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  1. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    The ARLC is a not for profit organisation. Profit isn't a wise metric. Revenue and assets are more appropriate. I would say yes the chairman hugely influences the revenue of the game. The commission set the strategy for the game including KPIs. The CEO merely implements it. The chairman is...
  2. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Well the chairman is the head of the commission. The comparison to the AFL is justified for the broadcasting deal. But not for much else.
  3. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    A criticism of Vlandys is not an endorsement of AFL. They're mutually exclusive.
  4. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    The clubs bullied Grant into giving them $3m over. They're just doing the same this time round. Ordinarily Vlandys would fight it but his lack of transparency regarding revenue is gonna come back and bite him.
  5. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Followed a close second by Earling Haarland esp pre Man City. Some absolute zingers there.
  6. ayatollah_murdoch

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/nine-to-clinch-australian-open-tennis-deal-for-500m-20221104-p5bvmf.html Tennis Australia and Cricket in line for big boosts. Healthy market at the moment for tv rights. Too bad we have to wait until 2028 for anything to materialise
  7. ayatollah_murdoch

    Rumoured Signings

    Third*
  8. ayatollah_murdoch

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    Fair point on non compete vs. right of first refusal. I get where you're coming from now. My bad. My view was if there would be a clause in the contract saying that if the NRL created any new product, they couldn't tender that out to new parties. Even AFL with NAB cup or AFLX was not tendered...
  9. ayatollah_murdoch

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    So Fox and Nine who have a team of lawyers advising them on broadcast contracts did not include a clause saying that if the NRL creates a new product or competition, they don't have rigjt of first refusal for broadcasting that new product?
  10. ayatollah_murdoch

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    How do you know there isn't a non compete clause?
  11. ayatollah_murdoch

    2022 NRL ratings

    What's the trends / observations on migrants and rugby league. Back in the day, alot of the Lebanese, Italians, Greeks etc got into the sport (and AFL in Melbourne) but that was with very limited options. I can't say that new immigrant group like Nepalese, Indians, Chinese, Sudanese and...
  12. ayatollah_murdoch

    Your most overrated current NRL player

    Mitchell Moses
  13. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Pistol Pete does listen to the fans, just ask Taylan May.
  14. ayatollah_murdoch

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    We've flogged this horse well and truly to death. I am firmly on Wookies and PRs side, but it's all out of our control now. I'd say give Vlandys one last shot to fix it, but that won't be for a number of years. We survived the SL war, we can survive this. Of course we are going to be...
  15. ayatollah_murdoch

    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    The swans are also big in inner west and the hills. That would be Tigers, Dogs and Parramatta territory.
  16. ayatollah_murdoch

    Des looking shaky at Manly

    Baz will be coaching the eels by round 7
  17. ayatollah_murdoch

    2022 NRL ratings

    I wouldn't be surprised if that's how the discussions actually went. Vlandys tried to include a clause in the new deal that NRL would be best paid out of all codes. Obviously that was struck out, so he's [Vlandys] relying on Goodwill. However, the likelihood of both Vlandys and Fox Management...
  18. ayatollah_murdoch

    Confirmed Signings

    According to the News Corp report, Munster rejected a four-year contracted offer from the Dolphins worth $5.6 million. Huge call by Munster. Good on him for staying loyal. Hopefully he can reel off one more premiership before he retires.
  19. ayatollah_murdoch

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    Both Smith and Vlandys were in the wrong. The AFL has shown us that you need to give all the rights up at the same time and run a hot auction process. No point in having FTA or Fox locked into half the content and negotiate the other, it diminishes competitive tension. So we'll just have to wait...
  20. ayatollah_murdoch

    Redcliffe Dolphins recruitment targets

    Can see there a hard working team. Should finish around 10th to 12th. Will win respect with effort but need a few marquee signings to gain some excitement.
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