People would soon learn. Give the Australian public some credit.
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Like I said, if wonât work. Seven will clash with AFL, and nobody wants to see NRL on a multi channel in Sydney/Brisbane.
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Exactly. If the entire nation can get used to a different channel for cricket & tennis after four decades or so, then Iâm sure a predominately NSW/QLD audience will get used to the idea of a new home for rugby league after three decades or so.
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Pretty sure that in that case NRL would be on the main channel in NSW/QLD and AFL on the multichannel. Vice versa in VIC/SA/WA.
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Why wouldnât it not work? Why cant they just NRL live in QLD and NSW and show AFL in the rest of the states while showing the NRL on one of the sub-channels. Yes there would be a clash but there is still a work around. 
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New Nine Entertainment CEO Mike Sneesby, a keen rugby league fan, has told The Sunday Telegraphâs Phil Rothfield that the company is still interested in retaining the NRL broadcast rights.
NRL have been valued partners of Nine for over 30 years. Iâm looking forward to the opportunity to work with them on our next rights deal.
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Isnât it all black and white?
AFL has extended with Seven and Fox, so years still to run. So therefore no AFL for Nine and Seven still have financial issues so canât afford NRL on top of.
10 are not going after sport and who knows if theyâll still be on air soon.
So it has to be Nine, still.
Only way things might change is if Nine want out of NRL, which is the vibe that seemed to be developing, at least until Hugh Marks and Co left the building. That mightâve reverted now though with Sneesby, as well as Seven having extended AFL.
Just my two cents. Thoughts?
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I know it probably will never happen but I desperately want 10 to snatch a major sport whether it be AFL, NRL or cricket. When I mean snatch I mean against the FTA networks.
Seven could dump the cricket in favour of NRL, so who knows 
In return for cricket to 9?
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Not sure how thatâs news (not criticizing you Johnson for posting it) - of course Sneesby would say that
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Because of Nine/Stanâs telecast of rugby union - how the network can manage decent coverage of two rugby sports simultaneously.
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Nine has managed to cover multiple sports at the same time before, as has Seven. I donât understand why you think Nine canât do it now.
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It appears that Nine is negotiating to extend their contract with the NRL (?), according to The Australian.
From ($):
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-clubs-agitated-by-salary-cap-email/
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Thatâs a shame
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Just an aside, Sky NZ have retained the rights, holding off Spark Sport. The current arrangement was due to end after the 2022 season.
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Whatâs Skyâs current free to air coverage like of the NRL. Is it just delayed Warriors games?
I wonder if any of the increased coverage will be live
Delayed via Prime I think.
They recently had State of origin game 1 on Three after striking a deal with Discovery so I wonder if thereâs scope for that to grow under the new deal.
According to The Sunday Telegraphâs Phil Rothfield, the new rights deal with Sky NZ is worth more than A$160 million over five years, compared with the current deal which is worth $94 million.
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Buried in this article is that itâs believed that the NRL is close to closing a deal with nine for 2023 and beyond. It seems theyâre not going to market for these free to air rights.
So it seems this deal will take it through to 2027 and long with the expiry of the rights with Fox.
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Seven and 10âs current honorous contracts would also have made things challenging Iâd say too.
Good for Nine, not so good for viewers.
Heaven help us if Ray Warren cements his position as the Bob Rogers of Australian sports broadcasting by continuing to call NRL matches on Nine (at least for the big ones like Origin & Finals) until 2027!
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