What is your most unpopular opinion about the NRL?

[The Charlatan]

I don't necessarily know if this is unpopular with the punters, but I reckon there should only be a specific number of accredited player agents per year, with a flat fee paid to the managers to negotiate contracts, rather than percentage of players contracts. Will go a way to stopping the player managers holding clubs to ransom for months on end and forcing clubs fork out substantial fractions of their cap to sign or retain star players.

I know it's somewhat Communistic in approach and I've only thought about it at high level but that's one way they can suppress the rate of salary growth in the game.

 

[ALX25]

Constant rule changes each year.
Not starting the games on time.

 

[OldPanther]

Nick Politis, Ray Dib and Phil Gould are holding Rugby League back.

Phil Gould is good for the game. Wants money spent where it counts.

 

[Lambretta]

Shoulder charge rulings at the judiciary - I love em

Nothing adds spice to a Tuesday night quite like a game of scissors paper rock to decide the outcome of someone's playing career

 

[OldPanther]

Shoulder charges should be ok except to the head. Same as a tackle Vs high tackle. Bring back the 5 minute sin bin. 3 penalties in a row anywhere on the field is 5 in the bin.

 

[Das Gupta]

Thursday night football
Constant rules changes
Referee howlers
Inconsistencies from the match review committees and the judiciary
Todd Greenberg's lack of leadership

I am sure I can find more.

 

[Perth Red]

Thursday night football
Constant rules changes
Referee howlers
Inconsistencies from the match review committees and the judiciary
Todd Greenberg's lack of leadership

I am sure I can find more.

I'm not sure any of them are unpopular opinions!

 

[Lambretta]

Thursday night football
Constant rules changes
Referee howlers
Inconsistencies from the match review committees and the judiciary
Todd Greenberg's lack of leadership

I am sure I can find more.

This thread is about things you love which others hate

Some of our tongues may be in our cheeks

 

[siv]

I don't necessarily know if this is unpopular with the punters, but I reckon there should only be a specific number of accredited player agents per year, with a flat fee paid to the managers to negotiate contracts, rather than percentage of players contracts. Will go a way to stopping the player managers holding clubs to ransom for months on end and forcing clubs fork out substantial fractions of their cap to sign or retain star players.

I know it's somewhat Communistic in approach and I've only thought about it at high level but that's one way they can suppress the rate of salary growth in the game.

I really like this idea

 

[Perth Red]

Players should be able to be fined by clubs the same amount that their negative behaviour and bad publicity cost their club in brand damage or lost sponsors

NRL should introduce a min stadium facility standard and give clubs 5 years to meet it or move

 

[Frailty]

Unpopular opinions:
- We should remove the video referee altogether, referee mistakes are part of the game but more acceptable when it's live decisions.

- NRL shouldn't 'own' teams or prop them up.

- Introduce clubs trading players and a trade deadline at round 20.

- NRL Commission should be made up of 1 club rep, 1 player rep, 1 rep from each state league (NSW, QLD, Vic, Tas, SA, NT, WA).

 

[Perth Red]

NRL should stop giving the RLPA $2.5mill a year. If the players want a union they should pay for it.

 

[moffla]

The NRL should seek crowd engagement advice from the AFL.

 

[OldPanther]

NRL should stop giving the RLPA $2.5mill a year. If the players want a union they should pay for it.

I don't know how this would be unpopular. It's a damn good idea.

 

[Perth Red]

I don't know how this would be unpopular. It's a damn good idea.

It would be unpopular with the rlpa and players lol. As an independent lobby group for players the fact their income is reliant on the org they are lobbying is surely a conflict of interest?

 

[OldPanther]

It would be unpopular with the rlpa and players lol. As an independent lobby group for players the fact their income is reliant on the org they are lobbying is surely a conflict of interest?

You'd think so. It's a strange situation.

 

[Nice Beaver]

NRL should stop giving the RLPA $2.5mill a year. If the players want a union they should pay for it.

I had no idea this was the case.

That's a pisser!

What a bizaare and stupid situation.

 

[TheVelourFog]

We should remove the video referee altogether, referee mistakes are part of the game but more acceptable when it's live decisions.

this should never, ever happen

 

[Knuckle-dragger]

Post your unpopular NRL opinions here:

Cam Smith's 400 games isn't that impressive. He had Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk to work off most of his career. He dogged Origin when all the Queensland Greats retired. He'll mostly be remembered for manipulating the referees and cheating the cap. 400 games is okay, but it's not as big a jizz-fest as the media is making it out to be.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Parramatta are a well run and managed club. Its only bad luck that has seen them miss out on success since 1986.