Please NO! 3 weeks without the NRL bang in the middle of our season...do you want to give rival codes a leg up anymore?
Pfft, such a dumb argument.
Origin will rule the media leading into the weekend, so no advantage there (if fans already want to watch NRL and AFL, they will do that regardless.)
The thing that actually gives other sports a leg up is making your own comp shit quality for 8 weeks by pulling players out and forcing them to back up 2 days later.
International’s are for post season. The schedule just gives 3 Origin games. More people will zone out during those 3 weeks and just wait for the Origin. Just play after the Grand Final, allows the NRL season to go on and then we get our Origin fix after the season in a time where there are no other sports on in this country.
International’s are for post season - No it isnt. Just because you arbitrarily make a rule, doesnt mean it is true.
More people will zone out during those 3 weeks and just wait for the Origin - You mean like they do now with the NRL during the origin period? At least this would give the rep teams a chance to run around and it wouldnt make the NRL ladder a joke.
allows the NRL season to go on and then we get our Origin fix after the season in a time where there are no other sports on in this country. - I thought the post-season was only for internationals, make up your mind.