2024 World Club Challenge

[Fangs]

4 teams last year Vegas
Rooster's 3rd top 8
Eagle's Top 8
Broncos Rabbitohs failed big time

Only had one Vegas round so far. A look at their form in the first 5 rounds is another perspective:

- Broncos 2/5 wins (Played four top 8 sides and both grand finalists)
- Roosters 2/5 wins (Played three top 8 sides)
- Manly 3/5 wins (Played three top 8 sides)
- Rabbitohs 1/5 wins (Played three top 8 sides)

The Roosters were one of the biggest fails actually. After Vegas they didn't have to leave Sydney for their games and their three losses came against teams that made the 8.

The WCC as an 'add-on' fixture is a bridge too far and I'm not liking the fact its been passed around like the village bicycle. If we haven't got it sorted by now then cancel it for 2025 and plan it thoughtfully in 2026.

 

[Chins get the wins]

This has been made more difficult than it needs to be. It is really simple. Align the seasons and Grand Finals for both competitions. Two weeks after the season ends play the WCC final. this gives teams a week to celebrate and travel and acclimatise. Play the game in Asia and meet halfway. Hong Kong has a rugby stadium. Singapore has a soccer stadium that could be used. Thailand has a soccer stadium. Make it a promotional event for Rugby League., there are plenty of expats from both countries in Asia who would go and watch, as well as travelling fans from both sides.

Throwing in the USA round one game just makes it very draining for the team that has to travel twice to play games at the start of the season. Two lots of jet lag, two lots of climate adjustment. It is dumb to inflict that work load on players.

Awful idea. International rugby league is far more important

 

[chrisD]

Wigan CEO did a radio interview and is pretty hot on making the WCC happen and seemed pretty positive on exploring magic round as an option, Ivan is not though.

 

[martielang]

Then you are saying we should of pulled out of Las Vegas? I'd put some of it on the NRL as well as they wanted Vegas teams finalised weeks ago.

Playing another WCC on top of Vegas in 2025 would be an absolute killer. The length of the season is already a problem for all teams and for us it’s going to be an even bigger issue.

Pretty short sighted by us and the NRL that the WCC wasn’t discussed, or there wasn’t a Plan B, prior to locking in LV - where we have no issue flying the team across the world for a few extra bucks.