Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[The Penguin #6.]

great, another 15 years of closing the gap

At some point, sooner rather than later I`d suggest broadcast deals will max out, they have to. Given the strength of our game in the greater region let alone untapped growth potential within Oz, seriously you`d have to think that we have a lot more upside in our broadcast deals than our rivals over the next twenty years.
There`s a very likelihood that once we have the money to start pouring it into N.Z., P.N.G. and beyond we will get a return. They are most likely just headed for more and more suns and gws`s. As somebody said about gws, more vietnam`s.

 

[Jamberoo]

Great point vfl had a local competition here well before rugby league was invented in Sydney

their club the walaroos? was getting massive crowds at the time

then the nswrl was born and soccer union and vfl were all eviserated

veni vidi vici

Rugby League was not invented in Sydney.

Rugby was played in Sydney (1863) from around the same time AR started (1866 in Sydney). It was reasonably popular (perhaps a similar level to today) until the NSW govt shut it down during WW2. Only a handful of clubs operated for the next 40 years.

In fact the NSWRL tried to merge RL with AR numerous times, starting in 1908 and actually voted YES to a hybrid game called Universal Football in 1915. NSWFL, VFL and SANFL also voted yes, but the war escalated and Qld and Tas had yet to form a position. WA voted NO.

If not for WW1, all Australians states might be playing the same game.

Universal football - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Perth Red]

At some point, sooner rather than later I`d suggest broadcast deals will max out, they have to. Given the strength of our game in the greater region let alone untapped growth potential within Oz, seriously you`d have to think that we have a lot more upside in our broadcast deals than our rivals over the next twenty years.

I heard that in 2018 lol

 

[Iamback]

At some point, sooner rather than later I`d suggest broadcast deals will max out, they have to. Given the strength of our game in the greater region let alone untapped growth potential within Oz, seriously you`d have to think that we have a lot more upside in our broadcast deals than our rivals over the next twenty years.
There`s a very likelihood that once we have the money to start pouring it into N.Z., P.N.G. and beyond we will get a return. They are most likely just headed for more and more suns and gws`s. As somebody said about gws, more vietnam`s.

If the reported money from Sky is correct, Then NRL to get half of what Super Rugby does in NZ is good.

Again no confirmation of these numbers but

Some insist the NRL’s annual TV income of $450m is exaggerated, but the code did receive a record doubling of its international broadcasting fees last year.

Rubbery figures, but AFL has 100 million reasons to gloat over TV deal

On face value, the AFL’s eye-watering broadcast deal could have Peter V’landys reaching for something stronger than coffee, but there remains strained optimism at Rugby League Central.

www.smh.com.au

That is one area that certainly can grow

 

[MugaB]

Everybody is missing the most important detail,
A thread about Slippery Pete has ticked over 100 pages,
True that most of those pages are filled with b*tching from
pissy red and a couple of his alts but still it's another
milestone achievement for the Great Man.

Storm80, seems like a wery wery pissy alt, and only started posting a few months back on this very thread, seems to like every PR rant too..
Im sure there's folks that are in agreement, but thats a big 'ol alt if I've ever seen one

 

[MugaB]

great, another 15 years of closing the gap. Sounds like a Canberra first nations strategy lol

Goid 'ol racist AFL talk rears its head... whys everything have to do with politics and racism with fumbleball lovers

 

[Wb1234]

Rugby League was not invented in Sydney.

Rugby was played in Sydney (1863) from around the same time AR started (1866 in Sydney). It was reasonably popular (perhaps a similar level to today) until the NSW govt shut it down during WW2. Only a handful of clubs operated for the next 40 years.

In fact the NSWRL tried to merge RL with AR numerous times, starting in 1908 and actually voted YES to a hybrid game called Universal Football in 1915. NSWFL, VFL and SANFL also voted yes, but the war escalated and Qld and Tas had yet to form a position. WA voted NO.

If not for WW1, all Australians states might be playing the same game.

