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.