If we started the NRL from scratch, what teams would we have?

[Big Mick]

Western Sydney needs more then 1 team imo. There are 2 million people living there.

Just because Sydney breaks down into 4 nice regions doesnt mean each should get one team and thats it. It requires some more in depth research and thought.

+1 how someone can just say one team in Western Sydney when it provides the majority of juniors and has the highest junior participation in the country...yet Brisbane has 3 teams...yeah that makes sense. :roll:

 

[CowboyFuriousFury]

I go with an 18 team competition that go likes this

QLD

Brisbane Broncos
North QLD Cowboys
Gold Coast Titans
Sunshine Coast
2nd Brisbane team

WA
Western Reds

SA
Adelaide Rams

Vic
Melbourne Storm

ACT
Canberra Raiders

NZ
New Zealand Warriors

NSW
North Sydney
South Sydney
West Sydney 1
West Sydney 2
Sydney City

Newcastle
Central Coast
Illawarra

 

[rednblack]

Newy is further from the Gosford then Sydney.

I live 5min from Bluetongue. Newcastle airport is 1km closer to my place than kingsford smith, and about 40min quicker to get there without traffic. It only gets worse from there!

Granted, the SFS is a little closer, but if I had the choice of going to a game in Moore Park or Newy, I know I'd be heading north! It's so much quicker and more accessible than Sydney is from the Central Coast.

 

[Perth Red]

I thought the Illawarra region couldnt financially sustain an NRL team?

 

[BigBadWilly]

I thought the Illawarra region couldnt financially sustain an NRL team?

Na they cant you would need to move the team to Sutherland that way you have an each way bet on the three teams supporters.

The person that said kog has rocks in their head lol.

 

[betcats]

I live 5min from Bluetongue. Newcastle airport is 1km closer to my place than kingsford smith, and about 40min quicker to get there without traffic. It only gets worse from there!

Granted, the SFS is a little closer, but if I had the choice of going to a game in Moore Park or Newy, I know I'd be heading north! It's so much quicker and more accessible than Sydney is from the Central Coast.

All true, I drive to Syd daily from Avoca so i know what a shitfight getting into Sydney can be. My point is Newy is to far away for anyone to expect the central coast to be happy supporting a Newy team.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

From scratch

Sydney
Southern Suburbs
Balmain-Canterbury
Western Suburbs
Parramatta
North Sydney-Manly
Penrith
Illawarra-Cronulla
Newcastle
Canberra
Two country teams

 

[S.S.T.I.D]

Cumberland
Glebe
Newtown
North Sydney
Balmain
Western Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs
Newcastle
South Sydney

I'd look at expansion into Annandale as a matter of urgency though.

 

[rednblack]

All true, I drive to Syd daily from Avoca so i know what a shitfight getting into Sydney can be. My point is Newy is to far away for anyone to expect the central coast to be happy supporting a Newy team.

Yeah, that's fair enough. I travel to Pyrmont, so we're in a similar position in that respect.

If Newy is too far away tho, then Sydney must be considered even less attractive to CC residents?

 

[NAS]

Assuming all clubs go bankrupt over night and the game re-sets.

1) Brisbane City
2) Brisbane West
3) Gold Coast
4) North Queensland
5) Sydney
6) West Sydney
7) South West Sydney
8) Northern Sydney/Central Coast
9) Southern Sydney/Wollongong
10) Newcastle
11) Canberra
12) Adelaide
13) Perth
14) Melbourne
15) Auckland
16) Wellington

 

[betcats]

Yeah, that's fair enough. I travel to Pyrmont, so we're in a similar position in that respect.

If Newy is too far away tho, then Sydney must be considered even less attractive to CC residents?

Most definately, which is why i said if any sorta restructure like this ever happened i'd be very suprised if the CC didnt get their own team. I will always support Penrith but I can see how ripe the CC is for an nrl team.

 

[eozsmiles]

I ended up with 16 teams..........

NQ Cowboys

Brisbane 1
Brisbane 2

Gold Coast

Newcastle

Northern Beaches-North Sydney-Central Coast
Sydney City
Western Sydney 1
Western Sydney 2
South West Sydney
Penrith
St George-Illawarra-Wollongong-Southern Beaches

Canberra

Melbourne
Perth
Auckland

 

[firechild]

Most definately, which is why i said if any sorta restructure like this ever happened i'd be very suprised if the CC didnt get their own team.

Pretty much. Anyone wanting to lump CC with northern Sydney has rocks in their head, they might as well combine Campbelltown with Canberra (yes I realise it's a few hours drive but it could be 2 hours for someone from the northern beaches to get to Bluetongue). People say "it's just up the F3" but it would take well over an hour (in good traffic) to get from Palm Beach to Hornsby before you even get onto the F3.

 

[newman]

Yeah lets stamp out all tradition, rivalries, history and heritage from the game.

They do something like this and I'm out. The NRL isnt the NSL.

 

[firechild]

Yeah lets stamp out all tradition, rivalries, history and heritage from the game.

They do something like this and I'm out. The NRL isnt the NSL.

No argument there. It'd be a quick and easy way to lose about half a million fans.

 

[docbrown]

I don't think that's the intention. It's just a hypothetical.

 

[timka4]

Assuming all clubs go bankrupt over night and the game re-sets.

1) Brisbane City
2) Brisbane West
3) Gold Coast
4) North Queensland
5) Sydney
6) West Sydney
7) South West Sydney
8) Northern Sydney/Central Coast
9) Southern Sydney/Wollongong
10) Newcastle
11) Canberra
12) Adelaide
13) Perth
14) Melbourne
15) Auckland
16) Wellington

I like this, I like this a lot

 

[Von]

Assuming all clubs go bankrupt over night and the game re-sets.

1) Brisbane City
2) Brisbane West
3) Gold Coast
4) North Queensland
5) Sydney
6) West Sydney
7) South West Sydney
8) Northern Sydney/Central Coast
9) Southern Sydney/Wollongong
10) Newcastle
11) Canberra
12) Adelaide
13) Perth
14) Melbourne
15) Auckland
16) Wellington

I also like this. Very similar to my original list.

And no I am not suggesting we wipe out history over night.
It is just a hypothetical.

Thus, it is best if people just state place names, not existing teams/mergers.

 

[Von]

cumberland
glebe
newtown
north sydney
balmain
western suburbs
eastern suburbs
newcastle
south sydney

i'd look at expansion into annandale as a matter of urgency though.

sstid

 

[Haffa]

Cumberland
Glebe
Newtown
North Sydney
Balmain
Western Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs
Newcastle
South Sydney

I'd look at expansion into Annandale as a matter of urgency though.

12 year plan to expand with A team from Sydney Uni?