Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[Colk]

a draft would require massive overhaul of jnrs and pathways. It would cost a fortune and clubs would never accept it. It’ll never happen, sports that have drafts don’t have the top tier clubs running jnr development.

Yeah I don’t think they would implement a draft and it has problems. You can’t cheat a draft though which is its big benefit. It would be ideal for one body to be looking at junior development rather than clubs but that will never happen either.

I’d prefer the removal of the salary cap at this point. It doesn’t work anyway so get rid of it.

 

[nko11]

Been officially announced. Good to grow our blue chip sponsorships. I wonder if the Vegas foray has gone some way to freshen up the NRL brand that makes a company like Red Bull want to sponsor it.

NRL announces Red Bull as official energy drink partner

The National Rugby League (NRL) has announced iconic international brand Red Bull as the official energy drink partner of the NRL and NRLW from 2025.

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said the partnership between two leading and exciting brands was a natural fit and would span multiple elements of the sport including the NRL and NRLW Premierships, the Men’s and Women’s Origin Series, Rugby League Las Vegas, the All Stars contests and the Pacific Championships as well as Rugby League high performance and talent pathways.

“We are delighted to partner with a global brand like Red Bull for the biggest events on the Rugby league calendar,” Mr Abdo said.

“The success of Rugby League in 2024 is highlighted by the stature of the partners attracted to the sport.

“Red Bull is all about innovation, energy and entertainment and so is the NRL. Rugby League reflects the very best of a modern, vibrant and diverse community and we can’t wait to work together with Red Bull on exciting and unique experiences for our fans.”

To launch the partnership, there will be a Red Bull Gives You Wiiings Aerobatic Display by Matt Hall, a Red Bull Air Race world champion and former Royal Australian Air Force top gun fighter pilot, at the Grand Final Week Beach Touch Football event at Bondi Beach at 12.15pm today (Saturday, October 5).

Missed this from a couple of days ago - JD Sports. Possibly another multibillion dollar company looking to sponsor the NRL?

 

[Fangs]

PVL is clearly brilliant at Risk.

Australia is your Alamo. Then you prioritise Asia before spreading to Europe. Guarantees 14 troopers a turn if you control all three continents.

 

[Dark Corner]

Missed this from a couple of days ago - JD Sports. Possibly another multibillion dollar company looking to sponsor the NRL?
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I always thought NRL getting Adidas to team colour trainers in the retro Specialz style would of been a good idea.

 

[Reflector]

I always thought NRL getting Adidas to team colour trainers in the retro Specialz style would of been a good idea.

But you just know Parra would put in a special request for their trainers to be mostly white with two blue/ one yellow stripe up the side...

 

[Jamberoo]

It makes no sense that another Australian sport generates 50% more revenue than Australia’s number 1 sport of Rugby League.

If Australians are watching 10% more NRL than AFL, then the next NRL broadcast rights deal need to be 10% higher than the AFL’s broadcast rights.

Looking forward to PVL delivering a deal worth $700m annually. That will make the government’s $60m PNG deal look like peanuts,

Otherwise he is not doing is job properly.

 

[Wb1234]

It makes no sense that another Australian sport generates 50% more revenue than Australia’s number 1 sport of Rugby League.

If Australians are watching 10% more NRL than AFL, then the next NRL broadcast rights deal need to be 10% higher than the AFL’s broadcast rights.

Looking forward to PVL delivering a deal worth $700m annually. That will make the government’s $60m PNG deal look like peanuts,

Otherwise he is not doing is job properly.

Vegas
PNG nrl team
Perth bears
South Island nz nrl team

V

Tasmania

Afl tv deal includes Telstra component a lot of which is contra spending on marvel stadium

Real figure is 530 million which will be beaten

 

[Chins get the wins]

It makes no sense that another Australian sport generates 50% more revenue than Australia’s number 1 sport of Rugby League.

If Australians are watching 10% more NRL than AFL, then the next NRL broadcast rights deal need to be 10% higher than the AFL’s broadcast rights.

Looking forward to PVL delivering a deal worth $700m annually. That will make the government’s $60m PNG deal look like peanuts,

Otherwise he is not doing is job properly.

The gap will close but that shit sport goes for longer with a ad break every few mins

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Good thing about PVL saying things like this is it brings the hidden AFL fans on here out in the open.

We are the most viewed sport, we are about to expand in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, we are aggressively buying assets, and new sponsors like Westpac, Red Bull and JD Sports are starting to flow in. We are on an unstoppable trajectory and the AFL f**king hate it. Happy days.

Also, for those crapping on about revenue, check the profit margins for both sports.

 

[MugaB]

Vegas
PNG nrl team
Perth bears
South Island nz nrl team

V

Tasmania

Afl tv deal includes Telstra component a lot of which is contra spending on marvel stadium

Real figure is 530 million which will be beaten

Don't forget the future government expenditure for Alfs 20th team Darwin, snarffffff

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Red Bull and JD Sports are starting to flow in.

Companies like this are very image conscious amongst younger generations. They do not associate themselves with any organisation that does not fit into that image.
The significance of this cannot be overstated.

 

[Iamback]

Oh they lose players, but the growth in Western Sydney keeps alive.

A return to a NYC with a Top 25 salary cap, will act as a default draft

But Sydney also needs something like a U15 carnival with U16, U18, U20 development 4 to 6 week comp and a return of a U23 layer for the Presidents Cup

Even despite that we have it.

You look back at the Panthers team that won the 4 grades in 2022.

I won't use senior guys because a draft doesn't apply to them.

Katoa and Teague went to Dolphins have both played FG. A 3rd one is younger yet to get in the squad.

Iongi is going to Parra to be a starting FB

Sharks have Ison at fullback. Pollard is the 7 in their Flegg team that made the GF.

Storm have the SG Ball/Flegg half from that year Russell-Smith.

Warriors have Cleary 2 and Hanson.

so you have from that batch of u20's

The Captain Teague gone

2 Fullbacks
5 halves

So you have a draft feature in play anyway.

That is without the rep players gone from the top end of the squad

 

[siv]

So what will cause the next shift?

Rule Change or add a new teams in the region eg Mounties

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Panthers have fed a shit load of players to Canterbu......the game. They should be dining out and winning premierships.

 

[Colk]

Panthers have fed a shit load of players to Canterbu......the game. They should be dining out and winning premierships.

Exactly and if you cut some sides they can keep more of them.

 

[Wb1234]

TikTok - Make Your Day

Marketing for racing

No wonder the Everest is such a huge event now

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

TikTok - Make Your Day

Marketing for racing

No wonder the Everest is such a huge event now

I love the way V`landys has tied this race to always occur two weeks after the NRL GF, he has publicly stated that was his aim, couple of weeks to get over the GF then the Everest.
I expect his ultimate aim is to make this a massive fortnight on the Oz sporting calendar, maybe eventually the plan is to have the final of the Pacific Championship the third event of this sporting trifecta.
Would be a great cross-over crowd if we can make the League as fashionable as some of the babes on that clip. It is where the whole `Sweet Caroline` thing started and we hear so much of at the League now.