I think the sport that the NRL should worry about is (soccer/football)
that being the A League.
What the NRL should do is start fresh in season 2010.
How would they do this you may ask?
This is how I would do it:
> Close down the league
> Combine/Merge NRL-ARL-QRL-CRL-NSWRL
> Start a new comp known as the NSW Metro Cup.
> Teams Being
1. St.George Dragons
2. Newtown Jets
3. Manly Sea Eagles
4. Cronulla Sharks
5. Canterbury Bulldogs
6. Balmain Tigers
7. Parramatta Eels
8. Penrith Panthers
9. Easts Roosters
10. Souths Rabbits
11. Norths Bears
12. Wests Magpies
These teams will be feeders to all NSW,Canberra & Melb teams
The New NRL will be as follows:
1. North Queensland Cowboys
2. East Coast (a team from the Sunshine Coast)
3. Brisbane Broncos
4. Gold Coast Titans
5. Coffs Habour or Port Macquarie team
7. Newcastle Knights
8. Central Coast
9. Illawarra or Wollongong team
10. Sydney City
11. West City (a team in West Sydney)
12. Canberra Raiders
13. Melbourne Storm
14. Adelaide
15. Perth
16. Auckland Warriors
17. Wellington (NZ needs 2 teams to help take over union)
18. NT/PNG team
All the Qld,Perth,NT/PNG & Adelaide teams will have feeder clubs in the Qld Cup
As for Auckland & Wellington thier feeder clubs will be from the NZ comp
> It will have a 34 round comp (feeder players to cover for players on rep duty)
> State of Origin stays the same best out of 3 games played mid week
> Anzac Test played on Anzac Day Week
2 x Friday Night Games
3 x Saturday Games
3 x Sunday Games
1 x Monday Night Game
A top 8 only
maybe a AFL style top 8 final series
that being the A League.
What the NRL should do is start fresh in season 2010.
How would they do this you may ask?
This is how I would do it:
> Close down the league
> Combine/Merge NRL-ARL-QRL-CRL-NSWRL
> Start a new comp known as the NSW Metro Cup.
> Teams Being
1. St.George Dragons
2. Newtown Jets
3. Manly Sea Eagles
4. Cronulla Sharks
5. Canterbury Bulldogs
6. Balmain Tigers
7. Parramatta Eels
8. Penrith Panthers
9. Easts Roosters
10. Souths Rabbits
11. Norths Bears
12. Wests Magpies
These teams will be feeders to all NSW,Canberra & Melb teams
The New NRL will be as follows:
1. North Queensland Cowboys
2. East Coast (a team from the Sunshine Coast)
3. Brisbane Broncos
4. Gold Coast Titans
5. Coffs Habour or Port Macquarie team
7. Newcastle Knights
8. Central Coast
9. Illawarra or Wollongong team
10. Sydney City
11. West City (a team in West Sydney)
12. Canberra Raiders
13. Melbourne Storm
14. Adelaide
15. Perth
16. Auckland Warriors
17. Wellington (NZ needs 2 teams to help take over union)
18. NT/PNG team
All the Qld,Perth,NT/PNG & Adelaide teams will have feeder clubs in the Qld Cup
As for Auckland & Wellington thier feeder clubs will be from the NZ comp
> It will have a 34 round comp (feeder players to cover for players on rep duty)
> State of Origin stays the same best out of 3 games played mid week
> Anzac Test played on Anzac Day Week
2 x Friday Night Games
3 x Saturday Games
3 x Sunday Games
1 x Monday Night Game
A top 8 only
maybe a AFL style top 8 final series