A truly fair comp would be play each side home/away. Once wouldn't yield enough revenue, twice would be way too many games. 

So, you're then into the realms of extra fixtures and any notion of "fairness" goes out of the window. The NRL is no different in this regard.


Move to 10, or 8 team, comp and the possibility of home/away twice becomes real. That brings its own issues with repetitiveness etc. 


Which brings the very notion of home/away into consideration. More Vegas /magic type events? Watching the NRL this morning, they're on the road again. The NRL is a tv sport that has fans as an extra. SL is the opposite, for the moment. 


NRL return on investment may very well come with a massive price tag in how the domestic game looks. New clubs entirely? Franchising where teams move, a la NFL? 


A clear case of thinking very carefully about the future and making an informed decision. Eyes wide open. 

Who would have ever thought that a half back pairing (that could well have been Leeds 6 &7) of Cust and Sezer would be a thing to envy. 

Theres always the risk that Sezer takes his bat home either causing, or because of, a dip in form....

•This/\. Sezers ability is not the question when he wants to play, it’s when he doesn’t that’s the problem. 

At the risk of being controversial, Lisone seems lower risk than Holroyd at the moment... Although maybe Holroyd is more likely to benefit from the game time. Holroyd is a bit too prone to random brain explosions, when we just need him to run hard and tackle hard. I'm not a fan of Lisone but he didn't do a great deal wrong against Salford.

I'm worried every time there is a play the ball with Lisone that he will either drop it or fail to play the ball correctly. Never fully gets to his feet before playing it.