Recruitment and retention

[Dolph]

The other problem the game has is increasing cost of living, and Rugby League being working class.

With increasing cost, disposable income amongst Leagues core market is reduced. The first thing to go will be going to the game/ buying food at the game, or even the Kayo Sub.

I am sure they have people smart enough to overcome these hurdles with well thought-out plans. I suspect the push for private ownership or NRL owned/back clubs is part of it. The TV rites deal is very important to all this.

Id say the NRL are very lucky the English premier league is in a different time zone, that time barrier to entry, keeps the younger generation from choosing between EPL and NRL keeping viewership high for NRL due to lack of competition to quality sport.

One thing I know is, I see more EPL shirts on young kids in the streets of brisbane, then I do NRL jersey's. And this is NRL heart land.

💯 Going to games is so expensive.

 

[mr_c]

Its what they want and hope for.

I think the plan is to add new teams in growth markets, where income will be fine for new teams in a one town/team system. From there the lack of talent for teams in saturated markets will mean they don't get any talent and cant afford to pay overs as supporter income is limited due to high competition. Eventually those teams will fall over due to lack of support and regular periods of non-competition.

Wests Tigers are a perfect example. Id suggest the recent turmoil is due to Western Suburbs making a play to just go alone. The Tigers from what I understand don't bring much, where as Western Suburbs leagues is massive. I am not sure though as I am not personally interested. However, for that club, the new generation aren't going to support a team that comes last every year, as a result no income, as a result they just die, and a team in Outer Mongolia, who can provide a political leg up for those in power, will take their place.

biggest tigers issue is one thing the owner group have there own board no independents ( so they all mates of sponsors )

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

biggest tigers issue is one thing the owner group have there own board no independents ( so they all mates of sponsors )

I think youll find thst the owner. Holman Barnes is actually Wests Ashfield. Which as i said above is Wests leagues. One and the same. I may have got the name wrong. I also think they own a vast majority.

I dont think sponsors have anything to do with it or power over it at all. I think its them trying to get rid of the tigers in a merger, where clearly the Tigers are there in spirit only.

You may want to check your source, happy to be proven wrong

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

So, i googled my assumption. It spat out that Holman Barnes is infact Wests Ashfield OR Wests Leagues. Interestingly, they own 90% of the club.

So, the people funding 90% of the club being influenced by other parties is unlikely.

If you funded 90% of something wouldnt you be like, I may as well be doing it all? Rather then being handcuffed to something providing nothing, because we were forced into a merger because of a league war brought about by people who cared 0 for the game.

 

[Red]

So, i googled my assumption. It spat out that Holman Barnes is infact Wests Ashfield OR Wests Leagues. Interestingly, they own 90% of the club.

So, the people funding 90% of the club being influenced by other parties is unlikely.

If you funded 90% of something wouldnt you be like, I may as well be doing it all? Rather then being handcuffed to something providing nothing, because we were forced into a merger because of a league war brought about by people who cared 0 for the game.

So the club is basically owned by Wests? Is that what it's about? Wests trying to exert the level of control they pay for?

 

[midlands hobo]

Stronger side with less injuries will see alot more from wollfs coaching style and the team like I heard today on radio. Selwyn. Could be ideal replacement. For jaymane if he doesn't stay

Selwyn is the guy who could have been the next GI, he's literally got everything going for him expect work ethic. in 20 years time he'll be the guy sat at the reunion nights thinking what could have been.

 

[Equaliser]

Selwyn is the guy who could have been the next GI, he's literally got everything going for him expect work ethic. in 20 years time he'll be the guy sat at the reunion nights thinking what could have been.

He still looks like he should be a few kgs lighter.

 

[midlands hobo]

The other problem the game has is increasing cost of living, and Rugby League being working class.

With increasing cost, disposable income amongst Leagues core market is reduced. The first thing to go will be going to the game/ buying food at the game, or even the Kayo Sub.

I am sure they have people smart enough to overcome these hurdles with well thought-out plans. I suspect the push for private ownership or NRL owned/back clubs is part of it. The TV rites deal is very important to all this.

Id say the NRL are very lucky the English premier league is in a different time zone, that time barrier to entry, keeps the younger generation from choosing between EPL and NRL keeping viewership high for NRL due to lack of competition to quality sport.

One thing I know is, I see more EPL shirts on young kids in the streets of brisbane, then I do NRL jersey's. And this is NRL heart land.

just out of curiousity how much is a season ticket? and how much is a walk up ticket on the day? how does that relate to the minimum wage? Leeds for example charged(2025) £220 for a standing ticket on the west terrace in goal looking up the field. £275 for a seat and if you want south stand that up £360+ looking touchline to touchline across the field (superleague has 13 homes games plus challenge cup games). thats roughly 20hrs work at minimum wages after taxes. its a sizable amount to fork out especially if you go as a family. then then you have parking food and beer on top.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

So the club is basically owned by Wests? Is that what it's about? Wests trying to exert the level of control they pay for?

Yeah thats what I thought.

From memory, the Tigers side was so in debit, they did the smart thing (i.e the silly thing) of selling their leagues club to developers years ago. Getting rid of a good income stream, going into a joint venture with a mega rich leagues club does wonders for your longevity.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

just out of curiousity how much is a season ticket? and how much is a walk up ticket on the day? how does that relate to the minimum wage? Leeds for example charged(2025) £220 for a standing ticket on the west terrace in goal looking up the field. £275 for a seat and if you want south stand that up £360+ looking touchline to touchline across the field (superleague has 13 homes games plus challenge cup games). thats roughly 20hrs work at minimum wages after taxes. its a sizable amount to fork out especially if you go as a family. then then you have parking food and beer on top.

