TheDaBoss
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@Jedi_Tiger said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147221) said:
he keeps it from his team mates as well
by running backwards
Corona impact on NRL...?
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he keeps it from his team mates as well
by running backwards
Anyone else recognise the irony in NRL players bitching about vaccines when they put just about every other substance known to man up their snouts?
@Snake said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147219) said:
I think with the increased involvement of Wests Ashfield and the exit of Wests Campbelltown, I think it's clear now that WA want the club to "come home" in a manner of speaking.
@Cultured_Bogan said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147231) said:
It’s a shame for fans in the MacArthur region. Most events get held at Leichhardt or concord and pretty much all training is held there too. Don’t get to see them as much as other people. I’m glad they did the members day in Camden this year
happy_tiger
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@Cultured_Bogan said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147230) said:
My understanding that some are refusing because of religious beliefs
But in the other cases yeah they are some mixed up puppies
TheDaBoss
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@Cultured_Bogan said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147230) said:
yea i think it Was Bryce Cartright who was whinging about it
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fteams%2Ftitans%2Ftitans-star-bryce-cartwright-opposes-nrl-flu-shot-policy%2Fnews-story%2F70b0a1bc5210444a2b662a0d7f1043e8&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=341c8b7847d710190b2aef3e30ade60d-1588634697
happy_tiger
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@TheDaBoss said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147242) said:
I could be wrong , but the story I saw made out that Bryce was one of the players using religious grounds for the anti vaccine stance
TheDaBoss
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@happy_tiger said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147249) said:
im not sure
the article just states that both him and his wife are both avid anti vaxxers and are not shy about there opinions about it
happy_tiger
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@TheDaBoss said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147251) said:
We have many anti vaccers out there , more proof to my mate @gallagher that every step along this line is going to be a fight with one of the parties who has something to win or lose
They mentioned last night on the live Fox show (Brent Read ) that the draw had been sent back to the drawing board as well
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Tiger5150
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@JoshColeman99 said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147253) said:
I think Seventh Day Adventists dont, they are not supposed to have a blood transfusion even. Mormons? I think lots of Mormons amongst the polynesians.
'Pay what we ask': V'landys sends message to broadcasters as talks heat up
For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here.
Chris Barrett
**By Chris Barrett
May 4, 2020 — 12.01am**
ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has rejected the argument that the NRL will be a less valuable product to broadcasters without crowds, saying he hopes the game’s two television partners “see reason and pay what we ask" for the rest of the season.
While the competition draws closer to a May 28 resumption with the New Zealand Warriors flying into Tamworth on Sunday night and players to resume training on Tuesday, the game is yet to strike agreement with Nine and Foxtel.
Both are seeking a reduction in their rights fees and extensions to their contracts to broadcast the game, which run until 2022, leaving the code’s finances in limbo despite putting a pay deal to players that would guarantee them 80 per cent of their wages for the year.
As former ARLC chairman John Grant urged the governing body not to part with its digital arm, telling the Herald it could be a $2 billion asset for the game, V’landys strongly disputed the notion that matches would carry less value for television without crowds, as the broadcasters have argued in attempting to drive down the price for this season.
“I disagree with that vehemently,” V’landys told the Herald. “ It’s got nothing to do with the product or what product we’re supplying.
“You can use all the excuses to reduce it but at the end of it, it’s how much you’re willing to pay. How much you can write in advertising, how much revenue you can get out of the product and work out how much you want to pay for it.
“It’s not about rounds, it’s about money. At the end of the day don’t worry about anything else ... it’s the quantum. It’s nothing to do with what you’re supplying. It’s the quantum in these circumstances, in this economic crisis.
“We hope the broadcasters see reason and pay what we ask and then we’ll go from there.”
A Nine spokesperson said on Sunday night the rest of the season being a diminished product was at the core of discussions with the NRL. Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany could not be contacted.
The Herald reported on Friday that Foxtel had joined Nine, the publisher of this masthead, in seeking a discount on the remainder of the season, wanting to pay for no more than the 17 rounds the free-to-air network has expressed a willingness to splash out for.
With the NRL pressing ahead with plans for 20 more rounds before the finals and the State of Origin, such a position would leave the game about $33 million short in terms of what they would expect to be paid for that number of games under the terms of their five-year deal.
While V’landys maintained it would be inappropriate to publicly discuss details and figures from the negotiations because they were commercially sensitive, he said agreeing an extension with broadcasters until 2025 was not off the table.
“There’s always a chance. We’re leaving all options open to help them,” he said.
“This is not just your normal negotiation. If we weren’t in this economic climate I’d be going 10 times tougher, 100 times tougher. But take into account where we are and the circumstances we’re in, you have to just adapt yourself to that. You can’t just be one-dimensional. As good partners you’ve got to take into account that they’re going through some of the harshest economic circumstances in the last 50 years.
“They’re acting in the best interests of their organisation, which you have to appreciate, which I do, and they appreciate that I’m going to act hard for the NRL.
“What pleases me is the good faith it’s been held in. No one is trying to go in there without trying to get a resolution. While they’re acting like that you can’t ask for more.
“There’s a lot of work to be done yet. We’ll see how we go. But I know we’ll come to a resolution, it’s just when and how much.”
