Hela Wigmen Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 It’s great how many eld fellas get het up about Australian stuff posted in this section. I bet they have boycott Fosters and Kylie Minogue too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: Hows Soupy League and it’s million and one postponements getting on? Not great, TBH. Shame the NRL is also screwed and screwing up. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Gomersall said: 1 hour ago, bamfordsbeans said: Is anybody over here interested in this irrelevant competition anymore? You do realise It’s not compulsory to read or even comment on a thread don’t you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: It’s great how many eld fellas get het up about Australian stuff posted in this section. I bet they have boycott Fosters and Kylie Minogue too. Especially when the NRL’s self centred,damaging approach to the game mirrors our own clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theswanmcr Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: It’s great how many eld fellas get het up about Australian stuff posted in this section. I bet they have boycott Fosters and Kylie Minogue too. We boycott Fosters and Kylie, while Aussies boycott major international sporting events at short notice and with no consideration to others…. we both have our own cultural traditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said: It’s great how many eld fellas get het up about Australian stuff posted in this section. I bet they have boycott Fosters and Kylie Minogue too. Fosters yes, Kylie never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, doc said: Fosters yes, Kylie never! Fosters is as Australian as Semi Radradra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said: Expected to lose $45m. That’s some drop. Probably the right decision all things considered. It will be interesting to see if it goes ahead and whether V’landys himself makes it to 2024 in the role. I would be amazed if V'landys is still in his role in the ARLC come 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 hours ago, The Rocket said: Your last sentence is a bit harsh but certainly your first two are on the money. You might laugh but this for me is the NRL equivalent of what`s going on with the WC. An absolute disaster of the first order. The clubs through their increased power on the commission are pushing for a bond from any new entrant. While this might have legs if growth potential was saturated we are a long way from that. League in Qld is under direct threat from the fumbleball game. We need to saturate that market post-haste. This is where I think our clubs have a lot in common with your own. Rather than in a situation where when times were relatively good vis-a-vis broadcast deals each club sacrificing a small amount of their club grant to spend on the big picture, no, they want every last cent so they can spend it on player salaries, not thinking of course if each club sacrificed the same amount then the playing field would still be level. I find this announcement of delay totally disillusioning, why in our sport are we never able to sacrifice for the bigger picture. Too many dung heaps, too many bantam roosters. Exchanging emails with family members who live in Brisbane at the time of the Brisbane 2 proposal or whatever name they was to be given. They thought another NRL club in the Brisbane district or out in Ipswich would do a big blow to fumbleball in Queensland and be a big plus for the NRL their, well that's obviously gone by the bye for the time being at least. I would say this is manna from heaven for fumbleball in Queensland now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 hours ago, gingerjon said: Turns out shouting gets you a reduced TV deal and no expansion. And an end to internationals. Great guy this. We really need someone like him over here. I'm afraid his short comings have been badly exposed and i expect him to do the honourable thing and fall on his sword. My feeling is that he is a marionette with Phil Gould pulling the strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, doc said: Fosters yes, Kylie never! Dani is the tidier of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 As RL generates nearly all its income from two pro comps, that gives them power. The few media companies who pay for those rights also become powerful, dictating what they want. In RU, a large amount of their revenue comes from international matches so that lessens the power of the clubs. I presume it also widens the number of media companies who pay for those games, lessening their control to a degree. So RL is basically at the mercy of a few media companies and a handful of pro clubs. My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 59 minutes ago, Eddie said: Dani is the tidier of the two. Controversial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omott91 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I'm as disappointed as the next person but it's not a forgone conclusion yet and at worst is only a year. For everyone criticising the NRL yet again, if Super league had to put the same protocols in place that the NRL currently have, Super league wouldn't exist. It's remarkable that the NRL can take a $45million hit and still think of expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocket Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Omott91 said: It's remarkable that the NRL can take a $45million hit and still think of expansion. Before a certain ARLC Chairman came along there was nil, zero talk about expansion, and it most likely would of remained that way. It is only on the agenda because certain people on the ARLC know it`s best for the game and continue to push it. The clubs would bury their heads in the sand and just hope the competitors just go away, and of course collect their $13m from the NRL each year. But thankfully that is what independent commissions are for, and hopefully despite push-back from the clubs they will stick to their guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omott91 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, The Rocket said: But thankfully that is what independent commissions are for, and hopefully despite push-back from the clubs they will stick to their guns. Something we all learnt with the Toronto saga, an independent commission is really needed in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 18 hours ago, Davo5 said: Fosters is as Australian as Semi Radradra I would say Fosters is more likened to Blake Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocket Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Couldn`t find the seventeenth NRL team thread so stuck it on here. Big news coming out of Oz. NRL seals $100m broadcast deal with Foxtel for expansion in Brisbane (theaustralian.com.au) The NRL has agreed to terms with Foxtel on a new broadcast deal for a 17-team competition in a move poised