Gal's desperate plea to the NRL amid talk of Super League cash splash | Wide World of Sports

[@gabrielsadaraka494]

Gus is rights

[@zebronki]

I'd love to see a high quality second-tier league, combining state and Pacific leagues with some free-to-air TV broadcast.

[@carpetsnake83]

Buying super league isn’t about spending money it’s about making more money It’s about getting control of international football to grow the game

[@bman23Q]

Another team in NZ is a must. They’re building a new stadium in Christchurch. I was there earlier this week and it’s going to impressive.

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

you will likely get a WA or PNG team first

[@PoppinC-l3w]

@thvtsydneylyf3th077 Not really. PNG is greenlit for years away. NZ expansion may start theirs a year or two earlier than PNG.

[@ToddHull-n4i]

I wish Gus ran the game

[@kevinwaters5872]

The NRL should go international. Buying the English SL would provide financial muscle for the game world wide. It is time.

[@Samizouza]

Basically turning it into something similar like the Champions Cup/Champions League in union and soccer respectively, I'm liking it.

[@PoppinC-l3w]

Instead of buying the Super League as a whole, the NRL-led consortium should buy a large percentage of it and set-up a few clubs with long-term "licenses" who are exempt from promotion-and-relegation. These would be strategically-located teams. London, Toulouse, and French Catalonia already have teams. The new ones should be Spanish Basque, Spanish Valencia, and Dublin, Ireland. That's six clubs. Other potential teams in the distant future could be Istanbul, Marseille, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Portugal, and Balkans XIII. Six exempt clubs out of 16 teams is very doable. In the future it could be 18 or 20 teams in Super League with half or more being outside England. In EuroLeague basketball, the vast majority of clubs at the top-flight are long-term licensees and a minority of slots are pro-rel. I think that model is extreme but I support a minority or half the teams being long-term licensees and the rest being subject to pro-rel. Super League should be modeled as a hybrid British and European competition. The RFL Championship and RFL League One will remain British competitions.

[@Kiritopa_Hokena]

We need Gus full time here in Aotearoa NZ

[@marvinparker2711]

Gud makes a good point

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

I understand and appreciate his patriotic point of view, but investing overseas is a much better business proposition. Gotta try cut in to those origin crowds

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

The tiny in-goal area for Super League games is so weird lol never get used to seeing it

[@kinchegayowie6167]

supposed too be min 6m

[@SennyMarshall]

Gus is a visionary, Gal can't get his head out of domestic football. Rugby League needs to take over the world. The people of the world need Rugby League.

[@rumourhats]

As a brit, I would love the NRL to be de facto "globally" in charge of the game.

[@PoppinC-l3w]

1) Instead of playing NRL opening games in the US that nobody cares for, they should play the "World Club Challenge" in Las Vegas. It would be a much bigger deal and makes the WCC a bigger deal too. 2) The NRL doesn't need to buy the Super League as a whole. Instead, they should buy a large percentage of it and set-up a few clubs with long-term "licenses" that are exempt from promotion-and-relegation. These would be strategically-located teams. London, Toulouse, and French Catalonia already have teams. The new ones should be Spanish Basque, Spanish Valencia, and Ireland. That's six clubs. Other potential teams in the distant future could be Istanbul, Italy, Canada, and Balkans XIII. Six exempt clubs out of 16 teams is very doable. In the future it could be 18 or 20 teams in Super League. For comparison: In EuroLeague basketball, the majority of clubs at the top-flight are long-term licensees and a minority of slots are pro-rel. I think that model is extreme but I support a minority of teams being long-term licensees and the rest being subject to pro-rel.

[@christiandent7211]

Well said Gus.

[@FreddyJong-co6cb]

If you want to make every one happy dont become a leader sell ice cream 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Samizouza]

In a way, at least they're going international since they can stay fixated on clubs forever even if it means going the Champions League route.

[@raoulheinrichvonmerten4851]

Gal is so right. If you have ever had anything to with your local RL club with your kids. There is NO money.

[@mattyb884]

How can the world grow if Australia rule it Phil?. The Bias nature already is off its head. Aussie refs, Aussie bunkers, Aussie Judicial system. I remember The Warriors won under Perenara as a ref and the cry from the Aussie public Because he was a kiwi was telling, pretty much had him sacked. Haven’t seen him since.

[@bigbusta2214]

Perenara retired becuase he was on the verge of a heart attack

[@KyleJMK619]

Everyone should come down and watch mascot a grade. South’s comp have had 5 wash outs

[@andrewmiller6051]

Hear me out… I think it would be cool, and more achieveable than you think, to have a combined English / Australian club competition. If half the teams are from Australia and half from England, and each team plays every other team once, half home and half away, that means that each team will play 75% of their matches in their own country. The 25% of matches that are played on the other side of the world can be done in a single “tour”. In other words, each team has one overseas tour which accounts for 25% of their season. Logistically, that seems pretty achievable to me.

[@DabDabGoose]

It will never work, the time difference travel costs and players away from family too long. They could do a cup competition though but I think would require the NRL season to be shorter.

[@PoppinC-l3w]

Bad idea.

[@Kiritopa_Hokena]

Yess NRL investment in Aotearoa NZ most definitely

[@scottdalton7197]

I mean yeah but why are we playing games in Vegas then?

[@Br0wnCh3]

I wander what super league state of origin would be like what areas in Britain would that include. 🤔🤔💭

[@stuartbrierley103]

Likely Lancashire vs Yorkshire but it's been tried and fans just weren't interested. As usual the RFL half arsed it but crowds started poor and got worse so it only lasted a few years.

