New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[Matt_CBY]

It's factual

That your brain dead?

My apologies.

 

[Chins get the wins]

That your brain dead?

My apologies.

Smith was the genius not Craig

 

[Matt_CBY]

Craig made Smith.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Craig made Smith.

Evidence is proving otherwise. Ivan has owned him for almost 5 years now

 

[İzmir Zaferi]

Can a mod shut down this rubbish chat. It has nothing to do with the topic at hand and is childish.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Can a mod shut down this rubbish chat. It has nothing to do with the topic at hand and is childish.

The Melbourne Storm's systematic cheating shouldn't ever be silenced

 

[Matt_CBY]

Evidence is proving otherwise.

You’re just shit talking now.

 

[Matt_CBY]

The Melbourne Storm's systematic cheating shouldn't ever be silenced

No, he is 100% right.

 

[Perth Red]

Can a mod shut down this rubbish chat. It has nothing to do with the topic at hand and is childish.

you think there's mods in here? You must be new lol

 

[MugaB]

Achieved nothing without cheating

Actually achieved 4 Premierships, could've been more if they didn't cheat

 

[Chins get the wins]

Actually achieved 4 Premierships, could've been more if they didn't cheat

Nope they weren't punished and all further success was still built on top of that cheating. Every player they had should have been placed on the open market. Smith while brilliant signed 2 contracts ffs

 

[Gobsmacked]

Nope they weren't punished and all further success was still built on top of that cheating. Every player they had should have been placed on the open market. Smith while brilliant signed 2 contracts ffs

Would you please f**k off to another thread with this ancient off topic shit.

 

[flippikat]

Nope they weren't punished and all further success was still built on top of that cheating. Every player they had should have been placed on the open market. Smith while brilliant signed 2 contracts ffs

While I agree quite strongly with you that the Storm should have had even stronger sanction, the topic is on a far tangent from the purpose of this thread.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Curious. Do any of the expansionista's on this forum and in particular this thread actually live in NZ, mainly South Is NZ and can confirm the actual status of Rugby, Rugby League and all the other rhetoric many on here are arguing over?

Seems like (and pardon me if I'm wrong) that people arguing whichever which way aren't located anywhere near the proposed location of a new NZ club and their understanding of this might not be as sound as they believe it to be?

Keen to hear how this is playing out from locals. After all, they would be the main target audience.

I live in North Canterbury, and work in chch city a stone's throw away from the new stadium.

My opinion is the area is ready for an NRL team. A few years ago I wouldn't have imagined chch leapfrogging my hometown of Wellington in the race for nrl admission, but here we are. Chch has the stadium, the fan base (have sold out all games this year) and the catchment area has a decent amount of juniors (certainly a lot more than Perth or PNG can produce). The only thing I had a question mark over was the funds (with the Kea bid in particular), but now Lowey and his consortium have come out and laid out their business plan so I'm satisfied that all boxes are ticked, and I feel the SI should get the 18th license and not the 20th.

Now will a 2nd NRL team in NZ affect Union? Yes, it will be a shot across the bow but will not be a death blow. It's too ingrained here, particularly in the SI. If the Orcas are successful, I can see them having bigger crowds than the Crusaders in the same stadium. But the All Blacks will still sell out that stadium every game.

If you took a successful club like the Storm (who are wasted in Mebourne) and plonked them anywhere in NZ, it would be a raging success.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I live in North Canterbury, and work in chch city a stone's throw away from the new stadium.

My opinion is the area is ready for an NRL team. A few years ago I wouldn't have imagined chch leapfrogging my hometown of Wellington in the race for nrl admission, but here we are. Chch has the stadium, the fan base (have sold out all games this year) and the catchment area has a decent amount of juniors (certainly a lot more than Perth or PNG can produce). The only thing I had a question mark over was the funds (with the Kea bid in particular), but now Lowey and his consortium have come out and laid out their business plan so I'm satisfied that all boxes are ticked, and I feel the SI should get the 18th license and not the 20th.

Now will a 2nd NRL team in NZ affect Union? Yes, it will be a shot across the bow but will not be a death blow. It's too ingrained here, particularly in the SI. If the Orcas are successful, I can see them having bigger crowds than the Crusaders in the same stadium. But the All Blacks will still sell out that stadium every game.

If you took a successful club like the Storm (who are wasted in Mebourne) and plonked them anywhere in NZ, it would be a raging success.

The Storm are the way the are because it was absolutely necessary to have a successful, well run club in Melbourne. Anything less and they'd be the Rebels

 

[Perth Red]

With todays news that the nrl is committed to a non private investor model (at least for WA) where does that leave nz2?

 

[BuffaloRules]

With today’s news that the nrl is committed to a non private investor model (at least for WA) where does that leave nz2?

The problem with Perth was the investor, not the model

 

[Canard]

The Storm are "wasted" in Melbourne, is certainly a take.

 

[Canard]

Storm have 30k members and averaged 20,900 in 2024.

Better than 2/3rds of the comp

 

[Foreign Legion]

The Storm are "wasted" in Melbourne, is certainly a take.

On top of that they are eating the cats, they're eating dogs they eating the pets of the people that live their.