The Las Vegas Thread

[Mother Nature's Son]

https://x.com/footyonnine/status/1896885065109643639?s=46

The NRL has really rattled the fumbleflops

It`s hilarious, I gather they`re talking about putting on all their marquee matches on at the same time to counter Vegas and no matter what they do it`s still going to be drowned out by Vegas. Channel 7 will be back there next year possibly with a whole team, wouldn`t it be great if the NRL made them extra welcome so there was loads of Seven coverage all week.
And we`ll still have all our marquee matches left because we don`t need to waste them in Vegas.
Poor fumbles, they just got to realise you can`t compete with international coverage, small isolated country like Oz it`s natural we crave a bit of international recognition.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

How to market NRL to America,
Just start calling the NRL .... "NRL Rugby"
" NRL Rugby... Rugby's very own NFL" Watch the Americans start to embrace it.

That’s actually very clever!

if we arent going to ditch “Rugby Competition” as our brand, then lean into it.

 

[bad boy bubby]

All the Aussie rules talk is about counter acting.
In War Talk, the ones counter acting means they are losing the war.
They use "positive propoganda" talk to reassure their constituents, and they in turn go away thinking all is fine.

I really had no idea that they were so flummoxed about Las Vegas and the NRL, but here we are.
It's a little amusing.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Geez, even the AFL admits Vegas is a hit.. Perth Red must be on the phone trying to bring his mates back in line lol

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

‘Stay the course’: do MLS’s anemic ratings in the Apple TV era matter?

It’s certainly strange that MLS apparently struggles to outdo pickleball in the broadcast TV ratings. But with a North American World Cup looming, there’s no reason for panic

www.theguardian.com

MLS final last year got 470k (down from over 800k lol) and nrl is already close to that figure

And their average is under 200k a game and their tv deal is 250 million pa

That’s what a tiny portion of the us sporting market is worth

Reading that and seeing the reaction to the Vegas venture makes me realise the potential of a professional Rugby League competition in America with NRL backing. I don`t think that UFC boss who said Rugby League could be huge in America was joking.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I noticed on the smh website the bandana yawnion muppet has again bagged the Vegas venture without even mentioning his own sport in the article.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

I noticed on the smh website the bandana yawnion muppet has again bagged the Vegas venture without even mentioning his own sport in the article.

Only way he gets people to read his articles is to talk about League.
He did mention the waratahs the other day though, bagged the type of football they were playing despite winning and basically conceded they won`t compete with League if they insist on that style of play, winning or not it is an eyesore. Harsh words, he sounded depressed.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I noticed on the smh website the bandana yawnion muppet has again bagged the Vegas venture without even mentioning his own sport in the article.

He writes more articles about league than union these days which tells you who’s getting than marketing right.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

He writes more articles about league than union these days which tells you who’s getting than marketing right.

Wow!! I just went over and read it, it really is eating him up. And this so-called man-of-the -people (remember hospitals and schools not (NRL) stadiums) never fails to reveal his true colours calling people who gamble "losers".
No comments section either, only sad merkin journalist I`ve ever seen who responds to people in his comments section.
f**k I love seeing that fool suffer.

 

[DIOGENES]

The numbers are in.
371,000 watched Raiders Warriors on American free to air.

NRL matches were screened free-to-air in the US for the first time. Here’s how many tuned in

Live rugby league was beamed into American homes at the weekend as the NRL again took its season opener to Las Vegas.

www.smh.com.au

 

[chrisD]

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[chrisD]

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[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Reading that and seeing the reaction to the Vegas venture makes me realise the potential of a professional Rugby League competition in America with NRL backing. I don`t think that UFC boss who said Rugby League could be huge in America was joking.

I still reckon an NRL team in the US would be worth a shot. even is it folds, it would make an impression.

- Based in Hawaii: this wouldnt be all that much crazier than Perth (+1 mil population, different time zone long flight, no established local support) but with a much bigger upside

-Based on the West Coast: this would be the crazy one, but it would be insane if it works. If you could make this work, it’s straight up double the value of the competition.

 

[DIOGENES]

It`s hilarious, I gather they`re talking about putting on all their marquee matches on at the same time to counter Vegas and no matter what they do it`s still going to be drowned out by Vegas. Channel 7 will be back there next year possibly with a whole team, wouldn`t it be great if the NRL made them extra welcome so there was loads of Seven coverage all week.
And we`ll still have all our marquee matches left because we don`t need to waste them in Vegas.
Poor fumbles, they just got to realise you can`t compete with international coverage, small isolated country like Oz it`s natural we crave a bit of international recognition.

Not True
Someone in the comments wants the opening round held in India (because they are Cricket mad (WTF))
China hasn't worked out as we wanted but if just 0.1% of Indians watch a game for just 10 minutes each we will have an international sport.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

I still reckon an NRL team in the US would be worth a shot. even is it folds, it would make an impression.

- Based in Hawaii: this wouldnt be all that much crazier than Perth (+1 mil population, different time zone long flight, no established local support) but with a much bigger upside

-Based on the West Coast: this would be the crazy one, but it would be insane if it works. If you could make this work, it’s straight up double the value of the competition.

Works in with the Pacific security stuff as well, our ties to America and relatively close to the Islands as well. Great team to take to Vegas weekend or play some of their games out of the West Coast USA. Getting a 30k stadium as well I heard. Interesting.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Delusion v Delusion here.

Take a bex and lie down people.

 

[AdelaideSharky]

A bloke who sleeps with his best mate's wife calling people knuckledraggers? Think Garry Lyon lives in a glasshouse to be throwing stones.

 

[Wb1234]

A bloke who sleeps with his best mate's wife calling people knuckledraggers? Think Garry Lyon lives in a glasshouse to be throwing stones.

Good to see they spent a lot of time on the show being obsessed with Rugby league

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

A bloke who sleeps with his best mate's wife calling people knuckledraggers? Think Garry Lyon lives in a glasshouse to be throwing stones.

Degenerate grub.

 

[AdelaideSharky]

Degenerate grub.

Indeed. He's no better than Wayne Carey really.