[@mreel3488]

The NRL needs to invest more into country league.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Gal is wrong that the best come to Australia. Guys like Rob burrow or Ryan hall or Leon pryce all would have been great in Australia and never came. Same with Danny McGuire.

[@RaelSloane]

4 players

[@putjaglovesup5284]

Ryan Hall came. He played for the roosters for two years. He never scored a try.

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

Who? lol

[@DabDabGoose]

​@@putjaglovesup5284he got an ACL basically as soon as he joined.

[@iangregory54]

​@@putjaglovesup5284am no Leeds fan but in his defence he got two horrendous injuries. No mention of Seumanufagai who turned tail & returned home to zero criticism & minimal impact. I heard plenty about it down the pub from my Leeds supporting mate unfortunately.

[@Sketchyderlahh]

Couldn’t of been said better

[@MH-xd9os]

Aswell as the NRL the administration also cover NRLW and national level touch.

[@alexmartin51]

Gud is bang on about a rolling calendar, the club season needs to be shorter and something like this implemented: YEAR ONE: Four Nations: Aus, NZ, Eng, highest ranked tier 2 nation in World Cup - In Aus/NZ Pacific Cup: Tonga, Samoa, PNG, Fiji, Cook Islands, Japan, US - Winner in next Four Nations Euro Cup: France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Lebanon, Italy, Greece YEAR TWO: Four Nations: Aus, NZ, Eng, Winner of Pacific Cup - In England/France Pacific Cup: Tonga, Samoa, PNG, Fiji, Cook Islands, Japan, US Euro Cup: France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Lebanon, Italy, Greece - Winner in next Four Nations YEAR THREE: Four Nations: Aus, NZ, Eng, Winner of Euro Cup - In Aus/NZ Friendlies: Tonga, Samoa, PNG, Fiji, Cook Islands, France, Ireland, Lebanon, Scotland, Wales World Cup Qualifying: USA, South Africa, Greece, Italy, Japan, Serbia, Jamaica, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Malta, Russia, Spain YEAR FOUR: Rugby League World Cup

[@dizzystj]

Expansion really being pushed hard of late.

[@meEllson]

Super league is 2 county sport in UK even with the branding & support of NRL the quality & attendance won’t improve overall.

[@DabDabGoose]

NRL would have the money to subsidize though which would make a massive difference especially if it allowed all super league clubs to reach the cap.

[@James-te6xt]

Aussies won't get the English sporting climate or the culture of those areas. It would be throwing money into a bottomless pit.

[@struandickson9082]

Most rugby league in Europe is England, particularly north west England. There is essentially no meaningful rugby league being played anywhere else. Rugby league will never compete against Football in Europe. The best bet is overtaking rugby union in state schools across the UK and investing in those schools in a way essentially all the 6N unions have failed. Or just accept that Rugby League is predominantly an Australasian sport now and just make your nations head and shoulders better than everyone else like the Americans have done with most of their sports.

[@ToddHull-n4i]

Rugby League could takeover Union worldwide

[@rodwellchigome7567]

​@@ToddHull-n4init a chance. There's a reason it hasn't already. Not for all shapes and sizes.

[@struandickson9082]

@@ToddHull-n4i I mean I don’t seen it happening. England are the only northern hemisphere team with the ability to compete against Australia, and even then that’s occasional. Rugby Union at international level is ingrained in the European sporting calendar. I can’t see how international rugby league could ever compete against that. However there is certainly the demand to see games club games and State of Origin. NRL should do some games or even have magic round in Europe one year and I guarantee fans would flock more for that than international rugby league.

[@gordo191]

Penrith puts money into grass roots and develops talent and bang the salary cap comes along and Rips it apart . Is it worth it .

[@gordo191]

@stevvvvveperry The problem is the juniors that are developing their game in the lower grades have to be rushed into the top grade before they are ready . That was obvious on the weekend . Maybe each club should be given a country Area to develope using local juniors plus the juniors they have in their city area .

[@MrBoboiscool]

Small minded, who cares if the game grows what about Australia … want the game too be bigger and sustainable long term you have to make the international game better. Union is already dead in aus, there is little competition

[@pottsie_era]

we need to build inside Australia first expand to other states, stomp out Rugby Union and AFL THE SUPER LEAGUE Super League : Europe Super League : Oceania

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

we'll start with a PNG team.

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

Gallens small brain cant see game as a business. Expand. Grow.

[@Vutd11]

Tell em Gal

[@Tre_Vor194]

Where is the money coming from? How much money will it take to develop and maintain 1000's of pitches on the East Coast of Australia, this is a stupid discussion. I want to see NRL Clubs benefiting from the players they bring through their youth system. Panthers created 30 dominant players and have lost out with over half of their 2020 team leaving to other clubs, I can bet that all of them did it for $, it is unfair on the time and effort the Panthers put in to introduce the players they have the last 5 years.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Bet you didn’t have this problem when it was happening to Brisbane year on year. We copped it year on year and now that it’s affecting New South Wales clubs suddenly it’s a problem.

[@hoggers7572]

Cry me a river

[@beetle1986]

​@troystaunton254 too true there's a reason Gus came to Brisbane to tour their facilities before returning to Penrith and coming up with a similar program. The clubs that bring through their own talent should be compensated for it.

[@Tre_Vor194]

@@Giveme1goodreason actually couldn't care what team it is, I don't support the Panthers.

[@bjlaughren]

First

[@Giveme1goodreason]

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[@connorhickey6364]

League is a joke 😂