2022 RM Cup & Sydney Shield

[K_Tigers12]

Craig Gower coached Peninsula Seagulls in Sydney Shield in their last season so it is likely he would be looking at a coaching position, however, he would not be the first 43 year old to play at this level - Hutch Maiva, Tere Glassie & Mick Hawkins. As a player, he has not played NRL since 2013 so my guess is he would be worth 2 points but now that there are about 10,000 different categories in the new points system, it is anyone's guess.

Sorry my bad I was meant to say David Gower, ex eels player.

 

[rightleftin]

Sorry my bad I was meant to say David Gower, ex eels player.

Under the old points system he would get a discount because he played quite a few years for Balmain-Ryde Eastwood when they were in the NSW Cup.

 

[Tigers1986]

Month and a half from the usual kickoff to the season and not a trace of any traction from NSWRL in regards to the comp draw, teams, structure, or anything. Same with the Illawarra Cup. Newcastle's cup has been relegated to that awful playleague site. Wow.

 

[rightleftin]

Silktails play Burleigh Bears in their first trial on 9 February.

 

[Tigers1986]

Still zero from the NSWRL. I should know better than to expect anything from them given their abhorrent treatment of these competitions for years.

 

[Broncos93]

A draft copy of the draw sent to clubs suggests season kick off will be on the 19th of March, a week after NRL, NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg.

Top five this season instead of top eight.

It's a shorter season, only 18 rounds (as opposed to 24 for Cup and Flegg) with a Grand Final to be held on the 3rd or 4th of September.

3 weekends off (including one for rep round) plus two weekends left free (I assume for Covid/rain affected games).

President Cup semi-finals will be held two weeks after the GF.

 

[Tigers1986]

Right so 50 days until the supposed start of the competitions and nothing concrete provided. Illawarra Cup hasn't had a mention since the article about Cronulla & Helensburgh joining surfaced back in November.

 

[siv]

Is this the new age of NRL Digital?

 

[TigerDen]

See the NSWRL have announced there digital coverage of games in 2022. No mention of any Massey games being covered but I'm sure the Silktails will get a run at some stage.

 

[Tigers1986]

NSWRL don't give a toss about the lower tiers, hence the lack of coverage yet

 

[League Unlimited News]

The Ron Massey Cup draw - along with Men's & Women's Country Championships, and Harvey Norman Women's Premiership - have all been released today.

RMC is here: https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Competition/2022-ron-massey-cup-382062
LU version: https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/NSWRL-Ron-Massey-Cup/2022/draw/full

Sydney Shield to be released "at a later date" according to the NSWRL MR.

 

[Butts74]

Is the Sydney shield draw being delayed cause of Cabramatta pulling out ? I have heard a source about this but not a 100% sure.

 

[10$ Ferret]

I see the Illawarra draw has also been delayed. I wonder if Cabra have pulled out if NSW are talking to Cronulla Carringbah about coming backin SS ?

 

[siv]

What sort of team are Easts fielding in the Sydney Shield?

 

[10$ Ferret]

What sort of team are Easts fielding in the Sydney Shield?

It will be a mix of extra silktail players and Roosters Jersey Flegg players that are not selected to play.

 

[marshall stalin]

Is the Sydney shield draw being delayed cause of Cabramatta pulling out ? I have heard a source about this but not a 100% sure.

Struggling to get enough teams I assume

 

[marshall stalin]

It will be a mix of extra silktail players and Roosters Jersey Flegg players that are not selected to play.

Be interesting to see what they are called and what jersey's they will wear

 

[10$ Ferret]

Struggling to get enough teams I assume

There is a predicament that clubs are not having the money they once had due to covid. Cabra, Guilford and ASquith are all smaller licenced clubs and need time to recover.
Not sure about Guilford but I have heard both Asquith hope to return to SS and RM and eventually. it seems Cabra was as well.

I am a big believer that SS should stay and be open age. People need to realise that NRL (first grade) is not all there is to RL. SS and RM are something worth aspiring to and it sure beats playing in some of the A grade comps

 

[rightleftin]

There is a predicament that clubs are not having the money they once had due to covid. Cabra, Guilford and ASquith are all smaller licenced clubs and need time to recover.
Not sure about Guilford but I have heard both Asquith hope to return to SS and RM and eventually. it seems Cabra was as well.

I am a big believer that SS should stay and be open age. People need to realise that NRL (first grade) is not all there is to RL. SS and RM are something worth aspiring to and it sure beats playing in some of the A grade comps

Having 9 teams in each grade makes it much easier to set up a draw where some teams are RM only, some SS only and others have both grades, 9 in RM and 8 in SS creates a nightmare.

 

[marshall stalin]

Having 9 teams in each grade makes it much easier to set up a draw where some teams are RM only, some SS only and others have both grades, 9 in RM and 8 in SS creates a nightmare.

Only two rounds for RMC and 2 byes -18 Weeks and then finals - 8 teams SS will that be two rounds also and 4 byes for 18 weeks