2025 Streaming and TV Ratings Discussion

[newc18]

You’re right. The NRL must limit Penrith to 12 players NOW!

Or the NRL should just bring in more rules to promote equalisation across the competition. Its pretty clear that the salary cap isn't working.

 

[Wb1234]

Or the NRL should just bring in more rules to promote equalisation across the competition. Its pretty clear that the salary cap isn't working.

Every nrl club has the same salary cap and grant

Penrith have lost a stack of top first graders

And they get no concessions from the nrl for all the players they produce

A lot of nrl clubs are rabble that’s why Penrith and the storm keep dominating

 

[newc18]

And they get no concessions from the nrl for all the players they produce

Why should Penrith get compensated just because it has access to one of the biggest junior catchments in the country and benefit from a huge pipeline of elite young players? It's basically a geographic advantage they have over most of the competition and the NRL needs to figure out a system where that talent is spread equally across the competition. If the NRL needs to take over running all that then go ahead.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like a draft will ever come back so the NRL needs to figure something else out.

 

[Wb1234]

Why should Penrith get compensated just because it has access to one of the biggest junior catchments in the country and benefit from a huge pipeline of elite young players? It's basically a geographic advantage they have over most of the competition and the NRL needs to figure out a system where that talent is spread equally across the competition. If the NRL needs to take over running all that then go ahead.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like a draft will ever come back so the NRL needs to figure something else out.

Loads of clubs have big junior catchments and do sfa in terms of development

Why should dogs tigers get so many good first grade stars Penrith have produced

Yeh a draft is a stupid idea

Clubs who stop spending any money on juniors

The nrl already does too much to make clubs equal

Players Penrith have lost


Burton
Kikau
Korisau
Luai
Leniu
Fisher Harris
Etc

 

[newc18]

Loads of clubs have big junior catchments and do sfa in terms of development

Why should dogs tigers get so many good first grade stars Penrith have produced

Yeh a draft is a stupid idea

Clubs who stop spending any money on juniors

The nrl already does too much to make clubs equal

Players Penrith have lost


Burton
Kikau
Korisau
Luai
Leniu
Fisher Harris
Etc

Looks like we will have to agree to disagree.

 

[Dark Corner]

My point is there will come a time when fans are sick of the Panthers winning it year after year and will turn off the sport. Maybe that's 6, maybe its 7? It's fine to enjoy the success of the Panthers but there comes a point when its just too much and hurts the competition.

A bit like St.George in the 1960's.

 

[Coastbloke]

Oops. Am In the right forum? I came here for the weekends ratings?

 

[newc18]

A bit like St.George in the 1960's.

I don't believe there was the same competition for sports in the 60's as there is right now lol.

 

[newc18]

Oops. Am In the right forum? I came here for the weekends ratings?

They usually drop after 11:30am from memory.

 

[DIOGENES]

They usually drop after 11:30am from memory.

I suspect coast like was being ironic after you have dominated the ratings thread for the last 12 hours with ways to penalise Penrith

 

[newc18]

I suspect coast like was being ironic after you have dominated the ratings thread for the last 12 hours with ways to penalise Penrith

I figured, but I thought I would give him the benefit of the doubt.

In fairness my first post was about ratings, then people decided to respond.

 

[mongoose]

This actually mirrors my real life anecdotal experience. I’m the early 2000s all this stuff about the AFL tsunami felt real. The swans and lions felt like they were making big headway whilst the NRL was struggling. The strength of union at that time only made things worse. It seems to me that we had a big dip post super league that we just gradually recovered from.

My question to everyone is why the sudden explosion particularly since covid? The growth we’ve seen for an established sport barely even makes sense.

I’m guessing it’s a few things combined. Rugby union is dying in this country and in recent years rugby league has been eating their lunch in a big way (teams like the rebels disappearing was a big help). Expansion was also a big moment, it brought an excitement to the game which frankly hadn’t been there for decades, I actually think this could be the biggest one.

Then you have the growth of the womens game, league seemingly being really strong on social media, League being well suited as a TV product (We seem to be doing really well on BVOD and kayo has been a boon for us).

I think it’s hard to narrow it down but we’re going through a ridiculous growth right now. I’m wondering if people think this is sustainable or if it’ll be brief before leveling out.

I've been critical of V'landys but I think he brought a lot of positive sentiment to the game, which has proven to be invaluable. If the game looks like its growing and progressing then more and more people will flock to it, just like any market.

 

[taste2taste]

Players Penrith have lost

Burton
Kikau
Korisau
Luai
Leniu
Fisher Harris
Etc

Critter, Hopgood, Katoa, Jet, May, Turuva, Capewell..

The Panthers could put together a team of players they've lost that would win the comp.

Imo they should have fought harder to keep Katoa, big loss that one.

 

[Wb1234]

Critter, Hopgood, Katoa, Jet, May, Turuva, Capewell..

The Panthers could put together a team of players they've lost that would win the comp.

Imo they should have fought harder to keep Katoa, big loss that one.

Would’ve if they thought luai was going

Imagine him and Cleary in the halves lol

 

[Wb1234]

Sunday 21 September 2025 | TV Tonight

National TV Reach: 1. 9NEWS SUNDAY 2,867,000 2. THE BLOCK 2,804,000 3. NRL LIVE FINAL SERIES 295,000 4. SEVEN NEWS 2,195,000 5. THE VOICE 1,948,000

tvtonight.com.au

1,174,000 for dogs Penrith

Yeh Penrith don’t rate

More ammunition for a daytime grand final and for the nrl to retain these time slots

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[Wb1234]

Beating afl for week two is a huge effort

Even matching them in week one

They used to thump us finals time

 

[newc18]

Really good ratings all things considered. Was worried some people would tune out yesterday due to the flogging but obviously it didn't impact it too much.

Looking at this week:

Broncos vs Panthers will be huge. Hopefully it's a close game and matches or surpasses the 1.5 million that the Lions/Pies game got.
Sharks vs Melbourne will benefit from being on the Friday so should be pretty good.

Obviously for the Grand Final a Broncos vs Storm final would be the best case scenario.

 

[taste2taste]

Are these numbers up significantly from last year ?

If memory serves me, these same games were getting about 700k ?

 

[beave]

Or the NRL should just bring in more rules to promote equalisation across the competition. Its pretty clear that the salary cap isn't working.

what a load of utter horseshit.

How's about your club actually focus on being a junior development pathway club instead of paying $2.7mil for 2 renegade blow ins that don't give a shit about anything but money. I mean you paid Hastings reportedly $800k to play NSW Cup this year.

My club is no better from a recent results standpoint but i'm not gonna sit on forums sooking that Penrith are too good and the games rules need to change to stop their success so my clown show can get off the canvas. Clubs should be looking at Penrith and the Storm with envy and trying to emulate their systems. It's every other club that constantly fails to step up to the plate that are the problem.

Back to ratings - Watch the AFL brigade try to sweep these results under the carpet with the usual crowd retorts......