Red&BlackBear
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If the recurring theme is to partner new locations and/or expand the game with known and supported rugby league brands not otherwise playing top grade continues. Then after Dolphins, Bears and potentially Jets in Ipswich, who does Adelaide and the ARLC try to marry them with?
(Assuming it could be a cross country arrangement ie Perth & North Sydney = Western Bears and also assuming this theme only applies to Australian based expansion and not NZ, PNG and elsewhere)
Few options of clubs that have anywhere from
Considerable to a little money: East Tigers (Brisbane), Wentworthville Magpies (Sydney), Norths Devils (Brisbane), Mounties (Sydney), Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Brisbane). I’ll leave out Burleigh Bears & Tweed Seagulls because GC needs them (even though Burleigh aren’t currently a Titans feeder…)
Or would clubs who haven’t been around as long or potentially have the necessary funds but do have genuine junior catchments like those in CQld ie Cutters, Capras become viable?
Or do the Newtown/Ipswich Jets just give up WC and concentrate on Adelaide? Which I think would be a mistake. There’s merit in their WC venture, if done properly.
(Assuming it could be a cross country arrangement ie Perth & North Sydney = Western Bears and also assuming this theme only applies to Australian based expansion and not NZ, PNG and elsewhere)
Few options of clubs that have anywhere from
Considerable to a little money: East Tigers (Brisbane), Wentworthville Magpies (Sydney), Norths Devils (Brisbane), Mounties (Sydney), Wynnum Manly Seagulls (Brisbane). I’ll leave out Burleigh Bears & Tweed Seagulls because GC needs them (even though Burleigh aren’t currently a Titans feeder…)
Or would clubs who haven’t been around as long or potentially have the necessary funds but do have genuine junior catchments like those in CQld ie Cutters, Capras become viable?
Or do the Newtown/Ipswich Jets just give up WC and concentrate on Adelaide? Which I think would be a mistake. There’s merit in their WC venture, if done properly.
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