The increased TV monies is an interesting subject and something that puzzles me as to what the clubs will do with the increased revenue.

Just giving it all to the players seems a fruitless exercise - the sport hasn't got much competition for its top players - a few have gone to other sports but it is a very small minority and the real top players have stayed loyal to the sport. The skills required in Rules and Union are not really transferable for 75% of all RL players.

RL doesn't have competition from the riches that soccer can offer that turns so many young heads in Europe.

If the sport gives all the money to the players you will end up with a similar situation to the premier league in the UK where every club will be carrying a huge deficit and will require a sugar daddy to underwrite the overdraft.

So where should the increased revenue go?

Junior Development all over Australia perhaps?

Alot will go to the players to fight off other codes, hasn't some fb just signed a million dollar per season with the rebels?

Like I've said on other threads Gallop has stated he wants the tv deal in place before the IC and the applications for new clubs can submitted when the IC is in.

Now if a TV company doesn't know if the NRL is expanding to other states why would it pay big money?

It's no secret fox is desperate to gain big subscriptions in VIC, SA and WA so who are they going to throw big money at?

Grant is currently $3.65mill, salary cap is around $4.4mill. Ideally we will see the NRL grants go up to $6mill with a salary cap going up to $5.5mill but in increments ie 2013 $4.75, 2014 $5, 2015 $5.25, 2016-17 $5.5mill.

This will basically give clubs an extra $1mill+ a year and mean majority of them will be at least break even as opposed to currently losing money, whilst at the same time keeping players happy that they can earn more $'s.

Currently the ARL gets $8mill a year from the NRL to run jnr and amateur RL, NSWRL and QRL also get income from SOO. That should go up to $20mill+. On top of that Victoria and WA should be funded $2million each a year to develop the game at grass roots and run a NSW cup and SG Ball side. SA and NT should also get significant increases to further develop the game and employ more development officers.

NRL marketing budget should triple what it is now so that the game can really get in peoples faces.

The NZRL should receive a slice of the pie to evelop the game in NZ, with particular focus on preparing Wellington/Christchurch for a future NRL team.

The world 9's should be brought back, played on the Gold Coast in February.

Grants should be available to clubs to sign promising PNG jnrs as well as take some games on the road to PNG.

Clubs should be subsidised to take games to Adelaide, Darwin and Wellington/Christchurch.

The NRL should expand by two teams (one has to be Perth!)

Finally a investment fund should be set up with the NRL putting away $5mill a year into it for a rainy day. This could be used to encourgae relocation, build a stadium in Sydney's West or whatever it was needed for in the future.

That would just about take up $200mill a year!

I would split the cash between "Junior Development" in expansion areas and marketing the game centrally.

excellent post

That went well then didn't it

www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6042450737 dragons / souths - 5th most watched program in foxtel history "On pay television this year, nine of the top 10 shows have been NRL games."

www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6042450737 dragons / souths - 5th most watched program in foxtel history "On pay television this year, nine of the top 10 shows have been NRL games."

Yeah I heard people want to lose Monday night Footy. This'll be why.





Summary: It rates well on telly, but no-one wants it and the NRL have to PAY their clubs compensation.

In one last attempt to show dally messenger that RL is a minor irritation on the global face of TV....below are the "other channels" stats from the UK...where RL is the 2nd most watched sport after Wendyball.....these stats are for 1 week this month......where there were 2 SL games live, boots'n'all and various repeats.
1 GLEE (MON 2100) E4 2.14
2 CELEBRITY JUICE (THU 2159) ITV2 1.75
3 REAL MADRID V TOTTENHAM-LIVE (TUE 1900) Sky Sports 2 1.52
4 EASTENDERS (THU 2201) BBC 3 1.34
5 THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX (SUN 2203) ITV2 1.25
6 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE (WED 1929) ITV1 HD 1.15
7 THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX (WED 2202) ITV2 1.15
8 EASTENDERS (TUE 2201) BBC 3 1.10
9 SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA (MON 2203) Sky 1 1.06
10 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY - MATCH (SUN 1530) Sky Sports 1 1.04
11 EASTENDERS (FRI 2202) BBC 3 0.97
12 LIVE FORD SUPER SUNDAY - MATCH (SUN 1300) Sky Sports 1 0.97
13 WHITE VAN MAN (TUE 2231) BBC 3 0.94
14 EASTENDERS (MON 2202) BBC 3 0.91
15 BENIDORM (SUN 2103) ITV2 0.88
16 MARTINA COLES THE RUNAWAY (THU 2100) Sky 1 0.87
17 RUSSELL HOWARD'S GOOD NEWS (THU 2231) BBC 3 0.85
18 FILM: LEGALLY BLONDE (SAT 2109) BBC 3 0.84
19 DOC MARTIN (WED 2104) ITV3 0.82
20 KERRY KATONA - THE NEXT CHAPTER (WED 2100) ITV2 0.81
21 FAMILY GUY (WED 2224) BBC 3 0.78
22 BOARDWALK EMPIRE S1 (SAT 2100) Sky Atlantic 0.77
23 BONES S6 (WED 2101) Sky Living 0.75
24 DOC MARTIN (WED 2003) ITV3 0.74
25 MODERN FAMILY S2 (FRI 2030) Sky 1 0.73
26 FAMILY GUY (WED 2202) BBC 3 0.72
27 HOUSE S7 (THU 2201) Sky 1 0.71
28 FAMILY GUY (SUN 2224) BBC 3 0.69
29 FOOTBALL YEARS (SERIES 2) (FRI 2100) ITV1 HD 0.69
30 BENIDORM (FRI 2100) ITV1 HD 0.69

i wonder how many of the above posts were in relation to my link and were responding in a positive way

i find an excellent article on the topic and ill bet those two have totally ignored it and trolled it.

sorry guys theres a reason why you are ignored ....thats why

and your point is what? Aside from soccer no sport in England is watched as much as general entertainment TV? Geez thanks for the revelation!

In fact.....the post I made showed you that in the UK RL is about as big as....Doc Martin You on the other hand are not a C()nt......even though he called you every name under the sun last year you have decided to snuggle up to him>>>>WTF?
He is a total C.UNT...don't get caught in the crossfire......the advertisers on this site like traffic...let's see how they do without dally messenger for a month eh?

.....not that I want him gone......he distracts me from QRL's bad crowds

mate a ban is coming your way pretty quick with that language.