Who's in Las Vegas 2025

[reanimate]

Storm should be one of the next teams involved. A lot of Americans are familiar with Melbourne. The Warriors too, a lot of Americans like New Zealand.

 

[_snafu_]

Get the Adelaide Pandas over there.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

How will WCC impact things? Could a club conceivably do both?

Playing UK and Vegas on consec weekend is surely a no-go to begin with, but even if they bring WCC forward a week to give a fortnight break, that's a near month long road trip leading into the season.

If Brisbane had won the GF would they have simply skipped WCC?

 

[King-Gutho94]

How will WCC impact things? Could a club conceivably do both?

Playing UK and Vegas on consec weekend is surely a no-go to begin with, but even if they bring WCC forward a week to give a fortnight break, that's a near month long road trip leading into the season.

If Brisbane had won the GF would they have simply skipped WCC?

WCC would have been played a week earlier i reckon.

Plus its only a 10hr flight to Vegas from London so its not extreme like flying back & forth from Europe.

If anything going to Vegas via UK across 1 month breaks up the trip. Its just a cost with accommodation & time away home factor that would be a burden.

 

[Chimp]

NRLW and WCC Friday night double header
NRL Saturday night double
Wheelchair tournament Sunday

Weekend sorted! Super inclusive, something for everyone!

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

WCC would have been played a week earlier i reckon.

Plus its only a 10hr flight to Vegas from London so its not extreme like flying back & forth from Europe.

If anything going to Vegas via UK across 1 month breaks up the trip. Its just a cost with accommodation & time away home factor that would be a burden.

Yea two road games in a month, even with the travel in between, isnt onerous in itself. The All Blacks (and Wallabies) cope with a helluva lot more every year on their EOY tours.

But they've had decades of experience learning how to best prepare and recover on those tours. And they're not coming home and jumping straight into 24 games of regular season either.

Dunno if I'd sign up for that TBH... if you don't quite get it right, it could stuff your whole season.

 

[ACTPanthers]

Get the Adelaide Pandas over there.

Over the Porcupines?!?!?!? Not a chance

 

[ACTPanthers]

As for the poll, I went Panthers (obvious), Storm, Warriors and Raiders (only because my Mrs was looking over my shoulder at the time and would have killed me if I didn't include them)

 

[MugaB]

Over the Porcupines?!?!?!? Not a chance

Sonic the mascot

 

[bazza]

should be triple header next year

1. ESL Superleague game
2. WCC
3. NRL game

Keeps the Super league game in time friendly for English viewers
WCC game is good for both
NRL game is good time for Australia

could likely get a few more visits from the UK with a shorter flight

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Super League can do their own leg work if they want to.
The WCC is a joke so no thanks to that either.


2 NRL games a year. No coat tail riders or free loaders.

 

[Nealo 12]

NRLW and WCC Friday night double header
NRL Saturday night double
Wheelchair tournament Sunday

Weekend sorted! Super inclusive, something for everyone!

Do you really want to see an empty stadium that bad ?

 

[firechild]

I doubt a side gets Vegas and Magic Round home game.

Manly will have both this year.

 

[firechild]

As for the poll, I went Panthers (obvious), Storm, Warriors and Raiders (only because my Mrs was looking over my shoulder at the time and would have killed me if I didn't include them)

TBH, having teams from Sydney and Brisbane in year 1 and teams from Melbourne, Canberra and NZ in year 2 gives the competition a pretty good look internationally from a geographic coverage perspective. People know about Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra (well maybe not Americans, their geography knowledge outside the US is pretty shit).

 

[MugaB]

TBH, having teams from Sydney and Brisbane in year 1 and teams from Melbourne, Canberra and NZ in year 2 gives the competition a pretty good look internationally from a geographic coverage perspective. People know about Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra (well maybe not Americans, their geography knowledge outside the US is pretty shit).

Well if their geography is shit, then it doesn't matter who we send

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I think you have to be judicious on who you send. You don't want to send your high appeal teams at once otherwise going into the 4th year you're left with the dregs of the competition.

Imagine Tigers, Dragons, Bulldogs, Titans all at the same time.**


** these teams as they have been poor over the last 5 or more years. In 4 years time they might be preliminary finalists.

 

[MugaB]

I think you have to be judicious on who you send. You don't want to send your high appeal teams at once otherwise going into the 4th year you're left with the dregs of the competition.

Imagine Tigers, Dragons, Bulldogs, Titans all at the same time.**


** these teams as they have been poor over the last 5 or more years. In 4 years time they might be preliminary finalists.

Maybe send the tigers when you send the (Golden) knights, and send the titans when you send the (LV) Raiders, that way you get the locals turn up to support the similar named local teams while they whip the dregs

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Storm vs Warriors
Eels vs Dogs

 

[bazza]

Well if their geography is shit, then it doesn't matter who we send

Just send "The Dolphins" - no geography required

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

People know about Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra (well maybe not Americans, their geography knowledge outside the US is pretty shit).