Fiji's bid for 18th NRL license

[jim_57]

You think a 14k athletics stadium is fit for regular nrl games?

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Looks like Barlow Park

Suva has a better grandstand, still has the athletics track and only holds around the same though. Both fine for the occasional game but you’d hope for better with a full time NRL team, unless your team name rhymes with Gronulla Sharts.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Does anyone think Fiji has a realistic chance of getting an NRL licence?

I don't.

 

[Vlad59]

Does anyone think Fiji has a realistic chance of getting an NRL licence?

I don't.

Me neither but if it annoys and worries PR then talk it up

 

[Brian potter]

Does anyone think Fiji has a realistic chance of getting an NRL licence?

I don't.

I would hope not.

and no before anyone says otherwise I’m not being racist but more realist.

 

[Colk]

I would hope not.

and no before anyone says otherwise I’m not being racist but more realist.

It makes a crap load more sense than PNG but probably still no. Just pick a second NZ team and Perth and work out what you want to do for the 20th team

 

[Brian potter]

It makes a crap load more sense than PNG but probably still no. Just pick a second NZ team and Perth and work out what you want to do for the 20th team

I agree but unfortunately both Fiji and PNG would be indefinitely dependent on government handouts what with being 3rd world countries.

jersey flegg, sg ball and Queensland cup equivalent pathways are more than adequate for both Fiji and PNG.

 

[Jetka100]

I couldn’t see it happening in the next few years. The NRL would be better off establishing a Pacific rugby league academy in conjunction with the University of the South Pacific and target development of players throughout the Pacific and also pump more money into the international matches to get more opportunities for the Pacific countries and try and squeeze rugby out.

 

[blue bags]

I couldn’t see it happening in the next few years. The NRL would be better off establishing a Pacific rugby league academy in conjunction with the University of the South Pacific and target development of players throughout the Pacific and also pump more money into the international matches to get more opportunities for the Pacific countries and try and squeeze rugby out.

Pasifika Grizzlies Bear's
Based at Central Coast Gosford
Living. Training. Playing
Gosford. Sydney
What a dream come true for the players
They would love it
Fantastic

 

[Brian potter]

I couldn’t see it happening in the next few years. The NRL would be better off establishing a Pacific rugby league academy in conjunction with the University of the South Pacific and target development of players throughout the Pacific and also pump more money into the international matches to get more opportunities for the Pacific countries and try and squeeze rugby out.

Mate I’ve been banging on about this very thing for years.

The NRL could easily fund junior pacific centre of excellences in samoa, Tonga, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu etc.

you could even introduce a draft style system with the team finishing bottom having 1st pick of the players.

 

[MugaB]

You think a 14k athletics stadium is fit for regular nrl games?

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We play at Lo, redcliffe and shark park, take games to regional areas al the time, ffs i really don't understand your obsession with stadiums, we are talking about an island country getting a team, you want to inspect their toilet facilities, and corparate suites, this game isn't about rivaling NFL for the $1000 tix, it's about including everyone to play this game, you think half the worlds population that play soccer in places like rural south America has state of the art facilities... i reckon if you fly to fiji to watch this team play, you should be able to except that fiji ain't 1st world in terms of stadium design

 

[RedVee]

Does anyone think Fiji has a realistic chance of getting an NRL licence?

I don't.

I don’t, but I kinda hope they do. Bula!

 

[Perth Red]

We play at Lo, redcliffe and shark park, take games to regional areas al the time, ffs i really don't understand your obsession with stadiums, we are talking about an island country getting a team, you want to inspect their toilet facilities, and corparate suites, this game isn't about rivaling NFL for the $1000 tix, it's about including everyone to play this game, you think half the worlds population that play soccer in places like rural south America has state of the art facilities... i reckon if you fly to fiji to watch this team play, you should be able to except that fiji ain't 1st world in terms of stadium design

Stadium facilities play a major role in a clubs financial sustainability. They also present a perception of a sports success.

 

[Perth Red]

Are the fiji bid expecting AUS govt to pay for it as well as, or instead of, png?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

We play at Lo, redcliffe and shark park, take games to regional areas al the time, ffs i really don't understand your obsession with stadiums, we are talking about an island country getting a team, you want to inspect their toilet facilities, and corparate suites, this game isn't about rivaling NFL for the $1000 tix, it's about including everyone to play this game, you think half the worlds population that play soccer in places like rural south America has state of the art facilities... i reckon if you fly to fiji to watch this team play, you should be able to except that fiji ain't 1st world in terms of stadium design

Perth Rectangular Stadium isn't a great stadium, yet he focuses on every other ground.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Stadium facilities play a major role in a clubs financial sustainability. They also present a perception of a sports success.

If that's the case then why do you want to put a team in this dump?

 

[blue bags]

We play at Lo, redcliffe and shark park, take games to regional areas al the time, ffs i really don't understand your obsession with stadiums, we are talking about an island country getting a team, you want to inspect their toilet facilities, and corparate suites, this game isn't about rivaling NFL for the $1000 tix, it's about including everyone to play this game, you think half the worlds population that play soccer in places like rural south America has state of the art facilities... i reckon if you fly to fiji to watch this team play, you should be able to except that fiji ain't 1st world in terms of stadium design

But they haven't got ala cart's gourmet dining
Corporate wine's. Limousine parking
Chopper landing pads

 

[MugaB]

Perth Rectangular Stadium isn't a great stadium, yet he focuses on every other ground.

I have zero issue with a perth team playing at PRS

 

[blue bags]

Are the fiji bid expecting AUS govt to pay for it as well as, or instead of, png?

No. The Chinese government has secured Fiji
In every way

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I have zero issue with a perth team playing at PRS

Neither do I, but if Perth Red is going to condemn other clubs for playing at similar grounds then he's not in a position to push for the Pirates to play out of PRS in a black, red and gold jersey that's reserved for them.

 

[Canard]

Neither do I, but if Perth Red is going to condemn other clubs for playing at similar grounds then he's not in a position to push for the Pirates to play out of PRS in a black, red and gold jersey that's reserved for them.