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Australia will win the one that matters 3 - zip. The rest I have no idea about.

Let's hope the NRL don't write a report stating they see no benefit in Melbourne and kick them out.

Although as a whole they're more successful than probably the three biggest SL clubs combined.

This is the type of slow & steady progress the English game seems completely incapable of. 5 born and bred Victorians over nearly 30 years would probably be seen as a failure if you asked the question back in '98 but the Storm could be on the cusp of something that will pay off a thousands of times over.

If you're going to go "Hounds", why not just go one step further to "Werewolves"?

I'd say nobody in English Rugby league knows the first thing about branding and marketing by the looks of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism?wprov=sfla1

The Dolphins leave off the geographic identifier then London only use the geographic identifier. I'd be trusting the Dolphins ability to brand a team over London.

If anyone thinks Troy Grant could pull this off they're delusional. Do we really need another tournament for the top 10 teams to play in? We already have one that is going to be a laughing stock.

Thanks for this. Good listen. I'd heard the story before but this expanded on it.

If it's any consolation, FTA TV is dying. So even if you're exposing it to new fans they're likely to be in their 50s.

Possibly the difference the streaming made made it the "most-watched Origin in history" but the traditional ratings were only the best since 2016? That's a guess.

Australia needs to be beaten badly. I can't even cheer for the Kangaroos because it's like a professional boxer beating up a small child at the moment.

I agree. I think it would take decades to catch up though.

Oh, I have no doubt the games are likely to be better. I just don't think "The Spectacle" will be close.

Unfortunately I don't think the Ashes will get anywhere near that level. It's a bummer SOO was a pretty terrible game if I'm honest but the NRL/Rugby League in Australia is healthier than I've seen it in my lifetime.

Which nation plays exclusively outside of their country?

Shall we do: "we are literally the only sport that seems to demand players are born in-country before they're considered that nationality".

Association Football stifles rugby league growth.

I haven't been following the weather tbh but there are floods going on somewhere. Seems to be NSW It's always flooding/on fire somewhere in this country. I'm a bit numb to it.

Gosford: 13,399 Bathurst: 12,000ish Bathurst is considered "the bush".

Hopefully we get promotion and relegation in SOO so WA can pick him when NSW inevitably get relegated and we can get a decent challenge

Up early enough to watch some of this. Gotta take the daughter to her game. A. Why is SL still playing two games at the same time? Absolutely basic stuff. B. SL needs to adopt the ref making the decision, a quick review happens behind the scenes, then if the decision was wrong it's then pulled up. Going to the video ref on clear tries and saying the on-field decision is no try is bogging the game down. C. Why are the videos the video ref get so blurry?