<Li> North Melbourne Football Club--in 1999, backed by the AFL, the club changed their trading name to the Kangaroos, and played a handful of home games interstate in Sydney . The move proved unsuccessful, and the club has since played in Canberra for several years (2002--2006) before abandoning the area for the more lucrative, and potential goldmine at the Gold Coast, Queensland (2007--2008). However, the club pulled out from relocating' home' games altogether after declining a league offer of full relocation to the Gold Coast . </Li> <Li> Melbourne Football Club--a single home game a year to the Brisbane Lions at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Queensland (2005--2007). The Demons added a single game to Gold Coast, Queensland in Queensland in 2006 . In 2007, the Demons shifted its Gold Coast commitment to Canberra for a single game each year whilst also playing one game a year in Brisbane . </Li> <P> New Zealand Knights FC, who played in Auckland, New Zealand, were dissolved and moved to Wellington in 2004, becoming Wellington Phoenix FC . During the later stages of the 2006--07 A-League season, Football Federation Australia (FFA) removed New Zealand Knights A-League licence due to the club's financial and administrative problems and poor on - field performance . After much delay, the final amount needed for the application came from Wellington property businessman Terry Serepisos in the latter stages of the bid . Serepisos, the club's majority owner and chairman, provided NZD $1,000,000 to ensure the beginnings of a new New Zealand franchise and a continuation of New Zealand's participation in the A-League . FFA finalised a three - year A-League licence to New Zealand Football who then sub-let the licence to the Wellington - based club . The new Wellington club was confirmed on 19 March 2007 . The name for the new club was picked from a shortlist of six, pruned from 250 names suggested by the public, and was announced on 28 March 2007 . Serepisos said of the name, that "It symbolises the fresh start, the rising from the ashes, and the incredible Wellington support that has come out". </P> <P> The NRL is the national competition in rugby league and was born out of the Sydney - based Australian Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League competitions . In 1987, the Western Suburbs Magpies agreed to relocate from its (inner) Western suburbs base to the outer south - western Macarthur district following a prior move west to Lidcombe Oval . In 1999, they merged with the remaining Inner Western team, the Balmain Tigers, (both teams having been established in 1908) to become Wests Tigers . The North Sydney Bears attempted to move from their Northern Suburbs base to the swiftly growing Central Coast region just north of Sydney in 1999, however problems with construction at the proposed home ground now known as Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium meant that the Bears continued to play home matches in a variety of Sydney grounds before being forced into a merger with the Manly Sea Eagles as the Northern Eagles . The merged clubs played home matches at both the Central Coast and Manly's home ground of Brookvale Oval, but after the bears were expelled from the partnership, poor crowds at the former location led to a reversion to the name of Manly and games played exclusively at Brookvale Oval . Subsequently, one of the owners of Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, John Singleton, has attempted to lure another club to play there, notably the South Sydney Rabbitohs who have experienced poor crowds at their new home ground of ANZ Stadium . </P>

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