Western Force 2025

[LevitatingSocks]

Sounds more like hey any Rugby Players with the Force interested get your Manager to contact us and you can up your salary and stay in Perth if we like you. Say someone like Will Harris who isn’t in Wallaby contention but has a juniors history in League. Here’s a 2 year top 30 deal worth 400k per year.

They couldn’t give less of a fuck about the Force but the Force should play nice and mooch of the Rugby League just bringing any attention to the State.

V'landys is going to screw you somehow. He's shown everyone who he is as a businessman his entire career.

The Force have to figure out how precisely he's screwing them and decide if the dinner he's buying them first is good enough.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I don't think he's out to screw Rugby. I really don't think it's even on their radar and they answer questions on it when brought up.

Force can benefit from the pressure and resources the NRL can bring to the Stadium and things like training centres that have been brought up as being shared resources. How much of said resource is yet to be determined... Go ask West Harbour how much of Concord they get... It's different as they arent fully pro like the Force but they are told hey it's better than what you had so take it and go away.

The NRLs goal will be to have a side that is self sufficient like the Storm and yes success has been their key but they have an average crowd better than that of any Rugby side in Aus.

 

[Major Tom]

I don't think he's out to screw Rugby. I really don't think it's even on their radar and they answer questions on it when brought up.

Force can benefit from the pressure and resources the NRL can bring to the Stadium and things like training centres that have been brought up as being shared resources. How much of said resource is yet to be determined... Go ask West Harbour how much of Concord they get... It's different as they arent fully pro like the Force but they are told hey it's better than what you had so take it and go away.

The NRLs goal will be to have a side that is self sufficient like the Storm and yes success has been their key but they have an average crowd better than that of any Rugby side in Aus.

Personally, I think they're up against it. Storm are successful because they've had the same coach for 20 years and he is very, very good. They don't pay overs to players, because they're always contending. And they have been exceptional at talent identification. Bears have to replicate this, with added travel pressure. Good luck.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Replicate the Storm is impossible. Has there been a more consistently successful Club side in the world in any sport? Crusaders could be mentioned but we also have our thoughts on Super Rugby. Those two sides have also worked together quite a bit.

The Perth Bears will be fine. The NRL is so massive now the days of financial hardship for Clubs is done. I think you'll see a couple marquee guys then a few get paid overs which is normal for a new side. I think they will go heavy on looking to Super League and the way the Raiders have done it very well. They won't produce the amount of locals that the Cowboys or Warriors do but they have to deal with travel and families re locating.

 

[Major Tom]

Replicate the Storm is impossible. Has there been a more consistently successful Club side in the world in any sport? Crusaders could be mentioned but we also have our thoughts on Super Rugby. Those two sides have also worked together quite a bit.

The Perth Bears will be fine. The NRL is so massive now the days of financial hardship for Clubs is done. I think you'll see a couple marquee guys then a few get paid overs which is normal for a new side. I think they will go heavy on looking to Super League and the way the Raiders have done it very well. They won't produce the amount of locals that the Cowboys or Warriors do but they have to deal with travel and families re locating.

Financially they might be alright but they're now propping up a team in PNG and Perth. It gives them extra games which is good for their TV deal I guess. But success will be very difficult. I'd say it'll very similar to the Titans. The travel will be an issue. It is for Freo and Eagles and they sometimes get to travel to Adelaide which assists as well as an extra game as a derby. There's work arounds of course. Anyways, I personally think they'll be as successful as the Force, so they probably will need each other.