Wests Tigers take over bid

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Could be a way for NRL to get to 18 clubs with min risk and investment?

West Sydney Magpies out of redeveloped Campbelltown and West Coast Tigers or East Brisbane Tigers making up an 18 club comp in 2026? Be very interesting to know if Sage is behind the Elias offer (Or Brisbane Easts). Is it coincidence that this has come at the same time that Sage has re-emerged to talk Perth expansion claiming he has a consortium willing to put $30million up for a club?

West Coast Tigers playing 9 games in Perth and 3 at Leichardt doesnt sound so far fetched, maybe? Be interesting to know if the staunch Balmain fans would rather continue to be a pseudo Magpies club with just a bit of the old Balmain branding and still based in Sydney or if they would rather go back to full on tigers brand with a 9-3 split with Perth? I could see the three game Leichardt West Coast Tigers Memberships being very popular! throw in a Tigers in Sydney membership for say 4 away games against Eels, Souths, Bulldogs and Magpies every year (that would be a cracking rivalry from day one!) with the 20k Perth RL fans and yoU have potentially one of the biggest membership clubs in the NRL!

Aren't the colours of WA yellow and black?

A West Coast Tigers based out of Perth, yellow and black, would be a good fit.

 

[Perth Red]

Aren't the colours of WA yellow and black?

A West Coast Tigers based out of Perth, yellow and black, would be a good fit.

Yes those are our state and NRLWA rep colours.


A more yellow and black like this would work well

 

[Rabbit toes]

The Tigpies need a lot more than a new owner to turn themselves around. They need a playing group that actually give a shit first of all, and I should know.

Guess there’s a first time for everything.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Yes those are our state and NRLWA rep colours.
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A more yellow and black like this would work well

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It would be great for the game to have the West Coast Tigers in the RL. More people watching and playing the game in Australia's fourth largest metropolitan area, making the game more appealing to advertisers. For that reason the ARLC will never let it happen.

 

[roofromoz]

Better sponsors closer to the city, i wouldn't move them permanently there, although training there fulltime is the better option, and in a few years time playing out of the Liverpool stadium they had proposed would solve their nomadic issues

Massive growth corridor in the south west and there are new clubs being formed like the Oran Park Chargers. Could also tap into Group 6 which has had their fair share of talent come through, such as Tedesco.

 

[kdalymc]

It makes sense on the NRL's national scale

No.
"Wests" of what.
And if Wests Brisbane came in and called them selves Wests.
Imagine them going overseas.
"Wtf is a Wests" just the same as when Northern Pride went to NSW, "northern what?"

 

[10$ Ferret]

If Benny Elias is invoved, then its best avoided.
In it for self interest only, its always been his way

 

[Travitoh]

No.
"Wests" of what.
And if Wests Brisbane came in and called them selves Wests.
Imagine them going overseas.
"Wtf is a Wests" just the same as when Northern Pride went to NSW, "northern what?"

West of Sydney. Not much else matters past that at NRL HQ

 

[simmo05]

Tigers move to Campbelltown full-time or they have to leave really

Cambos might be too far gone. The club has ignored the area since inception.

 

[Diesel]

Cambos might be too far gone. The club has ignored the area since inception.

How long before Penrith start taking over Campbo?
Wests have always taken the lesser games or lower crowd pulling games to Campbelltown

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Also was funny when Ikin asked what he would bring or issues he identified... all I heard was results on field and board closer to coach and players ... well to me it says the fundamentals of the club is fine and they just got to get a ceo who can bridge the divide with board and nrl team

So the MOST vapid and meaningless shit possible...

“we want RL people ... we want to focus of the GAME ... guys who dictate terms!!!”

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Seriously though, this would be a solid move to add a Perth team and reduce the Sydney glut.

it will never happen, Wests LC is too stable, but cool if it does.

 

[magpie_man]

Decouple the JV and send Balmain up to Brisbane to start up the new franchise with Easts Tigers.
Merge Wests and Canterbury to form a mega club that stretches from the inner west to the Southern Highlands.

 

[BunniesMan]

Ever since the JV started I have hated the name "Wests Tigers". Wests is not a proper club first name. It is a nickname. It is like a bloke name James getting his birth certificate changed to have "Jimmy" as his legal name. It should have been Western Suburbs or West Sydney

 

[MugaB]

Ever since the JV started I have hated the name "Wests Tigers". Wests is not a proper club first name. It is a nickname. It is like a bloke name James getting his birth certificate changed to have "Jimmy" as his legal name. It should have been Western Suburbs or West Sydney

Soufffs

 

[Dark Corner]

I could definitely cop that and remain a supporter. I support far away teams like Wigan RL and LA Lakers yet the Tigers moving to Perth would seem like the death knell of my support to the club. Being a Tigers supporter since 1988, I've been through way more shit times than good in following the game.
To be honest, Im not 100% sure if a move to Perth would end my support but it would test it considering the unhappiness I fee about the clubs direction over the last ten years.

Time is a great healer.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

If we want to sell the NRL to the rest of the world we need to use brands that sound credible.

Western Sydney Tigers
Western Sydney Magpies

The proper noun Sydney has to be in it so people outside of Australia know where it is. Sydney is Australia's most well known city, so let's use that to our advantage.

Money can be made by taking a club that has "Sydney" in its name to overseas markets and establishing some sort of link with the local community. America, Canada or England would be a great place to start. Visit schools and universities during the off-season to teach them about the game. Give the schools a Blu-Ray to help them understand the game, showcase the most exciting aspects of the sport and leave behind some footballs and training manuals so that the schools can add the game to their curriculum. It would leave a huge impression on the students. Provide a foreign membership option that allows signed up members to stream every NRL game live and on demand, provides caps player cards and stickers of the team logo so they can put it on their school bags, skate boards and school books. It's great advertising.

But do not use the name Wests Tigers. It sounds low brow and informal.

 

[kdalymc]

Wests is not a proper club first name. It is a nickname.

brands that sound credible.

Western Sydney Tigers
Western Sydney Magpies

informal

Correct

 

[BunniesMan]

Soufffs

Lol yes I agree if we changed our official name to "Souths Rabbitohs" that would be ridiculous too.

 

[The Charlatan]

Ever since the JV started I have hated the name "Wests Tigers". Wests is not a proper club first name. It is a nickname. It is like a bloke name James getting his birth certificate changed to have "Jimmy" as his legal name. It should have been Western Suburbs or West Sydney

I'm sure the Tigers give a f**k what a Souffs fan thinks.