WA BEARS

[BuffaloRules]

Articles have said a third Brisbane side won’t be considered as one of the next 3

it will be nz

Oh the articles said it..

PNG was over the line up until a month ago to be Team 18 because articles

 

[Wb1234]

Do we know anything about the locations of those 5 bids?

One is definitely Auckland

I’m guessing another is a South Island bid including Wellington

 

[Wb1234]

Oh the articles said it..

PNG was over the line up until a month ago to be Team 18 because articles

PNG is still over the line

Perth got pushed forward a year and png back a year

 

[flippikat]

One is definitely Auckland

I’m guessing another is a South Island bid including Wellington

Whichever one wants to take games to Wellington gets my support.

 

[final say]

NZ has 4 bids... hey but Perth has 1 from Sydney... and everyone thinks they're the front runners?
Believe it when I see it.

 

[Perth Red]

NZ has 4 bids... hey but Perth has 1 from Sydney... and everyone thinks they're the front runners?
Believe it when I see it.

as will most, no one knows whats going to happen yet. This is Rugba League after all.

 

[flippikat]

NZ has 4 bids... hey but Perth has 1 from Sydney... and everyone thinks they're the front runners?
Believe it when I see it.

Because that one Perth bid is the sole focus of business (read: potential sponsors), State Government, NRLWA & the WA rugby league community/fans ?

At the same time, similar interests in NZ may currently have differing loyalties between any of those 4 bids.

Unity of purpose is a big selling point for Perth right now, and everything is in behind their one bid - we still have to see if one of the NZ bids can unite all the various parties here - or at least emerge so strongly that the other failed bids supporters get on side with it.

 

[flippikat]

As follow up to that point, I'm not even sure if it's safe to say there's one bid for "Brisbane 3" that people there are behind

While it may be a fair assumption to think that Brisbane Easts - in whatever brand they select - is a frontrunner thanks to the financial clout & long history (which is a factor the NRL seems to put weight on), the last bidding round for Brisbane 2 showed that there may be several bids emerging once the sniff of a chance is present.

TL : DR - Perth is clearly unified behind one bid, NZ 2 clearly isn't, and Brisbane 3 probably won't be either.

 

[Wb1234]

Perth couldn’t raise the 30 million license fee themselves they had to run to eastern state investors and the north Sydney bears

 

[Perth Red]

Perth couldn’t raise the 30 million license fee themselves they had to run to eastern state investors and the north Sydney bears

its not a license fee

 

[BuffaloRules]

PNG is still over the line

Not for Team 18 .. which the “articles” were saying for a year…

im sure you have them saved in your database

 

[Wb1234]

Not for Team 18 .. which the “articles” were saying for a year…

im sure you have them saved in your database

Nah my database is full of porn

 

[BuffaloRules]

Nah my database is full of porn

I think for you ..NRL Expansion articles are porn

 

[Wb1234]

I think for you ..NRL Expansion articles are porn

Fantasy for some and reality for others

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Perth Red]

Is it too late for us to back out on the grounds of character? lol

 

[Wb1234]

Is it too late for us to back out on the grounds of character? lol

Plus they’ve lost their last two games in a row

right when they looked like coming first they started the choke

 

[MRN]

I guess he was none the Weisner about the rules against betting.
Terrible. They need to be relocated for this. It's the last straw. Send them to Perth.

 

[RedVee]

Plus they’ve lost their last two games in a row

right when they looked like coming first they started the choke

Go Saints!

 

[Centy Coast]

Plus they’ve lost their last two games in a row

right when they looked like coming first they started the choke

Plus they’ve lost their last two games in a row

right when they looked like coming first they started the choke

Still at the top, apparently covid has gone through the Bears ranks the last week.
The Storm play mainly on Thursday nights from now until seasons end so hopefully the Bears may get some players from them but I won’t hold me breath on that.
Tough game against the Jets at NSO this coming weekend.