What is the biggest issue in League today??

[Bring back John Fifita]

In other words, what is the major concern/issue that Rugby League (ie the NRL/ARL) needs to address to ensure its continual growth/success??

 

[Chapsta]

News Limited.

 

[Alehana]

1. eligibility
2. international RL becoming pinacle instead of SOO
3. expansion of game
4. marketing of game- seeing it at decent times

 

[BrisVegas]

The structure and makeup of the various governing bodies. Everything else flows on from that.

 

[taipan]

1.Expansion of the game nationally.Otherwise remove N from NRL.
2.Removing the predictability of the game: ie kicking on the 6th tackle.I have an idea on that and sent it to Andrew Voss and co.
3.When the Aust economy is tight(high interest rates) adjust your pricing to get families to the games.Encourage not discourage.
4.Ensuring the enxt Tv and radio contracts bring in more money to assits growth of teh game in teh bush and nationally.
5.Ensure tests are at seasons end and stand alone events.SOO should be stand alone weekend events treated like mini grand finals.
6.Ensure the world cup this year is a financial success ,by buying tickets and merchandise.Why? To assist growth internationally and thereby eventually getting more competitive tests,and give each of the wc games decent atmosphere.

 

[ozbash]

Otherwise remove N from NRL.

dickhead.

The refs/judiciary/vid refs are the biggest blot on the games landscape.

We have high performance athletes strutting their stuff, week in-week out and they are officiated by a pack of amatuer clowns.

 

[gregstar]

boot-lace rot.

it is a malady effecting more & more boots each year.

unless a crisis council is hastily convened, i fear for the future.

 

[murraymob]

The biggest issue at Penrith is not freeing the people of Tibet or covering your ears when Britinany Spears is on the radio it is
The crusade to free the Double gate exit at the southern end of the panthers ground.For to long these gates have stood alone forced to be locked as many fans walk past abusing the gates kicking the gates shaking them with rage.Why should any gate have to feel this shame where are you Kevin Rudd when there are matters to deal with
To the Penrith board be warned i will not rest till i have freed these gates

 

[Parra]

Expansion is only an issue if you are a media company. The Sydney competition allowed other teams to play as a charitable act. The Sydney comp could stand on it's own, whilst any comp without Sydney would not work.

The Melbourne / AFL relationship is the same - no matter what the spin doctors would have you believe.

 

[MKEB...]

Guys going to ESL is not an issue. Every year you have a few going to england-which is counterweighted by rookie players coming into the clubs.

 

[butchmcdick]

Expansion is only an issue if you are a media company. The Sydney competition allowed other teams to play as a charitable act. The Sydney comp could stand on it's own, whilst any comp without Sydney would not work.

The Melbourne / AFL relationship is the same - no matter what the spin doctors would have you believe.

Absolute bullsh*t.

 

[B-Tron 3000]

Athletes ruling over footballers... so, probably the 10 metre rule. Bring them in to 7 metres.

 

[Chook]

Crowds.

Everything else pails into insignificance. Crowds are the revenue stream for clubs and the NRL, the atmosphere at games, the fan bases. Increase crowds at games and all the above fixes itself.

Chook.

 

[ozbash]

Crowds.

Everything else pails into insignificance. Crowds are the revenue stream for clubs and the NRL, the atmosphere at games, the fan bases. Increase crowds at games and all the above fixes itself.

Chook.

agree chook, but fix all the other things and the game becomes more of a spectacle and the crowds will come.

TV has done a lot to f**k up crowd numbers too imo

 

[In-goal]

The biggest issues.

1. Sydney Crowds
2. Too many governing bodies ARL, NRL, NSWRL, CRL, QRL
3. Sydney ignorence to the health of the game
4. Test football needs direction

 

[badav]

Otherwise remove N from NRL.

dickhead.

The refs/judiciary/vid refs are the biggest blot on the games landscape.

We have high performance athletes strutting their stuff, week in-week out and they are officiated by a pack of amatuer clowns.

As long as full time referees get paid as much as fringe first grade players that is always going to be the case.

 

[badav]

The Sydney comp could stand on it's own

Uh yeah, as evidenced by the financial problems/mergers/poor crowd figures of several sydney clubs :sarcasm::sarcasm:

 

[taipan]

Otherwise remove N from NRL.

dickhead.

The refs/judiciary/vid refs are the biggest blot on the games landscape.

We have high performance athletes strutting their stuff, week in-week out and they are officiated by a pack of amatuer clowns.

You obviously havent seem much rugby league over the years,referees make mistakes and high performance athletes stuff up.Get used to it,if you think you are gonna get perfection,then you are the dickhead champ.

 

[Brutus]

The issue of bringing back John Fifita disturbs me greatly.

 

[ozbash]

You obviously havent seem much rugby league over the years,referees make mistakes and high performance athletes stuff up.Get used to it,if you think you are gonna get perfection,then you are the dickhead champ.

what an accepting chap you are taipan, i wont get used to it, i demand the refs get their sh*t together or i'll find something else to watch/spend my money on.. , probably been doing it longer than you've lived.

There are thousands of people before me that have come to that conclusion and I'd hazard a guess and say there are thousands behind me. Dwindling crowd numbers prove my argument unlike your emotive piece of opinionated crap .

Although your little outburst was definitely dickheadish, what i was giving it to you about was leaving the 'N' out of NRL, f**king stupid idea but i suppose your resulting posts explain why :lol: