Super league addition to NRL vegas double-header

[Gomersall]

9 minutes ago, John bird said:

100%

not many would travel all that way for a friendly you’d have to imagine.

You’d be surprised but why would SL sanction a friendly after SL has already kicked off?

[Gomersall]

14 minutes ago, John bird said:

Far from it as the warriors, storm and panthers are all keen to play in vegas.

Well that’s one and a half matches sorted then.

[John bird]

7 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

Well that’s one and a half matches sorted then.

Those 3 teams named are the favourites to play in Vegas with the raiders, eels and sharks also vying for a place.

 

https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl-ready-to-expand-vegas-show-in-2025-210371/#

[John bird]

Haha!! Love this.

 

 

[Gomersall]

9 minutes ago, John bird said:

Those 3 teams named are the favourites to play in Vegas with the raiders, eels and sharks also vying for a place.

 

https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl-ready-to-expand-vegas-show-in-2025-210371/#

So six teams are in favour. If they don’t send any of the teams who played in 2024 that’s five who aren’t interested.

[John bird]

1 minute ago, Gomersall said:

So six teams are in favour. If they don’t send any of the teams who played in 2024 that’s five who aren’t interested.

They only need 4 teams.

also I think the NRL are very aware of these games being as competitive as possible which would rule out a few even potentially including the eels.

[Sports Prophet]

25 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

And from what I’ve seen there are just as many that aren’t as keen.

Fair enough. At least there are enough interested for it to proceed.

[John bird]

31 minutes ago, Odsal Outlaw said:

Will they need two separate Russel Crowe promos this time, one explaining the NRL rules then another explaining the Super League rules?

International rules?

[John bird]

2 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

Fair enough. At least there are enough interested for it to proceed.

Warriors, panthers and storm aren’t to shabby picks

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

17 hours ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

I thinknits a great idea

Wrong

Nits are blooming awful...my kids have had them on and off this last year 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

3 minutes ago, John bird said:

International rules?

Nah ..prison rules 

[Gomersall]

26 minutes ago, John bird said:

International rules?

Only if the NRL games are also played under them. Don’t hold your breath. Are SL dumb enough to have one game in the season played to different rules to every other match?

[John bird]

3 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

Only if the NRL games are also played under them. Don’t hold your breath. Are SL dumb enough to have one game in the season played to different rules to every other match?

Quite possibly if the money is right?

[Gomersall]

20 minutes ago, John bird said:

Quite possibly if the money is right?

Then that would bring the whole season into disrepute IMO.

[Damien]

1 minute ago, Gomersall said:

Then that would bring the whole season into disrepute IMO.

Yeah it would, it just cannot happen as it would be a farce. Similarly it would be weird for everyone to have 2 different games after another with different rules. Try and explain that one to an American audience.

[Kayakman]

dumb...dumb...dumb...

Warning!:  They are thinking about doubling down on the dumbness.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

18 minutes ago, Damien said:

Yeah it would, it just cannot happen as it would be a farce. Similarly it would be weird for everyone to have 2 different games after another with different rules. Try and explain that one to an American audience.

I agree with you 

It feels odd to agree with you 

Say something else 

Edited May 26 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[Damien]

2 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

I agree with you 

It feels odd to agree with you 

Say something else 

Even at a basic level can you imagine a scenario where we have 2 close games and the NRL game is decided by a 2 point drop goal but in the SL one it just counts for 1 point. It just seems absurd.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

13 minutes ago, Damien said:

Even at a basic level can you imagine a scenario where we have 2 close games and the NRL game is decided by a 2 point drop goal but in the SL one it just counts for 1 point. It just seems absurd.

Agreed....which might affect final places and play offs 

The only parallel would be around maybe how referring often seems different at the start and end of the season. There have been some recent games where things would have been a binning earlier in the season 

But at least all games in a round are affected the same way (after a RFK directive to refs)

Consistency is key in all aspects of sport 

Edited May 26 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[John bird]

8 minutes ago, Damien said:

Even at a basic level can you imagine a scenario where we have 2 close games and the NRL game is decided by a 2 point drop goal but in the SL one it just counts for 1 point. It just seems absurd.

Yeah, great point.

I don’t even think they would have thought about that.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

6 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

 

But at least all games in a round are affected the same way (after a RFK directive to refs)

Consistency is key in all aspects of sport 

As is spelling and grammar

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

5 minutes ago, John bird said:

Yeah, great point.

I don’t even think they would have thought about that.

Probably have and don't care 

[The Future is League]

3 hours ago, Gomersall said:

It will be Las Vegas that benefits from that not the NRL.

Think of the positive pulicity that the game will get.

[John bird]

For the NRL to be even thinking about and discussing this means that there’s definitely something cooking up between the 2 comps in terms of a closer relationship in the future.

[The Future is League]

2 hours ago, Gomersall said:

You’d be surprised but why would SL sanction a friendly after SL has already kicked off?

It would have to be another Super League club for competition points.