Corona impact on NRL...?

[Snake]

Valandy is just like the rest a spineless administrator, that panders to weak individual sporting stars ...really thought things would change how wrong was that .
Do not want to know anymore about Valandy just a pussy !

 

[jadtiger]

Punishment has been very soft under the current circumstances.There should be hell to pay if they come down heavily on another player in the future.I wonder how clubs like us Titans Dogs or Dragons would have fared in NRL lotto

 

[diedpretty]

Hang on , was that NRL fines or Police fines?

NSW Police..NRL still to comment..

NRL has just announced santions
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/28/mitchell-addo-carr-fined-$50000-cleary-fined-$10000-for-self-isolation-breaches/

I stand corrected

Mitchell, Addo-Carr fined $50,000; Cleary fined $10,000 for self-isolation breaches
Author
Alicia Newton
NRL.com Reporter
Timestamp
Tue 28 Apr 2020, 03:01 PM
Alicia Newton

Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr have both been fined $50,000 for breaching self-isolation protocols.

Tyronne Roberts-Davis and Nathan Cleary have both been fined $10,000.

All four players have been also been given a one-match ban, which has been suspended for the remainder of the season, after the NRL announced they had bought the game into disrepute.

Sixty per cent of the fines have also been suspended for the remainder of the season.

The NRL announced the players had each shown a blatant disregard for public health orders, guidelines and advice and in doing so have brought significant reputational damage to the sport.

The penalties allege that each player has brought the game into disrepute and do not pass judgment on any ongoing police investigations.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys said "the players have a responsibility to the game and community".


"It is important that, in these challenging times, we all have to work together to combat COVID-19 and compliance with public health orders is a critical requirement,’" he said.

"The players have to understand that they are putting the game and the community at risk by their actions.

"It’s certainly hard to accept such behaviour when the game is doing everything it can to persuade the community that its players are responsible and behave appropriately.

"The penalties have been structured so as to give these players one further opportunity to demonstrate that they can be trusted. If they contravene again, then those parts of the penalty that have been suspended will be activated and they may also be subject to further sanction."

NRL acting CEO Andrew Abdo said the game acted quickly to send a clear message to all players and the wider community.

"It's not the circumstances I'd expect to do my first press conference. The actions of our players that have come to light over the past couple of days has been disappointing and we have decided we needed to act swiftly," he said.

"This is on all of us and our players are no different, it's important the players know they are held to a higher account. I think we've got to look at this in two phases. The players are not in the care of the clubs, they've been stood down and are in the hands of the public health order.

"As we enter into the training period and the second phase the protocols are significantly higher. We are all humans, humans make mistakes and there are consequences for those mistakes."

In explaining why Mitchell and Addo-Carr received harsher sanctions, Abdo said each matter needed "to be handled on individual merits".

"What's happened with Latrell and Josh is they've gone on a planned holiday. That's very different to someone being at home. It's a very different context," he said.

"I'm not going to make a comment around what's appropriate from a cultural perspective. This has nothing to do with culture or race.

"I have multiple concerns and as you can imagine I am focused on a number of things. We are working day and night to get the competition back up and running. Any setback is a setback for the game.

"We take this matter very seriously. I know a lot of our players are doing the right thing and if they're not they'll face sanctions.

"The match ban gives them an opportunity to think about their actions going forward and give the playing group an idea of what's at stake here.


"There's a very detailed set of protocols that are with the clubs that are yet to be finalised. We'll talk about that when the time is right."

Abdo, in the statement issued by the governing body, said NRL players must set the standards for the public to follow.

"The sanctions proposed today are stronger than fines which can be imposed by authorities because we hold our players to a higher standard and they must set a higher standard for the community,’" he said.

"We are focused on resuming the competition on May 28, something our fans and stakeholders are excited about. Players who do not comply with community and NRL protocols will face sanction."

All four players will have five days to respond to the breach notices before a final determination is made.

"We've done what we think is fair in the actions. Upon reflection I think this will affect the players," Abdo said in his media conference.

"We've reached out to all the players, they have the opportunity to respond, they have five days and we will engage with them and take it from there.

