Positive

Negative

Spectators

• Elite/high quality performances on international stage
• Rule changes increase excitement eg T20 Cricket
• Merchandise
• Entertainment
• Technology 

• Delayed telecast
• Players moved between clubs (salary cap)
• Ticket prices too expensive
• Player injured meaning sport may not be as good to watch therefore less spectators
• Ticket demands

Participants

• Skilled players earning high incomes
• Better training facilities and research being used
• Increased skill level and competition
• Endorsements 
• National and international competitions
• Travel the world
• Skills/knowledge (career security post retirement from the sport) eg Johnathon Thurston, Paul Gallen etc

• beginners on short term contract with little payment
• Private lives no longer private- pressure to behave
• Expectation to adapt to climate and time changes (impact on performance)
• Players become a commodity within the sport and are traded easily