Why little mention of the CQ NRL bid?

[The Eagle]

The bears aren't a real option, to many Sydney teams and they'll be lucky to play top flight ever again, maybe at 20 or 22 teams, maybe

Brisbane 2 and Perth would be my choices if that was made an option, as it was I picked central Queensland and Perth

 

[CQ Italia]

The Spot Light – Junior Development Success and Mal for Immortal

http://www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/...nior-development-sucess-and-mal-for-immortal/

 

[CQ Italia]

RUGBY LEAGUE TALENT APLENTY IN CQ

http://www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/rugby-league-talent-aplenty-in-cq/

 

[CQ Italia]

Many future U20s players when we get a licence

 

[CQ Italia]

Young Willy gets helping hand

Michelle Curran | 26th September 2012 11:23 AM

Will Mohr




PROUD parents John and Robyn Mohr, from Clermont, watched as their 14-year-old son, William, spoke at a press conference in his honour at CQ Leagues Club.
They had travelled to Rockhampton to collect their son following a four-day CQ NRL Bid junior development squad training camp at Rockhampton Grammar School.
Fortunately, the Mohrs could sit in on yesterday's press conference to hear their son had become the first recipient of the new CQ Pentag-Nidera Sports and Education Bursary. "This is the part I like ... that the bursary will be a big help for mum and dad," John Mohr chuckled, pointing at the information sheet about the bursary.
As part of the bursary, the Mohr family receives substantial financial assistance towards sports and educational costs throughout the year, which William said would be very useful.
"It will help me a fair bit with travel. I live in basically the middle of nowhere and it is not always cheap to get around...every day it takes me two hours to travel to my school Marist College in Emerald, and then two hours back again. I'm pretty excited to receive this award," said William, who plays in the forwards for the under-13 team.
William is one of five children who have grown up on the Mohr farm 50km out of Clermont. He started playing league at the age of seven because his older brother played, and he has grown into a promising competitor.
Leading grain company Pentag-Nidera recently approached the CQ NRL Bid team, expressing their desire to help one of the junior boys whose family lived on the land, CQ NRL Bid business and community development manager Walson Carlos said.
"William immediately came to mind. He's a constructive player and also very humble.
"We've been keeping an eye on him for a while, he's made the Queensland under-13 side and he's a good kid, from a good family," Carlos said.
Meanwhile, the four-day camp in Rockhampton was very successful. Mohr said both the under-13 and under-14 squads trained several times and were well prepared for next month's southern tour.



http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2012/09/26/young-billy-gets-helping-hand-sports/

 

[CQ Italia]

CLERMONT’S WILLIAM MOHR AWARDED CQ PENTAG-NIDERA SPORTS & EDUCATION BURSARY




http://www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/...ed-cq-pentag-nidera-sports-education-bursary/

he's a QLD U13 player and must say I was only out at Clermont about 3 weekends ago and it is quite small and indeed in the middle of the bush basically so would be a lot of travelling and time.

 

[CQ Italia]

Camp full of aspiring league stars

Michelle Curran | 27th September 2012 10:20 AM

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Tags: rockhampton, rockhampton grammar school, rugby league, sports

Joshua Ambrose-Robinson enjoys a friendly game of tag-footy during the QRL Mod Camp.
Allan Reinikka




CENTRAL Queensland fans just can't get enough of rugby league.
This week, Rockhampton Grammar School is hosting this year's biggest CQ NRL Bid-sponsored Queensland Rugby League Mod Camp, with more than 110 kids taking part.
"We run these programs every year throughout the state, and this one in Rocky is definitely the biggest one we've had all year," QRL education development officer and camp manager Dominic Draper said.
In the four years the camps have been up and running, enrolment numbers at the Rockhampton camp have doubled.
"We have a waiting list of kids wanting to attend and I was still getting phone calls from people when the camp started on Tuesday," Draper said.
Children from Longreach, Barcaldine, Emerald, Blackwater, Springsure, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Marlborough, Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast have enrolled in the four-day camp.
Its focus is on the development of rugby league players aged between 10 and 12.
"So far, the kids are having a great time. We are doing drills, learning new skills, learning about rugby league and what it is like to spend time away from mum and dad," Draper said.
CQ NRL Bid business and community development manager Walson Carlos said the CQ NRL Bid was very happy to be major sponsor of such an important event for grassroots development of rugby league in the region.
"The CQ NRL Bid is committed to developing the grassroots of rugby league in Central Queensland and I want to commend the QRL, and in particular Dominic Draper and his team, for providing this wonderful opportunity for the young players to enjoy some fun footy activities in their holidays," Carlos said.
The Bid is committed to advancing rugby league in CQ through the QR National Schools Program, the QR National Scholarship Program and the CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program.
It also sponsors local league organisations and clubs throughout CQ.



http://www.themorningbulletin.com.a...-qrl-kids-camp-inundated-with-aspiring-rugby/

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.themorningbulletin.com.a...-team-on-cloud-nine-nine-boss-keen-for-expan/

Nine boss keen for NRL expansion

Michelle Curran | 28th September 2012 5:25 AM

TYING up two-and-a-half hours of Channel 9 boss David Gyngell's time was a coup for CQ NRL Bid campaigners Denis Keeffe and Geoff Murphy.

The CQ NRL Bid chief executive and chairman were on a recent mission in Sydney to discuss NRL expansion and the inclusion of a Central Queensland-based team with Gyngell.

Having arrived an hour early for their meeting at Channel 9's Willoughby office, they were just getting comfortable when the receptionist approached the pair.

