1999.E2.80.932002: Rationalisation History of the National Rugby League

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national rugby league team locations in australia, sydney , new zealand


one condition of peace agreement between arl , news limited there 14 team competition in 2000. 20 clubs played in 1998 assessed on various items such sponsorship, crowds, on-field success , like. announced clubs merged receive large sum of money, guaranteed position in 2000 nrl competition. st. george dragons , illawarra steelers first clubs take offer, forming joint-venture st. george illawarra dragons @ end of 1998 season.


the bulldogs continued in present form without merging in 1999, dropped canterbury club name become known bulldogs.


in august 1999 nrl s ceo neil whittaker announced resign @ end of season.


the 1999 nrl grand final brought new official world record attendance game of rugby league. 107,999 spectators saw melbourne storm play newly merged st. george illawarra dragons in decider @ stadium australia.


balmain , western suburbs formed joint venture club, wests tigers @ end of 1999, while north sydney , manly-warringah merged form ill-fated northern eagles.


the 2000 national rugby league season started new ceo in rugby union s david moffett replaced neil whittaker in late 1999.


as part of image makeover, number of teams released new club logos. notable of these sydney roosters, dropping city section of name 2000 season , beyond. souths controversially axed competition @ end of 1999 failing meet criteria.


this move highly controversial , on 11 november 2001 80,000 marched in protest @ continued exclusion. south sydney challenged decision in federal court claiming nrl agreement exclusionary, intended unfairly exclude south sydney, , breached trade practices act. justice paul finn ruled agreement did not exclude club , dismissed rabbitohs claims re-instatement national competition. souths appealed decision , re-admitted competition in 2002.


the auckland warriors experienced financial hardship in part of decade, collapsing before being resurrected new zealand warriors 2001 season. made grand final following year.


in 2001, australia s largest telecommunications provider telstra became naming rights sponsor of nrl, competition s name becoming nrl telstra premiership, while in 2002 david gallop took on ceo role david moffett, , competition has become more , more popular each season.


since 2001, nrl grand final has been played on sunday nights, shift traditional sunday afternoon slot used on decade prior.








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