26 June expansion meeting (Predictions?)

[flippikat]

I suspect this might be the case. Anything more significant would have been leaked by now.

There are no secrets in Rugby League

The more people there are that know about something, the more chance of a leak.

If the meeting tomorrow increases the number of people that know the plan (or even the general direction), then there's gonna be a pretty good chance it'll spill out to the media.

The challenge is whether V'Landys "front foots" things and gets messaging out ASAP after the meeting to head off leaks, whether he "stays mum" to develop things a little further, OR (now here's the crazy - extremely crazy - conspiracy path) actually SEEDS the rumours or creates a leak himself to guage reaction before officially announcing anything.

 

[Steel Saints]

Great. What does Vlandys wants?!

If V'landys wants a big media rights deal from 2028, then Perth has to be team 18.

 

[Pippen94]

If V'landys wants a big media rights deal from 2028, then Perth has to be team 18.

Lol, tv doesn't even want Perth. They want Brisbane!

 

[Pippen94]

putting more teams in areas that are already rugby league heartlands isnt expansion, in my opinion.

16 to 17 to whatever is expansion. Teams in PNG & Brisbane maybe more lucrative too

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

If V'landys wants a big media rights deal from 2028, then Perth has to be team 18.

“We’re really committed to working with the NRL in growing the competition, and Queensland is a big part of that. We think there’s room for another team here in Queensland, and the Dolphins have been the perfect example.

“The more games we can get played featuring Queensland teams in Southeast Queensland, the better. The engagement in rugby league here is just next level, and the energy of the crowds has a material impact on the quality of the broadcasts that we make. It helps create atmosphere, it makes the commentary team rise, it makes the production team rise.” -- Simon Fordham, Head of Strategy WWOS

The Battle of Brisbane: Behind Nine’s NRL push into Queensland

During the Broncos v Dolphins much hyped NRL clash, Mediaweek caught up with Nine's Kylie Blucher and Simon Fordham.

www.mediaweek.com.au

 

[Perth Red]

NRL need to have team 18 locked in before they start negotiations for the 2028 tv deal. Presuming they are wanting to do that end of this year/beginning of next then they have to have a decision by then. Abdo originally said the decision would be made in October. This meeting could well just be a sounding out meeting.

 

[Steel Saints]

“We’re really committed to working with the NRL in growing the competition, and Queensland is a big part of that. We think there’s room for another team here in Queensland, and the Dolphins have been the perfect example. ​

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“The more games we can get played featuring Queensland teams in Southeast Queensland, the better. The engagement in rugby league here is just next level, and the energy of the crowds has a material impact on the quality of the broadcasts that we make. It helps create atmosphere, it makes the commentary team rise, it makes the production team rise.” -- Simon Fordham, Head of Strategy WWOS​

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The Battle of Brisbane: Behind Nine’s NRL push into Queensland

During the Broncos v Dolphins much hyped NRL clash, Mediaweek caught up with Nine's Kylie Blucher and Simon Fordham.

www.mediaweek.com.au

Yeah Brisbane 3 will happen. Probably around the time of the Brisbane Olympics and fit right in with the media rights cycle from possibly 2033-2037??

From 2028-2032, it is all about nine games a week with Perth coming in. And from 2033-2037, there's a third Brisbane team, second NZ or PNG team and ten games a week.

It would be unfair on the Dolphins to only have a handful of years to establish themselves in the top tier, whilst the Broncos had a monopoly for well over three decades.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Yeah Brisbane 3 will happen. Probably around the time of the Brisbane Olympics and fit right in with the media rights cycle from possibly 2033-2037??

From 2028-2032, it is all about nine games a week with Perth coming in. And from 2033-2037, there's a third Brisbane team, second NZ or PNG team and ten games a week.

It would be unfair on the Dolphins to only have a handful of years to establish themselves in the top tier, whilst the Broncos had a monopoly for well over three decades.

I'm happy with Perth as the 18th team. Provided the WA Gov redevelop as the western grandstand at PRS and builds a high performance training centre for the club.

NZ2 isn't getting much support from the NZ Gov.

