Adelaide Rams Bid

[Perth Red]

Won't matter if a bid like Easts tigers or Norths Bears offer to host all their home matches there... it will take time to produce juniors there, but since Melbourne storm aint doing much more, whats the difference i suppose

you're saying the game shouldn't care about increasing participation? strange.

 

[MugaB]

you're saying the game shouldn't care about increasing participation? strange.

Not saying that at all, saying theyve done fk all in Melbourne, the barr is set low for del & perf

 

[Perth Red]

Not saying that at all, saying theyve done fk all in Melbourne, the barr is set low for del & perf

Again is it the NRL clubs job to increase participation or the ARLC's? Only one of them has it in their constitution, and it isn't the NRL clubs!
If you're disappointed in the number of kids playing Rl in Victoria maybe you should ask pistol pete why NRLVIC gets an absolute pittance in funding and has hardly any DO's? In Perth we have two NRL funded DO's for the whole state, its farcical.
Storm have one of the best track records of debuting NRL players and having them become long term first graders, with many of them playing rep football. That is their job and they are doing it far far better than nearly every club in the comp.

If the ARLC did their job and got 10k registered players in Vic instead of 3k then Im sure the Storm would be turning more of them into first graders!

 

[AdelaideRLFC]

There you go. Thanks for the report

That’s more positive than what I had imagined. If the Perth idea gets up and it is a real boon for their state economy that could give a real kick to the idea of Adelaide

Perth will no doubt get a team in the NRL as they have thousands of registered players and their junior leagues are far more developed than SA.

If we get NSW cup entry by 2030 after being in the junior leagues, we can have an Adelaide franchise in the NRL by 2040 hopefully.

 

[AdelaideRLFC]

Shouldn't participation increase be #1 priority? It will be very hard to run an SG ball side with the number of SA jnrs at the moment.

Ensuring that all NRL SA clubs have players in all levels of the game is one of our top priorities, but that's mainly handled by the clubs themselves. Our goal is atm is to form a club that will field a team in the SG ball cup.

One of the bigger issues is retention, as players who go to higher levels in SA eventually just go to other states as their opportunities in SA become limited. Our intention is that with an Adelaide franchise in the SG ball club and then NSW cup players will be retained here and grow through that pathway.

 

[AdelaideRLFC]

Won't matter if a bid like Easts tigers or Norths Bears offer to host all their home matches there... it will take time to produce juniors there, but since Melbourne storm aint doing much more, whats the difference i suppose

I asked NS Bears last month and I got the impression that "Adelaide is still on the table but Perth is what we're looking at".

We emailed an Adelaide relocation proposal to Easts Tigers and they've so far stated that senior management is now discussing the matter.

If a club confirms relocation to Adelaide permanently is on the table then we won't go through with forming a club for the SG Ball Club.

 

[Perth Red]

Ensuring that all NRL SA clubs have players in all levels of the game is one of our top priorities, but that's mainly handled by the clubs themselves. Our goal is atm is to form a club that will field a team in the SG ball cup.

One of the bigger issues is retention, as players who go to higher levels in SA eventually just go to other states as their opportunities in SA become limited. Our intention is that with an Adelaide franchise in the SG ball club and then NSW cup players will be retained here and grow through that pathway.

Good luck with it, would be a great step forward for SA to finally get some development happening.

 

[Colk]

Perth will no doubt get a team in the NRL as they have thousands of registered players and their junior leagues are far more developed than SA.

If we get NSW cup entry by 2030 after being in the junior leagues, we can have an Adelaide franchise in the NRL by 2040 hopefully.

Good luck with everything. I have heard about some recent struggles down in Adelaide but with good, committed people like yourself behind the wheel the game down there is on the improve.

 

[MugaB]

Again is it the NRL clubs job to increase participation or the ARLC's? Only one of them has it in their constitution, and it isn't the NRL clubs!
If you're disappointed in the number of kids playing Rl in Victoria maybe you should ask pistol pete why NRLVIC gets an absolute pittance in funding and has hardly any DO's? In Perth we have two NRL funded DO's for the whole state, its farcical.
Storm have one of the best track records of debuting NRL players and having them become long term first graders, with many of them playing rep football. That is their job and they are doing it far far better than nearly every club in the comp.

If the ARLC did their job and got 10k registered players in Vic instead of 3k then Im sure the Storm would be turning more of them into first graders!

Panthers, Sharks, Tigers, Broncos...
Seriously yes storm are good at turning those kids into elite 1st graders, but dont say they are debuting better than those clubs, id say they are in the top 8 clubs, probably higher for the actual quality of them

 

[MugaB]

I asked NS Bears last month and I got the impression that "Adelaide is still on the table but Perth is what we're looking at".

We emailed an Adelaide relocation proposal to Easts Tigers and they've so far stated that senior management is now discussing the matter.

If a club confirms relocation to Adelaide permanently is on the table then we won't go through with forming a club for the SG Ball Club.

You should be doing both regardless, but its a great idea.. to have an SG ball side all the way thru to a nsw cup... not only can you have local players from the whole state to draw from, but can have players from Vic, WA and country NSW as SA even though is a large state, its right between all areas that could be handy as distance isnt as far to those areas or even from sydney where most matches would be played for the lower grades

 

[AdelaideRLFC]

Good luck with it, would be a great step forward for SA to finally get some development happening.

