Good to see the game receiving proper remuneration after the long period of News Limited obstruction.

What's the break down of the deal, I've only read $1.8b.

Initial 1.8 billion with potential to be over 2 billion. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 7623926408 Correct me if I am wrong but isn't that 5 Times the Superleague deal.

Initial 1.8 billion with potential to be over 2 billion. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 7623926408 Correct me if I am wrong but isn't that 5 Times the Superleague deal.

Judder Man wrote:Initial 1.8 billion with potential to be over 2 billion. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 7623926408 Correct me if I am wrong but isn't that 5 Times the Superleague deal. So, $1.8bn over 5 years is $360m per year (2018-2022) The SL deal was for £200m over 5 years (that includes Internationals and what not too), so £40m per year (2017-2021) Current exchange rate is £0.48 to $, so $360m comes in at £172.4m. Taking into account our deal includes Internationals and other bits, 5 times higher just for league games (SL v NRL) is about right.

Judder Man wrote:Initial 1.8 billion with potential to be over 2 billion. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 7623926408 Correct me if I am wrong but isn't that 5 Times the Superleague deal. So, $1.8bn over 5 years is $360m per year (2018-2022) The SL deal was for £200m over 5 years (that includes Internationals and what not too), so £40m per year (2017-2021) Current exchange rate is £0.48 to $, so $360m comes in at £172.4m. Taking into account our deal includes Internationals and other bits, 5 times higher just for league games (SL v NRL) is about right.

Are you sure that's the exchange rate for Aussie dollars, or USD?

The thing is, RL in Austrialia is a much bigger deal than it is in the UK.

It's a mainstream sport over there the way that football is over here. That's why they're such a gap between the deals. It would be better to compare this deal to the one struck for Premier League rights rather than to what SL gets.

Money is the root of the issue and even before this new deal there was more of it in the Aussie game than the British one. More coming in, more to be made

Charlie Sheen wrote:Are you sure that's the exchange rate for Aussie dollars, or USD? http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/con ... AUD&To=GBP Have a look.

Charlie Sheen wrote:Are you sure that's the exchange rate for Aussie dollars, or USD? http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/con ... AUD&To=GBP Have a look.

Why are people so surprised that the NRL gets a lot more tv money than SL?

Given the salary cap disparity between NRL and SL, it was smart for the RFL to allow the marquee player exemption. However by 2018 the only really good Antipodeans playing in Super League will be the few marquee players.

How many 'really good' Antipodeans play here now though? It's not like we have all the big names clamouring to get over, it's normally top players in their twilight of their careers after one last big pay day that they can't find in the NRL, the bad boy brigade who are banished, or journeymen that have gone on to prove better players in SL than the NRL and have got better money over here. Don't see too much change TBH.