Official Competition Update 10am Sunday

Sleeky

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That’s what I was thinking. As if they don’t have insurance
He said no insurance company covers this for any sport. Don’t know how true.

And not like we have huge $$ deposits in a bank to cover the comp for a shutdown. Maybe they should but League never had it for whatever reason
 

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Imagine if this continues till June and you have to watch a state of origin game with no atmosphere...
 

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That’s what I was thinking. As if they don’t have insurance
Wouldnt surprise me in the least if they did not have such security. The privilege of life here in this country has never brought forward the need to prepare or even contemplate an Armageddon, which is what this virus is being made out to be.
 

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They're so dumb for continuing to play when every other sporting league has shut down. Even if played with no crowds, if a player or an official gets it, the whole comp will be shut down. It's only a matter of time so it's better to be proactive rather than reactive. How bad would it be if they had to stop two games into round 2? Trying to fix that in scheduling later may prove impossible.
 

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The head on this cody kaye! Nate myles relative ?
 

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They spoke really well and were completely honest and transparent with everything going on.

Surprised they pushed the Government stimulus stuff, but it makes total sense. I fear for our game.
 

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To the media up to this point who have tried their hardest to poke fear into the masses, now reap the consequences of what happens when the sporting competitions you pay so much for now longer bring you in the $$$.
 

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You'd expect the government to tell the NRL that they're not priority, but Scotty from Marketing loves his footy.
PM Smithers would prop up those Guppies before he props up any other team (after all, they are the only team he really cares about)
 

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They're so dumb for continuing to play when every other sporting league has shut down. Even if played with no crowds, if a player or an official gets it, the whole comp will be shut down. It's only a matter of time so it's better to be proactive rather than reactive. How bad would it be if they had to stop two games into round 2? Trying to fix that in scheduling later may prove impossible.
I wouldn’t be surprised if today was all a show and they are waiting for the government to make the call for them and it puts them in a better position regarding compensation from the government seeing as they shut them down. The NRL has just given every club $425000 each that will help out the hit for round 2 games but who knows what happens after that. The NRL are in deep deep shit here.
 

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I wouldn’t be surprised if today was all a show and they are waiting for the government to make the call for them and it puts them in a better position regarding compensation from the government seeing as they shut them down. The NRL has just given every club $425000 each that will help out the hit for round 2 games but who knows what happens after that. The NRL are in deep deep shit here.
The NRL have such limited funds to be able to continue that type of financial aid though. So if anything they're doing themselves and the clubs a disservice by continuing on as it will just further add to the financial strain. All for what? An extra round of games? In the grand scheme of things it's just not worth the risk.
 

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The NRL have such limited funds to be able to continue that type of financial aid though. So if anything they're doing themselves and the clubs a disservice by continuing on as it will just further add to the financial strain. All for what? An extra round of games? In the grand scheme of things it's just not worth the risk.
It’s actually the opposite if they stop playing they lose more money. The biggest problem for the NRL is they have to provide 8 games a week to satisfy the broadcasting contracts or they don’t get that money. That is easily the biggest income the NRL gets and if that dries up they burn what little money they have very quickly.
 

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All the clubs CEOs line up in the NRL head office to receive their yellow envelope stuffed with 425K cash from V'landys and Greenburg. It gets to Andrew Hill's turn, he puts his hand out eagerly. "No, no, not you mate" Greenburg says throwing his head back with laughter
 

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The NRL have such limited funds to be able to continue that type of financial aid though. So if anything they're doing themselves and the clubs a disservice by continuing on as it will just further add to the financial strain. All for what? An extra round of games? In the grand scheme of things it's just not worth the risk.
If they can play the NRL (and then the clubs) will get the broadcast money. Depending on the terms of the contract they may well not get the broadcast right payments if they don't play. So there is a huge (around $400M from memory) at stake if no games are played. Anybody in the right mind would want to secure as much of that as possible by playing as many games as possible.

Go Dogs
 

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If they can play the NRL (and then the clubs) will get the broadcast money. Depending on the terms of the contract they may well not get the broadcast right payments if they don't play. So there is a huge (around $400M from memory) at stake if no games are played. Anybody in the right mind would want to secure as much of that as possible by playing as many games as possible.

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So you've just confirmed that it's all about money and they don't give a shit about the wellbeing of the players?

If bigger sporting competitions and businesses around the world sacrifice money for public safety and reducing the risk of worsening the spread of a pandemic, then the NRL should too.

The NRL and it's clubs aren't the only ones who will feel the financial impact of this. It's effecting the global economy.

It's a matter of when, not if someone gets it and they shut down the whole comp. Even holding the Warriors hostage in Australia with them losing their home field advantage and not being able to see their families or live at home is preposterous and a huge infringement of the players basic rights as well as a massive disadvantage to them.

Why shut the comp down on Saturday next round once someone gets it and then you're stuck with one and a half rounds completed of the comp?
 

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The corona virus is a hoax
Why havent the government gone into isolation due to peter dutton contracting corona virus, cause its fake
 

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It’s actually the opposite if they stop playing they lose more money. The biggest problem for the NRL is they have to provide 8 games a week to satisfy the broadcasting contracts or they don’t get that money. That is easily the biggest income the NRL gets and if that dries up they burn what little money they have very quickly.
What about the potential litigation they face if someone gets it and it spreads throughout that club or their opponents and one of the players grandparents gets it from them and dies?

The potential litigation and negative press they'll recieve in the social media age from that will far outweigh the little money they'll get from an extra round or two of TV content.

I don't think the virus itself is as big a threat as people make it out to be but this is about following protocol and minimising risk. Which the NRL aren't doing all for the short sighted gain of some extra bucks. They'll pay a bigger price if it all backfires and they get a few cases across several teams.

Then the comp will be delayed even further and they'll lose more money from a lack of games as they would have contributed to their own demise.
 

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What about the potential litigation they face if someone gets it and it spreads throughout that club or their opponents and one of the players grandparents gets it from them and dies?

The potential litigation and negative press they'll recieve in the social media age from that will far outweigh the little money they'll get from an extra round or two of TV content.
I’m not saying the NRL is right it’s just why they are desperate to keep playing.

On the litigation I think it’s a issue that every company or business could potentially face. Some places of work would have more people involved on a daily basis then a closed stadium game of NRL.
 
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