the other australian sport has just announced it's TV deal for 5 years. Letting you know if you want to look it up. Feel free to move this to "other sports" where is belongs after a short while.

I don't see why it should be moved, it could easily be turned into a thread about what the NRL should do.

There's no chance channel 9 will lose NRL now, the best that could happen is they keep their games and channel 10/1 HD make a play for Saturday afternoon and Sunday/Monday night footy.

Channel 10/1 HD would have to show their games live or slightly delayed in SA/NT/WA.

The problem is were negotiating a deal without knowing which clubs we are/if any letting in.

WOW! What a frickin deal that is!! Now the pressure is really on Gallop and the NRL. Anything less than a $billion and we may as well pack up and go back to being the NSWRL sponsored by Winfield cup. We thought their last "war chest" was big, this is massive!

The NRL needs to grow a pair and use whatever money it gets to grow RL into a true national competition. I'd be announcing Brisbane2 and Reds for 2013 and team plans for Adelaide, Wellington, PNG and Bears to be developed over the next 20 years. Put the money towards making it happen and by 2022 we might get ahead of the AFL!

If the deal is based on viewing figures and the numbers quoted on here are to believed the NRL deal should be close to $A2bn.

Let's see what Gallop comes up with.

All the 9 games are live australia wide on Foxtel. 4 games live on C7. Shown on TV and phones. etc etc. Interesting to note that less than 35% of Australians are actually signed up to Pay TV. This deal has serious consequences for the NRL. I don't think our deal will be as big as we first hoped now. Also saw this saying that in NZ Rugby and NRL games ratings are down 50%!!! Due to earthquakes apparently. Poor buggers. forums.rugbyleagueplanet.com/topic/4225034/1/ Also check this out, does anyone have any comments to make? www.talkingfooty.com/tv_ratings_2011.php [iAFL remains the code with the highest total number of viewers with 36.6% (estimated at 6.6 million) who will watch “Always” or “Occasionally.”[/i I look at it and think what nonsense those numbers are for Australians 14+.

All the 9 games are live australia wide on Foxtel. 4 games live on C7. Shown on TV and phones. etc etc. Interesting to note that less than 35% of Australians are actually signed up to Pay TV. This deal has serious consequences for the NRL. I don't think our deal will be as big as we first hoped now. Also saw this saying that in NZ Rugby and NRL games ratings are down 50%!!! Due to earthquakes apparently. Poor buggers. forums.rugbyleagueplanet.com/topic/4225034/1/ Also check this out, does anyone have any comments to make? www.talkingfooty.com/tv_ratings_2011.php [iAFL remains the code with the highest total number of viewers with 36.6% (estimated at 6.6 million) who will watch “Always” or “Occasionally.”[/i I look at it and think what nonsense those numbers are for Australians 14+.

If Gallop plays it right it will be bigger, but double?

Will we be making demands to have games shown live in all states?

We have to be aiming to match what they got

1. $1billion
2. Internet and phone deal worth $80-100mill
3. Dedicated NRL channel on Fox
4. National FTA
5. Fixed scheduling
6. Significant contra advertising
Anything less is abject failure. Worrying thing is if we pull up well short the public perception of the strength of AFL against the weakness of NRL is going to be hugely damaging for years to come in terms of sponsorships and popularity. The spotlight now falls firmly on Gallop and the NRL.

lol at the AFL player's already holding their hands out for more money.

I have Fox and I am dreaded the $25mill of advertising a year they are going to be providing AFL. Every time you turn Fox on you just know there is going to be AFL rammed down your throat!

Fta nation wide won't happen unless we can get 10/1 HD on board!

Maybe companies dont want to advertise their product, during a game, continually dragged through the gutter by its players and hence, viewing figures mean squat. I dont know, this is the only reason I could come up with, if, the NRL dont get a bigger TV deal

Nice one Katie, your a card.

When will the NRL deal be announced?

The Afl has just been announced for 2012-2016, so expect ours from July to a years time.

If there's the appetite for it why aren't there NRL teams in Adelaide and Perth? It does stick out like a sore thumb (to me at least) that two state capitals aren't represented in the national league.

I don't think there is in Adelaide.

we did ok on that wet sat evening last season to get 12,000 for the storm v canterbury game, but these are one off games, as we dont really have many local rl teams in the area it is hard to judge what the core support in the area would be, all the locals seem to follow afl

Is there any plans to enter a u16/u18 or toyota cup sides?

Has anyone expressed a interest in bidding for a franchise?

not that i know of.rl hardly gets any press coverage in adelaide in the advertiser unless its the run up to our one yearly game at the oval or hindmarsh. only rl fans i know out here are all ex-pats, without a "big" local team to follow the locals all watch their beloved afl teams even though both are very poor

NRL needs to be more proactive in the development of the game in affiliated States. One of the big issues is it is no ones repsonsibility, NRL say it is ARL's, ARL says it is the SARL and the SARL say we can't do anything with no money and no profile for the game.Hopefully the IC and a massive TV deal will help to rectify the fact that RL is hardly mentioned in 1/2 the country. Having one game a year in Adelaide, perth, Darwin etc is worth absolutely nothing to the growth of the game in those states. Funding for development officers, SG Ball sides, FTA TV, media people, 3-4 games a year, NRL roadshows etc etc is what is needed.

Ever considered putting yourself up for it, or in a position to get invovled? Or are you anyway?

My "real" work means I have little time sadly. I am however working with a small group of like minded fans in WA to build a supporters group fro RL fans in WA which will act as the "voice" of RL fans here. I meet regularly with the WARL as well to support them and the bid through the supporters group. Only been going for a couple of months but we are going great guns. www.warzone.net.au

My "real" work means I have little time sadly. I am however working with a small group of like minded fans in WA to build a supporters group fro RL fans in WA which will act as the "voice" of RL fans here. I meet regularly with the WARL as well to support them and the bid through the supporters group. Only been going for a couple of months but we are going great guns. www.warzone.net.au

The Sydney telegraph bigging up and lifting expectation of the future TV deal




Source: [urlhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-hits-the-jackpot/story-e6frexnr-1226052850747[/url
Elsewhere, there are rumours that $BW and the Qld Reds star Quade Cooper are looking to play together in the NRL in 2013...

OT but the List of 50 players is interesting as well..altho they've missed Marc Herbert

Cooper? Well he's got two years to learn how to defend.

Hey Catalancs.


lol, just passing on a rumour

...Even if the NRL reaches the amount in the article Im not sure any club could afford both Williams and Cooper...imagine what gf could do with the marketing tho.

Just Marc Herbert? There's nearly a hundred overseas players the sl.

If the cap goes up to $7m, that will mean the end of mass imports to SL (of any quality at all). Thank goodness.