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  1. Chook Norris

    John Bateman

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/they-will-drive-me-to-my-next-club-bateman-lifts-lid-on-contract-saga-with-raiders-20200524-p54vy5.html 'They will drive me to my next club': Bateman lifts lid on contract saga with Raiders At a meeting with John Bateman last month, Canberra Raiders boss Don...
  2. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    The way I see it, for the first time in a long time we have a lot of the general NRL fan base talking up the game and people are proud of what we've achieved by the administration leading the way. This is a huge positive. Whether or not people liked what Greenberg and previous administrations...
  3. Chook Norris

    John Bateman

    Well, where there's smoke theres fire. Summing up what we can confidently assume to be fact: - Bateman (through his management) is shopping around / enquired about the Dogs, Knights and Dragons - Bateman has not asked for a release..... but could be gone soon if $$$ is good
  4. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    In some ways he reminds me of Trump, who also has a large following of the utmost faithful fans. His success seems to come from displaying relatively simple messages (and repeating them often), a direct and aggressive style, and giving the impression that he will carry through with his actions...
  5. Chook Norris

    John Bateman

    Isn't this semantics over whether or not it's Bateman or his management asking for a release? Players sign or agree for their management to act on behalf of them. If Moses is asking for a release on behalf of Bateman, it is essentially the same as Bateman asking for that release. If I get into...
  6. Chook Norris

    John Bateman

    Edit. Sorry didnt see this posted already
  7. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    Wonder what PVL sees in Abdo. Every time he's talked hes come off as unimpressive, unsure of himself or monotonous and has not exactly produced a good image for the game.
  8. Chook Norris

    Cody Walker being blackmailed

    My major questions are now: - Should have Cody reported this? Arguably yes. If not, why not? - Did Souths know about this last year like some are alleging? If so, NRL needs to come down hard.
  9. Chook Norris

    Cody Walker being blackmailed

    So let's examine what we know: -A fight happened some time last year. Walker was allegedly involved. Alleged assault from Walker. - Fight was filmed, someone is now blackmailing Walker. Alleged blackmailing. - Film now released showing someone who is allegedly Walker in a tricky situation. Do...
  10. Chook Norris

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Haven't had the chance to read through the past few pages but jeez. 6 again rule. Gives me even more incentive as player to hold down longer than normal those first two play the balls. Thought about getting a quick play the ball on tackle 0 Fergo because of that shitty dead ball kick from my...
  11. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    As someone said on another page, how good/bad it is should be determined relative to AFL. The sports media landscape has changed too much for us to compare too much to previous years (which will be considered a golden era). Speaking of AFL, is there no threat from CH7 or Fox to renegotiate the...
  12. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    Do you genuinely believe that if we went to market in a few years that we'd be getting bigger bucks? The consensus amongst media analysts is that the golden age of big $ sports rights is over. Locking in security in a time of great uncertainty (for the next few years) is not necessarily a bad...
  13. Chook Norris

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Agree with this. What are we missing? Why is the NRL digital arm apparently so valuable?
  14. Chook Norris

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Memories are very short. NRL will do what ch9 commentators keep screaming for. When the game works out to be slower, commentators will move on to whinging about something else
  15. Chook Norris

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Lol didnt this end up looking super ineffective by Albury Council. Political grandstanding and showing off that they will protect the community. Nek minnit, the Storm look even more entrenched with Albury. The net result of all this? The same risk to the community and some bad publicity /...
  16. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    Yep. The key difference is: - Currently everyone is united in wanting the game to restart. It's a no brainer - In the future, when tough decisions are made to invest in the future of the game, clubs may lose out. Will be a lot tougher of a crowd to please. Having said that, PVL has done a great...
  17. Chook Norris

    NRL & NRL 2?

    Serious click bait headline. Essentially, players outside of top 17 may merge in trial matches (only) for fitness reasons.
  18. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    Interesting the change in views. 1-2 months ago people on here seemed pretty anti PVL. What has caused this change? In my view, hes exactly what we needed during this crisis. Someone who didnt give a f**k what other in the media thought. He'll also reset the NRL's cost base which is good and...
  19. Chook Norris

    Question on Peter V'landys

    A specific point in the article I wanted to bring up - people keep saying the AFL has a harder job restarting with teams in 5 states (or territories). The NRL has teams in NSW, QLD, Melbourne, ACT and in another country in NZ. If anything, with a team across the ditch, we've had it even harder.
  20. Chook Norris

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Agreed. The NRL cant let this slip away and he needs to be made an example of. Regardless of whether it was the same incident or not, seems like hes made misleading statements. Meanwhile, we now have the NSW premier questioning whether we can go ahead.

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