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| Quote: Wellsy13 "I'm not too keen on the West Coast name to be honest. It's not really a place. It's an area to describe one side of any country that borders water.
There was a lot of talk of relocations being an option on LU Forums. Of all the relations that could work from a naming perspective, I reckon Wests Magpies could have been a good one.
Bang in the Brisbane Tigers as the other half and include the Wellington Orcas and you've hit all the major expansion areas in one go then.'"
There's already a very famous RL club in Brisbane called the Tigers...
West Coast is fine. It's what the top level AFL and netball teams are called. Everyone in the country knows it represents Perth/WA. If they went back to Perth they'd be on the same level as the soccer and basketball teams. |
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With the success of the Four Nations and the world cup in 2017, a second team being introduced just a year after this would be a great way to encourage more fans into the sport because there is clearly some interest there. If the marketing was done properly, they could play the New Zealand derby at Eden Park and probably fill it, that would be a great spectacle.
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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: yorksguy1865 "With the success of the Four Nations and the world cup in 2017, a second team being introduced just a year after this would be a great way to encourage more fans into the sport because there is clearly some interest there. If the marketing was done properly, they could play the New Zealand derby at Eden Park and probably fill it, that would be a great spectacle.'"
Striking whilst the irons hot isn't a trait associated with league, but you are right. 50,000 at Eden and 35,000 at the cake tin bolted on every year....... |
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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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More good news regarding NZII.
AU $1,000,000 a year for 10 years is a significant wedge....and shows that a 2nd team would be viable, especially if it was based across 2 or even 3 centres.
rlhttps://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/65562068/bid-for-second-new-zealand-nrl-team-gets-boost-with-feeder-team-announcedrl
Winning the 4 Nations, the season Launch held in Auckland and the 9's assured to be here for at least another 4 years all point to the NRL being unable to ignore the massive potential for the game here.
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| Quote: gutterfax "More good news regarding NZII.
AU $1,000,000 a year for 10 years is a significant wedge....and shows that a 2nd team would be viable, especially if it was based across 2 or even 3 centres.
rlhttps://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/65562068/bid-for-second-new-zealand-nrl-team-gets-boost-with-feeder-team-announcedrl
Winning the 4 Nations, the season Launch held in Auckland and the 9's assured to be here for at least another 4 years all point to the NRL being unable to ignore the massive potential for the game here.'"
Well said.
Would you look to be involved with a new NRL club in Wellington in some capacity if it was to happen? |
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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: Huddersfield1895 "Well said.
Would you look to be involved with a new NRL club in Wellington in some capacity if it was to happen?'"
Professionally, personally and potential divore-E-cally yep!!!!
Box, Season ticket and potentially "no box"  with more money to spend (after alimony) ....but these are the years I get to do that I WANT!!!! |
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