I've noticed it depends who I talk to as to who are the "two favourites"

Allegedly Ch9 have talked about a 2nd Brisbane side being worth $100million. Add in the value of a 9th game and a new audience/live time slot in Perth and expansion should be worth a comfortable $30million a year (unbelievably that is what the value of GWS and Suns has been quoted as for the AFL TV contract despite them being donkeys no one wants to watch). Given it will cost about $15-20mill a year, depending on club grant sizes, to expand to those two areas it is still a nice extra piece of income for the game to have an extra 2 teams and 9th game. Only frustration is the NRL not having the b4lls to announce announcement in 2011 so we could have gained full value for the whole 5 years fo the deal.

Didn't Pay TV already say that they have loads of subscribers in WA and aren't sure if going there would be worth that much in new subscriptions. Which for them, is what it's all about.

Yes they have due to the terrible fta Covg in wa. Where our tv value lies is in a new fta time slot for either fta on a Friday, Sunday or pay tv Saturday (stats show live games rate better than delayed) and an increase on fta capital city viewing figures that a much stronger rl in Perth will bring (around 5million on annual capital city audience)

Add in Perth offers real expansion of the game and the money this city has due to the ongoing mining boom, a population tipped to reach 3million etc and we are an obvious choice.

Has there been anymore talk of a PNG franchise ?.

No and nor will there be. Never going to happen for a dozen good reasons.

They have applied to join the Q'land cup again next year though which is a good move.

not this century.

A telling article highlighting the difference between AFL and NRL on expansion www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6341685229

A telling article highlighting the difference between AFL and NRL on expansion www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6341685229

No, but one of the options to save the Gold Coast Titans was that they were going to be saved by money from PNG!!!

Seriously, who chose the Gold Coast area for another club? They should take a good, long hard look at themselves.

There were some serious headlines made about the possibility of this happening last year , I take it the idea has died on it's @r$e then .

The png bid is actually doing some tremendous work in developing jnr competitions. They have no chance of an nrl team but the work they are doing will serve the game in png well, especially given the problems that pngrl organising body has at the moment.

Despite the CQ bid laying scurrilous claims to being the only bid investing in jnr football, the PNG bid has in fact been leading the way. They may not get a NRL team but the work of the PNG bid in finally creating some national strucutres for Junior RL is outstanding and will have long reaching benefits for the game there. Quote Since inception the PNG NRL BID has spent close to K3 million ($1.4mill Aus) in junior development. Now its second year the National All Schools Rugby League program has achieved fantastic results having been in contact with over 100,000 school children across four major zones in PNG (Islands, Highlands, Southern and Northern). In 2011 grants to the Zone Programs totalled K135,000, however in 2012 this has nearly doubled to K236,000 due to more regions wanting to be involved in the school based rugby league development program. '" www.pngnrlbid.com/index.php?page_id=196

Despite the CQ bid laying scurrilous claims to being the only bid investing in jnr football, the PNG bid has in fact been leading the way. They may not get a NRL team but the work of the PNG bid in finally creating some national strucutres for Junior RL is outstanding and will have long reaching benefits for the game there. Quote Since inception the PNG NRL BID has spent close to K3 million ($1.4mill Aus) in junior development. Now its second year the National All Schools Rugby League program has achieved fantastic results having been in contact with over 100,000 school children across four major zones in PNG (Islands, Highlands, Southern and Northern). In 2011 grants to the Zone Programs totalled K135,000, however in 2012 this has nearly doubled to K236,000 due to more regions wanting to be involved in the school based rugby league development program. '" www.pngnrlbid.com/index.php?page_id=196