Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[T-Boon]

In this most recent iteration of the ‘conference’ brainfart.

Some people cannot stand the idea of change and that is what this opinion of yours really is. Oh my god what will happen if we have conferences. The horror.

 

[T-Boon]

A 18 team 2-conference system would be good.

Qld/Other
Brisbane City Fins
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans
Melbourne Storm
Western Bears
NQ Cowboys
Auckland Warriors
Canterbury Caterpillars
Canberra Raiders

Top 2 play final at Suncorp for the conference championship. Top 3 go through to finals.

NSW
Canterbury Bulldogs
Parra Eels
Penrith Panthers
Wests Tigers
Rooters
Sea Eagles
Sharks
Dragons
Newcastle Knights

Top 2 play final at Stadium A for the conference championship. Top 3 go through to finals.

Top 6 finals - winner of each conference final straight into top 4 the others play each other to 4 play off to get into the top 4.

 

[Captain Apollo]

A 6pm trime slot for Thursday games? That's stupid as anything. Whilst, in my opinion, 7.50 pm is too late, 6 pm is way too early, especially if you have to travel any distance on game day to get to the game if you work.

 

[siv]

Waiting to hear from V’Landys on allowing pommies and kiwis in Origin and Sydney clubs having the benefit of no travel

Or perhaps it’s just bush week at NRL house, and we ignore this bullshit noise.

We went through this debate before

2 pools of 10 teams - or 28 rounds no byes

Home & Away within your pool every year
Home & Away over 2 years cross pools

Cowboys, Perth, Auckland, Storm, Canberra, Newcastle will ALL travel for every away game - 14 games

Doesnt matter which model you propose

Broncos, Dolphins, Gold Coast and lets say Ipswich will play each other twice no matter what conference structure you want. And the rest are travel games. 11 travel games

Again doesnt change which ever pool system you use

The Sydney pool will result in 5 away travel games for these teams. Clubs today increase this to 7 when they take a game to regional location and Maguc round

This is basis of todays NRL draw already if you look at it in detail. Just with 4 byes. Get rid of the 4 byes Vegas and 3 origin it fits

Just make Ch9 broadcast its Saturday night fixture rather than selling it back to Fox

So who are in each 10 pool

Sydney - Easts, Manly, Souths, Cronulla, Dragons, Wests-Tigers, Dogs, Penrith, Parramatta, Newcastle

Regional - Broncos, Dolphins, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Cowboys, PNG, Storm, Canberra, Perth, Warriors

Finals must remain based on combined points table - not the stupid NFL system

 

[cinders7]

The inescapable reality is that if there's a conference setup where one group has significantly less travel and also comprises most of the oldest clubs/oldest rivalries then you will see more quality players opt to play for teams in that conference.

A higher concentration of quality players will make for better games and will draw more fans and sponsors to those teams, and the NRL will quickly end up with a two-step league.

Sydney Boomers and GenX-ers need to accept that the NRL isn't the NSWRFL and that they can't keep looking back to a suburban comp in the 1980's when planning a multinational comp for the 2030's and 2040's.

 

[Wb1234]

The inescapable reality is that if there's a conference setup where one group has significantly less travel and also comprises most of the oldest clubs/oldest rivalries then you will see more quality players opt to play for teams in that conference.

A higher concentration of quality players will make for better games and will draw more fans and sponsors to those teams, and the NRL will quickly end up with a two-step league.

Sydney Boomers and GenX-ers need to accept that the NRL isn't the NSWRFL and that they can't keep looking back to a suburban comp in the 1980's when planning a multinational comp for the 2030's and 2040's.

Travel doesn’t change much from now to conferences

If it’s a Sydney conference it’s Sydney v Sydney they gain no advantage against each other

Then if you get top five from each conference

Ideally I would have two top five finals Systems of each conference with the winners playing off the ultimate winners in the gf

It maximises crowds and ratings

Plus top five system is the fairest system for the team who come first

 

[Wb1234]

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Eden park would sell out and it’s a great way to make more inroads on rugby union

It would have to be on a Sunday though given the time difference and making it available in the local market on tv at a reasonable time

 

[Desert Qlder]

Cronulla v St George does not draw a crowd nor is it a rivalry that in any demonstrable in any way.

Why are they in the same 'conference'? What problem is being solved?

 

[T-Boon]

Cronulla v St George does not draw a crowd nor is it a rivalry that in any demonstrable in any way.

Why are they in the same 'conference'? What problem is being solved?

It would become a better rivalry due to competing with each other directly to get out of the conference into the finals and thus draw a bigger crowd and possibly TV audience.

 

[Diesel]

Anyone that suggests a NSW or Sydney only conference and another for the other teams has the same Sydney centric mentality that’s been holding the game back for 40 years

 

[Pippen94]

Anyone that suggests a NSW or Sydney only conference and another for the other teams has the same Sydney centric mentality that’s been holding the game back for 40 years

Yeah, being strong in Sydney has held game back.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Anyone that suggests a NSW or Sydney only conference and another for the other teams has the same Sydney centric mentality that’s been holding the game back for 40 years

Anyone that suggests a NSW or Sydney only conference... understands geography, economics, logistics, rivalry and tradition.

I'm in Brisbane. Explain to me like I'm 5 why the Roosters would be better suited to playing the Cowboys twice instead of Souths...?
Aaaand go !

 

[Trifili13]

Anyone that suggests a NSW or Sydney only conference... understands geography, economics, logistics, rivalry and tradition.

I'm in Brisbane. Explain to me like I'm 5 why the Roosters would be better suited to playing the Cowboys twice instead of Souths...?
Aaaand go !

So they can build up frequent flyers points to use when they play against their traditional rivals of PNG.

 

[i0Nic]

Eddie McGuire on his podcast today frothing over how PVL has sucked the oxygen of the media towards nrl and Sydney and away from fumble. It’s great listening.

 

[Jetka100]

Eddie McGuire on his podcast today frothing over how PVL has sucked the oxygen of the media towards nrl and Sydney and away from fumble. It’s great listening.

There has been a correlation between the degradation of the State of Victoria with that of its footy code.

 

[Peach & Apricot]

There has been a correlation between the degradation of the State of Victoria with that of its footy code.

Long may it continue

 

[Dark Corner]

Eddie McGuire on his podcast today frothing over how PVL has sucked the oxygen of the media towards nrl and Sydney and away from fumble. It’s great listening.

Do you think he is in the closet and secretly likes the game as I remember him interviewing Billy Slater and this ?

 

[T to the T]

Anyone that suggests a NSW or Sydney only conference and another for the other teams has the same Sydney centric mentality that’s been holding the game back for 40 years

In a 23 game season with 20 teams, it's just 4 of those games which are affected by the conference system. I don't see it as a big issue.