Super League 2024 discussion

[Mr. Shaman]

Nu Brown weakest send off in RL history just now

 

[Vlad59]

Broncos got 5102 according to their instagram account.

 

[jim_57]

Nu Brown weakest send off in RL history just now

Worst one I’ve ever seen.

 

[Perth Red]

This season reminds me of the clamp down nrl had which was a dogs breakfast, you’d have though SL would learnt something from that lesson wouldn’t you!

 

[jim_57]

This season reminds me of the clamp down nrl had which was a dogs breakfast, you’d have though SL would learnt something from that lesson wouldn’t you!

Can’t remember anyone getting sent off for an accidental head clash. Why wasn’t the ball carrier sent as well? he made contact with Brown’s head.

 

[Dark Corner]

Nu Brown weakest send off in RL history just now

Worst one I’ve ever seen.

i was out last night so didn't see it as the Castleford v Leeds game restored my faith in the game but I really fear the Super league season this yeat never mind the new rules in 2025.

 

[Perth Red]

Solid win by hull kr over Leeds in front of a sell out crowd,

 

[Dark Corner]

Solid win by hull kr over Leeds in front of a sell out crowd,

Proper tackling and no over zealous ref.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Match reports for Round 2 here.

Round 2 results

Hull KR 22 (R. Hall, P. Hiku, S. Sue tries; J. Litten 5 goals) defeated Leeds 12 (A. Handley, H. Newman tries; R. Martin 2 goals) at Sewell Group Craven Park.
Date: Thu, 22nd February. Kickoff: 8:00 PM. Halftime: Hull KR 8-6. Penalties: Hull KR 11-3. Referee: Jack Smith.
Hull KR: Hiku, Evalds, Opacic, Gildart, Hall; May, Lewis; Whitbread, Litten, King, Tanginoa, Batchelor, Minchella (C). Int: Sue, Storton, Aydin, Hall.
Leeds: Miller, Roberts, Newman, Momirovski, Handley; Croft, Frawley; Sangaré, Ackers, Goudemand, Bentley, Martin, Smith (C). Int: Donaldson, O'Connor, Lisone, Ruan.

Catalans 34 (T. Fages 2, T. Sims 2, J. Bousquet, J. Nikorima tries; A. Mourgue 5 goals) defeated London 0 at Cherry Red Records Stadium.
Date: Fri, 23rd February. Kickoff: 8:00 PM. Halftime: Catalans 16-0. Penalties: Catalans 6-5. Referee: Tom Grant. Crowd: 5,102.
London: Leyland, Kershaw, Storey, Miloudi, Macani; Campagnolo, Meadows; Butler, Davis, Kennedy, Lovell (C), Adebiyi, Parata. Int: Jones, Stock, Williams, Bassett.
Catalans: Mourgue, Johnstone, Romano, Ikuvalu, Yaha; Abdull, Fages; Navarrete, Da Costa, Bousquet, Sims, Sironen, Garcia (C). Int: McMeeken, Nikorima, Satae, Dezaria.

Warrington 36 (J. Harrison, T. King, S. Powell, D. Walker, C. Wrench tries; J. Thewlis 6 goals) defeated Hull FC 10 (L. Martin, J. Walker tries; D. McIntosh goal) at Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Date: Fri, 23rd February. Kickoff: 8:00 PM. Halftime: Warrington 8-6. Penalties: Warrington 11-10. Referee: Marcus Griffiths. Crowd: 9,431.
Warrington: Dufty, Thewlis, King, Wrench, Ashton; Hayes, Drinkwater; Harrison, Walker, Vaughan, Holroyd, Fitzgibbon, Currie. Int: Philbin, Musgrove, Powell, Wood.
Hull FC: Walker, Barron, McIntosh, Sutcliffe, Martin; Hoy, Smith; Brown, Brown, Ashworth, Okunbor, Staveley, Lane. Int: Gardiner, Severs, Litten, Balmforth.

St Helens 28 (J. Bennison, M. Knowles, S. Mata'utia, J. Welsby, M. Whitley tries; M. Percival 3, T. Makinson goals) defeated Huddersfield 0 at John Smith's Stadium.
Date: Sat, 24th February. Kickoff: 5:30 PM. Halftime: St Helens 12-0. Penalties: Huddersfield 7-4. Referee: Aaron Moore. Crowd: 6,812.
Huddersfield: Lolohea, Swift, Marsters, Naiqama, Wallis; Clune, Russell; Hill, Milner, Ikahihifo, Murchie, Hewitt, Cudjoe. Int: Golding, English, Wilson, Salabio.
St Helens: Welsby, Makinson, Blake, Percival, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Whitley, Sironen, Knowles. Int: Mata'utia, Bell, Wingfield, Delaney.

Salford 26 (S. Stone 2, A. Bourouh, N. Macdonald tries; M. Sneyd 5 goals) defeated Castleford 22 (J. Broadbent, L. Horne, J. Westerman, S. Wood tries; L. Hooley 2, D. Richardson goals) at Salford Stadium.
Date: Sun, 25th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Salford 18-10. Penalties: Castleford 9-6. Referee: James Vella. Crowd: 4,770.
Salford: Brierley, Hankinson, Macdonald, Lafai, Cross; Cust, Sneyd; Ormondroyd, Bourouh, Singleton, Stone, Watkins, Shorrocks. Int: Atkin, Vuniyayawa, Wright, Hellewell.
Castleford: Hooley, Qareqare, Broadbent, Wood, Senior; Richardson, Miller; Lawler, Horne, Putt, El-Zakhem, Tasipale, Westerman. Int: Milnes, Hall, Mustapha, Kibula.

