The_Wookie wrote:With apologies to raiderdave
http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/no-mat ... 6930436026
The Sunday Telegraph has also learned State of Origin is now one of the most marketable event in the country, returning an estimated:
- $40 million in ticket sales
- $40 million as a percentage of the NRL’s $1 billion TV broadcast rights
- $20 million in major sponsorship in just three matches
- $3 million in merchandise sales
- $3 million in corporate hospitality.
Estimated figures supplied to The Sunday Telegraph indicate that 20 per cent of the NRL’s $1 billion TV broadcast deal is credited to the appeal of Origin.
thanks Wookie
at least when you challenge something you often add .... I'm happy to be proven wrong .... I may be wrong .. .. I'll check it out anyway.