NRL.com biased?

[happy_tiger]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

Wow, that's a bit unhinged based on comments from a bloke who barely made Tigers first team?

It's not an opinion piece, its a report including a player's comments. NRL are not reporting that training standards at Penrith are higher, NRL are reporting that Matt Eisenhuth has certain comments differentiating Panthers and Tigers.

You actually read the article, right? My summary is actually Eisenhuth isn't really bad-mouthing Tigers, he is differentiating between a team that has just played finals (Grand Final) football and a side that has not.

Here are the quotes
>"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

>"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

>"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

>"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

>"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

Pretty clear that Eisenhuth is drawing a distinction about playing for a side that has just come off a successful season.

That’s fine mate but I don’t need the NRL to report it to me as news. I want their resources to be better directed towards juniors, growing the sport, refereeing, improving talent distribution, the judiciary. Why pay someone to write dribble?

The NRL has a media department, this has been an income producer for the NRL.

Probably a Greenberg idea. He was burning money everywhere. Give it time I believe PVL will set things right. It’s in the NRL’s interest to talk up the clubs, increase crowds, members, tv viewers, fans, sales and improve overall profitability, maybe that way they could reduce the size of the yearly hand outs. Instead they’re facilitating cheap pot shots at one of the battling clubs on their website. Classy.

The NRL digital media arm is a money earner for the game and leads to the possibility of the NRL broadcasting their own games in the future which can be used to have competitive tension in broadcast rights negotiations.

Pot shots at the clubs? I think you are a little bit sensitive.

Yeah probably mate. My bad. Maybe they could get Eisenhuth’s missus a diamond ring since he had to play for a club with a lower standard of training?

I don't think he said it was a lower standard of training though?
Here are his quotes

“The standard is a lot higher than what I’m used to, to be fair, but it’s exciting,” Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they’ve been and if you’re not ready to go you get left behind.

"It’s a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It’s refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

"That’s not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren’t confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

"It’s enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

I think he is right in what he is saying, the higher standard comment is not surprising, the Panthers played in the Grand Final last year and we didn't make the 8. I think the standard would be higher.

How is what he said wrong

What our forward pack is better than Penriths' .....

Take off the WT's sunnies ...really

Honestly I don't see where we have one forward better than Penrith's pack man for man

I think he is 100% right and I would be showing it to our players right before we play them.

Exactly I'd print 17 copies out game day ...feed the beast

 

[cochise]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

Wow, that's a bit unhinged based on comments from a bloke who barely made Tigers first team?

It's not an opinion piece, its a report including a player's comments. NRL are not reporting that training standards at Penrith are higher, NRL are reporting that Matt Eisenhuth has certain comments differentiating Panthers and Tigers.

You actually read the article, right? My summary is actually Eisenhuth isn't really bad-mouthing Tigers, he is differentiating between a team that has just played finals (Grand Final) football and a side that has not.

Here are the quotes
>"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

>"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

>"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

>"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

>"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

Pretty clear that Eisenhuth is drawing a distinction about playing for a side that has just come off a successful season.

That’s fine mate but I don’t need the NRL to report it to me as news. I want their resources to be better directed towards juniors, growing the sport, refereeing, improving talent distribution, the judiciary. Why pay someone to write dribble?

The NRL has a media department, this has been an income producer for the NRL.

Probably a Greenberg idea. He was burning money everywhere. Give it time I believe PVL will set things right. It’s in the NRL’s interest to talk up the clubs, increase crowds, members, tv viewers, fans, sales and improve overall profitability, maybe that way they could reduce the size of the yearly hand outs. Instead they’re facilitating cheap pot shots at one of the battling clubs on their website. Classy.

The NRL digital media arm is a money earner for the game and leads to the possibility of the NRL broadcasting their own games in the future which can be used to have competitive tension in broadcast rights negotiations.

Pot shots at the clubs? I think you are a little bit sensitive.

Yeah probably mate. My bad. Maybe they could get Eisenhuth’s missus a diamond ring since he had to play for a club with a lower standard of training?

