News Coronavirus and NRL

[ACTPanthers]

so you don't understand context? Gotchya.

Context? f**k off you moron - You came across as a merkin, and now you're too proud to admit it.

You're an absolute waste of space champ.

 

[ACTPanthers]

Well when you have the PM criticizing us for trying to keep people safe, the federal trade minister blaming us for worsening the countries economy for staying closed, dckhead Palmer taking us to court with the backing of the Fed Govt, NSW premier telling us we shouldn't be closed etc you cant help but think he would be a little 'told you so' when proven to have been right. We copped loads of flak from the east during may and early june for our stance. Don't have a lot of time for pollies normally but McGowan has done a sterling job in his decision making and not bowing to the pressure from the East coast, and this has proven to be another good call by him.
Got nothing to do with sympathy levels for the struggles those communities effected again are going through, we all feel for them and hope we can get on top of it quickly. Come on Brits, get that vaccine working!

So many excuses for being a heartless merkin... You do you bro.

Yeah feel for them so much you're having a laugh? Righto.

 

[Perth Red]

So many excuses for being a heartless merkin... You do you bro.

Yeah feel for them so much you're having a laugh? Righto.

aw bless, someones so outraged that he still doesn't get context.

 

[unforgiven]

Well when you have the PM criticizing us for trying to keep people safe, the federal trade minister blaming us for worsening the countries economy for staying closed, dckhead Palmer taking us to court with the backing of the Fed Govt, NSW premier telling us we shouldn't be closed etc you cant help but think he would be a little 'told you so' when proven to have been right. We copped loads of flak from the east during may and early june for our stance. Don't have a lot of time for pollies normally but McGowan has done a sterling job in his decision making and not bowing to the pressure from the East coast, and this has proven to be another good call by him.
Got nothing to do with sympathy levels for the struggles those communities effected again are going through, we all feel for them and hope we can get on top of it quickly. Come on Brits, get that vaccine working!

Probably just a poor choice of words mate, no big issue here.

 

[Captain Apollo]

At least our players and their families are, on the whole, doing the right thing, unlike in the AFL -

https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/afl-wives-partners-covid19-protocol-breaches-caroline-wilson-eddie-mcguire/6bba3828-a355-4531-86e0-eef6f890942d?ref=BP_RSS_ninesport_0_-bad-behaviour--of-afl-hub-families-slammed_280720

 

[jargan83]

Qld closes the border to anyone from Greater Sydney at 1am on Saturday morning

https://www.news.com.au/national/qu...s/news-story/a71c1efc65e261d398fdf83e6cc2697c

 

[Diesel]

Looks like the NRL is now the QRL.

I doubt 3 QLD teams and one Vic team will be wanting to permanently relocate to Sydney

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Looks like the NRL is now the QRL.

I doubt 3 QLD teams and one Vic team will be wanting to permanently relocate to Sydney

Couldnt they just play the games against those sydney clubs at the central coast or something if QLD wont let them in?

 

[Captain Apollo]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/07/29...th-queensland-government-over-border-closure/

 

[Twizzle]

^^^

NRL officials have kicked off urgent talks with the Queensland government after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk declared Greater Sydney a COVID-19 hotspot and said the the state's borders would close to Sydney residents.

From 1am on Saturday, Sydney residents will not be permitted to enter Queensland following an outbreak north of the border, although it is unclear what the latest development means for the NRL and the Queensland-based Telstra Premiership fixtures.

The NRL is awaiting advice from the Palaszczuk government on where its players and Sydney-based teams stand, having previously secured travel exemptions when borders were closed earlier this year.

Cronulla are due to make a hit-and-run trip to Suncorp Stadium on Friday night before the border lockdown is enforced.

The Roosters' 3pm clash with the Titans on Saturday at the SCG is the first game scheduled after the border closes.

Under the restrictions announced by the government, Queensland residents who return to their home state after the deadline will have to isolate in a hotel for two weeks.

The Raiders are due to travel to Townsville on Saturday to face North Queensland, with submissions made by the club for Josh Papalii and Joe Tapine to be granted travel exemptions having not had flu shots.

