The Warriors CEO made a good point and that which I've been saying for some time. Unfortunately he doesn't recognise that they're one and the same. If he wants a well funded domestic league and pathways, that'll only happen AFTER the introduction of a second team.. if you did it before then it effectively becomes a feeder comp for Australian clubs.. which then becomes his ' flight complaint × 10.
The Warriors are already spending money on developing players with the added costs of travelling. That same amount of money and resources could fund double the amount of development domestically, that's 2 clubs.
Assuming a second franchise spends on development akin to the rest of the comp , it would support around the same...
Other NRL clubs will want a slice of that talent also..
It's a walk over across the board . A strong 8 team domestic league, growing to 10.
Probably a small TV deal and local sponsorship opportunities also, it'll pay for itself.
All hinges on a second team.
Unfortunately for George, he kinda finally admitted he wants another NZ team ..
