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That’s right, it’s time the NRL brings back the pre-season Cup, in addition to incorporating teams from the Queensland Cup, Bundy Cup and an affiliated states team.
The upcoming All Stars game shows that the NRL wants to try new rules and innovations. Like our friends in the AFL, a pre-season tournament is the perfect place to try these.
They should also incorporate what the English have done for over 100 years in both rugby league and football, having a Challenge/FA Cup where lower division teams can have a crack at the big boys of the NRL.
Imagine the Redcliffe Dolphins facing the Brisbane Broncos or the Sydney Bulls taking on the Dragons, playing country teams in the bush to show we support bush footy, with it all culminating with a final at Suncorp Stadium.
A knock-out competition with 32 teams comprising of the 16 NRL teams, seven teams each from NSW/ACT and Queensland, an affiliated states team and a New Zealand team, with three knockout rounds before the season and two weekends before round three and six for the semi and grand finals.
Do I dare say it would be another revenue raiser for the NRL where proceeds could go into country and grassroots League?
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