RL independence day arrives - NRL Independent Commission announced for November 1

[El Diablo]

there aren't 157 pages for a lot

 

[Gibbo]

I'd heard they had already selected all the commissioners...

http://vicarioussports.blogspot.com/2011/06/rugby-league-independent-commissioners.html

 

[East Coast Tiger]

It was posted earlier today. If Davey Gallop's fluffer had read the thread isntead of writing love poetry addressed to Fox Studios he'd have seen it.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

I'd heard they had already selected all the commissioners...

http://vicarioussports.blogspot.com/2011/06/rugby-league-independent-commissioners.html

News wouldn't like that list. No News employees.

 

[Perth Red]

Where is the source that says that?






The NRL were looking for some club to replace the one game a year in Adelaide after Sharks pulled out of it. When the Bulldogs held discussions with the NRL about the possibility of taking games to Adelaide the NRL offered all of its assistance. The NRL helps out Canterbury with promotion of the game, we get a cash incentive for taking games there from the NRL (to ensure we don't take a hit financially by expanding the game of Rugby League, which i think Souths get too) and the NRL also helps the club set up events for the local community in Adelaide. Without the NRL, the Bulldogs wouldn't be playing games in Adelaide.
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Do they really? How much and can you show me evidence of this? I am close to the WARL and know for a fact that no team playing in Perth gets any financial support for bringing games here from the NRL. In fact the first few games the WARL had to underwrite the games and put itself at great financial risk in doing so just to get games restarted here. Fortunatley they have proved very succesful and clubs now make a tidy profit from the games.

We once had the NRl roadshow here with some Roosters players. Aside from that I can;t think of any direct support the NRL gives.

 

[Parra]

ECT just mention the post number instead of the page number.

Simple advice is beyond some people here.

 

[Noa]

I think its pretty obvious that the ARL are the "bitch" of the marriage.

That was most evident when he decided the Storms penalty whilst doing a shit on the toilet, didnt even bother giving the non-conflicted side of the partnership a call.

 

[mickdo]

News wouldn't like that list. No News employees.

Thank goodness for that. Get the f**kers out of the game for good.

 

[Rockin Ronny]

Can someone summarise the current legal relationship between rugby league and News Limited AND compare that with the post-IC relationship?

My understanding was that, in 5 years, News have no further control over the game, first or second rights, options etc. In other words, gone for good. So - why have an IC - just wait and piss them off so they don't have any input into the IC.

Further, if we get an IC, don't News get control over TV rights for another 20+ years? why cut the game off again at the knees for 2 decades.

Finally, seeing as News Limited built and benefitted significantly from PayTV, FoxSports etc on the back of rugby league, why wasn't there a clause in the deal saying that rugby league will get a slice of that action. Instead, rugby league agreed to let News use rugby league to build their PayTV business PLUS pay them $8 million per annum.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

News want him long-term. That's the point. He's their puppet. That's why they want him there. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news about your boyfriend.

 

[Brutus]

Wouldn'y it be nice if, out of the blue, a cashed up new competitor to Foxtel suddenly appeared and went all out to get RL.

It would be rather ironic.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

News Ltd current staus....

Better than North Sydney.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

News Ltd current staus....

Better than North Sydney.

Lmao
Hahahahahaha!!!!!

 

[BDGS]

News want him long-term. That's the point. He's their puppet. That's why they want him there. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news about your boyfriend.

News want him long term because of reasons you couldn't possibly know, unless of course you are in contact with news limited on a regular basis. I think its safe to assume that you aren't. But what is with the insults?

David Gallop has done an important job in Rugby League's success post-SL, whether some fans can see that or not, it doesn't matter.

But maybe you should join your mate Brutus and have meetings, he is good at lashing out with insults as well.

Case in point below.

Yes it was you fool.

Prove it then, but i've noticed you tendency to hide behind insults. An obvious sign of lack of confidence in ones argument/opinion.

Even if my mind is a little off, Rugby League large dominance in TV ratings are bigger now then they ever have been. And Packer had a lot to do with the AFL's old TV deal.

it has even got better since 2008, http://www.nospam09.com/2008/07/17/nrl-rugby-league-dominates-foxtel-pay-tv-ratings/

NRL Rugby League continues to dominate pay TV ratings writes Roy Masters from the SMH, with NRL taking 64 spots in the top ranking 100 of the most watched PayTV programs in 2008

What was it last year? 72 out of the top 100, that's right.

As for FTA tv. I can't find any link, but it's definitely getting better each year of late.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

News want him long term because of reasons you couldn't possibly know, unless of course you are in contact with news limited on a regular basis. I think its safe to assume that you aren't. But what is with the insults?

David Gallop has done an important job in Rugby League's success post-SL, whether some fans can see that or not, it doesn't matter.

Yeah I can't imagine why News would want Gallop in the job. It's not as if they only ever do things for their own benefit so it can't be that...

 

[Brutus]

News want him long term because of reasons you couldn't possibly know, unless of course you are in contact with news limited on a regular basis. I think its safe to assume that you aren't. But what is with the insults?

David Gallop has done an important job in Rugby League's success post-SL, whether some fans can see that or not, it doesn't matter.

But maybe you should join your mate Brutus and have meetings, he is good at lashing out with insults as well.

Case in point below.



Prove it then, but i've noticed you tendency to hide behind insults. An obvious sign of lack of confidence in ones argument/opinion.