"She asked who we were, and we were suddenly ushered into his office straight away ... he is such a busy man and to sit down with him for two-and-a-half hours was very encouraging," Keeffe said on his return to Rockhampton.

"Gyngell had a fair bit to say about it, and where a team should go. He is an absolute rugby league nut."

The Rockhampton pair were buoyed by Gyngell's support of expansion and the addition of another Queensland team to the present 16-team NRL competition.

"Many people have got it into their heads that NRL expansion was off the cards for the next five years following last month's $1 billion broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports," Keeffe said.

"But Gyngell said that was just the assumption people had made because it was not mentioned in the announcement. He also said expansion was not brought up at all during negotiations for the TV deal, but it was something he could not overlook."

Of particular interest to Gyngell, was the ninth game in the NRL draw which, through Australian anti-siphoning laws, would have to be shown on Free-to-Air TV (Channel 9).

"The idea of scheduling a local Queensland derby for this ninth game was appealing to him. Derby games between the Broncos, Titans and Cowboys always rate off the scale in Queensland.

"Queenslanders consume rugby league at a rate like no other, and with so many Sydney-based teams already in the competition, it made sense to Gyngell to include another Queensland team in the mix - which would also provide variety," he said.

An Ipswich-based team or a team in Gosford were also viable options for Gyngell. These teams posed serious competition to a Central Queensland team, despite the fact a team in CQ was likely to prove as popular with the public as the North Queensland Cowboys.

During the same visit to Sydney, Keeffe and Murphy also met Fox Sports chief executive Patrick Delany.

"A 17-team competition appealed to Delaney ... Fox Sports would not get any extra games in their TV coverage, but they would most likely see subscriptions increase, with supporters wanting to watch their new team - especially for away games," Keeffe said.

The strategic importance of expansion from 16 to 18 teams for the NRL was also raised at the meetings with Gyngell and Delany.

"The heartland of the game needs to be secured against the expansion ambitions of the AFL.

"The AFL have published their expansion plans and these plans include another AFL team located in the rugby league heartland of regional Queensland. A CQ NRL team would lock up the east coast of Australia for the NRL for generations and effectively block the AFL in regional Queensland," he said.

The next six months are crucial for the CQ NRL Bid.

"The plan is due out late this year or early 2013, and we could know by then if we have a team in the competition," Keeffe said.

 

[Starkers]

i think everyone is for expansion if done correctly. but why gyngell gets a say in it is beyond me. rugby league "nut" or not, it's the ARLC that needs to be seen calling the shots. the reality and perception now is that ch9 get what it wants.

 

[Ianc]

A NRL team in CQ would be a disaster imo.

 

[Brutus]

A NRL team in CQ would be a disaster imo.

Agree.

 

[carlosthedwarf]

i think everyone is for expansion if done correctly. but why gyngell gets a say in it is beyond me. rugby league "nut" or not, it's the ARLC that needs to be seen calling the shots. the reality and perception now is that ch9 get what it wants.

I think Gyngell feels entitled to it because the money he's spending. It's a disgraceful attitude.

A NRL team in CQ would be a disaster imo.

Right now it is. The best course of action right now would be to offload some lesser drawing Titans games to CQ.

 

[Dogs Of War]

Right now it is. The best course of action right now would be to offload some lesser drawing Titans games to CQ.

It would be best for Sydney teams to do that. Games vs Cowboys and the Titans could be played in that area. It would also give everybody a good idea of what sort of support they could draw week in, week out.

 

[GAZF]

It would be best for Sydney teams to do that. Games vs Cowboys and the Titans could be played in that area. It would also give everybody a good idea of what sort of support they could draw week in, week out.

"Local" derby games should be played at home to maximise crowds. 1-2 games/year against less popular non-Qld teams would be a decent start.

 

[Ianc]

It would be best for Sydney teams to do that. Games vs Cowboys and the Titans could be played in that area. It would also give everybody a good idea of what sort of support they could draw week in, week out.

It's not just weekly support that concerns me, it's the corporate sponsorship. A CQ team would be dividing sponsors between NQ & CQ which would kill both teams. The money for CQ might be there now but it's mostly from mining companies.

 

[CQ Italia]

Only heard yesterday Gyngell rates highly the CQ Bid and wants QLD expansion.

 

[Dogs Of War]

It's not just weekly support that concerns me, it's the corporate sponsorship. A CQ team would be dividing sponsors between NQ & CQ which would kill both teams. The money for CQ might be there now but it's mostly from mining companies.

To be honest, I am not advocating a CQ team. I think it would have those very issues you have presented. Similar to the issues I believe a Central Coast team would create. It does however fill a hole by playing 2-3 games in that region every year. It might just mean they don't need a team.

 

[age.s]

i think everyone is for expansion if done correctly. but why gyngell gets a say in it is beyond me. rugby league "nut" or not, it's the ARLC that needs to be seen calling the shots. the reality and perception now is that ch9 get what it wants.

Hear hear!

 

[Red&BlackBear]

http://www.themorningbulletin.com.a...-team-on-cloud-nine-nine-boss-keen-for-expan/



well someone is telling fibs seeing the ARLC have said numerous times they brought up a 9th game in negotiations yetv all broadcasters said it would add no value to the deal

There's no mention of WA in that article.. Why is that?

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Only heard yesterday Gyngell rates highly the CQ Bid and wants QLD expansion.

Apparently he see's Gosford as a viable option now too. Very interesting considering apparently channel 9 didn't want a bar of CC according to experts on here. Should also highlight that while your bid bosses were meeting with Gyngell, Florimo was meeting with Matiske and some of the commission members at NRL headquarters...