Origin to be played in Perth on a weekend

[Perth Red]

state govt would have paid around $4-5mill for it. 65,000 tickets at an avg $175 plus corporate sales. Very nice money earner for the NRL.

 

[RecordBreakingMaroons.]

MMMM Nigella.

 

[Jetka100]

I think this great for the game. The NRL should also start positioning itself for expansion there, especially with the Western Force probably being scrapped in the near future.

 

[T-Boon]

First time in my 16 years in Perth a positive rugby league story has made the West's front page!

Be nice if it was part a NRL master plan for introduction of a club but not holding my breath.

It would make sense to take a Brisbane club game the week after right?
Its no good taking one big game then leave the new fans hanging. Take a game there for the following friday night and see if the fans back up. At the very least the Qld fans who have gone over might hang around for the week in order to see the Brisbane game.

 

[aarondoyle]

...especially with the Western Force probably being scrapped in the near future.

Seriously, or wishful thinking? Fantastic if true.

 

[Jetka100]

Seriously, or wishful thinking? Fantastic if true.

I think it is almost inevitable. They are bleeding cash and the ARU are not strong enough to maintain that. There is no great love for them from the other States as there is a feeling that 5 teams spreads the talent pool too thin in Australia. I think there is also a strong push to rationalise the amount of teams in the Super Rugby comp. I don't even think half the team would care if they wound them up.

 

[Billythekid]

Pretty amazing that we can get Perth to pay a few million dollars just to get one game. Will be fantastic publicity for rugby league just as the Melbourne game was.

If the NRL are serious about ever having a team in Perth this is the perfect way to kick start. A few games a year and an international this year ate nice but it's nothing compared to SOO. It would be incredible if they announce a Perth team prior to this match and use the game to build awareness of the sport.

Exciting times ahead.

 

[Perth Red]

I think it is almost inevitable. They are bleeding cash and the ARU are not strong enough to maintain that. There is no great love for them from the other States as there is a feeling that 5 teams spreads the talent pool too thin in Australia. I think there is also a strong push to rationalise the amount of teams in the Super Rugby comp. I don't even think half the team would care if they wound them up.

Wishful thinking. They're losses are not huge and the aru needs them. Wish it wasn't so but they aren't going anywhere. They have been dire on the field for most their life, if they ever manage to put a winning team out they will draw 20k crowds. Wouldn't be surprised to see a private owner buy them from the ARU next year.

 

[Perth Red]

Pretty amazing that we can get Perth to pay a few million dollars just to get one game. Will be fantastic publicity for rugby league just as the Melbourne game was.

If the NRL are serious about ever having a team in Perth this is the perfect way to kick start. A few games a year and an international this year ate nice but it's nothing compared to SOO. It would be incredible if they announce a Perth team prior to this match and use the game to build awareness of the sport.

Exciting times ahead.

would make sense to use this as the springboard to introduce a team in 2020. This would expand NRL to 18 just in time for the 2024- tv's rights to start being negotiated with 9 games a week to sell.

But the sense is something the arlc seems in short supply of.

 

[siv]

So who will WA be playing NSW or QLD ?

 

[gallagher]

Pretty amazing that we can get Perth to pay a few million dollars just to get one game. Will be fantastic publicity for rugby league just as the Melbourne game was.

If the NRL are serious about ever having a team in Perth this is the perfect way to kick start. A few games a year and an international this year ate nice but it's nothing compared to SOO. It would be incredible if they announce a Perth team prior to this match and use the game to build awareness of the sport.

Exciting times ahead.

Exactly, I dont really see the point of the test this year and an origin in 2019 if they arnt going a team here. I wish they would tel us their plan.

 

[Jetka100]

Wishful thinking. They're losses are not huge and the aru needs them. Wish it wasn't so but they aren't going anywhere. They have been dire on the field for most their life, if they ever manage to put a winning team out they will draw 20k crowds. Wouldn't be surprised to see a private owner buy them from the ARU next year.

It would be nice to see the NRL get a bit like the AFL and put a team there and try and squeeze the Force out or at least make things very hard and expensive for the ARU. I think it would be good for the game as well to have a permanent presence there.

 

[Perth Red]

Goulds view

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...for-the-game-in-the-west-20160716-gq79z7.html

 

[Valheru]

This is great news and one can only hope it is the first step in finally introducing the following permanently:

1. A neutral game every year with venues rotating on a 5 year basis between Melbourne x 2, Perth, Adelaide and NZ
2. Having all origin games on a Saturday night back to back with the NRL taking a 3 week break.

 

[jim_57]

This is great news and one can only hope it is the first step in finally introducing the following permanently:

1. A neutral game every year with venues rotating on a 5 year basis between Melbourne x 2, Perth, Adelaide and NZ
2. Having all origin games on a Saturday night back to back with the NRL taking a 3 week break.

Would love to see them go this way, with Internationals added to beef up the stand alone weekend. Wouldn't mind seeing 1 in 5 of those Origins going abroad either if any good bids come in and logistics can be worked.

 

[RecordBreakingMaroons.]

If it ain't broke...

 

[jim_57]

If it isn't as good as it could be...

 

[gallagher]

If it ain't broke...

Nswrl competition wasn't broken either. But they saw a way to imorove it.