So by your logic getting rid of some dud games (basically the entire origin period) will lose viewers, but adding more potentially dud games won't gain any viewers.
Checks out.
Pick over my words to justify your position any way you like. The reality is if we reduce the number of rounds, Foxtel will use it as a wedge to offer less money for the rights.
And you and PerthRed's solution to add more teams, diluting the pool of players even more so that there will be more lower quality games per round, added with the odd test featuring Tahiti vs East Timor and a knockout comp for NSW Cup teams and Group 17 - yeah, definitely a solution.
Do you guys seriously not understand how Fox and the networks will exploit this? You add four extra teams, you thin the player pool. Fox, 9, 10 and 7 will say, 'well, you've added a few extra teams so there's two extra games per round, but they're now weaker across the board so there will be more blowouts, and I've got a month shorter season - so I'm decreasing my offer by 15%'.
Do you think the broadcasters will go 'oh its for the good of the game, so sweet'. They don't give a shit about the good of the game. They're looking at a return on investment. And in a 20 team competition, teams 15-20, playing any team in the top 8 is staring down the barrel of a 40 point blowout every week. It'll be played in a shithouse timeslot because we'll need to add two extra so matches don't overlap. We already have two terrible timeslots with the early Friday and Saturday slots. When will these matches be played?
How on earth is that even remotely attractive to a broadcaster?
