Quote: Snoopy " It is the competition in Oz that has got them their big money lets face it.'"
Hmmm....AFL and NRL are the 2 big players in OZ, RL/Union are nowhere near the top sport in the UK....not even on the same page.
As for becoming even more reliant on TV cash.....that is not a sustainable business model! FANS = revenue & sponsors = MORE FANS = more revenue and bigger sponsors.....