Hope to see the Central Coast team go ahead. After that there are severall good options, not sure which one would be the best though.....

How come some are not keen on the broncos?

some of it is to do with the SL war.

Q'land just got a new team, give someone else a go!

CC (preferably a relocation of an existing NRL Sydney team) and WA Reds 2013
Wellington and 2nd Brisbane 2018
Adelaide and PNG/Darwin 2023

Just about wraps up the whole country and makes RL Australias true National sport!

cause they are lieing scum

i agree with the cities and the order they should get a franchise, but i would bring wellington in sooner to capitilise on leagues mini boom in NZ at the moment.

also what are the reds facilities and stadia like? are they NRL standard or is their projects underway to build new/better facilities.

reds are ready too go now . all set up

are the majority of the squad from WA? or are they "imports" from NSW and QLD.
I think the NRL should deinitely shore up league in the heartlands with one team in NSW or qld, ideally central coast, but the other team has to be a "true expansion" team from outside the heartland and i think perth is the most likely as its essentially a whole new market for the TV side of it and the expansion of the player pool would be great for the kangaroos but bad for the rest the world. I dont think the NRL is in any position to put a team in Adelaide in the next 4 years, and that should be a longer term aim.

At the moment the squad is about 70% WA born players. There is some real talent in our junior Reds squad and hopefully by 2013 if we keep on the path we are we could well have at least a couple of local lads in the NRL 1st team squad. Considering the Storm have been in the NRL for 12 years and still no signs of a Vic player we will be well ahead in that regard.
There are about 6-7 WA players in NRL squads at the moment. OOur jnr playing numbers are up 30% which is another positive sign.

Our ground is ok but does need some work. It holds around 19,000 and is 3 sides seating, one side terraced standing. Good news is the Western Force will move into the ground next year and there are plans for a $75mill upgrade that will take capacity to about 24,000 and add a whole load more corporate boxes.
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upgraded groundhttp://images.watoday.com.au/2009/01/27/361429/MembersNewStand2-420x0.jpg" >

Biggest issue we face is finding a big money backer and the fact RL has a relatively small profile here due to no FTA coverage of the game on TV. The pre season trial game drew 10,000 a few weeks ago and I reckon a 15,000 average to start us off isn't impossible.

Good news for the Reds then, really do hope they are seriously considered and hopefully included in the next expansion.

storm had a few local juniors in there sqaud

The Force can't get out of Subiaco quick enough.

Only 15,000 fans last night.

Down, down, down...

we could get back too the 22 teams we had before

Thanks.

Wind in the willows and all that.