All my reading is that the nrl are aiming to get closer to the AFL deal - which, I think, with the ratings, the women’s comp going well, soo etc. they should be getting more - particularly adding in inflation. But I guess there’s a lot I don’t know about how they value these things.

I agree with a lot here - I think vlandy's has done a great job. Gil was a disaster I think and not up top it and I don't think the new guy is any better to be honest. AFL resting on their Number 1 status may just see them lose that position. All credit to the NRL and the board and V'landy.

The arguements I hear against an AFL team in Newcastle are the very reasons why I think there should be one there.

The Giants was a massive stuff up from the start. Agree- Canberra needs a team.


Canberra would be successful, they should be AFLs 20th team. Or even if they moved GWS to ...

I think a team in Newcastle should happen. Makes sense, good population, away from but close enough to Sydney , has AFL in the community already, and plenty of growth in a nrl heartland. I think you’ll see another team in Adelaide, Northern Territory will come in one form or another, and a long ...

The arguements I hear against an AFL team in Newcastle are the very reasons why I think there should be one there.

The Giants was a massive stuff up from the start. Agree- Canberra needs a team.

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I think a team in Newcastle should happen. Makes sense, good population, away from but close enough to Sydney , has AFL in the community already, and plenty of growth in a nrl heartland. I think you’ll see another team in Adelaide, Northern Territory will come in one form or another, and a long way ...

From a business perspective I can understand - why prop up a competitor. Despite any of that, as he mentions, the public are not in competition and Storm have forged a great little niche. As big as the swans and AFL in Sydney, no, but a decent niche nonetheless.


The Swans have had a massive ...

So you have a few extra players in another state of one country lol..
Hardly impressive. Maybe start boasting when you can recruit players from Fiji, England, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea.

Still a sport that continuously fails to gain any traction in overseas markets :lol:



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Yeah I agree - any sense of AFL taking over is overblown at best. Has it grown considerably - absolutely - but there is still daylight between the two - far less daylight nowadays but still daylight.


Let's be honest, AFL is a pretty niche sport in Queensland. The NRL has twice the amount of ...

From a business perspective I can understand - why prop up a competitor. Despite any of that, as he mentions, the public are not in competition and Storm have forged a great little niche. As big as the swans and AFL in Sydney, no, but a decent niche nonetheless.

5 on bench is better than sub but how long before they call for 6. I remember when it was 2.

We will see.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has declared war on Channel 9 in the lead-up to the NRL grand final, after the Today show heavily promoted the AFL grand final.

According to Code Sports, the NRL was inundated with complaints, and V’landys personally issued a please ...

I read a bit and AFL is still foxteks number 1 product - based on more than just ratings - I think the whole ratings thing is seem differently by those who matter like ad buyers. I would hazard a guess from various things I read that if one sport had to be chosen - AFL would be first pick. The ...