Izmir Zaferi

If they want to gaurantee entry into the NRL they will. I am far from convinced Perth can sustain it's own team long term without some broader plan. This would also kill two birds with one stone and shore up the NRL's place of prominence as top dog not only in PNG but the top Rugby code in the Pacific in general. Right now the NRL actively and openly wants another NZ team. NZ brings in a significant portion and potentially growing amount of TV revenue and player base. The NRL also knows it can undermine Union by doing so. It is going to take a bit to shift them from such a view.

Ps. THE NRL should follow this up with a Multi - City plan to cover some cities that really can't do full time clubs but would support 3 - 4 games of a club permanently linked to them. Some tweaks in branding may be needed. Southern Sharks - Cronulla - Adelaide (4 games) Sea Eagles - Many - Wellington (4 games) CB Bulldogs / Tigers? - Sydney - Christchurch (4 games) Easts Roosters - Sydney - Central Coast (4 games) Here is the clincher to make it work. There should be an agreement between clubs in Sydney that a 'Sydney Season ticket' be sold that covers ALL Sydney based games. That means each Sydney based fan would have access to approximately 16 games in Sydney with their season ticket.

If Perth want to blow the opposition out of the water, and ensure a place they should create an agreement (long term) with the PNG government, PNGRL and Corporate environment and play up to four games in Port Moresby. The colours match perfectly. Pirates has a ring for both West Coast and PNG (Png could easily create PNG Pirates merch) PNG should be prominent on the Jersey. The mining industry is present in both. If PNG were to create incentive it would also encourage investment. The casual fan base would be mammoth (much larger than any present NRL team) 10 Mill - PNG / WA - 2.6 million. The PNG and WA player pathways could complement to create a formidable player line The Hunters in the QLD Cup and another in the NSW Cup They should also create a player pathway with the South African Rugby League (there are THOUSANDS of 'Rugby' loving South Africans in Perth.

The distance argument is a joke for something that is supposed to be semi-pro. In Turkey new teams on the South Coast will have to travel 12 plus hours to most teams in Istanbul. The closest other team being ourselves at 6 hours. If a League One team is not willing to have a big trip once a year then they should drop to regional Amateur leagues.

Can you give any justification for such? He launched Toronto and was functionally pushed out by Argyle. The relaunched club recently got nearly 2000 to a game v Washington. He then used his own money to buy Hemels licence. Unfortunately, the RFL clubs and Covid have ended any chance of cross Atlantic competition. Which part of this journey is a significant problem?