Expansion voting.

[taxidriver]

option 3 or 4

we can look to consolidate and dominate the east coast, that's were fumbleball is trying to steal market share

perth for 2015

 

[legend]

Perth are in. All 16 CEO's agreed Perth should be admitted to the NRL in 2013. I would prefer Wellington as the second side but barring that, Central Qld gets my vote.

 

[supera]

i'm a little bit more keen on supporting traditional rugby league areas, rather than going back to the well with something already tried and failed. I went for the wildly unpopular ipswich and central coast option.

 

[babyg]

First pick would be Perth and then NZ2 but I chose Perth and CC. I think at least 2 Sydney teams should merge. Cronulla and Easts.

Don't think a second Brisbane team is that much of a priority. Have a look at the Friday night games for next year. It's all Broncos and another Brisbane team is not going to change that except for 2 more derby games per year.

 

[Zigwaa]

I want WA and Adelaide but no option. So i went WA and CQ.

Unfortunately for the Bears there's too many teams in the Sydney area already. The supporters there should go for Newcastle or a Sydney team, they get planty of games played there anyway.

Take RL to new areas that don't get it or don't get the opportunity to see many games or at all.

 

[BDGS]

Just a few things i have picked up from reading the comments on this page.

1) The reason there is no Second NZ option is because there is no current NRL Bid coming out of NZ.

2) The reason there is no Adelaide option is because there is no current NRL Bid coming out of Adelaide.

3) The Central Coast of New South Wales is not, and never has been, part of Sydney. It is it's own region centered around the lovely city of Gosford. Calling the Central Coast is as silly as calling Newcastle/Hunter region and Wollongong/Illawarra area a part of Sydney.

 

[superparra]

16 is the perfect number of NRL clubs because it cuts the ladder in half come September. I think 18 teams would work well too and it would make being in the 8 a whole lot more novel. That said, I understand people going for traditional teams but I'd personally like to see the NRL expand to cover a greater area and more people, even though I have a soft spot for the Bears.
WA and CC for me.

 

[besthalfbackPEARCE]

Thumbs up for Perth and Central Coast. Thumbs down for Souths and Sharks.

 

[Jason Maher]

I don't care how many teams are covering the Newcastle-Sydney-Wollongong coastal corridor, the Bears are ready to go, and they should never have been kicked out in the first place. It is a disgrace that the NRL refused to back the only team in Sydney prepared to bite the bullet and move, for their own good and the good of the game. It was also a disgrace the way the Reds were sacrificed for Ribot's baby in Melbourne.

While the Reds and Bears are settling in, the NRL needs to formulate a formal long-term plan, consisting of a combination of incentives for Sydney teams to follow the Bears lead and relocate (long term support from the league rather than one-off cash bonuses would be preferable), and a formal bidding process for a new round of expansion. The target areas to be filled would be Adelaide, a second New Zealand team, and at least two more teams in Queensland. Indicate where you want the teams to go, then invite bids, and allow multiple bids for the same region. Make it a formal, planned process rather than the current bug-the-NRL-until-they-relent process.

 

[Jono1987]

WA and Queensland 4 for me.

I feel for the Bears but the only way I can see them gaining an NRL Licence is if another Sydney club folds or moves elsewhere (to say QLD, SA or NZ).

 

[Zigwaa]

3) The Central Coast of New South Wales is not, and never has been, part of Sydney. It is it's own region centered around the lovely city of Gosford. Calling the Central Coast is as silly as calling Newcastle/Hunter region and Wollongong/Illawarra area a part of Sydney.

I know CC is not a part of Sydney, but drive an hour north or south and you have NRL teams. There's plenty of opportunities for CC people to support NRL with the teams close to them and the games that are played there at the CC.

Why put another side in a congested market?

 

[Zigwaa]

And the poll says what should happen with expansion. Not what current bids to the NRL should be granted entry.

 

[jim_57]

Sparing a current Sydney club folding it should be South/West Brisbane Jets and Perth Reds.

Then whichever of Jets/Bears misses out should be given Auto entry in 2017-8 and re-open bidding for the other spot. Hopefully a Wellington and/or Christchurch team will be bidding by then.

Sharks to Adelaide, Manly to Sunny Coast or CQ and Darwin and PNG to QLD Cup with links to NRL sides then we're set for a long time.

 

[BDGS]

I know CC is not a part of Sydney, but drive an hour north or south and you have NRL teams. There's plenty of opportunities for CC people to support NRL with the teams close to them and the games that are played there at the CC.

Why put another side in a congested market?

Doing the speed limit, it takes me longer then a hour from Sydney to Central Coast. I wouldn't mind your car though by the sounds of it.

Probably could go from Sydney to Brisbane in 4 hours? lol

Plus the CC is a regional area on its own back, it is insulting to the people of the Coast to say "Either support Newcastle or the team that killed the bears or piss off".

 

[Eels Dude]

Doing the speed limit, it takes me longer then a hour from Sydney to Central Coast. I wouldn't mind your car though by the sounds of it.

Probably could go from Sydney to Brisbane in 4 hours? lol

Plus the CC is a regional area on its own back, it is insulting to the people of the Coast to say "Either support Newcastle or the team that killed the bears or piss off".

Agreed.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Whereis.com says it should only take (including tolls)

Manly - 1hr 12min
Bondi - 1hr 12min
Redfern - 1hr 7min
Bankstown - 1hr 13min
Cronulla - 1hr 36min
Hurstville - 1hr 19min
Parramatta - 1hr 1min
Campbelltown - 1hr 36min
Penrith - 1hr 20min

Iv travelled to Gosford many times, and unless there is peak hour traffic or an accident, it only ever takes me an hour. And of course, I dont sit in the furthest left lane possible like some idiots do.

 

[Goddo]

From reading the comments it seems people generally want Perth, Central Coast and some form of Queensland team and one less Sydney side.

 

[Matt23]

Perth & Ipswich

 

[Zigwaa]

Doing the speed limit, it takes me longer then a hour from Sydney to Central Coast. I wouldn't mind your car though by the sounds of it.

Probably could go from Sydney to Brisbane in 4 hours? lol

Plus the CC is a regional area on its own back, it is insulting to the people of the Coast to say "Either support Newcastle or the team that killed the bears or piss off".

Ok Morgan Freeman, continue to drive Miss Daisy.

There are plenty of regional areas without NRL teams, do they deserve one just because they don't have one? Is it insulting them to tell them support an NRL team because they don't have one in their area? Why not put a side in Wagga, Tamworth or Dubbo then?

 

[Eels Dude]

Wagga and Dubbo don't have a population of 300 thousand people.

CC would quickly home to their own side. They are a very close nit community like Newcastle. A side there would be an instant success like the Titans.