Re: AFL will be watching the NRLs Las Vegas exhibition game very closely just like they did with Magic Round.
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:20 am
I think there are things each code and sports copying from each other - and so they should if it is the better way to go. AFL expanding to QLD - not sure how that is copying when AFL (VFL as it was then) expanded to Sydney - a non traditional state. Also the final 8 Mcintyre system I believe is an AFL thing, I believe coaches sitting in the stands was something VFL coaches started copying from NSWRL too - and the AFL draft taken from Basketball and such in the states. If there is a good innovation in one sport it would be follish to not look at and adopt if appropriate I think.GlobalRugbyLeague wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:10 pmIf NRL is a success in Las Vegas, how long do you think it will take the AFL to do exactly the same thing?Beaussie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:24 am10,000 tickets sold to the yanks at $19.00 each thus far.
Allegiant Stadium has a capacity of 65,000. To date, 27,000 tickets have been sold. About half of those have been to Australian fans embarking on the ultimate footy trip. A further 10,000 have been snapped up by Americans (prices start from $US19) and the rest have been taken up by other international travellers. A sellout is unlikely.
This is not the first time rugby league has attempted to gain a foothold in the United States. Promoter Jason Moore pulled off a coup when he successfully staged Major League Baseball matches between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks at the SCG in 2014. Four years later, he did his dough in the ill-fated Denver Test between England and New Zealand. A crowd of 19,320 witnessed the match at Mile High Stadium, half the number required for Moore to finish in the black.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/it-s-5 ... 5f5c9.html
Just like they did with copying the NRL by playing through COVID lockdowns and moving to QLd.
Also copying the NRL with Magic Round and starting gather round.