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snowman
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/nrls-expansion-doubts/story-e6frg7mf-1226197224491
i understand the caution involved in expansion, but surely they realise and extra timeslot can only benefit the game
one of the qld bids and perth/cc would be ready by 2013, and if they put a free to air game at 7:30 on a sunday night, i reckon it would rate its knob off
sharks2010
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I'd like a 3pm Saturday game but it's hard to pull crowds
snowman
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there already is a 3pm sunday game
Mark^Bastard
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I don't think there's any point in expanding until the NRL itself is more healthy. The independent commission needs to be well in and settled before making any rash decisions, and the current teams need to be a lot healthier.
The Gold Coast was by far the best place to put the newest team, and even they look like they're struggling massively now. The other places that are currently bidding are far weaker bidders than the Gold Coast were when they came in.
The Gold Coast was by far the best place to put the newest team, and even they look like they're struggling massively now. The other places that are currently bidding are far weaker bidders than the Gold Coast were when they came in.
sharks2010
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So?
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I'm keen as for expansion, but I think we have missed the boat for 2013.
Ideally a new club would need 18-12 months (possibly more) to sign players.
Souths had pretty much 1 off season in 2001, and look at the squad they came up with.
Gold Coast had 18 months and came up with a pretty impressive first up squad.
THE earliest I see a decision being made is mid season, so 2014 or 2015 is more realistic.
Ideally a new club would need 18-12 months (possibly more) to sign players.
Souths had pretty much 1 off season in 2001, and look at the squad they came up with.
Gold Coast had 18 months and came up with a pretty impressive first up squad.
THE earliest I see a decision being made is mid season, so 2014 or 2015 is more realistic.
snowman
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so we already have a delayed telecast for the 3pm game numpty, why make another 3pm game that would have to be aired at 6pm, makes absolutely no sense
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snowman
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ah, my bad... quick skimmin is fail
Mark^Bastard
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I'm pretty sure he edited it to say Saturday.
I thought it originally said Sunday too...
I thought it originally said Sunday too...
sharks2010
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No I didn't edit it. I said Saturday
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Independent NRL Commission just weeks away - The Daily Telegraph
THE Independent Commission is that close to becoming a reality. Seriously.
Despite fears of the formation of the new governing body stalling once again, it is understood the eight commissioners-elect will meet in Sydney next Tuesday to sign off on the final legal documents.
There have been hopes the commission would be finally ushered in next week, although that won't happen according to ARL boss Geoff Carr.
"I know we've been saying this for a long time, but I'd be very surprised if it wasn't up and running in two to three weeks," he said last night.
"We've agreed on everything and the legal experts are finalising all the paperwork.
"It's been a tough process but all parties are working in the right direction and looking forward to the commission taking over."
It will be known as the ARL Commission although the competition will remain the NRL. The commission will be in charge of representative football and appointing future Kangaroo coaches, captains and selectors.
There had been hopes that the commission would be formed before Christmas, but that didn't materialise.
The shock resignation of News Limited chief financial operating Peter Macourt was also feared to have been a major stumbling block, but News top in-house lawyer Ian Philip has been handling negotiations.
* * *
MEANWHILE, Sharks captain Paul Gallen will today be revealed as the public's most popular NRL All Stars player after voting finished last night.
Gallen polled more than 8000 votes to be selected in Wayne Bennett's side, which plays the Indigenous All Stars at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast on February 4.
Melbourne's Cooper Cronk was set to finish about 300 votes behind Gallen, with Canberra fullback Josh Dugan third.
It is stunning result considering how maligned Gallen had been only a few years ago because of his on-field behaviour.
Bennett will announce the remainder of the 20-man NRL All Stars squad at the NRL today. The two automatic selections are be Kiwi captain Benji Marshall and Kangaroos vice-captain Cameron Smith.
After Bennett has his two selections, it comes down to public voting.
Last night, Brent Tate and Dallas Johnson were only a handful of votes apart to be the Cowboys player in Bennett's side.
Source:http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=...-just-weeks-away/story-e6frexnr-1226247759762
Independent NRL Commission just weeks away
Andrew Webster
The Daily Telegraph
January 19, 2012 12:00AM
Andrew Webster
The Daily Telegraph
January 19, 2012 12:00AM
THE Independent Commission is that close to becoming a reality. Seriously.