"It's an absolute privilege to be servicing the game. I don't think I could have come up with a scenario we're in with a global pandemic. I'm going to work tirelessly in the day and night to do what we can."

Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who comes to mind. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

 

[TillLindemann]

BREAKING: Police have charged Latrell Mitchell & Josh Addo Carr with firearms offences both to appear Taree court in August.
Mitchell charged with giving his firearm to person not authorised/licensed .. ADDO Carr for using unauthorised firearm... Mitchells firearms licence suspended and a number of firearms seized by @nswpolice
https://twitter.com/SteveHart10News/status/1255013231195648000?s=19

The firearms offence might be much more serious...

 

[happy_tiger]

Hang on , was that NRL fines or Police fines?

NSW Police..NRL still to comment..

NRL has just announced santions
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/28/mitchell-addo-carr-fined-$50000-cleary-fined-$10000-for-self-isolation-breaches/

I stand corrected

Mitchell, Addo-Carr fined $50,000; Cleary fined $10,000 for self-isolation breaches
Author
Alicia Newton
NRL.com Reporter
Timestamp
Tue 28 Apr 2020, 03:01 PM
Alicia Newton

Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr have both been fined $50,000 for breaching self-isolation protocols.

Tyronne Roberts-Davis and Nathan Cleary have both been fined $10,000.

All four players have been also been given a one-match ban, which has been suspended for the remainder of the season, after the NRL announced they had bought the game into disrepute.

Sixty per cent of the fines have also been suspended for the remainder of the season.

The NRL announced the players had each shown a blatant disregard for public health orders, guidelines and advice and in doing so have brought significant reputational damage to the sport.

The penalties allege that each player has brought the game into disrepute and do not pass judgment on any ongoing police investigations.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys said "the players have a responsibility to the game and community".


"It is important that, in these challenging times, we all have to work together to combat COVID-19 and compliance with public health orders is a critical requirement,’" he said.

"The players have to understand that they are putting the game and the community at risk by their actions.

"It’s certainly hard to accept such behaviour when the game is doing everything it can to persuade the community that its players are responsible and behave appropriately.

"The penalties have been structured so as to give these players one further opportunity to demonstrate that they can be trusted. If they contravene again, then those parts of the penalty that have been suspended will be activated and they may also be subject to further sanction."

NRL acting CEO Andrew Abdo said the game acted quickly to send a clear message to all players and the wider community.

"It's not the circumstances I'd expect to do my first press conference. The actions of our players that have come to light over the past couple of days has been disappointing and we have decided we needed to act swiftly," he said.

"This is on all of us and our players are no different, it's important the players know they are held to a higher account. I think we've got to look at this in two phases. The players are not in the care of the clubs, they've been stood down and are in the hands of the public health order.

"As we enter into the training period and the second phase the protocols are significantly higher. We are all humans, humans make mistakes and there are consequences for those mistakes."

In explaining why Mitchell and Addo-Carr received harsher sanctions, Abdo said each matter needed "to be handled on individual merits".

"What's happened with Latrell and Josh is they've gone on a planned holiday. That's very different to someone being at home. It's a very different context," he said.

"I'm not going to make a comment around what's appropriate from a cultural perspective. This has nothing to do with culture or race.

"I have multiple concerns and as you can imagine I am focused on a number of things. We are working day and night to get the competition back up and running. Any setback is a setback for the game.

"We take this matter very seriously. I know a lot of our players are doing the right thing and if they're not they'll face sanctions.

"The match ban gives them an opportunity to think about their actions going forward and give the playing group an idea of what's at stake here.


"There's a very detailed set of protocols that are with the clubs that are yet to be finalised. We'll talk about that when the time is right."

Abdo, in the statement issued by the governing body, said NRL players must set the standards for the public to follow.

"The sanctions proposed today are stronger than fines which can be imposed by authorities because we hold our players to a higher standard and they must set a higher standard for the community,’" he said.

"We are focused on resuming the competition on May 28, something our fans and stakeholders are excited about. Players who do not comply with community and NRL protocols will face sanction."

