State Of Origin Series Research Paper

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The major event that I have chosen is the New South Wales Blues versus the Queensland Maroons NRL State of Origin Series. It is a state representative level football series that is held over three games, typically two in Brisbane Queensland and one in Sydney New South Wales or two in Sydney New South Wales and one in Brisbane Queensland. It is one of the biggest sporting events in Australia that is held annually, and is frequently described as being the highest level of rugby league played anywhere in the world.

The purpose of the series is to bring together sporting fans in a state rivalry clash. Fans who would usually be betting against each other at club level rival matches. It also gives up and coming new talent a chance to showcase their …show more content…

Although the series is marketed as family friendly and there are all demographics of people of all ages who go along to enjoy a high rivalry game of football, the demographic and statistics suggest that the majority of the crowd is made up of males.

The State of Origin series is held in a large sporting arena. In 2015 it was held at three different sporting venues. Game one was in Sydney New South Wales, at ANZ Stadium. Game two was held in Melbourne Victoria, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and game three was held in Brisbane Queensland, at Suncorp Stadium. With the use of sporting venues, the staging process is, although a large task, a fairly simple one. Merchandise stands are filled to the brim with Blues and Maroons flags, hats, jerseys etc, and a large number of food stalls are generally brought in to the outside of the …show more content…

ANZ stadium advertises for casual employees for major sporting and concert events on their website, as well as Suncorp Stadium and most other large sporting venues. ANZ stadium in particular also advertises on their website for a large range or permanent employees, especially regarding the tourism and events industry. Such positions that are available are event and venue management, human resources and event staffing, catering and hospitality, media and communications, event and business development, finance and marketing.

The ARL (Australian Rugby League) is the majority stakeholder of the NRL and in part the state of origin, as it owns 50% of the National Rugby League. The other stakeholders of the NRL consist of New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), Queensland Rugby League (QRL), and the club level teams which are all part of the NRL.

If wanting to gain more knowledge on the operations of the State of Origin series there are a magnitude of people who I would be able to network with as hundreds of staff and suppliers are used for each game and series. One of the biggest suppliers of State of Origin are the venues, ANZ stadium in particular. The events manager of ANZ stadium would have the best knowledge and would be the most resourceful person to network with if wanting to gain more State of Origin event

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