Brisbane are the most profitable Club by some margin.

Melbourne Storm said they were not interested some time ago.
They would get at least 20k there if it was played down under more than once in a blue Moon

If it was played.... the Storm would put 30 + on Leeds if they were in the mood, it would be Souths v Saints only worse.

Don't get the Wigan/Hull surely they'd be better playing it at the other side of the world.

i did say SL as in superleague, not nrl

My apologies, I miss read your post.

It states on Hull's website in regard to the Hull v Wigan match

Hull and Wigan will then both return to the UK to participate in the World Club Challenge or Series on the weekend of 24/25 February, should either team qualify.
With the Thurston/Smith game taking place on the same weekend I cant see where the WCC would be fitted in

no worries we've all done it

This was before Melbourne basically stuck two fingers up at the WCC by hosting a testimonial game on the usual WCC weekend.

The question is now, what the chuff do we all do that weekend??

Should have put it stated when the Hull v Wigan was announced

Park Run?

NRL should fine Melbourne if they had any backbone. Having said that, it could really do with attracting a major sponsor and prize fund. I''m sure £250,000/£500,000 would make it a lot more attractive.

The sooner Cameron Smith packs it in the sooner RL can get on with expanding the international game, have no doubt he had a major say in this decision

Since he became head of the NRL players union we have seen the ANZAC test disappear, Australian players get at least one off season with no internationals every 4 years, and earlier this season he even threatened a world cup boycott to increase NRL player salaries