Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent - Lomax case settled

[BODISGOD]

And yet Mark went from a nobody into a house hold name.

Doesn't say much for union does it?

FYI Marks roosters are sponsored by BYD, are they up to your standard of sponsorship?

Again buddy, nobody cares outside of your goldfish bowl. It’s the equivalent of being the local GAA player here.

If it was so great then he’d be staying. He isn’t for a reason. I know it’s hard when you live in a timezone divorced from most of the rest of the civilised world, but there’s a big bad world out there.

 

[taste2taste]

Rugby league is propped up by pokies

Haha, bro still thinks its 1995

French club rugby is doing just fine. They have diverse finances from diverse competitions.

Gemini disagrees

Weaknesses: The "Sugar Daddy" Model

• Structural Losses: Despite high revenue, the majority of Top 14 clubs operate at a loss.
• Dependency on Backers: Many clubs are dependent on wealthy individuals (presidents) to cover annual losses. This poses a long-term risk if backers withdraw.
• High Costs: The league is an arms race for talent, leading to massive player salary expenditures, which account for about 38% of club spending.
• Rising Deficits: While some clubs like Toulouse, La Rochelle, and Bordeaux have achieved sustainable profitability, others (historically Toulon and Stade Français) operate as "money sinks". Reports in 2025 indicated a 10% increase in losses for some clubs compared to the previous season.

 

[Dogs Of War]

Does he become a “superstar” again when he might be on the way back the NRL and the media are looking to appeal to the low rent types slobbering over their McDonalds breakfast?

To be honest he would be considered a super star coming back. He is a handy player to have in your team and is still young enough to contribute well. Hopefully not back at the Roosters. Be nice to go to the Warriors.

 

[taste2taste]

Again buddy, nobody cares outside of your goldfish bowl. It’s the equivalent of being the local GAA player here.

And yet our " fish bowl " is the world largest Rugby comp by every metric.

Oh, excluding the world cup of course

 

[Dogs Of War]

And yet our " fish bowl " is the world largest Rugby comp by every metric.

Oh, excluding the world cup of course

And what is the ARU doing to do about cash, they had the Lions tour and it's another 11yrs before it happens again, then another cash injection next year. But then they have to pray that money can last until the Lions tour again and the murmurs of no cash will commence again as they throw the money away as they normally do thinking the game is turning the corner in Australia.

 

[Wb1234]

Rugby league is propped up by pokies and broadcasters like DAZN who are making massive losses.

Like deary me chap, French football is getting less than 40% from their direct to consumer model than they were from tv rights after things went pop. Waaaaakkkkke uuuuup.

French club rugby is doing just fine. They have diverse finances from diverse competitions.

Nah pokies are just a bonus

Nrl salary cap 12.5 million
Nrl club grant 17.5 million to 20 million

English club rugby union

Salary cap 6.4 to 7.8 million pounds
Club grant 3.3 million pounds

The new tv deal will see an increase of around 250 million pa

Which is more than every Union tv deal combined at club level and probably international too

Nrl = sustainable and popular

 

[Captain Apollo]

Rugby league is propped up by pokies and broadcasters like DAZN who are making massive losses.

Like deary me chap, French football is getting less than 40% from their direct to consumer model than they were from tv rights after things went pop. Waaaaakkkkke uuuuup.

French club rugby is doing just fine. They have diverse finances from diverse competitions.

Based on your logic, then the NFL and NBA are also propped up by broadcasters like CBS, ABC, Fox, ESPN

 

[Captain Apollo]

To be honest he would be considered a super star coming back. He is a handy player to have in your team and is still young enough to contribute well. Hopefully not back at the Roosters. Be nice to go to the Warriors.

If Manu came back to the NRL, he'd come back to the Roosters. It wouldn't be to the Warriors. It's not the same boat as RTS. RTS only left the Roosters for the Warriors as the Warriors threw heaps of money at him in the first place for 2016 the english league player (who's name escapes me atm) left to return to the UK which left them with oodles of cap room. Later when RTS went to Union, he returned to the Warriors. Manu doesn't have that same attachment to the Warriors that RTS did.

 

[Dogs Of War]

If Manu came back to the NRL, he'd come back to the Roosters. It wouldn't be to the Warriors. It's not the same boat as RTS. RTS only left the Roosters for the Warriors as the Warriors threw heaps of money at him in the first place for 2016 the english league player (who's name escapes me atm) left to return to the UK which left them with oodles of cap room. Later when RTS went to Union, he returned to the Warriors. Manu doesn't have that same attachment to the Warriors that RTS did.

Oh I get that, and Uncle Nick would be having a serious word to him about coming back. I was just thinking what would be good for the game itself.

