sounds good. if i remember right theres an NRL game there soon, isnt there. how will that do in terms of attendance? sell out?

but we had 22 teams playing in one year

fredie mate, you read never before never again?

1997, the dual comps.

well that doesnt count then as it wasnt one competition.

bloody freddy and people say the guy aint clever.
hes hoodwinked the whole forum

If i were the NRL powers that be, there is really only two that id put in.

WA Reds-We want a better TV deal well then rugby league would have more interest in another state and i think it would give a national feel to the NRL.

and....

Another QLD team-We want more QLD supporters than give them another team to support, NSW cant afford to have another team well we cant afford and dont deserve it in my opinion. The Central Coast in my opinion would weaken other supporter bases like the Knights. Plus theres so many games in NSW and Sydney is about an hour and 15 min drive from Central Coast.

Another QLD team and every year have all the QLD teams playing each other twice which means more QLD derbies more money.

i feel perth team is dream . too far away . bring in CC . QLD . TEAMS

1. Old school brisbanites blame them for the destruction of the local comp [and unfair call because it was always going to happen-brisbane teams in the Sydney comp].

2. The first privately owned team, that spent much time bagging any decision that went against them because the then nswrl was picking on them/discriminating against them for being canetoads, etc [played well to many north of the tweed].

3. Some of the main drivers of the great disaster [aka superleague] were broncos men. eg owned the only real mainstream paper in Qld [the Courier-Mail], so during the superleague war the Broncos got a free hit and the ARL aligned SE Qld Crushers were bashed esp by junk journos like Steve 'the muppet' Ricketts.

5. The superleague 'peace' made sure that the Broncos had no competition for 10 years in their market [the Gold Coast Titans were allowed in the year after the deal lapsed].

6. They were and continue to be very sucessful!

i have heard about it .

From Rugby LEague Review.

1. On PNG - says the team will have political support from the governments of PNG & Australia. the png govt. will give $280,000 towards an nrl bid plys $20 million for a new ground, whilst the aussie government will give $260,000 towards for things like getting juniors registered in PNG, balls, other equipment etc.

the article mentions 2 million out of 6 million playing RL in some form.

queensland mining magnate clive palmer has already talked up an nrl bid citing the large number of wealthy energy companies in PNG.

gold coast chairman paul broughton has been convinced to join the bidding team


2. on CEntral coast - same old stuff as before, nuthin new

3. on Perth - the article says the nrl has told them they need to improve their infrastructure.

WA's bill nosworthy "the nrl have been very clear that expansion is certainly an opportunity and the only advice theyve given us is to keep building our infratructure and when the time is right, there will be opportunities"

the article says that PErth intends to add a team to the NSW Cup next year, whilst retaining the Bundaberg Cup team.

the article mentions the nrl as seeing expansion by 2013 as being very likely.

can we think of the name of the png team

regards the proposed PNG team name: i rather liking the port moresby pirates.......or the pacific pirates...any other good ones out there?