Immortals

[vadameow]

How did Buzz Rothfield get on the immortal selection committee when Meninga, Lewis, Johns and Rabbs missed out?

 

[Nuke]

NRL changed the format to be solely journos on the selection panel, I think.

But I suspect your question was mostly rhetoric in nature, in which case, I whole-heartedly agree with you.

On a different tangent, I'm starting to feel like the Immortals concept is losing its prestige a bit. And that is in no way a slight on any of the players inducted into that category. When it started, it was 4 Immortals. The greatest players of the post-war era. For a long time, it was just them. Then there were more added, then not too long later, more added, then not too long after that, more were added again. I think I read that they will induct a new Immortal every 4 or 5 years now. It's not the exclusive club that it used to be. That is more 'Hall Of Fame' kinda prestige, which is a high enough honour in its own right.

I dunno. I might be alone in this way of thinking, and fair enough if that's the way it is, but I do miss the days where the Immortals were head-and-shoulders above even the Hall Of Famers, which I don't necessarily think it's the case these days.

 

[vadameow]

NRL changed the format to be solely journos on the selection panel, I think.

But I suspect your question was mostly rhetoric in nature, in which case, I whole-heartedly agree with you.

On a different tangent, I'm starting to feel like the Immortals concept is losing its prestige a bit. And that is in no way a slight on any of the players inducted into that category. When it started, it was 4 Immortals. The greatest players of the post-war era. For a long time, it was just them. Then there were more added, then not too long later, more added, then not too long after that, more were added again. I think I read that they will induct a new Immortal every 4 or 5 years now. It's not the exclusive club that it used to be. That is more 'Hall Of Fame' kinda prestige, which is a high enough honour in its own right.

I dunno. I might be alone in this way of thinking, and fair enough if that's the way it is, but I do miss the days where the Immortals were head-and-shoulders above even the Hall Of Famers, which I don't necessarily think it's the case these days.

I don't agree with journos on the committee, especially from the telegraph. They tend to look after their mates and who ever is the flavour of the month. If it was up to Buzz I'm sure Paul Gallon would be an immortal, Cronulla would be Dally M team of the year, Flanno would be coach of the year and Buzz would be at the top of the list for the most influential person in the NRL. Some of the telegraph's journos are already talking up Latrell Mitchell as a future immortal. Ridiculous.

 

[kurt faulk]

Some of the telegraph's journos are already talking up Latrell Mitchell as a future immortal.

Immortal of what, his ability to eat a whole bucket of kfc by himself?

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