NRL season preview: Penrith remain the team to beat as bright lights of Las Vegas fade

The Roosters and Warriors are among the Panthers’ biggest threats while the league faces their own familiar challenges this seasonAs the bright lights of Las Vegas begin to fade, the NRL’s 2024 season kicks off in full on home soil this weekend amid healthy optimism around the game even while a number of significant issues exist.The NRL’s finances are as sound as they have ever been with revenue at a record $701.1m and net assets beyond $260m, leaving the league in resoundingly good shape. There was a 25% rise in crowds and 14% increase in linear TV audiences last year, while Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V’landys has already revealed a vision to expand in the Pacific as well as further afield in the US. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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