Loudstrat
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At the risk of sounding like mark123......
OK. 3 tier plan. The objective:
OK. 3 tier plan. The objective:
- To enhance Rugby League as the principal professional sport throughout the Australia Pacific region.
- To assist in the reinforcement and growth of the game in the UK and France
- To provide a solid base for the growth of the game globally, with the view to develop self sufficient, stand alone competitions that provide competetive Test sides in Russia, Croatia, Ireland, Ukraine, Morocco, Canada and the USA.
- Restructuring the international schedule
- Rule simplification
- Marketing and promotion
- Establish a strong governing body to control the code globally, along the lines of FIFA - with representatives of every league playing nation
- Co-Ordinate the NRL and ESL comps so they
- Start no earlier then the second weekend in March
- finish on the same weekend - between the third week in September to the first weekend in October
- Re introduce the Pacific Cup
- Establish an international season for October/November. This includes the Tri Nations, and an international schedule involving teams below the Tri Nations level
- Establish an annual provincial based global competition in February
- Teams include test sides from each country except GB, Aus and NZ
- Teams from GB, Aus and NZ include Lancashire, Yorkshire, Wales, South England, NZ Maori, NZ all whites, NSW, QLD, Southern Australia (Vic, ACT, SA, WA, Tas) ATSI
- Players selected for the ATSI side overrides selection for NSW and QLD
- Southern Australia teams selected on residency basis
- Grandparent rule in place for all sides
- Games to be spread globally. Games in Aust to be played outside Sydney and Brisbane.
- Final to be played either in Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, London, Manchester, Leeds, Paris, Moscow or New York/Philadelphia.
- All games telecast either on pay TV of FTA into each participating nation.
- Challenge Cup to be played in this period.
- Tooheys Challenge to be played in rural towns in this period.
- World Cup every four years, with pool matches played in developing nations.
- Domestic rep seasons (eg State of Origin) to be played mid year.
- A global think tank established to overhaul the rules. The aim is to make the game easier to referee, promote the skill level of the game, and make it simpler and more attractive for new audiences.
- Implement a replacement for the scrum
- Rule and interchange modification to enhance the effect of smaller, more mobile players, and those with superior ball skills.
- Find ways to enhance the incidents of clear try scoring - thus nullifying the need for the video ref.
- Establish a "Harlem Globetrotters" style team - possibly of ageing ESL/NRL players.
- The team will promote the ball skills and athleticism of the game
- The team will play matches versus local opponents in developing nations
- The team will be marketed for it's entertainment value and glamour appeal
- The team will offer significant financial rewards for it's players, based on drawing power. This will influence players away from Union, and encourage players to be League men for life.
- Create a global weekly TV program, covering league highlights from competition all over the globe. The show will be based along the WWE highlights shows, and maybe a TV version of the UK's Rugby League World mag. Possibly a 2 hour version along the lines of Wide World Of Sports
- Assign struggling Sydney based clubs with a targetted expansion city
- Such clubs will play 4-8 home games in this location, with the option of developing that location as a future base.
- Club and NRL combine to fund high level promotion
- NRL to negotiate assistance through relevent governments
- Suggested locations: Perth, Adelaide, Sunshine Coast, Wellington/Christchurch
- ARL to fund large scale junior development program in each area, with the view to a local side in the NYC
- Souths to Central Coast.
- Global marketing campaign for rep season. High profile, using celebrity fans. Target market 15-30yo.
- Global introduction of touch football (Austag) for juniors
- Introduces kids of both sexes to the sport in a non threatening environment
- Maintains and enhances skill levels of players
- Played during the off season - a summer comp in southern hemisphere, indoor in northern hemisphere
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