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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Geopolitics needs a shake-up. CCP annexes North of England. Albo sent to Ukraine. Putin buys a hotel in PNG. Everything funded by Aussie taxpayers. Peace in our time.
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    QLD 2024 BMD Premiership

    How do you think the State comps no longer being concurrent will play out? Create an imbalance or be mutually complimentary? And how will the change in timing affect the respective junior rep squads? It's always hard to judge between separate comps, you can only get a general sense from tempo...
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    The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

    I blame Fumbleball. Aussie RL fans nowadays treat NRL like AFL. Kiwi RL fans imitate Aussie RL fans. Circuitous route, but any influence from that silly fumbling nonsense is bound to fry the brains.
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    That might be because of the R in NRL. Look closely. It's right in the middle, between the N and the L. Any idea what it stands for? Maybe keep the answer in mind next time you're about to describe Rugby Union as "Rugby".
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    This is a popular myth. Ruck infringements in League are more technical than audiences realize. Media interpretations of penalties are often inaccurate or incomplete. It's patently obvious that most TV commentators and pundits have never read or understood the "Tackle and Play-the-Ball" section...
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    2023 TV/Fox/Streaming Ratings

    Find a more soothing hobby. Your camels would look very sexy in knitted tank tops.
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    2023 TV/Fox/Streaming Ratings

    One hump or two?
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    2023 TV/Fox/Streaming Ratings

    Pommy-Bashing
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    2023 TV/Fox/Streaming Ratings

    Notable that the Regional/Metro ratio for women's RL is always higher than the men's game. Not far off 1-to-1 for Jillaroos v Kiwi Ferns. Probably a reflection of stronger participation rates in regional areas. Interesting to see the regional figures broken down. Wouldn't be a surprise if...
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    The first ABs try would have had League fans baying for a forward pass. The contrast in attitudes between the codes as regards forward passes/knock-ons/obstructions is extraordinary. Given that the respective rules are no different. Unlimited possession in Union makes it hard to take seriously...
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    The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

    The NRL's task is to restore the prestige of international RL. Make it the icing on the cake of the club game. We don't need a plethora of fixtures to accomplish that. Notwithstanding the burdens too many games would place on the top players. Between 1986-94, international RL in the UK enjoyed...
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    The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

    Of course. Suspect the reason that didn't occur to me (apart from senility) is that I've always assumed that in 1908 the Australian RL was essentially the NSWRL.
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    The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

    They wore that jersey against NZ and England in 2008. Rare colour combo for RL. More associated with Soccer. Three Premier League clubs - Aston Villa, West Ham, Burnley. Highest profile RL team I can think of is Central Queensland Capras. Also Richmond Rovers, one of the oldest clubs in...
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    The Game 2023 Crowd Watch

    BBC cricket pundit Jonathan Agnew once spotted someone in the crowd at Lords and asked an Aussie co-commentator, "What's that bloke wearing?" - "It's an Australian Rugby League jersey" came the reply. Before they launched the Pacific Championships, the NRL should have run a massive educational...
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    If you are saying it's desperately disappointing that RL fans in all countries don't support international RL in far greater numbers - no, you're not wrong.
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    This argument is about crowds for internationals. You began it with an offhand remark about WC crowds in St. Helens, Warrington, etc.
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Would this be the thinking if the NRL thought they could pull 40k at SFS?
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    More like "want".
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Why do you think they chose AAMI Park over SFS for men's and women's Australia v New Zealand?
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    Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

    Not sure a couple of games of mix-and-match fiasco quite compares to the RL Pacific Championships. I could have mentioned the NRL also decided not to risk testing the appetite for international RL in Brisbane.

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