Corona impact on NRL...?

[mike]

NRL to revert to ONE REFEREE for the remainder of the season to save costs.
https://twitter.com/BuzzRothfield/status/1258649337543852032?s=19

Oh yes please please be true.

 

[cochise]

NRL to revert to ONE REFEREE for the remainder of the season to save costs.
https://twitter.com/BuzzRothfield/status/1258649337543852032?s=19

Oh yes please please be true.

100% true, just needs approval from the commission.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/08/back-to-one-ref-vlandys-on-board-with-project-apollo-proposal/

 

[WT2K]

The Gold Coast Titans can confirm that players Bryce Cartwright and Brian Kelly have been stood down from official duties until further notice.

The Club is following the directives of the Queensland Government and National Rugby League in that players who do not comply with the required vaccination protocols will be unable to participate in training or play.

Under the strict NRL Project Apollo Club Protocols, all players are to receive compulsory vaccinations unless medically precluded.

Both players have been given the necessary information, as well as welfare assistance, in relation to the matter to assist them moving forward.

The Club will continue to work with the National Rugby League on the matter. No further comment will be made by the Club.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2020/05/08/cartwright-and-kelly-stood-down/

 

[Cairnstigers]

Damn @Cairnstigers that post was hilarious!

Couldn't leave it up there for all to see unfortunately
But yeah I thought it was pretty good

 

[happy_tiger]

The Gold Coast Titans can confirm that players Bryce Cartwright and Brian Kelly have been stood down from official duties until further notice.

The Club is following the directives of the Queensland Government and National Rugby League in that players who do not comply with the required vaccination protocols will be unable to participate in training or play.

Under the strict NRL Project Apollo Club Protocols, all players are to receive compulsory vaccinations unless medically precluded.

Both players have been given the necessary information, as well as welfare assistance, in relation to the matter to assist them moving forward.

The Club will continue to work with the National Rugby League on the matter. No further comment will be made by the Club.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2020/05/08/cartwright-and-kelly-stood-down/

Problem is there are a lot more players in NSW that are going to be in the same boat once NSW make the same ruling

 

[happy_tiger]

NRL to revert to ONE REFEREE for the remainder of the season to save costs.
https://twitter.com/BuzzRothfield/status/1258649337543852032?s=19

Oh yes please please be true.

Take away the 2nd ref and watch the game slow down to a crawl ...refs doesn't have 6 sets of eyes

 

[Tiger_Steve]

I just try to look at these situations from a team sport perspective. So I’m a first grade Titans player who has watched Cartwright put in gutless efforts - where he doesn’t even try to tackle time and time again. Also I watch him trying to play live a 5/8 when he should be carrying the ball up straight and hard. And now he’s not around because of his selfish attitudes. I’d want to smack him out and then send him on his way.

 

[jadtiger]

I just try to look at these situations from a team sport perspective. So I’m a first grade Titans player who has watched Cartwright put in gutless efforts - where he doesn’t even try to tackle time and time again. Also I watch him trying to play live a 5/8 when he should be carrying the ball up straight and hard. And now he’s not around because of his selfish attitudes. I’d want to smack him out and then send him on his way.

He is the perfect example of why they underachieve.They have a massive list of failures but none worse than Hayne

 

[WT2K]

The Gold Coast Titans can confirm that players Bryce Cartwright and Brian Kelly have been stood down from official duties until further notice.

The Club is following the directives of the Queensland Government and National Rugby League in that players who do not comply with the required vaccination protocols will be unable to participate in training or play.

Under the strict NRL Project Apollo Club Protocols, all players are to receive compulsory vaccinations unless medically precluded.

Both players have been given the necessary information, as well as welfare assistance, in relation to the matter to assist them moving forward.

