NRL General Discussion Thread

[Foordy]

Brian To'o has been photographed (and posted it on Instagram) wearing a Bulldogs jersey

 

[john1420]

Brian To'o has been photographed (and posted it on Instagram) wearing a Bulldogs jersey

And some fool on Zero Tackle has written an article defending it

 

[Foordy]

Scott Fulton sacked by the Tigers

 

[broncos4life]

Scott Fulton sacked by the Tigers

bahahaha what a clusterfuck that club is. At this point I reckon they are just fucking with everyone.

 

[Big Pete]

Scott Fulton sacked by the Tigers

Not at all surprising following the Luai signing.

Again, it read as a course correction. It just makes you wonder how much damage has been done and if the Tigers can gain some traction heading into 2025.

 

[Mustafur]

bahahaha what a clusterfuck that club is. At this point I reckon they are just fucking with everyone.

I think that is the correct choice, he came in with no input of the coach and was making hiring decisions without the coach as well, it was a signing connected to the old tigers CEO who was fucking the club.

 

[Sproj]

RLPA slam handling of Volkman's torn up contract

The young half has been left without a deal for 2024.

www.zerotackle.com

This situation really is appalling. Where is the governing body in all of this? Surely this kid can sue the NRL and win a large sum.

 

[1910]

RLPA slam handling of Volkman's torn up contract

The young half has been left without a deal for 2024.

www.zerotackle.com

This situation really is appalling. Where is the governing body in all of this? Surely this kid can sue the NRL and win a large sum.

How about suing the manager that got a release but didn’t have a contract ready to lodge? His contract, duty of care is to you.

How it’s the NRL’s responsibility to approve a contract they haven’t seen I’m a little unsure.

No manager I’ve spoken to about this has said anything other than 99% manager’s fault and 1% Dragons for not doing the physical first.

 

[BroncsFan]

RLPA slam handling of Volkman's torn up contract

The young half has been left without a deal for 2024.

www.zerotackle.com

This situation really is appalling. Where is the governing body in all of this? Surely this kid can sue the NRL and win a large sum.

His manager should be in all sorts of trouble here.

Has mismanaged the whole release and signing and left his client out in the cold.

NRL should also be ensuring that he gets the surgery and rehab he needs, because they've allowed it all to happen under their watch.

Salary cap auditor needs to sign off on terminating a contract and signing a new one.

 

[LittleDavey]

I particularly liked Flanagan's comments:

"I don’t want to point fingers at clubs, but in my 20 years doing this job, I’ve never had a player fail a medical, so it’s a strange one."

Same article has this picture:

UMMMM isn't that Jack Bird, who was shipped to us from Flanagan's Cronulla and promptly failed his medical? I guess a player can't fail if he's either a) doped up or b) not medically checked.

Fuckwit. So glad he didn't land at this club, I'd have mutinied.

 

[Sproj]

How about suing the manager that got a release but didn’t have a contract ready to lodge? His contract, duty of care is to you.

How it’s the NRL’s responsibility to approve a contract they haven’t seen I’m a little unsure.

No manager I’ve spoken to about this has said anything other than 99% manager’s fault and 1% Dragons for not doing the physical first.

His manager is a fait accompli, he'll obviously get sued. But I would imagine the governing body itself has a duty of care to the player. Essentially, the system they have set up has provided a loop hole in which he has obviously been injured at his workplace and nothing has been put in place to compensate him for it. This to me screams serious negligence and failure of a system. I imagine a good lawyer, which he won't be able to afford, would be able to take the NRL to town on this.

 

[1910]

His manager is a fait accompli, he'll obviously get sued. But I would imagine the governing body itself has a duty of care to the player. Essentially, the system they have set up has provided a loop hole in which he has obviously been injured at his workplace and nothing has been put in place to compensate him for it. This to me screams serious negligence and failure of a system. I imagine a good lawyer, which he won't be able to afford, would be able to take the NRL to town on this.

If you leave your current job and don’t have a new job to go to that’s poor organisation by you.

The Warriors paid him a part of the next two years. Dragons were supposed to pay the rest. He has a fair release from NZ. He has money and NZ have offered to pay for the surgery.

 

[Foordy]

The Warriors have agreed to pay for Volkman's treatment

 

[Sproj]

The Warriors have agreed to pay for Volkman's treatment

Good, and I imagine it is to avoid them getting sued, not because it is the right thing to do.

 

[Unbreakable]

What on earth happened to Gideon Gela-Mosby, blokes put on 50kg.

 

[GCBRONCO]

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What on earth happened to Gideon Gela-Mosby, blokes put on 50kg.

On the Milford Shakes.

 

[1910]

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What on earth happened to Gideon Gela-Mosby, blokes put on 50kg.

He was still playing wing for Wynnum in September!

Had a great off-season

 

[NSW stables]

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What on earth happened to Gideon Gela-Mosby, blokes put on 50kg.

Gideon Jelly-Mosby now