As a Queensland fan, I enjoy watching the EPIC battles between the North Queensland Cowboys and Brisbane Broncos the most each year.
Just as I know the St George Illawarra Dragons look forward to playing the Cronulla Sharks, the Sydney Roosters competing against the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Penrith Panthers going to war with the Parramatta Eels.
This is why the plans to expand to Perth are ludicrous in my opinion! How many times is the NRL going to try the same old strategies and test the patience and loyalty of the fans unnecessarily before they get it through their skull that it is not working?
Market rivalry matches
The best games each year are the one’s in which the teams get geed up to play each other. The easiest way to provide said matches is to schedule and market frequent rival matchups. Sure the NRLletss the fans know that certain team are rivals but they could do a lot more. Some possible solutions?
Let’s be honest, no one likes to watch the half an hour Channel 9 personnel drone on about before the matches. But if they made it useful and spoke about the rich history and reasoning between rivalries, maybe the pre-game ratings would increase.
During the rivalry game, hire an ex-player of each team to be a guest commentator or panel member to discuss the game. And make a point of telling the public who they are as players, so we understand their importance to the game they are commenting on.
Regular fan days before the game. NOT ONE A YEAR! Make the players accessible to the fans to peak the interest in the upcoming match.
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