The NRL hits Las Vegas, where results on and off the field could be explosive

[LFC Bulldogs]

What's the NFL got to do with anything? You can watch both.

Americans won’t watch both, NFL is too entrenched their . Look at the rating, only 60k tuned in.
Vlanys knows very well he can’t crack the American sports market, this venture is nothing more than making inroads into the US gambling market .

 

[Freakzilla]

Americans won’t watch both, NFL is too entrenched their . Look at the rating, only 60k tuned in.
Vlanys knows very well he can’t crack the American sports market, this venture is nothing more than making inroads into the US gambling market .

Why won’t they watch both? Literally makes no sense. I watch both.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. The ratings will grow year by year.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Is it possible to compare Lenui's sledge to Sam Kerr allegedly calling a police officer a “stupid white bastard”?


Always a Bulldog

 

[John Matrix]

Is it possible to compare Lenui's sledge to Sam Kerr allegedly calling a police officer a “stupid white bastard”?


Always a Bulldog

If the officer took offence to it than its no different.

 

[Cook]

If the officer took offence to it than its no different.

Be very interesting hey. I hope she gets slammed for it. Although ones a criminal charge, and ones a workplace incident.

 

[John Matrix]

Be very interesting hey. I hope she gets slammed for it. Although ones a criminal charge, and ones a workplace incident.

They are trying to sweept her case hard

 

[Nate DAWG]

Is it possible to compare Lenui's sledge to Sam Kerr allegedly calling a police officer a “stupid white bastard”?


Always a Bulldog

One is a back and forth trash talk between two pasefika players with initial offence taken by a white player near by. The other is a drunken soccer player being intentionally racist to a cop. Im not sure they are even comparable.
I have had too much to say on this topic but i wonder if a Fijian player said the same thing as Leniu, would it be considered offensive?

 

[MatstaDogg]

They are trying to sweept her case hard

 

[Motorhead]

One is a back and forth trash talk between two pasefika players with initial offence taken by a white player near by. The other is a drunken soccer player being intentionally racist to a cop. Im not sure they are even comparable.
I have had too much to say on this topic but i wonder if a Fijian player said the same thing as Leniu, would it be considered offensive?

Where is Leniu from?

 

[Nate DAWG]

Where is Leniu from?

He's Samoan bro

 

[LFC Bulldogs]

Why won’t they watch both? Literally makes no sense. I watch both.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. The ratings will grow year by year.

Because they already have the option of watching baseball basketball and soccer .
Soccer has managed to make some inroads there for 2 reasons, the Latino population factor and the growing womens game .
V’Landys one minute is saying that the game here needs to become more tribal and suburban with the improve,net suburban grounds and is is stating that rugby league is a world game because they played a couple of matches in Las Vegas.

 

[LFC Bulldogs]

Is it possible to compare Lenui's sledge to Sam Kerr allegedly calling a police officer a “stupid white bastard”?


Always a Bulldog

They will somehow find a way to get her off.

 

[Freakzilla]

Because they already have the option of watching baseball basketball and soccer .
Soccer has managed to make some inroads there for 2 reasons, the Latino population factor and the growing womens game .
V’Landys one minute is saying that the game here needs to become more tribal and suburban with the improve,net suburban grounds and is is stating that rugby league is a world game because they played a couple of matches in Las Vegas.

They have the same options that we do. Our games aren't on the same time as their sports anyway the majority of the time. Not everyone likes every sport. You're just making excuses that don't make sense. First it was the NFL, now you're picking other sports because your NFL excuse didn't make sense.

 

[LFC Bulldogs]

They have the same options that we do. Our games aren't on the same time as their sports anyway the majority of the time. Not everyone likes every sport. You're just making excuses that don't make sense. First it was the NFL, now you're picking other sports because your NFL excuse didn't make sense.

What excuse are you talking about?
I said nrl cannot and will not ever be able to compete with NFL over there.
You then stated that they can watch both , and Im telling that they already have other options.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Is it possible to compare Lenui's sledge to Sam Kerr allegedly calling a police officer a “stupid white bastard”?

They will somehow find a way to get her off.

They are called "plods" for a reason.

The best defense, prove that you were right, stupid (should be easy to prove), white (done deal), bastard (ask his mother).


Always a Bulldog

 

[Freakzilla]

What excuse are you talking about?
I said nrl cannot and will not ever be able to compete with NFL over there.
You then stated that they can watch both , and Im telling that they already have other options.

They aren't trying to compete with the NFL. They just want some people to watch. Why are you even mentioning competing with the NFL? No one has ever said that they want to.

 

[Shnissss]

Where is Leniu from?

… Belmore. Roosters should release him so we can bring him home [emoji6]

 

[Shnissss]

They aren't trying to compete with the NFL. They just want some people to watch. Why are you even mentioning competing with the NFL? No one has ever said that they want to.

Anyone who looks at any market and says it’s not worth competing for market share has no idea. The US sporting market is worth ~$70 billion

Just 0.5% of market share is $350 million. The NRLs revenue for 2023 was $700 million to put it in perspective. It’s worth a shot

 

[Psycho Doggie]

From the same article listed above:

Although the American ratings were low, the initiative helped drive record Australian ratings.

The matches were the most-watched league games ever on Fox Sports locally. 838,000 tuned into the first match which was exclusive on pay TV and streaming service Kayo, and almost as many stayed for the second, which attracted more viewers than the simultaneous broadcast on Channel Nine.

“We all live in hope that a wonderful concept and great effort by many will be rewarded but there’s no better feeling than when the reality arrives in record numbers,” said Steve Crawley, Fox Sports executive director on Tuesday.

“What a ripper. What a result.”

Nine’s coverage attracted 796,000 viewers and was the sixth-highest rating free-to-air program of the day.

This was the real audience they were after.

 

[Motorhead]

They will somehow find a way to get her off.

Maybe an octopus?