News Coronavirus and NRL

[Wizardman]

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.

Tough titties, too f**king bad. We are in a health crisis. Sort that out, deal with the economics later.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Nrls chance to become the national Aussie sport.

The US aint gonna happen without local teams, but Aus and NZ could really be an opportunity.

 

[T-Boon]

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.

The comp could go on without Storm. I've got no problem with Cam retiring.
Just send up those that want in and a coach that wants in. Or Storm can stay home. Its not personal.

 

[taste2taste]

VLandys is playing this very smart.

If you read between the lines from his interview on ch9 this evening, He's waiting for the government to shut down the NRL, therefore giving us the best chance possible of being included in a future government stimulus package.

 

[taste2taste]

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.

Not entirely true, if the NBA season can't restart they are looking at a 1.7 billion dollar loss in revenue. Players won't be getting paid and small market teams will be lucky to survive.

 

[Game_Breaker]

That's the only way to continue

The NRL will tell clubs if you want to pay your players, then ALL clubs must agree with this
But if they go down that route, then the season must be shortened. It cant be good to treat players like they're gladiators at the colosseum and lock them up in between matches

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Could they not just play out of anz and train and stay in the Olympic village? That's of course if they players want to.

Yeh, i feel like if any single place is made to house the whole nrl it is Homebush.

 

[Wizardman]

VLandys is playing this very smart.

If you read between the lines from his interview on ch9 this evening, He's waiting for the government to shut down the NRL, therefore giving us the best chance possible of being included in a future government stimulus package.

I don't know what planet you're f**king from but rugby league would be very low down the list when to comes to compensation. Not exactly a vote winner to puff up rich mens pay pay packets at the expense of so many other areas that are battling to survive. Rugby league will rebuild....pay tv needs us as much as we need them.

 

[taste2taste]

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.

While the NRL fits into government guidelines why wouldn't they continue playing ? They are no different to any other business that can continue operation within government guidelines.

A lot of the other major sports stopped because players tested positive. Not the case with the NRL....yet

 

[taste2taste]

I don't know what planet you're f**king from but rugby league would be very low down the list when to comes to compensation. Not exactly a vote winner to puff up rich mens pay pay packets at the expense of so many other areas that are battling to survive. Rugby league will rebuild....pay tv needs us as much as we need them.

Do you understand the NRL directly and indirectly employ 10,000 people ?
Try telling Peter the pie seller, the stadium cleaners or the tv cameraman they don't matter !

If the arts can ask for 850 million I think sport can ask for a bit too.

 

[Heisenberg]

NRL season will be called off tomorrow. It’s utter madness for it to continue.

 

[taste2taste]

NRL season will be called off tomorrow. It’s utter madness for it to continue.

Why ? If players are virus free and the NRL fits in the health and government guidelines what's the problem ?

 

[Pommy]

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.

I think you’re about to get a shock if you think the NRL is anything like alone in this respect. What business can afford an indefinite shutdown with no income and maintain its huge outgoings?

 

[Heisenberg]

Why ? If players are virus free and the NRL fits in the health and government guidelines what's the problem ?

This is a cohort of young men who struggle to behave at the best of times. It’s a matter of time until someone tests positive, and the longer we can prevent that the better off we will be

 

[AlwaysGreen]

NRL in black, rest of the world in white

 

[Arbitaar1]

Tough titties, too f**king bad. We are in a health crisis. Sort that out, deal with the economics later.

Not saying I agree or disagree and you are right about the health crisis.

However just saying I can see why the nrl would not want to.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

AFL has always been very community minded and handled its money well. Like the Patriotic Funds during WWI.

 

[siv]

Yeh, i feel like if any single place is made to house the whole nrl it is Homebush.

Problem is that the Olympic village at Newington has been sold off as housing

But there should be lots of empty hotels nearby

 

[Perth Red]

My mate is fifo on an iron mine site in North WA. It’s business as usual. Really the nrl is no different. Bunk them up somewhere all clubs together for 8 weeks. Have a 4 week break for players to s0end with families. Pick up the season in 3 months if we are over the hump.

 

[taste2taste]

AFL has always been very community minded and handled its money well. Like the Patriotic Funds during WWI.

The AFL are coming across as saints by stopping their season, listening to the press conference they stopped because 4 teams couldn't play any longer because the states and territories shut down their borders ... yeah, very gracious AFL :/ their hand was forced.

Eddy ' Mr Know it All' McGuire is predicting it'll take a decade for the AFL to recover financially.