Agreed - one of the steps we want is to get at least a couple thousand registered players, and to have all NRL SA clubs capable of fielding a team in all tiers of the comp within SA, from juniors to seniors.

Good luck with everything. I have heard about some recent struggles down in Adelaide but with good, committed people like yourself behind the wheel the game down there is on the improve.

Thank you, it's a group effort at the end of the day. We're working with politicians in SA, club managers, and 200 supporters atm. We want to get to 5000 supporters before we make our petition for sponsoring this initative in parliament.

You should be doing both regardless, but its a great idea.. to have an SG ball side all the way thru to a nsw cup... not only can you have local players from the whole state to draw from, but can have players from Vic, WA and country NSW as SA even though is a large state, its right between all areas that could be handy as distance isnt as far to those areas or even from sydney where most matches would be played for the lower grades

We recognised that starting from the junior level is the most realistic approach. Despite starting small, our attitude and mindset will be big. We will act like we're an NRL club and create one of the most recognisable sporting brands.

 

[Dabbabi]

SYDNEY CLUB IN FINANCIAL STRIFE​

Which club is in financial strife and needed the NRL to buy one of its assets to bail it out of danger?

It's all been kept very hush-hush for fear of spooking sponsors and stakeholders.

Here's a clue… it's one of the many Sydney clubs… and won a comp in the 2010s.

Knights coach plots 'major gamble' in halves shake up

The Mole's scoops

www.nine.com.au

Sydney or half Sydney clubs to win premierships in 2010's

St George Illawarra - Maybe
Manly Warringah - Couldn't imagine it to be them
Eastern Suburbs - Couldn't imagine it to be them
South Sydney - Couldn't imagine it to be them
Cronulla-Sutherland - Maybe

If the report is due and given the amount of funding clubs get these days it is embarrassing that any club could be in financial strife. Given the NRL's support of strong current brands winnings licences - the Dolphins of Redcliffe & the Potential WA side being the Bears. Could we see a Sydney club relocating? If so, I would prefer that club to relocate to Adelaide if Bears get WA.

Thoughts?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Bring back contested scrums.

 

[flippikat]

Knights coach plots 'major gamble' in halves shake up

The Mole's scoops

www.nine.com.au

Sydney or half Sydney clubs to win premierships in 2010's

St George Illawarra - Maybe
Manly Warringah - Couldn't imagine it to be them
Eastern Suburbs - Couldn't imagine it to be them
South Sydney - Couldn't imagine it to be them
Cronulla-Sutherland - Maybe

If the report is due and given the amount of funding clubs get these days it is embarrassing that any club could be in financial strife. Given the NRL's support of strong current brands winnings licences - the Dolphins of Redcliffe & the Potential WA side being the Bears. Could we see a Sydney club relocating? If so, I would prefer that club to relocate to Adelaide if Bears get WA.

Thoughts?

Oh come on, you just know there won't be any conditions around a bailout - let alone relocation.

They won't even require the club to play "home away from home" games in a strategically chosen market (either a potential expansion target like Adelaide, Wellington, Hamilton... or something really outside the box like Geelong or Hobart).

Nothing's going to happen.

After all, one of PVL's first acts was to bail out the Sharks, no strings attached.. wasn't it?

That being said, I would LOVE to be proved wrong.

 

[Pippen94]

Oh come on, you just know there won't be any conditions around a bailout - let alone relocation.

They won't even require the club to play "home away from home" games in a strategically chosen market (either a potential expansion target like Adelaide, Wellington, Hamilton... or something really outside the box like Geelong or Hobart).

Nothing's going to happen.

After all, one of PVL's first acts was to bail out the Sharks, no strings attached.. wasn't it?

That being said, I would LOVE to be proved wrong.

Yeah, but how much is Adelaide going to cost to prop up?!

 

[flippikat]

Yeah, but how much is Adelaide going to cost to prop up?!

To be honest, for all the effort we've put into that market I could understand if Adelaide/SA don't even know the NRL exists!

 

[bazza]

Knights coach plots 'major gamble' in halves shake up

The Mole's scoops

www.nine.com.au

Sydney or half Sydney clubs to win premierships in 2010's

St George Illawarra - Maybe
Manly Warringah - Couldn't imagine it to be them
Eastern Suburbs - Couldn't imagine it to be them
South Sydney - Couldn't imagine it to be them
Cronulla-Sutherland - Maybe

If the report is due and given the amount of funding clubs get these days it is embarrassing that any club could be in financial strife. Given the NRL's support of strong current brands winnings licences - the Dolphins of Redcliffe & the Potential WA side being the Bears. Could we see a Sydney club relocating? If so, I would prefer that club to relocate to Adelaide if Bears get WA.

Thoughts?

Is that the most they could say without saying "Their mascot is a Shark"?

 

[flippikat]

Is that the most they could say without saying "Their mascot is a Shark"?

Seriously, the number of times that club has been teetering near the brink, though...

 

[bazza]

Seriously, the number of times that club has been teetering near the brink, though...

unflushable

 

[Dabbabi]

Do people on here trust the reporting of "The Mole"? Didn't Gus absolutely spray him about some report recently?