Even if my mind is a little off, Rugby League large dominance in TV ratings are bigger now then they ever have been. And Packer had a lot to do with the AFL's old TV deal.

it has even got better since 2008, http://www.nospam09.com/2008/07/17/nrl-rugby-league-dominates-foxtel-pay-tv-ratings/



What was it last year? 72 out of the top 100, that's right.

As for FTA tv. I can't find any link, but it's definitely getting better each year of late.

Why was Superleague started in the first place clown??

It's because RL was Australia's No 1 rating sport in the winter.

Friday night footy in RL almost always beat the equivalent coverage in Melbourne and the same went for the Saturday afternoon live league game on the ABC and the Sunday night replay.

You seem to think RL was behind "other sports" before the last deal.

What planet are you on? Planet Gallop by the sounds of it. Are you related to him?

 

[siv]

RL in 2011 is returning back to similar levels as back in 1988-95 levels

Games are once again starting to spread out to regional Australia and we are looking forward to possible expansion once again

Has Gallop done well - up to a point - but he serves his master News Ltd

Is he better than Quayle who brought us Stadium Australia 87,000 at teh MCG and expansion into 8 new areas, all with such success that a money hungry giant taht is News Ltd choose to use RL as a pawn in a Pay TV war

Yes membership is better and TV ratings are higher - but so is the population of Australia where Sydney has gone from around 4 mil to 6 mil

But if we use a baromter in the number of family friendly matches on a Sunday afternoon when RL was king across a major radio networks nad AFL and RU were way behind in Qld and NSW

We had 5 games on a Sunday afternoon with 3 grades each. Now we have 2 with 2 grades

We had FG, RG, U23, senior level comps and U21, U19, U17, U15 junior level comps and a Metro Cup

Today we have FG, U20 and junior U18, U16 grades and a NSW Cup

Before bush footy was extremely strong, NZ had a strong local comp - both are dying

So from a participation point of view and player numbers RL in 2011 is way down

 

[nko11]

RL in 2011 is returning back to similar levels as back in 1988-95 levels

Games are once again starting to spread out to regional Australia and we are looking forward to possible expansion once again

Has Gallop done well - up to a point - but he serves his master News Ltd

Is he better than Quayle who brought us Stadium Australia 87,000 at teh MCG and expansion into 8 new areas, all with such success that a money hungry giant taht is News Ltd choose to use RL as a pawn in a Pay TV war

Yes membership is better and TV ratings are higher - but so is the population of Australia where Sydney has gone from around 4 mil to 6 mil

But if we use a baromter in the number of family friendly matches on a Sunday afternoon when RL was king across a major radio networks nad AFL and RU were way behind in Qld and NSW

We had 5 games on a Sunday afternoon with 3 grades each. Now we have 2 with 2 grades

We had FG, RG, U23, senior level comps and U21, U19, U17, U15 junior level comps and a Metro Cup

Today we have FG, U20 and junior U18, U16 grades and a NSW Cup

Before bush footy was extremely strong, NZ had a strong local comp - both are dying

So from a participation point of view and player numbers RL in 2011 is way down

Sydneys population is only 4.5 million...

 

[Spanner in the works]

For all you kids that hate News Limited, which is most of you, go to Four Corners and check out this thread:
http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?p=7554264
Murdoch has just being brought to his knees.

 

[NrlCoach]

Indigenous leader poised to complete commission

Brad Walter

July 8, 2011

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-commission-20110707-1h4w5.html#ixzz1RLYNmGqC

THE formation of the independent commission is finally set to be announced next week after the ARL board agreed on Chris Sarra, an indigenous educator and Queenslander of the year award winner, as the eighth and final commissioner. Sarra's appointment needs to be approved by News Ltd and the NRL clubs, but the Herald understands that is a formality and the eight commissioners will be officially unveiled next week.

They are:
Advertisement: Story continues below 2000 Sydney Olympics boss and former Qantas and Billabong chairman Gary Pemberton; IT guru and 1972 World Cup representative John Grant; Leighton Holdings chief financial officer Peter Gregg; Harris Farm markets founder Catherine Harris, Ad man Ian Elliott; CSR director Jeremy Sutcliffe; League great Wayne Pearce; and Sarra, who heads the Stronger Smarter Institute.

The other seven commissioners had been agreed to by a four-man subcommittee comprising News Ltd's chief operating officer, Peter Macourt, the ARL chairman, John Chalk, QRL director Terry Mackenroth, and South Sydney chairman Nicholas Pappas, representing the NRL clubs. They were split over the final position, with the ARL and NRL clubs wanting former Wests Magpies and Wests Tigers chairman Jim Marsden and News Ltd and the QRL supporting former Ansett executive Mark Williamson. Marsden said in the Herald last Saturday that he would stand aside to help the commission proceed and QRL directors withdrew Williamson's nomination at an ARL board meeting in Brisbane yesterday.

Mackenroth, whose close ties with Williamson had been revealed by the Herald, put Sarra forward as a compromise candidate and the 43-year-old was accepted by the six NSW directors who hold the balance of power on the ARL board. Renowned for his work as an indigenous educator, Sarra has ties with league through his involvement in the NRL All Stars match. His brother Zac Sarra also enjoyed a long career in the Brisbane competition during the 1980s and 1990s and was a former Wynnum-Manly teammate of Queensland greats Wally Lewis and Gene Miles.

Sarra forged a reputation as an indigenous leader through his role as principal of Cherbourg State School in the 1990s. He is credited with boosting enthusiasm for learning, dramatically improving school attendances and increasing community involvement in education. He was later appointed as the director of a Queensland government program on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership. Sarra was named the 2004 Queenslander of the year and in 2010 he was the Queensland nomination for Australian of the year.