Looks like an Australian Super Rugby club could be getting the cut.

[leagueiscrap]

Hahahaha
With the nrlol so broke now days they just may as well create a team and make them wear a jumper with something that resembles perth & call then "the perth (insert name)"

[leeroy*NRL*]

what do you mean where are they going to get the players from>>

that's why they are spending money on grassroots and starting with
Hopefully a NSW CUP SIDE>>

this year alone has seen 5 Perth based U20's players make it into the Holden Cup

[leeroy*NRL*]

A $20 million package from the Victorian government to the ARU, securing Bledisloe Cup and British and Irish Lions Test matches in Melbourne over an eight- to 10-year period, guaranteed the future of the Rebels in the SANZAAR competition.
The protracted negotiations between the Victorian government and the ARU, where approximately one-quarter of the funding will pass to the Rebels, ensured the Melbourne team would always be chosen by the ARU, ahead of Perth's Western Force, as the Australian team to be retained in the SANZAAR competition.
No top international team comes to an Australian capital city without some investment from a state government, meaning the withdrawal of funding from the Victorian government would have entrenched rugby union forever as the fourth football code in the country.
The financial package was secured by Premier Daniel Andrews, Treasurer Tim Pallas and Sports Minister John Eren.
Pallas, who was largely instrumental in building AAMI Park, Melbourne's rectangular facility used by the Storm, Rebels and A-League teams, Victory and City, was determined to retain the city's reputation as the sporting capital of Australia.
The money stays in the state, with a development centre and rectangular fields for junior teams built in conjunction with La Trobe University.

The Rebels survival is also a victory for a small group of Melbourne men who were attracted to the game via their sons playing rugby.
The group, led by VRU president Tim North SC, approached long-term benefactors for funds to purchase the Rebels licence from holder, Melbourne businessman, Andrew Cox.
When Cox, disappointed by the Rebels' on-field performance and stressed by some of his other investments, was satisfied with his exit package, he then sold the licence for a debt-free club to the VRU for $1.
The timing, along with the ARU's need to invest in grassroots and its near bankruptcy, together with its commitment to SANZAAR to cull an Australian team, was therefore a perfect storm for the Melbourne group to get their game back.
But not so perfect for the Storm who continue to have a professional rugby rival in the Victorian capital.
The ARU's claim to have been blindsided by the news of the sale of the Rebels to the VRU is also at odds with the documentation around the licence.
The ARU signed off on the option for the sale of the club to the VRU and had effectively already consented to the transaction.
Furthermore, because the Rebels were never in breach of the licence, particularly in a financial sense, they could never be legally stripped of it.
While the licence holder is Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union Limited, the company is owned by the VRU.
This, therefore, guarantees two votes at ARU board meetings – one for the Rebels and another for the VRU.
Previously, West Australian-based board member Geoff Stooke, represented the non-traditional rugby union states at meetings.
Compared to the A-League, where clubs are demanding representation on the FFA board, North and his allies have further consolidated victory.
Sadly, for the Western Force, it is the only team left in the cold from the SANZAAR restructure from 18 teams to 15.
The two South African teams culled have joined a European competition of 12 other teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy, now called Pro 14.
The Victorian government was also aware the Melbourne Rebels were strategically named, the only SANZAAR team to insist a geographical place name be included in their title.
While NSW fans know the Waratahs are based in Sydney, who can recite the homes of the Sharks, Blues, Chiefs, Highlanders?
The massive uplift in broadcasting revenue that led SANZAAR to over expand to 18, bringing in teams from Japan and Argentina, was reflected in the big audiences in England and Europe watching southern hemisphere games.
But viewers could only be certain of the home of one team, the Melbourne Rebels, a clear winner for Visit Victoria.
It is now the VRU's responsibility to ensure their team, which won a single game in the 2017 season, remains financially viable and competitive.
The club received an initial $6m investment from the ARU when they were invited to participate in the 2011 season, a further $8m from previous owner, Harold Mitchell, and Cox's contribution.
It is the ARU's responsibility to honour its commitment to schedule top international matches in Melbourne and win back the capacity MCG crowds of the late 1990s.

[Terry]

For the record re GWS Sydney players: GWS currently has no player who has played a first team game that came through any west Sydney AFL program. They have ONE west Sydney born player on there current senior list - Jake Stein.

He is 195cm tall, former decathlete and was signed as a category B rookie - a player from a non traditional area special draft. He did not come from any west Sydney AFL program - he is a project player. Some folk say he is the token west Sydney boy on the list.

[Fred]

Thanks for that Terry. I suspect the word on the street that the western Sydney guy may be a token player from the region could be correct. There are definetely a number of Sydney based players playing AFL though However that none maybe from western Sydney shows the reason to have a team from there ... if in name only.. and to build a market there.

[AFLcrap1]

Whooooosh

as per usual just ignore! So I'll ask again
GWS has several local players from around the area and from NSW playing for the
The minowbourne storm have had like two or three in 20 years from Victoria play for them
Where will the WA nrlol team get its players for?
Will they just magically appear?

Like all you delusional gimps expect is to believe?

I'm not ignoring .
I destroyed your fucked up post & as usual it went straight over your head .

In modern sport teams are full of players from all over .

Yet you seem to think it's different if a Perth team had players from the Eastern states in their team .l I highlighted that the midgets players are from all over ...not just WS .
& like clockwork ...whooooooosh ...

