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The timing of City/Country and State of Origin matches should be changed, because it puts undue burden on NRL premiership players.
If the NRL shortened the comp, then they could make the best move & switch City/Country and State of Origin Matches[font="] from mid season to AFTER THE NRL GF. [/font]
- SOO increases the workload on rep players over 6 rounds of the NRL players repeatedly switch between high intensity NRL and rep games, having to back up in 48 hours without enough rest. Elite players get injured and burned out, and their careers are shorter.
- SOO is NOT the sole OR major trial for test selection, because tests are played two months later in the representative season. It should be.
- The introduction of split rounds, free weekends or a summer makes the club season even more chaotic. It gives some clubs a more favourable fixture list than others depending on when the byes come and what games follow.
If the NRL shortened the comp, then they could make the best move & switch City/Country and State of Origin Matches[font="] from mid season to AFTER THE NRL GF. [/font]