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I KNOW ! I had to read it twice
But
Did you miss the last line about the "impending doom " of the PNG team ?
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I KNOW ! I had to read it twice
I saw that but that’s not unusual for him. He’ll end up being wrong about that though.
While what you're saying is true, it's far easier for a Perth NRL team to carve out that niche if the local AFL teams are underperforming - hence what we've seen from AFL/AFL-aligned media.
That would be a great achievement. The Storm are bigger than half the NRL now, so I'm glad you're so gung ho on Perth, after actively cheering against it for years.
www.foxsports.com.au
Benny Boyo tipped to be coachThe NRL’s expansion into Perth appeared dead in the water earlier this week, but Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has declared he is desperate to make the deal happen as he
present from start to finish at the NRL double-header at Perth Stadium on Saturday.
Saturday’s matches – Cronulla vs. Manly and South Sydney vs. North Queensland – could not have come at a worse time for the Premier, with negotiations over a proposed new NRL franchise plunged into doubt last week.
As negotiations soured, Cook accused the NRL of treating his state like a “cash cow”, after falling short of requested funding and it appeared all hopes of the Bears entering the competition for 2027 were all but over.
However, in a statement of intent, Cook was present from an hour before kick-off for the first game of the NRL double-header, until well after the full-time siren, and told Fox Sports he is “determined” to get the deal over the line.
“We are determined to make it (a deal with the NRL) happen,” he reportedly told Fox Sports’ Lara Pitt.
Both parties are expected to return to the negotiating table for a last-ditch bid to resolve the issue next week.
It comes after South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett told Perth fans to not give up hopes of having their own team.
Locals are largely keen for a team in Perth, and Bennett told them to keep pushing hard after seeing how successful the Dolphins have been in their first few years after initial fears that the area didn’t need another franchise.
“Don’t give up,” Bennett said.
“I came here in the ’90s for the first time when the Western Reds were here.
“I can’t believe the growth of the game here and the interest in the game and how many people recognise you now.
“Perth’s ready for it, I know they want it, so I just hope they get a deal done, and I’m sure they will.
“I’m very optimistic that they’ll have a team here and it will be great for the game.
“It’s a great place, a great sporting state and would give us more assets to players that would be playing here with junior football and an NRL team here as well. I don’t think we’d come if we didn’t think it was value long term.
“So I’m sure the NRL is prepared to back their decisions. They backed the Dolphins three years ago and a lot of people didn’t think that should have happened, but that’s been a great success story.
“So I’m sure Perth will be the same – Papua New Guinea is coming as well.”
‘We’re determined to make it happen’: WA premier breathes life into Perth’s NRL expansion bid
‘We’re determined to make it happen’: WA premier breathes life into Perth’s NRL expansion bid
Lara Pitt said that Cook is a Souths supporter. I thought “no wonder he is hard to deal with”.The NRL’s expansion into Perth appeared dead in the water earlier this week, but Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has declared he is desperate to make the deal happen as he
present from start to finish at the NRL double-header at Perth Stadium on Saturday.
Saturday’s matches – Cronulla vs. Manly and South Sydney vs. North Queensland – could not have come at a worse time for the Premier, with negotiations over a proposed new NRL franchise plunged into doubt last week.
As negotiations soured, Cook accused the NRL of treating his state like a “cash cow”, after falling short of requested funding and it appeared all hopes of the Bears entering the competition for 2027 were all but over.
However, in a statement of intent, Cook was present from an hour before kick-off for the first game of the NRL double-header, until well after the full-time siren, and told Fox Sports he is “determined” to get the deal over the line.
“We are determined to make it (a deal with the NRL) happen,” he reportedly told Fox Sports’ Lara Pitt.
Both parties are expected to return to the negotiating table for a last-ditch bid to resolve the issue next week.
It comes after South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett told Perth fans to not give up hopes of having their own team.
Locals are largely keen for a team in Perth, and Bennett told them to keep pushing hard after seeing how successful the Dolphins have been in their first few years after initial fears that the area didn’t need another franchise.
“Don’t give up,” Bennett said.
“I came here in the ’90s for the first time when the Western Reds were here.
“I can’t believe the growth of the game here and the interest in the game and how many people recognise you now.
“Perth’s ready for it, I know they want it, so I just hope they get a deal done, and I’m sure they will.
“I’m very optimistic that they’ll have a team here and it will be great for the game.
“It’s a great place, a great sporting state and would give us more assets to players that would be playing here with junior football and an NRL team here as well. I don’t think we’d come if we didn’t think it was value long term.
“So I’m sure the NRL is prepared to back their decisions. They backed the Dolphins three years ago and a lot of people didn’t think that should have happened, but that’s been a great success story.
“So I’m sure Perth will be the same – Papua New Guinea is coming as well.”
‘We’re determined to make it happen’: WA premier breathes life into Perth’s NRL expansion bid
‘We’re determined to make it happen’: WA premier breathes life into Perth’s NRL expansion bid
So 1 minute you are arguing the AFL get everything from governments including stadiums even if the government can't afford it, the next minute the government should do everything to support a team (AFL or NRL).
Maybe if nrl had agreed to tip in $150mill like AFL is doing in tassie the wa govt may have been a bit more generous?
One billion dollars including two upgraded stadiums which the afl isn’t contributing a cent too
Your comparing an AFL state expansion to a non-heartland expansion .... having a higher government contribution is understandable.
Nrl putting zero in, afl putting in$150mill. Might be reflective of the end outcome maybe?
Don’t try and explain context to him, he isnt that bright lol
Nrl have said they will match govt junior funding
Have they? Got an official link to that statement from nrl? So WA are putting in $7mill a year to grassroots, got a link to where nrl is putting in $7mill? Nrlwa are getting $14mil a year?
You think with the nrl matching the 60 million in funding wa will get a billion spent on a rectangular stadium ? Lol
I’m asking you to provide a link where the nrl has committed to matched funding.
