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There has certainly been no lack of drama in the league world since the final siren sounded on the last day of September. We've…
It's been a week since Game 3 of Origin and with pretty much any discussion on the game revolving around post-match drama I figured…
I've been putting this article off for a while now. It has been sitting in my hard drive under various iterations since the Game…
After the retirements of Queensland stalwarts Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk, the state's first Origin team for 2018 was always going to have a…
Well here we are, nine rounds in and already the football is starting to distract from the true purpose of the early season –…
If you've been following this series you'll already be aware which teams have made my all important top five, but now it's time to…
Well here we are. With part 1 and part 2 covering teams 9 through 16, it's time jump into the top eight. 8. Gold…
With the bottom five teams established in part one of this series, we find ourselves about to delve into the meat of the season.…
'Tis the season to dress up complete guesswork as research and statistical analysis. As footy withdrawals intensify with anticipation of the approaching season proper,…
Watching the eighth-placed Cowboys knock out both the fifth-placed Sharks and the fourth-placed Eels in succession got me thinking. The purpose of having a…
Referee-bashing, it's existed since the dawn of sport. Yet here we are at the business end of the season and it's all anyone can…
It's that time of year again. Queensland have walked away with yet another State of Origin victory and every man and his dog is…
What just happened? The dynasty was over, Queensland had been weighed, measured and found wanting. They had been dominated so convincingly that their plans…
The ARL was jointly founded by the NSWRL and the QRL, the NRL didn’t exist until 1998 and is directly managed by the ARL. And yet the NSWRL is the only party that gets any historical recognition
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
😱 where the hell did you come from???
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
Maybe it was more of a south side thing, but driving from Logan to Robina was about the same as going to Suncorp and quicker by train. Even driving from the Redlands where I was at the time to Robina was quicker then a train to Suncorp thanks to the wonky Cleveland line. But there was definately a ton of promotion for the Titans, I’ve still got a Titans jacket from ’07 and I’ve never been a supporter
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
They’ve had player insurance since 2014. But they’re not asking for more insurance, they want to set up a fund that can be accessed to pay for surgeries when needed. A fund that would fit under the proposed cap.
Why players are right to boycott media in RLPA dispute with NRL - and why they’re shooting themselves in the foot
“Becoming an alternative to the Broncos has always been our aim and to draw back to our game fans who may have slipped across to AFL as a result of the Lions’ success,” Michael Searle 2006 (https://amp.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/canny-titans-get-the-foundations-right-starting-with-young-legs-20060716-gdnz13.html)
I think you may be surprised about how much of redcliffe supporter base was pre-existing
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
It’s not just you
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
I was there 10 years ago!! Where abouts were you? Coverage was starting to ramp up a bit when I left, but that also aligned with the Origin game at the MCG
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
At least they’re included in hall of fame stat’s now. Would’ve been funny seeing Wally with a three year career
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
Silly man, those sides don’t count. Just look up premiership winners on nrl.com. Goes all the way back to 1908 and clearly no QLD teams played that entire time
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
Does that help their home games?
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
The Bronco’s were built off the back of Origin’s popularity and the Storm has taken 25 years to get where it is.
The Titans marketing strategy coming in was to be an alternative to the Bronco’s and to be everyones second team. They weren’t restricting themselves to the GC. They also signed guys like Campbell, Rogers, Walker, Prince and Bailey. Crowds dropped significantly after those guys retired. Dolphins meanwhile still don’t have a marque signing
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
They’ve got about the same relevance in Perth
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
On the other hand, people in Brisbane actually knew who the Sharks were when it was being floated. It was still a horrible idea. Valleys Diehards are a foundational club of the sport too, but I wouldn’t be promoting sending them to Perth
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
That escalated quickly….
Talking about wiping the history books pre nrl might be a little out of touch in a thread involving historical qrl teams though…
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
Aus kick is AFL though
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
It was the same in Melbourne 10 years ago, articles on the Storm would be found about six pages in under the netball results. No other NRL results, just a small fluff piece about Slater scoring a try. And any games scheduled on gem had an 80% chance of being replaced by sitcom reruns without notice.
The NRL can break into these markets, but it takes more investment then just relocating a side loved elsewhere
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
I dunno, that was the rationale behind the Titans predictions for success. 15 years later and they have the lowest reported members in the NRL (despite club records) and average crowds. In six months the Dolphins have nearly triple the members and the third highest home crowds. It seems that more then population is needed
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
But think of what we missed out on in Brisbane when the Sharks relocating was rejected, what could have been…
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
The cost cutting the NRL has done recently is great for media releases about record profits, not so good for growing the actual game…
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
I see. Well in that case QLD were robbed!! They were 10 minutes away from 12 in a row thanks to game 2 in 2014!!
'People will go home and remember that forever': Why Fittler's hope for Blues future rests in blistering backline
Wasn’t meaning to dismiss his performances, just saying he’s built a good platform to carry it on against better competition coming up. I see how that sounded
ANALYSIS: Will Smith on receiving end of slap this time around as Knights overcome stage fright to rock past Tigers
Storm did have 40,000ish members last year and were in the top 3 for home crowds despite the difficulty for visiting supporters. Growth is very much happening (https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2023/04/19/rugby-league-hitting-record-numbers-in-victoria/). I lived there for several years from ’11 and many people literally didn’t know what league was, I had workmates asking what our chances were against the All Blacks, making any dent there is massive accomplishment
History, nostalgia and passion: Why NRL should ensure Jets comeback gets off the ground in Perth
I hate Thursday night games, but unfortunately they’re better then Monday games were. I know the article wants to reduce the season, but surely the obvious answer is to introduce an extra day into the week and have a three day weekend. Same amount of games but it isn’t impacted by the work week and keeps businesses happy. Surely everyone can get behind that
Time to pause during Origin and reduce length of season as interstate contest leaves NRL in the shade
oh? never heard of it.
hey Paul, what did the five fingers say to the face?
ANALYSIS: Will Smith on receiving end of slap this time around as Knights overcome stage fright to rock past Tigers
Was it really that bad? 3 try’s to 2 doesn’t seem that bad from the outside, not this year at least
ANALYSIS: Manly might be done - but don't count out the Cowboys after Brookie domination