NRL Irrational Mergers - 7. Manly

Hyper Thetic RL

Episode 7 - The Eagles Awaken

There are only 3 ways into the empire...and therefore only 3 ways out. The external forces of the empire have laid siege to the bridges of Mona, Rose and Spit. How long can the hold out until reinforcements arrive?

In this episode of the NRL Irrational Mergers mini series I am joined by Bruce (professional podcast guest). The year is 1998, the newly formed NRL set out to reduce clubs to reach the magic number of 14 by 2000. The criteria is set and the 12 Sydney and Illawarra clubs are offered $8M and other exemptions to make mergers happen. We examine the possible choices for merger partners for the Sea Eagles.