( i like the way the NRL is going about this) very interesting >>>> (documents have been received by all parties 15/5/26) let it begin

NRL kicks off pitch for record broadcast deal

The NRL has kicked off its blockbuster broadcast rights auction, demanding media networks submit bids listing how ...

Here's another article detailing the abject failure of fumbling in western Sydney. No official will release official playing numbers and volunteers have been directed by the AFL not to talk about it. That sure as hell means Gerard Healy was right - there are only 97 13 year olds playing the mess ...

True - the NRL did a disastrous job to start with - was terrible - they just dropped a team in there and that was it. They have certainly done a lot to rectify this. Also, Aussie Rules has always had a presence in Sydney at grassroots - with clubs and leagues set up across the area - whereas ...

I do think there is a case that the Swans are likely more ingrained now into the Sydney culture than the Storm are - but Storm have made some in roads. Both indeed, have become successes - each finding a niche market - I think the expansion of Australian Rules is far greater into Sydney and ...

it is simple and easy to understand

NRL neglected the state for 26 years.

NRL used Strom as a Tv Ratings Hub (we will see what tv numbers we can generate out of Victoria)
without spending a cent.
they sold Origin to Melbourne

it was not until the Victorian Government announced plans for COE and ...

And being a Friday night - isn't it showed live into Sydney anyway?

Usually the Sydney derby is Saturday afternoon or Saturday night with no live free to air coverage in NSW due to the exclusive Super Saturday Fox Footy tv deal.


i guess with this coverage on the Friday they get best of ...

was the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..

because it most certainly showed this season.


Not sure tbh, but remember all the hype back in the day with the massive crowds for the Sydney derbies at Olympic Stadium and the ...

the AFL came out and stated that the reason they did this with two games overlapping
was to make the attendance bigger... ( did not really make sense)

they said the Tv ratings would not change much having two games to the 1

Puzzling really...


Weird. The one thing the Swans do well is ...

Yet some how the Melbourne Storm is a success in your eyes! :lol:


Wrong you loser.. :[]

Swans are bigger success than the Storm (period)
They are both successful expansions

Gosh you are one mental case...


I do think there is a case that the Swans are likely more ingrained now ...

the AFL came out and stated that the reason they did this with two games overlapping
was to make the attendance bigger... ( did not really make sense)

they said the Tv ratings would not change much having two games to the 1

Puzzling really...

The AFL has moved to explain Friday's double-headers. The view is broadcast figures don't change significantly for non-Vic games, but local attendance is maximised by playing in marquee slots. Of the double-headers, 7/10 will be played outside of Victoria.

564k for the Tigers v Knights on the sunday i thought was a terrfic figure.

interesting to see they go and climb

I have always failed to see why it is an issue if one code or business is doing something why it is a bad thing to copy it - I think it would be neglectful not to. AFL copied Magic round concept - a great idea. The AFL is doing it slightly differently - and if this benefits the concept of Magic ...

Same lines were used against my club in the early 90s with constant calls for the Swans to fold, no crowds, no members or juniors blah blah, and yet look now… the Swans are easily the biggest sporting club in NSW.


different times.

Swans did fail and they were bought out...and propped up ...

was the 2025/2026 season of the A league the first season since the Budget and Cap given to teams was halved..

because it most certainly showed this season.