General Wildcard weekend....

[Warriorholic]

Of course the warriors are in favour of it lol, participation ring wouldn't go a miss

 

[Rick O'Shay]

Not a good idea but I can understand why they're throwing it out there. Buck Folding.

Maybe need to go back and have a rethink down another road. No way can the league support 20 teams

 

[Inruin]

If they want more games why don't they make the bottom 8 play off for the plate. With similar format to top 8 and have the bottom 8 plate grand final played as curtain raiser to the top 8 grand final

 

[gREVUS]

maybe mods could add a simple poll. I think the results would be overwhelmingly in favour of NO. But i could be wrong

 

[bruce]

Or how about this, just change rules and start moving some clubs out of Sydney city and into other untapped markets like Adelaide, Central Queensland and Perth ?

This new chairman is from Queensland so might be clear of the Sydney Mafia. If I recall he couldn't even name Cronulla's home ground when he started. I still think he looks like a muppet though.

 

[Johnnyray]

If they want more games why don't they make the bottom 8 play off for the plate. With similar format to top 8 and have the bottom 8 plate grand final played as curtain raiser to the top 8 grand final

Yeah or they could just do what everybody else has been waiting for them to do and add at least two new teams to competition like Adelaide Thunder, Rockhampton Hound Dogs, Redcliffe Dolphins, or Perth Pirates. That will get you some more games ..

 

[matiunz]

This new chairman is from Queensland so might be clear of the Sydney Mafia. If I recall he couldn't even name Cronulla's home ground when he started. I still think he looks like a muppet though.

There was an article from him today about the possibility of relocating a Sydney club to Brisbane...
The Cronulla thing was taken out of context, he was asked who the club from Cronulla was and he claims he thought it meant the club teams that played in the area rather than the Sharks

Edit: here’s the article

NRL 2019: Paul Green: relocating a Sydney team makes sense, Todd Greenberg suggests Brisbane expansion on the cards

Brisbane are a prime candidate for any expansion plans according to NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg.

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[bruce]

The Cronulla thing was taken out of context, he was asked who the club from Cronulla was and he claims he thought it meant the club teams that played in the area rather than the Sharks

I think I saw the interview, and I cannot remember seeing it that way. I was just impressed he seemed to care little for Sydney.

here’s the article

NRL 2019: Paul Green: relocating a Sydney team makes sense, Todd Greenberg suggests Brisbane expansion on the cards

Brisbane are a prime candidate for any expansion plans according to NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg.

www.foxsports.com.au

Good idea in theory, based on population, but it has happened before and was a lemon big time. Brisbane is only slightly bigger than Auckland and there is no way on earth two teams would survive here.

I cannot remember an outfit like the NRL for so many dumb ideas on how to lose money and fans.

 

[mt.wellington]

maybe mods could add a simple poll. I think the results would be overwhelmingly in favour of NO. But i could be wrong

Poll added...

 

[jonesy101]

This new chairman is from Queensland so might be clear of the Sydney Mafia. If I recall he couldn't even name Cronulla's home ground when he started. I still think he looks like a muppet though.

It was worse. He couldn't even name the Cronulla Sharks

 

[bruce]

It was worse. He couldn't even name the Cronulla Sharks

Sheesh, and he hasn't got any better.

 

[mt.wellington]

It was worse. He couldn't even name the Cronulla Sharks

He doesn't need to. Just needs to know how to run a billion dollar business successfully...

 

[jonesy101]

He doesn't need to. Just needs to know how to run a billion dollar business successfully...

It doesn't require an intimate knowledge of the way the game is played on the field, but its not a big ask to learn the names of the 16 professional clubs from the day you take office. And especially so before you do any media interviews.