Despite fears of the formation of the new governing body stalling once again, it is understood the eight commissioners-elect will meet in Sydney next Tuesday to sign off on the final legal documents.
There have been hopes the commission would be finally ushered in next week, although that won't happen according to ARL boss Geoff Carr.
"I know we've been saying this for a long time, but I'd be very surprised if it wasn't up and running in two to three weeks," he said last night.
"We've agreed on everything and the legal experts are finalising all the paperwork.
"It's been a tough process but all parties are working in the right direction and looking forward to the commission taking over."
It will be known as the ARL Commission although the competition will remain the NRL. The commission will be in charge of representative football and appointing future Kangaroo coaches, captains and selectors.
There had been hopes that the commission would be formed before Christmas, but that didn't materialise.
The shock resignation of News Limited chief financial operating Peter Macourt was also feared to have been a major stumbling block, but News top in-house lawyer Ian Philip has been handling negotiations.
* * *
MEANWHILE, Sharks captain Paul Gallen will today be revealed as the public's most popular NRL All Stars player after voting finished last night.
Gallen polled more than 8000 votes to be selected in Wayne Bennett's side, which plays the Indigenous All Stars at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast on February 4.
Melbourne's Cooper Cronk was set to finish about 300 votes behind Gallen, with Canberra fullback Josh Dugan third.
It is stunning result considering how maligned Gallen had been only a few years ago because of his on-field behaviour.
Bennett will announce the remainder of the 20-man NRL All Stars squad at the NRL today. The two automatic selections are be Kiwi captain Benji Marshall and Kangaroos vice-captain Cameron Smith.
After Bennett has his two selections, it comes down to public voting.
Last night, Brent Tate and Dallas Johnson were only a handful of votes apart to be the Cowboys player in Bennett's side.
Source:http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=...-just-weeks-away/story-e6frexnr-1226247759762
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Independent view will open eyes to a whole new ball game - Sydney Morning Herald
Independent view will open eyes to a whole new ball game
Brad Walter
February 10, 2012
A long journey but finally it has come to fruition ... rugby league's Independent Commission.
IT HAS taken nearly four years of hard-fought negotiation, but rugby league is today finally back in charge of its own destiny for the first time since April 1, 1995.
After a series of meetings, the partnership between the Australian Rugby League and News Ltd will be formally dissolved and the newly created independent commission installed as custodians of the game at 11.30am.
News Ltd will finally be gone, almost 17 years after the media company raided ARL clubs and players to establish the breakaway Super League competition - although the Murdoch empire will maintain some influence.
New home … Rugby League Central at Moore Park last month. Photo: Janie Barrett
The real prize in the three-year battle that followed, and the silent war that has existed since the peace deal that led to the formation of the NRL in 1998, was the pay-TV rights, and News Ltd still retains first and last right of refusal until 2027.
However, from now on there should be no doubt that News Ltd pays full value as the media company will no longer have representatives sitting on both sides of the negotiating table.
The next broadcast deal is the main issue facing the incoming commissioners, who were chosen after a long selection process involving an outside consultancy firm and a panel comprising News Ltd's Peter Macourt, ARL chairman John Chalk, QRL director Terry Mackenroth and South Sydney chairman Nick Pappas.
Gold Coast chief executive Michael Searle, who was the driving force behind the push for an independent commission and approached News Ltd about exiting the game before the 2018 deadline agreed as part of the Super League peace deal, said the change was needed.
''For our game to be finally able to unlock the settlement of what was the Super League war and get on with administering the game in the best interests of rugby league should be a day of celebration,'' Searle said. ''One thing that was particularly satisfying is that both News Ltd and the ARL showed a willingness to allow this change to happen. If you look at the challenges we had around the structure of our game, we have still managed to produce incredible outcomes in terms of TV ratings so you can only imagine what this new model is going to do for the game in terms of revenue and grassroots rugby league.''
With the ARL Commission - as the new body will be known - responsible for running every facet of the game, everyone from the kids playing under-7s to Test stars are set to benefit.
