News Coronavirus and NRL

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Last Week]

Oh look. The Broncos trying to kill rugby league again. There's a shocker.

 

[Silent Knight]

Definitely. Players are disinterested, management is a shambles. The whole organisation needs an overhaul and to distance themselves from the old boys club

Yeah nah they need good ol' boy Kevvie. He's the solution to all the Donkey's woes.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Well I was waiting for an official report, rather than read the articles on Fox and Nine News.

 

[greenBV4]

Anyone else think this is the players not caring and/or possibly hoping the season gets axed because they're irrelevant this year?

The coach. Training staff. Nearly a dozen players... That's just insane. The penalties need to be huge.

Im usually against clubs copping penalties for player indiscretions but if this is true then it's gone beyond just that and the Broncos themselves need to be held accountable

 

[moffla]

Just can them for season 2020. They won’t win another game anyway and the players dead set have no interest in playing.

 

[blaza88z]

Im usually against clubs copping penalties for player indiscretions but if this is true then it's gone beyond just that and the Broncos themselves need to be held accountable

What do you reckon the penalty should be? stripped of premierships without the possibility to accrue any further premiership points?

 

[Danish]

Kick them out for the rest of the season, and give the few teams that didn’t beat them their 2 points back to make it all level.

they are clearly not interested in playing anymore and it will only get worse as the season goes on.

Revoke their grant for the year too as a means of paying back some of the broadcast money we’d lose having 1 less game per week.

 

[Game_Breaker]

Relocate them
Self entitled spoiled brats

 

[damoocow]

The Qld Government and Qld Health must have agreed to a pretty poor deal with the NRL if they can't end the whole season after all the breaches.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

They are allowed to go to restaurants after 14 days of isolation after being in Sydney. They did that. It just happens to be that this restaurant is within a pub. They probably should have confirmed if this was fine prior to doing so, but it is hardly the terror that is claimed.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[greenBV4]

What do you reckon the penalty should be? stripped of premierships without the possibility to accrue any further premiership points?

Its hasn't effected the integrity of competition so probably not points (even though it wouldnt really matter the way their season is going) and definately not premierships, but a fine to the club substantial enough to make them blink an eye and crack down down on their players and staff

 

[_Johnsy]

Anyone else think this is the players not caring and/or possibly hoping the season gets axed because they're irrelevant this year?

The coach. Training staff. Nearly a dozen players... That's just insane. The penalties need to be huge.

What do you reckon the penalty should be? stripped of premierships without the possibility to accrue any further premiership points?

De-register any player found guilty for a 2 year period. Watch every player toe the line then. Yeah I’m looking at you P Vaughan ya merkin.

 

[_Johnsy]

They are allowed to go to restaurants after 14 days of isolation after being in Sydney. They did that. It just happens to be that this restaurant is within a pub. They probably should have confirmed if this was fine prior to doing so, but it is hardly the terror that is claimed.

That is the protocol with the general public. I am almost certain that the agreement between the QLD govt (health dep) & the NRL would go much much further due to the NRL bubble bio security protocols that enable the competition to continue.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

That is the protocol with the general public. I am almost certain that the agreement between the QLD govt (health dep) & the NRL would go much much further due to the NRL bubble bio security protocols that enable the competition to continue.

I think in qld they are still allowed to. Did you see Cameron Smith and Ryan Papen... out at a cafe recently? I’m sure they were allowed to sit down restaurants and cafe but not pubs/ nightclubs after 14 days isolation post Sydney visits.

 

[myrrh ken]

Just can them for season 2020. They won’t win another game anyway and the players dead set have no interest in playing.

No they must win the spoon fair and square like every other team

 

[Captain Apollo]

Following is the NRL release about Tevita Pangi Junior's breach notice -

Tevita Pangai Junior Breach Notice
Author: NRL Media Release NRL Media
Timestamp:Wed 12 Aug 2020, 02:49 PM

The National Rugby League (NRL) today issued Brisbane Broncos player Tevita Pangai Junior with a breach notice after he failed to comply with the code's biosecurity protocols.

The notice alleges multiple breaches by Pangai Junior of the protocols over a period of time. The notice directs that Pangai Junior be excluded from the Broncos’ bubble and any NRL match day until such time that he can satisfy the NRL that he will comply with all biosecurity protocols.

It also proposes Pangai Junior be fined $30,000.

In determining the penalty Acting CEO Andrew Abdo considered the player’s apparent disregard for the rules.

“We believe this was a case of a player committing multiple contraventions of the protocols and showing a disregard for the league’s rules,’’ he said.

“We will do everything we can to protect our season. Players or officials who show they are unable to comply with the biosecurity protocols will be removed from club bubbles until we are satisfied that they will comply with the protocols. We believe in this case, Tevita has not been able to do that.”

“This decision protects the health of our playing squads and most importantly the general community.”

“I want to reiterate that the overwhelming majority of players and officials are doing the right thing and we thank them for that. Where there are breaches of protocols we will take immediate action to ensure no risk of infection.”

Edit from poster - For the staff, the URL is hyperlinked at the top of the article where it says "NRL release about Tevita Pangi Jr breach notice" as that text contains the hyperlink!

 

[siv]

Happened earlier this month so test all involved and make them forfeit this week. They are playing Saturday so Fox will not pay some of their broadcast fees. Sue the Broncos for the same amount and News Ltd are effectively paying the fees but from a different entity

Doc them 6 competition points for poor covid club management

 

[_Johnsy]

I think in qld they are still allowed to. Did you see Cameron Smith and Ryan Papen... out at a cafe recently? I’m sure they were allowed to sit down restaurants and cafe but not pubs/ nightclubs after 14 days isolation post Sydney visits.

Cheers, Pete cleared it up in another thread.