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I would like to propose that the Major breaches of the salary cap section is reduced in size as it contains way too much detail. All the detail that is in this section is contained within each of the three dedicated articles so is basically repeated here. This section should be a brief summary - no more than 4 lines for each breach and then reference the dedicated articles.Anderch (talk) 05:52, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Sorry about the use of the minor edit flag, but a deletion of referenced material without replacing it with similarly referenced material looks initially like vandalism, not a good faith edit. (And exactly how is this material original research if it has citations? I won't further object to its removal, however, not being interested in Rugby - as opposed to in fighting vandalism on Wikipedia.) Allens (talk | contribs) 13:12, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
I think they changed the logo about a week ago, so why is the old one still up? TollHRT52 (talk) 13:17, 4 November 2012 (AEDST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.164.1.70 (talk)
Just wondering if anyone has an issue if I replace the current team list table with this. I think showing the singlets works for the AFL page as they are rarely changed and act as a logo of sorts for the teams. However NRL jerseys change quite regularly and every other sporting page I've seen just has the teams listed with a layout similar to the one below. Thoughts? Bongomanrae (talk) 00:40, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Personally, I prefer the existing layout.--Gibson Flying V (talk) 07:40, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
If the jerseys were kept up to date then I say leave it but as no one is updating the jersey images, then change it, so many are out of date it makes the page look crappy. I will be doing this to the 2013 season page in a fortnight so lets keep it the same. Anderch (talk) 11:14, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Just trying to clean up the intro for the page to make it easier for new fans to understand what the NRL actually is and not be overwhelmed with info. I've looked at the NFL page for some inspiration and tried to simplify the words/sentences used.
-Changed the opening sentence from three to just one. ;)
-Brief mention of founding+origins, not included things like the SL War as it's only the intro (it will be expanded upon further down & in history section).
-Removed the sponsorship sentence (sponsor will be changing for the 2013 season and will move to the sponsor or history section).
-Removed outdated info about the NRL Partnership as it's no longer relevant. Will be moved to NRL History page.
-Last paragrpah left mostly unchanged. Have moved the WCC info to the Season structure section.
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the highest level of professional rugby league football in Australia, and is widely considered the preeminent professional rugby league football competition in the world.
The NRL traces its origins to 1908 when nine clubs created the New South Wales Rugby Football League in Sydney, Australia. Today it consists of sixteen clubs, fifteen from Australia and one from New Zealand. It is regarded as the world's elite rugby league championship and, per season, is the single most viewed and attended rugby football competition in the world.
NRL matches are played over twenty-six regular season and four finals series rounds throughout Australia and New Zealand, from autumn until spring. The season culminates in the premiership-deciding game, the Grand Final, traditionally one of Australia's most popular sporting events and one of the largest attended club championship events in the world.[1] The National Rugby League is governed by the Australian Rugby Football League (ARL).
Thoughts? Bongomanrae (talk) 01:03, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
I think this section needs some better flow aswell. At the moment it's cut in half by the NRL map and NRL club table. I think first of all it should be joined together either above or below the map. I think we should try and cut the subsections out of it as the Foundation Clubs section is two sentences and the Famous Rivalries section consists of two links. I've done my best to try and form it all into one paragraph to be placed above the NRL map, what do you think?
The NRL consists of sixteen clubs, fifteen in Australia and one in New Zealand. The majority of clubs come from the eastern states of Australia, reflecting the population distribution in Australia generally and also that the origins of Australian rugby league football began in Sydney. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues.
All but four clubs (the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Gold Coast Titans, New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys) have won the premiership. For a complete list of all teams no longer competing in the NRL see here
Bongomanrae (talk) 01:20, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
At the moment these two sections dominate the NRL page. I think the Salary cap section should definitely be moved to a specific page (One already exists here: NRL salary cap) and a concise couple of sentences left as a subsection. This may cause controversy but I think the majority of the year-by-year history sections should be moved to the History of the NRL page so editors can go into as much detail as they'd like. A paragraph or two should be all that is required on the mainpage imo, between the introduction and the clubs sections. Just enough to inform the reader and if they want to read further they can follow the link. Something simple like the following is all that is really required on the main page imo.
In season 2013 the NRL salary cap for the top 25 contracted players is 5 million[2]
The NRL treats breaches of the salary cap seriously and has gained worldwide attention for the punishment dealt to the Melbourne Storm for their systematic breaches between 2006-2010. [3] [4]
In 1908 several rugby union players and officials met and created the New South Wales Rugby Football league. Between 1982 and 1995 the league expanded interstate and internationally, with the goal of forming a national competition. However in the mid-1990's the Super League War occurred and by 1997 there were two separate leagues running in competition. The unification of these competitions under the banner of the National Rugby League occurred in 1998. Etc
Thoughts? (Be gentle)... Bongomanrae (talk) 01:36, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Does anyone want to discuss a general outline of the article? It's a bit of a mess atm but I think if we decide on a framework it'll be a lot easier to keep organised.
Thoughts? Bongomanrae (talk) 04:35, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
This is a bit messy atm, it's just a list of bullet points. Anyone want to discuss how we should organise it? ie: List by club, list by venue or list by season? Bongomanrae (talk) 23:33, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Would anyone object if we trimmed it down? The links to the state federations and state comps are kind of redundant since they're all in the template at the bottom of the page. Links to PNGRFL, NZRL, The Kiwis, Pacific Islands RL, World Cup etc are also not really relevant to the NRL or am I missing something? Bongomanrae (talk) 01:07, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Just putting this up if anyone would like to use it here or on the History page.