The Club will continue to work with the National Rugby League on the matter. No further comment will be made by the Club.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2020/05/08/cartwright-and-kelly-stood-down/

Problem is there are a lot more players in NSW that are going to be in the same boat once NSW make the same ruling

Only a matter of time before NSW follows. There's also this

A host of NSW and Canberra based players who have not been vaccinated face the prospect of being banned from playing in Queensland with tougher restrictions placed on NRL players north of the border.

https://twitter.com/MCarayannis/status/1258702385519529984?s=19

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Murdoch Gives Up Bonus After Write-Down
MEDIA Zoe Samios



Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has written down the value of pay-TV operator Foxtel by $1.4 billion as it warned investors the COVID-19 pandemic would have a material impact on its business.

News Corporation chief executive Robert Thomson attributed most of the company’s $US1 billion ($1.5 billion) loss in the quarter to March 31 to an impairment related to goodwill and intangible assets at Foxtel, in which it has a majority stake.

Telstra, which owns 35 per cent of Foxtel, also wrote down the value of its shareholding by $300 million yesterday.

But News Corporation’s finance chief, Susan Panuccio, assured investors Foxtel would not breach banking covenants over the next 12 months and that News Corp had no plans to provide any additional funding. The writedown by Telstra and News Corporation for their stakes means Foxtel is now valued at about $1.3 billion.

‘‘ The value went from $2.1 billion to $1.3 billion. They cut almost 35-40 per cent of the value. I definitely can see that the value of Foxtel is going down, I just don’t know how much goodwill they have on the books,’’ JP Morgan analyst Eric Pan said.

‘‘ It’s a matter of the pace of the decline and whether they expect they can stabilise the business . If they can’t do that, they would have to write down the value of the asset.’’

Foxtel had 2.93 million subscribers as of March 31, a figure driven by growth of its sports subscription service Kayo. The company reported 444,000 Kayo subscriptions for the quarter, 408,000 of which were paying subscribers. The result was an improvement, but Mr Thomson warned the pandemic would have a material impact on fourth-quarter results.

Kayo’s subscriber numbers have fallen since March and hit just more than 272,000 paying subscribers by May 2, including subscribers who received a discount for the service through Telstra.

Foxtel is meanwhile trying to renegotiate the price it pays for sports codes. ‘‘ Obviously, there needs to be a fundamental reset,’’ Mr Thomson said. ‘‘ It’s not just the quantity of games, it’s the quality of the experience, and that has obviously been diminished. And that reset has to apply longer-term to [sports] rights in Australia.’’

Foxtel employed about 2500 staff until February and has announced multiple redundancy rounds this year.

But Mr Thomson and Telstra boss Andrew Penn are both optimistic that a crucial content deal with US entertainment giant WarnerMedia secured by Foxtel earlier this week will help the business . The deal, estimated to be worth between $100 million and $200 million, includes the rights to HBO programs including Game of Thrones, Succession and Big Little Lies and Warner Bros shows such as The Big Bang Theory and Friends.

Meanwhile, News Corporation said its executive chairman Rupert Murdoch would not receive his annual cash bonus this financial year as his executive team tries to mitigate the damage caused by the pandemic . Mr Thomson also said he would forgo 75 per cent of his annual cash bonus after the company warned investors of significant third-quarter revenue declines.

News Corp reported revenue of $US2.27 billion for the three months to March, down 8 per cent from the previous year. Spend from advertisers at News Corp Australia fell by more than 45 per cent in April, with the result also hurt by a 5 per cent hit from the weaker Australian dollar.

....... Me thinks NRL are in trouble as both broadcasters are in financial meltdown.

 

[Tiger5150]

Question. I've had all vaccinations, vaccinated my kids happily relevant shots. I am pro vaccination for aure however I no longer take flu vaccinations as my body doesn't seem to take kindly to them and I have been very healthy without them. Does that make me an anti vaxxer? One who enjoys vaccinations? 😅🥴

For mine, the Flu Vax is totally different to all the others in that is is a lot less effective, seems to have more frequent (but seemingly minor) side effects. Tellingly it is not on the Govts list of "compulsory" (for benefits etc) vax. I can sort of understand the tenuous logic of insisting the player have it, sort of but it seems to me to be a not strong stance.

 

[Hangonaminute]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?

 

[tiger_one]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?