All four players will have five days to respond to the breach notices before a final determination is made.

"We've done what we think is fair in the actions. Upon reflection I think this will affect the players," Abdo said in his media conference.

"We've reached out to all the players, they have the opportunity to respond, they have five days and we will engage with them and take it from there.

"It's an absolute privilege to be servicing the game. I don't think I could have come up with a scenario we're in with a global pandemic. I'm going to work tirelessly in the day and night to do what we can."

Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who comes to mind. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

And Vlandy's reckons Abdo is the right man

I don't know ...Rugby League is such a huge sport in South Africa ...isn't it

 

[Tiger_Steve]

The players will miss no matches, $50000 for JAC and LM, $10000 for NC with 60% suspended for all players. Cop out!

Unbelievable.

The NRL is so out of touch with public opinion.

We need Greenberg back. Now he was a leader of men ?

 

[WT2K]

NRL set to announce 20 round season after coming to an agreement with broadcasters this afternoon.

Grand final October 25
https://twitter.com/MichaelChammas/status/1255030139072557056?s=19

 

[happy_tiger]

The players will miss no matches, $50000 for JAC and LM, $10000 for NC with 60% suspended for all players. Cop out!

Unbelievable.

The NRL is so out of touch with public opinion.

We need Greenberg back. Now he was a leader of men ?

 

[WT2K]

The NRL Telstra Premiership will recommence as a 20-round competition on May 28 with the Grand Final to be played on October 25.

Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) Chair Peter V’landys today confirmed the details after extensive consultation with broadcast partners, clubs, and key stakeholders.

The first two rounds of the competition will be counted and the current competition ladder remains in place when games resume.

The competition draw will be determined in the coming weeks, including timing of State of Origin.

Mr. V’landys thanked Nine CEO Hugh Marks and Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany for backing the return of rugby league.

“Today is a landmark day for rugby league in 2020,” Mr. V’landys said.

“This is a great outcome for our players, fans, partners and stakeholders and I’m extremely appreciative for the cooperation and support from Hugh Marks and Patrick Delany. Both have always acted in good-spirit and have demonstrated how partners work together."

Training will recommence for all clubs on May 4 and stringent biosecurity measures, known as Project Apollo Protocols, will be introduced for players, club officials and staff. These protocols will be more strict than the current public health guidelines and players will face sanctions if they breach the protocols.

The New Zealand Warriors are expected to arrive in Australia on Sunday and it is anticipated they will serve 14-days quarantine in Tamworth. The NRL is continuing to work with federal and state governments on player travel and border permissions.

Mr. V’landys said it was clearly safer to play now than what it was when the competition proceeded in Round 2.

“It’s safer now to play then it was in Round 2 when we were playing. The daily infection rate in NSW was 25.79% when the last game was played.

"It has been now less than one percent in NSW for the last 18 days and is continuing to drop. There has also been a significant improvement in the recovery rate, being 75% in NSW and 83% in Australia.


“Our players will be safer under our protocols than they would be as regular members of the community.”

The NRL’s working group, Project Apollo, will meet tomorrow to continue preparations to resume the season.
https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/04/28/nrl-to-resume-with-20-round-competition/

 

[mike]

The players will miss no matches, $50000 for JAC and LM, $10000 for NC with 60% suspended for all players. Cop out!

Unbelievable.

The NRL is so out of touch with public opinion.

We need Greenberg back. Now he was a leader of men ?

That’s not at all funny.

 

[Cairnstigers]

If you were a NRL player right now, what would you say to these morons if you had the chance?

They're literally putting every NRL players career in jeopardy.
How can the NRL be taken seriously about sticking to the guidelines in order to get the game started again after seeing these two clowns?

I agree with Gould, sack them

Perhaps they don't feel the rules should apply to them...and the mental health of they bros and culture were more important

These indigenous players are always harping on about respect, yet they show none of it when the TV cameras aren't on them.

They're either incredible dumb or they just don't care, I'm leaning towards the latter, and if that's the case they need to go.

