It's not so much about the Donks winning the comp but keeping them in the mix each year drives the NRL revenue. If the Donks missed the 8 three years in a row the NRL would be stuffedThe interesting thing is that while everyone says the Donkeys get an armchair ride from the NRL (and to some degree I think this is right) they haven’t won a comp since 2006.
You could say it’s something else the NRL can’t organise.
It's not so much about the Donks winning the comp but keeping them in the mix each year drives the NRL revenue. If the Donks missed the 8 three years in a row the NRL would be stuffed