Abstract
It is now over a decade since the Super League War confirmed all the worst fears of those who see contemporary sport as a wholly owned subsidiary of corporate commercial media. Rugby league has recovered on the surface, with a unified League, open competition, and respectable crowds, television ratings, and sponsorships in the usual places. The NRL competition is successful in that it does produce a rapid turnover of winners"”it rains reigning premiers, with seven different teams having won since 1998 and no team winning consecutive competitions. League loudly asserts that the house rent in twain in the last century is in good order for the current one. But is such optimism justified?
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Sydney, N.S.W |
| Publisher | Australian Society for Sport History |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780733425578 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Australia
- Rugby League football
- Super League (Rugby League)
- mass media and sports
- soccer
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