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SirPies&Beers

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Looks like NS are getting fans used to seeing yellow on the jersey :)

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you referring to the sponsor? Why not the green then or the blue that is also present?


perthwrongs,
Season 2 Wow GIF by BBC Three
 

SirPies&Beers

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No coincidence that dolphins had Redcliffe, PNG the hunters and of course Perth the bears. Probably a big reason Vlandys wanted bears attached. Gives them a base to hit ground running. Doomers trying to spin it into a negative.
yeah but doomers be dooming cob. it’s all conspiracies and negativity. remember two wrongs don’t make a right, two+ wrongs make a Perthwrongs
 

Iamback

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No coincidence that dolphins had Redcliffe, PNG the hunters and of course Perth the bears. Probably a big reason Vlandys wanted bears attached. Gives them a base to hit ground running. Some trying to spin it into a negative.

Bears are for TV/Away crowds. It doesn't fix the pathway issues. It helps but still leaves holes
 

SirPies&Beers

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Bears are for TV/Away crowds. It doesn't fix the pathway issues. It helps but still leaves holes
think you’re right but pretty sure one big ticket item was pathways as per arlc (vlandys) own admission.

having infrastructure already in place and all but 2 reserve grades competing (jersey flegg and Harvey Norman). I think it brings costs down, easier to fly and house the best of the west Aussie kids during the season showing ability then create a whole team that’ll be on a hiding to nothing. this would be short term anyways eventually once west Aussie pathways make some sense then it’ll be a transition to be fully located there, I assume
 

Bukowski

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Of course but there’s a hell of a lot more top suburbs 20mins from bold park than there is ballajura lol. Good luck getting to ballajurra in 20 mins from coast In a morning. Mind you they’ve promised to sort out erindale rd junction so that will help

not to mention the heat out there for training in compared to the coastal strip.
it’s just a poor choice for location, imo
Poor location? 20 mins to the coast, 25 mins to the city , 10 mins to the airport and next to a train station, on a greenfield site.

FMD, It's a place of work.
 

Wb1234

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think you’re right but pretty sure one big ticket item was pathways as per arlc (vlandys) own admission.

having infrastructure already in place and all but 2 reserve grades competing (jersey flegg and Harvey Norman). I think it brings costs down, easier to fly and house the best of the west Aussie kids during the season showing ability then create a whole team that’ll be on a hiding to nothing. this would be short term anyways eventually once west Aussie pathways make some sense then it’ll be a transition to be fully located there, I assume
Can’t see W.A. pathways ever supporting an nrl team at least not in under 50 to 100 years

If they can get to 20 percent of the top 30 being actual W.A. juniors that would be a huge result

Can’t see that happening for 20 to 30 years

How long will it take the storm to get to that level and the population of vic is around five times W.A. and the storm have close to a 30 year head start
 

Perth Red

Post Whore
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Can’t see W.A. pathways ever supporting an nrl team at least not in under 50 to 100 years

If they can get to 20 percent of the top 30 being actual W.A. juniors that would be a huge result

Can’t see that happening for 20 to 30 years

How long will it take the storm to get to that level and the population of vic is around five times W.A. and the storm have close to a 30 year head start
Storm don’t have 30 year head start at all in terms of local player development , they’ve only just got interested in vic in last 12 months, and until a couple of years ago wa had more jnrs playing than vic so population is irrelevant.

if done right at all levels I’d expect to see wa jnrs coming through within ten years.
 

TheEroticGamer

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The inclusion of the Bears is purely for their benefit. They make Perth no more viable than what it already was going to be. Let’s not pretend otherwise.
 

Gobsmacked

Bench
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The inclusion of the Bears is purely for their benefit. They make Perth no more viable than what it already was going to be. Let’s not pretend otherwise.
Nah, it benefits the NRL by increasing viewership across Sydney TV audiences, also benefits those away Sydney crowds.
Add to that the overall sense that the game is healing from the SL war. Then of course WA benefits from the pathways in place and tapping into a rich 100 year history instead of being simply a pop up brand.

But sure besides all that..
 

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