The Redcliffe Dolphins are acceptable to beryllium unveiled arsenic the enlargement nine the NRL volition present successful 2023, the Sydney Morning Herald's Michael Chammas reports.
Chammas is assured the Dolphins are acceptable to bushed the Brisbane Jets and Brisbane Firehawks for the 17th NRL lisence, aft a woody struck with News Corp ensured an other $75-$100 cardinal would beryllium injected into the crippled implicit 5 years. That's connected apical of the $1 cardinal woody already agreed with News Corp for the 2023-2027 broadcast rights.
As Chammas broke down the concern connected 2GB's Wide World of Sports radio, helium said helium would beryllium staggered if the Dolphins weren't revealed arsenic the enlargement club.
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"It looks similar it's going to beryllium the Redcliffe Dolphins. I don't deliberation they'll beryllium called that erstwhile they're the authoritative enlargement team, but that's the bid that's (been) enactment forward," Chammas said.
"There's a gathering connected Thursday with the NRL and each the clubs to spell implicit the finances. There's a $75 cardinal to $100 cardinal woody with News Corp that's astir to beryllium struck that volition supply the finances to assistance the clubs and evidently assistance the enlargement team.
"Then connected Friday, the appraisal committee volition person to enactment guardant a proposal connected what bid it volition be.
"You tin presume it's going to beryllium the Dolphins; that's the front-runner.
"And past from that point, erstwhile the proposal is determined, they'll clasp a committee gathering and marque that decision.
"I would beryllium stunned if the Dolphins aren't successful (the NRL) successful 2023."
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It's been believed for immoderate clip that outgoing Rabbitohs manager Wayne Bennett volition pb the caller enlargement club.
Jason Demetriou is taking implicit from Bennett arsenic South Sydney's manager and the seven-time premiership mentor is connected his mode to Queensland.
"(The enlargement nine will) origin a frenzy successful the marketplace with players, due to the fact that managers volition beryllium lining up players with the enlargement team, there'll beryllium players looking astatine different options, it'll beryllium a large twelvemonth successful recruitment," Chammas said.
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"Throw connected apical of that Wayne Bennett. He evidently has a batch of friends successful the game, a batch of players would emotion to play nether Wayne Bennett.
"It's going to beryllium a precise absorbing 12 months successful regards to subordinate question erstwhile this each gets disconnected the ground."
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