18th club, whose next?

[Iamback]

Rep players don’t have to back up and non rep players get 3 weeks off

But they are still playing that week though.
PNG NRL team will be the PNG test team. So a huge chunk of players still are playing.

 

[Wb1234]

But they are still playing that week though.
PNG NRL team will be the PNG test team. So a huge chunk of players still are playing.

lol player work load is being reduced stop making up silly scenarios

 

[Vlad59]

lol player work load is being reduced stop making up silly scenarios

He has trouble with English comprehension

 

[Iamback]

Yeah I can't see tv agreeing to a 19 round comp. With less games, it will also be harder to get funding for stadiums.

Counting the split Round for Vegas the regular season goes for 28 weeks. That is the issue more so then the actual weeks played

Starting in the 1st weekend of March is too early. If they can start that 2 weeks later, Move Origin to even a Monday night then that helps.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Counting the split Round for Vegas the regular season goes for 28 weeks. That is the issue more so then the actual weeks played

Starting in the 1st weekend of March is too early. If they can start that 2 weeks later, Move Origin to even a Monday night then that helps.

It would be good if they started the season a bit later. The weather is too hot in March. April is a better time to start the season.

If they do start in March then they should have two split rounds over four weeks so all games can be played at night.

 

[siv]

only real clubs that were useless were Hunter mariners and Adelaide rams

Now if the Mariners had only listen to me and moved to the Central Coast, rather than morphing my idea into a soccer club, things could have been different

And if we keep heading down the expansion path potentially to 24 teams, we will have to bring Chubby Checker back

 

[siv]

How do you explain Super League drawing larger attendances than ARL in 97?

Simple Super League war

Players were not committed, it was dog eat dog

Only clubs that were exempt from the shitfight were drawing crowds

You cant be engaged when everyone is death riding your club and rugby league in a heartland city.

Casual fans had switched off

Talk was never about next weeks game

 

[Perth Red]

Has there ever been so many words written without saying anything? Talk about politician spiel: we might do this, or we might do that, we haven’t decided anything.“

ideally 19 games against each team plus Magic weekend.
3 stand alone rep/origin weekends. 23 week season. Have an nrl nines weekend pre season.
then oct/nov dedicated to proper international comps.

 

[Wb1234]

Has there ever been so many words written without saying anything? Talk about politician spiel: we might do this, or we might do that, we haven’t decided anything.“

You saying the Perth jets was the way to go

 

[MugaB]

Has there ever been so many words written without saying anything? Talk about politician spiel: we might do this, or we might do that, we haven’t decided anything.“

ideally 19 games against each team plus Magic weekend.
3 stand alone rep/origin weekends. 23 week season. Have an nrl nines weekend pre season.
then oct/nov dedicated to proper international comps.

Yes, at least they are open to it, broadcasters won't pay the same for it tho... the product needs to remain, if they are worried about only 34 marquees having back up, just set it aside as a stand alone week, they did a Sunday night to shorten the origin period, to 5 weeks instead of 6, do that again for the 2nd one but do it on a Saturday so people can enjoy it properly, sunday is dumb, then keep 1 and 3 as the normal Wednesdays, then tell the clubs they arent allowed to back up period under the RPA rules.
I'm for conferences, that works for rounds and local derbies, like the paper stated, there's room for a few extra blockbuster games per year as home and away for most teams, integrity of the draw is bullshit anyway coz, the salary cap and origin period affect certain teams anyway