Possible Surprises for FG Team

[king_sirro]

Who's going to play halfback? Brooks is suspended.

I think Taylor will either go

6\. Rankin.
7\. Moses

or

6\. Moses
7\. Littlejohn

 

[Tigerdon]

Or….
6.Moses
7\. Drinkwater
However, I'd go with your first option of Moses and Rankin

 

[underdog]

How is Brooks suspended?

Trials count for suspension, so surely he's playing round 1.

 

[Nelson]

How is Brooks suspended?

Trials count for suspension, so surely he's playing round 1.

This is what the judiciary rules that they have linked on the NSWRL site say:

_"Pre-Season Trial Matches\
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44A. (1) No Pre-Season Trial Match is to be taken into account when determining the period of suspension under Rule 45.\
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(2) Without derogating from sub-Rule (1), in any case where a Player is serving a period of suspension as the sole consequence of a conviction for either a Grade 1 Offence or a Grade 2 Offence, he may participate as a Player in a Pre-Season Trial Match during the period of suspension, but he shall not otherwise participate as a Player in any other Match (whether that be an NRL All Stars Match, a World Club Challenge Match, an Ordinary Match, a Finals Series Match, a Representative Match or a Touring Team Match).\
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(3) To remove doubt, where a Player is entitled to participate as a Player in a Pre-Season Trial Match during his period of suspension pursuant to sub-Rule (2), and does so participate, that participation will not reduce his allocated or accumulated demerit points, whether pursuant to sub-Rule 39(4) or otherwise."_

The document has a 2014 date on it but it's the current one linked off the NSWRL site and a quick search didn't find anything more recent. Under that rule Brooks could play in the trial games but they would not count towards his suspension.

 

[underdog]

Ah fair enough. I humbly stand corrected.

I seem to remember instances of other players getting suspensions lessened, however in hindsight I think it was test matches, wold club challenges, etc.

 

[jirskyr]

Ah fair enough. I humbly stand corrected.

I seem to remember instances of other players getting suspensions lessened, however in hindsight I think it was test matches, wold club challenges, etc.

Yeah I think clubs would rort it if they could just schedule more trial games to bring the suspension down.

 

[balmain boy]

You'd think Rankin and Moses would be shoe ins for the halves in round 1\. Doesn't matter who ears which number, probably moses taking on halfback with both floating around.

 

[boonboon]

Ah fair enough. I humbly stand corrected.

I seem to remember instances of other players getting suspensions lessened, however in hindsight I think it was test matches, wold club challenges, etc.

Yeah I think clubs would rort it if they could just schedule more trial games to bring the suspension down.

This did only change a couple of years ago (2014 or 2013) from memory clubs were taking the piss so it got changed to prevent people taking out blokes in a GF and then missing just trials

I think their will be a fair bit of competition between Drinkwater, LittleJohn and Rankin for the 7 spot in Round 1 but Brooks will be back where he belongs come Round 2

 

[TrueTiger]

Ah fair enough. I humbly stand corrected.

I seem to remember instances of other players getting suspensions lessened, however in hindsight I think it was test matches, wold club challenges, etc.

Yeah I think clubs would rort it if they could just schedule more trial games to bring the suspension down.

This did only change a couple of years ago (2014 or 2013) from memory clubs were taking the piss so it got changed to prevent people taking out blokes in a GF and then missing just trials

I think their will be a fair bit of competition between Drinkwater, LittleJohn and Rankin for the 7 spot in Round 1 but Brooks will be back where he belongs come Round 2

..

Brooks will be back,but will have to improve a lot on last years performances if Rankin or whoever does a really good job first up…