Crazy suggestion

[goldcoast_tiger]

I would have thought that Central QLD might be the go, few mining dollars around there at the moment, 2nd Brisbane always seems a good idea, but who would support them??

The NRL would be loads better off if they could make Perth work, they would open another TV market, it is great for Time zones, you can play games live at 9.30 from there. There is a large enough East coast ex pat community to make it happen and it was moderately successful first time round.

The Force are commercially successful in the Rugby.

I live in Rockhampton which has a population of 80,000\. The next biggest city south is Happy's home town of Gladstone which is probably a tad bigger around 100,000? But that's 120 klms away. Going north is Mackay which is about 350 klms away. West is Emerald with about 15,000 people but its about 300 klms away.

I can't see a roving supporter base here, like the Cowboys have got. I just can't see a CQ team working. Now about major sponsors? Who?

Perth is the next target area for mine. We have to move away from an entire east coast mentality

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I agree with you about Perth. They were going all right as far as supporters go before Murdoch scuttled them.
Sydney has definitely got too many teams, and whoever puts their hand up to go ( I think)will get the right amount of support from the League this time, to make an even better go of it. It will solve at least part of the Leagues problems with an over abundance of Sydney teams ., and as someone's already said, provide another time slot for TV., and a whole new market , if done correctly, with the right amount of support from the league

 

[Goose]

I would have thought that Central QLD might be the go, few mining dollars around there at the moment, 2nd Brisbane always seems a good idea, but who would support them??

The NRL would be loads better off if they could make Perth work, they would open another TV market, it is great for Time zones, you can play games live at 9.30 from there. There is a large enough East coast ex pat community to make it happen and it was moderately successful first time round.

The Force are commercially successful in the Rugby.

I live in Rockhampton which has a population of 80,000\. The next biggest city south is Happy's home town of Gladstone which is probably a tad bigger around 100,000? But that's 120 klms away. Going north is Mackay which is about 350 klms away. West is Emerald with about 15,000 people but its about 300 klms away.

I can't see a roving supporter base here, like the Cowboys have got. I just can't see a CQ team working. Now about major sponsors? Who?

Perth is the next target area for mine. We have to move away from an entire east coast mentality

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Agree the Tyranny of distance might make CQ difficult. I was led to believe there would be a similar readiness to travel as there is in NQ, but you'd definitely know better than I if that would be the case.
A major sponsor was mentioned to me when they were putting the case forward, some mining related company Id never heard of.

 

[cqtiger]

I would have thought that Central QLD might be the go, few mining dollars around there at the moment, 2nd Brisbane always seems a good idea, but who would support them??

The NRL would be loads better off if they could make Perth work, they would open another TV market, it is great for Time zones, you can play games live at 9.30 from there. There is a large enough East coast ex pat community to make it happen and it was moderately successful first time round.

The Force are commercially successful in the Rugby.

I live in Rockhampton which has a population of 80,000\. The next biggest city south is Happy's home town of Gladstone which is probably a tad bigger around 100,000? But that's 120 klms away. Going north is Mackay which is about 350 klms away. West is Emerald with about 15,000 people but its about 300 klms away.

I can't see a roving supporter base here, like the Cowboys have got. I just can't see a CQ team working. Now about major sponsors? Who?

Perth is the next target area for mine. We have to move away from an entire east coast mentality

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Agree the Tyranny of distance might make CQ difficult. I was led to believe there would be a similar readiness to travel as there is in NQ, but you'd definitely know better than I if that would be the case.
A major sponsor was mentioned to me when they were putting the case forward, some mining related company Id never heard of.

Obviously I can't speak for everyone and I am sure that there will be people willing to travel to watch their team (away team supporters in the area too). But I will tell you the attitude of some in Rocky - they won't even travel across the Fitzroy River which flows through the middle of town. A lot of people who live on the north side won't go to the south side and vice versa. They're a weird mob.

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[happy_tiger]

Outside Ipswich , a PNG side and a 2nd NZ side are the only serious options

If we were to test a market Rugby League wise , I wouldn't mind seeing how Darwin went with its first truly National sports team

your on crack!

