Themed Fixtures or Rounds

[Sports Prophet]

Many versions. There’s Magic round, indigenous, women in league, multicultural, ANZAC rounds and more.

What theme would you add to a fixture or full round to increase profile?

For me, I always liked the idea of Sydney’s Battle of the Beaches. A double header at the SFS on a Saturday with Souths v Cronulla followed by Easts v Manly. Throw in some surf life saving club themed events or maybe a touch rugby tournament between all the SLSC’s between Cronulla and Palm Beach earlier in the day.

 

[sam4731]

For me it's a retro weekend. All teams playing in a kit from a successful season. Maybe that celebrates a significant anniversary too.

[Gerrumonside ref]

20 minutes ago, sam4731 said:

For me it's a retro weekend. All teams playing in a kit from a successful season. Maybe that celebrates a significant anniversary too.

Yes, this works well in other sports.

[newbe]

I think one round were the players wear the junior club soxs of there first club.

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7 hours ago, newbe said:

I think one round were the players wear the junior club soxs of there first club.

Good idea and hopefully raise some money for junior grassroots clubs.

[going for the corner]

9 hours ago, sam4731 said:

For me it's a retro weekend. All teams playing in a kit from a successful season. Maybe that celebrates a significant anniversary too.

Retro 80’s round for no other reasons than it being the greatest decade of all time.

[going for the corner]

13 hours ago, Sports Prophet said:

Many versions. There’s Magic round, indigenous, women in league, multicultural, ANZAC rounds and more.

What theme would you add to a fixture or full round to increase profile?

For me, I always liked the idea of Sydney’s Battle of the Beaches. A double header at the SFS on a Saturday with Souths v Cronulla followed by Easts v Manly. Throw in some surf life saving club themed events or maybe a touch rugby tournament between all the SLSC’s between Cronulla and Palm Beach earlier in the day.

 

These are good ideas and great ways of raising money and awareness for excellent causes like an NHS round dedicated to all the incredible people that work in the healthcare sector or an help the heroes round for ex service members etc.

all the people who work the NHS or are current serving armed forces members could receive discounted tickets.

[Anita Bath]

9 hours ago, sam4731 said:

For me it's a retro weekend. All teams playing in a kit from a successful season. Maybe that celebrates a significant anniversary too.

Titans would play naked presumably

[N2022]

13 hours ago, Sports Prophet said:

Many versions. There’s Magic round, indigenous, women in league, multicultural, ANZAC rounds and more.

What theme would you add to a fixture or full round to increase profile?

For me, I always liked the idea of Sydney’s Battle of the Beaches. A double header at the SFS on a Saturday with Souths v Cronulla followed by Easts v Manly. Throw in some surf life saving club themed events or maybe a touch rugby tournament between all the SLSC’s between Cronulla and Palm Beach earlier in the day.

 

Why just a touch rugby on the beach. Play the full fixture on a beach. Would be brutal on the legs

[Anita Bath]

I suppose that would be Canberras bye week.

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8 minutes ago, Anita Bath said:

Titans would play naked presumably

Bit like P.E. back in the day with the useless mob in skins.

[Anita Bath]

I hold the record for most appearances in skins in Rochdale

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8 minutes ago, Anita Bath said:

I hold the record for most appearances in skins in Rochdale

Ahh….the good old days.

character building and all that. Probably totally alien to today’s kids.

[Sports Prophet]

1 hour ago, Anita Bath said:

I hold the record for most appearances in skins in Rochdale

It’s probably why you needed a bath so often?

[Sports Prophet]

1 hour ago, N2022 said:

Why just a touch rugby on the beach. Play the full fixture on a beach. Would be brutal on the legs

There was a pre-season NRL touch rugby event at Maroubra Beach I believe with stars playing including Joey and Lockyer. I was in England at the time I think. Someone else might know more about that.

edit note: found some info on it which also sees two All Blacks participated in it.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/collins-nonu-take-to-beach-with-league-stars/Q4AX3IVYNCPCB63VD32KFMYAEA/

Edited March 23 by Sports Prophet

[M j M]

Retro round has been repeatedly proposed and Super League have specifically rejected it. I can't even begin to think of the logic behind that as I'm sure it would be a very big success.

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3 minutes ago, M j M said:

Retro round has been repeatedly proposed and Super League have specifically rejected it. I can't even begin to think of the logic behind that as I'm sure it would be a very big success.

We’ll never know until we try.

[Black Country Wire]

11 hours ago, going for the corner said:

Retro 80’s round for no other reasons than it being the greatest decade of all time.

I lived through the 80s and most of it was ######.

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14 minutes ago, Black Country Wire said:

I lived through the 80s and most of it was ######.

Maybe I’m looking at it through rose-tinted glasses as a kid and not an adult growing up during that decade but nothing beats the 80’s for music, films and even sports for me.

[MZH]

21 hours ago, newbe said:

I think one round were the players wear the junior club soxs of there first club.

I really like that actually. You can make it a "grassroots" or "community" round to shine a light on the great work the community clubs do. The socks can be a part of that.

[N2022]

Thinking about beach rugby, the PTB would probably be the hardest bit ...

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9 minutes ago, N2022 said:

Thinking about beach rugby, the PTB would probably be the hardest bit ...

Tap the ball with the ankle of the boot?

Edited March 24 by going for the corner

[Griff]

15 hours ago, Anita Bath said:

Titans would play naked presumably

Success is relative.

[Sports Prophet]

4 minutes ago, Griff said:

Success is relative.

The Titans are not  

[Anita Bath]

And their farm team ipswich got beat 24-0 today at Easts.  Captain Tino F out until 2025.

Not a weekend to remember