Robbo on NRL360 tonight

[Johnny Tobin]

This

[fletch]

was about to post this, sounds like Kent is going to grill him on why our attack sucks and is over structured

[Rooster_6]

was about to post this, sounds like Kent is going to grill him on why our attack sucks and is over structured

Riveting.

[fletch]

sounds like Latrell and possibly Teddy will be given a rest sometime after SOO series is finished

[fletch]

Robbo very strong on wanting to reduce the length of the NRL competition due to player welfare concerns.

[Johnny Tobin]

Kent didn’t get what he was saying about less NRL games only means less money for the NRL. The money will be made up elsewhere.

[stephenj]

lets get our position on the table sorted then give the boys a rest? toups looked very gunshy avoiding the dive to sxcore in the left corner, maybe back to the bench for him?

[Kelvin Johnson]

lets get our position on the table sorted then give the boys a rest? toups looked very gunshy avoiding the dive to sxcore in the left corner, maybe back to the bench for him?

Phil Gould says something and therefore it must be true, how many games at Winger has Gus played? Tupou didn't go for the corner because he knew he couldn't make. But Gould the expert on everything comes out and says something and the masses jump on.

[Johnny Brass]

Robbo very strong on wanting to reduce the length of the NRL competition due to player welfare concerns.

The amount of games played is way too many for a heavy contact sport like league. The yanks only have a 16 game season plus playoffs for NFL. The top players in our game if they feature in finals and Rep games play over 30 . I think it's a big reason why teams drop in and out of form in the nrl, it's just too long. I remember King salvo mentioning a 20 game season in one thread and I think he was on the money.

[Bansai Pipeline]

It’s nuts how many games players have to play.

Origin should be every other year. No chance they’ll do that.

[Easts75]

The Comp should just be 15 rounds. Play each team once and stand alone Origin so rep players miss no club games. I know it will never happen but that's the fairest draw and would be best for player welfare.

[zac]

I don't know what the best length of the season is, but I do know I always look forward to it starting and am sad when it finishes.

I read a book about Wigan when John Monie was coach there and I think I'm right in saying that in one season Wigan played nearly forty games.

Sure the players are getting bigger and stronger, but they're also getting better at injury prevention and rehab and are consequently able to prolong their careers.

[Random Rooster]

Bloody hell in the 1970s & 80s it was mainly a 22 round competition, there was the midweek cup, there was a pre-season cup, more rep games than now,Kangaroo tours every 4 years to France and England that included 20 odd games. The grounds during a wet winter were mud pools, the centre of North Sydney oval was concrete, the showers at Henson park only had cold water, there was no interchange so you couldn't take a couple of hit ups and run off & once you came off you couldn't go back on, you were allowed 2 replacements who had to play at least half a game in reserve grade to even qualify, hookers had to hook and the scrums were brutal, the medical support was a St Johns ambulance man, the trainers had a water bucket with a sponge for any injury, the players were paid rubbish and to top it off they ALL had day jobs (like Eloni Vunakece does today) .....and the players NEVER complained.

Fast forward to today and theres 25 rounds, 3 state games, a couple of internationals. Clubs have bigger rosters, 8 interchanges with 4 reserves, grounds that are like playing on cushions, gay scrums, every tackle is scrutinised, big support coaches/staff/ medical assists, most don't have day jobs, get great money and spend half the week killing time playing X Box.

Well i say to those players toughen the fark up. Im not buying into this player welfare BS......no one is going to drop dead because the season is supposedly too long. If they get injured its because its a contact sport -no other reason. If it means rotating your roster to keep players fresh then so be it. They should thank their lucky stars they are playing in this day and age because they got it good

[Hawkeye]

Bloody hell in the 1970s & 80s it was mainly a 22 round competition, there was the midweek cup, there was a pre-season cup, more rep games than now,Kangaroo tours every 4 years to France and England that included 20 odd games. The grounds during a wet winter were mud pools, the centre of North Sydney oval was concrete, the showers at Henson park only had cold water, there was no interchange so you couldn't take a couple of hit ups and run off & once you came off you couldn't go back on, you were allowed 2 replacements who had to play at least half a game in reserve grade to even qualify, hookers had to hook and the scrums were brutal, the medical support was a St Johns ambulance man, the trainers had a water bucket with a sponge for any injury, the players were paid rubbish and to top it off they ALL had day jobs (like Eloni Vunakece does today) .....and the players NEVER complained.

Fast forward to today and theres 25 rounds, 3 state games, a couple of internationals. Clubs have bigger rosters, 8 interchanges with 4 reserves, grounds that are like playing on cushions, gay scrums, every tackle is scrutinised, big support coaches/staff/ medical assists, most don't have day jobs, get great money and spend half the week killing time playing X Box.

Well i say to those players toughen the fark up. Im not buying into this player welfare BS......no one is going to drop dead because the season is supposedly too long. If they get injured its because its a contact sport -no other reason. If it means rotating your roster to keep players fresh then so be it. They should thank their lucky stars they are playing in this day and age because they got it good

Spot on. The only thing to say about the players not complaining back then. I think in those days players were paid on the old win/loss scale. So suppose the more game they played, the better off financially they would've been. Unlike the current professional era where they get paid a flat contract amount win, lose or draw.

[milanja]

Bloody hell in the 1970s & 80s it was mainly a 22 round competition, there was the midweek cup, there was a pre-season cup, more rep games than now,Kangaroo tours every 4 years to France and England that included 20 odd games. The grounds during a wet winter were mud pools, the centre of North Sydney oval was concrete, the showers at Henson park only had cold water, there was no interchange so you couldn't take a couple of hit ups and run off & once you came off you couldn't go back on, you were allowed 2 replacements who had to play at least half a game in reserve grade to even qualify, hookers had to hook and the scrums were brutal, the medical support was a St Johns ambulance man, the trainers had a water bucket with a sponge for any injury, the players were paid rubbish and to top it off they ALL had day jobs (like Eloni Vunakece does today) .....and the players NEVER complained.

Fast forward to today and theres 25 rounds, 3 state games, a couple of internationals. Clubs have bigger rosters, 8 interchanges with 4 reserves, grounds that are like playing on cushions, gay scrums, every tackle is scrutinised, big support coaches/staff/ medical assists, most don't have day jobs, get great money and spend half the week killing time playing X Box.

Well i say to those players toughen the fark up. Im not buying into this player welfare BS......no one is going to drop dead because the season is supposedly too long. If they get injured its because its a contact sport -no other reason. If it means rotating your roster to keep players fresh then so be it. They should thank their lucky stars they are playing in this day and age because they got it good

Spot on,

you will get people saying that the game is faster now and players are bigger so the collisions are harder, but they also get the best treatment,diet and rest to compensate.

The world has turned soft, and around every corner you have a political correctness mob crying about every little comment. People may as well stay indoors these days, as there are freaks on the street which we have to accept as normal or else they get vindicated and accused of being sexist,racist or unaccepting of society.