All those issues you describe, are exactly what we face. Australia is quite vast, so getting to a game is expensive on its own. Then you add the drinking culture, which means you're training it in or busing it. The ticket prices isnt the total issue, its the drink and the food where they take you to town. tickets for a walk up person is $30 aud id say. which means a family of 4 is about $100. You then add food and drink and you're spending $200 for 3 hours entertainment.

However, in Sydney house prices are amongst the most expensive on the planet, and then everything on top of that is literally taking the piss. So adding $200 a week for entertainment, is literally a thing that will get crossed off the list.

You're average wage in Australia would be $70k taking into account full-time and part-time workers. Just a guess, that's about $1200 after tax (Someone correct me here, not sure). Remember this is average, so the working class, that enjoy NRL probably aren't at that level. I mean your average rent in Sydney is about $700 a week. As you can see, something has to give.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

He still looks like he should be a few kgs lighter.

Reminds me of Mitchell. I swear Mitchell lives off his potential, if he got fit he would be unstoppable. Instead it seems like he is happy getting his wage and being just good, rather then being one of the best.

Selwyn needs a coach that's going to say to him, what do you want out of this? fade into forgotteness or live in someones memory.

 

[mr_c]

Reminds me of Mitchell. I swear Mitchell lives off his potential, if he got fit he would be unstoppable. Instead it seems like he is happy getting his wage and being just good, rather then being one of the best.

Selwyn needs a coach that's going to say to him, what do you want out of this? fade into forgotteness or live in someones memory.

one thing i love about woolf is hes got his players on same page as him which i expect selwyn wouldnt be here if not on same page dont really care what has happened in past for player its the hear n now 26 seasoon

 

[Gary]

just out of curiousity how much is a season ticket? and how much is a walk up ticket on the day? how does that relate to the minimum wage? Leeds for example charged(2025) £220 for a standing ticket on the west terrace in goal looking up the field. £275 for a seat and if you want south stand that up £360+ looking touchline to touchline across the field (superleague has 13 homes games plus challenge cup games). thats roughly 20hrs work at minimum wages after taxes. its a sizable amount to fork out especially if you go as a family. then then you have parking food and beer on top.

I’ve got the Suncorp package think I paid $220 there about for 9 games train in is free couple of pints before $50 a game

 

[Gary]

He still looks like he should be a few kgs lighter.

He’s never going to be body beautiful that’s the way it is same with LM , it’s not in his dna it’s what he does on the field that matters, he needs a big year on and off the pitch if he wants to get back as a rep player

 

[midlands hobo]

All those issues you describe, are exactly what we face. Australia is quite vast, so getting to a game is expensive on its own. Then you add the drinking culture, which means you're training it in or busing it. The ticket prices isnt the total issue, its the drink and the food where they take you to town. tickets for a walk up person is $30 aud id say. which means a family of 4 is about $100. You then add food and drink and you're spending $200 for 3 hours entertainment.

However, in Sydney house prices are amongst the most expensive on the planet, and then everything on top of that is literally taking the piss. So adding $200 a week for entertainment, is literally a thing that will get crossed off the list.

You're average wage in Australia would be $70k taking into account full-time and part-time workers. Just a guess, that's about $1200 after tax (Someone correct me here, not sure). Remember this is average, so the working class, that enjoy NRL probably aren't at that level. I mean your average rent in Sydney is about $700 a week. As you can see, something has to give.

Uk average wage is about £36k that includes all the city toffs on millions and part timers. minimum wage is £25k FT. sad thing is £58k will put you in the top 10% of earners so 90% of the country are on £1100 a week or less (before tax). My mortgage is pretty good at £573 a month but i'm in the midlands. My local team is Championship and they are Birmingham which is about 20 miles and takes about 45mins however the nearest SL games are probably wigan or St helens (spit) which are 90ish miles from birmingham. and will take over 2 hours with traffic. Leeds is 122 miles and again about 2 hours cos the m1 is better than the m6. We dont' get travel in with the ticket which is a bitch. the fan bus to away games is usually £30 each on top of the ticket thats before coffee stops and reheated costco burger and filtered piss lager.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

Uk average wage is about £36k that includes all the city toffs on millions and part timers. minimum wage is £25k FT. sad thing is £58k will put you in the top 10% of earners so 90% of the country are on £1100 a week or less (before tax). My mortgage is pretty good at £573 a month but i'm in the midlands. My local team is Championship and they are Birmingham which is about 20 miles and takes about 45mins however the nearest SL games are probably wigan or St helens (spit) which are 90ish miles from birmingham. and will take over 2 hours with traffic. Leeds is 122 miles and again about 2 hours cos the m1 is better than the m6. We dont' get travel in with the ticket which is a bitch. the fan bus to away games is usually £30 each on top of the ticket thats before coffee stops and reheated costco burger and filtered piss lager.

Yeah I know Birmingham. Jobe B being your most recent export. I been to Wolves for a game, which I understand isn't far. Id suggest someone from Wolves would be struggling to make it work.

I reckon England and Australia would be pretty similar. However, with rail privatized in England, rail tickets would be more expensive then Australia. Especially if you were to travel to London for a game. I suspect that would be a 1 1/2 hour train trip for you? at about 90 quid? I am just guessing. that alone would turn people off going to a game.