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1. The major decline in male RL GR contact nos. has an important connection to the NRL's declining skill levels- & makes expansion to 17 teams problematic.
WWOS P. Gallen 16.8.21
Gallen said
"How do the Bulldogs, who have all but won the wooden spoon with three games remaining, spend $9 million on the players in their team?
With talk back on the table about expanding the NRL, it's an important point. Where are we suddenly going to find another 30 players, another supposed $9 million worth of talent, to fill another team?
It would almost be like going back to the Super League days, where certain blokes are getting ridiculous contracts just for the sake of it.
Andrew Johns has always maintained that the NRL should reduce the number of teams, to strengthen the standard across the competition. While I've never been a fan of that, believing that all the existing clubs deserve their spot, I certainly understand the argument as opposed to further diluting the talent pool.
I think expansion, with the current playing talent that we have, would be crazy.
You have to remember that we're going through a unique time in the world. We're locked down again and there is no second-tier football being played. No junior football, either.
Where do players learn their craft, where do we find the improvement in the talent pool, when there's no football outside of the NRL? I worry about the standard of football in the existing NRL in coming seasons, let alone trying to bring another team in.
You have a proud club like the Bulldogs, with a team who bust their backsides each weekend, unable to compete purely because they don't have enough talent in their side. The enthusiasm and effort are there for all to see but they just aren't up to standard.
How, under those circumstances, can you possibly bring in a 17th team?".
2. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/expans...d564-4a2a-9cae-01b7464ede66?ocid=Social-NRLFS
On 23.8.21, P. Stirling said virtually everyone in the NRL (but perhaps not all NRL clubs!) agrees there should be a Brisbane 2- but, because of the NRL's financial problems, there should not be an imminent introduction.
B. Fittler & B. Slater also say Brisbane 2 is essential for the growth of RL in Qld.- but Fittler would prefer one less NRL team elsewhere (probably Sydney).
Slater said skill development is a major priority for the NRL, so NRL skills do not decline further.
W. Bennet wants Brisbane 2 asap- & said, with the right coaching, enough appropriate talent for 17 teams could be created.
WWOS P. Gallen 16.8.21
Gallen said
"How do the Bulldogs, who have all but won the wooden spoon with three games remaining, spend $9 million on the players in their team?
With talk back on the table about expanding the NRL, it's an important point. Where are we suddenly going to find another 30 players, another supposed $9 million worth of talent, to fill another team?
It would almost be like going back to the Super League days, where certain blokes are getting ridiculous contracts just for the sake of it.
Andrew Johns has always maintained that the NRL should reduce the number of teams, to strengthen the standard across the competition. While I've never been a fan of that, believing that all the existing clubs deserve their spot, I certainly understand the argument as opposed to further diluting the talent pool.
I think expansion, with the current playing talent that we have, would be crazy.
You have to remember that we're going through a unique time in the world. We're locked down again and there is no second-tier football being played. No junior football, either.
Where do players learn their craft, where do we find the improvement in the talent pool, when there's no football outside of the NRL? I worry about the standard of football in the existing NRL in coming seasons, let alone trying to bring another team in.
You have a proud club like the Bulldogs, with a team who bust their backsides each weekend, unable to compete purely because they don't have enough talent in their side. The enthusiasm and effort are there for all to see but they just aren't up to standard.
How, under those circumstances, can you possibly bring in a 17th team?".
2. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/expans...d564-4a2a-9cae-01b7464ede66?ocid=Social-NRLFS
On 23.8.21, P. Stirling said virtually everyone in the NRL (but perhaps not all NRL clubs!) agrees there should be a Brisbane 2- but, because of the NRL's financial problems, there should not be an imminent introduction.
B. Fittler & B. Slater also say Brisbane 2 is essential for the growth of RL in Qld.- but Fittler would prefer one less NRL team elsewhere (probably Sydney).
Slater said skill development is a major priority for the NRL, so NRL skills do not decline further.
W. Bennet wants Brisbane 2 asap- & said, with the right coaching, enough appropriate talent for 17 teams could be created.
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