[AFLcrap1]

For the record re GWS Sydney players: GWS currently has no player who has played a first team game that came through any west Sydney AFL program. They have ONE west Sydney born player on there current senior list - Jake Stein.

He is 195cm tall, former decathlete and was signed as a category B rookie - a player from a non traditional area special draft. He did not come from any west Sydney AFL program - he is a project player. Some folk say he is the token west Sydney boy on the list.

Lol this just destroyed the forum idiots post a bit more .

& he told us that GWS have local players .
oops
Caught out again

[Fred]

Whooooosh

as per usual just ignore! So I'll ask again
GWS has several local players from around the area and from NSW playing for the
The minowbourne storm have had like two or three in 20 years from Victoria play for them
Where will the WA nrlol team get its players for?
Will they just magically appear?

Like all you delusional gimps expect is to believe?

I'm not ignoring .
I destroyed your fucked up post & as usual it went straight over your head .



In modern sport teams are full of players from all over .

Yet you seem to think it's different if a Perth team had players from the Eastern states in their team .l I highlighted that the midgets players are from all over ...not just WS .
& like clockwork ...whooooooosh ...

I think the big issue for the nrl is that anyone can plonk a team anywhere with the right amount of money. It is the lack of significant grassroots rl has outside traditional heartland areas. This is where growth of the game needs to happen for long term viability.

[leeroy*NRL*]

That is what I would say the NRL is planning to do with Perth>>>

for population wise it is prob going better than Victoria>>>

by planting a NSW CUP team with support we could see a fair few youngsters coming through

already 5 this year alone have played Holden Cup with no team.

[leagueiscrap]

Whooooosh

as per usual just ignore! So I'll ask again
GWS has several local players from around the area and from NSW playing for the
The minowbourne storm have had like two or three in 20 years from Victoria play for them
Where will the WA nrlol team get its players for?
Will they just magically appear?

Like all you delusional gimps expect is to believe?

I'm not ignoring .
I destroyed your fucked up post & as usual it went straight over your head .

In modern sport teams are full of players from all over .

Yet you seem to think it's different if a Perth team had players from the Eastern states in their team .l I highlighted that the midgets players are from all over ...not just WS .
& like clockwork ...whooooooosh ...

with no proof just your imagination! & expect us to believe that! then you have a fit about the credibility from the different news sources about the NRLOL getting rejected for a bank loan despite the fact its from several different news sources


the irony in your hypocrisy and stupidity continues

[AFLcrap1]

as per usual just ignore! So I'll ask again
GWS has several local players from around the area and from NSW playing for the
The minowbourne storm have had like two or three in 20 years from Victoria play for them
Where will the WA nrlol team get its players for?
Will they just magically appear?

Like all you delusional gimps expect is to believe?

I'm not ignoring .
I destroyed your fucked up post & as usual it went straight over your head .

In modern sport teams are full of players from all over .

Yet you seem to think it's different if a Perth team had players from the Eastern states in their team .l I highlighted that the midgets players are from all over ...not just WS .
& like clockwork ...whooooooosh ...

with no proof just your imagination! & expect us to believe that! then you have a fit about the credibility from the different news sources about the NRLOL getting rejected for a bank loan despite the fact its from several different news sources


the irony in your hypocrisy and stupidity continues

Lol what a rant
Nothing yo do with what was being discussed
Yet somehow you have also ranted about bank loans for the NRl .
Now try to discuss where you were shown up as clueless once again .
You claimed that there were local players in GWS
Lol there is one token player .
Yet somehow that's fine but if a Perth RL team had only a few locals that is bad .

You really know how to look stupid .

[Fred]

I think the thing is that there are a number of AFL players that come from Sydney and surrounds

[AFLcrap1]

Yes there are
But what has that got to do with pointing the finger at a future RL team in Perth & having a shot at them for not having any or many locals .
I just highlighted the hypocrisy of the resident halfwit ...who then deflected when it was pointed out that GWS have only one local .

[leagueiscrap]

I'm not ignoring .
I destroyed your fucked up post & as usual it went straight over your head .

In modern sport teams are full of players from all over .

Yet you seem to think it's different if a Perth team had players from the Eastern states in their team .l I highlighted that the midgets players are from all over ...not just WS .
& like clockwork ...whooooooosh ...

with no proof just your imagination! & expect us to believe that! then you have a fit about the credibility from the different news sources about the NRLOL getting rejected for a bank loan despite the fact its from several different news sources


the irony in your hypocrisy and stupidity continues

Lol what a rant
Nothing yo do with what was being discussed
Yet somehow you have also ranted about bank loans for the NRl .
Now try to discuss where you were shown up as clueless once again .
You claimed that there were local players in GWS
Lol there is one token player .
Yet somehow that's fine but if a Perth RL team had only a few locals that is bad .

You really know how to look stupid .

nice melt and attempt to deflect

you have showed no proof of the NSW GWS players or the WA bum sniffing players! just random numbers you have made up! then go off at me for the loan rejection of the NRLOL after having proof provided from several different news sources

moron! there is a big difference betwen your opinion and actual proof that had been backed up from different sources!
now you have another melt

[AFLcrap1]

Why are you ranting about the NRl loan in this thread
You've already started two threads about it .
This one has nothing to do with it .

Stop deflecting .
Your hypocrisy was highlighted so now you rant about something else