New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[The Great Dane]

..it was because murdoch wanted league to launch his pay tv in Australia

SL wasn't even a thought in News' head, let alone Murdoch's, until some of the malcontents in the sport put it there.

The first person on record as genuinely suggesting a rebel league was Wayne Bennett in a Broncos board meeting in 91/92 IIRC. I'm paraphrasing, but in response to somebody saying "what will we do if they actually kick us out", he said something to the effect of "we'll just have to create our own league".

That was in response to punitive measures the NSWRL had exacted against the Broncos for their innovative display of sponsors at the ground (much of which would become standard practice within a few years) that the QRL and some of the other clubs weren't happy with, and Quayle flippantly threatening to kick the Broncos out of the league if they didn't fall into line and throw away millions of dollars worth of sponsorship because a handful of people with undue power were either angry that the Broncos didn't give their mates the sponsorship space on the cheap or jealous of their success.

It wasn't the first time that petty crap like that had happened between the Broncos, or Raiders and Knights FTM, and NSWRL, nor was it the first time they'd threatened to eject the Broncos, or Raiders FTM, from the league.

Furthermore the Broncos, with the support of the administrations of a few other clubs including the aforementioned, were the ones that took the draft of the original concept for SL to News, and the ones that convinced News to pursue a rebel league once the original concept was shutdown by the NSWRL and other clubs.

 

[The Great Dane]

Te Kaha Stadium is going to be great. If only the wasteland states of South Australia and Western Australia had something similar to match it.

No government is going to invest in that kind of infrastructure without the guarantee of tenants to use it. Perth and Adelaide don't have rectangular tenants that need that kind of capacity, and there're multiple other options for concerts. Christchurch on the other hand does need that kind of infrastructure for big Crusaders games and to attract other events back to the city.

The NRL are in a position where they could change those circumstances. Wouldn't surprise me at all if WA and SA were open to reasonable investment into infrastructure to attract an NRL side and better access to NRL events.

 

[Brian potter]

Yes

And

coming from the person that thought the Toronto Wolfpack was a failure that’s a bit rich

So who’s picking up the tab when the handouts end then?

Toronto was a failure mate or are you unaware that they folded 3 years ago?

 

[Brian potter]

Id rather $600mill of our money went to giving the png kids clean water rather than paying millionaire sportsmen and giving kids steedens but that's just me.
If kids in Tassie didnt have running water Id say the same for there!

I’d rather Port Moresby take the Chinese investment over a plastic NRL franchise.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

No government is going to invest in that kind of infrastructure without the guarantee of tenants to use it. Perth and Adelaide don't have rectangular tenants that need that kind of capacity, and there're multiple other options for concerts. Christchurch on the other hand does need that kind of infrastructure for big Crusaders games and to attract other events back to the city.

The NRL are in a position where they could change those circumstances. Wouldn't surprise me at all if WA and SA were open to reasonable investment into infrastructure to attract an NRL side and better access to NRL events.

NRL teams in Adelaide and Perth wouldn't average more than 10-15k.

 

[Brian potter]

Probably going to need an nrl side to fill it regularly

And be better supported than the warriors?

 

[Brian potter]

You dont think crusaders will? It’s only 25k.

Thought it was 30k?

 

[Brian potter]

Not regularly no

im sure the Waratahs traveling fan base of 200 will make a difference

You seriously think a South Island NRL team would regularly outdraw the crusaders?

 

[Brian potter]

So Union, which is far more popular wont fill it but somehow an NRL club will? By what logic?

His logic.

 

[The Great Dane]

NRL teams in Adelaide and Perth wouldn't average more than 10-15k.

You build infrastructure for it's peak capacity, not it's average capacity.

Smart planners also build it big enough to allow for future growth.

 

[Wb1234]

So who’s picking up the tab when the handouts end then?

Toronto was a failure mate or are you unaware that they folded 3 years ago?

No Toronto wasn’t a failure

super league did a review and found that the city of Toronto wasn’t a market that offered anything to super league lmao

the last successful English expansion was castleford in 1922

poms aren’t exactly experts when it comes to expansion

 

[Wb1234]

You seriously think a South Island NRL team would regularly outdraw the crusaders?

Have you seen super rugby crowds lately ?

