Trainers on the field

[LineBall]

I'm obviously in the minority here but I really don't give a toss about trainers on the field.

If a 53 year old Alfie or 43 year old Stacey Jones "running water" plays much of a part in the game I think we're ok.

If you need a trainer out there holding their hand your team is in bad shape and my 2 examples above show it doesn't make much difference. Apart from getting sconed in the GF I don't recall any mentions of the Rooster's trainer. Don't even know who Storm, Eels, Manly, or Raiders trainers are (don't even know Roosters bloke's name) so they can't be too prominent but those sides did better.

In short: unless the merkin gets in the road they have bugger all affect on the game.

Disagree. In my opinion this is where "give them an inch and they take a mile" comes to mind. Easier to keep them off the field entirely unless there is a break in play etc.

 

[T-Boon]

Langer has copped the brunt of criticism on this thread but we should pause to reflect on what a legend and icon he was for the sport as a player.
I was just watching him play on Fox in a 1989 game against Canberra (maybe it was the GF). He was a genius and the game was so superior then to what it is now. He was a pure instinctive footballer and watching that game made me projectile vomit thinking about the structure and wrestling that was about to screw the great game.
Langer was an icon of the game and it is a shame he didn't have the brains to become a coach or commentator. It is nice that the roll of trainer has allowed him to stay a part of the game.
I hated him as a queenslander much like I hated Viv Richards. Looking back I love em.
The rules committee should have one objective: to rid the game of structure and wrestle.

 

[Twizzle]

nice story but not relevant in any way to this conversation

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

nice story but not relevant in any way to this conversation

Pretty much sums up most of his posts .

 

[T-Boon]

nice story but not relevant in any way to this conversation

I hadn’t said anything in a while.

 

[Captain Apollo]

I hadn’t said anything in a while.

Attention Deprivation Disorder

 

[T-Boon]

Attention Deprivation Disorder

Simpsons quote

 

[Twizzle]

I hadn’t said anything in a while.

yeh, its been good

 

[Mr Spock!]

Because they all are. Its probably the most level playing field in NRL lol



And even those legends known for their ability to read a game make bugger all difference.

From the NRL

"“In all cases when trainers enter the field of play to either; attend to an injured player, carry water, or deliver individual messages, they must immediately leave the field once their assigned task has been completed and return to the player’s bench.”"

Dickhead after interfering in play leading to a probable 12 point turnaround....

 

[AJB1102]

From the NRL

"“In all cases when trainers enter the field of play to either; attend to an injured player, carry water, or deliver individual messages, they must immediately leave the field once their assigned task has been completed and return to the player’s bench.”"

Dickhead after interfering in play leading to a probable 12 point turnaround....

And? Just because it's in the rule book doesn't mean it's stringently enforced.

Dude has a laugh after getting unexpectedly falconed probably thinking ya don't see that often.

Why do Souths fans care so much? Like more than Raiders fans for f**ks sake.

 

[Mr Spock!]

And? Just because it's in the rule book doesn't mean it's stringently enforced.

Dude has a laugh after getting unexpectedly falconed probably thinking ya don't see that often.

Why do Souths fans care so much? Like more than Raiders fans for f**ks sake.

Because its about the game of rugby league mate. Heck a souths trainer actually forcefully reefed the ball out of an injured panther in a game and the refs did nothing. He copped a 1 game ban.

This rule IS stringently enforced in junior football btw

I'm surprised people don't give a shit.

It's probably why nothing gets done.

 

[The Quest For Glory]

Dad? Is that you?

It's not the messiah. Just a very naughty boy!

 

[Canard]

The game will do whatever Nick Politis tells them to do.

 

[AJB1102]

This rule IS stringently enforced in junior football btw

That's nice. We're talking about NRL though.

 

[Cockosh]

The game will do whatever Nick Politis tells them to do.

Apparently he’s been telling them not give us penalties for the last 10 years

 

[Mr Spock!]

That's nice. We're talking about NRL though.

That's nice but the NRL already has rules about trainers.

 

[TheVelourFog]

I'm obviously in the minority here but I really don't give a toss about trainers on the field.

If a 53 year old Alfie or 43 year old Stacey Jones "running water" plays much of a part in the game I think we're ok.

If you need a trainer out there holding their hand your team is in bad shape and my 2 examples above show it doesn't make much difference. Apart from getting sconed in the GF I don't recall any mentions of the Rooster's trainer. Don't even know who Storm, Eels, Manly, or Raiders trainers are (don't even know Roosters bloke's name) so they can't be too prominent but those sides did better.

In short: unless the merkin gets in the road they have bugger all affect on the game.

not sure what your point is here

it is precisely because they do sometimes "get in the road" that the rules should be enforced and they should not be on the field longer than necessary

 

[T-Boon]

If a person is allowed to be out there I would rather it be a rule that it has to be the head coach. They should face the music.

 

[AJB1102]

not sure what your point is here

it is precisely because they do sometimes "get in the road" that the rules should be enforced and they should not be on the field longer than necessary

Apart from the GF when is last time?

 

[AJB1102]

That's nice but the NRL already has rules about trainers.

Which aren't enforced because it doesn't matter.