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mongoose

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Far from it but they are competing with teams with 50-100 years of structures in place.

Any team coming in needs to have the foundations right. Going to Perth and not having the foundations in place is a waste of money.

Even another QLD team is going to produce players
true but the NRL has to come to the party too. Why would the WA govt want to invest in a team that might fail down the line and that the NRL might just abandon. NRL clubs don't have a great track record of being financially viable and the NRL isn't as generous as the AFL is to its clubs....
 

Wb1234

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Cmon … there is nothing stopping NRL clubs targeting Union juniors from those schools now … you don’t need the Perth Bears playing in the competition to do it
Ok go and name some nrl players from the union schools in norths area lol

It’s a huge and largely untapped market for the nrl

Will playing one game a year there get them fully on board is the question

And on top of the union schools norths own juniors will go back to the levels of when they had an nrl club

You can see on the map it’s the 4th biggest junior catchment area in the city which is the home of the game in Australia
 

BuffaloRules

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Ok go and name some nrl players from the union schools in norths area lol

It’s a huge and largely untapped market for the nrl

Will playing one game a year there get them fully on board is the question

And on top of the union schools norths own juniors will go back to the levels of when they had an nrl club

You can see on the map it’s the 4th biggest junior catchment area in the city which is the home of the game in Australia

mate .. it’s your argument … you tell me..

What juniors have they missed out on from those schools ? Would they entertain a switch anyway to the Bears ..
 

Iamback

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true but the NRL has to come to the party too. Why would the WA govt want to invest in a team that might fail down the line and that the NRL might just abandon. NRL clubs don't have a great track record of being financially viable and the NRL isn't as generous as the AFL is to its clubs....

There is always back and forth in these discussions. I am sure they will meet in the middle

Have the funding over a 10 year period as opposed to a lump some amount shows a longer term commitment.

The issue with NRL putting in a huge amount ( rumours are a $50m payment ) that the NRL money is the clubs money. They help 1 clubs others will want the same
 

Iamback

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Well it clearly is not.

‘The WA government confirmed it had rejected the NRL’s initial funding request. 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’ - AFR article

and who could blame them. When nrl is putting in less than $1mill a year into WA grassroots an ask of $12mill a year seems ridiculous.

lets just compare to the tassie situation as that seems to be where the mystery $12mill figure has come from.

tassie govt is putting in $144mill to help fund the club and afl is matching with a $120mill contribution in grassroots and other areas plus a larger than avg grant.

nrl wants $120mill from wa govt. and is putting in what? $30mill or so start up costs And the standard grant? Hmmmmmmm.

So then get a fly in fly out team?

The government doesn't want that either... So how does a side happen?
 

Wb1234

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How is this helping your argument ?
A rugby league junior for Asquith who also played union being lost to the game ?

Here’s a hint growing up in norths territory he’s unlikely to have been a bunnies fan (the club that tried to sign him)

And again all those elite schools in bears area are ripe for the picking
 

BuffaloRules

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A rugby league junior for Asquith who also played union being lost to the game ?

Here’s a hint growing up in norths territory he’s unlikely to have been a bunnies fan (the club that tried to sign him)

And again all those elite schools in bears area are ripe for the picking

And why would be reject staying in Sydney to pursue an NRL career in Perth ?
 

Perth Red

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So then get a fly in fly out team?

The government doesn't want that either... So how does a side happen?
Go back to the Western Bears consortium and get a license fee that's agreeable to both sides and ask them to commit a reasonable amount to jnr RL.

10 year agreement:
NRL put in $1mill extra year to NRLWA
Club commits $2mil a year investment to pathways
WA Govt commits $2mill a year to NRLWA

That sees NRLWA funding quadruple and the club be committed to player development. Thats a 4:1 investment ratio for NRL.

Then we have the NS side of the partnership and the ramping up of their pathways to provide the club with players as well.

But that is all for the good of rugby league in WA and I very much get the sense all the NRL cares about is whats good for NRLHQ at this point.
 
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Wb1234

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And why would be reject staying in Sydney to pursue an NRL career in Perth ?
Is that goal posts being shifted ?

That’s another issue entirely and a separate discussion

The issue is can the bears area produce a lot of juniors for rugby league more than it does today
 

Wb1234

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Go back to the Western Bears consortium and get a license fee that's agreeable to both sides and ask them to commit a reasonable amount to jnr RL (say $2mill a year guaranteed) that is either paid by the club or by the WA govt.
And get rid of the new investors they have for the bid. Some who are rumoured to be worth over 500 million

No chance
 

Iamback

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Go back to the Western Bears consortium and get a license fee that's agreeable to both sides and ask them to commit a reasonable amount to jnr RL (say $2mill a year guaranteed) that is either paid by the club or by the WA govt.

Do you think PVL just made up the $12m a year figure?

There is clearly more needed than only $2m a year. There are 3 clubs advising on this subject
 

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