New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[Wb1234]

Comments section is what has been said on this thread as nauseam

 

[Perth Red]

If money is growing then why can't they do a 1988/1995 and just place 3 clubs in the League as I would like to see Perth/NZ2 etc in my lifetime.

They could, and they might. But going on their history they probably wont. Best hope is the both the aus govt money for png is too good to pass up and what the wa govt is offering is also too good to say no to. If that’s the case it may force them to twenty clubs in next ten years,

problem for nz though is in that scenario they may well miss out to brisbane3. i feel nz2 best hope is if png don’t get in.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Comments section is what has been said on this thread as nauseam

Having declared his intention to go after Rugby League's best talent... I couldn't be happier to see Australia get hiding after hiding to exit the WC in the group stages.
They over paid by close to a million a season for Sualii, now those overs are practically guaranteed for future raids!
And I hope they do! It'll discourage all future prospects to go through the Rugby system , if there's even any money left for a decent system. For so called intellectuals... they sure played this horribly . They simply accelerated their own demise.
Eddy Jones - the last nail in the RA coffin.
Thanks Eddy.

 

[Wb1234]

They could, and they might. But going on their history they probably wont. Best hope is the both the aus govt money for png is too good to pass up and what the wa govt is offering is also too good to say no to. If that’s the case it may force them to twenty clubs in next ten years,

problem for nz though is in that scenario they may well miss out to brisbane3. i feel nz2 best hope is if png don’t get in.

Nz2 will be team 20

all you cry babies complaining about png when Perth will be announced at the same time is hilarious

20 teams doesn’t include Adelaide or Brisbane 3 so obviously they will look to expand past 20 one day when junior pathways from png and the pacific islands kick in

 

[Matua]

I think the forum is broken, I keep clicking on the NZ expansion thread but it takes me to the PNG thread.

 

[Wb1234]

After the result this morning I think we can see why a second nz team would be valuable for rugby league

even fiji would be a gold mine for nrl talent

 

[Perth Red]

I think the forum is broken, I keep clicking on the NZ expansion thread but it takes me to the PNG thread.

Haha you’re in the wrong place if you are expecting any level of moderation to keep on thread topic here! the expansion forum is like the black hole for moderators! I’ve been offering for years to take control.

 

[Perth Red]

After the result this morning I think we can see why a second nz team would be valuable for rugby league

even fiji would be a gold mine for nrl talent

Would be, could be, should be, won’t be.
story of rugby league!

 

[Wb1234]

Would be, could be, should be, won’t be.
story of rugby league!

Pvl is the mailman

he always delivers

once Perth come in you will see we were right about adding teams with poor juniors

 

[BuffaloRules]

Did you see the pitch invasion after the prime ministers game? Fortunately it remained friendly but security is clealry a major issue still.

Pitch invasion? Sounds like the A league in Melbourne

 

[BuffaloRules]

Would be, could be, should be, won’t be.
story of rugby league!

Maybe the NRL could take some pointers from the English Rugby League?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I don’t say it was a good idea, but it’s a better base for long term sustainability and corporate support than a small regional city already part of an nrl clubs catchment area. Port moresby, Wellington or cairns are all really bad ideas as is a pacifika club but Wellington probably has the best chance of being around in 25 years.

ps I don’t think nrl will go beyond 18 clubs for a very long time so any club getting a license before perth means the neglect will continue.

If you’re putting a team in Wellington it should be a Wellington team, not a Wellington team with a manufacturered link to PNG, a place it had no geographical or cultural links to.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

The ARU expanded to Perth and Melbourne after the 2003 World Cup with the goal of becoming a national sport and usurping rugby league.

How did that work out?

The Wallabies are a joke.

Super Rugby has gone from drawing strong crowds 20 years ago to playing in front of fewer than 10k people.

 

[Matua]

If you’re putting a team in Wellington it should be a Wellington team, not a Wellington team with a manufacturered link to PNG, a place it had no geographical or cultural links to.

Yep, agree, any NZ team with PNG makes little sense. We have barely any historical and cultural links with them and barely any live in NZ. They're Aussie's colony , so makes more sense for them to be based in Oz.

 

[MugaB]

They could, and they might. But going on their history they probably wont. Best hope is the both the aus govt money for png is too good to pass up and what the wa govt is offering is also too good to say no to. If that’s the case it may force them to twenty clubs in next ten years,

problem for nz though is in that scenario they may well miss out to brisbane3. i feel nz2 best hope is if png don’t get in.

Hahahahaha nz2 wont miss out to seq4, it will be Perth and Adelaide who'll miss out to another qld team

 

[MugaB]

Haha you’re in the wrong place if you are expecting any level of moderation to keep on thread topic here! the expansion forum is like the black hole for moderators! I’ve been offering for years to take control.

Gejuz it was a fkn joke, you guys all talk afl, png and perf on every expansion thread, he made a joke out of it, and you felt the need to justify it

 

[MugaB]

Would be, could be, should be, won’t be.
story of rugby league!

Aka PerFfffff

 

[BuffaloRules]

The ARU expanded to Perth and Melbourne after the 2003 World Cup with the goal of becoming a national sport and usurping rugby league.

How did that work out?

The Wallabies are a joke.

Super Rugby has gone from drawing strong crowds 20 years ago to playing in front of fewer than 10k people.

I actually want them to expand to Perth…. But it is funny that someone was here back then holding up the Western Force as an example to follow…

Every argument / debate has to always come back to how it helps Perth NRL team get over the line

 

[MugaB]

I actually want them to expand to Perth…. But it is funny that someone was here back then holding up the Western Force as an example to follow…

Every argument / debate has to always come back to how it helps Perth NRL team get over the line

f**kn A brother

 

[The Penguin #6.]

Having declared his intention to go after Rugby League's best talent... I couldn't be happier to see Australia get hiding after hiding to exit the WC in the group stages.
They over paid by close to a million a season for Sualii, now those overs are practically guaranteed for future raids!
And I hope they do! It'll discourage all future prospects to go through the Rugby system , if there's even any money left for a decent system. For so called intellectuals... they sure played this horribly . They simply accelerated their own demise.
Eddy Jones - the last nail in the RA coffin.
Thanks Eddy.

I think the words the foolish blowhard mclennan used were " we have a shopping list of NRL players we`ll be in the market for". Good luck with that.