THE NRL
The formation of the independent commission will empower NRL chief executive David Gallop, who has been appointed to the role for four years. No longer will Gallop have to answer to two owners with vastly different interests, and try to keep the clubs onside. He will also have more resources to work with, as News Ltd and the ARL were entitled to take a share of the game's revenue each year. ''Any structure that saw half the profits go to a media company in good times was a flawed structure but now that we can retain those profits in the game we can start accumulating a war chest and we can start accumulating assets through those retained earnings,'' Searle said.
THE CLUBS
Without News Ltd's involvement, the clubs can feel confident that Gallop and the commissioners will be able to negotiate the best television deal possible. Figures of between $1 billion and $1.4 billion have been mentioned and the negotiating team will speak to every network. As a result, the clubs can look forward to an increase in their annual grants from the NRL of up to $7.2 million per season - a figure that could outstrip the salary cap. The boost in funding should ensure the survival of battling clubs such as Cronulla.
THE PLAYERS
The business acumen the eight commissioners bring is expected to generate increased revenue across the game - and the players will be the big winners. After years of being paid less than their counterparts in AFL and rugby union, NRL stars should enjoy bigger pay packets due to a sharp increase in the salary cap. Clubs have already been told to plan for a $5m salary cap next season and it may even rise to as much as $6.6m per season - an increase of more than 33 per cent from this year's $4.3m ceiling for payments to the top 25 players at each club.
THE GRASSROOTS
As the code's single controlling body, the commission will be responsible for fostering, developing and funding the game from junior level to international football. Some of those responsibilities will be delegated to state bodies and ARL Development but the commission will liase with the Rugby League International Federation and governing bodies in other countries to grow and promote the game around the world. ''Under this structure we have independent people deciding the future of the game, for the whole game - from the under eights, who play on the Gold Coast, to international rugby league,'' Searle said. ''Even going back to the game's origins in 1908, we have never had one body that basically looked after the game from the cradle to the grave.''
Searle first discussed the idea of an independent body taking over the running of the game at a meeting at the SCG in May 2008 with then fellow club chief executives Bruno Cullen (Broncos), Denis Fitzgerald (Eels), Shane Richardson (Rabbitohs), Brian Waldron (Storm), Steve Burraston (Knights) and Tony Zappia (Sharks).
A historic meeting of the chairmen, chief executives, coaches and captains of all 16 NRL clubs on January 18, 2010 unanimously voted for the independent commission to be in charge by the start of that season but it has taken nearly two years longer to come to fruition.
Inaugural chairman John Grant and the other seven commissioners were finally appointed last July and will hold their first board meeting at 10.30am. An official launch will begin at 11.30am, coinciding with the opening of the game's new headquarters, Rugby League Central, at Moore Park.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...w-ball-game-20120209-1rx49.html#ixzz1lvLo5f33
Independent view will open eyes to a whole new ball game
Brad Walter
February 10, 2012
A long journey but finally it has come to fruition ... rugby league's Independent Commission.
IT HAS taken nearly four years of hard-fought negotiation, but rugby league is today finally back in charge of its own destiny for the first time since April 1, 1995.
After a series of meetings, the partnership between the Australian Rugby League and News Ltd will be formally dissolved and the newly created independent commission installed as custodians of the game at 11.30am.
News Ltd will finally be gone, almost 17 years after the media company raided ARL clubs and players to establish the breakaway Super League competition - although the Murdoch empire will maintain some influence.
New home … Rugby League Central at Moore Park last month. Photo: Janie Barrett
The real prize in the three-year battle that followed, and the silent war that has existed since the peace deal that led to the formation of the NRL in 1998, was the pay-TV rights, and News Ltd still retains first and last right of refusal until 2027.
However, from now on there should be no doubt that News Ltd pays full value as the media company will no longer have representatives sitting on both sides of the negotiating table.
The next broadcast deal is the main issue facing the incoming commissioners, who were chosen after a long selection process involving an outside consultancy firm and a panel comprising News Ltd's Peter Macourt, ARL chairman John Chalk, QRL director Terry Mackenroth and South Sydney chairman Nick Pappas.
