IMG's decision to publish their grading criteria has provided fresh insight into how clubs will be judged and perhaps more importantly, how they might score. While it is impossible to completely work out the grades of clubs, there are certain sections where the information is publicly available.
One of the five pillars behind the grading system is fandom, which assesses things such as attendances, viewership and digital performance. As part of the final metric, clubs are judged on the number of social media followers they have across big platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
One club excel in this department and, as it stands, is the only club that will score full marks. That club is Leeds Rhinos. To score maximum points, a club must have over 500,000 followers, likes and subscribers across the five platforms and the Rhinos are currently the only club to surpass that figure.
