on footy show tonight being interviewed by gus

expansion unlikely before 2012 (next tv contract gets done)

but after that another team in queensland will be likely.

good stuff

Will Gallop be there in 2012?

sounded happy last night.

even gus was getting on with him

He answered that question about TV rights very poorly. When asked what will make the competition worth more in 2012 than it is now he answeredmore [/ifor fewer games of a competition that will not have expanded further since the last time they bought them?

We've already been told by Foxtel and others that we need greater geographical coverage yet it is ignored. Gallop's reason for not expanding "two more teams may lead to two teams dropping off"... Why? Not if they're in completely new and different markets they won't affect the others.

Luckily he's not the one who will making the decision anyway and he won't be in the job then - surely not.

And then... this morning out comes this...

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Annesley is the lone voice of expansion within NRL HQ.

im not a fan of an nrl team in adelaide.


we need a team in perth and another in nz, plus 2 more in queensland as well & gosford.

hell, id even like to see a PNG team before adelaide. a PNG franchise would be much more successful than adelaide will ever be. thats one market we can ignore without too much trouble down the track

Agree about Perth, NZ, and Gosford (though [ionly [/ias a relocation of a Sydney side)... Not sure there's really the population centres for another two Queensland teams. Another in Brisbane, yes.



The fact is if the Sharks announced tomorrow they were moving to Adelaide it would increase the value of our TV rights. It would address Foxtel's concerns that we are not exploring potential new markets.

Announcing a team in PNG would add very little... there's very little media rights value in the place. Sad, but true.

The fact is the Rams were doing OK when News pulled the plug. They certainly deserved a bit more time to prove their worth.

1. i wanna see the bears back at the central coast. i dont think theres a need for any sydney clubs to move. times are tight but if they get through to the next tv deal theyll be fine.

bringing norths back would be like bringing souths back.

2. adelaide wont have juniors, and i doubt the number of viewers on tv would be that large. perth will have juniors and probably better tv numbers.

PNG would be more for player development and to get the international thing up to speed. plus if we want a strong international game, PNG would do more than adelaide. all we need for a great world cup is 6 - 10 good teams.

weve got aus and nz covered, we need to get PNG, Fiji, Tonga and samoa up to speed. SL will ensure france, england and wales are up there too. that would give us a basis for a very strong WC.

the way the population of queensland is booming 2 teams over 10 years should be fairly easy to get too.

i am a fan of an nrl team in adelaide well done the sharks

nrl are s . we had 4 teams in queensland that got the raw prawn

Why is it called the NRL anyway, its not National

God love ya Dally.

Expanding into Brisbane, whooo the other codes must be shaking in their boots! It's like SL expanding into Featherstone!

Gallop is such a RL visionary!

lol no


Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia and is at the heart of the fastest growing region in the country. No offence to Featherstone but how is it comparable to Brisbane?


Besides, it's more interesting what Gallop didn't say. Obviously we won't be expanding the comp with just one team (A 17 team comp? Unlikely).

IMO he and the NRL are obviously planning on a second team to come in at the same time, which you can bet your house that it'll be the WA Reds. (A heartland team and an expansion team just like the recent SL expansion) Gallop plays his cards very close to his chest, remember how he treated the Gold Coast consortium when they had an overwhelming support to join the comp.