Gold Coast chief executive Michael Searle, who was the driving force behind the push for an independent commission and approached News Ltd about exiting the game before the 2018 deadline agreed as part of the Super League peace deal, said the change was needed.
''For our game to be finally able to unlock the settlement of what was the Super League war and get on with administering the game in the best interests of rugby league should be a day of celebration,'' Searle said. ''One thing that was particularly satisfying is that both News Ltd and the ARL showed a willingness to allow this change to happen. If you look at the challenges we had around the structure of our game, we have still managed to produce incredible outcomes in terms of TV ratings so you can only imagine what this new model is going to do for the game in terms of revenue and grassroots rugby league.''
With the ARL Commission - as the new body will be known - responsible for running every facet of the game, everyone from the kids playing under-7s to Test stars are set to benefit.
THE NRL
The formation of the independent commission will empower NRL chief executive David Gallop, who has been appointed to the role for four years. No longer will Gallop have to answer to two owners with vastly different interests, and try to keep the clubs onside. He will also have more resources to work with, as News Ltd and the ARL were entitled to take a share of the game's revenue each year. ''Any structure that saw half the profits go to a media company in good times was a flawed structure but now that we can retain those profits in the game we can start accumulating a war chest and we can start accumulating assets through those retained earnings,'' Searle said.
THE CLUBS
Without News Ltd's involvement, the clubs can feel confident that Gallop and the commissioners will be able to negotiate the best television deal possible. Figures of between $1 billion and $1.4 billion have been mentioned and the negotiating team will speak to every network. As a result, the clubs can look forward to an increase in their annual grants from the NRL of up to $7.2 million per season - a figure that could outstrip the salary cap. The boost in funding should ensure the survival of battling clubs such as Cronulla.
THE PLAYERS
The business acumen the eight commissioners bring is expected to generate increased revenue across the game - and the players will be the big winners. After years of being paid less than their counterparts in AFL and rugby union, NRL stars should enjoy bigger pay packets due to a sharp increase in the salary cap. Clubs have already been told to plan for a $5m salary cap next season and it may even rise to as much as $6.6m per season - an increase of more than 33 per cent from this year's $4.3m ceiling for payments to the top 25 players at each club.
THE GRASSROOTS
As the code's single controlling body, the commission will be responsible for fostering, developing and funding the game from junior level to international football. Some of those responsibilities will be delegated to state bodies and ARL Development but the commission will liase with the Rugby League International Federation and governing bodies in other countries to grow and promote the game around the world. ''Under this structure we have independent people deciding the future of the game, for the whole game - from the under eights, who play on the Gold Coast, to international rugby league,'' Searle said. ''Even going back to the game's origins in 1908, we have never had one body that basically looked after the game from the cradle to the grave.''
Searle first discussed the idea of an independent body taking over the running of the game at a meeting at the SCG in May 2008 with then fellow club chief executives Bruno Cullen (Broncos), Denis Fitzgerald (Eels), Shane Richardson (Rabbitohs), Brian Waldron (Storm), Steve Burraston (Knights) and Tony Zappia (Sharks).
A historic meeting of the chairmen, chief executives, coaches and captains of all 16 NRL clubs on January 18, 2010 unanimously voted for the independent commission to be in charge by the start of that season but it has taken nearly two years longer to come to fruition.
Inaugural chairman John Grant and the other seven commissioners were finally appointed last July and will hold their first board meeting at 10.30am. An official launch will begin at 11.30am, coinciding with the opening of the game's new headquarters, Rugby League Central, at Moore Park.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...w-ball-game-20120209-1rx49.html#ixzz1lvLo5f33
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Phil Rothfield sets out ten issues the NRL commission must tackle
SPORTS editor-at-large Phil Rothfield writes an open letter to Independent Commission chairman John Grant on his first day in the job.
1. Mid-season transfers
REMEMBER, not all footy stars are one-club players like your man Junior Pearce.
Jamal Idris walked out on the Bulldogs last year for the Titans on April 12. Unbelievable.
Think of the kids who bought their Canterbury No. 4 jersey in March last year to support an idol.
Chris Sandow did the same at Souths when he signed with the Eels.
