Centenary of RL Celebrations

[newtownbluebags]

CENTENARY OF RUGBY LEAGUE EVENTS PLANNED FOR 2008

January - The naming of the 100 greatest rugby league players of all time as selected by a panel of judges.

February 2 - Centenary Fan Day at Telstra Stadium, featuring all 16 NRL teams and 400 players in the biggest public fan event in the game's history.

March-July - Toyota Centenary Cup. A grass-roots knock-out competition to find the best bush football team in Australia. The best NSW Country side and best Queensland region side to play off
as the curtain raiser to State of Origin game three.

March 5 - Launch of the NRL season.

March 7 - Official opening of the National Museum of Australia exhibition in Canberra.

March 13 - NSW Referees Association centenary celebrations.

March 14-17 - Round one of the 2008 NRL premiership. South Sydney to play Sydney Roosters at Telstra Stadium. Wests Tigers to play at SCG. Gold Coast to open their new home ground at Skilled Park.

March 28 - Anniversary luncheon at Suncorp Stadium for the establishment of Queensland Rugby Association.

April 16 - Captains' Table Centenary Ball. Announcement of the Team of the Century.

April 18-21 - Heritage Round of the NRL. Wests Tigers v South Sydney; Newcastle v Sydney Roosters; Bulldogs v St George Illawarra; Brisbane v Gold Coast; Parramatta v Manly; North Queensland v New Zealand; Cronulla v Penrith; Melbourne v Canberra.

April 25 - Anzac Day NRL match between St George Illawarra and Sydney Roosters at SFS.

May 2 - NSW City v NSW Country at Wollongong.

May 9 - Centenary Test between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground.

May 21 - Game one of the State of Origin series at Telstra Stadium.

June 10 - 100 years of Qld v NSW gala function in Brisbane. Naming of Queensland Team of the Century.

June 11 - Game two of the State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium.

July 2 - Game three of the State of Origin series at Telstra Stadium.

October 5 - NRL grand final at Telstra Stadium.

October 25-November 22 - Centenary World Cup, the first on Australian soil since 1977. The final to be played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Question being is this an NRL Party or can anyone join in? has Newtown, North Sydney, Western Suburbs or Balmain been approached for some tiny input in the above considering their part in the pathway to where the game finds itself today or is it really a 1998-2008 expose of the "Product" with a few upmarket lunches thrown in? :?

 

[newtownbluebags]

:lol: more to the point where is the NSWRL in all these "press releases"??? :whistleing Dixie as usual I guess...........

 

[Die-Hard p/t Jet Fan]

Question being is this an NRL Party or can anyone join in? has Newtown, North Sydney, Western Suburbs or Balmain been approached for some tiny input in the above considering their part in the pathway to where the game finds itself today or is it really a 1998-2008 expose of the "Product" with a few upmarket lunches thrown in? :?

Yeah we get an exiting new competition next year for all the toil :x

 

[newtownbluebags]

Yeah we get an exiting new competition next year for all the toil :x

:lol: Central Coast Storm vs Cronulla Sutherland Cobras is going to be the highlight I hear! :crazy:

 

[Die-Hard p/t Jet Fan]

I'm just spewing the Auburn Alligators didn't make the cut!

 

[newtownbluebags]

or the Cabramatta Cabradoodles!............

 

[Henson Park Hornets]

Yeah makes me laugh that it's now the "NRL" celebration and f*ck the clubs that actually started the league.

They really should make more of a reference to all the 1908 clubs including Glebe, Cumberland etc, because without them the NRL wouldn't have a "product" to promote.

Anyway, lets not let the NSWRL's uselessness ruin a great time to be a RL fan.

 

[Jeffles]

If the NRL/ARL stuck exclusively to the clubs that have lasted to 100 years, the celebrations would all be confined to inner Sydney. The Leagues want to use the event as an occassion for celebrating the game in Australia as a whole, taking into account where it started, but acknowledging where it has gone. The AFL did similar during its Centenary year in 1996.

I've been really impressed with Centenary plans. The remaining Foundation Clubs have been consulted extensively. We attend around one meeting every two months and are sent loads of emails in between. Even better - the League was able to stitch up a deal with Canterbury to supply merchandise to us. This is a huge boost for the Jets as we do not have to fulfil the crippling minimum order requirements that kill our profit margins and put certain types of merchandise out of our reach. Look out for some new Newtown RLFC Centenary merchandise in the off season.

