Look. There is nothing "wrong" here. The writter, roy masters, leaves it up to your imagination to suggest (which his story points to) that the nrl is being jipped.
Read the article. Understand how the companies are all set up, including the NRL.
You'll see that the NRL does not really have a say in what it itself does.
Its typical of a parent/offspring company set up in the business world.
They never really have a say in anything that matters really.
70 shows in the top 100, and getting less than AFL.....
even if the AFL price includes production costs i find it hard to believe that those who virtually forced the nrls hand in this would not let more money flow back into the RL-specific section of the country....that is, the clubs and players, the nrl, junior setup.
I dont think what has happened is such a big thing.....what I do think is wrong is the poor portrayal of our game in certain media organisations who seem bent on raping the game for all its worth and giving back little in return.
When will the books be set open at the NRL for all to see, and when will people be held accountable for what they do....and when will the nrl be allowed to act independantly of those who own it, for its own best interests? When will the nrl get a real marketing department or get marketers on board, when will the nrl be marketed in such a way as to maximise its resources?
Hey, the factory may be great.....but the office is a sh!t hole, is a saying that springs to mind.
There are little fair, open and equitable things to do with the nrl.
As time goes on, we the public, cant help but believe its a place thats ficticious in its public front....its time to expose it for what it seems to be, a place where administrators are told what to do, and no independant action is taken, only what paymasters desire....meaning the nrl has no control over its direction and to a lesser extent, its actions
The big thing with sport is this: it may make you money through crowds, sponsors, etc.....but when you put money into it from your pocket, it doesnt usually translate equally back. There is a filter in between two large pipes....the filter is the public hearts and minds....sometimes its hard to place a "markup" on such things.
I beleive the nrl is suffering from an inability to maximise itself. It needs more funds.
The game needs to be seen as better and marketed as better, and it needs to maximise the money injected into it, if only for the sake of appearance.
Like i said, really the money figures dont matter after a certain point. Its what you do with the money.
So thats my conclusion.....and just look at what you lot have been saying about it all....the NRL must be up the duff/not as good/ripped off, because it didnt get as big a slice of money. I'd rather talk about the things the nrl could be doing with the money, because you wont change the way the companys are run....
unless, people could buy out the share of the nrl held by non-beneficial owners.
