WA BEARS

[wb2027]

Its a spend the WA govt wouldnt be making if it wasnt for an NRL club, so yes its a spend solely linked to the issuing of an NRL license to Perth.

I think we may differ on the definition of "solely"

 

[Wb1234]

Aren't they the only club who owns their stadium and leagues club?

Plus Kareela park golf course and a commercial building at Cronulla

Cowboys have a big league clubs to be fair. Turns over 75 million pa

Dolphins own kayo park with their leagues club right behind it

Nobody else in the nrl owns their own ground but maybe a few qld cup sides do (easts tigers ???)

 

[wb2027]

that jersey would make a good west aussie bears kit as long as it was updated to reflect the modern requirements of kits of course. maybe a yellow line or 2 on the shorts to go with the red back drop and black lines. definitely keep the jersey red back drop and black lines though. no need to change that.

I feel like the Dolphins have put their stamp on the predominantly red base, but Bears have hardly scratched the surface with how good a black base with some Red up top can look, like their Away for "23-"24

 

[Nuke]

now 30 years on it looks like the nrl will own bears anyways in west aussie. so one could say that the current norths administrators have at least learnt their lesson with whats overall best for business moving forwards in regard to the brand.

NRL will own the WA Bears, not the North Sydney Bears. NthSyd are their own club that will feed into WA. They aren't relocating to Perth or merging with a WA team.

But otherwise, yes, a Bears team will be owned initially by the NRL if reports end up being correct.

 

[SirPies&Beers]

NRL will own the WA Bears, not the North Sydney Bears. NthSyd are their own club that will feed into WA. They aren't relocating to Perth or merging with a WA team.

But otherwise, yes, a Bears team will be owned initially by the NRL if reports end up being correct.

thats what im saying? i didnt say anything about merging, or relocating.

i said was norths learnt their lesson - lesson is nrl ie controlling organization owning franchise (not club) because thats whats best for business for the franchise. this was stated in relevance to mid 90's and the prospective controlling organization back then implementing % ownership of franchises which was crux of why bears declined.

maybe im alone but i see franchise and club as two different things.

 

[Dragonwest]

SHOOSH

The NRL has one important hurdle to overcome before introducing a Perth Bears side into an expanded competition. It is all about getting the broadcasters, Channel 9 and Fox Sports, onside. We have spoken to high-level sources at both networks on this issue. They have concerns around the tricky timeslots in broadcasting from Perth into the eastern states, the production costs – and the fact the NRL is going into a city that is already so invested in two AFL sides. However, both Nine and Fox Sports have faith in Peter V’landys’ track record with successful new ventures.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_MRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Ffresh-tv-hurdle-confronting-perth-bears-phil-rothfields-highlights-and-lowlights-from-the-week-in-sport%2Fnews-story%2Fba7efc26d6afd0175ff0bd4beda5bfb3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-2-NOSCORE

seems like a non story really

Working hard now to downplay the value for the networks.

Funny as both 9 and Fox had told the Perth consortium previously at Magic round they wanted Perth and it added the most value of the expansion options ...

 

[Wb1234]

Working hard now to downplay the value for the networks.

Funny as both 9 and Fox had told the Perth consortium previously at Magic round they wanted Perth and it added the most value of the expansion options ...

They don’t add more than Ipswich

Adding more than png and nz2 for Australian viewers is a low bar to beat given they both will appeal to their own local markets

 

[Perth Red]

They don’t add more than Ipswich

Adding more than png and nz2 for Australian viewers is a low bar to beat given they both will appeal to their own local markets

He said 'of the expansion options'. Ipswich arent an option, for quite some time at least.

 

[wb2027]

i said was norths learnt their lesson - lesson is nrl ie controlling organization owning franchise (not club) because thats whats best for business for the franchise. this was stated in relevance to mid 90's and the prospective controlling organization back then implementing % ownership of franchises which was crux of why bears declined.

maybe im alone but i see franchise and club as two different things.

Interesting way to look at it. Since it's not a relocation the NRL are essentially a franchisee who can use the Bears' brand for their WA club.

 

[Iamback]

Working hard now to downplay the value for the networks.

Funny as both 9 and Fox had told the Perth consortium previously at Magic round they wanted Perth and it added the most value of the expansion options ...

Key word is out of the expansion options.

All the options are costly, Origin 2 kicks off at 5pm due to time difference

Very few locals will watch it live. You put that v say PNG and the TV interest will be low.

Throw in the NRL wanting to cut round and it grows that issue

Hence why the push for Bears not a random logo

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Bears is a random logo. A team that went bust 20 years from North Sydney that has no historical link with Perth is as random as it gets.

 

[wb2027]

Bears is a random logo. A team that went bust 20 years from North Sydney that has no historical link with Perth is as random as it gets.

https://media.tenor.com/D1nllC9NPU0AAAAM/jamie-random.gif

 

[Iamback]

Bears is a random logo. A team that went bust 20 years from North Sydney that has no historical link with Perth is as random as it gets.

as opposed to a quokka or Pirate or whatever?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

as opposed to a quokka or Pirate or whatever?

A Quokka is native to WA. Almost all logos are random.
Probably only the Eels and Rabbitohs have a geographical or historical meaning.

Unless Humphrey the Bear came from Mosman or Perth, I may have missed that.

 

[wb2027]

A Quokka is native to WA. Almost all logos are random.
Probably only the Eels and Rabbitohs have a geographical or historical meaning.

Unless Humphrey the Bear came from Mosman or Perth, I may have missed that.

Souths being the Rabbitohs is the funniest since they all think it's just another term for bunnies when it was a term for someone who would hunt and trap rabbits.

Bears got the name from Big Bear Supermarket in Neutral Bay who sponsored the club in 1959.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Souths being the Rabbitohs is the funniest since they all think it's just another term for bunnies when it was a term for someone who would hunt and trap rabbits.

Bears got the name from Big Bear Supermarket in Neutral Bay who sponsored the club in 1959.

I always thought they stole their jersey from Freddy Krueger.

Bears is even more random than I thought, they could have been the North Sydney Woollies.

 

[Jetka100]

Key word is out of the expansion options.

All the options are costly, Origin 2 kicks off at 5pm due to time difference

Very few locals will watch it live. You put that v say PNG and the TV interest will be low.

Throw in the NRL wanting to cut round and it grows that issue

Hence why the push for Bears not a random logo

Wouldn’t Origin kick off at 6pm (8pm AEST)?

 

[Jetka100]

They don’t add more than Ipswich

Adding more than png and nz2 for Australian viewers is a low bar to beat given they both will appeal to their own local markets

There is no way that Ipswich will add more to the growth of the game than Perth in the long term. They are already fairly entrenched league supporters.

 

[Wb1234]

Could always use shoreman

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Could always use shoreman

Sure, man.