MASSIVE NEWS IN RUGBY LEAGUE PERTH BEARS AND PNG TO ENTER NRL COMP Detailed plan to be revealed in JUNE * Perth Bears 19th licence * NRL sets up PNG taskforce * Government contracts to be written up in place for funding * PNG 18th team * Plans for 19-team league by 2030 ARL wants two additional NRL ...

MASSIVE NEWS IN RUGBY LEAGUE PERTH BEARS AND PNG TO ENTER NRL COMP Detailed plan to be revealed in JUNE * Perth Bears 19th licence * NRL sets up PNG taskforce * Government contracts to be written up in place for funding * PNG 18th team * Plans for 19-team league by 2030 ARL wants two additional NRL ...

Darwin half the population of Tasmania
This would be a hard getup

(Canberra or Perth 3

# never in doubt.

I didn’t think the capacity was being increased ? Thought that was one of the issues. no 1 billion being spent the capacity is being increased :cool: Cheers - I’ve searched and read a few articles and can get the 1 billion but not a capacity figure? Have you got a link? Suncorp Stadium for Olympics...

the AFL would rather LOSE 30million a year than pull the Giants..
and why they can afford it they will continue to do so..

Logistically AFL only have a few options of expansion

Bunbury / Busselton as 1 team
Darwin
Canberra

All small regional bases.

Canberra looks the winner

great to see the Dolphins going so well, Brilliant run organisation>>
What a club they will be in the future.
the Facilities they muster are insane, this club will only get bigger

and what is better..
broncos have only gotten bigger too

Canberra team 20
Stadium Upgrades would happen with Cricket also joining in
( as there was good interest for 9th Big Bash side)

stadium of 20-22k

date unkown

Its not often I defend the fumbling game but I think this attendance is something of an outlier. It was between a Melb team coming last and an Adelaide team under performing. Neither side would have much of a following in little Tassie. Once a Tassie side enters the comp (if it ever does) the local...

does anyone have the figure of when NRL signed TV deal
to today with adjusted INFLATION>>> (very Interesting)

AFL deal next year 2025 also FTA gets streaming this should get a lift in figures.

yeah good point, especially with the population of Greater Hobart sitting at 250k and not really growing. Its not often I defend the fumbling game but I think this attendance is something of an outlier. It was between a Melb team coming last and an Adelaide team under performing. Neither side would...

yeah good point, especially with the population of Greater Hobart sitting at 250k and not really growing.

Something the NRL is really good at already.. playing games in country areas around NSW and QLD during the season and also heading regional stadiums most stadiums fit no more than 10k max (but look great) the amount of attention the media have given to country or regional areas you would think the A...

WELL Battle of Brisbane over and done with..

huge press ( on Friday on FTA channels leading into the Game on the news bulletins

channel 9 and channel 7 doing about 4mins plus outside of Sport report on the build up to the game

it felt like ORIGIN HYPE

Tv Viewership for NRL is going gang busters pretty much a win against AFL every thursday and friday.. there was a time when AFL would win this every week majority what has changed ?? all this with NRL having 15 NRL teams in Australia and 1 NZ (which we dont even get figures for ) which TV deal Tripl...