News Coronavirus and NRL

[Chief_Chujo]

Quarantining the players off is a bit pie in the sky anyway. Reality is the season is done as soon as a player gets corona. And there's a good chance that's already happened.

The game will survive with a $75mil reserve and government help. Reduced salaries across the board from execs to players. That's if something can't be worked out with the broadcasters.

 

[wibble]

This forum is great, I've never met so many legal experts, medical experts, political experts, financial experts etc.. in the same place

People were telling me last month the forums would be boring if we couldn't make joking threats about teenage girls. They would surely be more bored if we had to be experts before posting anything.

For what it's worth, I've studied medicine, mathematics, and demographics at university, but none of those are my field of expertise, and I'm certainly not the Chief Medical Officer, so I guess I just have to continue being "some guy on the internet".

 

[bileduct]

Looks increasingly likely that the season may be canned.

Just award the title to that team that knocked off the defending premiers and be done with it.

Cancel round 2 and replace it with a grand final between the top 2 teams after round 1.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Warriors are reportedly goooorne after round 2.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/w...a/news-story/68999818412dbc0c303ff9485456ce73

By my calcs, If they go home straight after round 2 match “forfeit” round 3, they could just come out of quarantine to play round 4, if the NRL move their round 4 game out a day. If the Tigers make the trip over to NZ that is..

Sounds ridiculous and it is...

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Jesus Christ, you pair make Kim Jung-Un look benevolent.

This isn't an opportunity to take financial or other advantage of the club's and players.

The clubs take advantage of the ARLCs weakness whenever they can, so it seems fair.

Never waste a crisis!!

 

[Timmah]

By my calcs, If they go home straight after round 2 match “forfeit” round 3, they could just come out of quarantine to play round 4, if the NRL move their round 4 game out a day. If the Tigers make the trip over to NZ that is..

Sounds ridiculous and it is...

...because once the Tigers come back to Australia, they'll have to self isolate as well.

The Warriors have to stay if the competition is to continue after Round 2.

 

[bileduct]

By my calcs, If they go home straight after round 2 match “forfeit” round 3, they could just come out of quarantine to play round 4, if the NRL move their round 4 game out a day. If the Tigers make the trip over to NZ that is..

Sounds ridiculous and it is...

But the Tigers would be in quarantine. Both when going there and when coming back.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[wibble]

Surely everyone makes sure they disinfect their balls...

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

But the Tigers would be in quarantine.

Ahhhh..... you’ve foiled my plan... Well that’s my maths degree f**ked then!

maybe they can meet halfway, on a boat in the Tasman Sea... set up a field on an aircraft carrier...

 

[The_Wookie]

Nrl has $72million cash reserve from yrs 1&2 of tv deal

No they dont. They spent their cash reserve on their NRL media operation. The cash they have, they is courtesy of a $100 million broadcast advance received over 2017-2018 and needed for to pay their huge amount of current liaility payables.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Looks increasingly likely that the season may be canned.

Just award the title to that team that knocked off the defending premiers and be done with it.

Smell my cheese, you mother!!!

 

[wibble]

By my calcs, If they go home straight after round 2 match “forfeit” round 3, they could just come out of quarantine to play round 4, if the NRL move their round 4 game out a day. If the Tigers make the trip over to NZ that is..

Sounds ridiculous and it is...

...because once the Tigers come back to Australia, they'll have to self isolate as well.

The Warriors have to stay if the competition is to continue after Round 2.

But the Tigers would be in quarantine. Both when going there and when coming back.

I guess the NRL and clubs will be planning and manoeuvring and discussing for a few weeks, but it is all pretty pointless. The competition seems destined for suspension in a week or two (and quite possibly abandonment for the season).​

 

[wibble]

Ahhhh..... you’ve foiled my plan... Well that’s my maths degree f@@ked then!

maybe they can meet halfway, on a boat in the Tasman Sea... set up a field on an aircraft carrier...

Would it be played under NRL or international rules?

 

[no name]

Why did he even bother tweeting that?
Speculation of a negative result from last week.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Mixed the post up with the poster wanting to do NRL Club social Darwinism

Im not advocating killing the clubs.

But this is the ARLCs opportunity to grab control that they havent had since pre-SL.

Dont like the piece or shit stadium a club plays out of? Make that part of the bailout deal.
Worried about the fight for funding that will happen at the next tv deal? Have them sign now.

This is the perfect chance to reform what is wrong with the NRL.

 

[Maximus]

it is a joke isn’t it, pretty sure there is absolutely no science behind it.

That's great. I think we'll all take the opinion of the expert over yours thanks

This forum is great, I've never met so many legal experts, medical experts, political experts, financial experts etc.. in the same place

What's amazing is the people who are experts in all of these fields.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Canard]

Im not advocating killing the clubs.

But this is the ARLCs opportunity to grab control that they havent had since pre-SL.

Dont like the piece or shit stadium a club plays out of? Make that part of the bailout deal.
Worried about the fight for funding that will happen at the next tv deal? Have them sign now.

This is the perfect chance to reform what is wrong with the NRL.

This is a shit take, and would be PR suicide.