Super Bowl sledge: NRL promotion pokes fun at American ‘world champions’

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January 25, 2019 7:27pm
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NRL has hired three billboards in the US city of Atlanta labelling the Roosters the “world champions of football”..
The NRL is currently running a cheeky promotional campaign in Atlanta in the lead up to Super Bowl LIII.

The governing body has taken out three giant billboards in the host-city of the NFL decider for the week, which poke fun at the yanks’ penchant for labelling their premiership-winning sporting teams ‘world champions’.

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Plastered across the signage is Roosters skipper Boyd Cordner (showing off his premiership ring) with teammates James Tedesco and Latrell Mitchell, and the club mascot with the words: “Sydney Roosters World Champions of Football.”

NRL Head of Commercial Andrew Abdo told The Daily Telegraph he was hopeful the tongue-in-cheek advertising would gain traction in the US.

“No doubt there will be plenty of people in Atlanta scratching their heads and wondering who the Roosters are,” he said.

“Americans always claim their domestic league winners, whether it’s NBA, MLB or NFL are the World Champion’s.

“If they can make this claim, why can’t we?

“If that encourages sports fans to make inquiries about rugby league and look up the Roosters winning the 2018 grand final that can only help promote our game
 
I Can appreciate the creativity of the ad however if the Wests Tigers were the premiers this billboard would have about as much chance of seeing the light of day as bumping into Elvis Presley at Stanmore maccas.Todd Greenberg and all his cronies from bondi would see to that.
 
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I Can appreciate the creativity of the ad however if the Wests Tigers were the premiers this billboard would have about as much chance of seeing the light of day as bumping into Elvis Presley at Stanmore maccas.Todd Greenberg and all his cronies from bondi would see to that.
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NRL claiming the Roosters are world champions - certainly exposes the NRL's unhealthy favoured child obsession with the Roosters.Neither the Rooster's CEO, Admin or Cap situation have anything to be concerned about with with regards to NRL scrutiny for at least some years to come.
 
Only an idiot would waste money by doing this.Thank you Todd for proving to anybody who wasnt sure that you really are the most useless person to ever hold the position
 
Has the World Cup Challenge been played yet? I'm not sure when the Super League finishes, but has Roosters played whoever from England yet?

If not, then this is really in poor taste, though not surprising.
 
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Has the World Cup Challenge been played yet? I'm not sure when the Super League finishes, but has Roosters played whoever from England yet?

If not, then this is really in poor taste, though not surprising.
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Gets played as a lead up game to 2019 season. So yes the claim is wrong.
 
Also the wording " world champions of football" is just dumb when most countries consider football to be what we call soccer. Someone should be hauled over the coals for such a stupid idea.
 
How many country clubs and junior clubs could have benefitted from those wasted funds

No instead we stick the costs up $20 on last season to register juniors

No wonder fans are walking away from the game in droves

I'd get banned if I posted my thoughts on this
 
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How many country clubs and junior clubs could have benefitted from those wasted funds

No instead we stick the costs up $20 on last season to register juniors

No wonder fans are walking away from the game in droves

I'd get banned if I posted my thoughts on this
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Well said.
 
When I was living in Batemans Bay I watched the local team fold, and the AFL grow. Well done Greenberg you absolute tosser!
 
Totally sums up the incompetence of the flogs at NRL HQ.
No doubt they will all get an all-expenses-paid trip to Atlanta to admire their handiwork and to make a postcard out of the ensuing circle-jerk.
Turdy and his crones are the special gift that keeps on giving…. much like amoebic dysentery.

Surely the time has come for a fan revolt to demonstrate disgust at the way the NRL operates. Would love to see a mass abandonment of NRL matches by supporters. Would come across great on telly to have only 40 people in the stadium at ANZ.
 
This game was much better run when there was a smaller administration and gallop had the wheel.

The commission, and the suits they brought in, has done nothing but ruin the game.
 
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Also the wording " world champions of football" is just dumb when most countries consider football to be what we call soccer. Someone should be hauled over the coals for such a stupid idea.
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Yeah I agree with this. Why didn’t they write rugby league instead of football?
 
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This game was much better run when there was a smaller administration and gallop had the wheel.

The commission, and the suits they brought in, has done nothing but ruin the game.
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Bit like American politics.Deep state getting deeper is never good.Only makes for a deeper swamp to drain.
 
If your reading Greenburg I'm hearing due to lack of numbers up here for the 1st time the Under 14/15 will be combined just to field a comp of 4 teams

Hope your happy …..

Yet population wise we have probably never had more people bar the LNG construction :imp:
 
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