Poll: When will the NRL make a definite announcement on team 18?

[RL The greatest game]

I have gone for the 2nd half of next year and after the Grand Final

 

[Dragonwest]

NRL double header in Perth August 5th .... that would work.

 

[Perth Red]

In an ideal world
23&24 Dolphins kill it giving nrl confidence. Nrl pick location and start choosing bid. If perth, nrl sign agreement with state govt for hbf park upgrade and new CofE for NRLWA and club.
mid to end 24 announce team 18 and deliver start up funding
25 &26 new club enter second grade. Build squad and establish fanbase and corporate support. CofE is built and HBF park new stand built.
2027 enter nrl
2028 nrl get a squillion $’s from new tv deal.

 

[Dragonwest]

In an ideal world
23&24 Dolphins kill it giving nrl confidence. Nrl pick location and start choosing bid. If perth, nrl sign agreement with state govt for hbf park upgrade and new CofE for NRLWA and club.
mid to end 24 announce team 18 and deliver start up funding
25 &26 new club enter second grade. Build squad and establish fanbase and corporate support. CofE is built and HBF park new stand built.
2027 enter nrl
2028 nrl get a squillion $’s from new tv deal.

The timeline for entry into the competition works. I'd love the announcement to come earlier so the WA State Government and consortium could commit to building the required training facilities before 2025.

 

[Canard]

For mine any new club, be it the Dolphins or otherwise should not be judged by there on field results for at least 5 to 7 years.

 

[Perth Red]

The timeline for entry into the competition works. I'd love the announcement to come earlier so the WA State Government and consortium could commit to building the required training facilities before 2025.

The nrl can choose the bid in 2024 allowing them to get the wa govt bit locked in. 2 years is enough to build the cofe and new stand

 

[Perth Red]

For mine any new club, be it the Dolphins or otherwise should not be judged by there on field results for at least 5 to 7 years.

It will be as much measured on members, attendances, financial performance as on field results. It will be hard for nrl to go to 18 if they are getting flogged every week in front of 10k.

 

[MugaB]

For mine any new club, be it the Dolphins or otherwise should not be judged by there on field results for at least 5 to 7 years.

Using that logic, titans have failed immensely, thus there will be no more expansion, thus no more 18th team...
Season 23 dolphins should be enough...

Perth Bears no.18

 

[Wb1234]

Using that logic, titans have failed immensely, thus there will be no more expansion, thus no more 18th team...
Season 23 dolphins should be enough...

Perth Bears no.18

Titans are doing remarkably well given how much money afl is throwing at the suns

if the suns were to collapse tomorrow the titans crowds would go back up massively

going to be interesting how long afl continues the bleeding before they relocate them to Tasmania

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I’m too long in tooth to worry about an 18th side etc.

Our game, my friends:


It’s essentially a money making machine for a small group of people. Lots of people grasping for limited resources, kind of reflects the broader society.

We might be lucky to live in era where we still see a proper tackle and significant squander for our entertainment.

I liken it to driving along in the beloved V6 on a hot day, windows down but also air conditioning on freezy full and you get this beautiful ambient breezy temperature, better than either on its own some.

The challenges our beloved game will fall victim to are:

a) inflationary pressures and energy costs
b) shrinking resources of fans and supporters
c) increases in insurance and medical costs
d) Decrease in players, decline of product
e) Greed
f) inability of legacy media to adapt and inspire
g) growth in wokeyness.

And many more troubles.

So bask in the sunlit uplands of what’s left of the game, but expect it to decline.

We might even be back to 12 sides in 6 years. They will probably be the financial ones ( including the Tigers).

 

[MugaB]

I’m too long in tooth to worry about an 18th side etc.

Our game, my friends:


It’s essentially a money making machine for a small group of people. Lots of people grasping for limited resources, kind of reflects the broader society.

We might be lucky to live in era where we still see a proper tackle and significant squander for our entertainment.

I liken it to driving along in the beloved V6 on a hot day, windows down but also air conditioning on freezy full and you get this beautiful ambient breezy temperature, better than either on its own some.

The challenges our beloved game will fall victim to are:

a) inflationary pressures and energy costs
b) shrinking resources of fans and supporters
c) increases in insurance and medical costs
d) Decrease in players, decline of product
e) Greed
f) inability of legacy media to adapt and inspire
g) growth in wokeyness.

And many more troubles.

So bask in the sunlit uplands of what’s left of the game, but expect it to decline.

We might even be back to 12 sides in 6 years. They will probably be the financial ones ( including the Tigers).

