A Johns said he wants a 12 team NRL, well

[coolumsharkie]

Funny. Anyway, if we had a more compelling product, which i think it would be if we brought back continuous live rucks, then maybe Cronulla and Manly would have bigger crowds and membership. No scrums.

People are not going to just decide to go for another team. No matter how good the game improves for the better.

Once you kill a team you kill a whole bunch of supporters interest in it.

 

[carcharias]

People are not going to just decide to go for another team. No matter how good the game improves for the better.

Once you kill a team you kill a whole bunch of supporters interest in it.

Exactly
And most probably their off spring.

 

[Saxon]

...stop thinking about AFL, haven't you got faith in our product?

We've got plenty of faith in the "product".
Just none in the bunch of cockwombles running the game.

 

[Dogs Of War]

I wonder if Johns realises that there will be bad teams. Whether it's something happening at hte club, lack of pathways for players to get the experience to play at the top level or whatever. While more clubs equals more opportunities for players to improve and pathways to make decent coin. Not to mention that you can have clubs in more areas thus expanding the games reach.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

The NRL never should have been culled to 14 teams. To go from 22 clubs to 14 in 2 and a half years was absolutely ridiculous.

The NRL should've kept all regional teams including the 97 WCC finalist Mariners.

 

[madunit]

i want a 14 team NRL. Get rid of the Warriors, Cronulla and Manly, bring in the Brisbane Brothers. Obviously have the Warriors, Cronulla and Manly in the NSW Cup. And get rid of the scrum.

Shit trolling is shit.

 

[King hit]

We've got plenty of faith in the "product".
Just none in the bunch of cockwombles running the game.

You would trust racist McGuire?

 

[southwalesrabbitoh]

You would trust racist McGuire?

?

 

[King hit]

?

He has faith in the AFL product not trusting our ceo's (Greenburg is a wanker) but he has faith in a product with that confirmed bigger wanker McGuire on the board

 

[Travitoh]

American leagues seem to go alright despite having 30+ teams competing in them.
Scottish PL doesn't even compete with English PL, same goes for Portugal compared to Spain.

More teams = more money.
More money = better product.

Geographically, the NRL could add 4 teams and strengthen it's supporter base. The AFL only has two options and neither are really that strong.

 

[unforgiven]

American leagues seem to go alright despite having 30+ teams competing in them.

Have you seen the population of the US?

 

[GongPanther]

Excuse him he’s welsh.

He would rather be Welsh than a soap dodging, maypole dancing, bucktooth Englishman.

 

[GongPanther]

Have you seen the population of the US?

In the one room?

 

[kdalymc]

20 years ago we had 20 teams, now we have 16. f**ken joke
I like johns but f**k me

 

[kdalymc]

Warriors have such a disadvantage due to their travelling,

Never heard of the North Queensland Cowboys?

 

[Travitoh]

Have you seen the population of the US?

I have. I have also seen the amount of top end talent they have. Not that much more across 32 teams as the NRL has across 16.
There are teams over there with zero success in the last decade and very little chance in the next decade, yet they don't discuss culling teams.

 

[Knuckle-dragger]

American leagues seem to go alright despite having 30+ teams competing in them.
Scottish PL doesn't even compete with English PL, same goes for Portugal compared to Spain.

More teams = more money.
More money = better product.

Geographically, the NRL could add 4 teams and strengthen it's supporter base. The AFL only has two options and neither are really that strong.

We should have Conferences.

 

[unforgiven]

I have. I have also seen the amount of top end talent they have. Not that much more across 32 teams as the NRL has across 16.
There are teams over there with zero success in the last decade and very little chance in the next decade, yet they don't discuss culling teams.

Yes but they have 32 markets that can support a team!, they have the money coming to support those teams!

 

[Travitoh]

Yes but they have 32 markets that can support a team!, they have the money coming to support those teams!

And the NRL is far from skint. No reason to shrink the size of the comp.

 

[unforgiven]

And the NRL is far from skint. No reason to shrink the size of the comp.

I agree but you can't compare it to the US!