I don't think he said it was a lower standard of training though?
Here are his quotes

“The standard is a lot higher than what I’m used to, to be fair, but it’s exciting,” Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they’ve been and if you’re not ready to go you get left behind.

"It’s a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It’s refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

"That’s not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren’t confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

"It’s enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

I think he is right in what he is saying, the higher standard comment is not surprising, the Panthers played in the Grand Final last year and we didn't make the 8. I think the standard would be higher.

How is what he said wrong

What our forward pack is better than Penriths' .....

Take off the WT's sunnies ...really

Honestly I don't see where we have one forward better than Penrith's pack man for man

I think he is 100% right and I would be showing it to our players right before we play them.

Our Canterbury cup players

Exactly, so who cares what he has to say? I like the the NRL is producing this sort of stuff, means I don't need to read the trashy papers we have in this country. I will concede this is a trashy story but if it takes a few $ out of Murdoch's pocket then I'm all for it.

 

[BAGNF05]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

Wow, that's a bit unhinged based on comments from a bloke who barely made Tigers first team?

It's not an opinion piece, its a report including a player's comments. NRL are not reporting that training standards at Penrith are higher, NRL are reporting that Matt Eisenhuth has certain comments differentiating Panthers and Tigers.

You actually read the article, right? My summary is actually Eisenhuth isn't really bad-mouthing Tigers, he is differentiating between a team that has just played finals (Grand Final) football and a side that has not.

Here are the quotes
>"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

>"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

>"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

>"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

>"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

Pretty clear that Eisenhuth is drawing a distinction about playing for a side that has just come off a successful season.

That’s fine mate but I don’t need the NRL to report it to me as news. I want their resources to be better directed towards juniors, growing the sport, refereeing, improving talent distribution, the judiciary. Why pay someone to write dribble?

The NRL has a media department, this has been an income producer for the NRL.

Probably a Greenberg idea. He was burning money everywhere. Give it time I believe PVL will set things right. It’s in the NRL’s interest to talk up the clubs, increase crowds, members, tv viewers, fans, sales and improve overall profitability, maybe that way they could reduce the size of the yearly hand outs. Instead they’re facilitating cheap pot shots at one of the battling clubs on their website. Classy.

The NRL digital media arm is a money earner for the game and leads to the possibility of the NRL broadcasting their own games in the future which can be used to have competitive tension in broadcast rights negotiations.

Pot shots at the clubs? I think you are a little bit sensitive.

Yeah probably mate. My bad. Maybe they could get Eisenhuth’s missus a diamond ring since he had to play for a club with a lower standard of training?

I don't think he said it was a lower standard of training though?
Here are his quotes

“The standard is a lot higher than what I’m used to, to be fair, but it’s exciting,” Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they’ve been and if you’re not ready to go you get left behind.

"It’s a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It’s refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

"That’s not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren’t confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

"It’s enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

I think he is right in what he is saying, the higher standard comment is not surprising, the Panthers played in the Grand Final last year and we didn't make the 8. I think the standard would be higher.

Semantics. All he had done so far is train so he is referring to training.

No he is talking about skill and ability level, you don't think there would be a difference between those things at the Panthers and the 2019 Wests Tigers?

100% I do mate. I just don’t think it’s the place of the National Rugby League to report it as news. I think the league lacks integrity and their is a clear bias towards several golden clubs and I hope PVL is hearing this from others, not just me.

It is not the NRL holding a press conference and PVL coming out and saying it. It is a news story produced by the NRL media department that report news in and around the game. An interview and story about a player changing clubs is news.

The NRL should be expanding its media department, have a look at some of the shows the NFL make. The game should be producing this sort of content.

I watch a lot of NFL Films and their content is largely focussed on highlighting the great achievements and selling the sport and the franchises. We could learn a lot from that organisation as a sport.

There news isn't though, they report all the same types of things that the NRL does. I see this type of story on NFL.com quite regularly.

