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[WellingtonOrca]

What an opportunity to bring back DB bitter! Loyal to the bitter end....

The Wakachangi Warriors - Quite a nice footy side.

 

[Billy Teets James]

Didn't this happen to South Sydney years ago? And Not long after the club folded. And the Warriors were brought in from Superleage?
And the Canberra Huawei thing I kind of get. Huawei is a manufacturer of phones and Vodafone a service provider.

Someone with more knowledge than me about both issues might be able to clear this up.

 

[The Batman]

Autex Warriors

 

[mrblonde]

Didn't this happen to South Sydney years ago? And Not long after the club folded. And the Warriors were brought in from Superleage?
And the Canberra Huawei thing I kind of get. Huawei is a manufacturer of phones and Vodafone a service provider.

Someone with more knowledge than me about both issues might be able to clear this up.

The South Sydney thing was way, way more political than this - I think several Sydney clubs had a hand in helping the NRL to decide that the Pride Of The League's time was done. Except the courts ruled otherwise.

I think we all need to get out of thinking "it's Vodafone New Zealand, why would Telstra care?" It's Vodafone in a competition largely funded by Telstra. That's all that matters, here.

 

[gREVUS]

I suspect this has something to do with TPG buying out Vodafone here in Aus. It will make them a much more formidable company in the eyes of Telstra which is taking a beating due to the NBN debarcle here. i forget the details but TPG who i know already purchased IInet, have a massive war chest for ads etc

 

[Stalefish540]

I suspect this has something to do with TPG buying out Vodafone here in Aus. It will make them a much more formidable company in the eyes of Telstra which is taking a beating due to the NBN debarcle here. i forget the details but TPG who i know already purchased IInet, have a massive war chest for ads etc

The TPG and Voda merger is a lot to do with the 5g war that is commencing, so they can get closer to the size of Telstra and Optus and compete. The lengths these companies go to spite eachother on the smallest scale, as someone in the industry it's very amusing.

 

[gREVUS]

The TPG and Voda merger is a lot to do with the 5g war that is commencing, so they can get closer to the size of Telstra and Optus and compete. The lengths these companies go to spite eachother on the smallest scale, as someone in the industry it's very amusing.

only i thought it was a total buyout not a merger

 

[Wellington Warrior]

So what happens if Sky sports take over as the main jersey sponsor....when they start selling broadband in NZ soon? Are Telstra going to pack a sad over that and force us to give them up as well??

im surprised they haven’t told us to ditch Wendy’s, even though i don’t think Aussie has a Wendys as KFC is a another major sponsor of the NRL

 

[jonesy101]

So what happens if Sky sports take over as the main jersey sponsor....when they start selling broadband in NZ soon? Are Telstra going to pack a sad over that and force us to give them up as well??

im surprised they haven’t told us to ditch Wendy’s, even though i don’t think Aussie has a Wendys as KFC is a another major sponsor of the NRL

McDonalds sponsor the Knights. I think there might be one or two of those in Aus.

 

[jonesy101]

NRL - Victoria Bitter - Carlton & United Breweries
Brisbane Broncos - XXXX Bitter - Castlemaine Perkins Breweries

 

[jonesy101]

I almost forgot...

NRL - KFC
Roosters - Red Rooster

 

[Stalefish540]

only i thought it was a total buyout not a merger

Anyway back on topic. Does anyone with information on the club know if a company has tried to get in when Voda's contract with Warriors has come up previously?

 

[kabkram]

Well I for one wont miss be called "The Mighty Vodaphone Warriors " irked be no end, cant recall ever hearing another team called like that, the Steggle Roosters, the Oak Panthers, the Huawei Raiders? No, no and no.
Being told we must dump our major sponsor of 22yrs on the other hand just reeks, almost makes be glad I've only just recently changed from Telstra to Vodafone.

 

[kabkram]

Just as an aside does any one know if Vodafone Australia chipped in any dosh or was it solely a Vodafone NZ deal?

 

[Gizzyfan]

Just as an aside does any one know if Vodafone Australia chipped in any dosh or was it solely a Vodafone NZ deal?

They are separate entities, that is why this is wrong, it seems to me like a 'restraint of trade, but I am not a Lawyer.

 

[Whiteknight]

Telstra rolled, we stay with Vodafone!

 

[Whiteknight]

 

[Stalefish540]

This feels like it was a PR stunt from the start to make them look good. As they would have known what sort of backlash there was going to be.

 

[Uk Warriors fan]

I wonder if Newcastle will get the tap on the shoulder from the NRL to lose their McDonalds Sponsorship! KFC only!

 

[gREVUS]

This feels like it was a PR stunt from the start to make them look good. As they would have known what sort of backlash there was going to be.

maybe they think that the warriors will not be based in Aus next year now. Or they think the lawyers were about to get a massive payday