A new merged NRL competition

[OVP]

i suggest we merge the roosters with a giant turd :lol:

Why on earth would you want to merge us with the Bulldogs ?

 

[eelsta]

Why on earth would you want to merge us with the Bulldogs ?

:lol:

 

[Red Bear]

Why on earth would you want to merge us with the Bulldogs ?

Well Played :lol: :crazy:

 

[Deacon]

how bout the West Chelsea Gunnerspurs

 

[Deacon]

What about Everpool FC, they'll never walk alone!

how bout the West Chelsea Gunnerspurs

 

[Corbin]

Why on earth would you want to merge us with the Bulldogs ?

Complete Class. :lol:

 

[Frederick]

So what happened to the Knights in this revamped NRL?

 

[morri (cWo)]

simple - gfys

 

[morri (cWo)]

So what happened to the Knights in this revamped NRL?

the northshore now extends to the nsw/qld border.

 

[LESStar58]

I always liked the idea of 20 teams and I think it'll happen once it becomes viable... Perth, Central Coast and Wellington are must haves!

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

I'd like to see teams in Perth, CC, Wellington and Adelaide. It's just not possible right now, and if it happens don't do it all at once like in 1995. The scramble for players would be ridiculous.

However these teams can't be brought in at the expense of established teams (unless those teams go bust through their own doing). Sure it's nice to think that merging 2 teams will double their fan base, but in reality at least half of those fans will just throw up a collective middle finger and go find some other team/sport to support. NSW is where league dominates, so why would you go and disenchant the fans of 8 or so clubs? Goodbye to millions of dollars in ticket sales, merchandising, tv ratings go down making the rights less valuable etc. Sure it's a great idea, if the NRL wants to commit suicide.

 

[Earl]

i suggest we merge the roosters with a giant turd :lol:

Nah, thats far to detremental to the turd

 

[Moffo]

Why on earth would you want to merge us with the Bulldogs ?

ill pay that!

 

[Surely]

I like this idea, we can call it the Australian National Amalgamated League.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Looking at the current comp in its form I think there is a need to reduce the number of Sydney clubs. I propose the following:

Penrith Panthers and Parramatta Eels merge to become the Parramatta Panthers playing out of Parramatta Stadium

St.George Dragons and Cronulla Sharks merge to become the St.George Sharks playing out of Kogarah

Manly Sea Eagles look to claim the entire north shore as their own renaming themselves to Northern Eagles again and base themselves at a redeveloped North Sydney oval converted to a stadium

Next best thing would be a merger between Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs but without a name to appease both sides they might have to standalone

Wests Tigers having already merged remain the same club

Sydney Roosters remain the same club

Therefore competition is reduced by 2 teams and consists of the following

Brisbane Broncos
Canberra Raiders
Canterbury Bulldogs
Melbourne Storm
Northern Eagles
North Queensland Cowboys
NZ Warriors
Parramatta Panthers
St.George Sharks
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Sydney Roosters
Wests Tigers

leaving room for a Perth and Adelaide team to be added in the future if it becomes feasible

Northern eagles, been there done that wont happen again

try again

 

[Master Vippo]

Hhe. This thread is funny. Good joke NRL_man, thats funny.

Relegation-no go. The 2ns teir would be like premmy now and would get poor crowds and attendance.

The 20 teams-maybe in 2020, but not in the near future.

The comp is fine now, no need for drastic radical changes. The only reason to merge clubs is if they are not financially viable, not coz u feel like it!

 

[rugged]

If you were creating a competition from scratch in Australia/NZ, where would you put teams and how many would you put where?

You all think of Sydney as the heartland but QLD is a heartland as well and surely would merit at least a half of the teams that NSW has. Then you would need to recognize the development potential and existing love of RL in New Zealand. And then you would need to put teams in other states to develop the game. A good idea would be to relocate some of the Sydney teams to other states like the AFL did with the Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears merger.

I would suggest

2 NZ teams - Auckland, other

3 QLD teams - Brisbane, Gold Coast, North QLD

6 NSW teams - Newcastle, Central Coast, Woolongong, 3 Sydney teams

Western Australia

South Australia

Tassie?

You can't think fully of club loyalties when building a competition. You have to think of what the best competition would be and how to expand the game.

 

[NK Arsenal]

i suggest we merge the roosters with a giant turd :lol:

its already been done

 

[t-ba]

Sounds good but trying to get parochial morons to change?.....

Yeah, Cause Salford were so Dead Keen to merge with Swinton, Oldham and Rochdale when Uncle Mo suggested it...Moron.

 

[t-ba]

You all think of Sydney as the heartland but QLD is a heartland as well and surely would merit at least a half of the teams that NSW has. Then you would need to recognize the development potential and existing love of RL in New Zealand. And then you would need to put teams in other states to develop the game. A good idea would be to relocate some of the Sydney teams to other states like the AFL did with the Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears merger.

Brisbane has nothing on Sydney's RL culture, and theres more corporate money to be had in Sydney. At best, QLD could have Half of NSW teams, not 'atleast half.'

An eye towards Ipswich and Redcliffe imo in the next 15 years has to be seriously considered if we want to consolidate the city.