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TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Peter Cordtz DATE: 30 November 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 17 Novemb TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Peter Cordtz DATE: 30 November 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 17 November to Monday 30 November Roosters find new ‘home’ in Garden City: Rugby league will make a long-awaited return to Christchurch's AMI Stadium next year with Sydney Roosters CEO Steve Noyce yesterday confirming his side will play a "home" game against the Warriors on this side of the Tasman in 2010… League taking fans seriously: Don't scoff but there actually may be a sports organisation prepared to put the interests of its fans ahead of the TV executives - even if it costs up to $50 million… Graham’s right Man-ly for the job: Former Kiwis coach Graham Lowe is confident he's the right man to quell the internal bickering that has rocked the Manly Sea Eagles off the field for the last year… Wiki set for Warriors role: Ruben Wiki – one of New Zealand rugby league's favourite sons – is set for a return to the sport with the Warriors expected to announce his appointment to a high performance role within weeks… League: Toopi targets Titans deal: Clinton Toopi is leaving rugby to join NRL club the Gold Coast Titans for pre-season training on January 4, with a season-long contract in prospect… Ali Lauiti’iti’s UK open sesame: Ali Lauiti'iti's bedside reading is heavy stuff: Life in the UK: A Journey to Citizenship, an appallingly written (or so those who have survived reading it say) official publication covering British history, society, law and politics. But it's compulsory for anyone wanting permanent residency in the UK... TV money puts brakes on expansion: While rival codes are trumpeting expansion announcements, the NRL has put any plans to introduce teams in new areas on hold after being advised it was unlikely to receive an increase in television revenue… Gallop denies Sydney Four Nations snub: NRL boss David Gallop says the decision to schedule just one rugby league Test in Sydney next year is not a snub to NSW fans… Kangaroo colleagues call on Lockyer to stay in test side: Several of Australia's triumphant Four Nations league stars have called for Kangaroos captain Darren Lockyer to extend his glittering international career beyond last weekend's success in England… Sheens: Kiwis keep bragging rights, technically: So, are the Kangaroos once more the best team in the world after winning the Four Nations tournament?... No free rides for family or friends, says NRL: The cost of flying Parramatta prop Fuifui Moimoi's nine-year-old son, Sani, from New Zealand to watch his dad play as a surprise - organised and paid for by the Parramatta Eels - will be included under the club's salary cap… Sheens dubs his Kangaroos ‘the Implacables’: Page 13 of a French newspaper holds the key to the identity of Australia's Four Nations-winning Kangaroos… Roosters find new ‘home’ in Garden City (Aaron Lawton, Sunday News 29 November) Rugby league will make a long-awaited return to Christchurch's AMI Stadium next year with Sydney Roosters CEO Steve Noyce yesterday confirming his side will play a "home" game against the Warriors on this side of the Tasman in 2010. The star-studded Roosters side will lock horns with the Warriors in the final weekend of June. The round 16 clash will be the first time a regular season NRL match has taken place outside Auckland since the Tigers were beaten 26-10 at the Christchurch venue by the Warriors in 2006. Ironically, the Tigers' CEO at the time was Noyce, who is now in charge of the Roosters. "We're very excited. In round 16 we will be playing the Warriors at AMI Stadium in Christchurch," Noyce told Sunday News. "I had the pleasure, when I was at Wests Tigers, to play games at what was then called Jade Stadium. "I have fond memories, which I relay to many people, about the wonderful hospitality of the people in Christchurch. "They really embraced having rugby league coming to their town and this is just another opportunity for the Roosters. "We have three of the boys who were in the New Zealand squad for the recent Four Nations at our club in Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Sam Perrett and Frank-Paul Nuuausala. "We've got a good Kiwi connection here." AMI Stadium officials were reluctant to comment but confirmed plans were afoot to bring rugby league back to the Garden City. "We are motivated to bring rugby league to Christchurch and we have had discussions with the NRL and with a number of clubs in Australia about bringing their home games against the Warriors to AMI Stadium," said Vbase – the company that runs the venue – general manager, business development Alan Garner. "I can say we have been having very productive discussions and we hope to be able to deliver for NRL fans here in Christchurch by bringing the NRL product here to them." Noyce said it was a logical choice for Sydney-based NRL clubs to look to play their home games outside Sydney. "If you have the opportunity to grow and expand your brand, well, you are always looking for those," Noyce said. "I think this is going to be a win-win for the people of Christchurch, AMI Stadium and the Sydney Roosters. "We're all certainly trying to look outside the square now but whether that means other clubs will look to play `home' games in New Zealand, that I don't know. "I can only talk about our club. "But I think there is an appetite at all clubs to grow and enhance their brands." Between 2001 and 2004, the Bulldogs played four "home" games at Wellington's Westpac Stadium while the Parramatta Eels played two matches at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton in 2005 and 2006. League taking fans seriously (Peter Williams, Herald on Sunday – 29 November) Don't scoff but there actually may be a sports organisation prepared to put the interests of its fans ahead of the TV executives - even if it costs up to $50 million. Currently the NRL, under the terms of a A$600 million contract that lasts until the end of the 2012 season, publishes its week-by-week draw before the season starts. But the TV networks decide what time and day during the four day cycle - Friday night to Monday night - each match will be played. The in-form teams and the clashes with the most public interest are snapped up by Channel Nine for prime time free-to-air broadcasts. The rest get relegated to Fox. But NRL chief executive David Gallop told this week's club members' forum that the league wants the uncertainty about when a team's playing during any particular weekend to end. So come 2013, the full schedule of who's playing who, where, on what day and at what time, should be set in stone before the season starts. He knows the idea won't appeal to the TV schedulers. They couldn't put a juicy mid-season top-of-the-table clash on Friday night's prime time schedule unless it had previously been listed there. Gallop realises rugby league fans, especially those in Sydney, are tribal and like to make plans in advance to watch their team live. You'd think the idea will help the Warriors' crowds too, especially with out of town fans who could plan well in advance what weekends they'll come to the big smoke. Gallop says the advantages of a fixed schedule for fans and clubs outweigh the probable loss of TV rights money. He says the ability of clubs to plan well in advance on matters like local promotion of a match and staffing at the ground are deemed more important. If the money is as much as $50 million, then Gallop admits he has a commercial decision to make, but he's confident that, with the solid backing the NRL has in New South Wales and Queensland, the loss of income won't be that much. The NRL boss is also showing commendable restraint by cutting his cloth in terms of the number of teams in the league. The current number of 16 won't be reviewed for at least two years. Gallop's thinking is sound. He reckons the best product the NRL can provide is one where the playing talent is not spread too thinly, where most matches each week are genuinely competitive and where, because of the influence of the salary cap, every team can start a season with real hopes of winning the grand final. All this may not go down well with the prima donnas of the game who reckon they should be paid a whole lot more but, as we've quickly found out, the NRL is very capable of surviving without Sonny Bill and Silly Willie. The NRL learned back in the 1990s what a mess can be caused by ambitious expansion. Remember the Western Reds and the South Queensland Crushers? South Sydney made it into the 16 only after concerted lobbying. Now there's a sound look and feel about the current set-up. In comparison to what's happening in other football codes, the NRL is adopting a conservative and responsible attitude to its core supporters. It has a straightforward, easy to understand, and successful product, on and off the field. Come September, it actually leaves you wanting more. Perhaps other codes will learn these lessons one day. Graham’s right Man-ly for the job (Aaron Lawton, Sunday News 29 November) Former Kiwis coach Graham Lowe is confident he's the right man to quell the internal bickering that has rocked the Manly Sea Eagles off the field for the last year.
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