Rah-rahs put us to shame - Gould's column

[Follow Me Up To Carlton]

The past? More like the future.

The future of Australian Rugby League lies in continuing to develop a vibrant and exciting competition on the eastern seaboard.

You expansion lunatics crack me up.

Re-locate a team in Adelaide, give Perth a club, ship the Dogs off to Wellington blah blah blah.

Stuff that. Apart from being non-achievable a national comp isn't even desirable.

 

[rugged]

Yes, the only reason why the AFL comp has taken root nationally is because of the huge number of Victorians that have moved interstate for obvious reasons.

 

[perth sharkie]

The past? More like the future.

The future of Australian Rugby League lies in continuing to develop a vibrant and exciting competition on the eastern seaboard.

You expansion lunatics crack me up.

Re-locate a team in Adelaide, give Perth a club, ship the Dogs off to Wellington blah blah blah.

Stuff that. Apart from being non-achievable a national comp isn't even desirable.

That's right. Let the AFL, Rugby Union and soccer dominate the national market and push rugby league out. The NRL can remain a provincial competition. And while we're at it, they may as well drop the "National" tag as well... :roll:

 

[greeneyed]

Yes, the people who ignore the national market are living in the past. It is ALL about the national TV market. Teams in the Central Coast and Gold Coast don't matter one zot in relation to the national TV market.

 

[Man_of_Steel_1982]

How about teams in the Central Coast, Gold Coast AND Perth and Adelaide.

 

[greeneyed]

I have no problem with that. The priority has to be to go national first, though.

 

[Follow Me Up To Carlton]

Yes, the people who ignore the national market are living in the past. It is ALL about the national TV market. Teams in the Central Coast and Gold Coast don't matter one zot in relation to the national TV market.

Qld and NSW = two highest state populations in Australia with Queensland being the fastest growing in the country.

We've already got a presence in the third most populated state with The Storm.

We're set.

Forget the badlands. Stick to the green belt.

The future is bright, as long as we'd don’t let the expansionist nut cases have their way.

 

[Follow Me Up To Carlton]

The past? More like the future.

The future of Australian Rugby League lies in continuing to develop a vibrant and exciting competition on the eastern seaboard.

You expansion lunatics crack me up.

Re-locate a team in Adelaide, give Perth a club, ship the Dogs off to Wellington blah blah blah.

Stuff that. Apart from being non-achievable a national comp isn't even desirable.

That's right. Let the AFL, Rugby Union and soccer dominate the national market and push rugby league out. The NRL can remain a provincial competition. And while we're at it, they may as well drop the "National" tag as well... :roll:

Push Rugby League out from where?

Adelaide?

Perth??

Broome???

We'd have to be there to be pushed out in the first place.

 

[Nuke]

Perth 2008. Either a relocated side or brand-new team.
My reliable sources tell me the NRL and WARL are working hard with this aim in their sights.

Watch for it.

 

[Paul Condon]

Gould is a good coach, but offers opinions from if he was the nrl chief. Obviously he doesn't know everthing that is going on, and is right to ask.
However the main issue is about none of 3 expansion teams being allowed in. I think whoever is pulling the decision making strings has got it wrong. All 3 bids looked good financially, they should have given concrete reasons as to why they said no.
If all 3 were fazed in over the next 5 years that would give them a time frame to work on.
At the moment, money is being wasted in a war of attrition.