Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

[Steel Saints]

Vlad in a pretty good interview here

he name dropped a few other places he wants to go (Middle East, Japan).

Dubai/Qatar/Saudi Arabia would be great for investment, destination, etc.

In light of recent events, PVL probably needs to do a rethink about the middle east. Certainly in the short term.

 

[Dogs Of War]

In light of recent events, PVL probably needs to do a rethink about the middle east. Certainly in the short term.

Well he wants ideas in 3mths. He set a deadline. It's not like a game is scheduled shortly to be played there. I'm sure by 3mths he will get a fair idea of what the situation looks like and if America started another forever war.

 

[BuffaloRules]

In light of recent events, PVL probably needs to do a rethink about the middle east. Certainly in the short term.

This interview was done before things kicked off… I doubt they will be playing a game there in 2027

 

[Foreign Legion]

Dubai/Qatar/Saudi Arabia would be great for investment, destination, etc.

Turn on the telly...

 

[Steel Saints]

Well he wants ideas in 3mths. He set a deadline. It's not like a game is scheduled shortly to be played there. I'm sure by 3mths he will get a fair idea of what the situation looks like and if America started another forever war.

Even if there was peace, apart from money, why are the NRL interested to go to the middle east? Do they have a strategy in regards to that region? If there isn't a strategy, then the middle east could provide a short term sugar hit. Once novelty wears off, what happens then?

I can understand why they want to take a game to London, so they could help out the ESL, a comp which the NRL may invest in. Vegas was initially about gambling, but the NRL is slowly getting itself known with American sports and streaming or media companies.

IMO, the point of having a potential global round is to get the code known, with the right strategies behind it. The money side of it will take care of itself.

 

[siv]

In light of recent events, PVL probably needs to do a rethink about the middle east. Certainly in the short term.

He will lead the way in opening up sport in the middle east

Bombs are a integral part of the game

They will love how they are delivered

 

[Wb1234]

Even if there was peace, apart from money, why are the NRL interested to go to the middle east? Do they have a strategy in regards to that region? If there isn't a strategy, then the middle east could provide a short term sugar hit. Once novelty wears off, what happens then?

I can understand why they want to take a game to London, so they could help out the ESL, a comp which the NRL may invest in. Vegas was initially about gambling, but the NRL is slowly getting itself known with American sports and streaming or media companies.

IMO, the point of having a potential global round is to get the code known, with the right strategies behind it. The money side of it will take care of itself.

Oil money

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

In light of recent events, PVL probably needs to do a rethink about the middle east. Certainly in the short term.

Even if there was peace, apart from money, why are the NRL interested to go to the middle east? Do they have a strategy in regards to that region? If there isn't a strategy, then the middle east could provide a short term sugar hit. Once novelty wears off, what happens then?

The money side of it will take care of itself.

Oil money

Reporting in the paper there are 150 000 Australians stranded in the Middle East, how many more cleared out before the fighting. I`d reckon it wouldn`t be too hard to fill a stadium over there when things settle down and go back to normal.

 

[Steel Saints]

Reporting in the paper there are 150 000 Australians stranded in the Middle East, how many more cleared out before the fighting. I`d reckon it wouldn`t be too hard to fill a stadium over there when things settle down and go back to normal.

Before the NRL goes to the middle east, they should explore east Asian countries like Japan. Better timezones too.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Before the NRL goes to the middle east, they should explore east Asian countries like Japan. Better timezones too.

Yeah, do both, the money might be better in the Middle East though, the Saudi`s would pay good money to fill one of their many stadiums. And there`s League in Lebanon, would help to grow the game there.

 

[Wb1234]

Yeah, do both, the money might be better in the Middle East though, the Saudi`s would pay good money to fill one of their many stadiums. And there`s League in Lebanon, would help to grow the game there.

If it’s the same round as Vegas I feel it dilutes the focus on Vegas

Vegas is getting bigger each year like magic it’s working perfectly

 

[Trifili13]

Reporting in the paper there are 150 000 Australians stranded in the Middle East, how many more cleared out before the fighting. I`d reckon it wouldn`t be too hard to fill a stadium over there when things settle down and go back to normal.

Would depend on how many of the 150k are interested in attending an NRL game and how big the stadium is.

Is there a Fremont Street equivalent for partying, otherwise good luck with drinking alcohol in the middle east.

Let's face it, the Middle East would be a money grab only (and nothing wrong with that), it would not be about spreading the game as potentially playing in Japan, France, etc.

