Newcastle Vs Penrith in Alice Springs

[Copa]

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,16265421-23214,00.html

Knights, Panthers to play in NT
August 15, 2005

NEWCASTLE will play Penrith in an NRL trial game at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs on February 11 next year.

The NT government will spend $73,000 on the game, and depending on its success, will negotiate a second game in Darwin in 2007.


"We are looking at striking a deal again to bring the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights back to the Territory to Darwin in 2007 to play (a) trial game," NT Sports Minister Delia Lawrie said.

"We've been assured by (the) ARL (Australian Rugby League) and the NRL that the guys are very keen to come up here and we will be seeing the guns of the game and not some young guys running around the paddock for the first time."

 

[choc_soldier]

Hmmm... no way I could afford to go, but it's good to see the NRL enter the "frontier" once again.

 

[Panthers_Gurl]

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,16265421-23214,00.html

Knights, Panthers to play in NT
August 15, 2005

NEWCASTLE will play Penrith in an NRL trial game at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs on February 11 next year.

The NT government will spend $73,000 on the game, and depending on its success, will negotiate a second game in Darwin in 2007.


"We are looking at striking a deal again to bring the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights back to the Territory to Darwin in 2007 to play (a) trial game," NT Sports Minister Delia Lawrie said.

"We've been assured by (the) ARL (Australian Rugby League) and the NRL that the guys are very keen to come up here and we will be seeing the guns of the game and not some young guys running around the paddock for the first time."

:lol: Anzac oval.....my old high schools oval...VERY SMALL oval too

 

[UndertakerMike]

Great effort in spreading the reach of this great game.

 

[Panthers_God]

mmmmm

not a bad idea

 

[Simo]

Good idea as the NT has a decent following of the game.

first thing that comes to mind though is Feb playing footy it the NT.....how bloody hot will it be? Newcastle better not take Brian Carney, he will have only just got here from the cold of the English North to play a game in the desert!!!

 

[perverse]

Good idea as the NT has a decent following of the game.

first thing that comes to mind though is Feb playing footy it the NT.....how bloody hot will it be? Newcastle better not take Brian Carney, he will have only just got here from the cold of the English North to play a game in the desert!!!

rofl yeah, poor bastard will melt.
in fact they may have to rest him that game even.

 

[yakstorm]

Good to see its tied in with a range of visits to the local schools and aboriginal communities to help spark some interest before the start of the Central Australia RL competition next year.

 

[Green Machine]

Copa,
You’ve got the wrong town. I think in 1994, a pre season Challenge Cup match was staged in Alice Springs. I think the Broncos played. In the yearly 90’s Souths played Penrith in a premiership match in Darwin. I think I read somewhere that the Knights will also play a trial in Perth next year,

 

[nqboy]

NEWCASTLE will play Penrith in an NRL trial game at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs on February 11 next year.

The NT government will spend $73,000 on the game, and depending on its success, will negotiate a second game in Darwin in 2007.

"We are looking at striking a deal again to bring the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights back to the Territory to Darwin in 2007 to play (a) trial game," NT Sports Minister Delia Lawrie said.

"We've been assured by (the) ARL (Australian Rugby League) and the NRL that the guys are very keen to come up here and we will be seeing the guns of the game and not some young guys running around the paddock for the first time."

Fantastic news, though my first thought was NT? In February? Can't wait for more trials to be announced in Perth, Adelaide, GC, CC and NSW Country.

 

[Copa]

Copa,
You’ve got the wrong town. I think in 1994, a pre season Challenge Cup match was staged in Alice Springs. I think the Broncos played. In the yearly 90’s Souths played Penrith in a premiership match in Darwin. I think I read somewhere that the Knights will also play a trial in Perth next year,

ha ha...

 

[Green Machine]

ha ha...

Well done anyway

 

[Nuke]

Michael Hagan himself told Dad, Mum, my sister, and her friend (all at once) in December last year that the Knights were bringing a trial against Penrith to Perth in 2006. He said that pretty well everything was done and dusted, and all it needed was a signature or two on the dotted line.

It's not looking likely that it will be a Knights-Panthers game in Perth now that it's been confirmed for Alice Springs, but I am still extremely hopeful we're getting a Knights game in Perth next year.

 

[aussies1st]

Good to see the NRL trying to expand the game. Still someway before we get past AFL

 

[Panthers_Gurl]

Copa,
You’ve got the wrong town. I think in 1994, a pre season Challenge Cup match was staged in Alice Springs. I think the Broncos played. In the yearly 90’s Souths played Penrith in a premiership match in Darwin. I think I read somewhere that the Knights will also play a trial in Perth next year,

Yep it was the broncos....i was there at the game.....back when i supported broncos:lol:

 

[Sun_Down]

Good stuff by Penny and Newcastle

 

[Man_of_Steel_1982]

Yep it was the broncos....i was there at the game.....back when i supported broncos:lol:

Was it against the Steelers? (I know they played in Alice Springs in either 93 or 94, pretty sure it was against Brisbane in 94).

 

[Big Panther Cool]

Penrith played an NRL match back in 1991 in Darwin against the Balmain Tigers.

It was televised on Channel 10 and the score was 14 - 0 to the Panthers!!

 

[yakstorm]

North Sydney played Brisbane up in Alice Springs in the early 90's...it was something like 38 degrees that day...the poor players were struggling.

 

[Pantherjim.]

Personally I think the N.R.L. has more serious priorities afoot then trying to expand the game in that deslolate overheated dustbowl. Like MARKETING and PROMOTION for example. - The A.F.L are seriously kicking our a*se in these departments.


Pantherjim.