NRL’s free-to-air broadcast deal with Nine sees league keep pace with AFL

Based on his revelation about the AFL’s numbers in 2023, the NRL is less than $75m a year behind the AFL.

Considering the NRL has eight games a week to telecast and the AFL nine, on a per-club basis, the difference is minimal, even allowing for a 17th team in the NRL (the Dolphins) in 2023:…