Why the hate towards the NRL? The product from Australia is top quality and a higher standard than the SL. I can see why people think they should do more to grow the game but u cant knock what they have done to RL in OZ. The NRL is widely regarded as the best rugby competition (from either code) in the world and while its live attendence numbers are below the AFL its tv ratings are not. The NRL draws great numbers and I expect this season they will be great again putting the NRL in a v strong position for the next tv deal.

We should be asking how they turned things around and made there product box office? They have had the AFL and Rugby Union as competitors and have come out smiling.

My friend has won a 2 week all expenses paid holiday to Melbourne. I told him to go and watch the storm and his response was "Australian RL is not very good and the teams in SL are better". I did try and stress to him he really needs to go and watch a NRL game!!

I'd love to see a second NZ team but it's not going to happen if there's no will in NZ for it. There's heaps of bid teams putting their hand up and no one from NZ is doing likewise. Can't complain about not getting a run when they don't even bid.

yeah damn aussies putting a NZ team in their competition in the first place the thieving gets ...

shoulve left the warriors to play on their own in the nz local comp.

and i have mates in richmond and wales who still ask what is rugby league?

Big cities the world over are . London, Dublin, Sydney, Auckland, you name it. Wouldn't live in any of them. But then again, Wigan and Warrington... the less said the better.