Universal football - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Lmao imagine someone new to code trying to lecture me on the history of rugby league

by the turn of the century vfl had almost supplanted rugby union as the favourite winter code of Sydney

unfortunately for the vfl star union players like dally messenger helped union hang on

then in 1907 the all blacks professional tour encouraged disgruntled union players to set up a professional rugby code in Sydney

they got a rule book from England and from around 1910 it was the dominant code and never looked back

vfl wanted to merge with league to benefit from inbound tours from England but the game was awful to watch

vfl had a chance to take over in both nsw and qld for a national football code but then rugby league came along and bounced it out of both states

 

[Perth Red]

Storm80, seems like a wery wery pissy alt, and only started posting a few months back on this very thread, seems to like every PR rant too..
Im sure there's folks that are in agreement, but thats a big 'ol alt if I've ever seen one

after 52k posts you think I need an alt? lol

 

[Perth Red]

If the reported money from Sky is correct, Then NRL to get half of what Super Rugby does in NZ is good.

Again no confirmation of these numbers but

Some insist the NRL’s annual TV income of $450m is exaggerated, but the code did receive a record doubling of its international broadcasting fees last year.

Rubbery figures, but AFL has 100 million reasons to gloat over TV deal

On face value, the AFL’s eye-watering broadcast deal could have Peter V’landys reaching for something stronger than coffee, but there remains strained optimism at Rugby League Central.

www.smh.com.au

That is one area that certainly can grow

The sky deal is worth $32.4mill cash and contra, up from $20mill. A significant increase after two tv deals of static $20mill ish a year payments. How good will depend how much of the $12.4mill extra is cash.

NZRU getting $91.7mill a year inc a 5% share in Sky (valued at $18mill)
In 2021 they received $80.1mill NZ in cash alone for media rights (up $28.5mill NZ from previous year)

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Jamberoo]

Lmao imagine someone new to code trying to lecture me on the history of rugby league

by the turn of the century vfl had almost supplanted rugby union as the favourite winter code of Sydney

unfortunately for the vfl star union players like dally messenger helped union hang on

then in 1907 the all blacks professional tour encouraged disgruntled union players to set up a professional rugby code in Sydney

they got a rule book from England and from around 1910 it was the dominant code and never looked back

vfl wanted to merge with league to benefit from inbound tours from England but the game was awful to watch

vfl had a chance to take over in both nsw and qld for a national football code but then rugby league came along and bounced it out of both states

Sorry, just replying to a post that said ''rugby league was invented in Sydney''. I must have missed the joke. Hard to keep up in this thread.

I am no expert, but am definitely not ''new to code''.

 

[Wb1234]

Sorry, just replying to a post that said ''rugby league was invented in Sydney''. I must have missed the joke. Hard to keep up in this thread.

I am no expert, but am definitely not ''new to code''.

Yeh my post was poorly worded

 

[MugaB]

after 52k posts you think I need an alt? lol

Never said it was you, just mentioned the alt likes your posts... every single one of them

 

[bad boy bubby]

Never said it was you, just mentioned the alt likes your posts... every single one of them

It's The Donkey. He needed someone to like his own posts.

 

[Iamback]

It's The Donkey. He needed someone to like his own posts.

Gotta kill some time waiting for that Singapore team afterall

 

[Wb1234]

It's The Donkey. He needed someone to like his own posts.

I think deep (really deep) down he’s a good egg

 

[bad boy bubby]

I think deep (really deep) down he’s a good egg

Maybe so. He seems to need to vent a great deal, and an anonymous forum is probably the best place to let those frustrations out.
If he knew who the most famous Queenslander in the world (Margot Robbie) was, he may be able to outlay those frustrations elsewhere.

 

[RL The greatest game]

and here you are again, talking afl.

Just answer the questions i asked. Its not rocket science

 

[Perth Red]

Just answer the questions i asked. Its not rocket science

its almost like you're trying to derail the thread, again?

 

[Canard]

Try :
* revival of World Club Championship ;
* Super League champion to play in pre-season tournament ;
* 5 week international window at the end of every year :
* secret negotiations with W.A. Gov`t. about the establishment of a top-level Govt. working group to explore partners for W.A. NRL team bid ;
* and God knows whatever else they may be planning that we have absolutely no idea about. Perhaps like the $20m sponsorship deal with Westpac signed last week that no-one had any idea was coming.

I cant see the WCC being much of a money spinner, especially when the game is invariably played in an unsuitable timezone, and only appeals to fans of one NRL club. The rest is generating more content for more money, so its like saying how about you work 50 hours a week if you want a higher salary?

For mine, the way to generate more money is to get team 18 sorted before 2027. The rest is fluff.

 

[RL The greatest game]

its almost like you're trying to derail the thread, again?

Unlike you i have never derailed a thread
You become very tetchy when challenged on you pro fumbleball comments