 

[Vlad59]

“We’re really committed to working with the NRL in growing the competition, and Queensland is a big part of that. We think there’s room for another team here in Queensland, and the Dolphins have been the perfect example. ​

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“The more games we can get played featuring Queensland teams in Southeast Queensland, the better. The engagement in rugby league here is just next level, and the energy of the crowds has a material impact on the quality of the broadcasts that we make. It helps create atmosphere, it makes the commentary team rise, it makes the production team rise.” -- Simon Fordham, Head of Strategy WWOS​

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The Battle of Brisbane: Behind Nine’s NRL push into Queensland

During the Broncos v Dolphins much hyped NRL clash, Mediaweek caught up with Nine's Kylie Blucher and Simon Fordham.

www.mediaweek.com.au

It’s great that you’ve posted that yet again. It’s very potato!

 

[Pippen94]

It’s great that you’ve posted that yet again. It’s very potato!

Well, if people still going to say tv money is argument for Perth they need reality check!!

 

[Perth Red]

Well, if people still going to say tv money is argument for Perth they need reality check!!

Reality is the contenders all have their different benefits to the NRL:

PNG Fed cash
Perth WA govt support
Firehawks Tv interest
NZ2 player development

 

[Steel Saints]

I'm happy with Perth as the 18th team. Provided the WA Gov redevelop as the western grandstand at PRS and builds a high performance training centre for the club.

NZ2 isn't getting much support from the NZ Gov.

We've heard so much from the Bears, so it would be nice to hear from the WA Govt and see what their plans are for a club based in Perth.

 

[Vlad59]

NRL need to have team 18 locked in before they start negotiations for the 2028 tv deal. Presuming they are wanting to do that end of this year/beginning of next then they have to have a decision by then. Abdo originally said the decision would be made in October. This meeting could well just be a sounding out meeting.

I agree. I wouldn’t be surprised if tomorrow is the beginning of endless media speculation dominating the media cycle for the next 4 months. Our competitors would hate it which is why Vlandys would do it.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

We've heard so much from the Bears, so it would be nice to hear from the WA Govt and see what their plans are for a club based in Perth.

I think the Sports Minister spoke about a high performance training centre.

 

[Pippen94]

Reality is the contenders all have their different benefits to the NRL:

PNG Fed cash
Perth WA govt support
Firehawks Tv interest
NZ2 player development

$600 million from feds for PNG. What is wa government giving?!

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

$600 million from feds for PNG. What is wa government giving?!

Clubs won't care about the $600m if they don't get their hands on it.

 

[Perth Red]

$600 million from feds for PNG. What is wa government giving?!

probably nothing and theres no perth bid team, a few blokes are just over in sydney having a jolly lol.
cuckoo cuckoo

 

[titoelcolombiano]

W

If it is Perth, then in terms of crude footprint we'll be just about where we were in 1995 again - when Auckland, North Queensland, Brisbane 2 (Crushers, now remedied by adding the Dolphins), and Perth (Reds, hopefully remedied by the upcoming team 18) were added.

That's 30ish years to get back to that state. Mind boggling really - and just highlights the hidden cost of the Superleague war - TIME that was wasted.

We're already there. Sydney somewhat rationalised and the pain of it behind us. Gold Coast is back, Brisbane 2 is back and we have a strong Melbourne team which is a bigger and harder market to crack than Perth. Thank God we at least got the storm out of the.SL war.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Crusher were broke going into first season. Perth reds were always going to struggle out west. Superleague is excuse. Didn't stop warriors, cowboys..

We're you born stupid or deliberately dropped on your head?

 

[flippikat]

W

We're already there. Sydney somewhat rationalised and the pain of it behind us. Gold Coast is back, Brisbane 2 is back and we have a strong Melbourne team which is a bigger and harder market to crack than Perth. Thank God we at least got the storm out of the.SL war.

Fair point, and I was meaning in terms of "restoring the class of 1995" (or the closest we have to that, accepting the Dolphins are a different model to the Crushers)

Still, 30 or so years just to achieve some Sydney rationalization (including a half-Illawarra half Sydney JV), replacing the Crushers with the NRL branch of a heritage BRL side & adding Melbourne (which will basically be the difference between the 1995 ARL competition line-up and the first year of Perth if they're team 18) seems pretty slow progress.