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New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

MugaB

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Yeh Perth get their own team

Christchurch bears

very solid 20 team comp
I just said bears, not specifically NZ2, wherever they plant their flag PVL will most likely favour them, i feel like its on his bucket list of achievements, to "bring back the bears"
 

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Png is next... argue all you like..
After that perth and vic2 are my predictions
No. If PNG was next, they would have said so..
Why is there no more talk of the government in the png bid? Because it has already served its purpose..
It's lip service purpose.
To get a deal done with PNG ..


International diplomacy has been achieved.
If they NRL say at the end of 2024 that they will do a deal with the government for the 600 million, a few party members pull their support and it's over.
It's all fantasy.
 

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I just said bears, not specifically NZ2, wherever they plant their flag PVL will most likely favour them, i feel like its on his bucket list of achievements, to "bring back the bears"
Vic 2 and Adelaide are zero chance for team 20

it’s a shootout between Brisbane3 and nz2
 

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No. If PNG was next, they would have said so..
Why is there no more talk of the government in the png bid? Because it has already served its purpose..
It's lip service purpose.
To get a deal done with PNG ..


International diplomacy has been achieved.
If they NRL say at the end of 2024 that they will do a deal with the government for the 600 million, a few party members pull their support and it's over.
It's all fantasy.
Ok... argue all you like, the clubs are the voters, they see dollar signs or potential players coming in they won't care about the government’s involvement, remember all these other bids come with the drain of players, or drain of funding to get them started, PNG wont have this as much as a perth or NZ2 or rival bris3... need to think a bit more selfish.. what would 17 arsehole Ceos plus 2 arsehole state cup Ceos prefer? They are the deciding votes
 

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When the real push back come for the PNG cash, it will be a flood and the deal WILL be pulled.

 

Wb1234

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When the real push back come for the PNG cash, it will be a flood and the deal WILL be pulled.

As long as tasmania is getting 600 million for a stadium they don’t need there is no issue with league getting the same
 

MugaB

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When the real push back come for the PNG cash, it will be a flood and the deal WILL be pulled.

One report 2 months ago... gee its a flood..
really? this is the guy who thinks we need to build one hospital for png to love us.. china can build them 100 hospitals, they still wont love them tho
 

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Fox dont vote... neither does nine

If it were upto them, we'd have north sydney and newtown jets already
They pay

that controls the votes

Nick politis and Gus gould have said brisbane 3 is a good idea

dolphins have grown rugby league in Brisbane

broncos memberships and crowds had zero negative impact

more qld derbies = more event games
 

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They pay

that controls the votes

Nick politis and Gus gould have said brisbane 3 is a good idea

dolphins have grown rugby league in Brisbane

broncos memberships and crowds had zero negative impact

more qld derbies = more event games
That means nothing, more Sydney teams means even more derbies, thats not a reason for a new expansion, you want to create derbies in new areas, nz2 will do that, png vs cows might do that, vic2 will definitely do that... dolphins did it... they'll close shop to ensure that the multi million dollar franchise only has the dolphins to deal with, besides dolphins need the breathing room anyhow
 

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If you saturate the market in Brisbane too quickly it becomes Sydney all over again.
Thats not a bad thing.. (why does everyone assume that its the worst)... anyways... but there are other areas we should be looking to grow first


..As long as the comp has branched from the tree that once was NSWRL, there will always be a saturation of sydney, same as the AFL regarding Melbourne, we just need to be more strategic with where we want to branch out to, making the next 3 licences expand the wider footprint of the game, not another nsw or qld team
 

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That means nothing, more Sydney teams means even more derbies, thats not a reason for a new expansion, you want to create derbies in new areas, nz2 will do that, png vs cows might do that, vic2 will definitely do that... dolphins did it... they'll close shop to ensure that the multi million dollar franchise only has the dolphins to deal with, besides dolphins need the breathing room anyhow
It's going to be pretty hard to cheer against the 3rd world country in any sport.

It's like Australia v Bangladesh in cricket.
 

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That means nothing, more Sydney teams means even more derbies, thats not a reason for a new expansion, you want to create derbies in new areas, nz2 will do that, png vs cows might do that, vic2 will definitely do that... dolphins did it... they'll close shop to ensure that the multi million dollar franchise only has the dolphins to deal with, besides dolphins need the breathing room anyhow
Yep that vic derby will be a huge event on the rugby league calendar

just like the a league Melbourne derby has been a disaster

melb victory used to average 30k

brought in another melb club and average crowds were half
 

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Yep that vic derby will be a huge event on the rugby league calendar

just like the a league Melbourne derby has been a disaster

melb victory used to average 30k

brought in another melb club and average crowds were half
Thats not a direct reason for it, its just a shit product.. i don't mean that soccer is crap, just our talent in this country is in comparison to the actual soccer comps around the world..
NRL is the premier comp for our code, let that sink in then come back with a better reason not to create another opportunity in the 2nd largest city in the region
 

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Thats not a direct reason for it, its just a shit product.. i don't mean that soccer is crap, just our talent in this country is in comparison to the actual soccer comps around the world..
NRL is the premier comp for our code, let that sink in then come back with a better reason not to create another opportunity in the 2nd largest city in the region
There isn’t the support in melb for a second team

it’s up there with gws in terms of dumb ideas

putting a team in where nobody wants one and spending tens of millions on them is stupid

esp when you have nz2 and 3, brisbane 3 and central coast or even Adelaide without a team
 

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