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bptiger 0 said:
Our woman are a disgrace , only 3-4 where singing the anthem, compared to the poms everyone was singing, but they made sure they had certain flags around there necks, I just don’t get some of are sporting players in nearly every code
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It should be a requirement. Don't sing, don't play.

Old fashioned maybe, but if you hate Australia, don't play in the jersey either. Can't have it both ways.
 
A lot of talk post Vegas 2024 and the debriefing is sure to centre around the scheduling for next year.
I think 4 games on one day is too many for audiences that are just learning the game. Even I as a rusted on supporter of the code got a bit tired with it all. If you watched all 4 live you were in the stadium for 10 hours. Thats too long. Look at how we run Magic Round. Double header Friday night, Triple headers on Saturday and Sunday. The triple headers are about a 7 hour investment if you go to the stadium and watch them all. Thats around the same time investment as a day at a Cricket Test Match. 10 hours is a slog. The piss breaks alone would be tiring - let alone the cost of food and refreshments.

If the NRL cant afford to stage two double headers, they may have to consider dropping one of these games. The super league game was entertaining. The quality is not NRL standard, but it also brought 10K + screaming, singing Pommies to the ground and city. I think it has to remain a fixture.
The 2 x NRL games are the showpieces. They contain world renowned players in League circles that people will pay to watch. Having just 1 NRL game would dillute the experience for Aussie expats and travellers.

Therefore the game to get the chop must be the one which drove the least amount of interest and produced the lowest quality spectacle. The Aussie women are far too good for their opposition. They wanted to show the world what they could do but in the end what they produced was something akin to a world champion fighter taking on a kid with Cerebral Palsy. If anything, the crowd seemed to dislike them. The ladies failed to promote the womens game and likely drove a bit of interest away from Rugby League in general. The crowd for the Penrith/Cronulla game was nowhere near what it was earlier in the day. That massive flogging bored people and they left the ground. Ironically, the game with the diminishing crowd was the best game and was a proper contest. It showcased a lot of positive aspects that we wish to sell to foreign markets.

I think a triple header...NRL - Super League - NRL...is the way to go moving forward. Surprisingly though, Ive seen plenty of commentary suggesting that an NRL game should be dropped. It would be interesting to see the breakdown of television ratings per time slot during the day both in America and at home.
 
Tucker said:
A lot of talk post Vegas 2024 and the debriefing is sure to centre around the scheduling for next year.
I think 4 games on one day is too many for audiences that are just learning the game....

I think a triple header...NRL - Super League - NRL...is the way to go moving forward.
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Agreed, the test was a great concept but the skills divide was so great that it detracted from the event.
 
Jolls said:
Agreed, the test was a great concept but the skills divide was so great that it detracted from the event.
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If they manage a two day event next year, one way forward is that the women could be involved but this time it should be Australia v a barbarian styled team made up from NZ and the best from the Pacific Nations.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Don't know why the NRL couldn't predict this should have been against the Kiwis.
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They did predict it. Valandys said he was very nervous about it when interviewed prior to the game. He saw the flogging coming and was hopeful that the pommy crowd would spur their girls on.
 
Maybe just one NRL , one Superleague and a NRLW game.
I'll be disappointed if we don't go at some stage.
 
NRL is just getting greedy and trying to appeal to all and sundry. The result of 3 no contests and the game that everyone predicted as the best match played in front of a reduced crowd would have done more harm than good. Plus the different rulings between ESL and NRL would have been confusing to first time watchers.
 
Tucker said:
A lot of talk post Vegas 2024 and the debriefing is sure to centre around the scheduling for next year.
I think 4 games on one day is too many for audiences that are just learning the game. Even I as a rusted on supporter of the code got a bit tired with it all. If you watched all 4 live you were in the stadium for 10 hours. Thats too long. Look at how we run Magic Round. Double header Friday night, Triple headers on Saturday and Sunday. The triple headers are about a 7 hour investment if you go to the stadium and watch them all. Thats around the same time investment as a day at a Cricket Test Match. 10 hours is a slog. The piss breaks alone would be tiring - let alone the cost of food and refreshments.

If the NRL cant afford to stage two double headers, they may have to consider dropping one of these games. The super league game was entertaining. The quality is not NRL standard, but it also brought 10K + screaming, singing Pommies to the ground and city. I think it has to remain a fixture.
The 2 x NRL games are the showpieces. They contain world renowned players in League circles that people will pay to watch. Having just 1 NRL game would dillute the experience for Aussie expats and travellers.

Therefore the game to get the chop must be the one which drove the least amount of interest and produced the lowest quality spectacle. The Aussie women are far too good for their opposition. They wanted to show the world what they could do but in the end what they produced was something akin to a world champion fighter taking on a kid with Cerebral Palsy. If anything, the crowd seemed to dislike them. The ladies failed to promote the womens game and likely drove a bit of interest away from Rugby League in general. The crowd for the Penrith/Cronulla game was nowhere near what it was earlier in the day. That massive flogging bored people and they left the ground. Ironically, the game with the diminishing crowd was the best game and was a proper contest. It showcased a lot of positive aspects that we wish to sell to foreign markets.

I think a triple header...NRL - Super League - NRL...is the way to go moving forward. Surprisingly though, Ive seen plenty of commentary suggesting that an NRL game should be dropped. It would be interesting to see the breakdown of television ratings per time slot during the day both in America and at home.
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NRLW games averaged crowds of 1,800 a match in Australia in 2024.

NRLW Crowds | Austadiums

List of NRLW crowd attendance figures, including stadium crowds, highest and lowest attendances accross current and previous NRLW seasons.
www.austadiums.com www.austadiums.com

I can't think of another sport with such little support that gets the opportunity to play on the biggest stages in the world and on TV.

Greece vs USA game was played on a paddock with terrible TV coverage. Both Greece and USA played in the last world cup. It would have made more sense to put a USA team on show in Vegas to hopefully attract the home crowd.
 
weststigers said:
NRLW games averaged crowds of 1,800 a match in Australia in 2024.

NRLW Crowds | Austadiums

List of NRLW crowd attendance figures, including stadium crowds, highest and lowest attendances accross current and previous NRLW seasons.
www.austadiums.com www.austadiums.com

I can't think of another sport with such little support that gets the opportunity to play on the biggest stages in the world and on TV.

Greece vs USA game was played on a paddock with terrible TV coverage. Both Greece and USA played in the last world cup. It would have made more sense to put a USA team on show in Vegas to hopefully attract the home crowd.
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And a bet u they would have song the national anthem, not like our stuck up so and SOs
 
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