Wigan v Leigh postponed due to WCC.

Table after Round 2​

	W	L	D	Pts
St Helens	2	-	-	4
Catalans	2	-	-	4
Hull KR	2	-	-	4
Wigan	1	-	-	2
Warrington	1	1	-	2
Salford	1	1	-	2
Leeds	1	1	-	2
Huddersfield	1	1	-	2
Leigh	-	1	-	0
Castleford	-	2	-	0
Hull FC	-	2	-	0
London	-	2	-	0

Top Tryscorers​

Matt Whitley (3)
Ash Handley (3)

Top Pointscorer​

Arthur Mourgue (22)

 

[Perth Red]

Crowd was a sell out at Craven Park so around the 10k mark. Best crowd of the round. Some unusually low ones in Perpignan and St helens

 

[League Unlimited News]

RFL Statement: Clarity on Round 2 Super League incident » League Unlimited

leagueunlimited.com

Following Monday's meeting of the Match Review Panel, the RFL acknowledges that the implementation of the new Head Contact Sentencing Framework caused controversy and confusion during Round Two of the Betfred Super League.

This was most obvious in Friday's match at Warrington Wolves, with the dismissal of Hull FC's Nu Brown late in the first half.

On studying the incident, the MRP decided it did not merit a charge under the Framework. This has highlighted a lack of clarity in the procedures regarding head on head contact, which left the officials at Friday's game in an invidious position.

The section of the Framework relating to head-on-head contact will now be amended, emphasising that it applies only to initial contact. Once the mechanics of the tackle become more fluid, officials are able to use their knowledge and game-understanding to mitigate the sanction, to reflect the level of culpability of the tackler.

This point will be reinforced to Betfred Super League head coaches at a pre-arranged meeting on Wednesday, and to playing representatives of all 12 Super League clubs at a separate meeting later in the day.

Robert Hicks, the RFL's Director of Operations and Legal, said: "We are in the very early stages of the season at all levels having introduced significant changes as recommended by the sport's Brain Health Sub-Committee, and in that regard we thank the players and coaches for their response.

"Comparing Round Two of the Betfred Super League to the opening round, there has been a significant reduction in the number of charges, reflecting a significant change in player behaviour - with a tiny proportion of over 3,000 tackle events leading to charges for head contact. It has been a similar story through the early rounds of the Betfred Challenge Cup and the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup.

"However we have acknowledged throughout this process that it would be challenging for all, and that as a governing body we need to be flexible, and sympathetic to those at the sharp end.

"The dismissal of Nu Brown at Warrington on Friday night was an uncomfortable moment for the sport, and it has highlighted a lack of clarity in the wording of the framework as followed by match officials on the night.

"We recognise this will be of little consolation to the player or his club - and we thank them for their measured response.

"Head to head contact was an area highlighted as especially important by the Brain Health Sub-Committee, given the impact on two players, so it will remain a focus of the framework, and will continue to be sanctioned - specific to initial contact.

"The meetings with head coaches and senior players this week are another opportunity to update and consult, given the importance of communication through this process.

"Next weekend is a significant one for the Community Game, marking the start of the National Conference League and a number of other competitions, meaning further adaptation for another group of players, coaches and match officials.

"As at the professional level, these changes have been introduced following recommendations from the Brain Health Sub-Committee given developments in medical and scientific knowledge, and with a focus on player welfare - and again as in the professional game, we are grateful to clubs, coaches, players and match officials for their support.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Crowd was a sell out at Craven Park so around the 10k mark. Best crowd of the round. Some unusually low ones in Perpignan and St helens

Hull KR made a point last year of not releasing crowd figures til the end of the season. Almost all of them fell around the 8-8.5k mark.

 

[Perth Red]

Hull KR made a point last year of not releasing crowd figures til the end of the season. Almost all of them fell around the 8-8.5k mark.

Announced as all home spaces sold out, looking at away section maybe a 100 or so of the 500 didnt sell so will be around the 10k mark for the game.

 

[taste2taste]

Interesting interview with ESL managing commercial director.

Subjects covered, crowds and TV ratings for the first 2 rounds, making a schedule so games don't overlap, Vegas, nrl buying superleague, London and French value to SL, IMG process, Samoa tour.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Vlad59]

Great decision. How to kill expansion in one easy lesson.

 

[taste2taste]

Great decision. How to kill expansion in one easy lesson.

This seems to be the way the Super League has always operated.

Toulouse is paying for visiting teams and they aren't even in Super League.

The cost of paying for teams is offset by being able to get a TV deal, Catalans have a TV deal with French TV. English based clubs don't get this opportunity. Toronto had to pay for visiting teams and were planning to make thier money by getting a TV deal in Canada.

 

[RL The greatest game]

Little wonder that Rugby League in that country struggles.
Surely the English teams should fund the Catalans when they visit English clubs.

 

[RL The greatest game]

Interesting interview with ESL managing commercial director.

Subjects covered, crowds and TV ratings for the first 2 rounds, making a schedule so games don't overlap, Vegas, nrl buying superleague, London and French value to SL, IMG process, Samoa tour.

Why would the NRL buy Super League a comp with no plans to expand?

 

[Brian potter]

Why would the NRL buy Super League a comp with no plans to expand?

Super league has a long history of expansion but the problem is the competition doesn’t create enough money to fund and sustain these expansion teams.