 

[Pippen94]

SL wasn't even a thought in News' head, let alone Murdoch's, until some of the malcontents in the sport put it there.

The first person on record as genuinely suggesting a rebel league was Wayne Bennett in a Broncos board meeting in 91/92 IIRC. I'm paraphrasing, but in response to somebody saying "what will we do if they actually kick us out", he said something to the effect of "we'll just have to create our own league".

That was in response to punitive measures the NSWRL had exacted against the Broncos for their innovative display of sponsors at the ground (much of which would become standard practice within a few years) that the QRL and some of the other clubs weren't happy with, and Quayle flippantly threatening to kick the Broncos out of the league if they didn't fall into line and throw away millions of dollars worth of sponsorship because a handful of people with undue power were either angry that the Broncos didn't give their mates the sponsorship space on the cheap or jealous of their success.

It wasn't the first time that petty crap like that had happened between the Broncos, or Raiders and Knights FTM, and NSWRL, nor was it the first time they'd threatened to eject the Broncos, or Raiders FTM, from the league.

Furthermore the Broncos, with the support of the administrations of a few other clubs including the aforementioned, were the ones that took the draft of the original concept for SL to News, and the ones that convinced News to pursue a rebel league once the original concept was shutdown by the NSWRL and other clubs.

Ken Arthurson mentioned Super league in 1986. Doesn't matter tho, reason Murdoch fought was broadcast rights for his new pay tv.

 

[Wb1234]

SL wasn't even a thought in News' head, let alone Murdoch's, until some of the malcontents in the sport put it there.

The first person on record as genuinely suggesting a rebel league was Wayne Bennett in a Broncos board meeting in 91/92 IIRC. I'm paraphrasing, but in response to somebody saying "what will we do if they actually kick us out", he said something to the effect of "we'll just have to create our own league".

That was in response to punitive measures the NSWRL had exacted against the Broncos for their innovative display of sponsors at the ground (much of which would become standard practice within a few years) that the QRL and some of the other clubs weren't happy with, and Quayle flippantly threatening to kick the Broncos out of the league if they didn't fall into line and throw away millions of dollars worth of sponsorship because a handful of people with undue power were either angry that the Broncos didn't give their mates the sponsorship space on the cheap or jealous of their success.

It wasn't the first time that petty crap like that had happened between the Broncos, or Raiders and Knights FTM, and NSWRL, nor was it the first time they'd threatened to eject the Broncos, or Raiders FTM, from the league.

Furthermore the Broncos, with the support of the administrations of a few other clubs including the aforementioned, were the ones that took the draft of the original concept for SL to News, and the ones that convinced News to pursue a rebel league once the original concept was shutdown by the NSWRL and other clubs.

Daddy ribot would be so proud of you right now

 

[Pippen94]

Daddy ribot would be so proud of you right now

He thinks news was waging superleague war just to give broncos fairer go..

 

[MugaB]

Ak

No Toronto wasn’t a failure

super league did a review and found that the city of Toronto wasn’t a market that offered anything to super league lmao

the last successful English expansion was castleford in 1922

poms aren’t exactly experts when it comes to expansion

Aka perf

 

[Wb1234]

He thinks news was waging superleague war just to give broncos fairer go..

Just exudes jaded super leaguer vibes in every post

until he jumped on the brumbies bandwagon

 

[Canard]

No Toronto wasn’t a failure

super league did a review and found that the city of Toronto wasn’t a market that offered anything to super league lmao

the last successful English expansion was castleford in 1922

poms aren’t exactly experts when it comes to expansion

English Rugby League has accepted teams from Scotland, Wales, continental Europe and North America into it's Football "Pyramid".

So far V'landys has included one team from suburban Brisbane into the comp. And you get on your f**king high horse about how much better the NRL is then the English.

You're a moron and the forum idiot for death riding English RL, which is the only place in the world with another pro comp.

 

[Pippen94]

Just exudes jaded super leaguer vibes in every post

until he jumped on the brumbies bandwagon

World has past them by. Dolphins brought in partly because of it's history & IP. Can't buy or create that immediate brand recognition.

 

[Wb1234]

World has past them by. Dolphins brought in partly because of it's history & IP. Can't buy or create that immediate brand recognition.

Tbf dolphins are way stronger than the crushers ever were