Brisbane Firehawks $80 million expansion bid has claims to be richer than Broncos
Rugby League by Travis Meyn and Peter Badel 19th May 2021 7:16 AM
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Subscriber only The Brisbane Firehawks are ready to enter the NRL as an $80 million financial powerhouse that has claims to being richer than the Broncos. The battle to become Brisbane s second NRL team is heating up after the Firehawks officially launched their expansion bid at Easts Leagues Club on Tuesday. With 105 years of history behind them, the Firehawks believe they should be handed the NRL s 17th licence in 2023 and have the bank balance to survive and thrive.
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Former South Sydney powerbroker Shane Richardson pulling strings at NRL expansion bid hopeful
Rugby League by Paul Crawley
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Subscriber only He helped lift South Sydney from rock bottom back to the pride of the league and now Shane Richardson has become the secret weapon in the Brisbane Firehawks bid to win the NRL expansion race. As anticipation builds that a new club will be given the green light to enter the national comp in 2023, The Daily Telegraph can reveal that former Rabbitohs boss Richardson has been working behind the scenes for the past four months to help his old club Easts Tigers, who are backing the bid, to put together a highly-detailed business model.