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    West Coast Bears

    In the 1992-1995 period, everyone expected that 2 new clubs would be admitted. Auckland were given the first license, and for the next license they could not knock back any of the compelling bids of NQ, Brisbane II & Perth. So they granted all 3.
    • duylm
    • Post #111
    • Forum: NRL
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    The TV rights thread part II

    This is actually a major difference that we are on the losing side of. Since our last deal the AFL has upgraded their TV contract 2X, while ours hasn’t even gone to market to receive the most current Market Value because of the length of our contract. Since 1997 we have signed 2 contracts...
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    Channel Nine puts this week's Friday night NRL matches on delay

    He's scared of flying. Seriously. He drives to any game that he has to do in Brisbane. No joke.
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    Brisbane2 Bid News

    It's just typical short sightedness which is human nature unfortunately. They'd rather have a larger slice of a small pie than a decent slice of a much bigger pie, particularly when the small pie is the current status quo. I'm sick of saying this, but once again an INDEPENDENT commission will...
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    The TV rights thread part II

    It's a soft cap that doesn't include prize money and allocated rookies. They don't need to enforce a hard cap like us because theirs works in conjunction with a draft. its pretty hard to find details, but from what I can gather, the cap covers 38 squad players, then each club has maybe 6...
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    NRL and its clubs are expected to palm-off expansion until 2014 or 2015

    So true. The day the 'independant' commission is influenced by self interested clubs is the day we should trash the whole concept entirely. They are supposed to make decisions for the greater good of the game. Just look at that fat load Shane Richardson. If it had been up to him we would have...
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    The good things about Rugby League

    Big Hits, brutal body-on-body shoulder charges. No pussy rules about it like in union as well as their super incentive to go to ground to present the ball as soon as you even look like getting tackled. And don't get me started on the excuse for a tackle that you find in AFL. Oh, and no...
    • duylm
    • Post #37
    • Forum: NRL
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    Ways to boost crowds

    Away team members should get concession price entry.
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    Crowd Watch 2011 Mk II

    I'm pretty sure the Manly-Canberra game, and the Bluetongue game were also the result of appalling weather conditions. I can't remember the others. What grounds have enough covered seating for a significant amount of the stadium capacity, say 50%+? I was at the game last night, and there was...
    • duylm
    • Post #59
    • Forum: NRL
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    Central Coast Bears, 2013.

    Hey docbrown, I've been wanting to ask you for abit, you've previously detailed the potential benefits of a second Brisbane / another QLD team for tv rights. In particular, being able to show QLD teams twice on FTA every weekend. But if this were the case, then why wouldn’t channel 9...
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    The TV rights thread

    In their announcements they say that they will continue to show PREMIUM sport. So i'd say much less of Pro Bullriding, Slamball, Extreme paintball, and any of those other fantastic sports that'll never rate.
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    The TV rights thread

    Question: This may have been covered, but can anyone explain to me how in regional NSW, in particular i'm referring here to Newcastle, we can watch the friday night AFL game at 8.30 on 7mate? It's on the main channel after 11, I thought you can never broadcast on a digital channel before the...
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    Brisbane2 Bid News

    Don't get me wrong, i fully support the Bears bid. I just don't have the patience for banging my head against some of the forum trolls like you do (in amongst the pages of legitimate debate). I do enjoy reading it though.
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    Brisbane2 Bid News

    In all the expansion threads, even avid CC Bears supporters seem to have missed the fact that the Central Coast is actually counted in the OZTAM Sydney metro area. http://www.oztam.com.au/pdf/tv_ratings/metro_coverage_maps.pdf
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    Anyone can fill me in on semi pro Rugby League in Australia

    As someone who grew up in Newcastle, they're BOTH Shelbyvilles! :D
    • duylm
    • Post #27
    • Forum: NRL
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    West Coast Pirates Bid News

    You can't say "I understand that most of that can be attributed to Super League though", and then follow that up in a subsequent post with "A 13k average to an 8k average is quite a drop-off, don't you think?" Either crowds from the orginal Western Reds at the height of the super league war are...
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    West Coast Pirates Bid News

    All the following teams went backwards just as severely in that time period. Many teams that didn't drop were making rare finals appearences eg. Cronulla. Brisbane: 1995 - 35,902 1996 - 23,712 1997 - 19,298 (drop over time period -46%, the Reds suffered -34% by comoparison) Canberra: 1995 -...
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    NRL Sydney 1st week finals to be relocated

    1st vs 8th @ 8th's homeground. That's what's potentially unfair. The only thing that allows the McIntyre finals system to make sense is the fact that it rewards higher teams with wk1 home ground advantage and hence every opportunity to take that advantage and turn it into finals momentum. This...
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    NRL Sydney 1st week finals to be relocated

    As a Penrith fan here are some anomolies I can visualise. Firstly Penrith fan's find that even parramatta is too far to drive. I can't wait for the week one final of Penrith hosting North Queensland or even Canberra again (basically any non-sydney club). 11,000 people at ANZ and 69,000 empty...
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    RL independence day arrives - NRL Independent Commission announced for November 1

    I like to think that even though the commissioners would be voted in by the clubs, being on the commission would mean that they have to do what's best for the league. I'm certain way back in 2006 the clubs were pushing the old line "We need to sure up all of our existing clubs first" in response...
    • duylm
    • Post #1,529
    • Forum: NRL

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