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NRL records record revenue for 2024, outstrips AFL in viewer numbers

The ARL Commission is celebrating the biggest financial coup in rugby league’s 116-year history with the NRL set to post record revenue in their masterplan to become a $1 billion sport. The NRL is on track to surpass $720 million in revenue this financial year, exceeding the previous record of $701m, set 12 months ago.

Despite playing three fewer games than the AFL (213 to 216) this season, the NRL attracted an extra 13 million eyeballs on free-to-air, pay TV, and streaming services. The AFL attracted an extra four million fans through the turnstiles this year (8.2m to 4.1m), but the NRL enjoys a greater viewership dominance in the broadcasting space (153.7m to 140.3m). Factor in the 2024 State of Origin series, which was watched by 10.21 million, and it gives credence to V’landys’ belief that the NRL is now Australia’s No. 1 sporting code.

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Hailing in the Super League Grand Final. Good atmosphere at a sold out Old Trafford. Wigan lead 7-2 with 20 minutes left. Bevan French the only try so far, and nearly got through again just now.
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68,173 the official crowd. Great try saving try from Ryan Hall has kept Hull KR in it, but they’re not quite in the same class. They trail 9-2, Wigan in control with five minutes left.
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Wigan win 9-2. Only one try, Bevan French in the first half. Hull KR never really looked like scoring. Bevan French man of the match.
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Boring. We think the NRL is bad but it really is a two team comp over there.
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Roosters NRWL star Millie Elliott has reported her premiership ring has been stolen.

Someone has entered her house and stolen her premiership ring.

They didn’t take the tv or any other valuables like computers, rugby league memorabilia etc.

Just her 2024 premiership ring she received 7 days ago.

I’ll call………..
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NRL expansion: ARLC in talks with WA government over plans to set up its own Perth-based Bears team

Having recently rejected the private proposal of the Perth Bears consortium, the ARL Commission has been locked in talks with the WA government over plans to set up its own Bears-aligned team in Perth.

The ARL Commission could be in position to put a proposal for a revamped West Australian franchise to the clubs in the next fortnight as it zeros in on making an announcement on expansion by late next month.

Chairman Peter V’landys also held talks with at least one consortium in Christchurch at the weekend and walked away surprised by how strong support for rugby league was in what has traditionally been a rugby union stronghold.

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JAC loaded into a cannon and fired into the sun.

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-PJ- wrote:JAC loaded into a cannon and fired into the sun.

Contract terminated effective immediately..
imagine the speed threat with a back 3 of Kaeo, Sav and the Fox

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The worse thing JAC did was move back to sydney


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Glaring similarities expose NRL's double standards on big player deals

When Jack Wighton went to South Sydney on a cut-price deal, the justification coming out of the NRL was market value was whatever Wighton was willing to accept. While the Raiders pushed the NRL for Wighton to count their $1.1 million offer in Souths' salary cap, he was only counted for the $800,000-a-season for which he signed.

Now, Ben Hunt's parted ways with the Dragons, with both parties opting to tear up the final year of his $950,000 deal. Now, it’s reported the NRL salary cap auditor would step in if another club put forward a low-ball offer and they'd insist on a figure close to the $950,000 mark instead.

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I doubt they'd stop Hunt taking up an 800k deal or even less. He is 35.
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NRL 2025: PNG set to be tax free for players in landmark expansion deal

NRL players who join a new expansion team in Papua New Guinea could pocket millions of tax-free dollars, after the ARL Commission struck a landmark deal with the PNG government.

The Papua New Guinea government has rubber-stamped a historic agreement that will see Australian league stars receive tax benefits by moving overseas to Port Moresby to play NRL. The unprecedented tax deal follows months of high-powered negotiations with ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys.

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Good to see it's an even playing field across the comp.
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How else could you entice someone to move there?

TBF, the AFL provide incentives and advantages for clubs like GWS and Suns in terms of salary cap and draft IIRC
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I hope they struck a deal with the ATO as well or there will be some players in for a shock.
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LimeGreenMachine wrote: November 8, 2024, 2:39 am NRL 2025: PNG set to be tax free for players in landmark expansion deal

NRL players who join a new expansion team in Papua New Guinea could pocket millions of tax-free dollars, after the ARL Commission struck a landmark deal with the PNG government.

The Papua New Guinea government has rubber-stamped a historic agreement that will see Australian league stars receive tax benefits by moving overseas to Port Moresby to play NRL. The unprecedented tax deal follows months of high-powered negotiations with ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys.

Read more: https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... 667aa8ec24


Good to see it's an even playing field across the comp.
Canberra is dubbed as less desirable because it's not near a beach... how about some tax incentives for our players?
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dubby wrote:How else could you entice someone to move there?