A responsible player would have told someone beforehand what was going on ......if what we are hearing is true , family comes 1st .....I know if family member told me they needed help even at these times I'd drop everything ...but I would tell everyone 1st what I was doing

If you take these actions ...you wear the responsibility of these actions

You don't then hide behind your religion ,race , marital status or sex

It was mentioned his family was doing it tough but they were in Sydney. JAC was born in Sydney - he has no ties to Taree or the Biripi people. Just pulls the culture card when he is caught out. And since when has riding motorbikes on beaches been part of Aboriginal culture.

Didn't realise they used guns to hunt either

Pass Dat gun Latrell

 

[Newtown]

Breaking News:
The NRL Premiership will recommence as a 20-round competition on May 28 with the grand final to be played on October 25.

 

[hobbo1]

If you were a NRL player right now, what would you say to these morons if you had the chance?

They're literally putting every NRL players career in jeopardy.
How can the NRL be taken seriously about sticking to the guidelines in order to get the game started again after seeing these two clowns?

I agree with Gould, sack them

Perhaps they don't feel the rules should apply to them...and the mental health of they bros and culture were more important

These indigenous players are always harping on about respect, yet they show none of it when the TV cameras aren't on them.

They're either incredible dumb or they just don't care, I'm leaning towards the latter, and if that's the case they need to go.

A responsible player would have told someone beforehand what was going on ......if what we are hearing is true , family comes 1st .....I know if family member told me they needed help even at these times I'd drop everything ...but I would tell everyone 1st what I was doing

If you take these actions ...you wear the responsibility of these actions

You don't then hide behind your religion ,race , marital status or sex

It was mentioned his family was doing it tough but they were in Sydney. JAC was born in Sydney - he has no ties to Taree or the Biripi people. Just pulls the culture card when he is caught out. And since when has riding motorbikes on beaches been part of Aboriginal culture.

Didn't realise they used guns to hunt either

Pass Dat gun Latrell

They didn’t have a can opener ..
Dirt bikes are used to dig up Pipis

 

[tonza]

Valandy is just like the rest a spineless administrator, that panders to weak individual sporting stars ...really thought things would change how wrong was that .
Do not want to know anymore about Valandy just a pussy !

Looks like it doesn't it. I got the feeling he is going to come up with a much diminished TV package as well.

 

[kiwitiger]

These idiot's still don't get it...when crap hits the fan, like now, they are the first ones put on the sideline because we don't need them. We like/love sport but they are not essential. Any sportsmen or women acting like a richard cranium should be band for a year. Some really think the rules don't apply to them.
If the aussie govt had balls they would cancel the season as there has to be strict controls around it and just say we know rugby league players can't be trusted so they can all take there pay cuts.
So over these morons

 

[jirskyr]

Fans get fined 10 k for running out on the field ......

The game just doesn't get it and doesn't care ...I hope the Govt now says No to the NRL now

NRL doesn't fine fans for stadium breaches, it's the stadium trust mate. It applies to all codes not just rugby league.

 

[jirskyr]

Hang on , was that NRL fines or Police fines?

NSW Police..NRL still to comment..

NRL has just announced santions
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/28/mitchell-addo-carr-fined-$50000-cleary-fined-$10000-for-self-isolation-breaches/

I stand corrected

Mitchell, Addo-Carr fined $50,000; Cleary fined $10,000 for self-isolation breaches
Author
Alicia Newton
NRL.com Reporter
Timestamp
Tue 28 Apr 2020, 03:01 PM
Alicia Newton

Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr have both been fined $50,000 for breaching self-isolation protocols.

Tyronne Roberts-Davis and Nathan Cleary have both been fined $10,000.

All four players have been also been given a one-match ban, which has been suspended for the remainder of the season, after the NRL announced they had bought the game into disrepute.

Sixty per cent of the fines have also been suspended for the remainder of the season.

The NRL announced the players had each shown a blatant disregard for public health orders, guidelines and advice and in doing so have brought significant reputational damage to the sport.

The penalties allege that each player has brought the game into disrepute and do not pass judgment on any ongoing police investigations.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys said "the players have a responsibility to the game and community".


