, and on Monday morning all three major Sydney newspapers ran stories, albeit with different figures, sparking speculation a deal could be just days away.Not so fast, said well-placed sources at both the NRL and Nine when contacted by this column: no deal was imminent, and if it was forthcoming, it wouldn’t be this week.
But if you push aside the subterfuge and posturing, it’s obvious the NRL wants to do a deal with Nine — and Nine, which has held the rights since 1992, wants to do a deal with the NRL. In January, there was more tension. The NRL complained about Nine promoting its rugby union coverage on Stan Sport during ad breaks of the Australian Open.
Gould and V’landys fell out earlier this year following the calamity of the head-high crackdown during Magic Round, although there’s been a truce. Maybe. They both keep their cards close to their chests.
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