QLD vs NSW Chairman's Trophy?

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

What if the NRL had the 10 NSW clubs, plus Canberra, play each other over the first 10 rounds and the 3 Queensland clubs, possibly 4 if Bris 2 is introduced, play each other home and away over 6 rounds (6 rounds if 4 teams), then have the highest ranked QLD and NSW team play each other at Lang Park on a Sunday night?

Each of the 3 Queensland team plays 4 games with 2 byes, where the team with the bye plays Melbourne or Warriors. If Bris 2 is added, Queensland teams they can play 6 games each over 6 rounds without byes. Add Bris 3 and you have 8 games over 10 rounds with 2 byes.

The NRL 9s could be played on the Friday and Saturday at the same venue. For a whole week the entire 16 clubs would be in Brisbane to have a Festival of RL. It would be a kick in the teeth for AwFuL and add another marquee event to the RL season. That way both Sydney and Brisbane get a marquee event to draw tourists from interstate, the broadcasters will have another ratings winner that will bring money into the game, and AwFuL is out of mind and sight for an entire week.

The ARLC Chairman would be there to award the trophy to the victorious team. The highest ranked teams from the Queensland and NSW Cups could play in the curtain raiser to the Chairman's Trophy.

 

[dogslife]

Did the Warriors and Melbourne fold?

Can the Panthers play in both competitions because they're that good?

So many questions, so much potential!

 

[moffla]

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Did the Warriors and Melbourne fold?

Can the Panthers play in both competitions because they're that good?

So many questions, so much potential!

Warriors and Storm would still be there, they just wouldn't be part of this competition. In the Sunday of the Chairman's Trophy the Warriors and Storm can play in Auckland for the Tasman Shield, or it could be held at Lang Park as a curtain raiser. Both clubs have good support in south-east Queensland.

The preliminary games would double up as NRL games. So if Cowboys beat Broncos in Rd 1 if the NRL they get 2 premiership points for the NRL Premiership Ladder and 2 points for the Chairman's Trophy Ladder.

Melbourne, Auckland and Canberra could be added to the Queensland Division to make it 6 teams vs 10 in the NSW Division, but that would leave the possibility of a non-Queensland team making the final. It would be better for ratings and attendance if it had a State of Origin feel to it, so that's why I left Storm and Warriors out

 

[T-Boon]

What if the NRL had the 10 NSW clubs, plus Canberra, play each other over the first 10 rounds and the 3 Queensland clubs, possibly 4 if Bris 2 is introduced, play each other home and away over 6 rounds (6 rounds if 4 teams), then have the highest ranked QLD and NSW team play each other at Lang Park on a Sunday night?

Each of the 3 Queensland team plays 4 games with 2 byes, where the team with the bye plays Melbourne or Warriors. If Bris 2 is added, Queensland teams they can play 6 games each over 6 rounds without byes. Add Bris 3 and you have 8 games over 10 rounds with 2 byes.

The NRL 9s could be played on the Friday and Saturday at the same venue. For a whole week the entire 16 clubs would be in Brisbane to have a Festival of RL. It would be a kick in the teeth for AwFuL and add another marquee event to the RL season. That way both Sydney and Brisbane get a marquee event to draw tourists from interstate, the broadcasters will have another ratings winner that will bring money into the game, and AwFuL is out of mind and sight for an entire week.

The ARLC Chairman would be there to award the trophy to the victorious team. The highest ranked teams from the Queensland and NSW Cups could play in the curtain raiser to the Chairman's Trophy.

I'll read this properly tonight after a few wild turkeys before we send it off to PV for rubber stamping.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Adding Bris 2, NZ 2, Bris 3 and NZ 3 would allow two 10 team divisions.

QRL/NZ/Affiliates Division

Broncos
Bris 2
Bris 3
Cowboys
Titans
Warriors
NZ 2
NZ 3
Raiders
Storm

NSW Division

Bulldogs
Dragons
Eels
Knights
Panthers
Rabbitohs
Roosters
Sharks
Sea Eagles
Tigers

If each team played the others from their division twice, that would equate to 18 rounds. The top team of each division could play each other for the Chairman's Trophy at Lang Park. After this game the top 4 from each division join together to create a Super Series, playing each other once over 7 rounds. After the Super Series, 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 in the two semi-finals for a spot in the GF at Stadium Australia.

More local derbies and every match counts. Also rans from both divisions only play 18 games. People don't like watching the shit teams play at the end of the year, so this cuts the weak and keeps the strong, making every match higher quality than the crap we get at the end of each season under the current schedule.

5 games per round for each round from Week 1 until Week 18. 10 games a week in total. QLD/NZ/Affiliates Division are screened into Queensland, NZ, Canberra and Melbourne on FTA and simulcast nationwide on Foxtel. NSW Division games are screened into NSW on FTA and simulcast nationwide on Foxtel. This will help the games on FTA generate better ratings and make Foxtel a must have for people who live interstate.

Thurs Night.
7:15pm
1 game QLD/NZ/Affiliates
1 game NSW

Fri Night
7:15pm
1 game QLD/NZ/Affiliates
1 game NSW

Sat Arvo
4pm
1 game QLD/NZ/Affiliates
1 game NSW

Sat Night
7:15pm
1 game QLD/NZ/Affiliates
1 game NSW

Sun Arvo
4pm
1 game QLD/NZ/Affiliates
1 game NSW

FTA broadcaster can run the 6pm News as a lead in to the football pre-game show at 7pm, with kick-off at 7:15pm, People won't have to worry about going to bed too late after watching a game. Might get more kids watching. Sat/Sun arvo game leads into the 6pm News.

 

[siv]

What if the NRL had the 10 NSW clubs, plus Canberra, play each other over the first 10 rounds and the 3 Queensland clubs, possibly 4 if Bris 2 is introduced, play each other home and away over 6 rounds (6 rounds if 4 teams), then have the highest ranked QLD and NSW team play each other at Lang Park on a Sunday night?

Each of the 3 Queensland team plays 4 games with 2 byes, where the team with the bye plays Melbourne or Warriors. If Bris 2 is added, Queensland teams they can play 6 games each over 6 rounds without byes. Add Bris 3 and you have 8 games over 10 rounds with 2 byes.

The NRL 9s could be played on the Friday and Saturday at the same venue. For a whole week the entire 16 clubs would be in Brisbane to have a Festival of RL. It would be a kick in the teeth for AwFuL and add another marquee event to the RL season. That way both Sydney and Brisbane get a marquee event to draw tourists from interstate, the broadcasters will have another ratings winner that will bring money into the game, and AwFuL is out of mind and sight for an entire week.

The ARLC Chairman would be there to award the trophy to the victorious team. The highest ranked teams from the Queensland and NSW Cups could play in the curtain raiser to the Chairman's Trophy.

Or better yet abolish the NRL and let all clubs play in the NSW Cup and Qld Cup

With a state championship match