NRL General Discussion Thread

[Morkel]

But I thought a 17th team was going to add value to the NRL's content?

 

[Foordy]

p.s. Vlandys and Abdo are getting praised in the media for this deal ... saying they've pulled of a coup for the NRL

 

[Sproj]

p.s. Vlandys and Abdo are getting praised in the media for this deal ... saying they've pulled of a coup for the NRL

Hmm...media guys praising the other side for the deal they have received that benefits them...nothing dodgy to see here whatsoever.

 

[Foordy]

after saying there would be no more rule changes, the NRL are set to introduce another rule change for next season.

according to Crawley the change will be aimed at stopping team intentionally giving away a six again early in the set.

the change is that defensive teams will again be penalised for infringements inside the 40m zone.

a much needed change IMO, but the 6-again rule is still BS

 

[BroncosFever]

They need to implement a rule where teams can't lay all over the ruck if there is like 10 seconds left to go in the half, the way it is the worst that will happen is they get another set.. how does that advantage them?

They should make it so it's an old school penalty where you can kick it down the field for a tap, or a shot at goal, the other alternative is to make is so the attacking team gets to play out the entire set (regardless of time left in the half), similar to union, however once the final play is done and the other team is due to get the ball that's the end of the half.

 

[Foordy]

They need to implement a rule where teams can't lay all over the ruck if there is like 10 seconds left to go in the half, the way it is the worst that will happen is they get another set.. how does that advantage them?

They should make it so it's an old school penalty where you can kick it down the field for a tap, or a shot at goal, the other alternative is to make is so the attacking team gets to play out the entire set (regardless of time left in the half), similar to union, however once the final play is done and the other team is due to get the ball that's the end of the half.

correction, they just need to enforce that rule ...

they tried to do it a few seasons ago, but the media started whinging about the number of penalties, so they backed off. (funnily enough, the Storm were struggling a bit while it was enforced) ... if they have kept up their strong stance, players and coaches would have eventually learned, the penalty counts would have returned to normal and the game would be far better off.

 

[Xzei]

sex

 

[BroncsFan]

after saying there would be no more rule changes, the NRL are set to introduce another rule change for next season.

according to Crawley the change will be aimed at stopping team intentionally giving away a six again early in the set.

the change is that defensive teams will again be penalised for infringements inside the 40m zone.

a much needed change IMO, but the 6-again rule is still BS

Shock horror ... who ever could've seen that teams would exploit a garbage rule that was probably brought about by a poll in the Daily Tele

Ohh maybe anyone that thought about it for more than a minute

 

[GCBRONCO]

But I thought a 17th team was going to add value to the NRL's content?

Sure it does, they just didn't say for who.

 

[Foordy]

The NRL are considering a proposal from Ricky Stuart to allow all of the clubs contracted players (top 30, development, train and trial) to be eligible to play from round 1, instead of after round 11.

this is due to COVID, as a precaution in case squads have players required to go into isolation during the season and hopefully prevent the cancellation of fixtures or the season

 

[Sproj]

The NRL are considering a proposal from Ricky Stuart to allow all of the clubs contracted players (top 30, development, train and trial) to be eligible to play from round 1, instead of after round 11.

this is due to COVID, as a precaution in case squads have players required to go into isolation during the season and hopefully prevent the cancellation of fixtures or the season

It makes complete sense to allow it, therefore they won't do it.

 

[1910]

The NRL are considering a proposal from Ricky Stuart to allow all of the clubs contracted players (top 30, development, train and trial) to be eligible to play from round 1, instead of after round 11.

this is due to COVID, as a precaution in case squads have players required to go into isolation during the season and hopefully prevent the cancellation of fixtures or the season

How does that work with work and study? Nearly always train and trial players and Development players are working or studying and not earning much money from football.

They’re not on the cap either.

Train and trial aren’t capped either some clubs might have 40 like the Titans and some like the Broncos 8.

 

[Sproj]

How does that work with work and study? Nearly always train and trial players and Development players are working or studying and not earning much money from football.

They’re not on the cap either.

Train and trial aren’t capped either some clubs might have 40 like the Titans and some like the Broncos 8.

So the NRL should just dismiss the idea outright because one part of it might need to be thought through or adapted?

 

[Big Pete]

There are already protocols in place that allow players outside of the 30-man squad to play before Round 11. Surely if a team is affected by COVID the NRL will do everything in their power to ensure they field a 17 man team.

 

[1910]

So the NRL should just dismiss the idea outright because one part of it might need to be thought through or adapted?

I didn’t dismiss it I raised questions. The questions were indicated by these little fellows- ?

 

[1910]

There are already protocols in place that allow players outside of the 30-man squad to play before Round 11. Surely if a team is affected by COVID the NRL will do everything in their power to ensure they field a 17 man team.

Not too sure Ricky has thought this through.

 

[Sproj]

I didn’t dismiss it I raised questions. The questions were indicated by these little fellows- ?

If the people that get paid to actually consider these things did their job, it wouldn't be that hard to figure out. Off the top of my head and this is without thinking about it for longer than a minute, you could cap the number of train and trials for each club and cap the amount that can be spent on each player. Alternatively, failing that, you could extend the size of the squad to say 45 and let's say the clubs get 6 development players and 9 train and trials on top of the 30 man squad. The train and trials all get capped at say 70k and can only be signed on for 12 months.

Again, I have not thought this through but I also don't get paid to do so for the NRL but it is pretty annoying that ideas like this get dismissed purely because all the details haven't been spelled out or proposals considered. I mean the point of a proposal is to show how something could work and then let the powers that be see if they can make it happen.

Meanwhile, the NRL introduces a 17th team as late as they possibly can to really hinder their ability to hit the ground running in 2023 and then compound it by a media deal that demonstrates no benefit of rushing through said 17th team, if anything it is somehow even worse than the current deal.

 

[Xzei]

Anything wrong with just having the clubs operate in a bubble similar to last year?