Is Hayne our Trojan Horse into the US?

[Sphagnum]

Jarryd Hayne by the length of the Norton Antivirus

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[BranVan3000]

Hey guys/girls just wanted to post to give you an American view on this.

Stumbled accross SoO on TV in the US about 5 years ago and have been following the NRL closely for 3.5 to 4 years(big fan). Hayne trying out for the NFL if handled/marketed properly could be a boon for the league in terms of growing popularity in the US(viewership/participation).

The NRL is actually on normal cable here, FoxSports2, so it's possible for Joe American to watch the games. The problem is 0 advertising and the games are on midnight to 6am so very few people even know about it.

The NRL should also start actively recruiting former NCAA football players.

Of all the sports I've watched through the years which includes BPL, Serie A, UEFA champions league, AFL, Aviva Premiership, PRO 12, Heineken Cup, LV Cup, cricket etc.. Rugby League has by far the highest entertainment value.

The fundamentals of the sport are also very close to American Football so it's relatively easy sport to follow if you understand football.

We all know we have a great product, it would be good if Hayne acted as a Trojan horse into the US but in the end it comes down to how NRL capitalise and market the product in the US - especially during Origin as you said. But we know the NRL have no idea

All it would take is a smart investment to get key games on at prime time slots (it would be expensive but the NRL have a million to play with) and getting the NRL on at a more competitive time slot (say 11ish - maybe even following NFL games if that is possible) to generate more interest. Eventually that investment will pay off when an audience is established