West Coast Pirates Bid News

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it works in those states where most people are either too stupid or ignorant to distinguish between codes and call league 'rugby'.

 

[Perth Red]

The new branding

 

[Perth Red]

Hot on the heels of the launch of the Ellenbrook Rabbitohs Jnr RL club the Kwinana Wolves will launch in the new year. It will be a joint Union and League club which should be interesting!

 

[siv]

The new branding

Why ?

NRL is the premier Australian RL competition not the local State Leagues

Has it happened to all states ?

 

[Perth Red]

So far just WA, NT and I think SA. Expect the others to follow.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

I can see the VRL and TRL rebranding (don't really have a problem with it either tbh) but considering the NRL couldn't even get the NSWRL & CRL to merge into a single state body I doubt they or the QRL will be changing anytime soon.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

I can see the VRL and TRL rebranding (don't really have a problem with it either tbh) but considering the NRL couldn't even get the NSWRL & CRL to merge into a single state body I doubt they or the QRL will be changing anytime soon.

Actually, these days they are basically the same organisation (they both act as subsidiaries to the ARLC, so there will be no waste in overlap or stalled communication, which would be the only goals of a United state body anyway); the reasoning behind maintaining the separate logos is to continue City-Country.

I like that they have kept the NSWRL/QRL/CRL logos just for the history. NRL-- is necessary in the other states to identify the sport to casual fans, but in the Eastern States -RL is already famous enough.

 

[The Great Dane]

Funnily enough, I saw a teenager in Civic wearing a Pirates jersey today, not something you'd expected to see in Canberra.

The Pirates are making quite the impression.

 

[Perth Red]

I think one of our sg ball players has signed with raiders, may have been him.

 

[oikee]

I would like to see the Nines expanded all across the 3 bottom states, as soon as possible.

Perth have to get a team into the NRL, if only to save the poor people of Perth who much the same as Victoria, get bombarded with nothing more than AFL news 24/7 52 weeks a year.

They have little knowledge of sport outside this code.
They need saving, from themselves.
It is unhealthy not to know of all the world sports out their and it reduces your brain cells and thinking capacity to virtually that of a lemming.

Nines will allow those fans to quickly engage in a fast superior sport and open their minds to a new world, a new dawn.
I just hope we are not too late.
Same should be done in Melbourne, move in and expand the nines to every school.

 

[Tigers1986]

Perth makes the most sense for any expansion side. Existing stadium, eastern ex-pats, and a good timeslot for games. I hope it ends up happening.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

That probiz black jersey with red and gold thick v is my fave. Unique in NRL and tips a nod to the old western reds colours. The red then works as a good alternate but we 'd only need to wear it when we played Penrith.

(Apologies for the random bump)

Im actually coming around to the idea of WCP playing in a V jersey; though i do maintain it is over-used by the current teams and a WCp should be a unique template.

Personally, id love to see them use the Roosters 2014-away template...

sorry for the shitty quality....

 

[Perth Red]

I'd be happy with that! Be nice to include some pirate related design somewhere in it without being over the top.

 

[Perth Red]

I'm liking the look of the Jnr academy pirates kit for this years tour. Would work well as an NRL jersey?

 

[Perth Red]

Turns out those were training jerseys, actual jerseys for Pirates this year are (I think this is probably the away with the home being same design but red rather than white). looks a lot better with black side panels rather than weird tangerine we have had for last two years.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

terrible jersey. This is exactly what i hope they avoid when they move into firsts.

 

[Perth Red]

white one or grey one, or both?

We have a few years to get it right! This is an improvement on last years, hopefully next is even better. Black, red and yellow/gold will be our brand colours, we just need to come up with iconic jumper to represent them. I hope we come up with a really good classic design for our first few years, an amazing pirate themed nines jersey and a WA representing alternate. Having a Western Reds historic jersey for heritage round would be nice as well.

 

[The Great Dane]

If the grey training jersey was going to be the home and away design the best way to do it would be to have the sleeves black and have the design on the chest continue onto the side panels to make the hoops go right around the jersey. Then for the away jersey just invert the black and grey.

Then hey presto you've got a unique jersey design that looks pretty cool without it being really out there.

As for the white jersey. I don't think it looks bad, it's a bit boring and as far as the V goes it's been done to death, but it's not a terrible jersey.

 

[Perth Red]

The WA jnr development system is really starting to produce talent. Great to see Curtis Rona score a double last night, Waqa Blake tipped as the next big thing and jnrs coming through all sorts of systems like this

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/spo...s-nines-tournament-title-20150225-13ocmz.html

Another WA jnr made his debut in the titans u20's this week. Good signs for a future perth nrl team.

 

[j5o6hn]

Did it get a run in that erstwhile publication The Worst Australian or ch 7,or 9, I heard Zemplas the other day interrupt Mills on 6PR when he started talking about RL we don't want to talk about that says Basil, lets talk about some 3rd rate trial with the Weagles and Sprockers.
Dear Basil ignorance personified