 

[Captain Apollo]

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Let's face it, the Middle East would be a money grab only (and nothing wrong with that), it would not be about spreading the game as potentially playing in Japan, France, etc.

I dunno. Might get a few camels playing rugby league out of it. Just think, they wouldn't need water breaks in the heat Mind you catching the ball with its hoofs might be a challenge at first.

 

[Trifili13]

I dunno. Might get a few camels playing rugby league out of it. Just think, they wouldn't need water breaks in the heat Mind you catching the ball with its hoofs might be a challenge at first.

Buck the Broncos mascot might get upset. We know they don't like competition up there.

 

[Reflector]

I'm all for the NRL taking a game to Saudi Arabia. They can host it in Riyadh. Have you heard they have a Starbucks, a KFC - they even got a f**king Chili's over there! They're just regular, you know.

The pre-match entertainment can be a stand-up routine by Bill Burr...

 

[Barney Stubble]

Games flying atm
Storm & Raiders both setting membership records prior to rnd 1
Storm 30,072
Raiders 23,286

This on top of the Broncos number of over 57,000 prior to Christmas which hasn't been updated yet

 

[mccarthyj367]

Even if there was peace, apart from money, why are the NRL interested to go to the middle east? Do they have a strategy in regards to that region? If there isn't a strategy, then the middle east could provide a short term sugar hit. Once novelty wears off, what happens then?

I can understand why they want to take a game to London, so they could help out the ESL, a comp which the NRL may invest in. Vegas was initially about gambling, but the NRL is slowly getting itself known with American sports and streaming or media companies.

IMO, the point of having a potential global round is to get the code known, with the right strategies behind it. The money side of it will take care of itself.

These are great points. The Middle East would only be a cash grab not creating a global experience. IMO Tokyo or Hong Kong/Singapore would make much more sense. They have rugby stadiums, tourism from Australia and in HK/Singapore an Australian/UK ex-pat community.

The NRL may get millions more out of Las Vegas tourism because they created a 'must-see' experience. That is strategic growth. It is completely different from Saudi Arabia giving the NRL $5m and say make an event (literally built on sand) amazing. Many sports have tried this, took the money and lost the fan experience. NRL need to be wary.

A round 1 with potentially games in Las Vegas, London, Tokyo, Australia, PNG, and NZ in 2028 is mind blowing - and achieves its global round aims.

 

[mccarthyj367]

If the NRL invests into SL within 2 years things could be unrecognisable. We will most likely have..

One set of rules worldwide
Broadcasters in sync
One set of assets and branding
Cross sponsors (Referees/Bunker/Internationals etc)
Cross promotions and themes (Women in League/Retro Round/Try July/Finals Series etc)
One organisation creating international schedules
One streaming platform (WatchNRL) available worldwide with both competitions
Joint youth and pathway programmes (and exchanges)
Referee training centrally and referee exchanges
Judiciary and integrity units in sync
Data and stats centralised
Joined up Global Round 1
5 countries playing NRL every other weekend
Competitions starting and ending in sync
Magic rounds in sync
World Club Challenge

If the competitions could get together and pull this sort of thing off it would be ######## incredible. The fact that the NRL and SL have localised markets 12,000 miles apart means - if you are old school and want to ignore the other comp - it would still pretty easy.

 

[T-Boon]

If the NRL invests into SL within 2 years things could be unrecognisable. We will most likely have..

One set of rules worldwide
Broadcasters in sync
One set of assets and branding
Cross sponsors (Referees/Bunker/Internationals etc)
Cross promotions and themes (Women in League/Retro Round/Try July/Finals Series etc)
One organisation creating international schedules
One streaming platform (WatchNRL) available worldwide with both competitions
Joint youth and pathway programmes (and exchanges)
Referee training centrally and referee exchanges
Judiciary and integrity units in sync
Data and stats centralised
Joined up Global Round 1
5 countries playing NRL every other weekend
Competitions starting and ending in sync
Magic rounds in sync
World Club Challenge

If the competitions could get together and pull this sort of thing off it would be ######## incredible. The fact that the NRL and SL have localised markets 12,000 miles apart means - if you are old school and want to ignore the other comp - it would still pretty easy.

Add to that World Club Nines.

 

[T-Boon]

I wonder if PVL could get Souths out of Stadium Australia and into SFS. I think he could pull strings and get it done - but Politis is probably against it, so he is in PVLs ear - I suspect this.