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2022 Financial Reports

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Colk

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The Penguin #6. said:
It may take 20 years, it may take 50, but League and union will eventually morph into one code, we may not like it, but it will probably happen. We are already seeing union adopt more and more League like rules as it finally dawns on them that they are in the entertainment business as well.
Once this happens the combined code will become an irresistible force. League like entertainment, union`s international reach.
Like the market for many products, a duopoly will eventually form in winter sports world wide, union/League and soccer. fumbleball will eventually go the way of the dodo, like gaelic rules before it. So enjoy it while you can.
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That’s a very big call.

The northern hemisphere (maybe except France) tend to be quite fond of the really boring style of union. I remember watching the Wallabies vs England match and they essentially just grounded out Australia.
 
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The Penguin #6.

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Colk said:
That’s a very big call.

The northern hemisphere (maybe except France) tend to be quite fond of the really boring style of union. I remember watching the Wallabies vs England match and they essentially just grounded out Australia.
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Internationals sell themselves, because they`re internationals. It`s at that next level down where you have to offer entertainment, and it is at this level (particularly in England, like Oz) where club union is struggling and rule changes will be made and they`ve got the best example of what people want in a contact sport right in front of them, especially if it is a hybrid.
Once England goes, France and New Zealand will follow because both appreciate entertaining rugby, the others will follow because it won`t be hard to sell rules that make the game more entertaining.
 
docbrown

docbrown

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In 15 years the current Australian Super Rugby teams (most likely without the Rebels and maybe also the Force) will be playing in an unwatched Australian only competition. New Zealand Rugby will go it alone playing for a domestic only crowd too.
 
docbrown

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angak888 said:
Agree with alot of this.

AFL will find it difficult (almost impossible) to expand outside of Australia.

Firstly, the rules are way to complicated. Makes it hard for a novice to follow/maintain interest in the game. The most successful global sports soccer, basketball & tennis are easy to follow with only handful of basic rules required to understand the game.

Secondly, most countries use rectangular grounds to play their sports. Soccer/NFL etc...large ovals are mostly only available in cricket playing countries.
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AFLX will solve this problem— whoops, too late!
 
The_Wookie

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Wb1234 said:
87 million in stadium grants.

ah if only we had a govt like Victoria’s who give money to afl to own stadia and centres of excellence

why is the tv income so low ?

looks like they have released the real figures excluding Telstra
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Doesnt include the contra. And this was the last year of the COVID reduced broadcast seasons.

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titoelcolombiano

titoelcolombiano

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Perth Red said:
eh? 11 years ago the gap was $285mill, last year it was $276mill in 3 years it’ll be over $400mill. We’ve got some wait ahead of us!
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As the numbers for both codes get bigger and bigger, the actual dollar value gap is less relevant. What is more relevant is the percentages of growth. An interesting one to look at is the gap as a percentage of NRL revenue:

2012: 153%
2022: 46%

In 2012, the revenue gap represented 1.5 times the NRL's annual earnings, now, it is less than half. We all know too that we've put little effort into actually growing the game for most of those 10 years, the real results are about to start showing up.
 
Perth Red

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titoelcolombiano said:
As the numbers for both codes get bigger and bigger, the actual dollar value gap is less relevant. What is more relevant is the percentages of growth. An interesting one to look at is the gap as a percentage of NRL revenue:

2012: 153%
2022: 46%

In 2012, the revenue gap represented 1.5 times the NRL's annual earnings, now, it is less than half. We all know too that we've put little effort into actually growing the game for most of those 10 years, the real results are about to start showing up.
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Sure if that % increase was closing the gap, but it isn’t, and won’t for decades unless something drastic happens.
 
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titoelcolombiano

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Perth Red said:
Sure if that % increase was closing the gap, but it isn’t, and won’t for decades unless something drastic happens.
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Like I said, as the numbers increase for both, the dollar value of the gap becomes more and more irrelevant.

If for example, in the distant future AFL have a revenue of $5b and NRL $4.5b, that would be a record dollar value gap. But it's not really that big a deal considering RL would have all the money they need to achieve their goals. Plus they have a sport to run that is less expensive to fund. We could easily take the fight to the AFL in that scenario.

All that is irrelevant anyway because the AFL have peaked. They are reluctantly entertaining a Tassie bid while we have Perth and Brisbane bids begging for entry into our comp. That's without us even looking at Adelaide yet.

AFL is the guy that peaked in high school, NRL is the guy hitting his straps in his 40's.
 
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titoelcolombiano said:
Like I said, as the numbers increase for both, the dollar value of the gap becomes more and more irrelevant.

If for example, in the distant future AFL have a revenue of $5b and NRL $4.5b, that would be a record dollar value gap. But it's not really that big a deal considering RL would have all the money they need to achieve their goals. Plus they have a sport to run that is less expensive to fund. We could easily take the fight to the AFL in that scenario.

All that is irrelevant anyway because the AFL have peaked. They are reluctantly entertaining a Tassie bid while we have Perth and Brisbane bids begging for entry into our comp. That's without us even looking at Adelaide yet.

AFL is the guy that peaked in high school, NRL is the guy hitting his straps in his 40's.
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None of these are convenient facts for Gil’s love child from Perth.
 
Perth Red

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Sharks second lowest fanbase revenue and lowest corporate revenue of clubs released so far. Achieved a profit from other parts of the business.

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yadamisha

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Perth Red said:
Sharks second lowest fanbase revenue and lowest corporate revenue of clubs released so far. Achieved a profit from other parts of the business.

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Pretty good considering half of the ground's corporate facilities are under rebuild, ground capacity is severely restricted and the main leagues club is closed undergoing a major improvement!
 
ground zero

ground zero

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Perth Red said:
Nothing to do with the Dragons football club but the St George Leagues club annual report. You'd think with a $6mill profit theyd spend more than $260k on football and community development!

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Plus the 20 million in the bank. after buying a 11 million asset the year before. Should make Sharks fans envious. An the club and land is worth 60 million. Oh but thats right Sharks are getting gifted a 300millon asset. lol
 
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