"It is important that, in these challenging times, we all have to work together to combat COVID-19 and compliance with public health orders is a critical requirement,’" he said.

"The players have to understand that they are putting the game and the community at risk by their actions.

"It’s certainly hard to accept such behaviour when the game is doing everything it can to persuade the community that its players are responsible and behave appropriately.

"The penalties have been structured so as to give these players one further opportunity to demonstrate that they can be trusted. If they contravene again, then those parts of the penalty that have been suspended will be activated and they may also be subject to further sanction."

NRL acting CEO Andrew Abdo said the game acted quickly to send a clear message to all players and the wider community.

"It's not the circumstances I'd expect to do my first press conference. The actions of our players that have come to light over the past couple of days has been disappointing and we have decided we needed to act swiftly," he said.

"This is on all of us and our players are no different, it's important the players know they are held to a higher account. I think we've got to look at this in two phases. The players are not in the care of the clubs, they've been stood down and are in the hands of the public health order.

"As we enter into the training period and the second phase the protocols are significantly higher. We are all humans, humans make mistakes and there are consequences for those mistakes."

In explaining why Mitchell and Addo-Carr received harsher sanctions, Abdo said each matter needed "to be handled on individual merits".

"What's happened with Latrell and Josh is they've gone on a planned holiday. That's very different to someone being at home. It's a very different context," he said.

"I'm not going to make a comment around what's appropriate from a cultural perspective. This has nothing to do with culture or race.

"I have multiple concerns and as you can imagine I am focused on a number of things. We are working day and night to get the competition back up and running. Any setback is a setback for the game.

"We take this matter very seriously. I know a lot of our players are doing the right thing and if they're not they'll face sanctions.

"The match ban gives them an opportunity to think about their actions going forward and give the playing group an idea of what's at stake here.


"There's a very detailed set of protocols that are with the clubs that are yet to be finalised. We'll talk about that when the time is right."

Abdo, in the statement issued by the governing body, said NRL players must set the standards for the public to follow.

"The sanctions proposed today are stronger than fines which can be imposed by authorities because we hold our players to a higher standard and they must set a higher standard for the community,’" he said.

"We are focused on resuming the competition on May 28, something our fans and stakeholders are excited about. Players who do not comply with community and NRL protocols will face sanction."

All four players will have five days to respond to the breach notices before a final determination is made.

"We've done what we think is fair in the actions. Upon reflection I think this will affect the players," Abdo said in his media conference.

"We've reached out to all the players, they have the opportunity to respond, they have five days and we will engage with them and take it from there.

"It's an absolute privilege to be servicing the game. I don't think I could have come up with a scenario we're in with a global pandemic. I'm going to work tirelessly in the day and night to do what we can."

Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who comes to mind. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

And Vlandy's reckons Abdo is the right man

I don't know ...Rugby League is such a huge sport in South Africa ...isn't it

What does that have to do with it? The best is the best, doesn't matter if they are Chinese or Icelandic or South African; also doesn't matter if they played rugby league as a boy or not. We've had tonnes and tonnes of in-game appointments in 112 years of Aussie league and frankly it's not a guaranteed recipe for success.

 

[Tiger_Steve]

So now Codey Walker comes out in support of Mitchell. Far out these bloke have no idea. As I said the other day, my diminishing respect for these over paid, over indulged, ignorant fools is really testing my ability to watch and enjoy NRL. Maybe I’m getting old but these young blokes are just Morons in my opinion.

 

[happy_tiger]

Fans get fined 10 k for running out on the field ......

The game just doesn't get it and doesn't care ...I hope the Govt now says No to the NRL now

NRL doesn't fine fans for stadium breaches, it's the stadium trust mate. It applies to all codes not just rugby league.

When did I say they did ...I was using it as an example

 

[gallagher]

So now Codey Walker comes out in support of Mitchell. Far out these bloke have no idea. As I said the other day, my diminishing respect for these over paid, over indulged, ignorant fools is really testing my ability to watch and enjoy NRL. Maybe I’m getting old but these young blokes are just Morons in my opinion.

No surprises from Walker. Total flog.