passed .. why doesn’t Abdo announce the bids so media dickheads wouldn’t need to speculate on rumours?

 

[Perth Red]

The number of times it’s said doesn’t make it any more correct … and as it turns out , the latest is we are down to a maximum of 9….

More to the point … the deadline is long passed .. why doesn’t Abdo announce the bids ?

Often these things are done in commercial confidentiality so there will be no announcement of who has bid. Now the papers are full of Bears, and now Jets we may see others try and get some column inches in the foolish belief it may swing the NRL to them.

Presuming the 7 who publicly said they were going to bid have, and the 9 submissions are to be believed, that leaves 2 unknowns at this point.

 

[Perth Red]

2 bids are already locked in

it’s a pr excercise

not really there is seemingly one license up for grabs and potentially 7 bids fighting for it.

 

[Wb1234]

B

The number of times it’s said doesn’t make it any more correct … and as it turns out , the latest is we are down to a maximum of 9….

More to the point … the deadline is long passed .. why doesn’t Abdo announce the bids so media dickheads wouldn’t need to speculate on rumours?

no need too

not really there is seemingly one license up for grabs and potentially 7 bids fighting for it.

chch will be a choice from 3

 

[BuffaloRules]

Often these things are done in commercial confidentiality so there will be no announcement of who has bid. Now the papers are full of Bears, and now Jets we may see others try and get some column inches in the foolish belief it may swing the NRL to them.

Presuming the 7 who publicly said they were going to bid have, and the 9 submissions are to be believed, that leaves 2 unknowns at this point.

Further speculation though isn’t it?” Presuming the 7”…

The NRL has gone through a tender process … obviously some of the bids don’t want to remain confidential … so why not release a statement with those ones named ?

I mean .. it gets the NRL further mention in the news cycle doesn’t it?

 

[Perth Red]

B

no need too

chch will be a choice from 3

It would appear it is between Christchurch and Brisbane3 for sure. But thats why there is bids I suppose so NRL can make sure license 20 goes to the strongest option

 

[BuffaloRules]

not really there is seemingly one license up for grabs and potentially 7 bids fighting for it.

“ up to “ 7 bids … lol

 

[Wb1234]

It would appear it is between Christchurch and Brisbane3 for sure. But thats why there is bids I suppose so NRL can make sure license 20 goes to the strongest option

Strongest option only for team 20 lol

 

[Perth Red]

Further speculation though isn’t it?” Presuming the 7”…

The NRL has gone through a tender process … obviously some of the bids don’t want to remain confidential … so why not release a statement with those ones named ?

I mean .. it gets the NRL further mention in the news cycle doesn’t it?

for sure, but those 7 all publicly said they intended to bid. if they did or not is speculation and probably always will be as NRL wont release it, like I said it will be tied up in commercial confidentiality.

 

[Perth Red]

Strongest option only for team 20 lol

it would appear that the other license have been decided on strategic importance (Perth) and financial opportunity (PNG). License 20 may be the same in regards to NZ (strategic) or Brisbane (financial/risk). Who knows, its all just educated guesswork.

 

[Wb1234]

it would appear that the other license have been decided on strategic importance (Perth) and financial opportunity (PNG). License 20 may be the same in regards to NZ (strategic) or Brisbane (financial/risk). Who knows, its all just educated guesswork.

Anything less than ten years between Brisbane teams is rushed

dolphins and broncos will be dead against it

 

[BuffaloRules]

for sure, but those 7 all publicly said they intended to bid. if they did or not is speculation and probably always will be as NRL wont release it, like I said it will be tied up in commercial confidentiality.

I guess we will see if all the bidders are ultimately made public … at least the locations anyway … I’ve learnt over the years that not many things remain a secret in the NRL indefinitely