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NRL membership numbers tell an interesting tale
27 Mar 2011Rugby League’s memberships have grown amazingly (by NRL standards) over the past three years. Incredibly, it took the Centenary celebration for Rugby League administrators to realize this. Now, yes, the numbers below do not compare to the AFL numbers, which are themselves incredible. But we are talking about Rugby League clubs only in the last [...]
Based on round one, should we buy or sell?
16 Mar 2011With Round 1 in the NRL finished, it’s time to consider if we’re buying or selling: some clubs are up, some are down, and TV ratings might be worth putting the mortgage on. Penrith Panthers and 2011 Even though it’s only one game, you have to sell the Panthers of doing anything in 2011; they [...]
NRL: retirement, Brisbane, and All Stars
10 Feb 2011It’s been a sad way to start the 2011 NRL season with the news Wests Tigers winger Taniela Tuiaki has succumbed to a chronic leg injury suffered back in Round 24 of the 2009 season. At the time, Taniela was the best winger in the game. His physical size was enough to put fear into [...]
NRL increasing its TV airtime. Finally!
4 Feb 2011ONE HD’s decision to broadcast a ‘One Week At A Time’-style NRL show is the best indication yet that Channel 10 and ONE are serious contenders for the NRL’s next television rights deal. The show will be hosted by Channel 10 rugby league reporter Adam Hawse, with NSW Origin coach Ricky Stuart as his sidekick. [...]
Picking the winners, and losers, in NRL 2011
2 Feb 2011The Legends of Origin game last week was a great occasion, with $450 000 raised for flood affected areas, 18,000 people at Parramatta treated to one great game played by some of the greats, and the telecast rating over 270,000 viewers for Fox Sports. The 272,000 average viewers means it almost doubled the dominant summer [...]
NRL should take All Stars match on tour
21 Jan 2011Next month, the rugby league community will celebrate the second Indigenous All Stars match. It was a magnificent way to start the 2010 NRL season, with a game that meant so much to so many people. The general consensus among fans is the game needs to spread its wings. Expansion has been the big topic [...]
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