26 June expansion meeting (Predictions?)

[Matt_CBY]

My agenda is what’s best for the game overall and for the generations ahead.

Not what a bunch of boomers on a forum want before they die and leave the rest of us with their mistakes.

 

[docbrown]

My agenda is what’s best for the game overall and for the generations ahead.

Not what a bunch of boomers on a forum want before they die and leave the rest of us with their mistakes.

Plot twist: Peter Vlandys has an LU account and he's regularly on here checking. He's going to award the team to the user who makes the most posts boosting their bid and shitting on all the others.

Perth Red is in the lead.

 

[Canard]

My agenda is what’s best for the game overall and for the generations ahead.

Not what a bunch of boomers on a forum want before they die and leave the rest of us with their mistakes.

Aren't you the No1 cheer leader for the Bears?

That's f**king Boomer in a nutshell.

 

[Bukowski]

Aren't you the No1 cheer leader for the Bears?

That's f**king Boomer in a nutshell.

The irony hey.

 

[Matt_CBY]

Aren't you the No1 cheer leader for the Bears?

That's f**king Boomer in a nutshell.

Nope

 

[Matt_CBY]

“
V’landys will preside over a board meeting on Wednesday week – the day of Origin II – that shapes as one of the most historic conventions in the code’s 116-year history.
At that meeting, the ARLC board will mull over an expansion document which is likely to result in a call for three new franchises.
Following the meeting, the Commission is expected to call for expressions of interest from consortiums bidding to be part of a 20-team league, with their introduction to be staggered in the lead up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
The existing 17 clubs will be included in the expansion process – and rewarded with extra grants totalling at least $60 million.
Western Australia is now the frontrunner to oust Papua New Guinea and be the NRL’s 18th team by 2027.


V’landys is keen for North Sydney to form a strategic alliance to launch the Perth Bears.
The ARL Commission’s June 26 meeting could see an 18th NRL team named for 2027, followed by a 19th franchise 12 months later.”

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-expansion-perth-bid-team-prefer-solo-licence-over-merger-with-bears-or-jets/news-story/7d95202db67b0367b6865cb3845f4602?amp&nk=79ecbb66abede9753d5bc0896349fa01-1718487370

 

[wgd]

Perth 2027
NZ2 2029
Brisbane3 2031

I honestly don't know where to put the PNG bid. For once I'm glad the NRL is getting some government support for a new NRL expansion team, even though others on here are angry about it. Our foreign aid budget is massive, according to this link it sits at around $4.77 billion for 2023-2024:

Australia's Official Development Assistance Budget Summary 2023-24

Rising global pressures including climate change, geostrategic competition, and international economic uncertainties are reshaping our region and testing our resilience. The Australian Government is helping shape the world for the better. It's in our shared regional interests.

www.dfat.gov.au

And that's for just 1 year. The PNG bid is $600 million over 10 years. So our foreign aid budget dwarfs the money being allocated for the PNG NRL bid. But I am fairly concerned about other factors that will affect the PNG bid such as security, being able to attract marquee NRL players, corporate investment and infrastructure.

And I am insanely angry about the NRL clubs wanting a slice of the $600 million pie. How can cashed up NRL clubs in a first world country like Australia expect even a dollar that is intended to help a club in a third world country like PNG? Is there no limit to Australian entitlement and greed?

Because PNG adds literally nothing to the competition. No TV dollars, no sponsorship. If they put in a PNG team over an Australian/NZ team that's fine, but the NRL clubs should be compensated for the lost revenue. Makes perfect sense to me.

 

[Centy Coast]

The irony hey.

Hold on, we want a WA team BUT gtfooh

 

[Wb1234]

Perth bears 2027

png and Christchurch 2028 to 2033

 

[Maximus]

Aren't you the No1 cheer leader for the Bears?

That's f**king Boomer in a nutshell.

The alt forgot what account he was posting from.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Can somebody explain to me why Perth Red is anti-pokie dens, yet he's okay with a bunch of desperate people hocking all their possessions and getting predatory pay day loans from Cash Converters?

Because Western Australia is the only state that doesn't allow licenced venues, such as League Clubs, to carry gaming machines.

