Foxsports and The DT reporting that the NRL is secretly looking at restarting the competition on 1st June, with the players back at training in a month. They have also hired a new pandemic expert to advice them, with fears they may have shut the season down to early.
Would be awesome if the NRL manage to pull this off and we could have games to watch in two months. Lets hope the Panthers players have been working out hard in their home gyms to keep fit and ready to take on the Storm.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/9ecca9012b33e936406eae08cc737b38
NRL BRINGS RETURN DATE FORWARD A MONTH
The Daily Telegraph reports NRL is secretly hoping to move their season return date forward a month to June 1, not July 1.
July 1 is the date earmarked by ARLC chairman Peter V’landys as the day he wants competition to resume.
But the Telegraph reports a committee formed specifically to explore all options, which is headed by legend Wayne Pearce, are now looking at June 1 as their ideal return.
It would mean players could return to training as early as next month.
The committee have labelled their mission Project Apollo and are taking inspiration from the first moon landing.
Pearce and his team are also exploring scenarios like housing all clubs on a Queensland island and ferrying them to the mainland for games, as well as a conference system so players don’t have to travel far.