WA BEARS

[titoelcolombiano]

Hopefully Beattie is in town signing off on our bid!

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Our bid? I knew you were Cummins. Picked it like a dirty nose!!

 

[Pj,Rj,Hj]

Been used by a league and super rugby for ten years

how hasn’t anyone slipped ?

what happens when it rains and the field is wet

Those stairs are new, don't lose any sleep wondering if they meet BCA requirements.
They were part of a $30 million in upgrades for the FIFA womens World Cup.

Still, I hope to see that whole wing bulldozed for a new western stand. 2027 may be a bit tight a schedule, but 2028 for sure.

 

[Perth Red]

Those stairs are new, don't lose any sleep wondering if they meet BCA requirements.
They were part of a $30 million in upgrades for the FIFA womens World Cup.

Still, I hope to see that whole wing bulldozed for a new western stand. 2027 may be a bit tight a schedule, but 2028 for sure.

Team announced Oct 2024
stadium upgrade begins July 2025 (next budget)
completed September 2026
first game March 2027

plenty of time to get west stand replaced and hopefully a roof over south stand.

 

[Wb1234]

Team announced Oct 2024
stadium upgrade begins July 2025 (next budget)
completed September 2026
first game March 2027

plenty of time to get west stand replaced and hopefully a roof over south stand.

Still leaves the shed stand

it’s awful

Old lang park vibes

 

[Bukowski]

Team announced Oct 2024
stadium upgrade begins July 2025 (next budget)
completed September 2026
first game March 2027

plenty of time to get west stand replaced and hopefully a roof over south stand.

Was that south stand designed to add more rows? It would be great if it was as high as the east stand and joined to it. Just need to relocate the screen.

 

[Vlad59]

Stadium is poor

those stairs going up and down the players had to climb to enter the field are a joke

even the new stands don’t look that great

its better than the waca and still behind the standard for nrl stadia

like watching games at shark park or kayo it’s a bit of an eyesore

Leichhardt oval says hello. And so do the termites.

 

[Centy Coast]

Bring on the Western Bears

 

[Wb1234]

August 14

 

[final say]

Bring on the Western Bears

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1 game for the year... 20k sold out.
In what universe should we expect anything less? Seriously?
Getting that regularly in season 2 when they are middling is the tricky part. The Dolphins are doing just that and some suggest it's not good enough..
I hope we get a Perth team but this is not a win, it's a minimum standard for a 1 off fixture in a city that big.
They'll be lucky to be averaging 15k in season 2 and it'll be more like 12k if they aren't doing well.

Also, this tiny article is well below the publicity the story should command.
The Gold Coast was regularly front page before being included.

 

[Wb1234]

can’t wait for this

 

[Vlad59]

1 game for the year... 20k sold out.
In what universe should we expect anything less? Seriously?
Getting that regularly in season 2 when they are middling is the tricky part. The Dolphins are doing just that and some suggest it's not good enough..
I hope we get a Perth team but this is not a win, it's a minimum standard for a 1 off fixture in a city that big.
They'll be lucky to be averaging 15k in season 2 and it'll be more like 12k if they aren't doing well.

Also, this tiny article is well below the publicity the story should command.
The Gold Coast was regularly front page before being included.

Happy happy happy happy talk. The Sydney centrics strike again. A sell out isn’t good enough.

 

[Wb1234]

from that camera arc the stadium looks great

 

[Centy Coast]

With WA, who would be their main rival ?, Melbourne ?.
The Reds were actually folded to form the Storm so it would make sense, every season in the CAS titles it is virtually always WA v VIC in the Final.

 

[flippikat]

With WA, who would be their main rival ?, Melbourne ?.
The Reds were actually folded to form the Storm so it would make sense, every season in the CAS titles it is virtually always WA v VIC in the Final.

I think Perth v Melbourne rivalry is a very real prospect - especially if Bellamy retires by the time Perth enters the league, and the Storm come back to the pack a little.

Outside of Manly, I don't think North Sydney had many intense rivalries - but I do remember a few playoff battles against the Raiders back in the 1990s, so maybe them?

 

[Wb1234]

With WA, who would be their main rival ?, Melbourne ?.
The Reds were actually folded to form the Storm so it would make sense, every season in the CAS titles it is virtually always WA v VIC in the Final.

Perth vs stairs

 

[flippikat]

So, given that bids close 14 August (from what I can gather), how soon after that does everyone think we'll get some update from the NRL and/or bids?

From what I've heard, the plan is before the Grand Final - so before early October could be it.. but if the NRL is pretty much sure of team 18 now, could Perth be announced soon after bids close & 19/20 announced around (or just before) GF time... with further inspection of the NZ & Qld bids requiring that extra time?

 

[RedVee]

So, given that bids close 14 August (from what I can gather), how soon after that does everyone think we'll get some update from the NRL and/or bids?

From what I've heard, the plan is before the Grand Final - so before early October could be it.. but if the NRL is pretty much sure of team 18 now, could Perth be announced soon after bids close & 19/20 announced around (or just before) GF time... with further inspection of the NZ & Qld bids requiring that extra time?

I’m wondering if they’ll announce 18 & 19 now, but hold 20 back a year or so? Otherwise they will have an advantage of a year or two organisational time assuming they wouldn’t come in til 2030 (2029 at best?).

 

[Bukowski]

I’m wondering if they’ll announce 18 & 19 now, but hold 20 back a year or so? Otherwise they will have an advantage of a year or two organisational time assuming they wouldn’t come in til 2030 (2029 at best?).

I think that's possible. There may not be a fully formed bid from NZ ready in time. WA and PNG have been working on their bids with the NRL and govts for well over a year but the NZ bids seem to have only recently started on theirs.

 

[flippikat]

I think that's possible. There may not be a fully formed bid from NZ ready in time. WA and PNG have been working on their bids with the NRL and govts for well over a year but the NZ bids seem to have only recently started on theirs.

Maybe a bit of "not fully formed" and a bit of "not sure which NZ 2 syndicate to choose"?

If the NRL are keen on NZ 2, and moreover see it as a priority for this expansion phase (teams 18-20), then there's probably a lot of weighing-up to be done between the competing NZ bids - of which we only PUBLICLY know two of them. (Do we know if any non-Christchurch bids are active?)

That's not the case with Perth.. so if WA is in, it's surely just a rubber-stamping exercise, right?

PNG doesn't have competing bids, so again if the logistics of that are good enough then it could be rubber-stamped - possibly at same time as Perth (soon after bids close) but for later entry - and subject to meeting key requirements.

Brisbane remains a puzzle, and even more of an unknown field than NZ 2, as there's only one bid that's clearly public (Brisbane Easts). There may be more, but if there are, they're very low profile. Plus there's also the risk of upsetting the current SEQ balance between the Broncos, Titans & Dolphins so soon after the Dolphins debut. I'm guessing another SEQ team is being kept as contingency for a failed PNG bid.

 

[Perth Red]

Still leaves the shed stand

it’s awful

Old lang park vibes

Final end to do. I like the shed, great atmosphere, cheap tickets for those without much cash and fits plenty in, just need to extend it to full width of the pitch. 25k seating 2500 standing terrace. Sorted.