NRL NRL Expansion

[Falcon]

Anyone watch the interview either the new St George CEO on 360 this week?
In his former role with the NRL he was heading events like Origin. In his self assured way when they mentioned growth opportunities he said staging an Origin in ChCh at the new stadium would be a good shout - which I also read as a between the lines NRL expansion opportunity. ….

 

[Cces]

staging an Origin in ChCh at the new stadium would be a good shout - which I also read as a between the lines NRL expansion opportunity. ….

We hear about the potential of SOO in NZ ever year. I can't see a 10pm Wednesday night kickoff occurring in NZ when they can go to the likes to Melbourne where they gets crowds of 90,000. Just seems like lip service

 

[Brightman]

We hear about the potential of SOO in NZ ever year. I can't see a 10pm Wednesday night kickoff occurring in NZ when they can go to the likes to Melbourne where they gets crowds of 90,000. Just seems like lip service

I believe the TV viewership bring in the advertising and sponsorship dollars that far outweigh gate sales..

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

Conferences, mid-week games and 10-team finals: How a 20-team NRL competition could work

The sport’s key stakeholders have helped to map out what a 20-team competition could look like, including a change to Origin.

www.smh.com.au

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Conferences, mid-week games and 10-team finals: How a 20-team NRL competition could work

The sport’s key stakeholders have helped to map out what a 20-team competition could look like, including a change to Origin.

www.smh.com.au

Very interesting read and I like most of it.

Issue is with the proposed 4 team conferences the current 4th placed Warriors miss out on the finals with the Raiders and Storm in our conference taking the finals spots

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Very interesting read and I like most of it.

Issue is with the proposed 4 team conferences the current 4th placed Warriors miss out on the finals with the Raiders and Storm in our conference taking the finals spots

Actually we would but when they say next 6 best ranked teams they seem to think we don't exist. Somehow in round 21 the panthers ranked ahead of us which they do not now.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Actually we would but when they say next 6 best ranked teams they seem to think we don't exist. Somehow in round 21 the panthers ranked ahead of us which they do not now.

Next 6 based on PD?

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Next 6 based on PD?

It says "The other six teams would be seeded from 5-10 in order of their overall standing on the combined ladder.". So they essentially just missed us out.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

A concern I have is with the ‘tribalism and local derbies’.

All good if we were pooled with the Tigers but we nope, we would have to play the Storm twice every season when most teams play them once

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

The "Western" conference is a bit of a stretch

 

[Falcon]

I prefer the everyone playing each other once option, and SOO being played on a Wed/Sat/ Wed so stars are only missing for one round for their clubs.
While we are at it… pleeeeeease stop this nonense of awarding teams 2points for a bye from next season. Awarding no points instead does not impact on the ladder but awarding 2points for the bye could.

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

I prefer the everyone playing each other once option, and SOO being played on a Wed/Sat/ Wed so stars are only missing for one round for their clubs.
While we are at it… pleeeeeease stop this nonense of awarding teams 2points for a bye from next season. Awarding no points instead does not impact on the ladder but awarding 2points for the bye could.

And one point for a draw, no golden point (we are not Americans for fucks sake)

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

I could see the northern conference as in the article, 2 x NSW conferences and a southern conference of us, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra and Christchurch.....

 

[Naynay]

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While we are at it… pleeeeeease stop this nonense of awarding teams 2points for a bye from next season. Awarding no points instead does not impact on the ladder but awarding 2points for the bye could.

The taking the points away is just as confusing but also feels bad when your team drops down on a bye week

 

[Shogun]

With SL increasing to 14 teams +an increase of the quota of overseas players and in PNG ,the alleged corruption + homosexuality being a crime maybe the NRL should pause at 18 teams for now

 

[snake77]

I always get sceptical when conferences are proposed as a lot of the time it looks really convenient for the Sydney sides with less travel.

Some points from that article. It does say this mask head proposes. So, don't take those conferences as gospel.

It also says the current teams play others twice with no formula for fairness. What contributes fairness location or quality of the opposition? If the conferences stay the same imagine how convenient it would be having the Tigers in your conference the last few years. Or for a Queensland conference the years the Titans have been poor.

Having more rivalries, local derbeys etc will be for crowds and TV. But it also seems like they are manufacturing the competition a bit.

Conferences is probably needed when you get up to 20 teams. The unique make up of the competition due to being built from a Sydney based competition can lead to some convenience for some teams.


I'm in favour of shortening the competition by a few rounds. Trying to have an Origin period without NRL games without weakened sides, more international football and a decent off season.

There only 52 weeks in a year so something has to give if we want to give the players time off to recover.

 

[Falcon]

With Red Bull buying English Rugby Club Newcastle and rebranding as New Castle Red Bulls, I wonder if one of the expansion sides can reach out and try and get some interest in being a part of an expansion side out of Christchurch.? Southern Red Bulls

 

[Matiunz]

Shortlist of names for the PNG team announced;
Pythons
Chiefs
Angels
Crocodiles

 

[sup42]

Shortlist of names for the PNG team announced;
Pythons
Chiefs
Angels
Crocodiles

Pythons is too Phallic, we already have the Eels to fulfill that Freudian gap.

Chiefs is too common and tokenistic, and the yanks made it an offensive term by calling Native Americans Chief in the street.

Angels, no, too feminine.

Has to be Crocodiles.

A PNG word for Croc Pukpuk could go badly wrong in the call....and with so many languages spoken there - probably using the bastard language English is the solution.....even though it is a Greek word...sorry I went off on a tangent...what's in a name.....

Headhunters is the name that Is unfortunately too visceral to use, even though it is a mighty name.

 

[Matiunz]

Pythons I guess has the alliteration factor with PNG and it does seem odd an Aus comp doesn’t have any snake mascots. But don’t particularly like it.
Chiefs is ok too I guess
Angels I don’t particularly like but I’ve seen it brought up in a few conversations so maybe it has some connection to png culture?
‘Crocodiles’ is a bit of a mouthful but ‘Crocs’ is decent.
Hunters was relatively unique I guess it’s a trademark thing or something as to why the can’t just use that?