Gomersall Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 hours ago, Gomersall said: That was just great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Obviously 50 of the best athletes is probably an exaggeration but I'm really interested to see how this develops and how these guys get on. I would love for the NRL to show footage of this too, it and the subsequent journey of the ones selected would be a great series in its own right: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 17/02/2024 at 07:14, Gomersall said: Enjoyed that, cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pulga Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worzel Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, Pulga said: Great idea, I'm bang up for that. Need to be the biggest name in rugby league though, Hull Kingston Rovers* *Well, technically St-George Illawarra Dragons and New Zealand Warriors have more letters, but one's a JV so you need to divide the total in half and the other is a whole country so that's just cheating 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulga Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I actually think SL makes a little more sense to push on the Americans because of the timezones. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 43 minutes ago, Pulga said: I actually think SL makes a little more sense to push on the Americans because of the timezones. If SL games are potentially to be played there, then maybe sensible to have SL in East USA to complement the current NRL West USA approach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 minutes ago, Whippet13 said: If SL games are potentially to be played there, then maybe sensible to have SL in East USA to complement the current NRL West USA approach. Somewhere like Toronto would be a good start... 1 1 6 @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 23 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said: Somewhere like Toronto would be a good start... I was just thinking that what's missing from the whole NRL approach is some bespoke men's grooming products. 2 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...
fighting irish Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Whippet13 said: If SL games are potentially to be played there, then maybe sensible to have SL in East USA to complement the current NRL West USA approach. I've been advocating investing in the development of RL in the USA for a number of years. V'landys sees financial opportunities over there, that hadn't even occurred to me, so good for him, for NRL and hopefully, for RL in general. If we join forces with the NRL (in whatever capacity) for the development of the sport over there, I believe we (both) have the greatest chance of success, than we would if we attempted any similar effort in any other country in the world. There's more money there. There are more high quality athletes (per head) there than any other country in the world. The development of semi-pro, then full blown professional clubs holds the potential of creating (relatively quickly) a credible competitive International team to add to the paucity of International competition in the Northern Hemisphere. If this can be done, at hardly any real cost (due to selling the events we organise at a profit) then there is no reason not to do it. Over and over again. The willingness to accept (as V'landys is doing) a modest risk, (based on our conviction that we have a great product, with potentially broad appeal) combined with truly professional marketing of the events makes perfect sense. I'm just grateful that the NRL is moving in that direction. It would be churlish and miserly not to get involved on the same basis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 A great article about some of the athletes involved in the talent combine in Las Vegas. Link: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/make-it-out-of-poverty-the-us-combine-candidates-trialling-for-nrl-contracts-20240223-p5f78k.html no paywall: https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/Cu5SYk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipw Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 10 hours ago, Whippet13 said: It’s fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coggo Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 minutes ago, philipw said: It’s fake You mean it's not a real ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipw Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 minutes ago, Coggo said: You mean it's not a real ball? I mean it’s not even a real image. It’s AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly-By-TheWire Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) For a Super League game you'd be better holding it at the nearest stadium to International Drive in Orlando. That way you'd generate more interest in the wider UK public who would be holidaying there. Kill two birds with one stone. The weather would be far more suited to RL too, than a state further North. I used to live near Miami, but I'm not really familiar with Orlando stadia. Is there a decent one near Disney and Universal etc? UPDATE: Just found this Edited February 23 by Fly-By-TheWire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2010 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Any idea how many tickets have been sold so far? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 hours ago, philipw said: I mean it’s not even a real image. It’s AI. No it wasn't. It was a real advert taken out in Times Square. Those 3D LED boards are incredible these days. @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipw Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gav Wilson said: No it wasn't. It was a real advert taken out in Times Square. Those 3D LED boards are incredible these days. According to Steve Mascord, it was an AI generated image Edited February 23 by philipw Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipw Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, JM2010 said: Any idea how many tickets have been sold so far? Saw a tweet yesterday that suggested 30k, with the hope of hitting 40k by match day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Wilson Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 hours ago, philipw said: According to Steve Mascord, it was an AI generated image CLICKY 1 @GavWilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Being reported that Albo had to get personally involved as well as the US ambassador to Aus ( the kennedy woman) to ensure those convicted criminals were allowed to enter the US in time to play. You would think the PM would have more important things on his play…but he is your typical aussie bloke I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 9 hours ago, Gav Wilson said: CLICKY I can't quite see why you'd go to the bother of faking an image when you've got $10m to spend so pleased to see it's apparently real. If the answer to, "Why do it?" is anything other than, "Because we can" though then I'll eat my AI generated hat. 1 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...
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