Bongomanrae (talk) 11:13, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
In the 2006: A unique year section, there's a bit talking of record TV ratings "particularly capturing Melbourne on Grand Final night". I was accused of being paranoid for removing it. I submit that the opposite is true. The ratings were great, but only a paranoid NRL fan would want to single out Melbourne in that sentence, presumably as part of trying to prove that NRL is better than AFL, a pointless and ultimately stupid goal to aim for. (Note that I am note taking sides with that statement. Just pointing out the futility of playing that game.)
The sports do not really compete with one another. Each is successful on their respective sides of the Barassi Line. The NRL Grand is timed at least partly to achieve great TV ratings. The AFL Grand Final is not (it's held at the same time it was before TV was invented), and is not even on the same weekend.
Yes, we have a source, a Sydney one, obviously with a target audience that favours NRL. It delivers what its readers want to see. Surely there was more to say about the great ratings than the situation in Melbourne. I submit that just saying there were terrific ratings is a more civilised claim than trying to prove something about NRL being successful in Melbourne. THAT'S where the paranoia is on display. HiLo48 (talk) 07:28, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
"Rugby league - the game they play in Melbourne" is the title of the article. Oh, but only a paranoid Sydney Morning Herald journalist "would want to single out Melbourne in that sentence, presumably (as though it wasn't clear you're being presumptuous) as part of trying to prove that NRL is better than AFL". Your disagreement is not with me. It's with a published, third-party source. And we all know who wins that disagreement every time. Apart from what you've typed above, do you know what else makes it obvious that you're not at all serious about this (or possibly any other) Wikipedia article? You've put that Herald article as the footnote on the end of this sentence: "The game itself once again enjoyed strong support, with more record TV ratings.[16]" yet nowhere in the source is any record mentioned. I'll fix it now.--Gibson Flying V (talk) 08:16, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
I think the transfers section in the 2013 article is too long and indeed that this detail is not needed in a season article. If deemed encyclopedic, the information could instead be included in a specific transfers article or perhaps the 2013 club articles. In any case, there are currently two separate sections in the 2013 article for transfers (one for each year), which is illogical.Eldumpo (talk) 09:41, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
I have been cleaning up the whole article and moving things around so it flows better but there are a couple of sections that I think need to be moved or deleted.
Thoughts? Anderch (talk) 04:29, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
It's a very strange name for a championship trophy. If it's a sponsor's name, it doesn't belong in this article on the whole history of the league. HiLo48 (talk) 10:52, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
The Audience section tells me far too much about TV coverage, a tiny bit about online and radio coverage, and absolutely nothing about actual bums on seats at the games. I think the article would gain from such content. (And maybe just a little bit less about the TV coverage?) HiLo48 (talk) 10:20, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
"is one of the most viewed and attended rugby football competitions in the world." to "is the most viewed and attended rugby football club competition in the world." This is a simple change. The NRL is unquestionably the most attended club competition in either rugby code, supported by List of sports attendance figures which is linked in the See Also section. Specifying that it's a club competition helps separate it from popular non-club competitions like State of Origin or the Six Nations.
"one of the country's largest attended sporting championship games" to "one of the world's largest attended sporting championship games." Another simple change supported by List of sports attendance figures.
"It is the second most watched sports league on Australian television" to "It is the most watched sports league on Australian television," This is directly supported by the source used, comparing the 120M who watched the NRL to the 111M who watched the next closest league, the AFL. Looks like someone has unhelpfully changed it in the past but it was never reverted. Bongomanrae (talk) 00:43, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
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...Something seems fishy about this claim about NBC Sports having gained rights to this league in the United States. A few minutes ago, I saw a commercial advertising the NRL on Fox Soccer Plus stating it to be the home of the NRL, a commercial I'm sure would not have aired had the United States rights actually transferred over to NBC Sports. Is there a solid source that can back up this "NBC Sports has rights to the NRL in the United States" claim? Thanks. --76.92.157.20 (talk) 08:39, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Let me get this straight... It states between 1908 to 1994 was the NSWRL, then it passed from NSWRL to the ARL (1995-2002?) then from the ARL to the NRL (2003-2021?). Adamdaley (talk) 01:41, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
ARL was 1995-1997 with the single season of Superleague also in 1997, then NRL 1998 on. Essentially it's all the same thing, with the SL jammed in there as well.
NSWRFL (1908-1983) NSWRL (1984-1994) ARL (1995-1997) SL (1997) NRL (1998-2021)
Is it at all possible that someone who actually knows this history could put themselves mentally in the position of someone who knows nothing at all about it, and write this history out fully, using words rather than abbreviations, initialisms and acronyms? This is a global encyclopaedia. Write it for the outsider, not insiders.
Hi I was wondering if someone could make a wikipedia bio or fix the current one about the ceo of the nrl andrew abdo as there seems to be a problem with the current one 112.213.204.139 (talk) 06:01, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
The article says the NRL began in 1998, however several video games are listed prior to the NRL existing. None of these were NRL licensed titles:
This content belongs in Rugby league in Australia instead Rulesfan (talk) 05:57, 26 September 2023 (UTC)