News Coronavirus and NRL

[Perth Red]

The NRL should make the Parra v Titans game the grand final. Either result would be a great feel good story with the winner breaking

 

[Perth Red]

Bring the game back to Sydney / Newcastle / Canberra

to the covid capital of Australia? Nah

 

[Pommy]

The nearby hotel perhaps then?

Its a lot to ask of the players but atleast the players and their familys could be with each other and be isolated and the game could go on.

Will be interesting to see how this moves forward. Vlandys said today on the radio that there are contingencies if this happened. Enjoy the eels vs titans people because it may be the last game we could see for a while.

It depends on what the state announce tomorrow. We have no idea what they’re actually planning. If they’re going hard and it is just supermarkets, hospitals and cops going to work then there’s no chance.
If the plan is to just close schools, cafes, pubs, non food shops etc then maybe there’s a chance.

 

[no name]

Cooper Cronk just praised the NRL leadership, live on TV.
Who at Fox allowed him on?

 

[blue bags]

What year are you living in?

wake up 20 years later

 

[carcharias]

Wow - just on the news
NRL has be called off for the season!!!!

They will be replaying 2016 instead.

 

[Generalzod]

They should be giving KAYO away lol

 

[blue bags]

Vlandy just said its up to the health officials advising him at the moment, games still on, reassess tomoz

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[blue bags]

to the covid capital of Australia? Nah

dosent mean everyone has the virus

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[unforgiven]

If the plan is to just close schools, cafes, pubs, non food shops etc then maybe there’s a chance.

I believe that is the plan and still undecided about schools!

 

[sempmrh]

I see the NRL are taking the Vince McMahon 'damn it, we're going ahead with WrestleMania with 80,000 international fans in the one location... unless the government shuts it down' approach.

Spoiler: the government shut it down.

 

[Generalzod]

Watching the News Man where are in uncharted territory thousands are losing their jobs businesses are going under and the NRL want the comp to continue.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Pete Cash]

More to do with the fact that if Vic, WA and SA close the borders, it becomes a tad hard to play a national comp.

Luckily our previous short-sightedness as a sport is helping us right now.

I'm almost 100 percent sure that's why the afl had to shut up shop

 

[Pete Cash]

So the NRL might move all the teams to central Queensland and bunk them up isolated from the outside world.

 

[Inkers75]

As a Pom, where football is basically a religion and has been suspended till end of April, I'm amazed NRL think they can carry on.

 

[Wizardman]

As a Pom, where football is basically a religion and has been suspended till end of April, I'm amazed NRL think they can carry on.

The NRL's arrogance is breathtaking. With Victoria about to shut up shop, the Storm will have to make the same decision that the Warriors did. I seriously doubt they will be as soft as the Warriors are in staying for the NRL We already know Smith and Bellamy are not keen to play on.

 

[Arbitaar1]

As a Pom, where football is basically a religion and has been suspended till end of April, I'm amazed NRL think they can carry on.

The difference is those sports can financially afford to call off a season and survive..the NRL through it's own poor mismanagement in the past need to play on or go out of business as they clearly don't have a lot of money in the bank.