VOTE Potential 18th team?

[Fitzy]

Shane Richardson puts together a pretty good case on why the Firehawks should be the 18th team. Makes a good point about PNG and the Pasifika nations.

Look I’m opposed but they would go a lot further in attaining that if they didn’t sound like a fucken netball team. Absolutely horse shit name for a footy team.

 

[Finbar]

I agree Firehawks is a lousy name. Should name them something cool like the Thunderdogs.

 

[Fozz]

Thundercats or Voltrons

 

[Culhwch]

Thundercats or Voltrons

Would genuinely consider switching allegiances to the Brisbane Voltrons.

 

[Nashy]

Can we just go to Perth already?

 

[Sproj]

Can we just go to Perth already?

Vlandys probably: LET'S GO TO THE US!!!!!!!

Reporter probably: What about Perth?

Vlandys probably: Nah, too far

 

[I bleed Maroon]

The NRL were fucking stupid not to leap on the vacuum left behind by the Western Force the first time they folded. League had the chance to be the only Rugby ticket in town in Perth and we blew it out the airlock.

As far as I'm concerned it is the obvious choice.

 

[LittleDavey]

The NRL were fucking stupid not to leap on the vacuum left behind by the Western Force the first time they folded. League had the chance to be the only Rugby ticket in town in Perth and we blew it out the airlock.

As far as I'm concerned it is the obvious choice.

Yup, it's not even a contest IMO. They have to be next.

 

[BroncosFever]

People wishing for another Brisbane team are clearly just out to see to it that we aren't a premiership force because it makes no actual sense.

Titans may as well be a Brisbane team, it's about a 40 minute drive down the highway, Redcliffe is as close as you can get without being labelled a Brisbane team, then there's obviously us. It's not like it used to be, most NRL clubs dip their toes into the QLD talent these days.

 

[Xzei]

 

[theshed]

The NRL definitely should invest in grass roots in these countries. I wouldn’t want to be based there as a professional though - no thank you!

I think the NRL should do more to reward clubs for developing their own talent so the Warriors can retain more local juniors and be a strong force. Then move to creating a team in Christchurch. The salary cap shouldn’t be so restrictive as to impact clubs in underdeveloped areas. Melbourne, Perth, NZ teams etc should be able to go well over the cap if they develop the players locally, it’s for the good of the games growth.

The NRL should hire Gus and Wayne and pay them full time to help set up pathways and systems for future franchises.

 

[Xzei]

The NRL definitely should invest in grass roots in these countries. I wouldn’t want to be based there as a professional though - no thank you!

I think the NRL should do more to reward clubs for developing their own talent so the Warriors can retain more local juniors and be a strong force. Then move to creating a team in Christchurch. The salary cap shouldn’t be so restrictive as to impact clubs in underdeveloped areas. Melbourne, Perth, NZ teams etc should be able to go well over the cap if they develop the players locally, it’s for the good of the games growth.

The NRL should hire Gus and Wayne and pay them full time to help set up pathways and systems for future franchises.

i mean ideally cap free if you have a player from (insert age here) would be how id go shouldnt be punished for spending money into junior football,was intersting to hear gus talk about the roosters approach let the other clubs spend the money then go pick out the best 18/19yo's

 

[Mustafur]

As much as I think NZ would do well with another team the current boost with the wahs shows it might be better going with a Perth team, the entire NZ is with the warriors it will probably just eat into that when the game should be making them as strong as possible.

it might sound silly but I have watched the views from the NRL YouTube and even Broncos games have been beaten in views by warriors games(this is completely unheard of given how badly we dominate fan engagement), they are a potential behemoth for the game.

I think from the Warriors perspective though future seasons have to involve more parts of NZ in their home game schedule to make the most of this, it's not wrong to say we might be in a wave of potential union to league movement in that country, given warriors are already the number one club in either code for attendance in the club game by a country mile.