News Coronavirus and NRL

[King hit]

Rothfield can just go and jump of the harbour bridge.

A grade f**kwit

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Front-Rower]

This is the icing on the cake, in a long list of administrative c**k-ups that have been happening in the game for years. Very good product, excellent tv ratings (especially Origin), but extremely poorly run by the men at the top. So much potential, but never fulfilled.

Weak leadership maybe. A lot of the blame lies with the clubs and players who demanded more and more money because they were the product which without them there would be no game.

But hey you reap what you sow

 

[2 weeks]

I’m picturing Hooper hiding in the bushes out the front of some prominent NRL players’ house.

 

[age.s]

I must admit that affected me more than I thought it would. Footy is a much bigger part of my life than I give it credit for and I'm going to miss it horribly.

 

[Life's Good]

So, effectively, every player now falls under the ‘no fault stand down’ policy.

 

[age.s]

So, effectively, every player now falls under the ‘no fault stand down’ policy.

This is the on-season from hell.

 

[axl rose]

Are we taking bets on how long a Daily Tele journo writes a story about a bored NRL player breaking the lockdown guidelines and not social distancing correctly.

They will be scraping the bottom of the barrel for content, even more so than usual. 1 week.

 

[undertaker]

Weak leadership maybe. A lot of the blame lies with the clubs and players who demanded more and more money because they were the product which without them there would be no game.

But hey you reap what you sow

I 100% agree with you regarding the clubs constantly wanting more money, and it is not just the exorbitant wages the top players get (which the player agents of those players are largely responsible for regarding manipulating the club to up their offer), but moreso the gross nepotism that has been shown to certain players has been disgusting (whether it be regarding testimonial matches, diamond rings, lenient penalties handed out at the judiciary, grubby tactics onfield that don't get penalised etc.).

I feel sorry for the young up-and-coming players in their late teens/early 20s who may have the talent, and if rugby league ever comes back, those elite players of the next generation only stand to earn a small fraction of what Andrew Johns/Darren Lockyer/Johnathan Thurston/Cameron Smith/Cooper Cronk et al. earned per year during their peak.

 

[tumbidragon]

All over the sniffles with a 0.3-0.7% mortality rate...

 

[axl rose]

Ash Taylor will finally earn his true value this year.

 

[shear_joy9]

They will be scraping the bottom of the barrel for content, even more so than usual. 1 week.

unless they get put on forced annual leave as well

 

[Life's Good]

They will be scraping the bottom of the barrel for content, even more so than usual. 1 week.

This time the ‘Code in Crisis’ headline is genuine though.

 

[Haffa]

scomo pulled the plug in fear of the Knights.

 

[Foreign Legion]

If only we had let Israel back in...

 

[Generalzod]

Does this mean the demise of nrl 360

 

[Cactus]

Key points from the press conference:

• Health and safety was the top priority - the NRL's biosecurity and pandemic experts told the league it was no longer possible to ensure player health and safety.
• No determined return date - it's being left open as to when the league resumes.
• All clubs and players have been briefed and asked not to train from tomorrow.
• NRL HQ is shut as reported earlier today, with staff asked to take leave til 1 May.
• The decision means the Warriors can return home tomorrow before border closures are enforced.
• V'landys reiterated from his previous press conference that this is a catastrophic time financially for the NRL and its clubs.
• Greenberg outlined they are still confident of getting the season played out.
  
  https://leagueunlimited.com/news/34464-coronavirus-covid-19-updates/

Thank you. Condensed update is muchly appreciated.

 

[shear_joy9]

Blocker at Fox Sports studios

 

[Haffa]

The Eels choke so much they can even shut down the comp when they are in front

Schools are still open for you Blokes.