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The Greatest Idea Ever for the NRL?
Firstly; i am dead serious about this idea. It was conjured up in my mind whilst reading about the fastest NRL player comp. Read on...
Have State Of Origin 1,2 and 3 as a standalone Saturday Night games.
On the Wednesday nights preceding those games, the NRL's meanest, fattest, ugliest forwards that are not eligible for origin (whether they be NRL first graders not in contention for selection, Kiwi's, Poms, even Reserve Graders) will take part in a brutal knockout-style wrestling competition.
I don't mean fake over-glamourised american wrestling. I mean a more traditional approach (perhaps freestyle wrestling). Those players whom participate are paid dependant on their success, with sizeable prizewinnings available. All of this would be fully supported and funded by existing NRL sponsors & new sponsors attracted specifically for the competition. What better way to whet the appetite for the brutality that is State Of Origin!! What a spectacle! Hold it at Acer Arena in front of thousands of rabid NRL fans!
Here is how it would work:
each NRL team would nominate 1 player to participate. For ourselves, i would suggest Mose Masoe. The player nominated must be a forward. Each wrestling match could run for 25 minutes for example - 5 rounds of 5 minutes each.
The draw would be split over 4 weeks which result in the pool of players being eliminated like so:
Week 1 - FIRST ROUND (Wednesday - A week before, the week before S.O.O)
16 PLayers
Week 2 - SEMI's (Wednesday before the First S.O.O)
8 PLayers
Week 3 - PRELIMINARY (Wednesday before the Second S.O.O)
4 PLayers
Week 4 - THE TELSTRA NRL EXTREME WRESTLING GRAND FINAL (Wednesday before the Third S.O.O)
2 Players
We could have this for example on a semi final night (bold players move through to preliminaries)
MOSE MASOE (Roosters) defeated ANDREW FIFITA (Sharks)
LUKE BAILEY (Titans) defeated TONY WILLIAMS (Manly)
SAM KASIANO (Bulldogs) defeated JASON RYLES (Storm)
SAM RAPIRA (Warriors) defeated SAM BURGESS (SOuths)
On the following Wednesday, Mose would be up against Luke Bailiey & in the other game, Sam Kasiano against Rapira. The winner of each to meet in the grand final, which takes place on the Wednesday BEFORE the final origin game.
Imagine it - brutal. uncompromising. beamed live on FOX & possibly Free To Air across the country. It helps by doing the following:
-Fills the NRL's coffers with more money through sponsor $
-Fills the NRL's coffers thorough gate takings
-Fills the NRL's coffers through creating more value in their TV rights offering
-Garners international attention simply because of the audacity of it.
-Allows the S.O.O to be a standalone event, whilst providing the fans with an exciting entertainment supplement (ensures ALL NRL games throughout the year are top quality, not the crap dished up at Origin time)
Sure there may be an injury or two to players along the way, however the benefits in attracting new fans, attracting more dollars to the game and getting more exposure are more important. In addition, the extra money flowing into the NRL and clubs could help with big across the board increases in the salary cap - which of course keeps the best players in the game.
Have State Of Origin 1,2 and 3 as a standalone Saturday Night games.
On the Wednesday nights preceding those games, the NRL's meanest, fattest, ugliest forwards that are not eligible for origin (whether they be NRL first graders not in contention for selection, Kiwi's, Poms, even Reserve Graders) will take part in a brutal knockout-style wrestling competition.
I don't mean fake over-glamourised american wrestling. I mean a more traditional approach (perhaps freestyle wrestling). Those players whom participate are paid dependant on their success, with sizeable prizewinnings available. All of this would be fully supported and funded by existing NRL sponsors & new sponsors attracted specifically for the competition. What better way to whet the appetite for the brutality that is State Of Origin!! What a spectacle! Hold it at Acer Arena in front of thousands of rabid NRL fans!
Here is how it would work:
each NRL team would nominate 1 player to participate. For ourselves, i would suggest Mose Masoe. The player nominated must be a forward. Each wrestling match could run for 25 minutes for example - 5 rounds of 5 minutes each.
The draw would be split over 4 weeks which result in the pool of players being eliminated like so:
Week 1 - FIRST ROUND (Wednesday - A week before, the week before S.O.O)
16 PLayers
Week 2 - SEMI's (Wednesday before the First S.O.O)
8 PLayers
Week 3 - PRELIMINARY (Wednesday before the Second S.O.O)
4 PLayers
Week 4 - THE TELSTRA NRL EXTREME WRESTLING GRAND FINAL (Wednesday before the Third S.O.O)
2 Players
We could have this for example on a semi final night (bold players move through to preliminaries)
MOSE MASOE (Roosters) defeated ANDREW FIFITA (Sharks)
LUKE BAILEY (Titans) defeated TONY WILLIAMS (Manly)
SAM KASIANO (Bulldogs) defeated JASON RYLES (Storm)
SAM RAPIRA (Warriors) defeated SAM BURGESS (SOuths)
On the following Wednesday, Mose would be up against Luke Bailiey & in the other game, Sam Kasiano against Rapira. The winner of each to meet in the grand final, which takes place on the Wednesday BEFORE the final origin game.
Imagine it - brutal. uncompromising. beamed live on FOX & possibly Free To Air across the country. It helps by doing the following:
-Fills the NRL's coffers with more money through sponsor $
-Fills the NRL's coffers thorough gate takings
-Fills the NRL's coffers through creating more value in their TV rights offering
-Garners international attention simply because of the audacity of it.
-Allows the S.O.O to be a standalone event, whilst providing the fans with an exciting entertainment supplement (ensures ALL NRL games throughout the year are top quality, not the crap dished up at Origin time)
Sure there may be an injury or two to players along the way, however the benefits in attracting new fans, attracting more dollars to the game and getting more exposure are more important. In addition, the extra money flowing into the NRL and clubs could help with big across the board increases in the salary cap - which of course keeps the best players in the game.
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