I’ve said this before the best thing about afl is how they back their expansion clubs one hundred percent via grants and draft picks whilst the nrl just throws its new clubs in the deep endAint a lot to be complimentary about. On the face of it, they arent travelling well or moving up rapidly. It doesnt bode well, but the league itself has a longer term view.
I mean the Swans and Lions both went bankrupt twice in their first decade and they are still here
And the existing clubs are way more pro expansion than insular nrl clubs
Look at the funding difference in afl which strong clubs accept. That would have zero chance of being accepted by nrl clubs even when the rich ones won’t be hurt by it