How do we leverage the warriors to piss off the RUWC organisers?

[beave]

$1000 a flight, not bad really. I paid $1100-$1200 from memory in 05 to get down for the GF.

 

[Mr Angry]

ask to play the gf in the fan zone.

 

[juro]

At first I thought it was bad timing that the Warriors would make the grand final this year, smack bang in the middle of the union world cup. I thought the media attention would be lessened so less kiwis would be talking league.

However, now I see the upside, where all those union fans who have travelled to NZ will also get some exposure to league. The potential to showcase our sport is fantastic!

 

[hitman82]

^ hard.

NZ is packed with foreigners atm, all here to enjoy the RWC festivities. A large amount of them are mostly here for the tourist side of things and the party atmosphere - not necessarily die hard union fans.

Due to word of mouth, media, or simply following the crowds around, a HEAP of them will end up watching the NRL grand final, without previously having even heard of rugby league.

Assuming most of them have half a brain, they will go home thinking "wow this new sport, rugby league - it's like rugby but way faster and more intense" and will go home and tell people about it.

Fantastic exposure, and definitely the perfect time for the Warriors to make the grand final - in the midst of countless union borefests and 50 point thrashings of minnows.

 

[Thomas]

^ hard.

NZ is packed with foreigners atm, all here to enjoy the RWC festivities. A large amount of them are mostly here for the tourist side of things and the party atmosphere - not necessarily die hard union fans.

Due to word of mouth, media, or simply following the crowds around, a HEAP of them will end up watching the NRL grand final, without previously having even heard of rugby league.

Assuming most of them have half a brain, they will go home thinking "wow this new sport, rugby league - it's like rugby but way faster and more intense" and will go home and tell people about it.

Fantastic exposure, and definitely the perfect time for the Warriors to make the grand final - in the midst of countless union borefests and 50 point thrashings of minnows.

:lol:

Do you seriously think that will happen? I mean, seriously?

Anyway, the kiwis (RU and RL fans alike) are super stoked that the Warriors are in the grand final. I haven't met a kiwi who hates rugby league yet so no doubt they'll be over the moon if their team wins. Even the All Blacks watched the Warriors match in the dressing room afterwards.

As for the 'Fan Zone' not showing the NRL Grand Final...well can you imagine if the reverse had happened over here in Australia? It wouldn't happen would it? Would the NRL allow an ARU match to be broadcast at a 'fan zone' they'd set up?

 

[juro]

I don't know about that. Just look how Channel Nine use rugby league as a springboard for their union coverage...

 

[Thomas]

I don't know about that. Just look how Channel Nine use rugby league as a springboard for their union coverage...

Yes. One or two advertisement.s

Then they show the game (note the lack of plural here) on delay. Go Ch. 9!!

But if the RLWC was on and there was a 'fan zone' in Sydney, do you think they'd show a RU match on the big screen?

No. They wouldn't, would they?

Still, the Warriors are getting massive exposure right now in the NZ media. Good on them. This is a tough GF for me. I hate Manly and I hate NZ. Ffffffuuuuuuuuu!

 

[hitman82]

:lol:

Do you seriously think that will happen? I mean, seriously?

Anyway, the kiwis (RU and RL fans alike) are super stoked that the Warriors are in the grand final. I haven't met a kiwi who hates rugby league yet so no doubt they'll be over the moon if their team wins. Even the All Blacks watched the Warriors match in the dressing room afterwards.

As for the 'Fan Zone' not showing the NRL Grand Final...well can you imagine if the reverse had happened over here in Australia? It wouldn't happen would it? Would the NRL allow an ARU match to be broadcast at a 'fan zone' they'd set up?

It's not that hilarious a concept. I'm not meaning on a mass scale obviously, but I've personally introduced a number of foreigners to NRL and they loved it and thought it was more exciting than union.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

:lol:

Do you seriously think that will happen? I mean, seriously?

Anyway, the kiwis (RU and RL fans alike) are super stoked that the Warriors are in the grand final. I haven't met a kiwi who hates rugby league yet so no doubt they'll be over the moon if their team wins. Even the All Blacks watched the Warriors match in the dressing room afterwards.

As for the 'Fan Zone' not showing the NRL Grand Final...well can you imagine if the reverse had happened over here in Australia? It wouldn't happen would it? Would the NRL allow an ARU match to be broadcast at a 'fan zone' they'd set up?