Previous exemptions have been granted to the likes of Manly's Addin Fonua-Blake and the Gold Coast's Bryce Cartwright, but Canberra are yet to receive official word from the Queensland government on their players and it is yet to be determined if Palaszczuk's latest border rules effect those submissions.

Newcastle are scheduled to play Melbourne on the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, and like the Raiders do not fall within the Greater Sydney ban.

The Rabbitohs are due to play in Brisbane next Friday and the Bulldogs take on the Storm, again at Sunshine Coast Stadium, the following day.

Sydney's two AFL sides, the Swans and GWS Giants, are set to enter the code's Queensland hubs before the weekend to beat the lockdown.

 

[Twizzle]

 

[boncer34]

Move everyone out of Sydney?

 

[Diesel]

Couldnt they just play the games against those sydney clubs at the central coast or something if QLD wont let them in?

Who knows. With it only being announced the NRL will be frantically in discussions. They’ll have to either move the comp to NSW or Qld from herein.

 

[siv]

Relocate Qld NRL clubs to Newcastle & Central Coast

Or at least their matches

 

[greenBV4]

if exemptions aren't granted the NRL has a money vs health decsion on its hands. If they decide to move all the QLD teams into a hotspot to save a buck its not going to be a good look for the code.

 

[boncer34]

if exemptions aren't granted the NRL has a money vs health decsion on its hands. If they decide to move all the QLD teams into a hotspot to save a buck its not going to be a good look for the code.

What if the Sydney out break grows? They'll be stuffed. Time to move out of Sydney.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I think like a lot of us, we kind of saw this coming, so Id say Vlandys and Abdo had a back up plan.

 

[shear_joy9]

move the dogs to the gold coast, storm and warriors to swap homes.

can create the Queensland battle for the spoon comp

 

[Captain Apollo]

From an article on the Sydney Morning Herald's website updated 50 minutes ago -

'Nothing has changed': NRL to forge ahead despite QLD border closure
By Sam Phillips
Updated July 29, 2020 — 12.35pm first published at11.40am

ARL Commission chair Peter V'landys says "nothing has changed" and the NRL will forge on uninterrupted despite news anyone from Sydney will be banned from entering Queensland from Saturday.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk caught the rest of the country off guard when she announced the state's borders would be closed to the greater Sydney area from 1am on Saturday.

But V'landys told theHeraldthe NRL will not be forced to move clubs or matches in the wake of the news.

"Nothing has changed. I don't understand what the problem is," he said.

"We had an exemption when we first put the protocols in and they were submitted and approved when the whole border was closed.

"Now they're only closing Sydney. They've already closed it to hotspots in Sydney and we still had the exemption. All we had to do was reinstate the original protocols, which we have done."

The three Queensland clubs and the Melbourne Storm - who are currently based on the Sunshine Coast - have also been forced to adopt the strict protocols, which stop players from visiting local cafes, restaurants, gyms, pubs and clubs.

"They weren't under those protocols before. We have simply reinstated everything to what it was when the competition came back - and the risk was greater than it is now.

"Anything is possible in these days but I can't understand how any (of the exemptions) will have changed when all of the protocols have already been approved."

If the situation changes, the NRL will explore two options.

Their preference would be to move the three Queensland clubs and the Storm - who are currently based on the Sunshine Coast - into regional NSW.

If that isn't possible, Sydney NRL clubs will almost certainly have to relocate and matches will have to be moved.

The Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants will not wait and see - they have already begun the process of moving themselves north, where they will join the rest of the AFL's teams in Queensland.

The two AFL clubs, who have been on standby to relocate for the last two weeks, will fly out at the earliest opportunity.

Rugby Australia is also exploring its options to ensure Super Rugby AU can continue, with the NSW Waratahs and the Western Force currently based in Sydney. The Waratahs have a bye this weekend but the Force host the Rebels at Leichhardt Oval on Friday night.

The Melbourne Rebels and the ACT Brumbies are both based in Canberra.

 

[King hit]

Even when the border was completely shut NRL clubs were still flying into Queensland and vice versa with no problems.

Sydney also isn't recording cases like Melbourne has. This cluster has gone on for 2 weeks or so and every time i look at the daily NSW cases it's always 10-15 daily so it isn't like Melbourne. Fingers crossed it stays that way.