News Warriors aiming to "buy" away games for 2022

[flippikat]

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/300246554/warriors-launch-bold-27m-bid-for-20-home-games-in-2022

Interesting development, especially since the NRL have made encouraging noises a out a 2nd NZ NRL team.. could this be a way of "gauging the market" over here?

 

[The_Frog]

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/300246554/warriors-launch-bold-27m-bid-for-20-home-games-in-2022

Interesting development, especially since the NRL have made encouraging noises a out a 2nd NZ NRL team.. could this be a way of "gauging the market" over here?

They should look at giving Sydney teams their home games this year while stuck in Australia in exchange for the favour being returned next year. That way it won't cost them much, if anything.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Not a bad idea, can see merits in it. Although the usual complaints from members of nrl clubs when they lose a “home game” will bob up.

 

[Diesel]

Not sure they should be “buying” games. They’ve earned it.


Imagine some of the Prima donnas and glamour clubs having to play in another city, let along another country for a minimum of 1 and a half seasons

 

[NK Arsenal]

Personally I feel they should be trading their home games this year for away games, with their away games next year played in NZ.

I’d also like Magic round to be at Eden Park or Wellington next year too

 

[roofromoz]

I love it. Would be good to see Penrith re-activate it's deal with Christchurch - there was just the one match in 2016 but I think it was initially a 3(?) year agreement that was wound up in 2017.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Personally I feel they should be trading their home games this year for away games, with their away games next year played in NZ.

I’d also like Magic round to be at Eden Park or Wellington next year too

Agree re Magic Round, this bobbed up in the expansion thread. I’ve been to Eden Park twice for the Nines and I’d urge magic round be taken there..

 

[roofromoz]

Not a bad idea, can see merits in it. Although the usual complaints from members of nrl clubs when they lose a “home game” will bob up.

Not if the club discloses it at the time of renewal - with the Panthers it's usually sold as 11 home games (with the 12th at Bathurst).

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Not if the club discloses it at the time of renewal - with the Panthers it's usually sold as 11 home games (with the 12th at Bathurst).

Cheers Roo. I’ve not been a member for ages but know plenty who are, and crack it when a game goes to Mudgee, Parkes or similar.. That at least makes it up front before renewal.

 

[This Year?]

If the NRL and the clubs are legit they should be working with the Warriors after their sacrifice. The Warriors CEO has even gone to this length to make it more financially viable for the other clubs to make this happen.

I love the idea of Magic round going there. Maybe they could name it "thank you Warriors round" and make it a festival of footy.

 

[franklin2323]

Cheers Roo. I’ve not been a member for ages but know plenty who are, and crack it when a game goes to Mudgee, Parkes or similar.. That at least makes it up front before renewal.

If the price per game is adjusted then no issue really

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

If the price per game is adjusted then no issue really

Yeah true..

Although if “too many” home games are transferred to other regions I can see why people get annoyed.

Particularly Dragons fans. Doesn’t take much to annoy dragons fans but I can appreciate their annoyance when multiple home games are taken away...

Their home games are split between two regions as it is, a big distance from each other.. then when one or two further games can be taken away to the likes of Homebush, the SCG (for Anzac Day), then a regional area or two...

If you’re in the Illawarra you may be seeing potentially only 5 home games in your area a year from the full season allocation of 13..

I haven’t been a dragons member for ages and I know friends of mine who haven’t renewed memberships because of this.

 

[BadnMean]

If the NRL and the clubs are legit they should be working with the Warriors after their sacrifice. The Warriors CEO has even gone to this length to make it more financially viable for the other clubs to make this happen.

I love the idea of Magic round going there. Maybe they could name it "thank you Warriors round" and make it a festival of footy.

Be totally unfair to Brisbane to have their away game moved away from it's traditional home of Suncorp Friday night. They'd only get home games at Suncorp then.

 

[This Year?]

Be totally unfair to Brisbane to have their away game moved away from it's traditional home of Suncorp Friday night. They'd only get home games at Suncorp then.

Suncorp against the Broncos is pretty much a home game for the Warriors anyway. Maybe the Broncos could use it as an opportunity to buck the trend and increase their NZ supporter base. I'd be very interested to see the NZ based of support of each club. They have been starved of live footy.

 

[franklin2323]

Yeah true..

Although if “too many” home games are transferred to other regions I can see why people get annoyed.

Particularly Dragons fans. Doesn’t take much to annoy dragons fans but I can appreciate their annoyance when multiple home games are taken away...

Their home games are split between two regions as it is, a big distance from each other.. then when one or two further games can be taken away to the likes of Homebush, the SCG (for Anzac Day), then a regional area or two...

If you’re in the Illawarra you may be seeing potentially only 5 home games in your area a year from the full season allocation of 13..

I haven’t been a dragons member for ages and I know friends of mine who haven’t renewed memberships because of this.

People get annoyed but if done right can be a good thing for the club

 

[T-Boon]

Friday night 6pm should be theirs permanently.

 

[some11]

Be totally unfair to Brisbane to have their away game moved away from it's traditional home of Suncorp Friday night. They'd only get home games at Suncorp then.

Manly have taken a home game to brisbane for the last decade.

It's nothing new and I doubt they will trade that particular game with NZ, any game they play away will get more than they do at brookvale.

 

[Perth Red]

Friday night 6pm should be theirs permanently.

Its good to hear warriors would actually like to make that spot their own. It makes a lot of sense for nrl to give that sht spot to all games in nz.

 

[nick87]

They shouldnt have to pay a damn cent for this.
No club or group of players have sacrificed more for the NRL over this pandemic than the Warriors

Assuming everything is back to BAU in 2022, they shouldnt have to leave the country for the regular season. They should play every damn game at home. It would bascially be 12 clubs sacrificing a single home game on the schedule to say thank you for their sacrifice.
It wouldnt settle the debt the NRL owes the Warriors and their players, but it's the least the code can do.

Figure out an agreement that "home" teams playing in NZ get 25% of the gate revenue, and away we go. Help NZRL get back on the front foot, say thank you to that club, and celebrate the code and culture of NZ every week

Give them magic weekend, let them host the test... just lay it all on the line. It is the least we can do.

 

[Perth Red]

They shouldnt have to pay a damn cent for this.
No club or group of players have sacrificed more for the NRL over this pandemic than the Warriors

Assuming everything is back to BAU in 2022, they shouldnt have to leave the country for the regular season. They should play every damn game at home. It would bascially be 12 clubs sacrificing a single home game on the schedule to say thank you for their sacrifice.
It wouldnt settle the debt the NRL owes the Warriors and their players, but it's the least the code can do.

Figure out an agreement that "home" teams playing in NZ get 25% of the gate revenue, and away we go. Help NZRL get back on the front foot, say thank you to that club, and celebrate the code and culture of NZ every week

agreed! Also if clubs can get some coin for playing games in other nz cities even better. 20 Friday 6pm games in nz should be the target, but they aren’t a Sydney club so don’t suppose vlandys gives a sht.