Of Teams 20 No. Of Games 229 No. With this combination of the new stadium, a plush leagues club, a recognisable brand and a history of success, the club considers itself ready to enter the National Rugby League. Forums Rugby League - Australia NRL Expansion Out Now: Here it is - the latest edition of The Front Row, our exclusive online e-magazine with a full wrap on last weekend's NRL and Super League along with the match programme for the coming round! That's what happened when 22 teams playing in two competitions in 1997 were reduced to 14 in 2000 as the ARL-Super League merged into the NRL.That grew to 15 in 2002 with the welcome return of the figurative prodigal son in South Sydney, and then to 16 when the Gold Coast Titans joined in 2007. The Firehawks and Bombers bids will base themselves in Brisbane’s inner-city metropolitan area.Steve Johnson, the Western Corridor bid boss and chairman of the Ipswich Jets, is adamant that Queensland needs a fourth NRL team, with the sunshine state accounting for 45 per cent of all rugby league players but only three clubs, compared to 11 in New South Wales.When it comes to juniors and playing numbers, the Western Corridor bid blows their rivals out of the water.“The games projection for 2026 is 19,075 players in the Western Corridor from Queensland’s 69,733 players. Wally Lewis, Gorden Tallis, Mal Meninga and Mark Geyer.Trent Barrett is congratulated by Brad Mackay and Paul McGregor in 1997.Allan Langer and Trevor Gillmeister in action for the Broncos.Stacey Jones in action for the Warriors in the 2002 Grand Final.Matthew Bowen is fullback in the Cowboys’ best ever team.Joe Tamani, Bruce Mamando, Kerrod Walters and Dean Schifillti with the Rams in 1997.The Storm celebrate their first premiership in 1999. NRL Expansion Bid (2022): West Coast Pirates; NRL Expansion Bid (2022): Western Bears; NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW): No clubs; Rugby union west of the line Northern Territory. OPINION NRL expansion is back on the table and with ARLC chairman Peter V’landys in charge, it is almost certain Brisbane will have its second team by 2023.Fresh off a new TV broadcast deal, the NRL is now financially stable and V’landy’s believes a second Brisbane team will generate more value for the code and ensure rugby league dominates Queensland – therefore the time is right to expedite plans for expansion.At this stage, there are four reported bids; Western Corridor, Redcliffe Dolphins, Easts Tigers – who recently filed a trademark on the name Brisbane Firehawks – and the Brisbane Bombers, who will likely put forward proposals for an NRL licence.So how does the Western Corridor bid, launched in 2010, stack up to its rivals?The Western Corridor would encompass the largest geographical catchment area, which includes Ipswich, Logan, Toowoomba and the south-west Queensland regions – all of which is dedicated rugby league heartland.Demographically, the Western Corridor bid is far superior compared to its rivals. In 2010 the NRL set a record total season average attendance of 17,367 per game and a record total season aggregate attendance of 3,490,778. The Melbourne Storm were the first expansion club, added for the 1998 season.This meant that the NRL would have to remove three teams: the WA Reds, the South Queensland Crushers and the Hunter Mariners. To achieve that, the fans will be engaged in the naming of the club”, Johnson says.“The great Arthur Beetson was part of the original planning group and there will be an Indigenous Australian connection to the club to honour the remarkable contribution that indigenous Australians have given and continue to give to our game”.Indigenous greats Steve Renouf, Sam Thaiday and Johnathan Thurston have publicly supported the bid.V’landys has stated that a new club would require $10 million just to get itself set up.“We previously had agreements in principle in place (with sponsors and benefactors) to fund the club’s start-up which can easily be enlivened”, Johnson says.Johnson also believes their financial model will be more viable and sustainable.“Whatever bid is granted a license; a powerful leagues club or millionaire businessmen will soon tire of tipping in millions of dollars each year if the team cannot attract crowds to Suncorp Stadium”.“When the game was seriously looking at expanding, we did considerable research into our fan base and the results showed that we would easily achieve the attendance we needed to be sustainable”.The Western Corridor regions have a long and proud rugby league history and will have an organically grown fan base.It has been well documented that not all of rugby league fans in Brisbane support the Broncos, but there are questions as to whether the Dolphins and the inner-city Firehawks and Bombers bids – entrenched in Broncos territory – would attract supporters to their club and crowds to Suncorp Stadium.There is a general consensus that the people of Brisbane do not support the Bombers bid, as they are a club with no identity, no history and no affiliation to a Queensland Cup team.Johnson is also concerned about the inroads made by the AFL and A-League into the Western Corridor and believes the NRL can no longer afford to ignore the region.The Brisbane Lions have already set up base in Springfield – in the heart of the Ipswich-Logan corridor.
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