Everything you ever wanted to know about NRL TV ratings but were afraid to ask

April 6, 2020September 27, 2020 pythagonrl

The overwhelming majority of fans get their NRL fix through the TV. An average round will attract 124,000 in the stands but 3.6 million, thirty times as many, will tune in via subscription (PTV) or free-to-air (FTA) television. TV ratings are an under-explored and critically important part of the modern game. Ratings should be a,… Read More Everything you ever wanted to know about NRL TV ratings but were afraid to ask

The 2022 NRL Rivalry Survey

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 pythagonrl

The NRL broadcasters’ marketing really kicks into overdrive for a rivalry game. Often, this is framed as a long running grudge match between proximate Sydney suburbs that have been fighting the same grudge match for decades and sometimes the Broncos and Cowboys play a derby game. I’ve found it a little mystifying what gets played… Read More The 2022 NRL Rivalry Survey

BNE2.2: The Gemba Report

June 28, 2021June 29, 2021 pythagonrl1 Comment

Previously, in our series on Brisbane expansion: BNE2 or On Expansion and its relationship with Brisbane BNE2.1: The game done changed ***** The short version is that twelve NRL clubs have chipped in to get a study (that the ARLC probably should have commissioned themselves) to look at the impacts of expansion on the competition.… Read More BNE2.2: The Gemba Report

A guide to current ARLC policy for the NRL

May 5, 2021May 6, 2021 pythagonrl

Peter V’Landys and his team have already floated a lot of ideas to improve the NRL this year, a competition so obviously broken beyond repair that only their special skillset could fix it. The ideas are always frustratingly vague, lacking in details beyond one or two keywords, and there is never an explanation as to… Read More A guide to current ARLC policy for the NRL

The Year in Rugby League Football, 2020

December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 pythagonrl

Over the off-season, I created a ranking system for every-ish rugby league club in the world and updating the rankings for the 2020 season would be an opportune time to reflect on the year that’s been. However, it seems like that this act of statistical hubris has angered the gods so much they gave us… Read More The Year in Rugby League Football, 2020

A Shallow Dive into the 2020 North Queensland Cowboys

September 28, 2020October 6, 2020 pythagonrl

I didn’t offer anything particularly insightful about the North Queensland Cowboys in my season preview. For me, it seemed like all the pieces were there for them to be successful but they refused to win enough games to get out of the cellar. The team was shackled by playing former greats instead of the talented… Read More A Shallow Dive into the 2020 North Queensland Cowboys

A Shallow Dive into the 2020 Canterbury Bulldogs

September 27, 2020October 6, 2020 pythagonrl

At the start of the year, before the coronavirus pandemic and indeed time itself, I wrote The Bulldogs are behind, way behind… the Bulldogs either need significant development out of their relatively young squad or to land some signatures. Neither seem likely, especially as the club is likely to still be paying freight on players… Read More A Shallow Dive into the 2020 Canterbury Bulldogs

The gimmicks will continue until flow improves

June 17, 2020September 28, 2020 pythagonrl

In their infinite wisdom, the NRL introduced rule changes over the second off-season. The two major changes were to reduce from two referees to one and the six again set reset introduced for ruck infringements. In the froth over the six again, going back to one referee has almost been an afterthought but has likely… Read More The gimmicks will continue until flow improves

Analysis – An historical comparison of rugby league and AFL attendances using Cap

May 3, 2017June 28, 2017 pythagonrl

Last time, I introduced the concept of Cap. Cap is the ratio of the number of people in the area of a game compared to the number of people who actually turn up over the season. In this case, the lower the Cap (i.e. the more people who attend compared to the size of the local… Read More Analysis – An historical comparison of rugby league and AFL attendances using Cap

NRL18

May 24, 2023 pythagonrl

There are more questions than answers when it comes to deciding who will become the NRL’s 18th team… Read More NRL18

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