In stark contrast one of the last stories uploaded, ‘how the 30 eliminated teams make the super bowl’

NRL: news flash team that won 18 straight is better than team that came 10th or 11th

 

[cochise]

In regards to this topic, I actually think there should be more club created content on Weststigers.com.au

 

[BAGNF05]

In regards to this topic, I actually think there should be more club created content on Weststigers.com.au

Exactly if I were involved I’d be taking a look over the fence at what that other football code in America is doing. Content is king.

 

[happy_tiger]

In regards to this topic, I actually think there should be more club created content on Weststigers.com.au

Exactly if I were involved I’d be taking a look over the fence at what that other football code in America is doing. Content is king.

Not just NFL ...EPL ...transfer period in July during SOO ....

We really lose out in the off season ..how hard would it be to run 2 I hr episodes for 16 clubs ...you might even catch footage of golf games at the Roosters ...Barber School at the Broncos .......Search for the next JT at the Cows ......Dessie singing the Blues at Manly ......Junior Junior's Pet Styling at Newcastle ......Iv's kissing booth at Penrith Nate's Tic Toc school ...you get the drift ....

 

[cochise]

In regards to this topic, I actually think there should be more club created content on Weststigers.com.au

Exactly if I were involved I’d be taking a look over the fence at what that other football code in America is doing. Content is king.

Not just NFL ...EPL ...transfer period in July during SOO ....

We really lose out in the off season ..how hard would it be to run 2 I hr episodes for 16 clubs ...you might even catch footage of golf games at the Roosters ...Barber School at the Broncos .......Search for the next JT at the Cows ......Dessie singing the Blues at Manly ......Junior Junior's Pet Styling at Newcastle ......Iv's kissing booth at Penrith Nate's Tic Toc school ...you get the drift ....

Fox did that about 10 years ago for a couple of season and it was really great.

One of my favourite shows is NFL Hard Knocks which follows a team for the preseason each year. A show like that would be amazing, but you would never get the in depth access that the NFL does.

 

[BAGNF05]

In regards to this topic, I actually think there should be more club created content on Weststigers.com.au

Exactly if I were involved I’d be taking a look over the fence at what that other football code in America is doing. Content is king.

Not just NFL ...EPL ...transfer period in July during SOO ....

We really lose out in the off season ..how hard would it be to run 2 I hr episodes for 16 clubs ...you might even catch footage of golf games at the Roosters ...Barber School at the Broncos .......Search for the next JT at the Cows ......Dessie singing the Blues at Manly ......Junior Junior's Pet Styling at Newcastle ......Iv's kissing booth at Penrith Nate's Tic Toc school ...you get the drift ....

Fox did that about 10 years ago for a couple of season and it was really great.

One of my favourite shows is NFL Hard Knocks which follows a team for the preseason each year. A show like that would be amazing, but you would never get the in depth access that the NFL does.

Thing is, because of the draft, free agency and an effective salary cap, there is real theatre in the NFL. NRL could roll out Bellamy and Robinson, have them flip a coin to decide the title and move onto cricket season.

 

[Tigerbuck63]

**What was written.**

"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

"There was a lot going on, a lot of speculation about players. It weighs down on the playing group and it becomes a place you stop enjoying training.

"From the outside looking in last year you could tell they [Panthers] were a team that were enjoying themselves and having fun."

Have nil issue with NRL doing a piece on a player that has come from another club based on facts.

He played 70 games in 4 seasons for our Club that's a fair achievement. In reality was not in Madge's long term plans with youth coming through but i am glad he gets another opportunity to continue in 1st grade.

What he stated, i was not around the dressing room and players and he has more of an insight.
Knowing also near the end of the season your not playing finals and also not being retained also creates negativity.

He certainly left on better terms than Benji.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

**What was written.**

"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

"There was a lot going on, a lot of speculation about players. It weighs down on the playing group and it becomes a place you stop enjoying training.

"From the outside looking in last year you could tell they [Panthers] were a team that were enjoying themselves and having fun."

Have nil issue with NRL doing a piece on a player that has come from another club based on facts.

He played 70 games in 4 seasons for our Club that's a fair achievement. In reality was not in Madge's long term plans with youth coming through but i am glad he gets another opportunity to continue in 1st grade.

