26 June expansion meeting (Predictions?)

[blue bags]

Women’s Magic Round?

Yes fantastic idea's
NRL need's to get these other states. City's involved. Those govements would love The extra income. Busseness. Tourism. Employment
Economics growth

 

[jim_57]

Yes fantastic idea's
NRL need's to get these other states. City's involved. Those govements would love The extra income. Busseness. Tourism. Employment
Economics growth

Double headers would be good. One of Auckland, Melbourne, Perth & Adelaide already gets an Origin each year, the other 3 should get a double header at the bigger stadiums. Assuming they’re willing to pay a bit for it.

Sydney gets Grand Final & Origin, Brisbane gets Magic & Origin. Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide & Auckland get an Origin or double header every year. The 6 major capital cities with 50k+ stadiums get a yearly event.

 

[Perth Red]

I’d rather we had an opening round double header at optus every year, I dont think magic would work in perth so well due to distance and cost for fans to travel. Would love to see a world nines here.

 

[MugaB]

Brisbane is the only city that can pull it off.

Sydney has more stadiums, so no

 

[final say]

Double headers would be good. One of Auckland, Melbourne, Perth & Adelaide already gets an Origin each year, the other 3 should get a double header at the bigger stadiums. Assuming they’re willing to pay a bit for it.

Sydney gets Grand Final & Origin, Brisbane gets Magic & Origin. Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide & Auckland get an Origin or double header every year. The 6 major capital cities with 50k+ stadiums get a yearly event.

Tbh. I don't see it as a fairness thing. It should be what's best for the game.
If it works.. we should do it! Eden Park would sellout a magic round in a heartbeat!
I think we could do one at accor but a little different in a way: why aren't we lining up actual home games for that venue for a weekend? A super weekend: Rabbitohs, Dragons and Tigers host Saturday and Bulldogs and Parramatta host Sunday?
Say:Saturday
Rabbitohs v Storm
Dragons v Cowboys
Tigers v Newcastle
Sunday:
Bulldogs vs Panthers
Parramatta vs Roosters

We could sellout accor for a weekend.

 

[Wb1234]

Nz is getting an origin and it’s had the all stars

 

[Canard]

If they’re true fans they watch anyway and if you’re inconvenienced by having a footy game on tv from 10am or midday in Australia then your life must be pretty good if that’s your biggest concern.

Australian TV will have issues with it, that's the problem.

They want to maximise eyeballs for their advertising sell.

"Inconveniencing" fans has got my nothing to do with it.

 

[Canard]

Nz is getting an origin and it’s had the all stars

Origin won't go to NZ, TV will kibosh that.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Sorry, but is that not covered by a 6pm kick off in WA?

A game can be scheduled for 6pm AWST at Perth Rectangular Stadium. It's not a great time slot foe attendances, but can be done.

But what about the game that's broadcast at 6pm AEST game?

It would need to be played at 4pm AWST. Only way that works is if it is a public holiday, like Good Friday.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Sydney has more stadiums, so no

Sydney has 100 regular season games each year and the grand final. The reason Greenberg created Magic Round was to appease the Queensland Gov after f**king it around with the GF.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Nz is getting an origin and it’s had the all stars

It will be terrible for ratings.

 

[Wb1234]

It will be terrible for ratings.

Could be a Sunday night

or 630 pm kick off or so

there’s a last minute hitch or it would’ve been locked in for 2027

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Could be a Sunday night

or 630 pm kick off or so

there’s a last minute hitch or it would’ve been locked in for 2027

It can only work on a Sunday.

 

[blue bags]

It will be terrible for ratings.

Vlandy. Abdo . Are looking into it
Very interested. Research

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Vlandy. Abdo . Are looking into it
Very interested. Research

If they do go ahead with it then they're devaluing the product. Ch9 want it at 8pm Wed AEST because it draws the most viewers. Ch9 will pay far less for a Sunday game beginning at 6.30pm AEST.

 

[Wb1234]

If they do go ahead with it then they're devaluing the product. Ch9 want it at 8pm Wed AEST because it draws the most viewers. Ch9 will pay far less for a Sunday game beginning at 6.30pm AEST.

They had a game on a Sunday recently and the ratings were very good

 

[Steel Saints]

Sunday night 6:30pm is the right timeslot for Perth. In the first month, due to warm weather, it already has games in that timeslot. Maybe in the first month, just reduce Perth's home games to one.

The rest of the year, Perth hosts 11 games. Also take advantage of a few public holiday Mondays in other cities, by playing games on Sunday evening. Dates for this year:

- Vic Labour day March 11
- Easter Monday April 1
- Qld Labour day May 6
-Reconciliation day Canberra May 27
- Kings Birthday NZ June 3
- Kings Birthday Aus June 10 (NSW, Vic)
- Townsville show holiday July 1

Additionally Magic Round does have a game at Sunday 6:30pm.

 

[Wb1234]

Tbh. I don't see it as a fairness thing. It should be what's best for the game.
If it works.. we should do it! Eden Park would sellout a magic round in a heartbeat!
I think we could do one at accor but a little different in a way: why aren't we lining up actual home games for that venue for a weekend? A super weekend: Rabbitohs, Dragons and Tigers host Saturday and Bulldogs and Parramatta host Sunday?
Say:Saturday
Rabbitohs v Storm
Dragons v Cowboys
Tigers v Newcastle
Sunday:
Bulldogs vs Panthers
Parramatta vs Roosters

We could sellout accor for a weekend.

Sydney doesn’t need a magic weekend lmao

 

[jim_57]

Wasn’t the whole “Sunday ratings for Origin = bad” a bit of a myth in the end? I don’t follow it closely so happy to be corrected.

I wonder if they’d consider a late game in Auckland on Wednesday to make it work if need be. Whilst it’s unusual for RL it’s not uncommon for multiple others sports to go past 11pm or even in to the early hours of the morning in some cases.

 

[Pippen94]

Sydney doesn’t need a magic weekend lmao

It's magic week in Sydney most weeks in nrl