I would like to see something similar here

[T-Boon]

I think you give the nrl far too much credit, aside from origin, and let's be honest the state rivallary is what sell sthat, the nrl has a pretty terrible track record on these types of events, you are being very optimistic me thinks!

When has the NRL ever tried anything like this before? They fail because they don't try things. Not when they do.

 

[Perth Red]

When has the NRL ever tried anything like this before? They fail because they don't try things. Not when they do.

Events? Internationals, nines, all stars. Start well but rarely sustained. We can't even sell out all grand finals which is the domestic games biggest event

 

[Lambretta]

The magic weekend in the uses local derbies to make it as exciting as possible for the fans

They don't put on a load of dross games and hope its a big weekend

you have
St Helens v Wides (local Derby)
Wigan v Warrington (big local Derby)
Castleford v Leeds (local derby and 1 v 2 from the season before)

Salford v Catalans (no one cares about this game)
Wakefield v Trinity (5 people will turn up for this)
Hull FC v Hull KR (local derby, cross town rivalry, class rivalry, success v failure rivalry, everyone hates everyone else lets punch on in the stands but as it's Newcastle that's normal Sunday afternoon shite)

 

[Lambretta]

Personally I don't think the Magic Weekend will work here
Even if we get 100,000 over a weekend in Brisbane, that's a whole lot lower than a normal round

Yes it will look good on TV when the Broncos play, but that's not a problem usually anyway

Double headers make more sense

As for the UK version - I would love to go. A weekend up in Newcastle, 6 Rugby League matches and loads of drunken singalongs

My idea of heaven

 

[T-Boon]

The magic weekend in the uses local derbies to make it as exciting as possible for the fans

Do you know if Newcastle pays for the magic weekend and if other cities are interested in bidding for it?

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Did Manly chuck a tanty by canning its 2018 Perth game because they weren't involved in the double header in Rd 1?

 

[unforgiven]

Play it at the Gold Coast:

Friday night (double header or single game tickets)
Storm v Knights
(Pearl Jam)
Parramatta v Warriors

Saturday (triple header tickets, double header tickets or single game)
Canberra v Roosters
(The Proclaimers)
Cronulla v Brisbane
(Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt)
Souths v Sea Eagles

Sunday
Cowboys v Bulldogs
(Rage Against the Machine)
Dragons v Panthers
(Macklemore)
Titans v Tigers

Pearl Jam should be before the Tigers game

 

[RL The greatest game]

Do you know if Newcastle pays for the magic weekend and if other cities are interested in bidding for it?

I think i have read before that they do.
I know from my experience of living and working in the UK that RL fans are big spenders in pubs and bars on match day so that would be a lot of money going into the local economy over the weekend plus all games would be live on TV showing the city in a positive light.

 

[T-Boon]

Pearl Jam should be before the Tigers game

Is that just because you are a Tigers fan?
They can do two performances I guess.

 

[T-Boon]

I think i have read before that they do.
I know from my experience of living and working in the UK that RL fans are big spenders in pubs and bars on match day so that would be a lot of money going into the local economy over the weekend plus all games would be live on TV showing the city in a positive light.

You could make it the first round of the season and make the friday night like an opening ceremony. Get all the current players, the old legends parading around plus all the cheer leaders in next to nothing.

 

[unforgiven]

Is that just because you are a Tigers fan?
They can do two performances I guess.

Tigers and Pearl Jam lol

Pearl Jam can play all games and I'll go to them all

 

[T-Boon]

Pearl Jam can play all games and I'll go to them all

I've been listening to / watching their version of 'rockin' in the free world' from 1992 Pinkpop ad nauseam on the Youtube lately.

I would say that performance has got me back into them in a big way.

 

[unforgiven]

I've been listening to / watching their version of 'rockin' in the free world' from 1992 Pinkpop ad nauseam on the Youtube lately.

I would say that performance has got me back into them in a big way.

That whole gig is amazing, Eddie diving off the Camera crane is gold. For a sport/ music documentary, "lets play two" that was just in the cinemas was amazing!!

 

[T-Boon]

For a sport/ music documentary, "lets play two" that was just in the cinemas was amazing!!

Thanks for the tip. Just googled it. Will be watching it.

 

[TheVelourFog]

knew this thread would be about f**king Magic Mike Saturday or whatever before i even clicked it

the only surprise is that it wasn't started by T-Boon but it has his stinky fingers all over it

might be a good idea i dont know

 

[veggiepatch1959]

I would prefer to have say 4 double headers.

Are you referring to a family of Cowboys supporters?

 

[unforgiven]

Thanks for the tip. Just googled it. Will be watching it.

Let me know what you think, I thought it was amazing and even better than the Pearl Jam 20 documentary that I was in crowd shots of.

 

[ed-grimley]

Play it at the Gold Coast:

Friday night (double header or single game tickets)
Storm v Knights
(Pearl Jam)
Parramatta v Warriors

Saturday (triple header tickets, double header tickets or single game)
Canberra v Roosters
(The Proclaimers)
Cronulla v Brisbane
(Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt)
Souths v Sea Eagles

Sunday
Cowboys v Bulldogs
(Rage Against the Machine)
Dragons v Panthers
(Macklemore)
Titans v Tigers

RATM would get me along to a Titans v Saints match.

 

[Last Week]

If only there was some event that could be held over the course of a day or two, that we could sell to individual cities/stadiums. Perhaps one that is a shortened version of the game so that there is less impact on the players. Hmm...

 

[unforgiven]

RATM would get me along to a Titans v Saints match.

me too lol