Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

[Vlad59]

TBF even here they cant quite decide what to use, there's been periods where they have promoted the game as 'NRL' then periods where they revert back to using Rugby League as the games descriptor. Even now they still say 'play NRL' sometimes when they mean play Rugby League on official stuff.

The change from WARL, NTRL, SARL and VicRL happened in 2013 when the NRl strong armed the independent state bodies into letting the NRL take them over. If they ever took over NSW and Qlnd I'd assume theyd take on the same rebrand.

Don’t forget the TRL (I haven’t).

 

[Cactus]

While sipping on a bloody good cab sav?

While speaking in hushed tones about who holds the best equine stocks in polo this year while at the same time also debating the merits of the position of Commodore at the RSYS.

 

[The Man Shake]

And they’ve both used it so it’s corporate language. They never learn.

The corporate word the ARU will be using soon is insolvency.

 

[The Man Shake]

While sipping on a bloody good cab sav?

Pimms my highly esteemed chap. Bottoms up and tallyho!

 

[Wb1234]

Any chance marky mark is a regular first grader this year

Looked really good in attack and useless in defence

 

[Munky]

The corporate word the ARU will be using soon is insolvency.

Going Concern will be first cab off the rank.

Insolvency to follow afterwards.

It's not until late April we'll see how far the financial position deteriorated in 2024.

 

[Vlad59]

Going Concern will be first cab off the rank.

Insolvency to follow afterwards.

It's not until late April we'll see how far the financial position deteriorated in 2024.

Maybe but the ‘Ecosystem’ will be in jolly good shape old boy. Pip pip!

 

[Wb1234]

 

[shadowformz]

ARLC Chairman takes aim at 'boring' rugby union

"When you watch union I think you get about 30 minutes of play."

www.zerotackle.com

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Phil Waugh likes to tell everyone he has two degrees. Not sure there’s much else upstairs.

 

[Wb1234]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/wallabies-convert-carter-gordon-hospitalised-with-back-injury/news-story/7632fda770047d4c6f7d9b857b31580a

 

[Wb1234]

Nrl players are elite

Even the ones that can’t make first grade regularly

 

[AlwaysGreen]

You should be fearing this, not celebrating it.

NFL scouts are going to be looking at young league players more and more.

 

[bazza]

You should be fearing this, not celebrating it.

NFL scouts are going to be looking at young league players more and more.

probably more ex-AFL players in the NFL
And the reason he made it in the NFL was because he was too big to play in the NRL. A few of the NRL's best (and some in RU) have tried to make it in more attacking positions (running back/wide receiver) but failed

 

[Wb1234]

probably more ex-AFL players in the NFL
And the reason he made it in the NFL was because he was too big to play in the NRL. A few of the NRL's best (and some in RU) have tried to make it in more attacking positions (running back/wide receiver) but failed

Too big and fat

Ideal for stop start sport like nfl

Hayne did really well for a player that came In cold at an oldish age to learn a new sport

Burton with his boot would be a huge asset in the nfl

 

[bazza]

Too big and fat

Ideal for stop start sport like nfl

Hayne did really well for a player that came In cold at an oldish age to learn a new sport

Burton with his boot would be a huge asset in the nfl

NFL has no reserve grade or really even a second division comp - so if you want to make it you will have to play a few years in college, be specialised (like a kicker), be physically specialised (like Mailata) or pick it up very quickly

 

[Wb1234]

NFL has no reserve grade or really even a second division comp - so if you want to make it you will have to play a few years in college, be specialised (like a kicker), be physically specialised (like Mailata) or pick it up very quickly

Practice squad ?

Burton wouldn’t need much training anyway for what a punt returner does in nfl

They have an international pathway

Didn’t some famous welsh union back get picked up by an nfl side ?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

probably more ex-AFL players in the NFL
And the reason he made it in the NFL was because he was too big to play in the NRL. A few of the NRL's best (and some in RU) have tried to make it in more attacking positions (running back/wide receiver) but failed

We say Polynesian players are built for the NRL.

They're built for the NFL as well. And the NFL pays more.

 

[Captain Apollo]

We say Polynesian players are built for the NRL.

They're built for the NFL as well. And the NFL pays more.

As one journalist wrote in the media "Maitala earns more than an entire NRL club's salary cap combined in a year".

 

[bazza]

We say Polynesian players are built for the NRL.

They're built for the NFL as well. And the NFL pays more.

plenty of Polynesians in the NFL - though most grew up playing american football