Apparently, if you get the flu, your immune system is reduced and the there's a higher risk to catch Covid-19.
And if one player gets Coronavirus, it's more likely to spread among the players.
So caution is required.

 

[cochise]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?

Because it is not last year?

 

[Hangonaminute]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?


Apparently, if you get the flu, your immune system is reduced and the there's a higher risk to catch Covid-19.
And if one player gets Coronavirus, it's more likely to spread among the players.
So caution is required.

And yet the flu injection is only around 45% effective.
So 55% of players will get the flu regardless, therefore potentially be more at risk of getting covid19 (apparently)
So if any player gets the flu will they be stood down too?

I would have thought staying away from people with Covid19 is probably a good way to not get it.
I think it's disgraceful that they're forcing people to get the flu jab.

 

[cochise]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?


Apparently, if you get the flu, your immune system is reduced and the there's a higher risk to catch Covid-19.
And if one player gets Coronavirus, it's more likely to spread among the players.
So caution is required.

And yet the flu injection is only around 45% effective.
So 55% of players will get the flu regardless, therefore potentially be more at risk of getting covid19 (apparently)
So if any player gets the flu will they be stood down too?

I would have thought staying away from people with Covid19 is probably a good way to not get it.
I think it's disgraceful that they're forcing people to get the flu jab.

They aren't forcing anyone, they have a choice.

 

[happy_tiger]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?


Apparently, if you get the flu, your immune system is reduced and the there's a higher risk to catch Covid-19.
And if one player gets Coronavirus, it's more likely to spread among the players.
So caution is required.

And yet the flu injection is only around 45% effective.
So 55% of players will get the flu regardless, therefore potentially be more at risk of getting covid19 (apparently)
So if any player gets the flu will they be stood down too?

I would have thought staying away from people with Covid19 is probably a good way to not get it.
I think it's disgraceful that they're forcing people to get the flu jab.

So this was the agreement from the Federal and State Govt's for the game to start

They are the rules ...you follow them

Your question is a bit like asking why do you pull the rip cord on your parachute at 1000 metres

 

[nrlsurvivor]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?


Apparently, if you get the flu, your immune system is reduced and the there's a higher risk to catch Covid-19.
And if one player gets Coronavirus, it's more likely to spread among the players.
So caution is required.

And yet the flu injection is only around 45% effective.
So 55% of players will get the flu regardless, therefore potentially be more at risk of getting covid19 (apparently)
So if any player gets the flu will they be stood down too?

I would have thought staying away from people with Covid19 is probably a good way to not get it.
I think it's disgraceful that they're forcing people to get the flu jab.

Even if it is only 45 percent effective the argument is that it reduces risk by that amount.

The issue is that this was part of an agreement in The NRL’s submission to government to allow a May 28 restart. The document submitted to government stated that all players would have the flu vac. The players union and players themselves agreed to this. Now the government is saying we’re letting you play but only on the conditions we agreed to.

I also feel bad for Cartwright to a degree given he’s stuck between his partner’s strong views and the requirements of his occupation. His partner is using this opportunity as a platform to promote her views on child vaccinations, which in my opinion (and that of rigorous scientific research) is risking the health of our society.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Aint nothing wrong with a flu shot

 

[jadtiger]

At this time last year (or the year before or the year before that or any year)
would players be getting stood down for not getting a flu jab?

So why are they now?


Apparently, if you get the flu, your immune system is reduced and the there's a higher risk to catch Covid-19.
And if one player gets Coronavirus, it's more likely to spread among the players.
So caution is required.

And yet the flu injection is only around 45% effective.
So 55% of players will get the flu regardless, therefore potentially be more at risk of getting covid19 (apparently)
So if any player gets the flu will they be stood down too?

I would have thought staying away from people with Covid19 is probably a good way to not get it.
I think it's disgraceful that they're forcing people to get the flu jab.

The effectiveness of the flu shot varies from year to year depending on the flu strains targeted.This year it is at the lower end of the spectrum at about 47% but that is better than not having it at all.