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Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

JokerEel

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If this really gets off the ground, can we please teach the yanks to call it rugby league and not rugby. Otherwise we’re just giving the other merkins free PR

Drop the Rugby all together call it League and then it will slowly creep across the Onion and they will start calling their sport League!
 

Cheese sandwich

First Grade
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Another victory for V`landy`s:

rv-prize-money-arms-race-overhttps://www.racing.com/news/2023-05-15/news-industry-rv-prize-money-arms-race-over



Loads of excuses in there but the long and the short of it is Racing Victoria are admitting defeat.


"Welsh was blunt when asked whether the competition for prizemoney with NSW was ongoing.

“Well, look, I think first and foremost, arms race is certainly over. If we haven't stated that before, which I think I have, there's absolutely no doubt about that. We're just focused on making Victorian racing as good as it can possibly be,” he said.

“Noting that a strong national product is good for Victorian racing. Because ultimately, we're competing more so against sports, we're competing against other leisure activities for share of wallets. Good quality interstate racing is complimentary rather than competitive. But there's no doubt the arms race is over.”

They`ll be cracking open the champagne (non-alcoholic for V`landy`s) at N.S.W. Racing after reading that little admission.
Next stop on the V`landy`s express: fumbleball.
The nsw prize money spruik just makes rich unbearable owners like Debbie Kapitis and co richer. I like my horse racing but seeing the cameras pan straight to rich pricks celebrating another million dollar benchmark 70 race win the second the horse passes the post grates me no end.
 

Wb1234

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Drop the Rugby all together call it League and then it will slowly creep across the Onion and they will start calling their sport League!
There’s already a number of union comps called league. One in Japan and another in England.

from memory nrl and super league lmao
 
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Drop the Rugby all together call it League and then it will slowly creep across the Onion and they will start calling their sport League!

13something Football would be great. Like the French Jeu á 13 (Game of 13).

13s Rugby / 13 League / etc.

The history is there so existing fans would barely notice, but we would stop the confusion with union.

the big issue would be naming 9s
 
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There’s already a number of union comps called league. One in Japan and another in England.

from memory nrl and super league lmao

This sh*t annoys me no end!!

I dont see any benefit in the association with Union, but we definitely lose branding gains from events.

Just imagine: “RL9s in NY? Packed stadium? Incredible! I love rugby ….. I wonder when the All Blacks are on tour again?”

The benefits of the sports name are similar to a chinese company calling their computers McApples or something….
 

The Penguin #6.

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Another victory for V`landy`s:

rv-prize-money-arms-race-overhttps://www.racing.com/news/2023-05-15/news-industry-rv-prize-money-arms-race-over



Loads of excuses in there but the long and the short of it is Racing Victoria are admitting defeat.


"Welsh was blunt when asked whether the competition for prizemoney with NSW was ongoing.

“Well, look, I think first and foremost, arms race is certainly over. If we haven't stated that before, which I think I have, there's absolutely no doubt about that. We're just focused on making Victorian racing as good as it can possibly be,” he said.

“Noting that a strong national product is good for Victorian racing. Because ultimately, we're competing more so against sports, we're competing against other leisure activities for share of wallets. Good quality interstate racing is complimentary rather than competitive. But there's no doubt the arms race is over.”

They`ll be cracking open the champagne (non-alcoholic for V`landy`s) at N.S.W. Racing after reading that little admission.
Next stop on the V`landy`s express: fumbleball.
Right on cue and in for the kill.


Racing NSW

Racing NSW today announced that prizemoney will be increased for the Big Dance and both the Country Championships and Provincial-Midway Championships Finals
 

Iamback

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If this really gets off the ground, can we please teach the yanks to call it rugby league and not rugby. Otherwise we’re just giving the other merkins free PR

That is the biggest problem RL has,

They hear rugby.

Google 'Rugby' see that it is shit and are never seen again
 

Perth Red

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Perth Red

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Every sport does it you f**ken peanut.

Even your beloved AFL
And every sport is sht for doing it, only one sport leader is openly promoting and touting it,in usa looking to increase it, telling the world it’s harmless fun despite the evidence to the contrary, but that’s what you’d expect putting a racing industry sleeze in charge of the game.
 

Iamback

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He is right, chocolate cakes are yummy, but you shouldn't bag on Michelle's patisserie, coz of all the fatties who cant stop eating it... gambling can be a dreadful addiction or harmless fun, it upto to adults to choose their path, blaming others who enjoy gambling or the promotion of it, doesn't solve the issue of morons who are trying to gamble away thier paycheck, theyll just go to the black market bookies

Say this goes ahead,

The book makers are foreign owned, They and their customers just go overseas
 

Iamback

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The networks had the same whinge when cigarette advertising got banned. Bad luck merkins.

Did that stop smoking? Or did they have to tax it like crazy to get a result?

I fail to see what this ban will do other then put another nail and the Dying medium of FTA TV

I agree with reforms but something meaningful

Like for example there is nothing stopping someone having accounts with every betting service.

Have it at one, With a bet limit and it hits those who need it
 

Wb1234

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Govts make a lot of money from gambling

if they don’t like it so much then ethically they should remove all taxes on it

adults are free to make choices
 

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