WA BEARS

[titoelcolombiano]

I don't think the Jets or Fiji has submitted any bid. It's only formations and speculation for future bidding.

I don't think that the Bears have broken an NDA but the fact an NDA exists means the NRL would appreciate calm waters on the media front in the bidding process.. which the Bears aren't reading the room so to speak.
There's 11 bids.. I'm sure they all have a lot to say.. only staying silent and being respectful in the best play if you want the gig.

Ipswich Jets Chairman confirmed that they submitted a bid. From the attached article:

Ipswich Jets chairman Steven Johnson confirmed the bid, stating, “Yes, we have put in a bid. I think Queensland has room for another team. Without talking about the specific merits of any particular bid, the game can easily support another team in Queensland without affecting the existing four clubs. The western corridor of Brisbane has a great nursery, it’s the Penrith of Queensland, so we’ve expressed interest and we look forward to the bid process.”

The Jets Take Flight: Newtown and Ipswich Join Forces for NRL Expansion Bid

The race to secure a spot in the NRL’s next wave of expansion has intensified, with The Daily Telegraph reporting that the Newtown Jets and Ipswich Jets have joined forces to submit a bold bid for …

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[MugaB]

WA would have more juniors than the Roosters already, who doesn’t.

Under these rules set by the Western Bears, the Roosters don't count, it's 16th or bust

 

[RedVee]

WA would have more juniors than the Roosters already, who doesn’t.

I thought the CC had plenty of juniors…. That’s Roosters area isn’t it?

(sorry)

 

[Centy Coast]

I thought the CC had plenty of juniors…. That’s Roosters area isn’t it?

(sorry)

The Central Coasts Junior Reps come under the Roosters banner but not our local competition.
Only Sandon Smith has come through the Roosters Central Coast pathways which is a massive fail when you look at the talent in the NRL from the Central Coast.
The Roosters NRLW team has a heap of Central Coast talent, I think 10 players or more.
Their Coach John Strange preferred his son Ethan to come through the Raiders.

 

[Centy Coast]

Under these rules set by the Western Bears, the Roosters don't count, it's 16th or bust

Yes but you are counting NSW, QLD, VIC and then WA, so that’s 3rd ?, they are talking States not clubs.

 

[Bukowski]

Good question, was wondering the Same myself. I suppose in theory they could both be called bears with different logos. Maybe Western Cubs.

Would need to be western bears. You need that one brand through the ranks in Perth..

 

[DIOGENES]

Wests Tigers to split.
obviously the Magpies and Tigers will both be in the competition, so bad luck Perth Bears
(sarcasm)

‘We’ve lost faith in them’: Balmain consider shock exit from Wests Tigers merger

Balmain directors want to table a proposal that could force the NRL to choose between the Balmain Tigers and Wests Magpies, as tensions rise at the joint venture.

www.smh.com.au

 

[jim_57]

Wests Tigers to split.
obviously the Magpies and Tigers will both be in the competition, so bad luck Perth Bears
(sarcasm)

‘We’ve lost faith in them’: Balmain consider shock exit from Wests Tigers merger

Balmain directors want to table a proposal that could force the NRL to choose between the Balmain Tigers and Wests Magpies, as tensions rise at the joint venture.

www.smh.com.au

Jesus, how delusional are Balmain? There is no stand alone Balmain Tigers in the NRL if they pull out of the merger.

I’m sure if it came to the crunch Wests Tigers would be able to continue with the Tigers name as well, given they’ve been using it for the last 25 years. Happy to be corrected.

 

[Nuke]

Ipswich Jets Chairman confirmed that they submitted a bid. From the attached article:

Ipswich Jets chairman Steven Johnson confirmed the bid, stating, “Yes, we have put in a bid. I think Queensland has room for another team. Without talking about the specific merits of any particular bid, the game can easily support another team in Queensland without affecting the existing four clubs. The western corridor of Brisbane has a great nursery, it’s the Penrith of Queensland, so we’ve expressed interest and we look forward to the bid process.”

The Jets Take Flight: Newtown and Ipswich Join Forces for NRL Expansion Bid

The race to secure a spot in the NRL’s next wave of expansion has intensified, with The Daily Telegraph reporting that the Newtown Jets and Ipswich Jets have joined forces to submit a bold bid for …

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Not sure what the date is that this was released, but if that's a recent article (as in the last couple of weeks), then, umm, I think they missed the deadline if they're only talking about having 'expressed an interest' and they are looking forward to 'the bid process'.

 

[Nuke]

Jesus, how delusional are Balmain? There is no stand alone Balmain Tigers in the NRL if they pull out of the merger.

I’m sure if it came to the crunch Wests Tigers would be able to continue with the Tigers name as well, given they’ve been using it for the last 25 years. Happy to be corrected.

Not sure if it was in this article or another one I read on this subject earlier today, but the main driver of this de-merging reportedly said that he's keen to push for Balmain to be a stand-alone NRL team, even if it failing means Balmain is consigned to the NSW Cup forever.

Sounds like he knows the outcome already.

Same article said Balmain only own 10% of the Wests Tigers club while Western Suburbs owns 30%.

That club, a quarter of a century after its beginning, is still divided, factions pushing and pulling for control, distrust in the other half. They still can't get along. They have players who weren't even born when they started, yet they're still the immature ones. Stand alone, the two clubs, in an already saturated Sydney market, fail. Stay together, it's still infighting and amateur hour.

I think Balmain sees North Sydney being revived of sorts, hears of Newtown attempting to revive itself, again, of sorts, and thinks to themselves 'If all these old clubs can comeback, we deserve it too. We should be back in the NRL'. They're seeing the door being opened for them and feel like walking in as well.

As others have said a while back: a way that it would work is if they divorce eachother and Balmain joins forces with Brisbane Easts for the NRL Team20 bid. Wests, if they're strong enough, claim the Wests Tigers licence and reclaim the (Western Sydney?) Magpies name.
Otherwise, it's 'bye-bye' to the both of them, the Wests Tigers are no more, the comp has an extra spot available, and the NRL has the chance of filling it with whichever bid doesn't fit the quota of Perth, PNG, NZ2, Bris3, Fiji, ect.

Maybe this would be a blessing, as it could also help de-clutter the Sydney market and have expansion without having to expand the comp beyond 20 teams.