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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    I've been praying every time we approach Tv negotiations ,mainly on TV ratings beforehand. Streaming channels will want a slice of the action ,my concern is how much more Fox can increase subscribers in country of 25-26m regardless of increase in teams. One of the reasons I'm happy Vlad has...
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    OT: Dead hard rockers week

    Dicky Betts (the Allman Bros) age 80 (cancer)
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    If you are looking at broadcaster competition ,IMO you can count ch7 out.With the new Tasmanian team and a 3rd Perth team (maybe) , they will have their hands tied financially & with time slots. Maybe they'll bid for SOO to create competitive tension. Ch10 is a worry especially as the best they...
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    The next TV deal hopefully will maximise the revenue crap out of it.On this result would be the basis of deciding who should be next expansion club//clubs with the most eyeball watchers ,that woulds draw in the revenue for the broadcasters.From what i've gleaned FWIW:- PNG: Fed Govt backing...
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    Fitzy's league Sledge

    No I'm more inclined to charge him with insurrection, trying to take over governments with his no new stadiums policy and his continual telling politicians what to do.And of course his continued denial of RU stealing RL assets in France during WW2 and never being returned. On that basis I'd...
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    OT: Dead hard rockers week

    Gavin Webb founding member of Masters Apprentices age 77(cancer)
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    Fitzy's league Sledge

    Never gets old . It's a beautiful image for describing being decked, reamed , or receiving a fist sedative. FitzMctool is a male version of an obnoxious Karen.
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    Fitzy's league Sledge

    I have to admit reading FitzMctool's concession the Melbourne Rebels are in deep shyte and it's sayonara bro gave me a feeling of karma. Why? Because this drop kick spent plenty of his journalistic days predicting the demise of the Storm and their relocation to the NSW Central Coast. Well there...
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    18th club, whose next?

    I'm just backing the club over the numbers of players and interest in the Shire . Showing it is a strong rl area.
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    18th club, whose next?

    Never suggested it was. My point based on PR 's original comment about Cronulla's only 5,400 juniors. FWIW In fact I remember there were surveys in this country as to the numbers of people interested in a sport( they showed %) in states .Very interested, interest, token interest, no interest etc.
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    18th club, whose next?

    You brought up the 5,400 using the term only, you got the response . The area is pulling their weight with juniors. When you have other rl areas in Sydney with far less juniors, I'm stating the obvious something's amiss.
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    18th club, whose next?

    We are talking actual players/people , on that basis 5,400 juniors the 2nd most in Sydney is more than pulling their weight. IOW RL is more ingrained in the Shire's populace. If that % was involved in other Sydney areas we'd be laughing.Some of their actual numbers are very small. PR brought up...
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    18th club, whose next?

    Out of a population of as at 2022 : 231,273 That's a far higher % of the population involved in rl juniors than any NRL club. 2.33% Perth would kill to get even .5% of their 2.14m people(10,700 juniors),so your puerile attempt stating there's only 5,400 juniors in Cronulla region looks...
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    Relocate the Sharks to Perth

    And yet the Shire has 2nd most juniors in Sydney town. Better to be surrounded by water than telegraph poles. And a huge park with critters in it. They actually fill the stadium, which will have its capacity lifted this year when the retail/club building is complete.Fills sponsorship .Has...
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    The Las Vegas Thread

    You cite one example about the League world cup from FitzSimons.I can tell you almost without exception he has bagged the RLWC either because the players are mainly involved in the ARL/NRL, the game is played in only a few countries, regular negativity when incomes to internationals ,would not...
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