Kade Snowden agreed to terms at Cronulla and told the media how important loyalty to the club was.
He changed his mind an hour later when Nathan Tinkler called and convinced him to join the Knights.
Why can't all this be done in October. It still gives the players six months to find a new club and relocate. Players in soccer switch countries. We're only asking NRL players to switch suburbs or states.
2. Archaic club management
SERIOUSLY John, this is a massive problem. Look at the talent spread on your new board. Why aren't more business heavyweights on club boards.
Clubs with poor administration are holding the game back. Some of them couldn't run a chook raffle, let alone a professional sporting business.
Still too many old front-rowers for my liking.
Look at the rabble that is the Manly board. They won the comp but still didn't make a profit. They've taken their two best games of the season against the Tigers and Storm to Gosford and Perth. Who'd want to be a season ticket holder at Brookie?
The Sharks don't even have a chief executive. Surely having a CEO to run the business should be part of a criteria to play in the NRL.
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3. Tribunal for off-field incidents
THIS one's an absolute must because the game has been far too inconsistent in dealing with player misbehaviour.
Brett Stewart was banned for four weeks - long before he was found not guilty of sexual assault charges.
He had no history of misbehaviour.
Other players have faced sexual assault charges which are ignored by the NRL. Robert Lui has twice been charged with assaulting his partner but hasn't missed a game.
Some incidents are handled by David Gallop. Some go to the board, some don't.
This could also become an anti-corruption unit like other sporting bodies have in light of the recent match fixing scandal.
Rights furore: How the NRL stands to lose $90m
4. Finals series
THE McIntyre system has to go.
I'll give you some examples from last year's finals series. The fourth-placed Wests Tigers beat the fifth-placed Dragons in the first week. The sixth-placed Warriors got smashed by 30 against the Broncos the same weekend yet advanced to week two to play the Tigers, who get no advantage from beating the defending premiers.
The AFL system is much better, The top four clubs play each other and get a second chance. The bottom four are in elimination games where they should be.
In the NRL, even a team that runs third is not guaranteed a second chance. In 2008 Cronulla finished equal minor premiers with Manly and Melbourne but could have been bounced out in week one if there were upsets.
5. The draw
IT should be done 12 months in advance. You can't copy everything from the AFL but surely the TV stations can no longer expect to decide the weekly playing schedule a month in advance.
In a draw done over 12 months, every club should get an even share of Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday games.
They could promote their blockbusters well in advance. Country fans could plan weekends in Sydney at the beginning of the year.
Your CEO David Gallop is right when he says the strength of the competition is the evenness.
You'd probably know we've had nine premiers in 14 years.
The salary cap has levelled the playing field to the extent that almost every game, every round, every week is hard to predict. That means TV stations will get good footy games no matter who is playing.
6. Golden point
IT'S become too boring and too predictable and too much of a lottery.
Five hit-ups, bang, bang, bang and bang a shot at field goal.
It's a lucky dip. It's wrong that matches, and even seasons, can be decided this way.
I reckon you should convince David Gallop to introduce Golden Try. Imagine the teams desperately throwing the football about going for a four-pointer instead of a field goal.
It's a no brainer.
7. Referees
I DON'T mind having two referees but the standard last year was as poor as I can recall. Every week there was a major controversy. We have this ridiculous situation where video refs can't even adjudicate on forward passes even if they're a metre forward. Surely with today's technology of Hawk-eye, hot spots and snicko there has to be a way of judging forward passes.
The official referee of the year Shane Hayne didn't even get a look in on grand final day.
8. AFL threat
THE Melbourne Storm are guaranteed funding for the next six years as part of the News Limited-ARL agreement to set up the commission. It's to guarantee their survival and to ensure the game can attract the sponsorship dollars of national corporations that only a Melbourne team can do.
If it's OK to hand out money to the Storm, what about the clubs under immediate threat from Kevin Sheedy and the Giants. What about the Titans on the Gold Coast against just as big a threat in the Suns.
Parramatta, Penrith, Canterbury, the Tigers and the Titans need to get a bigger share of your marketing budget.
They also need people on the ground, more players in schools, more coaching clinics.
9. Weekly schedule
WE only need one Friday night game.
