West Coast Pirates Bid News

[taipan]

Questions without notice. Will the planned rugby league museum in WA have a curator with a RL background , such as comes highly recommended, David Smith?

 

[Perth Red]

Bill Bailey and the Albany Shanty men have found us a club song!

The Albany Shantymen

The Albany Shantymen. 4,548 likes · 3 talking about this. Gnarly folk singing gnarly folk

www.facebook.com

 

[DIOGENES]

ABC NEWS FLASH…..

It’s going to be the Perth….
JETS!

(i was one of many who have been predicting the rebirth of Newtown)

 

[xe_kilroy]

Iconic club in shock bid to return to NRL

The foundation club’s return to the top tier after 40 years will come with a big twist.

7news.com.au

 

[Bukowski]

Albo's on board.

 

[xe_kilroy]

Another article with a little more detail...

Historic rugby league club who folded in 1980s planning Perth reboot

The Newtown Jets could return to professional rugby league in sensational fashion after aligning themselves with Western Australia's bid to become the next NRL franchise.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[xe_kilroy]

It makes some sense, aligning a Perth team with a Sydney foundation club... giving the Perth team another source for juniors, development pathways, and sponsorship/marketing opportunities in Sydney too

 

[AdelaideRLFC]

Fully support the Perth Jets as that forces the Bears to make a definite decision on relocation. It's going to be Adelaide.

 

[xe_kilroy]

Fully support the Perth Jets as that forces the Bears to make a definite decision on relocation. It's going to be Adelaide.

I like that idea, a way to get both Perth and Adelaide in, via Jets and Bears.

 

[xe_kilroy]

Australia: most popular NRL teams by supporters 2023 | Statista

In 2023, NRL team Melbourne Storm was the most supported team in Australia's National Rugby League, with close to 1.2 million supporters in the country.

www.statista.com

 

[Pippen94]

Australia: most popular NRL teams by supporters 2023 | Statista

In 2023, NRL team Melbourne Storm was the most supported team in Australia's National Rugby League, with close to 1.2 million supporters in the country.

www.statista.com

Sure

 

[Perth Red]

Rockingham sharks hit over 400 jnr registered players this year. Outstanding!

 

[Bukowski]

That's fantastic

 

[Ideas Man Stephen]

Rockingham sharks hit over 400 jnr registered players this year. Outstanding!
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That’s phenomenal

 

[Colk]

That’s phenomenal

It’s really great to see. Definitely something to work with for a team over there (if they get one)

 

[The Penguin #6.]

Rockingham sharks hit over 400 jnr registered players this year. Outstanding!
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Bit of a worry though the way they turned their backs, reminiscent of Howard`s Corroboree speech in 2000.

 

[Perth Red]

Bit of a worry though the way they turned their backs, reminiscent of Howard`s Corroboree speech in 2000.

Maybe sending Vlandys a message about what they think of nrls neglect of WA?

 

[İzmir Zaferi]

What if West Coast Pirate's create a long term link to West Coast South Africa with a game in Capetown each year, strategic signings of juniors or even Union players with profile (outside backs easiest) and a formal alignment with South African Rugby League.

The advantage would be not only felt in South Africa but in engaging South Africans in Perth (about 40 thousand)

It would even help in creating possible TV interest in South Africa.

 

[Perth Red]

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What if West Coast Pirate's create a long term link to West Coast South Africa with a game in Capetown each year, strategic signings of juniors or even Union players with profile (outside backs easiest) and a formal alignment with South African Rugby League.

The advantage would be not only felt in South Africa but in engaging South Africans in Perth (about 40 thousand)

It would even help in creating possible TV interest in South Africa.

Therre are no jnrs in South Africa, you want perth to develop WA and sth Africa?

 

[İzmir Zaferi]

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Therre are no jnrs in South Africa, you want perth to develop WA and sth Africa?

There are up to 14 RL clubs active in SA, Western Cape Rugby League (Capetown area) has had up to five clubs.

Now clearly, these are adult clubs but it does not take much in such an environment to do open trials for players / athletes from Rugby Union backgrounds. In actual fact, a great amount of the players coming into the NRL out of NZ are not coming from League but Union.

The South African RL can take responsibility for development but a formal link helps profile and increases beyond imagination the motivation to try RL.

I coach and run a Rugby League club in Turkey. The desire of most young people is to "get out". The same is the case in South African and you can gaurantee, given the opportunity many would take it with both hands.

The engagement with SA, also legitimises South African engagement within Australia.

As for do I want West Coast to develop RL in WA and South Africa? In terms of a link to SARL? Why not?

All NRL clubs should have formalised international links / agreements with salary cap quotas for signed players. It is good for the game in general, good for the NRL as a brand and good for the playing base.

I know a link for Turkish Rugby League for us, for instance even with a club like London Broncos (lower level) with a gauranteed once a year open trial in Turkey would be MASSIVE for our game here.