V’landys had to stick his neck out and make the players a pay offer without a broadcast deal completed, simply so the resuming of the season was not further stalled. If the money from Nine and Foxtel comes up short of what the NRL wants, he will have to further slash costs in the game including at head office.
“We had to give the players some certainty ... so we made the offer we did,” he said.
While Nine has targeted an acquisition of the game’s digital department as part of a proposal for an extended deal, V’landys said the NRL wanted to retain resources in that space while working more closely with broadcasters, rather than in competition with them.
“We will always have our own digital,” he said.
For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here.
Chris Barrett
**By Chris Barrett
May 4, 2020 — 12.01am**
ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has rejected the argument that the NRL will be a less valuable product to broadcasters without crowds, saying he hopes the game’s two television partners “see reason and pay what we ask" for the rest of the season.
While the competition draws closer to a May 28 resumption with the New Zealand Warriors flying into Tamworth on Sunday night and players to resume training on Tuesday, the game is yet to strike agreement with Nine and Foxtel.
Both are seeking a reduction in their rights fees and extensions to their contracts to broadcast the game, which run until 2022, leaving the code’s finances in limbo despite putting a pay deal to players that would guarantee them 80 per cent of their wages for the year.
As former ARLC chairman John Grant urged the governing body not to part with its digital arm, telling the Herald it could be a $2 billion asset for the game, V’landys strongly disputed the notion that matches would carry less value for television without crowds, as the broadcasters have argued in attempting to drive down the price for this season.
“I disagree with that vehemently,” V’landys told the Herald. “ It’s got nothing to do with the product or what product we’re supplying.
“You can use all the excuses to reduce it but at the end of it, it’s how much you’re willing to pay. How much you can write in advertising, how much revenue you can get out of the product and work out how much you want to pay for it.
“It’s not about rounds, it’s about money. At the end of the day don’t worry about anything else ... it’s the quantum. It’s nothing to do with what you’re supplying. It’s the quantum in these circumstances, in this economic crisis.
“We hope the broadcasters see reason and pay what we ask and then we’ll go from there.”
A Nine spokesperson said on Sunday night the rest of the season being a diminished product was at the core of discussions with the NRL. Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany could not be contacted.
The Herald reported on Friday that Foxtel had joined Nine, the publisher of this masthead, in seeking a discount on the remainder of the season, wanting to pay for no more than the 17 rounds the free-to-air network has expressed a willingness to splash out for.
With the NRL pressing ahead with plans for 20 more rounds before the finals and the State of Origin, such a position would leave the game about $33 million short in terms of what they would expect to be paid for that number of games under the terms of their five-year deal.
While V’landys maintained it would be inappropriate to publicly discuss details and figures from the negotiations because they were commercially sensitive, he said agreeing an extension with broadcasters until 2025 was not off the table.
“There’s always a chance. We’re leaving all options open to help them,” he said.
“This is not just your normal negotiation. If we weren’t in this economic climate I’d be going 10 times tougher, 100 times tougher. But take into account where we are and the circumstances we’re in, you have to just adapt yourself to that. You can’t just be one-dimensional. As good partners you’ve got to take into account that they’re going through some of the harshest economic circumstances in the last 50 years.
“They’re acting in the best interests of their organisation, which you have to appreciate, which I do, and they appreciate that I’m going to act hard for the NRL.
“What pleases me is the good faith it’s been held in. No one is trying to go in there without trying to get a resolution. While they’re acting like that you can’t ask for more.
“There’s a lot of work to be done yet. We’ll see how we go. But I know we’ll come to a resolution, it’s just when and how much.”
V’landys had to stick his neck out and make the players a pay offer without a broadcast deal completed, simply so the resuming of the season was not further stalled. If the money from Nine and Foxtel comes up short of what the NRL wants, he will have to further slash costs in the game including at head office.
“We had to give the players some certainty ... so we made the offer we did,” he said.
While Nine has targeted an acquisition of the game’s digital department as part of a proposal for an extended deal, V’landys said the NRL wanted to retain resources in that space while working more closely with broadcasters, rather than in competition with them.
“We will always have our own digital,” he said.
TheDaBoss
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https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/05/05/players-return-to-training-after-covid-19-enforced-break/
Hmmm..Note the date and time of this article...So no agreement has been reached yet on the Broadcast deal for the remainder of this season..so therefor the NRL can not guarantee players what they will be paid past May...
Yet here they all are back in training...
Yet here they all are back in training...
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Tiger5150
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@TheDaBoss said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147262) said:
God that looks dire. Not exactly luxurious facilities. I know its temporary but good luck attracting new players to that.
JD Tiger
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@Tiger5150 said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147265) said:
Was that the players getting ready to do weights and such in the carpark? Wow. Hope for their sake it doesn't rain.
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Tiger5150
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@JD-Tiger said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147268) said:
I dont think so. I read they were returning gym gear that they had taken home with them.
@JD-Tiger said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147268) said:
They were bring back the equipment provided during lockdown...All Clubs were doing it..
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Tiger5150
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@Snake said in [Corona impact on NRL\.\.\.?](/post/1147272) said:
Wasnt Concord built for the first Rugby World Cup in the 80's?
