Waikato Heaps Magic
They are called just the Magic. Bay Of Plenty is a place haha
I a netball graphic designing comp?
The name Sunshine Coast Storm is also pretty funny.
Waikato BOP Magic. I can't forget it, I laugh every time I read it/hear it.
Right now, Storm and the Warriors are the only sides actually outside the greater NSW area/Queensland. The NRL clearly wants a presence in Melbourne, though, given Origins are played here regularly. But it is rather interesting a competition calling itself "National" hasn't got a national presence. Perth are trying to get their team back, but the Central Coast and a second Brisbane team are front runners for any new licence, for some reason.
Perth were a casualty of Super League, same as Adelaide. CC will never get a club, hence why the NRL keep pushing back expansion (i.e. for the last 10 years) and Brisbane-2 is likely to be blocked by the Broncos, but is probably the smartest place apart from CQ or Ipswich for another QLD club.
Bit like how in the Australian Football League, we have Victorian and Interstate clubs.
We have multiple clubs from every state/territory except Tasmania and NT. Clubs also regularly play home games in both areas that do not have full representation, including GWS, which counts itself as a dual NSW/ACT club. That is a national competition. NRL has clubs in NSW, ACT, Queensland, Victoria (and NZ), and, as far as I am aware, no longer plays any games in SA or WA, as a few clubs used to, and not at all elsewhere. At best, that is "regional" or "semi-national".
Think you might be splitting hairs there. Perth is still covered by games when Souths play a "home game" at NIB each season. Games have been taken to many cities around Australia outside of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, as well as many regional, rugby league heartland towns. The "National" name came as part of a compromise when the Australian Rugby League and News Limited agreed to a peace treaty and subsequent partnership after the ARL v Super League war. The AFL may have more "interstate" clubs, as you would be able to if the western states had their own strong state leagues, whilst the NRL has never had major leagues outside of Sydney and Brisbane, yet still have many teams from other states and have had a club in every state except Tasmania at some point throughout the history of the game as well.
It's the nation's top-flight rugby league competition, hence National.
Yep, saw that in the paper
Seriously? What a shite name.
