Look all things considered theres plenty of good signs.
- TV Ratings and streaming are going gangbusters
- Crowds have improved
- Memberships are ok
- Revenue is up as a whole
- Clubs are profitable
- The league has actually done an expansion team. Actually done it.
- the game appears to be growing stronger in the pacific region, particularly Tonga, and almost certainly in Samoa.
- wouldnt be surprised to see some growth in Wheelchair rugby after this World Cup either, it was really well received
- more exposure in NZ than ever.
- the Storm are growing every year in Melbourne, and they are doing some nifty things in Victorian schools and with the VRL
- NRLW is flying
- new stadiums in Townsville, Parramatta and Moore Park in the last 4 years, one to come in Penrith.
- COE facilities being built or already built for almost every club in the league.
Really, at the moment, whatever you believe about the rights deal, if you get development right, the sky is the limit.
I dont think Vlandys and Abdo are the men to take the league forward in the mid to long term, but they have been the men to get it where it is now. And that might have been a necessary intermediate step to make.
Not to be a debbie downer but.......
- TV Ratings and streaming are going gangbusters
FTA is down, streaming is up. Is there any net gain?
- Crowds have improved
not really, take out the magic weekend fudge and we havent reached our purple patch of 2010-2014 since.
- Memberships are ok
Were going great until the NRL handed the responsibility back to the clubs. Now its showing the real haves and have nots in terms of active fanbases and slowed to a trickle for most clubs
- Revenue is up as a whole
yep, as it should be. Shame the revenue gap with our main competitor is widening massively though in next few years
- Clubs are profitable
Largely due to NRL handouts, at the potential cost of grassroots funding
- The league has actually done an expansion team. Actually done it.
Yeh we got one at long last! Shame it didn't bring in any money but hey ho
- the game appears to be growing stronger in the pacific region, particularly Tonga, and almost certainly in Samoa.
Is it? Not seen any participation rate numbers to suggest it is or isnt. Western Sydney isnt a PI
- wouldnt be surprised to see some growth in Wheelchair rugby after this World Cup either, it was really well received
you'd hope so, it was brilliant and I really hope the ARLC look to support it better here
- more exposure in NZ than ever.
yep, only good part of the new tv deal
- the Storm are growing every year in Melbourne, and they are doing some nifty things in Victorian schools and with the VRL
yep, crowds are down a bit but participation is improving, Storm are working much closer with NRLVic now and their memberships are going gangbusters
- NRLW is flying
yep, the growth in the womens game from grassroots to NRLW is the big shining success story fo the last 5 years for RL
- new stadiums in Townsville, Parramatta and Moore Park in the last 4 years, one to come in Penrith.
we are slowly getting there. Shame the wheels fell off in Sydney ,again, but hopefully they'll figure it out one day. Now maybe Vlandys could do something to advocate for Canberra?
- COE facilities being built or already built for almost every club in the league.
yep always good to see nice gyms.
The games spent nearly $4BILLION since becoming independent. Has the ROI been that good? Can you honestly say the game is so much better than in 2013?