After a hard week at work parents, let alone their kids, are flat out staying awake to watch a replay.
It would create another timeslot for live television on Saturday afternoons or Sunday evenings.
Every fan survey I've seen shows the punters overwhelmingly support afternoon football. Ask Catherine Harris. She trades in hours to suit her customers. So should the NRL.
10. Expansion
THERE are three obvious areas the Central Coast, Perth and another Brisbane team.
Personally, I'm in favour of Perth and Gosford. The second Brisbane side didn't work last time.
Ask Mario, who's on your staff, how bad the Crushers were in those dreadful mustard jerseys.
We already have the Broncos and the Titans in south-east Queensland.
Perth is a must because of the booming economy and to help us become a truly national competition.
The Central Coast have the stadium and it allows the return of the Bears and all the supporters who left rugby league when they folded.
Good luck,
Yours sincerely,
Buzz
Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...sion-must-tackle/story-e6frexnr-1226267187845
SPORTS editor-at-large Phil Rothfield writes an open letter to Independent Commission chairman John Grant on his first day in the job.
1. Mid-season transfers
REMEMBER, not all footy stars are one-club players like your man Junior Pearce.
Jamal Idris walked out on the Bulldogs last year for the Titans on April 12. Unbelievable.
Think of the kids who bought their Canterbury No. 4 jersey in March last year to support an idol.
Chris Sandow did the same at Souths when he signed with the Eels.
Kade Snowden agreed to terms at Cronulla and told the media how important loyalty to the club was.
He changed his mind an hour later when Nathan Tinkler called and convinced him to join the Knights.
Why can't all this be done in October. It still gives the players six months to find a new club and relocate. Players in soccer switch countries. We're only asking NRL players to switch suburbs or states.
2. Archaic club management
SERIOUSLY John, this is a massive problem. Look at the talent spread on your new board. Why aren't more business heavyweights on club boards.
Clubs with poor administration are holding the game back. Some of them couldn't run a chook raffle, let alone a professional sporting business.
Still too many old front-rowers for my liking.
Look at the rabble that is the Manly board. They won the comp but still didn't make a profit. They've taken their two best games of the season against the Tigers and Storm to Gosford and Perth. Who'd want to be a season ticket holder at Brookie?
The Sharks don't even have a chief executive. Surely having a CEO to run the business should be part of a criteria to play in the NRL.
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3. Tribunal for off-field incidents
THIS one's an absolute must because the game has been far too inconsistent in dealing with player misbehaviour.
Brett Stewart was banned for four weeks - long before he was found not guilty of sexual assault charges.
He had no history of misbehaviour.
Other players have faced sexual assault charges which are ignored by the NRL. Robert Lui has twice been charged with assaulting his partner but hasn't missed a game.
Some incidents are handled by David Gallop. Some go to the board, some don't.
This could also become an anti-corruption unit like other sporting bodies have in light of the recent match fixing scandal.
Rights furore: How the NRL stands to lose $90m
4. Finals series
THE McIntyre system has to go.
I'll give you some examples from last year's finals series. The fourth-placed Wests Tigers beat the fifth-placed Dragons in the first week. The sixth-placed Warriors got smashed by 30 against the Broncos the same weekend yet advanced to week two to play the Tigers, who get no advantage from beating the defending premiers.
The AFL system is much better, The top four clubs play each other and get a second chance. The bottom four are in elimination games where they should be.
In the NRL, even a team that runs third is not guaranteed a second chance. In 2008 Cronulla finished equal minor premiers with Manly and Melbourne but could have been bounced out in week one if there were upsets.
5. The draw
IT should be done 12 months in advance. You can't copy everything from the AFL but surely the TV stations can no longer expect to decide the weekly playing schedule a month in advance.
In a draw done over 12 months, every club should get an even share of Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday games.
They could promote their blockbusters well in advance. Country fans could plan weekends in Sydney at the beginning of the year.
Your CEO David Gallop is right when he says the strength of the competition is the evenness.
You'd probably know we've had nine premiers in 14 years.
The salary cap has levelled the playing field to the extent that almost every game, every round, every week is hard to predict. That means TV stations will get good footy games no matter who is playing.
