Expansion, Relocation, The Bradley Report and Haven’t We Been Here Before?
1895 Blog’s latest look at the history of rationalization plans of the NSWRL and the clubs who want to join the NRL
NRL Revenue, Salary Cap Part Two, NRL on TV Part Two, Independent Commission Part Two
The AFL is planning to invest funds into Gold Coast FC and GWS; if the NRL expands to eighteen teams, the NRL won’t be supporting a cent; if an AFL is in financial trouble, the AFL will assist as it has done for Sydney and Brisbane, the AFL has a higher salary cap than the […]
Expansion, Where to Next?
Considering the AFL is expanding to the Gold Coast in 2011 and Western Sydney in 2012, the NRL seems to have decided to reconsider expanding the competition for 2012, although nothing has been official yet. In this post, I will give the positives and negatives of each potential new team. The first bid is one […]
8 Questions
In Sundays (22/2 2009), in The Sun Herald, there was a two-page special with eight burning questions on the pressing issues in the NRL. The questions were asked to immortal Wally Lewis, commentator Peter Sterling, player Braith Anasta, Coach Matthew Elliot and former international Shane Webcke. In this blog, I will answer their questions, giving […]
1000 Reasons Why Their Should Be A Rugby League Team in Perth
Last week during The Footy Show (31/7), Andrew Voss asked NRL CEO David Gallop whether the NRL would expand the competition once the next TV contract was up. David responded by saying that the game would go through a period of growth following the admission of the Gold Coast Titans in 2007. When Mr Gallop […]