Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[Legion]

If those GWS and GC crowds are averages, I would doubt their authenticity. If they're one-off crowds, its a bit dishonest to compare them to the NRL crowd average.

www.footywire.com

 

[GAZF]

www.footywire.com

That average includes home, away and finals combined. GWS' home average was 12267, GC's was 11417, and Sydney's was 31070.

https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/2019.html

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Lol
Home & away .averages .
Home averages show the real story .
With many afl fans saying that home games on the GC or at GWs have 50/50 crowds ...sometimes more away than home fans .
There's propaganda & then there's AFl propaganda ...N Korea could learn from the AFL

 

[Legion]

Rugby League has experienced an increase of participation in the Junior Leagues by 3.5%. They have added 680,000 Touch Football that could be added to this group since it falls under the NRL. In addition, the NRL recently launched League Stars which is an introductory program that has been running in the last 6 weeks. 81% of participants are new to the game.

Rugby League has a high level of participation in it's 'heartland' areas. Real growth, like you even pointed out with the AFL, is in expansion areas.

And whilst, we are at figures - NZ Rugby reported in 2018 that male teenage participation in Rugby had fallen 4.8% with overall male participation falling at 1.8%.

Well that is heartening to hear. Let's hope that they keep up the effort.

As for NZ rugby, I was just using it as an example. Rugby is their national sport where kids start playing at a very young age, which is why they, generally speaking, understand the game so well [Especially compared to the Wallabies] That was my point.

One can cherry pick statistics to suit their argument easy enough. [Sorry but I really couldn't be bothered to do the same. I've just wasted 30 mins trying to find stats on the womens league to prove a point to someone with a bug up .... er, a grumpy poster]

I'd prefer to read the stats on kids participation for a more accurate state of affairs. A fall of 1.8% is just a drop in the bucket for them & would only be a concern if the trend continued for more than a few years.
Just by-the-by, I wonder how many of those 4.8% of teenagers moved onto another sport such as Rugby League?

 

[Perth Red]

Be nice to see the nrl hold a grass roots summit of sorts to find out where the grass roots issues lie ( and I’m talking club reps, not the fat cats from nswrl and qlnd rl boards and management) and where to best invest the money to keep the growth going. From what I’ve seen in WA it is largely related to development officer employment. Every time we get a new development officer we see a positive growth in jnr participation leading to new clubs in that region. Im sure there is other areas like a national insurance scheme or a national kit and equipment scheme or reference and training resources to help set up new clubs etc etc. we are spending more than ever on grass roots by a long way, if we are going to spend more let’s make sure it’s targeting the right places.

 

[Vee]

That average includes home, away and finals combined. GWS' home average was 12267, GC's was 11417, and Sydney's was 31070.

https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/2019.html

And I would question those averages on the basis of what I've seen v what's announced as a crowd figure.

 

[GAZF]

And I would question those averages on the basis of what I've seen v what's announced as a crowd figure.

I have my own personal opinions on the official home figures, but here isn't the place to discuss it.

 

[Wily Ole Dog]

Why anyone wants to expand the NRL is beyond my comprehension. [Sorry Perth Red]
We already have too many teams.
The fact that teams don't face each other twice in one season is a joke IMO [And don't get me started on teams playing each other twice within a month]

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It’s easy to create a draw to alleviate that problem

 

[Wily Ole Dog]

Be nice to see the nrl hold a grass roots summit of sorts to find out where the grass roots issues lie ( and I’m talking club reps, not the fat cats from nswrl and qlnd rl boards and management) and where to best invest the money to keep the growth going. From what I’ve seen in WA it is largely related to development officer employment. Every time we get a new development officer we see a positive growth in jnr participation leading to new clubs in that region. Im sure there is other areas like a national insurance scheme or a national kit and equipment scheme or reference and training resources to help set up new clubs etc etc. we are spending more than ever on grass roots by a long way, if we are going to spend more let’s make sure it’s targeting the right places.

Red, interesting that you mentioned development officers.
I’ve been thinking for some time now it is a vastly under-utilised tool.

with the large amount of players retiring or going to the UK, the NRL should be using them to develop the game in the bush
These players should be employed as development officers as well as being utilised as captain coaches to grow the game
Imagine the positive results that would flow from having James Maloney playing for the Lithgow Workers or Orange Cyms for example

 

[taipan]

Lol
Home & away .averages .
Home averages show the real story .
With many afl fans saying that home games on the GC or at GWs have 50/50 crowds ...sometimes more away than home fans .
There's propaganda & then there's AFl propaganda ...N Korea could learn from the AFL

So can we now call him, Gil Jon Un. president for life?

 

[Stormwarrior82]

Well V’landys will need all the propaganda he can muster to be able to get himself out of the sh!t fight he has himself in. Not a good start in the nrl. I’d prefer Beattie start in not understanding a question over V’landys issues at the moment.

 

[taipan]

Well V’landys will need all the propaganda he can muster to be able to get himself out of the sh!t fight he has himself in. Not a good start in the nrl. I’d prefer Beattie start in not understanding a question over V’landys issues at the moment.

I guess the question is who would you want to lead the NRL ?Vlad the Impaler who will win eventually the sh*t fight or Raelene the Reluctant who can make a big organisation even smaller ,without too much effort?

 

[Wily Ole Dog]

Well V’landys will need all the propaganda he can muster to be able to get himself out of the sh!t fight he has himself in. Not a good start in the nrl. I’d prefer Beattie start in not understanding a question over V’landys issues at the moment.

ok, what’s the problem with V’landys and his start to the NRL? What have I missed?

 

[T-Boon]

Imagine the positive results that would flow from having James Maloney playing for the Lithgow Workers or Orange Cyms for example

I would send James to PNG. Pay him to play a couple years for the state cup team and allow him to be eligible to play for the PNG national team captain coach.

 

[Perth Red]

ok, what’s the problem with V’landys and his start to the NRL? What have I missed?

the business he runs turning out to be immoral and animal abusing. Who’d have thought it of an industry designed to make as much money as possible by flogging horses with a whip?

 

[taipan]

the business he runs turning out to be immoral and animal abusing. Who’d have thought it of an industry designed to make as much money as possible by flogging horses with a whip?

Except the business he runs(NSW) is only part of the whole shebang.
I find the whole abattoir episode appalling.I dislike horse racing and the associated gambling as I do pokies.A lot of people don't.
However since as long as I can remember the name knackery where old horses go,was around.
People who take on board retired race horses, must at least ensure they have a normal life span until they are in a decrepit state.How you police that? Just like the way you police people with dogs as pets, and they get abused at times.
Anyway it wouldn't be rugby league, unless there was some drama attached to an appointment, player,ref decision, player off field issue.No one would buy the Teleriff and Buzz Lightfoot would be unemployed and alcohol sales would plummet.

 

[Wily Ole Dog]

So PV’s NRL career hasn’t started badly as attested

 

[taipan]

So PV’s NRL career has to started badly as attested

What he has done in the past ,is the past.What he does with the NRL from 1/11is the now, and that's when it matters.
People knowingly involved with animal brutality need to be locked up.

 

[King hit]

Peter Beattie strikes again ladies and gentleman

 

[Perth Red]

Peter Beattie strikes again ladies and gentleman

I do wonder if Peter has some problems and that’s why his tenure is being cut short? He made a bizarre comment about perth earlier in the year and now this nonsensical waffle.