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Message: [QUOTE="Morepudding, post: 3081503, member: 8923"] The NRL and media are constantly talking about expansion for the next TV deal. I have an issue with this, I am not confident the quality of players are there to increase the number of teams in the comp. There is talk of relocation etc. But that doesn't necessarily bring in much more money, as there wouldn't be more games. Another topic consistently discussed is a trade period and a draft. Why does it seem that very little / if any, thought has been given to promoting a college (uni) league... You open it up to the top/ biggest universities in Australia, UQ, Griffith, ANU, UNSW, Monash etc. Maybe have a 10-12 team national competition. Teams in Perth, Adelaide etc. This would generate a new wave of support, and provide a new point of entry for juniors. Get them out of highschool at 17/18, and give them a 3 year degree and at 20-21 they graduate and go to the draft. Some mature students would also be in this etc, similar to the way it's done in the US I think this would bring a big wave of excitement, and could bring a lot of tv coverage with it as well. On top of that, it would provide a strong pathway, with a better entry to the NRL than the NYC did. Just a though. What do you think? [/QUOTE]

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