Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[i0Nic]

Saw this on X, nrl about to overtake afl in google trends which is an indicator of general interest.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

“SUPER LEAGUE SAVIOUR

A powerful cabal of Australian club bosses have held talks with their English counterparts over plans for the NRL to step in and save Super League.
Sport Confidential can reveal that the discussions have been going on behind closed doors for months and reached a crescendo in Las Vegas last week.
The talks are so advanced, it is understood that the next step is to take a proposal to the NRL for the game in Australia to take a majority stake in Super League and help the English game.
It shapes as a seminal moment for the game in the northern hemisphere, where Super League continues to battle instability and political in-fighting as clubs struggle to keep their heads above water.
Boo Bailey's It's A Funny Game.
Boo Bailey's It's A Funny Game.
The NRL and their clubs, meanwhile, are flushed with funds. According to their latest financial reports, the NRL has more than $300 million in assets and in excess of $200 million in cash.
While the ARL Commission has made a conscious effort to invest in assets to protect the game’s future in Australia, Super League continues to wither on the vine.
The NRL is understood to be concerned with the game in England, although also wary of the need to have Super League and their clubs on side before stepping up their involvement.
It is understood a final call could be only weeks away as NRL club bosses prepare to take a proposal to NRL hierarchy.“

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/sport-confidential-newcastles-dylan-brown-salary-cap-safeguard-nrl-set-to-save-struggling-super-league/news-story/a53e76761f70306116a9a8eec614aa53?amp

 

[i0Nic]

NRL Northern Hemisphere.

Remove promotion/relegation.

Keep the top 8 strongest ESL clubs in the top tier and drop the rest to the Championship

Add and financially bolster London, Newcastle, Toulouse, Toronto to make a 12 team comp.

Invest in grass roots.

 

[Wb1234]

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[Captain Apollo]

The UK Super League is a money pit. Long term I do not see how the NRL could keep itself in a cash positive situation if it buys a stake in it. UK teams have shown over the last 30-40 years that many of them are resistant to change.

 

[BuffaloRules]

The UK Super League is a money pit. Long term I do not see how the NRL could keep itself in a cash positive situation if it buys a stake in it. UK teams have shown over the last 30-40 years that many of them are resistant to change.

Yeah I agree … in the short to medium term the NRL has got plenty on with the TV deal, and then getting Perth, PNG and possibly NZ2 up and running ….

 

[titoelcolombiano]

The UK Super League is a money pit. Long term I do not see how the NRL could keep itself in a cash positive situation if it buys a stake in it. UK teams have shown over the last 30-40 years that many of them are resistant to change.

The strategy would probably be

Phase 1: A rebrand to NRL, two conferences in the Pacific, one in Europe and then maximising revenue through new global sponsors and broadcast rights.

Phase 2: Superleague is inefficiently run at the moment and the NRL could "Doge" the system over there to cut costs on administration staff if it's all under the same umbrella.

Phase 3: More global events like Vegas. Market the NRL brand heavily and look for additional broadcast revenue from the attention. France and USA are the obvious two.

As far as events go, take over a city like London for a weekend with all 32 clubs from the three conferences for an all of Rugby League Magic Round. Get the three conference winners and make a huge event out of a World Club Challenge tournament. play each other once then a final (big stadium, big city bids to host it - this will always be competitive as all 32 clubs have the same salary cap and grant to spend).

Phase 4: Build cohesive, well marketed, international tournaments that are locked in and built up as we'll finally have a global governing body with cash, power and influence over the whole game.

 

[Dark Corner]

The strategy would probably be

Phase 1: A rebrand to NRL, two conferences in the Pacific, one in Europe and then maximising revenue through new global sponsors and broadcast rights.

Phase 2: Superleague is inefficiently run at the moment and the NRL could "Doge" the system over there to cut costs on administration staff if it's all under the same umbrella.

Phase 3: More global events like Vegas. Market the NRL brand heavily and look for additional broadcast revenue from the attention. France and USA are the obvious two.

As far as events go, take over a city like London for a weekend with all 32 clubs from the three conferences for an all of Rugby League Magic Round. Get the three conference winners and make a huge event out of a World Club Challenge tournament. play each other once then a final (big stadium, big city bids to host it - this will always be competitive as all 32 clubs have the same salary cap and grant to spend).

Phase 4: Build cohesive, well marketed, international tournaments that are locked in and built up as we'll finally have a global governing body with cash, power and influence over the whole game.

NRL should also have a chat with Eddie Hearns.

 

[Foreign Legion]

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[T-Boon]

Gets up at 4 am so he can spend two hours a day on league before his real job starts and is only getting paid 150k pa

Racing nsw should be livid they are paying big bucks for their ceo to be spending so much time as the face of rugby league

Legit?
He needs to move on from horse racing and go full time NRL. Best leader we’ve had and will likely ever have.

 

[Nuke]

I was thinking similar too. Surely it can't be long before he is 100% League.

 

[Wb1234]

I was thinking similar too. Surely it can't be long before he is 100% League.

Racing would pay him too much

I tried to find out how much they pay him but it’s not available but it has to be 2 to 3 million pa plus bonuses

If he’s going to leave any it’s league once 20 teams are done and he gets a good tv deal

Hope he doesn’t but Andrew abdo is a good operator regardless

At least his day job at Randwick racecourse isn’t far away from league central if he needs to meet the executive urgently

If he stays then nrl will keep adding more teams and stay focused on international growth / expansion

 

[colly]

NRL Northern Hemisphere.

Remove promotion/relegation.

Keep the top 8 strongest ESL clubs in the top tier and drop the rest to the Championship

Add and financially bolster London, Newcastle, Toulouse, Toronto to make a 12 team comp.

Invest in grass roots.

Not bad ideas. Keep them coming.

 

[colly]

The strategy would probably be

Phase 1: A rebrand to NRL, two conferences in the Pacific, one in Europe and then maximising revenue through new global sponsors and broadcast rights.

Phase 2: Superleague is inefficiently run at the moment and the NRL could "Doge" the system over there to cut costs on administration staff if it's all under the same umbrella.

Phase 3: More global events like Vegas. Market the NRL brand heavily and look for additional broadcast revenue from the attention. France and USA are the obvious two.

As far as events go, take over a city like London for a weekend with all 32 clubs from the three conferences for an all of Rugby League Magic Round. Get the three conference winners and make a huge event out of a World Club Challenge tournament. play each other once then a final (big stadium, big city bids to host it - this will always be competitive as all 32 clubs have the same salary cap and grant to spend).

Phase 4: Build cohesive, well marketed, international tournaments that are locked in and built up as we'll finally have a global governing body with cash, power and influence over the whole game.

They are the big ideas, the key is internationals and from this world recognition and thus $$$$$$$ from our digital overlords...