independent commission to be established
new tv deal in place to double existing revenues
expansion to perth and central coast
salary cap to rise by 2 million
player wages to rise to up to 2 million for the stars
nrl to sign any player they want

its feeling a lot like 95.

the nrl is now in an unbelievable position going forward and its a great time to be an nrl fan

fuçk, I hope not.

All we need now is the lazy Sydney siders to get off their and get to the games.

memberships are growing every year

souths are aiming for 14,000 season tickets and 20,000 total

many other sydney clubs are posting large gains as well

the news ltd cancer that came in 1995 is being removed
itll be like the sl war was a bad dream with bears and perth back in

shame about balmain, wests and illawarra though

None of that will happen till 2013, going to be great to get the buzz from all the announcements of it happening next year though! Can't wait to hear: "WA Reds back!"

The code wars have just begun, bring on 2013.

The Victorian code is in for a rude shock, the NRL have been fending them off with both arms tied behind its back since 1995, wait and see what happens when the game has some money and some vision.

Perth and the Bears sounds good to me.

we can but live in hope!
When you think of what we could do with an extra $100mill a year it is exciting!

You're not wrong, a 3rd for grass roots, a 3rd for advertising and the other 3rd put away for a rainy day or international development.

Bring on 2013 and lets hope 9 and fox end up paying through the nose. (dirty merkins)

The Reds and anyones else, I don't care who the second team is as long as WA gets the first team.

If the Bears don't get the go ahead when the Reds come in, NZ should be looked at for a second team, I know some won't agree, but they have everything in place already.
With the QLD sides, if they don't play out of suncorp, they all need new stadiums and some of the places haven't got big population yet and will rely on regional fans traveling.

NZ have the stadiums, good time zones for TV and they have support that will build over time. Add to it a local derby with Auckland and it looks a real goer, we just need that one word again from the powers that be. (VISION)

victorian code -




spot on that post. with money to burn its byebye afl

bears have almost 5000 members

Yep I know, I wouldn't care who came in actually, I just want the game to grow.

Anyway, how you been Dally and everyone else, I;'ve had a few hard moths but it's all turning around now, have a merry christmas and a happy and fruitful new year.

Cheers to all (even gutterfax)

Sadly NZ don;t have anyone wanting a team at the moment. Its surprising given how cloud Wellington were calling for a team previously that it all fell in heap there, I guess it showed the long term committment wasn;t there at the time.

Reds and Jets are most likely imo with CC saved for a failing Sydeny club.

Fair call that.

and you were a bears fan?

Really??? I thought I was a Roosters fan who worked for the Bears. SIgns are OK, but it's not cut and dried and even the bid team know that.

ipswich are long odds, there is no serious bid

it was reported back in april that central coast and perth would be admitted

with nearly 5000 members and mortgagehouse as a major sponsor they are long odds

Bids don't go in for a few months still. There are also people who don't want the Bears in and there are others that don't see a need to fill an area between Manly and Newcastle.

Are they right? What do you think?

manly, some sydney clubs and newcastle probably dont want CC

im sure the broncos and titans dont want ipswich

ipswich dont have a real bid. its just the mayors idea, no money, no community drive. too early for them

the bears have been working at it for far longer

the fact theyve got mortgagehouse is massive, they underwrite the club

if the nrl ignore the CC bears they will be crazy, they are a better bet than perth imo for many reasons

the return of souths helped rl regain some of its lost fans from the sl war, the bears will be the same

rl has a massive hole in sydney where the bears used to be, they dont support the roosters and they dont support manly

its a very rich area and weve left if to afl and union

secondly the CC is an expansion area for the nrl but a rl heartland with juniors, ground etc

its a slam dunk, another gold coast titans plus with the tradition of the bears getting the nth shore back

I want to see Valley Diehards in NRL.

It’s more likely that I’ll motorboat Katy Perry before that eventuates.

Valleys are dead and gone. The only way it’d happen is if a new team like the Jets decided to revive their name/colours/records in a completely new entity and I can’t see that ever happening.