John Grant urges NRL to add a team in Ipswich/Logan

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

But for me to follow that anecdote to its conclusion I would have to agree with you that dentists are toffs. Bit of a sweeping generalisation.

I never said "dentists are toffs".

Some one asked where fumbleball fans in Brisbane live.

Sure, 30k isn’t a lot but where do those that go to games come from? Do they come from the inner city like in Sydney or from the ‘burbs?

Another poster said fumbleball has hurt RU more than RL.

Yeah it's mainly the Toffs and expats. As in Sydney, AFL has hurt Union here, not so much RL.

I provided an anecdote of a dentist I've known for 20 years that backs up his claim.

You're just making up shit.

 

[Pippen94]

Next three teams will be nz2, jets based out of Springfield & PNG. Fiji shaping as 21st team too.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Next three teams will be nz2, jets based out of Springfield & PNG. Fiji shaping as 21st team too.

I'd love to see the Central Coast Bears admitted at some stage.

 

[Pippen94]

I'd love to see the Central Coast Bears admitted at some stage.

I don't see it happening, but probably has as much chance as Perth of getting up.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I don't see it happening, but probably has as much chance as Perth of getting up.

It's unlikely to happen, but it has a strong case for inclusion. Juniors. Stadium. Brand. Solidifies a growing regional city in NSW. AwFuL would hate it if we put a team there.

 

[mongoose]

It's unlikely to happen, but it has a strong case for inclusion. Juniors. Stadium. Brand. Solidifies a growing regional city in NSW. AwFuL would hate it if we put a team there.

why? it's one of the most rusted on League areas in the country. I doubt the AFL would lose sleep if the NRL put a team there.

 

[Maximus]

why? it's one of the most rusted on League areas in the country. I doubt the AFL would lose sleep if the NRL put a team there.

The afl will be laughing at us if we put another team in Sydney.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

why? it's one of the most rusted on League areas in the country. I doubt the AFL would lose sleep if the NRL put a team there.

Apparently they've made some gains on the Central Coast and Hunter region. More pathways for local talent can only help rugby league.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Perth will be 18th team.

 

[reanimate]

Apparently they've made some grains on the Central Coast and Hunter region. More pathways for local talent can only help rugby league.

Wow, and all this with just two teams in NSW. Sounds like we could be getting a lot more out of our existing ten NSW NRL teams if they’re supposedly making gains with two.

 

[Colk]

Apparently they've made some grains on the Central Coast and Hunter region. More pathways for local talent can only help rugby league.

Coming from somebody who actually lives in the Hunter region, I can assure you they haven’t

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Coming from somebody who actually lives in the Hunter region, I can assure you they haven’t

If that's the case then the people who made the claim are liars.

 

[Pippen94]

Perth will be 18th team.

PNG is 18th. Perth only happens with bears, which is unlikely. I say nz2 gets run.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

PNG is 18th. Perth only happens with bears, which is unlikely. I say nz2 gets run.

I am intrigued to see how things play out between Bears and Perth. I cannot see Cumins having much of a role with the Bears after everything he's said.

 

[Colk]

If that's the case then the people who made the claim are liars.

Whomever made the claim probably has a bias or a vested interest - sometimes you have look at who is making the claim.

For instance, the local fumbleball competition (if it is ever reported on by local news) has teams literally beating other teams by margins of over 100 or more. Out of all the local football codes it would also be easily the least reported. Local soccer and union competitions would attract quite a deal more interest and they do have a lot more history.

In terms of the professional competitions, it would be like Super Rugby you would get a report of say 30 seconds to a minute. The NRL would get the first three or four stories. The A-League because of the Jets is probably second.

Outside of that, I have probably seen a couple of people wear fumbleball apparel around (all been Swans from memory)

So in essence, the fumblers would have to spend a lot of money and do it for a considerable amount of time. An AFL team would obviously help them generate a fair bit of interest but it is not really likely that would ever work because of the population and secondly they would need to spend an absolute mountain of money to build a ground. Even with Tasmania, the ROI would arguably be better.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

PNG is 18th. Perth only happens with bears, which is unlikely. I say nz2 gets run.

PNG is a sinkhole of monetary and logistical nightmares. Won’t happen for 18th.

 

[Pippen94]

PNG is a sinkhole of monetary and logistical nightmares. Won’t happen for 18th.

600 million reasons say otherwise..

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

600 million reasons say otherwise..

The only thing stopping PNG is a backflip by Albo.

 

[Pippen94]

The only thing stopping PNG is a backflip by Albo.

It's pretty much set. I imagine US government will influence decision too. US president wants PNG team. All Perth has is backdoor Benny.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

It's pretty much set. I imagine US government will influence decision too. US president wants PNG team. All Perth has is backdoor Benny.

The WA Gov working group is turning into a joke.