And what options do you suggest

Cooparoo , no doubt :unamused:

 

[Tiger_Watto]

On your suggestion of PNG/NZ2 - It is not the NRL's responsability to grow RL on the International or the Pacific stage while neglecting its responsability to grow the competition within Australia. A National Competition without a team in WA is simply laughable and this must be addressed before any consideration can be given to non-Australian bases.

If the situation does arise where the NRL is to consider a franchise outside of Australia, it then must adopt the philosophy for 'growing the game', and place a weight of financial expectation on that nations national sporting body to contribute to the funding of the franchise. In the Warriors case, we have only weakened the NZRL.

Oh, and as for Cooparoo… There is more coin going through our leagues club than the combined Ipswich economy. :roll

 

[king_sirro]

I'd love to see a 20 team comp.

2 separate pools of 10.

Top 4 from each pool combine in a top 8 finals series, or each pool plays it's own finals series then the top team from each pool plays in a super bowl type final.

Pool one

Tigers
Penrith
Parramatta
Canterbury
St George Illawarra
Warriors
Canberra
Perth
Brisbane
Gold Coast

Pool 2
Cowboys
2nd brisbane team
2nd NZ team
Souths
Roosters
Manly
Melbourne
Cronulla
Central Coast
Newcastle

So all existing teams remain and we add Perth, Central Coast, another qld team and another kiwi.

I think the game is generating enough money these days for this and I believe 2 pools will generate even more money and bring more prestige to being minor premiers.

 

[batboy]

sW

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[happy_tiger]

On your suggestion of PNG/NZ2 - It is not the NRL's responsability to grow RL on the International or the Pacific stage while neglecting its responsability to grow the competition within Australia. A National Competition without a team in WA is simply laughable and this must be addressed before any consideration can be given to non-Australian bases.

If the situation does arise where the NRL is to consider a franchise outside of Australia, it then must adopt the philosophy for 'growing the game', and place a weight of financial expectation on that nations national sporting body to contribute to the funding of the franchise. In the Warriors case, we have only weakened the NZRL.

Oh, and as for Cooparoo… There is more coin going through our leagues club than the combined Ipswich economy. :roll

Didn't win you a trophy , did it ?? :laughing:

 

[happy_tiger]

PNG would add so much to our comp and can you imagine the extra money we could draw from PNG with any TV deals

 

[Tiger_Watto]

PNG would add so much to our comp and can you imagine the extra money we could draw from PNG with any TV deals

They have TV's?

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[happy_tiger]

I would have thought that Central QLD might be the go, few mining dollars around there at the moment, 2nd Brisbane always seems a good idea, but who would support them??

The NRL would be loads better off if they could make Perth work, they would open another TV market, it is great for Time zones, you can play games live at 9.30 from there. There is a large enough East coast ex pat community to make it happen and it was moderately successful first time round.

The Force are commercially successful in the Rugby.

I live in Rockhampton which has a population of 80,000\. The next biggest city south is Happy's home town of Gladstone which is probably a tad bigger around 100,000? But that's 120 klms away. Going north is Mackay which is about 350 klms away. West is Emerald with about 15,000 people but its about 300 klms away.

I can't see a roving supporter base here, like the Cowboys have got. I just can't see a CQ team working. Now about major sponsors? Who?

Perth is the next target area for mine. We have to move away from an entire east coast mentality

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I agree with you about Perth. They were going all right as far as supporters go before Murdoch scuttled them.

We'd be flat out having 60 000 including Calliope and BITS CQ
Sydney has definitely got too many teams, and whoever puts their hand up to go ( I think)will get the right amount of support from the League this time, to make an even better go of it. It will solve at least part of the Leagues problems with an over abundance of Sydney teams ., and as someone's already said, provide another time slot for TV., and a whole new market , if done correctly, with the right amount of support from the league

 

[happy_tiger]

PNG would add so much to our comp and can you imagine the extra money we could draw from PNG with any TV deals

They have TV's?

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They will shortly

Told me they were pinching some rich blokes 300 inch TV down Maroochydore way so they are good

 

[Tiger_Watto]

I'd love to see a 20 team comp.

2 separate pools of 10.

Top 4 from each pool combine in a top 8 finals series, or each pool plays it's own finals series then the top team from each pool plays in a super bowl type final.