 

[taste2taste]

Why Joey Manu could be on the verge of an NRL return

The 28-year-old is considering asking for a release from his French rugby deal to return home due to family reasons.

www.smh.com.au

Former Roosters superstar considering shock release as potential NRL return looms

Former Roosters superstar considering shock release as potential NRL return looms

www.foxsports.com.au

Heck even the NRL website called him thay

Manu not ruling out NRL return as combination with Young grows

Sydney Roosters superstar Joey Manu has refused to rule out a return to the NRL after his stint in Japanese rugby union and confirmed an ambition to represent Cook Islands.

www.nrl.com

Does he become a “superstar” again when he might be on the way back the NRL and the media are looking to appeal to the low rent types slobbering over their McDonalds breakfast?

Haha, Manu wouldn't even make the Roosters starting team, Toia and Smith are both better centres.

But its cute you think he's a "super star "

 

[Wb1234]

If Manu came back to the NRL, he'd come back to the Roosters. It wouldn't be to the Warriors. It's not the same boat as RTS. RTS only left the Roosters for the Warriors as the Warriors threw heaps of money at him in the first place for 2016 the english league player (who's name escapes me atm) left to return to the UK which left them with oodles of cap room. Later when RTS went to Union, he returned to the Warriors. Manu doesn't have that same attachment to the Warriors that RTS did.

Roosters have good juniors

Better focus on them than give manu suaali even Marky mark a chance back

Manu before he left was average and he’s getting over the hill

Suaali never justified the hype and he’s on 1.7 million pa he’s not worth half in league

 

[Gobsmacked]

Rugby league is propped up by pokies and broadcasters like DAZN who are making massive losses.

Like deary me chap, French football is getting less than 40% from their direct to consumer model than they were from tv rights after things went pop. Waaaaakkkkke uuuuup.

French club rugby is doing just fine. They have diverse finances from diverse competitions.

What's incredible is all your ranting for 2 pages was done during a standard Union stoppage.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Haha, Manu wouldn't even make the Roosters starting team, Toia and Smith are both better centres.

But its cute you think he's a "super star "

Nah Many is pretty bloody good. I'll take an inform Manu over either of them.

NRL teams are stacked with superstars because they can be! You can run the ball , put on a hit, take a chance!
You can't do that in that stupid kick and clap nonsense. If you are able to do half what you do in league, you're a star but it's only a fraction of the playing group that get an opportunity.

 

[kurt faulk]

$1bn per year. Oh wowsers, the Rugby World Cup turns over more than that in six weeks ffs.

We’ll see how long the tv deals last anyway, major concentration risk.

Horrible trolling.

.

 

[Dogs Of War]

major concentration risk.

Is your brain hurting from trying to concentrate?

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

@BODISGOD I`ll say good bye to you now.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Rugby Australia has landed a second major signing in as many weeks

They are kidding themselves aren`t they, to anybody else signing Chrichton would be like signing some aging star who wants to have a crack at a game he played when he was a kid before he gets too old, yet union knobs are selling it as "second major signing"... so desperate.

 

[marlins2.0]

Union draws at international level because it has to. It's domestic game doesn't draw, because it can't. Shrinking TV deals and attendances, backward thinking with regards to production, promotion and merchandising. Rules which don't translate to potential new audiences.

Yes there is a World Cup that draws, and honestly, leaguies are envious of that...but not at the expense of the NRL. The NRL is the benchmark for rugby competitions of either code.

It will be interesting to see the effects of expansion and dilution of the rugby world cup to make it more attractive to TV and sponsors. The All Blacks could very realistically break the 1995 record when they play HK next year. Sure union has a bigger global footprint, but Magic the Gathering has a bigger one...my point being..."so what?" And the answer will be, "tv money of course".

Players will chase bigger contracts, but Union of all codes should understand one or two players leaving hardly shifts the hands of the Doomsday clock. For every Mathew Ridge a Christian Cullen is discovered. For every Lote Tuqiri a Greg Inglis etc. Manu was a great contributor to the game and at the peak of his powers when he left...the game has produced a dozen equally talented stars since then. If he comes back, sweet! If he doesn't, sweet! If Clearly leaves, sweet! If he doesn't, sweet!

 

[BODISGOD]

And yet our " fish bowl " is the world largest Rugby comp by every metric.

Oh, excluding the world cup of course

Your competition is the only show in town, rugby has numerous competitions of value.

 

[BODISGOD]

Haha, Manu wouldn't even make the Roosters starting team, Toia and Smith are both better centres.

But its cute you think he's a "super star "

Again not my words, the words of the NRL media when appealing to gormless simpletons.