What he stated, i was not around the dressing room and players and he has more of an insight.
Knowing also near the end of the season your not playing finals and also not being retained also creates negativity.

He certainly left on better terms than Benji.

Huth has walked into a bed of roses at Penrith for the moment, but the pressure will be massively ramped up on them this season. They had a blessed run with injury last year, the media fawned over the "Panthers are such a happy-go-lucky tight bunch of brothers" narrative, once a few losses rack up they will be jumped on by the fickle media. Good luck Ivan, you will need it🚌.

 

[kiwitiger]

**What was written.**

"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

"There was a lot going on, a lot of speculation about players. It weighs down on the playing group and it becomes a place you stop enjoying training.

"From the outside looking in last year you could tell they [Panthers] were a team that were enjoying themselves and having fun."

Have nil issue with NRL doing a piece on a player that has come from another club based on facts.

He played 70 games in 4 seasons for our Club that's a fair achievement. In reality was not in Madge's long term plans with youth coming through but i am glad he gets another opportunity to continue in 1st grade.

What he stated, i was not around the dressing room and players and he has more of an insight.
Knowing also near the end of the season your not playing finals and also not being retained also creates negativity.

He certainly left on better terms than Benji.

I don't think that is biased against the Tigers. Maybe the next article they write should be 'Are the wests Tigers forum a overly sensitive bunch?' Because there is nothing wrong with what was said. News flash winning teams are happy teams.

 

[innsaneink]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

😂😂😂😂
That's hilarious

 

[innsaneink]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

Wow, that's a bit unhinged based on comments from a bloke who barely made Tigers first team?

It's not an opinion piece, its a report including a player's comments. NRL are not reporting that training standards at Penrith are higher, NRL are reporting that Matt Eisenhuth has certain comments differentiating Panthers and Tigers.

You actually read the article, right? My summary is actually Eisenhuth isn't really bad-mouthing Tigers, he is differentiating between a team that has just played finals (Grand Final) football and a side that has not.

Here are the quotes
>"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

>"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

>"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

>"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

>"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

Pretty clear that Eisenhuth is drawing a distinction about playing for a side that has just come off a successful season.

That’s fine mate but I don’t need the NRL to report it to me as news. I want their resources to be better directed towards juniors, growing the sport, refereeing, improving talent distribution, the judiciary. Why pay someone to write dribble?

The NRL has a media department, this has been an income producer for the NRL.

The off field, NRL media machine is a huge money earner in its own right.
Articles like this don't bother me it amuses me.some get their panties so bunched by it.... But they have been guilty imo of jumping on the gossip/drama bandwagon instigated by other media.
Bad/negative news sells more clicks than good news and they're happy to promote their organisation in a bad light all for $$$

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

Wow, that's a bit unhinged based on comments from a bloke who barely made Tigers first team?

It's not an opinion piece, its a report including a player's comments. NRL are not reporting that training standards at Penrith are higher, NRL are reporting that Matt Eisenhuth has certain comments differentiating Panthers and Tigers.

You actually read the article, right? My summary is actually Eisenhuth isn't really bad-mouthing Tigers, he is differentiating between a team that has just played finals (Grand Final) football and a side that has not.

Here are the quotes
>"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

>"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

>"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

>"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

>"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

Pretty clear that Eisenhuth is drawing a distinction about playing for a side that has just come off a successful season.

That’s fine mate but I don’t need the NRL to report it to me as news. I want their resources to be better directed towards juniors, growing the sport, refereeing, improving talent distribution, the judiciary. Why pay someone to write dribble?

The NRL has a media department, this has been an income producer for the NRL.

