Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

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NRL isnt a sport, its a competition.

Thanks Scoop… it has better brand recognition than rugby league, evident by WA ministers calling it “rugby” in reference to the Bears nrl bid.

 

[kurt faulk]

Thanks Scoop… it has better brand recognition than rugby league, evident by WA ministers calling it “rugby” in reference to the Bears nrl bid.

His trolling has been awful recently. Like really awful. Even he couldn't believe anything he was typing on the screen.

The best trolling needs an element of truth and common sense in it.

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[Éamonn an Chnoic]

It is the only benefit of PNG is to get them decent for Test footy.

Getting more teams up to NZ standard should be the aim. Atleast tests not involving Australia will be close and great games

- Permenant sell-out matches for a low ranking team
- consistent good news stories (probably internationally)
- a lock on the national consciousness as the country develops economically
- another decent international team

I am also hoping Indonesia jumps in on it and tries to get some PNG away games into Papua /West Papua (im sure the Sydney teams would be happy to sell some of these games)

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

and isnt driving touch players to follow RL more broadly

They will be working on that as a priority no doubt.
One of the problems is in non-League States it`s hard to align any Touch/Tag competitions with the local NRL franchise when you don`t have one, I think that`s what you have to do, if they don`t follow NRL and only play it socially, to get people to start following a club. Having that emotional investment makes all the difference when following a competition. Hopefully there will be one less state without a team soon..

Its the vehicle for RL into schools and other nations in Asia.

Perfect sport for schools: non-contact; highly aerobic; not difficult and easy to master the skills pretty quickly and can play it anywhere, doesn`t take up much room and bloody good fun.

 

[Iamback]

- Permenant sell-out matches for a low ranking team
- consistent good news stories (probably internationally)
- a lock on the national consciousness as the country develops economically
- another decent international team

I am also hoping Indonesia jumps in on it and tries to get some PNG away games into Papua /West Papua (im sure the Sydney teams would be happy to sell some of these games)

None of that helps on the field over say a Bris 3 as far as revenue stands

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

None of that helps on the field over say a Bris 3 as far as revenue stands

This quote from @Red&BlackBear sums it up perfectly:

"Whilst the NRL still have, at the very least, half a dozen markets that are essentially untapped.

"As the NRL taps into these markets their market share growth rises and ditto the overall commercial value of the game rises as well.

"Eventually a disparity and gap will start to grow between the codes reach and value"

PNG will be an indispensable part of cementing the perception that our game has reach. It will pay for itself in other ways.

 

[Iamback]

This quote from @Red&BlackBear sums it up perfectly:

"Whilst the NRL still have, at the very least, half a dozen markets that are essentially untapped.

"As the NRL taps into these markets their market share growth rises and ditto the overall commercial value of the game rises as well.

"Eventually a disparity and gap will start to grow between the codes reach and value"

PNG will be an indispensable part of cementing the perception that our game has reach. It will pay for itself in other ways.

I am for a PNG team. I think the benefits to test footy will be almost instant giving the standard of most test teams.

Increasing sponsorship and TV ratings but as far as the NRL club is in comparison

The exchange rate for example is 0.4 of an Australian dollar, What is the Stadium going to hold 25k?

To match the Australian clubs roughly $50 GA tickets. They need to charge 125 Kina

The minimum wage is 140 Kina, So we are looking way way down the line before any sort of decent slab of money is coming in from there. As opposed to the assets and potential of selling out Suncorp that Bris 3 would bring

I hope NZ 2 is team 20 but the same issues are in play but a better test setup negates the NRL losses in comparison to other locations

 

[T-Boon]

I'd be getting the rugby out of the touch name. Call it Touch Pacball. Get rid of rugby (which is some dump locality in North England) and replace it with Pacific (the most glorious and lethal of the worlds 8 major oceans).

