Better than being moronic

Can we all stop saying how everyone else's posts are ironic...



Look, right now Rugby League in Australia is in a bit of a tough position because of how the game is run.

The NRL (Meaning the 16 team competition and Toyota Cup) is owned by the ARL and News Ltd.

News Ltd is also the games biggest media partner (Conflict of interest!).

Meanwhile the ARL is a shambolic organization of blazer wearers who do nothing positive at all.

The NSWRL hold the power in the ARL. The QRL however are trying to get that power.

Meanwhile the NRL can't really make concrete decisions on...well...anything because the are just an administration set on running the 16 team competition.

Plans for expansion....that all is ARL/News Ltd.



Confused yet?



I don't mince words when it comes to where the game is going, but I have to say, the NRL is in rude health.

Crowds and TV figures are up.

The under 20's competition has made other sports crap themselves at how it draw in so many talented athletes who can pick many different sports but enter this televised, high profile feeder competition.

The game overall in Queensland is just booming. They could handle a team in Brissy and further north easily.

Crowds got much higher after Origin when games started to matter again. Hell even in Sydney games are selling out all over the place.

Facilities are being upgraded which is needed.

The Storm is about to move into an incredible stadium that will boost their attendance.



Its all going in the right direction.


The good news is, there is still room for expansion.

Perth and Adelaide are a must for a national footprint. This will boost the TV money and sponsorships league wide.

Once you have those two teams in place....well now you're looking at exciting possibilities.

New Zealand needs another team. PNG is putting together a bid. I think Brisbane will get a second team.....I actually think we might see a second Victorian side in the competition within the next 15 years.


Other sports?

Well the ARU is screwed.

The A League is expanding, but no teams are anywhere close to breaking even, their new clubs are well under crowd expectations and the momentum for it over all is waning.

The AFL is doing very well and really, over the last 18 months, the NRL and AFL have become so dominant over sport in this country that everything else is struggling to get a look in.

The problem the AFL has is, once they put a second Sydney team and one on the Gold Coast....then what?

You have 18 teams...then say you add Tazzy....and thats pretty much it!


So dont worry about the NRL. yes there are problems, but this game, geez, you couldn't kill it with a baseball bat!

That's ironic

You make me sick....

The most important strategic decision in recent years was taken when Australian soccer team was admitted to the Asian qualifying zone for World Cups.

In one stroke it pretty much guaranteed they'd be competing in the soccer World Cup every 4 years.

The one thing that Australian's desire more than anything else is recognition on the World stage. Soccer remains the long term threat everywhere.

sydney games (including illawara an gosford for simplicity) averages are up 7.5 %, which works out at 1000 more people per game, and 6 of the 9 teams showing an increase. sharks, roosters decreased due to their crapness and the eels did to because of their poor early season form.
The Origin period and monday night footy hits the attendances pretty badly, so if it was scheduled differently its safe to assume it would be even more. Examples are that big derbies like souths roosters and bulldogs roosters were played on a monday night in front of a mere 11K and 12K at ANZ. its safe to say if they were played at any other time you get 20,000 minimum.

More afternoon games, less monday night footy and a few double headers say in round 1 and during origin period would definitely help the cause.

without the broncos the league av is 14844, but given its a league average you cant just take a team out. there are teams in many sports leagues with nearly double the average attendance, like man u, barca...... so we just have to live with it

The games admin needs sorted in a hurry as it is holding back the code a bit and progressive expansion is a must into perth, wellington, PNG, adelaide etc.....

every RL game in australia is on TV. mostly live against the gate.