Perth Officially Confirmed to Join NRL in 2027 or 2028

[Wb1234]

Like I said every club bar Storm have struggled first few years.
Titans had a little blip of 2 season success but year after were wooden spooners and took a further 6 years to make the 8 again
Dolphins almost? lol. They so far have finished 13th 10th and currently 11th

Let’s hope Perth can struggle to by making the top four twice with their first five yrs

 

[Wb1234]

The Bears’ black and red colours will remain, while the logo will be unveiled on Wednesday week when Origin II is played in Perth.

Mal Meninga has had to give up his Kangaroos’ post
Mal Meninga has had to give up his Kangaroos’ postCREDIT: NRL PHOTOS
Assistant coaches and general managers of football have already been interviewed by the NRL, including one of Meninga’s long-term assistants with the Australian team, Tristan Hay.


Reckons he can tap kangaroos players and also focus on local wa Indiginous talent

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

I’m not sure of the Indigenous aspect

Hate to say I told you so.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Winning 2 or 3 more games isn't going to suddenly make the Pears "popular" in Perth.

They need a profile in the early years.

The issue for the Pears, is how long before the Sydney media (and fans) start calling for them to return to the East Coast. This shit will happen, and people need to be ridiculed when they suggest it.

Winning games isn't priority number 1 for expansion teams.

We are only about a season away from people calling the Dolphins a failure, but the reality is we need to wait at least a decade before such a call can be made.

I think that's why the club has been setup like it has. None can call for the Bears to return to Sydney because the North Sydney club never left North Sydney.

An NRL owned Perth Bears with a WA board and CEO isn't ever going to move the club to Sydney.

Any fan or media person thinking this is a relocated North Sydney isn't paying any sort of attention.

 

[Jamberoo]

The Stadium is opposed by over 60% of Tasmanians, independent reports state it will return $44 for every $100 spent on it, the cost is blowing out and will cost nearly double the original estimate, the government is spiralling in debt and is about to be defeated on the floor and there is a very strong possibility now the club is dead as a result. The best bit is that the much vaunted roof makes the ground unsuitable for cricket who have made it clear they won’t play at the Stadium. The afl never wanted a side here in the first place, and it’s very likely they are about to get their wish. I said all of this a year ago but clowns like you told me I was wrong.

The upcoming election will put and end to all this backwards and forwards. Both Libs and Labor are in favour of the team and stadium. Who will you vote for?

 

[Perth Red]

I think that's why the club has been setup like it has. None can call for the Bears to return to Sydney because the North Sydney club never left North Sydney.

An NRL owned Perth Bears with a WA board and CEO isn't ever going to move the club to Sydney.

Any fan or media person thinking this is a relocated North Sydney isn't paying any sort of attention.

Not to mention WA investing $85million into the club isnt going to be letting it go anywhere!

 

[Desert Qlder]

Mal Meninga brings the kind of gravitas the little country people of Perth don't get to experience often. Great acquisition by the NRL to get them started.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Mal Meninga brings the kind of gravitas the little country people of Perth don't get to experience often. Great acquisition by the NRL to get them started.

Not quite sure gravitas describes Big Mal, but anyway let`s hope it goes all right for him.

 

[Jonty]

Not quite sure gravitas describes Big Mal, but anyway let`s hope it goes all right for him.

Good short-term appointment if nothing else.

 

[Wb1234]

Not quite sure gravitas describes Big Mal, but anyway let`s hope it goes all right for him.

He’s an iconic rugby league figure who will get them lots of publicity even if he can’t coach too good

But if they appoint an unproven assistant coach as is speculated it could be a disaster

 

[Steel Saints]

Daley at NSW has Bellamy as his assistant. What a handy assistant! So big Mal needs to have an experienced coach as his assistant.

The thing that Perth needs to get right or close to right is the pathways.

 

[Vlad59]

The upcoming election will put and end to all this backwards and forwards. Both Libs and Labor are in favour of the team and stadium. Who will you vote for?

Really? Just like the last election? You are completely ignorant of how things work here mate. You have no idea at all.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Like I said every club bar Storm have struggled first few years.
Titans had a little blip of 2 season success but year after were wooden spooners and took a further 6 years to make the 8 again
Dolphins almost? lol. They so far have finished 13th 10th and currently 11th

The Dolphins are on a tear now, and have flogged both the Storm and Bulldogs over the past month … they look a very dangerous team

 

[King hit]

The Warriors, Reds, Crushers and Cowboys finished 10th,11th,16th and 20th (spoon).

Serious question. Back in 1995 was the Reds first season considered a failure?

11th out of 20 with a 50/50 win record and a pretty good average turnout at the WACA sounds pretty acceptable to me.

 

[flippikat]

For Tassie, upgrading one of the existing cricket ovals would be sufficient, at least for the first decade of its existence... if the team was a success i.e. supported by the citizens and taken into their heart and soul, then there would be grassroot support to lobby for a you beaut stadium.

AFL really didn't want a Tassie team, threw out these onerous conditions expecting them to be rejected, so they could say "well we tried, but the State government didn't support it"... but the government swallowed it whole, instead of calling out the shit deal and putting up an adequate stadium solution and said "we'll roof it when every other AFL team on the north island has a roofed stadium".

I wouldn't be surprised if the stadium gets built without a roof (saving a fair bit on the budget), but with provision in the design for a roof to be retro-fitted later on - as you say, once mainland teams have gotten enclosed stadiums.

I ALSO wouldn't be surprised if the build is pushed back, and Tasmanian AFL team plays it's first few seasons in the existing stadium.

A compromise for all parties.

 

[flippikat]

The Dolphins are on a tear now, and have flogged both the Storm and Bulldogs over the past month … they look a very dangerous team

Building very nicely, for sure - and a strong cross-town rival is EXACTLY the kick in the pants that the Broncos need too.

 

[Perth Red]

Serious question. Back in 1995 was the Reds first season considered a failure?

11th out of 20 with a 50/50 win record and a pretty good average turnout at the WACA sounds pretty acceptable to me.

no, it was slightly above par for a new club. 10th-13th is the usual first season spot it seems for most new clubs.

 

[Perth Red]

Out of interest what is considered a clubs foundation year? Is it the year the club was formed or the year the club plays its first game in the comp?
Will Perth Bears be 2025 or 2027?

 

[Vlad59]

I wouldn't be surprised if the stadium gets built without a roof (saving a fair bit on the budget), but with provision in the design for a roof to be retro-fitted later on - as you say, once mainland teams have gotten enclosed stadiums.

I ALSO wouldn't be surprised if the build is pushed back, and Tasmanian AFL team plays it's first few seasons in the existing stadium.

A compromise for all parties.

You might be right but:

1. The afl has at no stage made any suggestion of a compromise even now the government has been wrecked.
2. The afl does not want a team here. It put up ridiculous terms and must have got the shock of its life when our idiot premier agreed to them.
3. The local people here are against the new stadium. Over 60% oppose it.

Fact is we have two fit for purpose stadiums already. A state the size of ours cannot justify 3 on the whim and ego of an idiot.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Building very nicely, for sure - and a strong cross-town rival is EXACTLY the kick in the pants that the Broncos need too.

Yes …they need to start beating up on the Broncos on the field now

Out of interest what is considered a clubs foundation year? Is it the year the club was formed or the year the club plays its first game in the comp?
Will Perth Bears be 2025 or 2027?

First year in the comp….
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