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

None of that helps on the field over say a Bris 3 as far as revenue stands

Consistent sell-outs = 25k crowds in png probably brings in more than a 10k crowd in Sydney
(This is assuming tickets are expensive for locals, but the 12 PNG games will be the equivalent to Origin; how often to you pay out $1,000 for a ticket to a game?)
And this isnt considering how demanded corporate boxes will be.

Sponsorships = this jersey could be the most valuable in thr NRL. The team is broadcasting across the Australia, so a clever company will jump on for enormous positive exposure

internationals = all you need to do is look at Origin or Tonga/Samoa to see the potential in Rep football. A strong PNG in a 3-game series against NZ (during origin) would be huge

Expansion = it could be the toe in the door to some Asian countries. Showing that they would be taken seriously and showing RL as a channel for engagement with Aus

 

[NRLMad]

Anyone thinking PNG is not worth anything has rocks in their brains. It’s like saying India is not valuable due to their economy. India has one of the largest middle classes. PNG will have people with money who will pay and contribute. 10-15million people increases our footprint from 25 to 40 million.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

It’s literally branded “NRL Touch Football”

from memory, it is a partnership rather than NRL owning Touch as a subsidiary

 

[Dark Corner]

They will be working on that as a priority no doubt.
One of the problems is in non-League States it`s hard to align any Touch/Tag competitions with the local NRL franchise when you don`t have one, I think that`s what you have to do, if they don`t follow NRL and only play it socially, to get people to start following a club. Having that emotional investment makes all the difference when following a competition. Hopefully there will be one less state without a team soon..

Perfect sport for schools: non-contact; highly aerobic; not difficult and easy to master the skills pretty quickly and can play it anywhere, doesn`t take up much room and bloody good fun.

Is it two handed or one for Touch Rugby.

 

[Iamback]

Anyone thinking PNG is not worth anything has rocks in their brains. It’s like saying India is not valuable due to their economy. India has one of the largest middle classes. PNG will have people with money who will pay and contribute. 10-15million people increases our footprint from 25 to 40 million.

India have 1.4b people

10% of them being wealthy is 140m people with cash to burn.

 

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from memory, it is a partnership rather than NRL owning Touch as a subsidiary

It is still branded as “NRL Touch Football”. It’s on their logo.

 

[Iamback]

Consistent sell-outs = 25k crowds in png probably brings in more than a 10k crowd in Sydney
(This is assuming tickets are expensive for locals, but the 12 PNG games will be the equivalent to Origin; how often to you pay out $1,000 for a ticket to a game?)
And this isnt considering how demanded corporate boxes will be.

Sponsorships = this jersey could be the most valuable in thr NRL. The team is broadcasting across the Australia, so a clever company will jump on for enormous positive exposure

internationals = all you need to do is look at Origin or Tonga/Samoa to see the potential in Rep football. A strong PNG in a 3-game series against NZ (during origin) would be huge

Expansion = it could be the toe in the door to some Asian countries. Showing that they would be taken seriously and showing RL as a channel for engagement with Aus

What Sydney club is surviving on 10k crowds though.

International is a growth area I agree BUT shouldn't that go the international bodies as opposed to the NRL?

The Pacific Cup only went ahead because the NRL got the Australian govt to sponsor it, Ideally you want the likes of PNG, Tonga etc to have a pool of funds to pay players themselves.

PNG v NZ would be good down the track, Even better is them having coaches, Captains etc highly paid so they can have time to speak to sponsors. Do publicity etc.

So money going back there not to the NRL is the better outcome

Again I think it is good thing to expand, It will be good for RL as a game but the NRL benefits will be minimal.

It is a vanity project for the NRL and they can afford it which is why it is going ahead

 

[colly]

- Permenant sell-out matches for a low ranking team
- consistent good news stories (probably internationally)
- a lock on the national consciousness as the country develops economically
- another decent international team

I am also hoping Indonesia jumps in on it and tries to get some PNG away games into Papua /West Papua (im sure the Sydney teams would be happy to sell some of these games)

The Bali games would be a gas. Nelson might need a special passport.