In other words, a Perth-based NRL team cannot make money from pokies but the other 16 In the country can.

Thus pokies are "bad".

Cash Converters preys on people with mental illness and addiction issues.

 

[Matt_CBY]

The alt forgot what account he was posting from.

I’ve told you before Perth Red. Check my IP address to see how many accounts are signing it from it.

 

[Marlins]

• 2027 West Coast Pirates entry
• 2029 South Island Keas entry
• 2031 Brisbane 3 entry

Wont all be announced at once but I expect the pirates to formally be announced as the 18th team. What will also be announced is the
NRL’s plan to expand to 20 teams by 2032.

I’ve got the feeling the Bears are just being strung along atm and we won’t be seeing them in the NRL anytime soon. PNG will be strung along also but what will eventually happen is the money by the federal gov will go towards grassroots and a 2nd Qcup side. 2nd NZ side will be the 19th team but won’t be announced until next year at the earliest. Brisbane 3 will happen and will be run by East’s but who knows what the team will be called.

That’s what I’m hoping for anyway.

 

[Brian potter]

• 2027 West Coast Pirates entry
• 2029 South Island Keas entry
• 2031 Brisbane 3 entry

Wont all be announced at once but I expect the pirates to formally be announced as the 18th team. What will also be announced is the
NRL’s plan to expand to 20 teams by 2032.

I’ve got the feeling the Bears are just being strung along atm and we won’t be seeing them in the NRL anytime soon. PNG will be strung along also but what will eventually happen is the money by the federal gov will go towards grassroots and a 2nd Qcup side. 2nd NZ side will be the 19th team but won’t be announced until next year at the earliest. Brisbane 3 will happen and will be run by East’s but who knows what the team will be called.

That’s what I’m hoping for anyway.

Should be but won’t be unfortunately.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

• 2027 West Coast Pirates entry
• 2029 South Island Keas entry
• 2031 Brisbane 3 entry

Wont all be announced at once but I expect the pirates to formally be announced as the 18th team. What will also be announced is the
NRL’s plan to expand to 20 teams by 2032.

I’ve got the feeling the Bears are just being strung along atm and we won’t be seeing them in the NRL anytime soon. PNG will be strung along also but what will eventually happen is the money by the federal gov will go towards grassroots and a 2nd Qcup side. 2nd NZ side will be the 19th team but won’t be announced until next year at the earliest. Brisbane 3 will happen and will be run by East’s but who knows what the team will be called.

That’s what I’m hoping for anyway.

I'll be happy with that. A second Queensland Cup team for PNG is better than one in the NRL. I'd base it in Lae.

 

[Maximus]

I’ve told you before Perth Red. Check my IP address to see how many accounts are signing it from it.

So what made this account decide to begin posting again after 10 years and and also decide to exclusively post in the expansion forum?

 

[Matt_CBY]

The account doesn’t have a kind of it’s own princess.

 

[Brian potter]

I'll be happy with that. A second Queensland Cup team for PNG is better than one in the NRL. I'd base it in Lae.

This.

Lae is PNG’s second biggest city and can cover the highlands, coast and island regions.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

This.

Lae is PNG’s second biggest city and can cover the highlands, coast and island regions.

Helping more Papuans ply their trade in the Queensland Cup and QRL's lower age divisions is better than throwing them to the wolves in the NRL. Two or three clubs fielding teams in the QRL competitions will do wonders for PNGRFL.

 

[Pippen94]

• 2027 West Coast Pirates entry
• 2029 South Island Keas entry
• 2031 Brisbane 3 entry

Wont all be announced at once but I expect the pirates to formally be announced as the 18th team. What will also be announced is the
NRL’s plan to expand to 20 teams by 2032.

I’ve got the feeling the Bears are just being strung along atm and we won’t be seeing them in the NRL anytime soon. PNG will be strung along also but what will eventually happen is the money by the federal gov will go towards grassroots and a 2nd Qcup side. 2nd NZ side will be the 19th team but won’t be announced until next year at the earliest. Brisbane 3 will happen and will be run by East’s but who knows what the team will be called.

That’s what I’m hoping for anyway.

Perth pirates don't exist in any form