As 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.
