Almost a dozen expansion consortiums

[Pippen94]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-expansion-john-singletons-fresh-push-for-perth-jets-as-dday-looms/news-story/7da0c0deb776d476251e690eba142b1f?amp&nk=b767950a0d25c7c21b2944f2c678d808-1719545483

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Bears
Jets
Easts Tigers
3 X south island
Fiji?!

 

[Matt_CBY]

Apparently 5 groups from NZ.

 

[Pippen94]

Apparently 5 groups from NZ.

Game is booming there.

 

[Vlad59]

That’s 8. Not quite 12. Try again

 

[Pippen94]

That’s 8. Not quite 12. Try again

Thanks

 

[Pippen94]

Seems Fiji did also apply.
Not much info on 4 of the kiwi bids.
So that's the 11.

Interesting points; no ipswich/bombers & central Qld who've been keen for a long time. Not much local interest out west. Jets & Bears bids have emerged from Sydney.

 

[MrE_Assassin]

Seems Fiji did also apply.
Not much info on 4 of the kiwi bids.
So that's the 11.

Interesting points; no ipswich/bombers & central Qld who've been keen for a long time. Not much local interest out west. Jets & Bears bids have emerged from Sydney.

To be fair, I think you can count the Bears/Jets as one bid as they’re both trying to piggyback off the Perth Bid to get their old name and colours back in the game.

 

[Pippen94]

To be fair, I think you can count the Bears/Jets as one bid as they’re both trying to piggyback off the Perth Bid to get their old name and colours back in the game.

They have finance behind them. Both made applications it seems

 

[Wb1234]

We get to 20 and still have loads of places to add to grow the game

24 is the right number to end up at

so Adelaide Brisbane tigers jets Fiji / Pacifica and Wellington would be an amazing competition

 

[Pippen94]

We get to 20 and still have loads of places to add to grow the game

24 is the right number to end up at

so Adelaide Brisbane tigers jets Fiji / Pacifica and Wellington would be an amazing competition

England has 92 fully professional soccer teams. Based on population our equivalent would be just over 40 teams. If we add all recent bids game isn't far off that. Shame to run off investors but would take complete shift in thinking & may be a lifetime away

 

[Milhouse2020]

Given the amount of consortiums who want to finance an NRL team, this would be the perfect opportunity to launch an NRL 2nd division.

 

[Vlad59]

Given the amount of consortiums who want to finance an NRL team, this would be the perfect opportunity to launch an NRL 2nd division.

Good idea Stephen!

 

[Milhouse2020]

Good idea Stephen!

My name's Milhouse2020, not Stephen, Capsicum Accountant.

 

[MugaB]

Good idea Stephen!

Great Ideas Man strikes again

 

[Milhouse2020]

Great Ideas Man strikes again

And the Spaghetti Podiatrist strikes again. How fortunate are we to see such a monumental event?

 

[Pippen94]

Why the f.. did the NRL put a gag order on the expansion bids?! Public should know who wants in on league & what they got to offer!!

 

[MrE_Assassin]

Why the f.. did the NRL put a gag order on the expansion bids?! Public should know who wants in on league & what they got to offer!!

Probably because they already know who’s in and who’s out and don’t want any of it leaking until they’re ready to announce.

 

[Wb1234]

Probably because they already know who’s in and who’s out and don’t want any of it leaking until they’re ready to announce.

Not yet they don’t

they haven’t even finalised their bids yet

 

[MrE_Assassin]

Not yet they don’t

they haven’t even finalised their bids yet

I mean the NRL. They probably already know who they want where and when… the rest is just formality.

 

[Milhouse2020]

Why the f.. did the NRL put a gag order on the expansion bids?! Public should know who wants in on league & what they got to offer!!

I completely agree with this sentiment! The fans should decide the expansion of the NRL.