The best game of footy last weekend was the NRL vs Allstars game - better even than the Natanui show in Perth.
The League really has the drop on AFL when it comes to creating fresh contests beyond the regular premiership. Origin is a great spectacle and a TV ratings smash.
The Allstars concept (top indigenous players vs the rest) is a great idea and also a ratings winner - it beat a T20 match playing in Sydney and Melbourne, and had ten times more viewers than the Waratahs-Reds Super 14 match on at the same time. Would surely translate brilliantly to AFL.
ttp://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/fans-vote-with-their-remotes-all-stars-clash-a-ratings-winner-20100215-o2za.html
Origin is a no-brainer too, but no sign of that in the AFL. Outside the premiership comp all we have is the NAB Cup.
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