to deliver an NRL expansion windfall of up to $100 million. In a landmark development for the code, the NRL’s Pay-TV partner has thrown its support behind a second Brisbane team with a mega deal that will bankroll rugby league’s most significant expansionary move in 14 years. As revealed by News Corp last week, the NRL is inching towards expansion with the ARL Commission tipped to announce Queensland’s fourth club by the end of October. Now ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys will attend a meeting with the 16 NRL clubs on Thursday armed with a beefed-up broadcasting deal from Foxtel worth between $17-20 million annually. Applying the figure across the sport’s traditional five-year broadcast cycle, a new 17th franchise will be worth between $85-100 million to the NRL in a deal that will guarantee the existing 16 clubs are financial winners from expansion. Contrary to reports, there are no conditions attached to News Corp Australia’s updated broadcast deal and it is incorrect to suggest the NRL has agreed to reduce Brisbane Broncos free-to-air games by 25 per cent. V’landys promised the clubs he would not expand unless the business case stacked-up — and Foxtel’s fresh broadcasting agreement with the NRL is evidence the code is ready for a second Brisbane team to rival the Broncos in 2023. Should the clubs provide unanimous support to V’landys, the NRL’s Expansion Assessment Committee will recommend the preferred candidate for a 17th licence to the ARL Commission on Friday. Three consortia, the Jets, Firehawks and Dolphins, are bidding to become Brisbane’s second team. As revealed by News Corp last month, the Redcliffe-backed Dolphins are the strong favourites to win the 17th licence by virtue of their $100 million asset base, 40,000 Leagues Club members and thriving catchment in the Moreton Bay region. When News Corp extended its broadcast deal with the NRL last year until the end of 2027, there was a provision in the contract to renegotiate terms if a new team was added to the Telstra Premiership. Foxtel has subsequently come to the party with a bumper deal that is backing the NRL’s vision for expansion in 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Frisky Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 28/07/2021 at 12:01, The Frying Scotsman said: What an absolutely ridiculous accusation to make. Take it you have never been to an NRL game or to a NRL clubhouse before lad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 28/07/2021 at 12:15, Copa said: In 2017, the average amount gambled per year by people 18 and over was over $12,000 per person. That’s roughly £6,349. Its sobering! My missus lived in Sydney and said they were all obsessed with it. Even the companion programmes on WatchNRL were full of gambling references Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 28/07/2021 at 21:15, Eddie said: Dani is the tidier of the two. Certainly used to be when I knew what they looked like in the 1990s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 When I saw the title of the thread, I thought that's SL safe for another year or two and then I realise they're talking about Brissy! A good idea but still hoping they will eye a second team in NZ at some stage. My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 5 hours ago, The Rocket said: Couldn`t find the seventeenth NRL team thread so stuck it on here. Big news coming out of Oz. NRL seals $100m broadcast deal with Foxtel for expansion in Brisbane (theaustralian.com.au) The NRL has agreed to terms with Foxtel on a new broadcast deal for a 17-team competition in a move poised to deliver an NRL expansion windfall of up to $100 million. In a landmark development for the code, the NRL’s Pay-TV partner has thrown its support behind a second Brisbane team with a mega deal that will bankroll rugby league’s most significant expansionary move in 14 years. As revealed by News Corp last week, the NRL is inching towards expansion with the ARL Commission tipped to announce Queensland’s fourth club by the end of October. Now ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys will attend a meeting with the 16 NRL clubs on Thursday armed with a beefed-up broadcasting deal from Foxtel worth between $17-20 million annually. Applying the figure across the sport’s traditional five-year broadcast cycle, a new 17th franchise will be worth between $85-100 million to the NRL in a deal that will guarantee the existing 16 clubs are financial winners from expansion. Contrary to reports, there are no conditions attached to News Corp Australia’s updated broadcast deal and it is incorrect to suggest the NRL has agreed to reduce Brisbane Broncos free-to-air games by 25 per cent. V’landys promised the clubs he would not expand unless the business case stacked-up — and Foxtel’s fresh broadcasting agreement with the NRL is evidence the code is ready for a second Brisbane team to rival the Broncos in 2023. Should the clubs provide unanimous support to V’landys, the NRL’s Expansion Assessment Committee will recommend the preferred candidate for a 17th licence to the ARL Commission on Friday. Three consortia, the Jets, Firehawks and Dolphins, are bidding to become Brisbane’s second team. As revealed by News Corp last month, the Redcliffe-backed Dolphins are the strong favourites to win the 17th licence by virtue of their $100 million asset base, 40,000 Leagues Club members and thriving catchment in the Moreton Bay region. When News Corp extended its broadcast deal with the NRL last year until the end of 2027, there was a provision in the contract to renegotiate terms if a new team was added to the Telstra Premiership. Foxtel has subsequently come to the party with a bumper deal that is backing the NRL’s vision for expansion in 2023. Despite the hype coming out of Vicky Kicky circles this will be a huge blow to fumbleball in Queensland, but i hope the ARLC don't neglect the Ipswich area https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/news-corp-strikes-75m-deal-with-nrl-to-prop-up-2023-redcliffe-expansion-20211004-p58x16.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hull Kingston Bronco Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Looks like Redcliffe are nailed on for this now, perfect - my long-term QLD Cup side, same colours as the mighty Hull Kingston Rovers, and even has a seaside resort called Scarborough to the north just like Hull…. It’s ideal..!! Apparently this site says I "won the day" here on 23rd Jan, 19th Jan, 9th Jan also 13th December, whatever any of that means. Anyway, 4 times in a few weeks? The forum must be going to the dogs - you people need to seriously up your game. Where's Dutoni when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Was always going to be the Dolphins. Fishing where there are fish, so to speak. Wonder what the name will be…Brisbane Dolphins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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