Magic Weekend has been a raging success in Brisbane, but no public acknowledgment of the British origins of the idea.

[Cumbrian Mackem]

Here you go manfred. It may not be public acknowledgment by the NRL bosses but at least some of the fans appreciate and acknowledge the origins of the “magic weekend.” Concept.

 

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On 16/05/2021 at 14:00, GUBRATS said:

What's the equivalent of Leigh in Australia ? , They can take SOO there

 

 

The Outback.

[Whippet13]

15 hours ago, Cumbrian Mackem said:

Here you go manfred. It may not be public acknowledgment by the NRL bosses but at least some of the fans appreciate and acknowledge the origins of the “magic weekend.” Concept.

 

Watched this earlier, noted half the people interviewed said the Magic concept is from the Super League.

[Cumbrian Mackem]

28 minutes ago, Whippet13 said:

Watched this earlier, noted half the people interviewed said the Magic concept is from the Super League.

Even a couple had attended whilst living in England too.

[The Frying Scotsman]

On 17/05/2021 at 11:03, Cumbrian Mackem said:

 

I only advocate for it moving around as a tool for developing RL in cities like Perth, Auckland and Adelaide etc.

Moving a successful event from heartland RL territory to Adelaide.

Mmmm - that sounds like one of the worst suggestions ever. 

[Cumbrian Mackem]

3 hours ago, The Frying Scotsman said:

Moving a successful event from heartland RL territory to Adelaide.

Mmmm - that sounds like one of the worst suggestions ever. 

All in the name of expansion.

I can see suncorp stadium becoming too small for this event soon.

[Davo5]

1 hour ago, Cumbrian Mackem said:

All in the name of expansion.

I can see suncorp stadium becoming too small for this event soon.

Yeah we can’t have a sold out stadium,how bad would that look.

[Cumbrian Mackem]

18 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Yeah we can’t have a sold out stadium,how bad would that look.

Who said anything about it looking bad?

[The Rocket]

On 16/05/2021 at 21:52, Man of Kent said:

Channel 9 mentioned it although Andrew Johns was under the impression it was played at Wembley and Old Trafford!

That sounds like Johns, ever the dolt, for a bloke whos` life is Rugby League he ought to know that.

But don`t worry it gets worse, they were talking about the fastest player the other day and he said Addo-Carr was clocked at 65km/h, that`s 40mph/hr , they all laughed in the box and he admitted he may have got that wrong. He`s a real clown.

[Man of Kent]

30 minutes ago, The Rocket said:

That sounds like Johns, ever the dolt, for a bloke whos` life is Rugby League he ought to know that.

But don`t worry it gets worse, they were talking about the fastest player the other day and he said Addo-Carr was clocked at 65km/h, that`s 40mph/hr , they all laughed in the box and he admitted he may have got that wrong. He`s a real clown.

Genius player and I rate his commentary (he spots things others don’t) but yeah, he’s no Einstein.

[JohnM]

On 18/05/2021 at 20:39, Padge said:

The Outback.

Gosh. Do they still have those in Leigh? 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2010/jan/21/outdoor-toilet-fashionable-high-price

[JohnM]

On 17/05/2021 at 08:24, Johnoco said:

Whilst it doesn’t *really* matter that the Magic Weekends origins aren’t totally acknowledged (IIRC it was actually Nigel Woods idea?)it’s perhaps another example how RL (or the RFL) think of things and don’t sufficiently put their stamp on it so that it’s undeniably ‘their’ thing. Like a Rugby World Cup for example. Were RU to start one, the general consensus would probably be that it was something they’d just thought of and not ‘oh that’s a RL idea’. More assertion is needed I think.

The first MW in 2007 (or Millennium Magic as was) was absolutely fantastic and is still one of the best weekends of my life.....but it wasn’t properly grown in Cardiff/Wales first before moving on. And that first one was the best I reckon too.....Gansongate anyone?

The Dragons Den people won't invest if the IP is not protected in some way. A leaf out of their book?

[The Partisan]

Wore my Southampton Spitfires polo shirt on Day 3.  Picked it up after chatting to a bloke wearing their gear at the Bristol RLWC game in 2013.  

Resident of Brisbane so happy to see it stay here. 

 

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SWEEP: how long before the first whinge about the ref.