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With a possible $2 billion TV rights deal in the offing the game needs to look a revitalising the competition and building a larger player base and increasing national footprint. This is a format that is purely for discussion. The NRL should work on
Rugby League Blueprint 2022
NRL Division 1- 20 teams
Teams
1. Auckland
2. Wellington
3. North Qld
4. Central Qld
5. Brisbane
6. Ipswich
7. Gold Coast
8. Newcastle
9. Manly
10. Easts
11. Souths
12. Cronulla
13. St George
14. Wests
15. Canterbury
16. Parramatta
17. Penrith
18. Canberra
19. Melbourne
20. Perth
19 rounds
9 home games + Magic Weekend
Pre-Season
World Club Challenge
Pool A
NRL 1st
SL 2nd
SL 3rd
NRL 4th
Pool B
1st SL
2nd NRL
3rd NRL
4th SL
WCC Games played in double headers
Preseason Challenge
16 teams NRL teams who dont finish in top 4
4 pools of 4
Pool winners to semi finals
State of Origin
3 games
Pacific Challenge
Fiji
Samoa
Tonga
PNG
NZ Origin
Auckland v Rest
International Post Season
Year 1
NZ Tour of UK and France/Lions Tour
Year 2
4 Nations
Great Britain
Australia
NZ
Oceania
Year 3
Kangaroo Tour/Lions Tour
Year 4
World Cup
Week 1
Nines competition
Week 2
WCC
1st NRL v 4th NRL (Aust)
2nd NRL v 3rd NRL (Aust)
1st SL v 4th SL (UK)
2nd SL v 3rd SL (UK)
Pre Season Cup (PSC) Rnd 1
Week 3
WCC
1st NRL v 2nd SL (Aust)
4th NRL v 3rd SL (Aust)
1st SL v 2nd NRL (UK)
4th SL v 3rd NRL (UK)
PSC Rnd 2
Week 4
WCC
1st NRL v 3rd SL (Aust)
4th NRL v 2nd SL (Aust)
1st SL v 3rd NRL (UK)
4th SL v 2nd NRL (UK)
PSC Rnd 3
Week 5
WCC
Rest Week
PSC Semi Finals
Week 6
WCC Final
Winner Pool A v Winner Pool B (Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China or Dubai)
PSC Final
Week 7
Rest Week
Week 8-15
NRL Rnd 1-8
Week 16
State of Origin 1
Pacific Challenge
NZ Origin 2
Week 17-18
NRL Rnd 9-10
Week 19
SOO 2
Pac Challenge 2
NZ Origin 2
Week 20-21
NRL Rnd 11-12
Week 22
SOO 3
Pac Challenge 3
NZ Origin 3
Week 23-24
NRL Rnd 13-14
Week 25
Aust v NZ Test
Pac Challenge Final
Week 26
NRL Rnd 15 Magic Weekend
Week 27-30
NRL Rnd 16-19
Week 31-34
NRL Finals
Week 35
Rest Week
Week 36-39
Post Season Internationals
NRL Division 2
1. PNG
2. Fiji
3. Cairns
4. Adelaide
5. Christchurch
6. Central Coast
7. Brisbane 1
8. Brisbane 2
9. Brisbane 3
10. Sydney 1
11. Sydney 2
12. Sydney 3
Home and away competition
NSW Cup and QLD Cup
The winner of the QLD and NSW would play off against the bottom side from NRL 2 from Sydney and Brisbane to secure a place in the NRL 2
Country Cup
NSW and QLD regional areas should be reorganised into 16 groups in each area. All local comps should end on the last weekend in August. Each Grand Final winner goes into a knock out competition with the winner of NSW and QLD playing off on Grand Final Day.
NRL Grand Final Day
Game 1: NSW Country v Qld Country
Game 2: NRL Division 2 Grand Final
Game 3: NRL Grand Final
Rugby League Blueprint 2022
NRL Division 1- 20 teams
Teams
1. Auckland
2. Wellington
3. North Qld
4. Central Qld
5. Brisbane
6. Ipswich
7. Gold Coast
8. Newcastle
9. Manly
10. Easts
11. Souths
12. Cronulla
13. St George
14. Wests
15. Canterbury
16. Parramatta
17. Penrith
18. Canberra
19. Melbourne
20. Perth
19 rounds
9 home games + Magic Weekend
Pre-Season
World Club Challenge
Pool A
NRL 1st
SL 2nd
SL 3rd
NRL 4th
Pool B
1st SL
2nd NRL
3rd NRL
4th SL
WCC Games played in double headers
Preseason Challenge
16 teams NRL teams who dont finish in top 4
4 pools of 4
Pool winners to semi finals
State of Origin
3 games
Pacific Challenge
Fiji
Samoa
Tonga
PNG
NZ Origin
Auckland v Rest
International Post Season
Year 1
NZ Tour of UK and France/Lions Tour
Year 2
4 Nations
Great Britain
Australia
NZ
Oceania
Year 3
Kangaroo Tour/Lions Tour
Year 4
World Cup
Week 1
Nines competition
Week 2
WCC
1st NRL v 4th NRL (Aust)
2nd NRL v 3rd NRL (Aust)
1st SL v 4th SL (UK)
2nd SL v 3rd SL (UK)
Pre Season Cup (PSC) Rnd 1
Week 3
WCC
1st NRL v 2nd SL (Aust)
4th NRL v 3rd SL (Aust)
1st SL v 2nd NRL (UK)
4th SL v 3rd NRL (UK)
PSC Rnd 2
Week 4
WCC
1st NRL v 3rd SL (Aust)
4th NRL v 2nd SL (Aust)
1st SL v 3rd NRL (UK)
4th SL v 2nd NRL (UK)
PSC Rnd 3
Week 5
WCC
Rest Week
PSC Semi Finals
Week 6
WCC Final
Winner Pool A v Winner Pool B (Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China or Dubai)
PSC Final
Week 7
Rest Week
Week 8-15
NRL Rnd 1-8
Week 16
State of Origin 1
Pacific Challenge
NZ Origin 2
Week 17-18
NRL Rnd 9-10
Week 19
SOO 2
Pac Challenge 2
NZ Origin 2
Week 20-21
NRL Rnd 11-12
Week 22
SOO 3
Pac Challenge 3
NZ Origin 3
Week 23-24
NRL Rnd 13-14
Week 25
Aust v NZ Test
Pac Challenge Final
Week 26
NRL Rnd 15 Magic Weekend
Week 27-30
NRL Rnd 16-19
Week 31-34
NRL Finals
Week 35
Rest Week
Week 36-39
Post Season Internationals
NRL Division 2
1. PNG
2. Fiji
3. Cairns
4. Adelaide
5. Christchurch
6. Central Coast
7. Brisbane 1
8. Brisbane 2
9. Brisbane 3
10. Sydney 1
11. Sydney 2
12. Sydney 3
Home and away competition
NSW Cup and QLD Cup
The winner of the QLD and NSW would play off against the bottom side from NRL 2 from Sydney and Brisbane to secure a place in the NRL 2
Country Cup
NSW and QLD regional areas should be reorganised into 16 groups in each area. All local comps should end on the last weekend in August. Each Grand Final winner goes into a knock out competition with the winner of NSW and QLD playing off on Grand Final Day.
NRL Grand Final Day
Game 1: NSW Country v Qld Country
Game 2: NRL Division 2 Grand Final
Game 3: NRL Grand Final