The City of Hume is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes the outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.
Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km (16 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Craigieburn recorded a population of 66,146 at the 2021 census.
Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km (12 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Greenvale recorded a population of 21,274 at the 2021 census.
Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km (13 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Roxburgh Park recorded a population of 24,129 at the 2021 census.
Dallas is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km (11 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Dallas recorded a population of 6,762 at the 2021 census.
Sydney Road is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
NRL Victoria is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the National Rugby League. The VRL commenced in 1952 and has been running each year since.
Jacana is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Jacana recorded a population of 2,187 at the 2021 census.
The state of Victoria, Australia, has a strong sporting culture and includes many popular sports.
Rugby league football has been played and watched by people in the Australian state of Victoria since the early 20th century. While for most of its history there the game's popularity has been marginal due to the dominance of Australian rules football in Victoria, rugby league's popularity has rapidly increased in recent years in the state's capital of Melbourne. due mainly to the introduction of a professional Melbourne-based team in the national competition.
Eureka Stadium, known commercially as Mars Stadium, is an oval shaped sports stadium located in the Eureka Sports Precinct of Wendouree, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of the CBD of the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Hayden Lamaro is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Richard Kennar is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
South Eastern Titans Rugby League Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Dandenong, Victoria formed in 2007. Previously known as Dandenong Knights and then the Berwick Bulldogs they conduct teams for both Juniors & Seniors teams since the renaming of the club. In round 23 of the 2012 season, the club was historically the first ever to develop a Victorian born and bred player into the National Rugby League. That player to achieve such a milestone was Mahe Fonua who has gone on to play 50 first grade games for the Melbourne Storm and represent internationally for Tonga.
Craigieburn Phoenix Rugby League Club was an Australian rugby league football club based in Craigieburn, Victoria established in 2008. Now known as Hume City Bulldogs they conduct teams for both junior, senior and women tag teams.
Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Clayton, Victoria, that currently plays in the Melbourne Rugby League competition under the NRL Victoria. The club was founded in 1976 by a group of mutual friends and players with a common passion for the game. The club currently fields teams in the majority of the age groups from Under 6s through to seniors, and also Girls' Tag teams. The club plays its home games at Fregon Reserve in Clayton, Victoria.
The Rugby League Ipswich is a rugby league football competition based in Ipswich, Queensland. It is under the administration of the Queensland Rugby League through the South East Queensland Division, which also administers the Brisbane and Gold Coast competitions.
Relocation of professional sports teams occurs when a team owner moves a team, generally from one metropolitan area to another, but occasionally between municipalities in the same conurbation. Australia and New Zealand uses a North American-style league franchise system which means the teams are overwhelmingly privately owned and therefore favours relocation practices. Owners who move a team generally do so seeking better profits, facilities, fan support, or a combination of these.