Pool one

Tigers
Penrith
Parramatta
Canterbury
St George Illawarra
Warriors
Canberra
Perth
Brisbane
Gold Coast

Pool 2
Cowboys
2nd brisbane team
2nd NZ team
Souths
Roosters
Manly
Melbourne
Cronulla
Central Coast
Newcastle

So all existing teams remain and we add Perth, Central Coast, another qld team and another kiwi.

I think the game is generating enough money these days for this and I believe 2 pools will generate even more money and bring more prestige to being minor premiers.

The 2 pool comp was part of the original SL model before hell broke loose.

I like it!

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I'd love to see a 20 team comp.

2 separate pools of 10.

Top 4 from each pool combine in a top 8 finals series, or each pool plays it's own finals series then the top team from each pool plays in a super bowl type final.

Pool one

Tigers
Penrith
Parramatta
Canterbury
St George Illawarra
Warriors
Canberra
Perth
Brisbane
Gold Coast

Pool 2
Cowboys
2nd brisbane team
2nd NZ team
Souths
Roosters
Manly
Melbourne
Cronulla
Central Coast
Newcastle

So all existing teams remain and we add Perth, Central Coast, another qld team and another kiwi.

I think the game is generating enough money these days for this and I believe 2 pools will generate even more money and bring more prestige to being minor premiers.

Don't mind that. I'd probably mash up the Sydney team regions a little bit so you get a bit of cross city stuff going on (Wests should definitely be in the same group as Souths and Manly for obvious reasons,) and you could play your own conference twice and away conference once (28 rounds in total.) SOO and International duties to come after the finals series.

 

[PD77]

I'd love to see a 20 team comp.

2 separate pools of 10.

Top 4 from each pool combine in a top 8 finals series, or each pool plays it's own finals series then the top team from each pool plays in a super bowl type final.

Pool one

Tigers
Penrith
Parramatta
Canterbury
St George Illawarra
Warriors
Canberra
Perth
Brisbane
Gold Coast

Pool 2
Cowboys
2nd brisbane team
2nd NZ team
Souths
Roosters
Manly
Melbourne
Cronulla
Central Coast
Newcastle

So all existing teams remain and we add Perth, Central Coast, another qld team and another kiwi.

I think the game is generating enough money these days for this and I believe 2 pools will generate even more money and bring more prestige to being minor premiers.

Don't mind that. I'd probably mash up the Sydney team regions a little bit so you get a bit of cross city stuff going on (Wests should definitely be in the same group as Souths and Manly for obvious reasons,) and you could play your own conference twice and away conference once (28 rounds in total.) SOO and International duties to come after the finals series.

All sounds great in theory but where are all of the additional NRL standard players coming from? We don't want to see poorer quality games consistently. As a Tigers fan I have seen enough poor games this year to last me for the next 5 years thanks.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I've said in another thread that the upshot of all this is that more money needs to be pumped into bush footy and a proper second grade competition. Seems like everything has gone by the wayside in the interest of the top flight league.

 

[stryker]

We need less teams not more.

 

[Milky]

I've said in another thread that the upshot of all this is that more money needs to be pumped into bush footy and a proper second grade competition. Seems like everything has gone by the wayside in the interest of the top flight league.

Why hasn't the NRL scrapped the NSW Cup, QLD Cup and Holden cup.

Have two competitions, first grade and second grade. Each team has a first grade and second grade side.

 

[happy_tiger]

I've said in another thread that the upshot of all this is that more money needs to be pumped into bush footy and a proper second grade competition. Seems like everything has gone by the wayside in the interest of the top flight league.

Why hasn't the NRL scrapped the NSW Cup, QLD Cup and Holden cup.

Have two competitions, first grade and second grade. Each team has a first grade and second grade side.

Why in God's name would you want to scrap the Qld Cup and what effect does it have on the NRL ??

Personally I think we would be far better off having a feeder Qld Cup team than a NSW Cup team

But NRL and Reserves is a must

 

[Tiger_Watto]

I've said in another thread that the upshot of all this is that more money needs to be pumped into bush footy and a proper second grade competition. Seems like everything has gone by the wayside in the interest of the top flight league.

Why hasn't the NRL scrapped the NSW Cup, QLD Cup and Holden cup.

Have two competitions, first grade and second grade. Each team has a first grade and second grade side.

The Q Cup is a product of the QRL, not the NRL.

I think the Holden Cup is being scrapped next year or 17?