2025 Ashes Tour

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NRL could just send the Canberra Raiders minor Premieres team to England for the Ashes test series

Can't handle the Dark green
Try the Lime Green
Green Machine

 

[shadowformz]

Over 110k Tickets Sold for ABK Beer Rugby League Ashes Series

www.rugby-league.com

 

[Coastbloke]

Never get sick of that attendance figure of over 40,000 for a Rugby League Test in London that didn’t involve Australia or NZ.

Anyway, does anyone think a reciprocal England tour to Australia could sell out Suncorp, Allianz and AAMI? If the NRL could do a decent job of promoting the tour and put tix on sale as early as the RFL did, it could be feasible?

 

[England87]

I will have a go at predicting those crowds.

Game 1 in Melbourne lets go 20k

Game 2 in Sydney lets go 28k

Game 3 in Brisbane 33k in a dead rubbber or 40k+ if decider.

Still worth it...

 

[Last Week]

I will have a go at predicting those crowds.

Game 1 in Melbourne lets go 20k

Game 2 in Sydney lets go 28k

Game 3 in Brisbane 33k in a dead rubbber or 40k+ if decider.

Still worth it...

Harsh.

Brisbane - 50k (Suncorp)
Sydney - 40k (Allianz)
Melbourne - 30k (AAMI)

That would be contingent on it being advertised at least a year in advanced aswell as enticing poms to travel down for a holiday. But given the NRL are only organizing the pacific cup months out I have no faith that they'd put effort into an English tour.

 

[taste2taste]

The way AJ and Smith are playing theyll be lock ins for England.

Thatll be 3 Aussies playing for Eng.

 

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The way AJ and Smith are playing theyll be lock ins for England.

Thatll be 3 Aussies playing for Eng.

A few more NRL player's as well

 

[Perth Red]

Never get sick of that attendance figure of over 40,000 for a Rugby League Test in London that didn’t involve Australia or NZ.

Anyway, does anyone think a reciprocal England tour to Australia could sell out Suncorp, Allianz and AAMI? If the NRL could do a decent job of promoting the tour and put tix on sale as early as the RFL did, it could be feasible?

Australia could only get 40k for a RLWC final at suncorp so probably no.

 

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Australia could only get 40k for a RLWC final at suncorp so probably no.

That was a sell out at Suncorp stadium back then. Now it's 44,000 I believe ?

 

[Coastbloke]

I will have a go at predicting those crowds.

Game 1 in Melbourne lets go 20k

Game 2 in Sydney lets go 28k

Game 3 in Brisbane 33k in a dead rubbber or 40k+ if decider.

Still worth it...

IMHO it’s pessimistic but probably close to what a lot of people think unfortunately.

I’d like to think that with a similar promotional mind set the English are taking with the Ashes tour along with a decent timeframe for ticket sales, it could/should be better..

I’m not even sure there is a plan for the Lions to come here with the WC next year (Obviously they’ll be here for that but not in the context of a 3 match tour) and a Kiwis tour to England in ‘27..

 

[Jim from Oz]

I think the plan is for the Lions to come to Australia in 2028…?

 

[Perth Red]

That was a sell out at Suncorp stadium back then. Now it's 44,000 I believe ?

Eh? It was 2017 and Suncorp was 52.5k capacity. I was there it was not close to a sell out.

 

[Jim from Oz]

Eh? It was 2017 and Suncorp was 52.5k capacity. I was there it was not close to a sell out.

In 2017 the RLWC final at Suncorp drew 40,033 – the 12,000+ empty seats a reflection of the generally poor organising/marketing of this tournament.

In 2008 the RLWC final at Suncorp drew 50,599

The capacity is around 52,000 atm AFAIK.

 

[taste2taste]

Eh? It was 2017 and Suncorp was 52.5k capacity. I was there it was not close to a sell out.

Lets hope those days are well and truly behind us.

My only concern is if the final will sell out considering Austalia are unlikley to be playing in it.

 

[Clarkent]

Lets hope those days are well and truly behind us.

My only concern is if the final will sell out considering Austalia are unlikley to be playing in it.

The game will be in sydney. It'll be a sell out if one of the island nations are in it. If both are in it then it'll definitely sell out

 

[Fangs]

Looks pretty good.

Barnett is injured. And are we picking Tino if he isn't guaranteeing that he will stay on for the WC? I would rather pick someone who is certain to be representing Australia next year.

Centre combination needs work. Burton and Mitchell both play left. What is the status of Fidow? Same as above don't pick them if they aren't giving a guarantee for the WC.

Latrell gone. Burton would be left centre I'd think.

Tommy T? I don't like it much as I doubt Tom plays in the WC but right centre is a void at the moment.

 

[taste2taste]

How are the poms looking with injuries ? Any 1st choice players out ? Looks like Herbie will be good to go.

So far australia have lost Trell, Hammer, Turbo Barnett and Murray and lost Hass, Nania and Toia to the islands.

 

[taste2taste]

With injuries and players choosing the islands, the Telegraph published this list of players unavailable for the Kangaroos

Players choosing the islands.
To'o
S Crichton
Toia
Luai
Haas
Leniu
Utoikamanu
Papali'i
Nanai
Fotuaika
Staggs TBC

Players injured
Mitchell
Tabuai Fidow
Holmes
Ponga
T Trbojevic
Barnett
Murray
Martin TBC

Geeez, if engalnd can't win this series I doubt they ever will.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Geeez, if engalnd can't win this series I doubt they ever will.

1. Edwards/Tedesco
2. JAC/Lomax
3. Toia/Best
4. Staggs/Best
5. Coates
6. Strange/Munster/Moses
7. Cleary/Moses/Dearden
8. Tino
9. Grant
10. Carrigan
11. Crighton
12. Young
13. Yeo

14. Brailey/Wishart/Dearden
15. Collins
16. Cotter
17. Horsburgh

Just off the top of my head. That side accounts for GB by any reasonable measure

 

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Kangaroo's back 3
Fullback Reece Walsh
Winger's Josh Carr Charger
Rooster Marki Mark