Potential player boycott throws NRL return into doubt again

Funny Rob . Wade Graham and Clint Newton RLPA members praised V'Landys for the work he has done and is doing on getting the comp up and running, organising the players' finances, liaising with Govt ,medical, bio security professionals.Yep all able to be easily finalised in 5 minutes. The boycott threat was again exaggerated by the media.

Placepunter Reading and hearing some of the journos’ stories, either claimed to be exaggerated or incorrect by the RLPA committee members, and indeed the players, one now understands where Trump’s fake news description came into being. The word boycott was apparently used according to our reliable press.Not quite. Wade Graham one of the RLPA committee confirmed as much today. Papers got to sell,Tvs got to dramatise.

Eddie Huh? The ARU and A League are having deep financials over the matter of COVID-19 and haven't booked in Tv deals for the future, the AFL despite having assets found the need to borrow $600m. They according to you must be happy as Larry LOL despite losing lots of money per day. " NRL Going down the gurgler" yet still paying their players 80% of their monies. And the Tv stations wanting to extend their contracts, and channel 9 wanting to buy the profitable NRL Digital Department .Foxtel ATM is losing subscriptions hand over foot and wants the NRL back ASAP. V'Landys is getting off his backside as he is known to do ,and wanting to limit the losses, as any businessmen with an accounting background would do.The players and clubs are backing him, and when the game gets up I have no doubt so will the fans. The other sports can sit back and chomp on popcorn, doing a zero like Nero while their codes' burn income.That's their choice. The only line of yours that is close to the mark, desperate times call for desperate measures.The rest is "you can't be serious" stuff.

Surely none of the coastal 1.5 cm shufflers who are doing their best to catch a dose of number 19 in late April would be up in arms about the NRL making moves to start up again in late May? Good thing they didn't spot any NRL players doing the shuffle.

Crosscoder Rugby League is just more desperate to start because the whole sport is losing lots of money per day and is going down the gurgler. All the other sports are sitting back with popcorn watching it happen. Desperate times calls for Desperate measures

Rob Other codes are looking at a starter ASAP. That someone has made an earlier goal, seems to have upset some.He's set a time, the clubs and officials can work toward it, with the chance it may be delayed.The fact other codes are still in no man's land and their fans have little idea , reflective of their management. V'Landys has had an expert(Professor) in viral diseases as a reference point to ensure they follow strict protocols.He will continue in that vein and each club will have an expert doing regular checks . He's got the Qld premier on board, allowing movement between NSW and Qld for players. He's got 20 rounds up plus finals and SOO to appease the fans and make the season at least colder to the mark in terms of games.The players are on board with 20 rounds. He's got the NZ Warriors ,given to the all clear to move into NSW. and station themselves at Tamworth and Scully Park. There are still negotiations re Tv monies to be pursued.And the 80% in writing to the players. I'll give him more than a passmark, with his bullish approach. The general population has no problem shuffling along the esplanades of the coastal strips ,in a congested non 1.5meter manner, no problem exercising in parks bumping into each other.The public is anxious to get out and about. If the early start had been introduced by another code, the silence would have been deafening.Particularly by one opinion writer ,who spends his waking hours bagging rugby league and its players.

So Big Daddy you trust the media implicitly? No embellishment of stories ? No journalistic licence? No errors? Saw news stories on the matter from 9/7 and 10, and TBH none formed a match with the other.Three variations.

Some players do walk away and some never fulfill their potential because of the pressures. One thing I like about the current Manly team is that I think just about all of them love playing the game and can't wait to get out there. The Turbos in particular and DCE as well are leading the way with their enjoyment of the game. Even Moses Suli looked like he was having a ball at the end of last season, coming from a disgruntled base perhaps.

I think many players hate playing professional sport for periods of their career but it becomes a job that pays to much to walk away from. I’m sure you have plenty of blokes simply looking at the dollars and supporters are at the bottom of their list of priorities.

I tend to agree with you Expat. Although my Aussie nephew has lived and worked in New York and now Indianapolis for quite some years. We stay in touch and he thinks that, while you're right, there is some awareness in some sporting USofA circles about RL. Mind you, he also tells me that the recent North American venture into league had hit some financial problems.

If you didn't have someone like V'landys pestering the various authorities, nothing would happen , as the various bureaucrats would sit around waiting for someone to make a move.

Already sorted out. The Warriors will be in Tamworth on Sunday.

Sorry got excited about the good old union days.

The Living away from home allowance hasn’t been negotiated as well as overtime rates for playing an extra month. Bloody hell it’s under the current award conditions. F... the boss.

Nat, Watch the simpsons.

I'm coincidentally mates with quite a few doctors who I have known since we were all early 20s. Every one of them has done stupid things when off the clock.

I was once let go when a business went into administration and the owners asked me and everyone else to keep working for free for a while to help them out. Funnily enough over half of us did while we were looking for other jobs.

I broadly agree with you Walter, but. For comedy’s sake can you please tell me which virus you can actually see? “Attack of the 50 foot virus!!”

At least he has people talking about the game and coming out the other side I suppose. I’ve probably seen to much of Trump talking which probably is why I have a negative attitude at present.

I can personally guarantee no Doctor is going camping ala LM JAC style ever. They can’t afford to carry on like tools and breaking rules. They would never get to even study medicine with that mentality.