The Rocket

Yeah right, every second year and how many times will people come out to watch the All-Blacks flog the wallabies, it`ll go the same way as our ANZAC Tests. It`ll be a novelty that`ll wear off quickly.

For what it`s worth, adverts on Ch 7 FTA prime-time as I sit here tonight.

I`m pretty sure they were always part of it, this is just the formal announcement.

NRL2026: Fiji formally joins landmark Pacific Rugby League Partnership | NRL.com "Supported by a $250m investment by the Australian Government - a key part of the broader $600m commitment, which includes support for the entry of the PNG Chiefs into the NRL in 2028 - the partnership will grow rugby league across the Pacific. "Key areas of investment will include pathways, academies, high-performance programs and community participation."

Massive vote of confidence in the NRL and the direction it is heading.

So the NRL haven`t been running promo`s on Tv or in the papers in Ireland. Tardy.

And once that sells out, which will be soon, we`ll see people shifting their attention to the other games.

You really think so.

Be good timing for the next NRL broadcast deal.

Not interested in partnerships.

Ruthless

Zero Tackle seem to think it`s ok. NRL tables lucrative offer to purchase Super League - Zero Tackle

V`landys is in a hurry, he doesn`t have time for the really big international streamers to take an interest in helping him take the game global, and the games not big enough for them yet anyway. I also think that V`landys and DAZN owner Blavatnik share common personality traits and goals with their respective ambitions, they`re both really a pair of chancers at the end of the day. I also wonder given the cost of the sports that have truly global reach EPL, NFL, etc. and their limited number Blavatnik has been sold the idea that he might be able to get on the ground floor in developing another sport that could be marketed globally. Getting control of and growing the Super League is a part of that but obviously they want to see how cheap they can get it for.

Yep....

You mean the same V`landys who cleaned up a completely corrupt and loss-making Harold Park raceway and turned into a valuable asset, took the big betting companies all the way to the High Court and made tens of millions for NSW Racing, created the world`s richest turf race The Everest and completely rejuvenated horse racing in our State all without Andrew Abdo. Abdo or not, V`landys will find another technocrat to bounce ideas off, decide which are doable and work with him and a well-resourced team to pull them off, all the time setting up that lucky person to go on to greater things.