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Storm Coach Backs Perth for Expansion If we're looking at what's best for the game and best for television rights, I think a second Brisbane team and Perth are the preferable options. I've been fortunate to travel to the city in recent seasons when the Storm has played games. The crowds have been impressive. They make for enthusiastic spectators. The important thing for Perth is to get the right people involved. They need to hire a chief executive, coach, captain and senior players who know what our game is about and how you build a successful club. They need a bit of patience. They need good development and recruitment systems. Most importantly, they need to get the right people in the right positions. You need strong foundations in your club to make it grow. The other thing Perth brings to the table is the prospect of the game having a national competition again. In my eyes, the advantage of being national is the bargaining power it would give us with regard to television rights. We need to use that leverage to get a better deal for the clubs, their supporters and sponsors. www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6024319537

Storm Coach Backs Perth for Expansion If we're looking at what's best for the game and best for television rights, I think a second Brisbane team and Perth are the preferable options. I've been fortunate to travel to the city in recent seasons when the Storm has played games. The crowds have been impressive. They make for enthusiastic spectators. The important thing for Perth is to get the right people involved. They need to hire a chief executive, coach, captain and senior players who know what our game is about and how you build a successful club. They need a bit of patience. They need good development and recruitment systems. Most importantly, they need to get the right people in the right positions. You need strong foundations in your club to make it grow. The other thing Perth brings to the table is the prospect of the game having a national competition again. In my eyes, the advantage of being national is the bargaining power it would give us with regard to television rights. We need to use that leverage to get a better deal for the clubs, their supporters and sponsors. www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6024319537

The WA Red Army Closes in on its 250th recruit! A newly set up rugby league independent supporters group in Western Australia is providing a strong voice in support of a WA team's inclusion in the 2013 NRL competition. With support coming in from all over the world, as well as strong representation from across Western Australia, the WA Red Army committee are very pleased with the response to the new fanclub. Red Army Chairperson, Jason Burton, said " We had anticipated having around 300 members by the end of our first year so to have reached nearly 250 within the first few weeks is great and shows the high level of interest in RL in Western Australia." With an aim to give RL fans in WA an opportunity to come together to support the greatest game as well as act as the official fan club of the WA Reds, the Red Army's ranks are swelling. Working closely with the WARL and WA Reds bid team the Red Army committee are ensuring the voice of fans is heard in the development a future WA NRL team. A new Red Army website has recently been launched and a monthly newsletter is keeping members up to date with all the latest WA news and views. Membership is free and easy to join via the Red Army website. Simply complete the form and become a part of the future of RL in Western Australia. Website: www.warzone.net.au Email redarmy@warzone.net.au

The WA Red Army Closes in on its 250th recruit! A newly set up rugby league independent supporters group in Western Australia is providing a strong voice in support of a WA team's inclusion in the 2013 NRL competition. With support coming in from all over the world, as well as strong representation from across Western Australia, the WA Red Army committee are very pleased with the response to the new fanclub. Red Army Chairperson, Jason Burton, said " We had anticipated having around 300 members by the end of our first year so to have reached nearly 250 within the first few weeks is great and shows the high level of interest in RL in Western Australia." With an aim to give RL fans in WA an opportunity to come together to support the greatest game as well as act as the official fan club of the WA Reds, the Red Army's ranks are swelling. Working closely with the WARL and WA Reds bid team the Red Army committee are ensuring the voice of fans is heard in the development a future WA NRL team. A new Red Army website has recently been launched and a monthly newsletter is keeping members up to date with all the latest WA news and views. Membership is free and easy to join via the Red Army website. Simply complete the form and become a part of the future of RL in Western Australia. Website: www.warzone.net.au Email redarmy@warzone.net.au

Perth-based NRL team would provide huge windfall: chairman A PERTH-BASED NRL team would inject up to $28million into the local economy, according to WA Rugby League chairman David Hobbs. Hobbs and WARL chief executive John Sackson will fly to Sydney this week to meet NRL boss David Gallop and pitch the WA Reds' case for admission to the national competition in 2013. They will tell Gallop a major sponsor is ready to sign a $1.5-$2million deal. Hobbs and Sackson will also attend an Australian Rugby League conference. Hobbs said they would point out the success, not the perceived failure, of their predecessor the Western Reds, which fielded a side in the NRL in 1995 and '96 and as the Perth Reds in Super League in 1997. "We've spent a lot of money researching the sustainability and feasibility of a team here in WA with positive feedback," Hobbs said. www.perthnow.com.au/sport/nrl/pe ... 6028730783

Perth-based NRL team would provide huge windfall: chairman A PERTH-BASED NRL team would inject up to $28million into the local economy, according to WA Rugby League chairman David Hobbs. Hobbs and WARL chief executive John Sackson will fly to Sydney this week to meet NRL boss David Gallop and pitch the WA Reds' case for admission to the national competition in 2013. They will tell Gallop a major sponsor is ready to sign a $1.5-$2million deal. Hobbs and Sackson will also attend an Australian Rugby League conference. Hobbs said they would point out the success, not the perceived failure, of their predecessor the Western Reds, which fielded a side in the NRL in 1995 and '96 and as the Perth Reds in Super League in 1997. "We've spent a lot of money researching the sustainability and feasibility of a team here in WA with positive feedback," Hobbs said. www.perthnow.com.au/sport/nrl/pe ... 6028730783

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www.perthnow.com.au/sport/nrl/pe ... 6028730783 that article has convinced me perth and CC in

Reds' Chiefs Sell the WOW Factor
Perth Reds took the first small step this week in what they hope will be a giant leap for West Australian sport.
A WA Rugby Leage delegation of chief executive John Sackson, chairman David Hobbs and director Bruce Havilah had a 90 minute meeting with NRL chief David Gallop and Andrew Hill, the newly appointed director of league integration and game development, in Sydney. Hill's involvement is significant. Hew as involved with the Western Reds, which fileded a team in the NRL in 1995 and '96 as the innaugural coaching and development manager and was also a reserve grade player with the club. Hill returned to Sydney at the end of '96 when the Reds joined Superleague. He spent 18 months with the AFL helping set up the GWS, and has now been lured back to the NRL for what he describes as an "incredibly exciting time".
Hill has an affinity with the Perth market, a factor that will not hurt the WARL bid. One of his new roles will be to coordinate the needs of teh wider game once the ARL is disbanded and a new 8 director independent commision is set up to run the game. Hill will report directly to Gallop and one of the first issues on the agend will be expansion.
"The meeting was very positive" Sackson said. "We had the opportunity to highlight every aspect of our case and where we are at, particularly with regard to sustainability, feasibility, corporate governance and government support".
" The formal proposal with all the bells and whistles willbe made once we get confirmation the NRL is expanding, but we belive we're in a great position right now."
The Reds have lined up a major sponsor which is ready to sign a $1.5-2million deal.
Hill will visit Perth in the "next month or so" and be updated on the Reds' plans to join the NRL in 2013 and see what shape the game is in at greassroots level.

Sport Confidential - Sunday Times 3/4/11