WA BEARS

[Matt_CBY]

I also think that current bidders might be looking back at the dolphins and asking why so much is being expected of them comparatively in terms of license fees and grassroots funding.

Brought and up and explained about 100 pages ago.

 

[Wb1234]

Oh, but, funding tax payers money into 2 stadia and coes is OK btw

He doesn’t care if afl gets billions from the govt only when rugby league does

 

[Canard]

Why is Wookie all of a sudden in here commenting and positioning herself as an expert?

Takes no part in the conversation, now expects to be taken seriously.

Youre not welcome.

The old Boomer was up all night on the cans.

Such an angry old man

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Melbourne agreed to fund juniors there as part of the reward for taking origins and test matches there

You raise an interesting point. Dangling the carrot of origin and Int’l league to be played in Perth say four out of the first eight years of the W.A. clubs Existence might be enough to sway it.

The money that rep footy generates for a location should be the cherry on top or the trump card.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

He doesn’t care if afl gets billions from the govt only when rugby league does

Incorrect

 

[Canard]

Anyone got any evidence of the Vic Govt funding junior league?

Be keen to see that. Wouldn't exactly be very populist in the current austerity climate.

The Tas Stadium is probably the biggest waste of Taxpayer monies we've seen.

It's likely to cost $1B, and only be used for 8 or 9 games a year. (And cricket I guess)

 

[Matt_CBY]

Anyone got any evidence of the Vic Govt funding junior league?

Be keen to see that. Wouldn't exactly be very populist in the current austerity climate.

The Tas Stadium is probably the biggest waste of Taxpayer monies we've seen.

It's likely to cost $1B, and only be used for 8 or 9 games a year. (And cricket I guess)

Google.com

 

[Canard]

Google.com

There there old fella, time for a nap.

 

[Wb1234]

The Perfect Storm For Rugby League In Victoria

The Andrews Labor Government will bring more blockbuster NRL matches to Melbourne and build Victoria’s first Rugby League Centre of Excellence, paving the way for a Melbourne Storm women’s team. Victoria will host five major NRL matches in the next six years – two State of Origins in 2021 and...

www.premier.vic.gov.au

 

[The_Wookie]

Yeh there’s always an excuse for the current situation isn’t there

Things are never black and white. No matter how much you might think they are.

Update on Federal and State Governments funding of AFL and NRL High Performance Training Centres. - Australian Sport Reflections

By Greg Blood This is an update of research published in April 2019. It highlights how the majority of professional AFL and NRL clubs have now received substantial federal and state government funding to develop their high-performance training centres. The 2019 federal election was a high-water...

australiansportreflections.com

Look who dominates lol

I'm aware of it. And it's ridiculous that taxpayers fund any of it. There's a league clubs getting funding as well. Tasmania also funding NBL club facilities.

 

[Wb1234]

NRL to take big games to Victoria

The NRL will take a host of big games to Melbourne after securing a deal with the Victorian state government for a centre of excellence.

www.sbs.com.au

Looks like it was to partly fund a coe at Broadmeadows plus fund storm women’s team

 

[Wb1234]

Things are never black and white. No matter how much you might think they are.



I'm aware of it. And it's ridiculous that taxpayers fund any of it. There's a league clubs getting funding as well. Tasmania also funding NBL club facilities.

Current situation would be something like afl getting double nrl

Good luck to afl I’m arguing for equality or something closer for nrl

Afl doesn’t need money anyway it’s rich

 

[MugaB]

He doesn’t care if afl gets billions from the govt only when rugby league does

Then that's just being the ultimate wanker

 

[The_Wookie]

Current situation would be something like afl getting double nrl

Good luck to afl I’m arguing for equality or something closer for nrl

Afl doesn’t need money anyway it’s rich

The NRL isn't exactly poor either.

