2026 Super League Discussion

[Taking The Two]

Watered down a little by begging for an "easy" game in round one.

 

[Perth Red]

Watered down a little by begging for an "easy" game in round one.

They requested a close by team to cut travel impact given the schedule they have. York will give us a game like cas did in rd1 last year I reckon.

 

[Taking The Two]

That's not the wording thats been used all off season.

 

[Perth Red]

That's not the wording thats been used all off season.

York get a blockbuster start in front of a sold out stadium and play the comps best team who]ll have one eye on the following week and the other on Vegas, Rovers get an easier game than could have been without much travel. Everyone's a winner.
Last Year Cas came within 1 point of us in first game, by time we played them again in the return fixture we were up to speed and smashed them 48-0!

 

[Billythekid]

Sports purists will argue P&R is intrinsic to meaningful competition. Business purists will argue it makes no financial sense to have teams changing divisions when theres a massive economic gulf between the two divisions.
English RL has tried both many times, cant say Ive seen one has really performed better than the other over the history of the game.

The main problem is that football is a fundamentally different game than league. Things like P&R amd even things like the champions league work so much better in football. A physical sport like league just doesn’t work as well IMO.

I also think it’s a way to be different to football in the UK.

 

[Perth Red]

The main problem is that football is a fundamentally different game than league. Things like P&R amd even things like the champions league work so much better in football. A physical sport like league just doesn’t work as well IMO.

I also think it’s a way to be different to football in the UK.

It’s not just football, most sport has p&R model in uk. It’s part of the sporting culture of Europe, where as franchising/licensing is more in the Australian and American sports culture.
Both have their pros and cons.

 

[Taking The Two]

Rugby League has had longer periods of history without P&R than it has with P&R. Many will only remember a time where we have had it, so it feels like it’s a must because that’s what people have always known.

 

[Perth Red]

Rugby League has had longer periods of history without P&R than it has with P&R. Many will only remember a time where we have had it, so it feels like it’s a must because that’s what people have always known.

But was it better without it? I’ve seen both models in play and can’t say I saw much difference in club performance or performance of the sport. Img grading system is the first in my 46 years following the game I’ve actually seen clubs lift their game off the field En masse.

 

[Taking The Two]

But was it better without it? I’ve seen both models in play and can’t say I saw much difference in club performance or performance of the sport. Img grading system is the first in my 46 years following the game I’ve actually seen clubs lift their game off the field En masse.

That’s what the sport has to define; whether the sport is better off with or without it? Off field, we’ve seen more in 5 years collectively than I can remember in my lifetime and while that has enhanced clubs commercially, we’re yet to really see how it affects onfield and fan support because we’ve not really had a period where those clubs in Super League have been “locked in” for any sort of length of time, though we won’t be far away from that as we only have 5 B grade clubs in SL under IMG and Bradford, Cas and Huddersfield are less than 0.5 points from hitting 15 points and becoming an A.

 

[Perth Red]

Supercoach Willie Peters discussing the season ahead for the reigning Champions.

 

[Billythekid]

It’s not just football, most sport has p&R model in uk. It’s part of the sporting culture of Europe, where as franchising/licensing is more in the Australian and American sports culture.
Both have their pros and cons.

But only 1 of those sports is a behemoth like football. The other sports having it doesn't necessarily mean it's the best option for those sports.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Supercoach Willie Peters discussing the season ahead for the reigning Champions.

Super coach? Lol
Settle down.

 

[Perth Red]

3 seasons as head coach
100 games
74 wins
5 finals
3 trophies

and all with a club that hadnt won a trophy for 40 years!

yeh SuperCoach!

 

[Coastbloke]

Sitting here in Oz watching a Doco on English SL Club Hull KR where they interview French RL Star Theo Fage signing autographs. See where I’m going?

Las Vegas coming up. Australian and English teams. USA v Scotland.

How much money and effort to give this game a nudge and stare down union..

 

[Perth Red]

At least 1300 away fans predicted at Hull, this so why clubs are pleased to see Bradford back in SL!

 

[Taking The Two]

There were 150 Bradford fans at London yesterday.

 

[Taking The Two]

Matty Lees out for 12 weeks for Saints. That’s some blow.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Squad news in for York v KR, and all the referee appointments are in.

Team news updated here:

TEAM NEWS: Betfred Super League - 2026 Round 1 » League Unlimited

leagueunlimited.com

 

[Gobsmacked]

3 seasons as head coach
100 games
74 wins
5 finals
3 trophies

and all with a club that hadnt won a trophy for 40 years!

yeh SuperCoach!

Yeah. ..Super-league-coach.

And he's literally won one title lol

 

[RL The greatest game]

Jake Connor to miss the beginning of the season for Leeds with injury

Leeds Rhinos dealt Jake Connor injury blow as several out and boost confirmed

Jake Connor is one of several key players out.

www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk