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- May 21, 2016
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Know it won’t happen with current vested interests but would like to discuss benefits (and downsides) of going to a 2 tier league structure.
12 sides per division both national comps. Both soft salary caps (with luxury tax if overspend).
Need to maximise value for lay fans with 6 high level games per week (really only 4 high end tv slots anyway Thurs night, Fri night, Sunday afternoon and evening- Perth team to make this more possible, plus a couple of Saturday games to round it out) but preserve hard core club supporters and still grow the game.
Which league should be decided on who brings biggest financial impact to grow the game.
And let’s be honest there is only enough talent for 12 really high performing clubs but gives a shorter step up to next level rather than state league to Nrl. Also gives coaches and referees a true stepping stone.
22 week home and away. Top 6 for finals.
Tier one has state of Origin times off so only tier 2 plays on those weekends to grow that brand and rest origin players.
Less number of rounds made up for by yearly 6 nations on non World Cup years.
Pair teams up for players to move between tier 1 and 2 based on performance. All under NRL brand but marketed up for premier league vs national league or whatever spin.
Tier 2 games will do TV lead in to Tier 1. i.e Friday evening Saturday day games x2, Sunday x2 and maybe Monday night.
Tier one. Salary cap 9 million (give or take depending on financial state of game). Probably something like:
1. Broncos
2. Cowboys
3. ?Newcastle
4. Canberra
5. Melbourne
6. Perth
7. New Zealand
8. Penrith
9, 10, 11, 12. 4 Sydney teams with best footprint (not the Roosters)
Tier 2. Salary cap likely around 2 million (min $50000, max $200000 + luxury tax if overs)
1. Western Brisbane linked to Broncos
2. Titans linked to storm (Melbourne people love GC)
3. Cairns linked to Cowboys
4. Central Queensland
5. Adelaide
6. Darwin ?bears
7. PNG hunters (hard one to link given security issues but have to be a Sydney team).
8. Illawarra Steelers
+ 4 relegated Sydney teams including Roosters
No clubs cut during this transition, if a club fails to financially perform (including relative to tv rights worth and whole league) then 5 yearly review for relegation/promotion.
12 sides per division both national comps. Both soft salary caps (with luxury tax if overspend).
Need to maximise value for lay fans with 6 high level games per week (really only 4 high end tv slots anyway Thurs night, Fri night, Sunday afternoon and evening- Perth team to make this more possible, plus a couple of Saturday games to round it out) but preserve hard core club supporters and still grow the game.
Which league should be decided on who brings biggest financial impact to grow the game.
And let’s be honest there is only enough talent for 12 really high performing clubs but gives a shorter step up to next level rather than state league to Nrl. Also gives coaches and referees a true stepping stone.
22 week home and away. Top 6 for finals.
Tier one has state of Origin times off so only tier 2 plays on those weekends to grow that brand and rest origin players.
Less number of rounds made up for by yearly 6 nations on non World Cup years.
Pair teams up for players to move between tier 1 and 2 based on performance. All under NRL brand but marketed up for premier league vs national league or whatever spin.
Tier 2 games will do TV lead in to Tier 1. i.e Friday evening Saturday day games x2, Sunday x2 and maybe Monday night.
Tier one. Salary cap 9 million (give or take depending on financial state of game). Probably something like:
1. Broncos
2. Cowboys
3. ?Newcastle
4. Canberra
5. Melbourne
6. Perth
7. New Zealand
8. Penrith
9, 10, 11, 12. 4 Sydney teams with best footprint (not the Roosters)
Tier 2. Salary cap likely around 2 million (min $50000, max $200000 + luxury tax if overs)
1. Western Brisbane linked to Broncos
2. Titans linked to storm (Melbourne people love GC)
3. Cairns linked to Cowboys
4. Central Queensland
5. Adelaide
6. Darwin ?bears
7. PNG hunters (hard one to link given security issues but have to be a Sydney team).
8. Illawarra Steelers
+ 4 relegated Sydney teams including Roosters
No clubs cut during this transition, if a club fails to financially perform (including relative to tv rights worth and whole league) then 5 yearly review for relegation/promotion.
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