Red's and Bear's for 2013 IMO

It's a certainty, unless the clubs appoint the IC and tell them not to expand!

thanks JB.

i only posted this info in april and now you parrot it blindly.

a stimulating contribution as ever Dally, now f$%^ off!

I think it would be a success, currently I'm in Fremantle and have seen as many people wearing Rugby League clothing as AFL clothing.

Got speaking to a bloke who coaches down at South Fremantle Roosters and he said when the Reds were playing they had loads of amateur teams but with their demise came a shortfall in the numbers playing and with the emergence of the new franchise would be a dramatic rise. They get decent crowds when they stage NRL games here so I would say they would be a success, although they would need a couple of marquee signings to do so in their early years.

Thinking of moving here but would miss watching live RL, if they had a franchise here I would come for sure.

Little Creatures makes up for the lack of NRL!

It is a nice drop, especially off the taps at the brewery.

Great pale ale.

Little Creatures is bob on, was packed in there on Saturday night at 9pm with no idiots, so different to back home.

I like their Pilsner but it's a bit dear, $19 for 2 beers? Thats about 6 pound odd a pint.

That exchange rate is shattering you blokes...

Poor buggers.

welcome to Perth! You have to be a millionaire to get drunk here
Agreed Pale Ale straight from the vat, doesn't get any better!

How can your glass be always half empty when you are drinking such lovely beer, JB?

It is a mystery...

because if its half empty it means its nearly time for a refill!

Back to the bid, we all have our fingers crossed that the WA Govt will stump up $300k to get the bid some real momentum. Can't do much at the moment as the bid isn't "official" as the NRL hasn't said it will expand or called for bids. At the moment the bid is being run by volunteers who are succesful businessmen in their own right so have limited time to put into it. Fingers crossed the NRL soon makes it official, the WA Govt gets behind it and the sports loving public of Perth give it the backing it needs.

Things are getting exciting!
(ps South Sydney can we have our millionaires back please!)

Is it between the Bears and Perth for the franchise or are they looking at adding the 2?

If they choose Perth I'm moving here, thats the only downside to here is that theres no NRL nearby.

its both perth and central coast who will be in.

nailed on/

Finally the NRL listening to some reason regarding expansion.

Central Coast and Perth are naturals.