Facing a rebellion, ? WQTF.
This code wont exist if Dave Smith and John Grant dont pull their fingers out over the next few years.
They are on the right track, they just need to gain greater support from our dopey media and club leaders.
I have just finished reading a story on a threat to every sport here in Australia. And other countries as well.
Look, you can laugh all you like, but if you think that 25- 30 billion dollars is not a threat to our code, then good on ya, go back to being braindead with ya head in the clouds.
Look, here is the threat, and i will also point out how Smith and Grant are combating and improving our position towards this threat. Other codes might not be as lucky.
NFL,,,, they recieve 10 billion dollars now, come 2027 they will be looking at turning that into 27 billion dollars.
So far they have used England as their tool for growth, (TV viewers), that is where the big money is going to come.
Rugby league also is a TV sport, and our international growth is all important here.
The NFL is looking now at growing Germany, Europe and Brazil. Those are massive markets to crack.
England was a huge market to crack, yet they have alot more fans and viewers eating up there product.
If they achieve this 27 billion a year, every single code in Australia will be under huge pressure to not only survive, but also lose core market space to them.
You can slowly see fans talking about NFL now. I have noticed a increase along with NFL now on Seven Mate.
All this and they are 17 billion off their target. wait till they can pump 1 billion into marketing a year. No code will stand a chance.
Look, Smith and Grant probably already know what lies ahead of our code.
Growing the pacific is the first step. We have huge pacific and Kiwi communities in Australia, so at the moment we have not only islanders and kiwis in our code reaching 40 percent, we also have a family base on our home soil.
That is massive. Imagine if Australia's union team was the All-Blacks. ? The fight would be over.
The reason why rugby league has the chance to be the major code of choice, ?
The Kangaroos, and we need to keep promoting internationals, the Kiwis are now a international brand that can stand alone.
Samoa is not far off as well, they are the new black.
We need to take ownership of the Pacific, and NZ.
Nobody sings out all-blacks, it is stupid, but KEEWEE'SS is the chant of choice.
Rugby league needs to promote the Nines, which is a fantastic sport and promotional tool for our code.
Again, Dave Smith and John Grant were the leaders again for this idea.
Next year they want to play a series of nines instead of the trail games.
So Nines will be played in Auckland, then Maybe Brisbane, and then the highest bidder for the third trail weekend. (melbourne Perth or even Adelaide)
This is how you grow our code.
Smith and Grant are visionary's.
Buzz is a dropkick, and the enemy. The sooner he moves to soccer the better.