(G) is whats killing the game now, and most of this forum

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

(G) is whats killing the game now, and most of this forum

Well, one can be wokey, but if so, accept that someone has a different view of the world and that doesn’t mean they are bad people.

I like to think I am at the extreme centre!

But I’m not having poor people or pensioners dying of dehydration and heatstroke in the Australian summer and if we need to build a couple of mega sized coal fired power stations to save their lives so be it.

And don’t get me started on government waste!

As a lefty, we could do more about wealth distribution and be more careful about residential planning.

It depends on the issue I suppose.

 

[MugaB]

How can you say that when they are about to give clubs $300Mill a year? Probably more pertinent is will they make the same mistakes as Redcliffe or will they actually think about this and plan it strategically, leaving the ridiculous equality approach at the door?

Its about governance, not the money itself, bronx were a perfect example of that a few years back, absolutely hopeless they were, now theyve steered their ship back on course..
Perth are unproven, they aren't a club until they are given a license, where as the dolphins, have been a club since 1947, I've said this on repeat for a long time now, perth needs a self made club making profits, and beating other junior competitively, just like the redcliffes, easts tigers, norths bears etc. The ARLC aren't looking to build a team from scratch, all they want is for perth to run its own ship, and hand out the licence

 

[MugaB]

Well, one can be wokey, but if so, accept that someone has a different view of the world and that doesn’t mean they are bad people.

I like to think I am at the extreme centre!

But I’m not having poor people or pensioners dying of dehydration and heatstroke in the Australian summer and if we need to build a couple of mega sized coal fired power stations to save their lives so be it.

And don’t get me started on government waste!

As a lefty, we could do more about wealth distribution and be more careful about residential planning.

It depends on the issue I suppose.

You bloody air conditioning woke hating toff

 

[Canard]

Its about governance, not the money itself, bronx were a perfect example of that a few years back, absolutely hopeless they were, now theyve steered their ship back on course..
Perth are unproven, they aren't a club until they are given a license, where as the dolphins, have been a club since 1947, I've said this on repeat for a long time now, perth needs a self made club making profits, and beating other junior competitively, just like the redcliffes, easts tigers, norths bears etc. The ARLC aren't looking to build a team from scratch, all they want is for perth to run its own ship, and hand out the licence

Rubbish.

And thankfully the Boomers crying about "wokeness" in this thread won't be involved in the decision making.

 

[MugaB]

Rubbish.

And thankfully the Boomers crying about "wokeness" in this thread won't be involved in the decision making.

Rubbish Binny....
Whats rubbish about it? Arlc wont create a team then hand over a licence or that bronx were disgraceful

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Probably the game is going to end up as some kind of digital Ai 3D hologramic thing.

And what will happen is that kids with good motor co ordination skills will train with these helmet things in their bedrooms and be rated and join the nrl.

The live game will die out, too expensive.

When it becomes touch footy, it won’t have the same appeal. You can’t even tackle anyone off the ball in origin these days. It used to be exciting.

The good news is that we could all lace on a digital boot well into our 60s or 70s I suppose.

Interactivity will be the key.

Passive watching and cringing at Andrew Johns will die out.

TV can’t get really good ratings anymore.

I haven’t watched anything on free tv for years except the footy.

 

[MugaB]

Probably the game is going to end up as some kind of digital Ai 3D hologramic thing.

And what will happen is that kids with good motor co ordination skills will train with these helmet things in their bedrooms and be rated and join the nrl.

The live game will die out.

The good news is that we could all lace on a digital boot well into our 60s or 70s I suppose.

Interactivity will be the key.

Passive watching and cringing at Andrew Johns will die out.

TV can’t get really good ratings anymore.

I haven’t watched anything on free tv for years except the footy.

Wilty is the only thing i watch on TV... the english one, not that shit the aussies dished up a few months back... YUK

I've created a mascot streetfigher type beatem up style game, has all the teams in it, maybe that'll be the new generations outlet for good 'ol rugba lieg..

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Wilty is the only thing i watch on TV... the english one, not that shit the aussies dished up a few months back... YUK

I've created a mascot streetfigher type beatem up style game, has all the teams in it, maybe that'll be the new generations outlet for good 'ol rugba lieg..

Lol.

The hard core wokeys could have a team of liberated stick insects with a Peruvian lentil soufflé as a mascot.

They can try to reason their way to the grand final!

 

[MugaB]

Lol.

The hard core wokeys could have a team of liberated stick insects with a Peruvian lentil soufflé as a mascot.

They can try to reason their way to the grand final!

Pfft ...Reasons.... coz