NRL NRL 2025 General Recruitment Thread

[Tookey 2.0]

Agree - He is a top 5 prop IMO. If we didn't have Barnett and JFH, I'd be banging the drum hard to pick him up.

Very different player to our props, and IMO would be that bigger body that we desperately need.
I feel the majority of our props - JFH, Barnett, Ford, TSS and even Vaimauga are smaller props with good speed etc, imagine them hitting a backtracking defensive line after Kolo's bent the line and found his front.

All of this for the low low price of a few $$ more than what Niukore is on.

I think we've got enough young halves moving forward, and hopefully our winger stocks are looking good with AKP, Mellars, Kali and Pasika coming through, I think with Roger leaving at the end of nek year, if Rocco stays injured we then have about a mill between their two contracts, if we were able to get a decent centre like Ramien or a good full back, we would have a very good premiership window from the 2027-2030 period.

 

[Wrighty]

Tell me you will drop 200 k and I ll take you seriously
In fact I ll give you the ph no

If for $200K you can buy a minority interest in the Titans and get a seat at ownership decisions then the Titans are the most tin pot cheap sporting franchise I have ever heard of.
Mind you I heard that the Warriors franchise costed about $20Million last time it was sold. So that is cheap as chips as far as sports clubs go so maybe you are right about $200K.

 

[juju]

If for $200K you can buy a minority interest in the Titans and get a seat at ownership decisions then the Titans are the most tin pot cheap sporting franchise I have ever heard of.
Mind you I heard that the Warriors franchise costed about $20Million last time it was sold. So that is cheap as chips as far as sports clubs go so maybe you are right about $200K.

$200k to get into a business that has guarantee'd revenue to pay the players and gets a club grant each year & money when the league expands.
And a new mega TV deal on the horizon.

Maybe the forum could chip in and buy $200k worth of shares?

 

[Wrighty]

$200k to get into a business that has guarantee'd revenue to pay the players and gets a club grant each year & money when the league expands.
And a new mega TV deal on the horizon.

Maybe the forum could chip in and buy $200k worth of shares?

Hi Juju

I have no clue on this topic so you will know more than me but the traditional story for sporting franchises is that you do it for love of the sport and that most years if not all years you run a loss.

 

[kos]

Hi Juju

I have no clue on this topic so you will know more than me but the traditional story for sporting franchises is that you do it for love of the sport and that most years if not all years you run a loss.

This!
And fellas
I pulled the number 200k out of my sorry thin air!

 

[j_p]

$200k to get into a business that has guarantee'd revenue to pay the players and gets a club grant each year & money when the league expands.
And a new mega TV deal on the horizon.

Maybe the forum could chip in and buy $200k worth of shares?

Do we need to start coming up with new forum names?
Nzgcwartits.com?

 

[kos]

Do we need to start coming up with new forum names?
Nzgcwartits.com?

Hard day on the Fuso today? Ha hs

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Hi Juju

I have no clue on this topic so you will know more than me but the traditional story for sporting franchises is that you do it for love of the sport and that most years if not all years you run a loss.

The Brisbane Broncos are publicly listed. As is the NY Knicks, Man U and Juventus. You can check historical performance.

You can also check buy / sell prices of private franchises. Crowe and Peter HaC bought 75% of the Rabbitohs for $3mil. Clubs worth $70m now and Crowe turned down $10mil for his 25%.

 

[snake77]

Apparently, the Roosters have signed some guy called Daly Cherry Evans. I always wondered what happened to him and where he'd go.

Daly Cherry-Evans signs with Sydney Roosters

Daly Cherry-Evans signs with Sydney Roosters

www.roosters.com.au

 

[selector]

The Penrith Panthers are the most valuable Australian sports franchise at $129m (AU).


Titans don't rank in the top 10 when it comes to nrl clubs.

Source: https://www.afr.com/companies/sport...6b-most-valuable-afl-nrl-pool-20251014-p5n2j0

 

[CWC]

The Penrith Panthers are the most valuable Australian sports franchise at $129m (AU).

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Titans don't rank in the top 10 when it comes to nrl clubs.

Source: https://www.afr.com/companies/sport...6b-most-valuable-afl-nrl-pool-20251014-p5n2j0

We're disadvantaged by the NZD dammit

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

We're disadvantaged by the NZD dammit

And not being an Australian sports franchise...

 

[CWC]

And not being an Australian sports franchise...

How do you think our financials compare to those teams and super rugby?

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

How do you think our financials compare to those teams and super rugby?

Probably pretty poorly? We aren't backed by leagues clubs or a national body and we sell event tickets cheaply in order to get crowds and create atmosphere. I have no idea about advertising strength, though.

 

[Blain]

Probably pretty poorly? We aren't backed by leagues clubs or a national body and we sell event tickets cheaply in order to get crowds and create atmosphere. I have no idea about advertising strength, though.

You got to give it to Robbo, we were basically worth nothing 5 or 6 years ago. I would say we are pretty easily the most desirable NZ sports team behind the All Blacks in terms of sponsorship. Probably the best in NZ for merch sales and total tickets sales. We are still building as a club, some way to go. But we would shit all over the Super Rugby sides, but probably mid tier at best NRL wise due to our smaller market over here in NZ, and not having the leagues clubs and structure that most NRL teams have.