The off field, NRL media machine is a huge money earner in its own right.
Articles like this don't bother me it amuses me.some get their panties so bunched by it.... But they have been guilty imo of jumping on the gossip/drama bandwagon instigated by other media.
Bad/negative news sells more clicks than good news and they're happy to promote their organisation in a bad light all for $$$

There’s a huge positive out of this , being , that we know that team culture was a shambles at the end of last year . Seriously , the older guys must have been kicking rocks big time for that to be a thing that’s mentioned , and a clear culture change for eiso . As soon as benji didn’t get what he wanted , the last 7 weeks were what we got . That’s so frustrating To hear , but I thank Matt for his honesty

 

[twentyforty]

Yes if that is a direct quote, Huth definitely used the word “standard.” I think what he meant to say was.. The “level of enthusiasm “ is a lot higher at Penrith, and understandably so given they have a heap of youngsters full of confidence, and no salary cap pressure unlike Madge trying to reverse the queen mary out of a cul de sac Ivan put us in. It’s Ivans turn now to feel the cap pressure pain and that’s why he’s had to get in a cheapie bench player or two.

 

[Guest]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

????
That's hilarious

I agree. Of all the problems in the world right now and someone has a meltdown over a sports piece....Wow.

 

[twentyforty]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

????
That's hilarious

I agree. Of all the problems in the world right now and someone has a meltdown over a sports piece....Wow.

Yep, it’s good to have this forum to escape from all those problems we can’t fix.

 

[Tigers_Tale]

Huth has walked into a side that made the Grand Final last year. Of course the calibre of players is alot higher, and they have alot of depth. He can see that he will not be playing first grade , and at best he only was able to make our bench last year. He knows he has to improve big time. This year we have cleared out our deadwood, our team is totally different from last year. His comments are based on the team at Penrith that made a Grand Final, and our team of last year, that did not make the 8.

 

[BAGNF05]

Might be an opinion piece based loosely on a players comments but it comes up under news on the NRL site. So the NRL is reporting that the training standards at Penrith are higher than WT when a ball is yet to be kicked. Does Madge know about this news? NRL has a serious integrity problem and this is just more evidence of it. If I was working for the club I’d be asking PVL to take it down. The NRL should stick to running a Comp that more than 2-3 teams can realistically win.

Wow, that's a bit unhinged based on comments from a bloke who barely made Tigers first team?

It's not an opinion piece, its a report including a player's comments. NRL are not reporting that training standards at Penrith are higher, NRL are reporting that Matt Eisenhuth has certain comments differentiating Panthers and Tigers.

You actually read the article, right? My summary is actually Eisenhuth isn't really bad-mouthing Tigers, he is differentiating between a team that has just played finals (Grand Final) football and a side that has not.

Here are the quotes
>"The standard is a lot higher than what I'm used to, to be fair, but it's exciting," Eisenhuth told NRL.com.

>"The players are just a bit more confident because they know where they've been and if you're not ready to go you get left behind.

>"It's a different sort of energy level and vibe compared to what I was used to. It's refreshing and sometimes you need a change.

>"That's not to say the playing group at the Tigers weren't confident but winning and playing finals footy breeds confidence.

>"It's enjoyable to come to training and to be fair it got a bit unlike that at the Tigers towards the end of the season.

Pretty clear that Eisenhuth is drawing a distinction about playing for a side that has just come off a successful season.

That’s fine mate but I don’t need the NRL to report it to me as news. I want their resources to be better directed towards juniors, growing the sport, refereeing, improving talent distribution, the judiciary. Why pay someone to write dribble?

The NRL has a media department, this has been an income producer for the NRL.

The off field, NRL media machine is a huge money earner in its own right.
Articles like this don't bother me it amuses me.some get their panties so bunched by it.... But they have been guilty imo of jumping on the gossip/drama bandwagon instigated by other media.
Bad/negative news sells more clicks than good news and they're happy to promote their organisation in a bad light all for $$$

There’s a huge positive out of this , being , that we know that team culture was a shambles at the end of last year . Seriously , the older guys must have been kicking rocks big time for that to be a thing that’s mentioned , and a clear culture change for eiso . As soon as benji didn’t get what he wanted , the last 7 weeks were what we got . That’s so frustrating To hear , but I thank Matt for his honesty

And the NRL is really giving us a leg up in actually signing some decent players by perpetuating this narrative a year on? They should stick to painting the fields and buying footys.

 

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For anyone interested in how a good organisation runs a Comp with actual integrity.

https://operations.nfl.com/inside-football-ops/nfl-operations/integrity-of-the-game/