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Vlad won't provide any evidence to back up his assertions. He modus operandi is to get nasty and hurl insults at people who don't share his opinion.
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Vlad won't provide any evidence to back up his assertions. He modus operandi is to get nasty and hurl insults at people who don't share his opinion.
Once again the NRL is talking expansion and they are tossing up new franchise possibilities like an Italian chef preparing a pizza base or an Aussie pub cook juggling a hot potato.
I keep hearing that the first franchise off the rank to join the NRL as the 18th team will be a club from Papua New Guinea. Every time I hear that I can’t help but ask, what about Perth?
Why is the Australian National Rugby League overlooking an untapped resource in their own backyard? A resource that had only started to scratch the surface for three years before it was scrapped, apparently because the Western Reds had accumulated a debt as a result of the club having to pay the airfares for all visiting teams! What the?
If any new horizon is going to succeed in Australia then it would be Perth. It’s the obvious choice for the next NRL club for me with over 2 million people living in the capital city of Australia’s biggest state by land mass – it’s a no-brainer! Otherwise, the NRL should change its name to EARL (Eastern Australia Rugby League).
Three of the top four countries of birth in WA (outside of Australia) are England, New Zealand and South Africa – all rugby playing nations. There are also lots of people from the eastern side of Australia who have moved to WA for work. Perth also has two suitable existing stadiums: Optus Stadium, with a capacity of 60,000, and the rectangular HBF Park, with a 20,500 seating capacity.
I heard Andrew Abdo talk about what they are looking for in regards to expansion. He talked about growing the game in the Pacific. He said it’s a conversation around “the Broader Pacific Strategy”, making rugby league the showpiece sport in the Pacific, with Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, PNG, Tonga, and Samoa at the centre.
If that’s the case, then another team based in New Zealand or Australia makes more sense to me. Surely a club based in New Zealand’s South Island would help more with their broader Pacific strategy? And as Andrew Abdo said, the Pacific strategy does include growing the game in Australia. Well then, go back to Perth and the untapped rugby league mine that was abandoned 27 years ago.
Reds... Pirates... Bears - call them whatever you want, so long as Perth is next in line for NRL expansion
Once again the NRL is talking expansion and they are tossing up new franchise possibilities like an Italian chef preparing a pizza base or…www.theroar.com.au
Haha you still on that one? Cuckoo cuckoo
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There's no tender dopey. You dont put in a bid until the NRL confirms expansion is going to happen.
Haha you still on that one? Cuckoo cuckoo
“If there’s certainty, we can wait”: Perth NRL bid Chairman discusses chances of expansion in WA
"A long leading time wouldn’t be unhelpful."
'Ticks every box': Why Perth deserves an NRL team
Peter Cumins, chairman of a Perth consortium for a new NRL side, has explained why the time is...www.canberratimes.com.au
Perth NRL bid open to Bears liaison, rather go alone
The consortium hoping to get a Perth franchise into an expanded NRL wants a stand-alone side but have left the door open for a North Sydney or Newtown link.
You know how to reel in Perth Rat and AlwaysWrong.
Cuckoo cuckoo
Penny Panther has got it the wrong way around. Bears remain. Perth consortium out