6. Golden point
IT'S become too boring and too predictable and too much of a lottery.
Five hit-ups, bang, bang, bang and bang a shot at field goal.
It's a lucky dip. It's wrong that matches, and even seasons, can be decided this way.
I reckon you should convince David Gallop to introduce Golden Try. Imagine the teams desperately throwing the football about going for a four-pointer instead of a field goal.
It's a no brainer.
7. Referees
I DON'T mind having two referees but the standard last year was as poor as I can recall. Every week there was a major controversy. We have this ridiculous situation where video refs can't even adjudicate on forward passes even if they're a metre forward. Surely with today's technology of Hawk-eye, hot spots and snicko there has to be a way of judging forward passes.
The official referee of the year Shane Hayne didn't even get a look in on grand final day.
8. AFL threat
THE Melbourne Storm are guaranteed funding for the next six years as part of the News Limited-ARL agreement to set up the commission. It's to guarantee their survival and to ensure the game can attract the sponsorship dollars of national corporations that only a Melbourne team can do.
If it's OK to hand out money to the Storm, what about the clubs under immediate threat from Kevin Sheedy and the Giants. What about the Titans on the Gold Coast against just as big a threat in the Suns.
Parramatta, Penrith, Canterbury, the Tigers and the Titans need to get a bigger share of your marketing budget.
They also need people on the ground, more players in schools, more coaching clinics.
9. Weekly schedule
WE only need one Friday night game.
After a hard week at work parents, let alone their kids, are flat out staying awake to watch a replay.
It would create another timeslot for live television on Saturday afternoons or Sunday evenings.
Every fan survey I've seen shows the punters overwhelmingly support afternoon football. Ask Catherine Harris. She trades in hours to suit her customers. So should the NRL.
10. Expansion
THERE are three obvious areas the Central Coast, Perth and another Brisbane team.
Personally, I'm in favour of Perth and Gosford. The second Brisbane side didn't work last time.
Ask Mario, who's on your staff, how bad the Crushers were in those dreadful mustard jerseys.
We already have the Broncos and the Titans in south-east Queensland.
Perth is a must because of the booming economy and to help us become a truly national competition.
The Central Coast have the stadium and it allows the return of the Bears and all the supporters who left rugby league when they folded.
Good luck,
Yours sincerely,
Buzz
Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...sion-must-tackle/story-e6frexnr-1226267187845
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The Independent Commission needs to get the NRL out of bed with CH9 and Fox, and split their requirements into 4 distinct groups to maximise the amount of commercial competition from rival networks. A transparent tender and evaluation process should be independently reviewed to demonstrate and ensure value for money is being achieved, prior to putting pen to paper. The 4 distinct packages should be:
1. 24 rounds of NRL
2. State of Origin Series
3. NRL Semi-Final series and Grand Final
4. International representative events
1. 24 rounds of NRL
2. State of Origin Series
3. NRL Semi-Final series and Grand Final
4. International representative events
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Things the IC should do:
1 - Complete ignore Phil Rothfield and anything he says. He represents the media, the bad guys that used to influence the game and can now go choke on a dick.
2 - Do what the AFL did and allow non-exclusive rights to games. All AFL games are shown live and in HD on Foxtel but also shown live on free to air. We need that due to the way FTA currently treat our game with contempt.
1 - Complete ignore Phil Rothfield and anything he says. He represents the media, the bad guys that used to influence the game and can now go choke on a dick.
2 - Do what the AFL did and allow non-exclusive rights to games. All AFL games are shown live and in HD on Foxtel but also shown live on free to air. We need that due to the way FTA currently treat our game with contempt.
Sixgill
Moderator
This is a major point. Non exclusive rights forces networks to do the right thing by the NRL. It creates competition amongst themselves for the benefit of the viewer.
I'm sure it would affect the price though
Mark^Bastard
Great White
I was arguing for it since before the AFL did it, and everyone constantly told me it's not possible because it would reduce the value of the rights. However the AFL managed it and also managed a massive record-breaking rights deal.
So I think it's possible, and if anything it should make the rights more valuable.
So I think it's possible, and if anything it should make the rights more valuable.