19th licence, who is it?

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Broadcasters won't want Perth or NZ2.

 

[MugaB]

Just with where the game is at in NZ- I get there’s a long way to go for a bid but if the growth there stays sustainable and solid another Kiwi team seems like a team that can add a lot back to the game. What are your other options for #19? The more I think of it, the success of 19 will probably determine if the game stays at 20 or goes further….

Well there's the whole debate on the fact the warriors have been around for 29 years and really haven't done much till now, so why would add another, where as Brisbane had been around a tad bit longer and had won 6 GFs and sustained a fair chunk of success throughout their time, so adding another was a no brainer, there's so many variables to fans choosing a worthy candidate, but really it's go where the players are, go where you can add more athletes, who cares if Auckland has 4 nrl teams or Sydney has 9 teams, Brisbane has 5 teams etc, as long as the talent is there it's a worthy endeavour, don't need to struggle with a city that doesn't care for the sport, and won't make reasonable efforts to fund or support its junior leagues, (like Adelaide etc)

 

[mongoose]

Well there's the whole debate on the fact the warriors have been around for 29 years and really haven't done much till now, so why would add another, where as Brisbane had been around a tad bit longer and had won 6 GFs and sustained a fair chunk of success throughout their time, so adding another was a no brainer, there's so many variables to fans choosing a worthy candidate, but really it's go where the players are, go where you can add more athletes, who cares if Auckland has 4 nrl teams or Sydney has 9 teams, Brisbane has 5 teams etc, as long as the talent is there it's a worthy endeavour, don't need to struggle with a city that doesn't care for the sport, and won't make reasonable efforts to fund or support its junior leagues, (like Adelaide etc)

so should we add another team to Melbourne, just because they've won some premierships? ..

wait, i forgot you're pro-melbourne 2... still a dumb idea

 

[MugaB]

so should we add another team to Melbourne, just because they've won some premierships? ..

wait, i forgot you're pro-melbourne 2... still a dumb idea

I'm pro all expansion, I never said I agree with that thought process, there's a lot of people already saying why do we need another NZ team when the current one is or was a basketcase

 

[final say]

South China bears

That's just being silly
It's between the " South China sea turtles " and the " Taiwan not China's "

 

[final say]

Broadcasters won't want Perth or NZ2.

Tell that to the broadcasters in NZ

 

[final say]

Well there's the whole debate on the fact the warriors have been around for 29 years and really haven't done much till now, so why would add another, where as Brisbane had been around a tad bit longer and had won 6 GFs and sustained a fair chunk of success throughout their time, so adding another was a no brainer, there's so many variables to fans choosing a worthy candidate, but really it's go where the players are, go where you can add more athletes, who cares if Auckland has 4 nrl teams or Sydney has 9 teams, Brisbane has 5 teams etc, as long as the talent is there it's a worthy endeavour, don't need to struggle with a city that doesn't care for the sport, and won't make reasonable efforts to fund or support its junior leagues, (like Adelaide etc)

This is the thing.
Queensland added the Cowboys
While NZ adds the South Island
That's the comparison.
If we're talking about another team in Auckland sure.. but we aren't.

 

[final say]

I'm pro all expansion, I never said I agree with that thought process, there's a lot of people already saying why do we need another NZ team when the current one is or was a basketcase

The " basket case" that on track to be the first club in history to sell out every single home game?
I'm hoping we have more " basket cases ".

 

[blue bags]

Southern Orcas would be fantastic
Based in Melbourne

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Tell that to the broadcasters in NZ

How much money do they provide?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

This is the thing.
Queensland added the Cowboys
While NZ adds the South Island
That's the comparison.
If we're talking about another team in Auckland sure.. but we aren't.

Cowboys generate more than twice as much revenue from football operations than the Warriors.

 

[final say]

How much money do they provide?

Currently 30 million pa

 

[final say]

Cowboys generate more than twice as much revenue from football operations than the Warriors.

Which means??

 

[blue bags]

NZ in a massive financial recession at the moment.

 

[final say]

NZ in a massive financial recession at the moment.

It's a recession so bad that every single Warriors games have sold out including trial games, record merch sales, record tv ratings and record attendance.
Australia has been in a per capita recession for almost a year with only a mind boggling 600,000 migrants keeping us out of a technical recession- and they aren't coming to watch league! They're international students from mostly China, India and Nepal..Using the a loophole that allows foreign nationals to buy established homes if they are a student has insured record house prices and record rents in what is widely accepted as a cost of living crisis.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Which means??

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. Townsville only has one-tenth as many people. Cowboys generate more than twice as much money as the Warriors.

If that's all the Warriors can get out of New Zealand's largest city then how much can NZ2 get out of Christchurch?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Looks like Donkey Bong has lost it completely.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Looks like Donkey Bong has lost it completely.

I'm going off the figures released by the media.

You’ll never guess which NRL club is performing best – and worst – off the field

An NRL document has ranked the financial performance of every club. There are some big surprises – at the top and bottom of the ladder – in this revenue reveal.

www.smh.com.au

Cowboys $22.7m
Warriors $11.6m

Almost twice as much revenue generated by the Cowboys.

Auckland has 1.6m people.

Auckland, New Zealand Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Auckland, New Zealand metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

www.macrotrends.net

Townsville has 202k people.

https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws...ocuments/townsville_region_scorecard_2024.pdf

A few years ago it was just 160k.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Man not this again

 

[final say]

I'm going off the figures released by the media.

You’ll never guess which NRL club is performing best – and worst – off the field

An NRL document has ranked the financial performance of every club. There are some big surprises – at the top and bottom of the ladder – in this revenue reveal.

www.smh.com.au

Cowboys $22.7m
Warriors $11.6m

Almost twice as much.

Honestly don't know what this has to do with anything?
Good for the Cowboys?
I like the Cowboys