There's quite a few at PR and the Roar with their nose out of joint :lol:

 

[Brutus]

It's not that hilarious a concept. I'm not meaning on a mass scale obviously, but I've personally introduced a number of foreigners to NRL and they loved it and thought it was more exciting than union.

Don't worry.

Thomas is 100 percent Rah Rah

He only pops up in the NRL section to defend rugby union.

But we still love him...

 

[Thomas]

There's quite a few at PR and the Roar with their nose out of joint :lol:

AT PR?

Where? There is even a match thread on the first page? I haven't seen anything but happy posts regarding the Warriors making the final.

Of course there are the 3-4 posters who will pipe up with their usual dribble but generally the kiwi RU fans who post on there are behind the Warriors.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

AT PR?

Where? There is even a match thread on the first page? I haven't seen anything but happy posts regarding the Warriors making the final.

Of course there are the 3-4 posters who will pipe up with their usual dribble but generally the kiwi RU fans who post on there are behind the Warriors.

In the last week there's been around 20 threads mate, the usual ones are in there.

Now read the shit here.

http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/27/warriors-success-good-for-rugby/

And that's only from today, there's another 4 articles to look at yet.

Full of rah rah League hating Kiwis.

 

[Thomas]

It's a thread from The Roar. I tend not to go on that website. It has touches of tard about it.

Kovana included. Stupid fa'fa'fine.

 

[Usain Bolt]

FFS rain and thunderstorms are forecast for Auckland on Sunday. if it's shit weather I'll flag cooks wharf and just watch it at home

 

[Tommax25]

Probably, but I'd imagine that can be a bit deceptive. How many people wear fitted NFL caps without giving a shit about the NFL?

Regardless, that's not an indication of popularity of progress.

The Superbowl still only gets 15 million viewers outside of America and Canada so it can't be that popular. Even more so if it's got the best tv coverage in the world, you'd expect more than 15 mil globally

I watch the superbowl every year for the hell of it but I would never, ever watch a game of it otherwise. Me being exposed to that one game every year isn't going to hook me into the sport as I haven't grown up with it.

 

[Perth Red]

I watch the superbowl every year for the hell of it but I would never, ever watch a game of it otherwise. Me being exposed to that one game every year isn't going to hook me into the sport as I haven't grown up with it.

yet I watched my first superbowl when i was 12, got hooked and started playing the game, started up a jnr gridiron club and played the game for 10 years. Some it will hook, some will take a little notice, some will hate it. Can;t expect to please all the people all the time.

 

[Green Machine]

Yes. One or two advertisement.s

Then they show the game (note the lack of plural here) on delay. Go Ch. 9!!

But if the RLWC was on and there was a 'fan zone' in Sydney, do you think they'd show a RU match on the big screen?

No. They wouldn't, would they?

Still, the Warriors are getting massive exposure right now in the NZ media. Good on them. This is a tough GF for me. I hate Manly and I hate NZ. Ffffffuuuuuuuuu!

Couldn't imagine Rugby League doing anything like that to Union.
I can remember one code gave life bans to any player who player who played just one game of rugby league. I read today where the Christchurch RL have offered their ground to the Crusaders next year so they can play home games,

 

[Green Machine]

:lol:

Do you seriously think that will happen? I mean, seriously?

Anyway, the kiwis (RU and RL fans alike) are super stoked that the Warriors are in the grand final. I haven't met a kiwi who hates rugby league yet so no doubt they'll be over the moon if their team wins. Even the All Blacks watched the Warriors match in the dressing room afterwards.

As for the 'Fan Zone' not showing the NRL Grand Final...well can you imagine if the reverse had happened over here in Australia? It wouldn't happen would it? Would the NRL allow an ARU match to be broadcast at a 'fan zone' they'd set up?

Thomas, meet Spiro:

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Thomas, meet Spiro:

Spiro is as Kiwi as boomerangs and treating Aboriginals with contempt....isn't he? Sh*t a brick I just googled him, and he was born in Wellington. And played first-class cricket for Wellington! Unreal.

Plenty of people over here hate league, incidentally. They might be on the bandwagon this week, but they give it a short shrift any other time.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Let's not forget the Halberg Trust. I don't think they are too keen on league either.