I want a side in WA.. then I see a politician jumping up and demanding one with a sense of entitlement and arrogance.. making me not want a team in WA . Add to that, the strain on the player pool finances and the fact WA hasn't contributed a single thing to the game...uhhh .
New Zealand has been a major contributor to Rugby league since the very beginning and still continues to to this day boosting the only NRL club in history to sell out every home game..
If WA gets inclusion over NZ, it's a slap in the face to an entire nation and over a hundred years of history.
And given the current boom of RL in NZ will mark the single biggest missed opportunity RL has been presented with in over a hundred years.
Perth team 19 - love.
Perth team 18- hate.
you have no idea what this WA govt is offering to the game. It could be significant for all you or I know.
And apart from gifting NRL $10's of millions in last few years for bringing RL games here, turning out and putting money in NRL clubs pockets yeh you right we have done nothing lol.
All NZ has done is be lucky enough to genetically produce a race of people that are ideally suited for RL. There's more RL clubs in WA than the Canterbury region.
ps RL has been played in WA for 75 years
Perth 18,
PNG 19
Christchurch/Brisabne3 20
is what it is likely to be. Christchurch needs to show why it should be in ahead of Brisbane3 and that it has the financial clout to be successful.