Next yeasr, we will be present at the February 2 Fan Day at Telstra Stadium and we will be present at another "Fan Day" of our own at the SCG. Both have been organised by the NRL/ARL.

In addition to that there will be Newtown RLFC events. A few of them will be existing events with extra details (e.g. Reunion Day, Season Launch) but there will be other specific events the club is organising.

 

[newtownbluebags]

If the NRL/ARL stuck exclusively to the clubs that have lasted to 100 years, the celebrations would all be confined to inner Sydney. The Leagues want to use the event as an occassion for celebrating the game in Australia as a whole, taking into account where it started, but acknowledging where it has gone. The AFL did similar during its Centenary year in 1996.

I've been really impressed with Centenary plans. The remaining Foundation Clubs have been consulted extensively. We attend around one meeting every two months and are sent loads of emails in between. Even better - the League was able to stitch up a deal with Canterbury to supply merchandise to us. This is a huge boost for the Jets as we do not have to fulfil the crippling minimum order requirements that kill our profit margins and put certain types of merchandise out of our reach. Look out for some new Newtown RLFC Centenary merchandise in the off season.

Next yeasr, we will be present at the February 2 Fan Day at Telstra Stadium and we will be present at another "Fan Day" of our own at the SCG. Both have been organised by the NRL/ARL.

In addition to that there will be Newtown RLFC events. A few of them will be existing events with extra details (e.g. Reunion Day, Season Launch) but there will be other specific events the club is organising.

sad that we have to find out about these things via an Internet Forum :|

 

[Jeffles]

All those details were announced on Wednesday at the Laucnh of the Centenary. Blame the media for not putting it in their papers.

 

[newtownbluebags]

All those details were announced on Wednesday at the Laucnh of the Centenary. Blame the media for not putting it in their papers.

=; :lol: I never blamed the club Jeffles....

 

[Jeffles]

:lol: No worries NBB. Just that these days, one needs to get on the defensive straight up!

 

[Die-Hard p/t Jet Fan]

:lol: No worries NBB. Just that these days, one needs to get on the defensive straight up!

You should show NBB some respect, with his post count the guy has obviously been posting on this forum since 1908 :lol:

 

[2 True Blues]

Yeah makes me laugh that it's now the "NRL" celebration and f*ck the clubs that actually started the league.

They really should make more of a reference to all the 1908 clubs including Glebe, Cumberland etc, because without them the NRL wouldn't have a "product" to promote.

I think thats half the prob mate. They don't want to promote anything at ALL But THEIR OWN products. It's a money sucking machine not a sport.:lol: :lol:

 

[2 True Blues]

If the NRL/ARL stuck exclusively to the clubs that have lasted to 100 years, the celebrations would all be confined to inner Sydney. The Leagues want to use the event as an occassion for celebrating the game in Australia as a whole, taking into account where it started, but acknowledging where it has gone. The AFL did similar during its Centenary year in 1996.

I've been really impressed with Centenary plans. The remaining Foundation Clubs have been consulted extensively. We attend around one meeting every two months and are sent loads of emails in between. Even better - the League was able to stitch up a deal with Canterbury to supply merchandise to us. This is a huge boost for the Jets as we do not have to fulfil the crippling minimum order requirements that kill our profit margins and put certain types of merchandise out of our reach. Look out for some new Newtown RLFC Centenary merchandise in the off season.

Next yeasr, we will be present at the February 2 Fan Day at Telstra Stadium and we will be present at another "Fan Day" of our own at the SCG. Both have been organised by the NRL/ARL.

In addition to that there will be Newtown RLFC events. A few of them will be existing events with extra details (e.g. Reunion Day, Season Launch) but there will be other specific events the club is organising.

Sounds OK mate. I geuss when you say WE, you mean the invite will include the fans in some way. ;-) LOL....... Thats a good thing about the merchandise as well. Sounds like someone got their foot out their arse. :shock:

 

[greg]

It is very sad the media only focus on where the game is now rather than an even balance of reporting, however one gets used to it. When the games major custodian is a media empire they get to report what is good for them and only them. Perhaps we can find a squad of 17 young fringe players eager to put on a Glebe or Cumberland jersey and have a charity/celebration game against the bluebags. Might even attract some media interest. On second thoughts, like Darrell KERRIGAN says "Tell him he's dreaming".

 

[2 True Blues]

G Day Greg. They probably see the 100 year celabration as a " Way to make more cash ", rather than what it should really stand for cobber. Stay safe up there mate.