 

[Wb1234]

Turns out the wa govt does have a lot of money available for sports

Cmon Pete do your thing

 

[Canard]

WA knocks back initial NRL funding request

The WA government has set up a taskforce to work directly with the NRL on brokering a deal for an 18th rugby league club.

www.afr.com

Peter V’landys’ ambitious plan to expand the NRL into Perth has hit another hurdle, with the West Australian government rejecting an initial request to inject millions of dollars into grassroots rugby league.
Establishing a new team in Western Australia is a critical part of the NRL’s plan to grow its competition to 20 teams by 2030 and secure a record broadcast deal to fund the sport.

WA Premier Roger Cook, himself a former rugby union and league player, is a supporter of an NRL expansion team based in Perth. Negotiations for a cash injection from the WA government are ongoing. Trevor Collens
Expansion plans have stalled in recent weeks after NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo rejected eight proposals, including a bid from a Perth-based private consortium for a team that would operate as a joint venture with the North Sydney Bears.
“The commission has made it very clear that expansion has to have a strong business case – that goes for prospective regions and individual bidders,” Mr Abdo said at the time. The NRL said it would deal directly with the state government in a bid to secure a West Australian club.
Those talks have already hit a barrier. WA government and rugby league sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations, who requested anonymity to speak freely, said the NRL had asked for approximately $12 million in annual funding for the next decade.

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The figure is the same as what was pledged by the Tasmanian government to the AFL’s newest club the Tasmanian Devils, which is expected to receive $144 million over 12 years and a further $60 million for a new high-performance complex.
Sources said the NRL’s request was rejected earlier this month and a task force, led by WA treasury officials, had now been established to negotiate with the NRL.
The WA government confirmed it had rejected the NRL’s initial funding request but would not discuss the figure proposed by the rugby league body. It is still offering to upgrade HBF Stadium and build a high-performance facility.
The NRL has privately made it clear to the government that any funding it received would be used for grassroots not players. Spokesman Misha Zelinsky declined to comment.
WA government insiders say it has no interest in pouring tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money into what amounts to a “subsidy” for the NRL just months out from an election in a state where rugby league is viewed as a peripheral sport.
“The reason we have a strong budget is because we are disciplined with our spending decisions,” a senior WA government source said.

Premier Roger Cook is personally interested in securing an NRL team because of his history with the sport but his ambitions fell apart early this month after a private bid failed to meet expectations.
The WA consortium led by Perth business figure Peter Cumins claimed to have secured the cash required to create a team and said he had attracted interest from up to 10 potential sponsors.
Its bid was rejected in early October over concerns the consortium would not pay the NRL a $20 million licence fee to join the competition. NRL executives also claim they were blindsided by the decision to include Sydney Kings part-owner Paul Smith and former NRL executive Paul Kind in the ownership group.
Deciding which teams will join the NRL competition is critical for Abdo as he prepares to start negotiations with potential broadcast partners on a new broadcast deal. The existing deal with Foxtel and Nine Entertainment, owner of The Australian Financial Review, expires in 2027.
The time difference provided by a Perth team would bring scheduling flexibility and more games to the competition that could be of value to potential partners. It could also generate sponsorship money from sectors that thrive in the region.

 

[Canard]

This the key point for mine:

WA government insiders say it has no interest in pouring tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money into what amounts to a “subsidy” for the NRL just months out from an election in a state where rugby league is viewed as a peripheral sport.

It's not politically popular in a non-NRL state. This hurts our bargaining power.

I also note;

It is still offering to upgrade HBF Stadium and build a high-performance facility.

 

[MugaB]

This the key point for mine:



It's not politically popular in a non-NRL state. This hurts our bargaining power.

I also note;

Then they should upgrade the stadium, pour that money in, go for it.... but if they want a permanent NRL tenant there, they'll have to pay a fee for it

 

[Wb1234]

Then they should upgrade the stadium, pour that money in, go for it.... but if they want a permanent NRL tenant there, they'll have to pay a fee for it

Some of these rugby league fans are just so defeatist

League will never reach its true potential with that generation that got burned out by super league affecting the discussion.

 

[Perth Red]

Will they?

Article is getting mixed up between grassroots funding and funding the operations of an nrl Club. Cook has already stated they will fund jnr participation programs through a much expanded shs program.