WCC news

[CC_Roosters]

I don't think there should be a tournament until there are more pro leagues to enter. A potential replay of grand finalists weeks later cheapens the victory.

Realistically i don't think it would ever be held post season. I don't have an issue with a February tournament provided it is treated and marketed properly. We had 30k+ turn up at Moore Park a few years ago on the back of very little mainstream marketing so imo there is an appetite for the WCC and for competitive footy in February.

As for waiting for more pro leagues, that could be an eternity in the making or perhaps never. Best case could be a co-tournament held at the same time as the WCC, between domestic champions of 2nd tier leagues. I would like to see a formal european champions league style comp. come about at some stage to give ambitious clubs something to strive for.

 

[adamkungl]

Theres a fan appetite but little club appetite from the NRL

 

[Hoofhearted]

Theres a fan appetite but little club appetite from the NRL

Interesting how no clubs want to travel to Warrington to avoid interrupting their preparations, yet the Tigers and Dragons just announced they are planning a game in Hawaii in February. Here's a solution, why don't one of those teams play Warrington in Hawaii and promote Rugby League instead of just the NRL

 

[roughyedspud]

NRL clubs have a history of "announcing" to play in loads of places and it never happening....


Manly have been taking a game to china for years lol

 

[Foreign Legion]

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rug...al-qualifying-tournament-20161015-gs3a8f.html

London calling?
2. An interesting proposal from within an NRL club to revitalise the World Club Series fell off the back of a truck outsideSet of Six Towers over the weekend. Rather than playing the second-placed Super League team from the previous year, the NRL runners-up would travel to England to play the NRL premiers in a season-opening spectacular at a major London venue such as Wembley Stadium.

Not only that, the match would be a double-header with a round-four Super League game in which the previous year's grand finalists would meet for the first time since.

Positives: exposing Super League to London-based antipodean expats, bringing a crowd from the north, creating a new occasion. Negatives: detracting from the actual WCC, the NRL being currently hidden away on Premier Sports and lead-in time required seemingly being beyond the current NRL administration.

 

[Evil Homer]

Yeah that's not happening lol

 

[roughyedspud]

Another mystery mascord piece..

I swear to god only this morning i was gonna write,in the GB thread in the international section, thats its been a while since he brainfarted the GB V WALLIBIES crosscode game at wembley idea that "un named officals" propose...

Hes obviously re hashed HIS idea

 

[Foreign Legion]

http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_23882-hull-to-miss-out-on-world-club-series.html

Hull FC will not play in the World Club Series next year with only two games against NRL opposition to be played.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Wigan and Warrington will take part in the 2017 World Club Series.

A third opponent could not be found for the 2016 Challenge Cup winners.

Wigan will face Cronulla while an opponent for Warrington has yet to be finalised.


It should be Hull and not Warrington....

 

[roughyedspud]

It should

 

[deluded pom?]

I thought the Aussies wanted a two game series months ago?

 

[Foreign Legion]

Is it on 9?

 

[roughyedspud]

Theres another mystery mascord piece floating around today..
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...etition-with-nrl-teams-20170215-gudy9v.html?a

the Rugby Football League is considering central contracting to stop players heading to the NRL and to rugby union. In other words, the governing body in England is entering the player market, in direct competition with NRL teams.

How long before they actually try to poach an Australian NRL star?

Erm never! Clown

 

[adamkungl]

Haha, long winded article just to get to his crackpot idea of teams playing in competitions 26 hour flight away.

 

[roughyedspud]

Hes the kellyanne conway of RL media..just runs his mouth,spouting all kinds of nonsense hoping that one of the things he says is true..

 

[adamkungl]

Hes the kellyanne conway of RL media..just runs his mouth,spouting all kinds of nonsense hoping that one of the things he says is true..

Heart in the right place, on of the few RL journos in it for RL, travels to all sorts of weird places to watch obscure games of footy. Give him some credit.

But he's an ideas man, and some of his ideas are rambling insanity - most prominently the idea of SL teams playing in NRL or vice versa.

 

[Perth Red]

I wish Perth had joined SL lol

 

[roughyedspud]

Perth where never going to join super league lol

 

[langpark]

He's by far my favourite RL journo. But he does need to stop, breath, and wait about 24 hours before he writes some of the ideas that pop into his head. Perfect example, when he flipped out because England got the 2021 World Cup, only to take it back the next day and agree that it was indeed the most sensible decision. He's great value though, and I hope he does not change his style!

 

[roughyedspud]

Thats my point..its our job to come up with stupid ideas lol..hes the worlds foremost RL journo..i guess thats my issue with him,he doesn't exploit his position to instigate ideas,and when he does its completely up the wrong path..like the GB thing

 

[Tigers1986]

If this series ends 2-0 as heavily expected then you must wonder if it serves any purpose at all anymore. The gulf between the leagues is widening and it's a waste of money, time and resources for our sides to fly over each February for a waste of a game where they'd get more out of an opposed training session at home.