NRL EXPANSION

[leeroy*NRL*]

NRL has Signed off on an agreement with the AUS Government for PNG to enter as TEAM 19

Papua New Guinea is set to make history by joining the NRL in 2028 as part of a $600 million expansion.Backed by PM Anthony Albanese, the federal government has reached an in-principle agreement with the ARL to fund PNG as the 19th team, following the Western Bears' entry in 2027

[Fred]

Will be interesting to see how this all works.

[azif]

NRL has Signed off on an agreement with the AUS Government for PNG to enter as TEAM 19

Papua New Guinea is set to make history by joining the NRL in 2028 as part of a $600 million expansion.Backed by PM Anthony Albanese, the federal government has reached an in-principle agreement with the ARL to fund PNG as the 19th team, following the Western Bears' entry in 2027

In principal is the each way bet & will be dependent on Labor winning the election next year. I don't think they will & that will be the end of the agreement & this will be a good thing for the game. The concept is flawed from the ground up & a disaster waiting to happen.

[Terry]

NRL has Signed off on an agreement with the AUS Government for PNG to enter as TEAM 19

Papua New Guinea is set to make history by joining the NRL in 2028 as part of a $600 million expansion.Backed by PM Anthony Albanese, the federal government has reached an in-principle agreement with the ARL to fund PNG as the 19th team, following the Western Bears' entry in 2027

Just read that. Going to be a massive task. Money is not the problem with the govt support but playing and living in a 3rd world country is almost an insurmountable challenge. if PVL can make this a success he will truly be the greatest sports administrator Australia has ever seen.

[Fred]

NRL has Signed off on an agreement with the AUS Government for PNG to enter as TEAM 19

Papua New Guinea is set to make history by joining the NRL in 2028 as part of a $600 million expansion.Backed by PM Anthony Albanese, the federal government has reached an in-principle agreement with the ARL to fund PNG as the 19th team, following the Western Bears' entry in 2027

Just read that. Going to be a massive task. Money is not the problem with the govt support but playing and living in a 3rd world country is almost an insurmountable challenge. if PVL can make this a success he will truly be the greatest sports administrator Australia has ever seen.

Think he is pretty good as it is - but yes- agree.

[azif]

NRL has Signed off on an agreement with the AUS Government for PNG to enter as TEAM 19

Papua New Guinea is set to make history by joining the NRL in 2028 as part of a $600 million expansion.Backed by PM Anthony Albanese, the federal government has reached an in-principle agreement with the ARL to fund PNG as the 19th team, following the Western Bears' entry in 2027

Just read that. Going to be a massive task. Money is not the problem with the govt support but playing and living in a 3rd world country is almost an insurmountable challenge. if PVL can make this a success he will truly be the greatest sports administrator Australia has ever seen.

not massive
impossible

this is the sort of SHIT , they're coming up with ... I mean FFS who are these idiots ?
Yea , thats what young professional footballers want , to go through COVID again

[azif]

It just gets dumber & dumber as it goes along

[leeroy*NRL*]

there got alot of work to do in 4 years.

[azif]

And again
The NRL denies there is anything more finalised with the Govt & there are no new developments , & it is just another press beat up as it has been about 4 times this year
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news- ... KDq2YzhRWw

Thank goodness
The shit storm this stirs up every time though should be a pointer to the fact it is not a great idea

[Terry]

And again
The NRL denies there is anything more finalised with the Govt & there are no new developments , & it is just another press beat up as it has been about 4 times this year
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news- ... KDq2YzhRWw

Thank goodness
The shit storm this stirs up every time though should be a pointer to the fact it is not a great idea

Yep. I have serious doubts about this one. Expanding to Perth and NZ2 are no brainers. PNG is purely a political thing. And as in most things in politics it probably won't work.

[leeroy*NRL*]

the MEDIA looked pretty confident of an Announcement next month to align with
Prime Ministers 13 touring PNG (as a day of Celebration)

[azif]

the MEDIA looked pretty confident of an Announcement next month to align with
Prime Ministers 13 touring PNG (as a day of Celebration)

the media has been saying its a done deal for a year & an announcement is imminent & haven't been right yet

[leeroy*NRL*]

the MEDIA looked pretty confident of an Announcement next month to align with
Prime Ministers 13 touring PNG (as a day of Celebration)

the media has been saying its a done deal for a year & an announcement is imminent & haven't been right yet

most articles i read, majority pointed to the 50th Anniversary for independence for PNG as the announcement or towards end of season
with the Prime Minsters 13 game.

[azif]

WA Bears bid to enter the NRL has hit a bit of a hurdle ,
with the bid rejected , whether this means its dead in the water is unclear , I highly doubt it is , it just needs a bit more tidying up & some more guarantees provided
There are reports the NRL has asked for a $20 mill license fee , & the private consortium behind the bid apparently were only prepared to offer a portion of that & PVL essentially said..... theres the door

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 5a308086c7

the path forward
WA govt puts up the license fee , Roger Cook is determine to have a WA NRL team & this is highly likely
NRL takes ownership of the franchise with a view to selling it after say 10 years ... for a lot more then $20 mill
The consortium team re issues the bid & agrees to the fee

Things would need to happen quickly , the NRL wants its 18th team locked in by the end of this year with an entry for the start of 2027, so it can re negotiate its TV deal asap.

[Fred]

Just curious/. How does ths “feeder team” concept work - is it still a thing for storm ? Where would the feeder team come from for Perth (and png) Don’t Storm have one located in tv Sunshine Coast or something ? Not really sure how it works to be honest but was just curious.