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"No mention of a poll, he was saying from contacts he has that work for the NRL. He would have people he knows personally that he talks to."
"I think something that isn't mentioned is momentum swings these 2 players can swing momentum with there involvement alone they also free up other players also with the attention they no doubt garner.
These mentioned things can be had in attack or…"
These mentioned things can be had in attack or…"
"So Daz, your attack on posters with criticisms of R&R is identifying quite a few Eels players - who have been recruited or retained by the Eels - as amongst the worst in the league for contribution to their team?
And your closing statement is by…"
And your closing statement is by…"
"I see it very similar to you, LB.
When you have a roster hole that needs filling, you fill it with the best available player you can - of course with due diligence on them as a player / person.
Not big on blocking paths for juniors unless they are…"
When you have a roster hole that needs filling, you fill it with the best available player you can - of course with due diligence on them as a player / person.
Not big on blocking paths for juniors unless they are…"
There is an alleged RLPA player poll being talked about in the podcast world that could provide explosive media click-bait when it's officially released soon.
Paul Kent’s May 25th podcast (from about the 34th minute) claims that around half the 56-57 odd RLPA poll respondents were senior players with 8+ years NRL experience (over 200 seasons of experience) and their concerns include:
What's interesting is this RLPA poll has been leaked before it's been made offical.
Daz makes some valid points that this poll represents a very small sample and it could be widely misleading: "a coin toss".
Still, optics-wise, it’s not ideal, regardless of whether it's fair or not, representive of a broader playing group or not.
Whether that relatively small senior sample represents the broader playing group is difficult to determine. Younger players also have less to compare with than senior players. Also, senior players have a huge influence on younger players too.
It also clashes somewhat with the V’landyball marketing narrative of the game having record crowds, being bigger, faster, better and more entertaining than ever.
There are fans, including me, who aren’t entirely convinced either.
Average scores are now pushing beyond 50 points per game, the highest in history. 20 plus margins of blowouts are common now. Kent makes the valid point coaches fear fatigue: fatigue makes cowards of us all.
Not only that but the risk of injuries increase. With the clamp down on any head contact and force, even caused by ball-carriers falling into tackles, defences are pressured to be more passive.
Defences rarely can withstand more than 3 minutes of sustained pressure. 3 sets. That is based on the best the Panthers have defended without leaking a try.
Gus Gould has regularly commented on the unfair contest between attack and defence and it being next to impossible to have much defensive resilience, especially due to the new rules and huge number of restarts and penalties, and refereering interpretations and head-high issues.
All this doesn’t prove the game is “broken,” but it does suggest the ARLC and NRL should probably examine whether the balance between fatigue, speed, officiating influence and entertainment has shifted too far.
Some solid sources also suggest not all referees, privately, are on board with the new rules and where the game is heading and believe there is some bias.
Kent’s podcast also raised concerns about potential for match-fixing; integrity perceptions in the gambling era. It would be naive to think their aren't shady things happening in the game.
With the TV deal coming up, and Abdo resigning at an interesting point in time, it's food for thought for the game’s powerbrokers. A potential ticking time bomb.