TBF, the AFL provide incentives and advantages for clubs like GWS and Suns in terms of salary cap and draft IIRC
They did when they commenced, they aren't ongoing
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NRL urged to take over club academies in radical proposal

A rookie draft can be operational by 2026 and the NRL has been urged to take over junior development as part of a plan to have the code’s rising stars showcased on Monday Night Football. One of the code’s most experienced agents, former Gold Coast player Chris Orr, has tabled a proposal for an “NRL Summit” – headlined by an NFL-style rookie draft that could revolutionise rugby league’s grassroots structures. The 36-page proposal was sent to the NRL at a time when a Pathways Steering Committee (PSC) has been formed to analyse the code’s junior-development structures.

Orr, who has worked as an agent for 25 years, says a rookie draft can be implemented within two years if the NRL took over junior development, using leading schools as rugby league Academies strategically positioned across Australia and New Zealand.

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Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Might benefit player agents…
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Orr says spending millions on development currently doesnt get a return and then uses Penrith as an example of that :hmmm

Aside from all the other issues, drafting 17 and 18 year olds might net 1 or 2 first graders the year of the draft because of the physical demands of the NRL. 75% would likely not make first grade at all, so it would be an anticlimax.

19 or 20 would be a better age but then you need pathways still.

I don’t trust the 4 clubs that make up the pathways committee to not look after themselves either, except maybe Penrith. Having the other 3 strongest and most advantaged clubs on the committee is not going to get the right result.
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The Broncos aren’t really a “development club” for mine. They don’t run teams, they farm that out. Presumably they give grants to their affiliated junior clubs. They do have coaches and development officers that go out to junior clubs for skills development etc. But a lot of effort seems to go to locking up as many junior players as they can on scholarships and then contracts.
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NRL set to shake up kick-off rule in 2025 with 'radical' change

The NRL is set to radically change the game in 2025 by punishing teams for long kick-offs. Following a spate of head injuries from collisions as players returned the kick-off in recent seasons, the league is set to take drastic action. Any team that starts play with a kick-off that goes beyond the opposition's 20-metre line on the full will concede a seven-tackle set.

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How many concussions were caused by kick off's? Around 3, from how many kick off's. There were more concussions from general play.
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The NRL has lost the plot.
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This is disappointing. Nothing beats the first few sets of a game and I believe this will ruin it.


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I'd be still kicking deep.
Concede 7 tackles, especially if you can hit them around the 10m line.

Half ass'd rule change. Typical of PVL NRL.
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Imagine having the greatest product to work with in the world - Rugby League - and refusing to stop dismantling it and continuing to destroy it.

This is just another step toward making NRL more boring and difficult to watch.

Teams will keep kicking it deep, before they eventually cancel the kick-off altogether.

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Not a fan of this rule change

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just treat the kick-off like an in play kick

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Ridiculous.
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So in general play on the last tackle Fog belts the ball down field. The opposition fullback picks it up and carts it forward. He is smashed.

What’s the difference here ?
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And how about goal line drop outs.

Drill the ball 50 on the fly, halfback catches it, offloads to a middle forward who works up a full head of steam..

Collision !!!

Let’s just put flags in the shorts and be done with it.
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Short kick off , ball goes high , 2 players compete for the ball , they land hard , neck injury , concussion.
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-PJ- wrote: November 12, 2024, 1:44 pm So in general play on the last tackle Fog belts the ball down field. The opposition fullback picks it up and carts it forward. He is smashed.

What’s the difference here ?
The difference is the ball is caught by a fullback or winger and brought back to a broken defensive line. As opposed to the ball being brought back by a 120 kg prop coming off the back fence and colliding with a wall of bodies, one being a centre who is 30 kgs lighter.
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NRL Physio just tweeted that there will be no rule changes next year , therefore no kickoff rule change.
Hopefully something comes out more official
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President Clinton wrote: November 12, 2024, 4:16 pm
-PJ- wrote: November 12, 2024, 1:44 pm So in general play on the last tackle Fog belts the ball down field. The opposition fullback picks it up and carts it forward. He is smashed.

What’s the difference here ?
The difference is the ball is caught by a fullback or winger and brought back to a broken defensive line. As opposed to the ball being brought back by a 120 kg prop coming off the back fence and colliding with a wall of bodies, one being a centre who is 30 kgs lighter.
Nope, no difference. There’s no rule stating the bloke bringing the ball back has to be a 120keg prop. Outside backs are smarter and use footwork/swerve/step to avoid being belted.

The issue here I believe is the distance between the ball receiver and the defense approaching at speed. There’s 1000s of collisions in a game, the majority of them happen from only 10mtrs where usually the ball carrier is at the advantage line and engaging not stationary but slow moving defence.
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