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Post by BDD on Feb 15, 2024 14:00:23 GMT
I see Hardaker has been in trouble again. Banned from driving for for drink driving. According, to the news a police officer had to chase him at 88mph, he crashed and flipped his car. Leigh haven't given much info, just that they were made aware at the earliest opportunity and continue to support him. I hope they are directing him to some form of rehab and mental health professional. He's one of those players I worry about when he retires.
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Post by russ on Feb 15, 2024 14:21:03 GMT
"People get home from work and they’re interested if they don’t know what’s going to happen. If you know what’s going to happen, you can just read the score at the end and watch the highlights. It’s important to have a league where people watch it because they don’t know what will happen." This is from a LoveRL article, www.loverugbyleague.com/post/img-exclusive-how-to-grow-super-league-the-womens-game-and-metrics-for-successOn the face of it this is spot on the goal is to make the outcome of matches unpredictable so that interest will be sparked, grow and be maintained. Which begs the questions: Why does the SL inclusion criteria seem to favour top clubs and help them remain dominant? And why would the RFL have a special measures protocol that effectively clubs from competing? |
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Post by BDD on Feb 15, 2024 15:16:34 GMT
You just need to look at the salary cap rules to see why we don't see a dispersal in player talent (like what happens in he NRL and American Sports). Without dispersal in talent we'll always have games where you are 95% confident in the winner.
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Post by SalfordSlim on Feb 15, 2024 21:01:15 GMT
Hull look a right shambles, we could've done with playing them this weekend from what they've produced tonight. 14-0 down at HT with a sin-binning and a red card. For a change my RL accumulator might not be down after the first game of the weekend.😁
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Post by SalfordSlim on Feb 15, 2024 21:45:08 GMT
Hiku's been shite as well for KR. Couple of terrible drops and one of the worst penalty attempts you'll ever see. Seriously, think Don Fox's conversion but he put it about 20 yards wide.😂
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Post by russ on Feb 16, 2024 10:23:45 GMT
You just need to look at the salary cap rules to see why we don't see a dispersal in player talent (like what happens in he NRL and American Sports). Without dispersal in talent we'll always have games where you are 95% confident in the winner. The salary cap cullender is one part of it,certainly, but regulating the size of squads would also help to rectify this.You could also look into rules for the catchment areas which would make a huge difference as well.
All of these and no special measures nonsense would begin to address this....... I won't hold my breath!
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Post by BDD on Feb 16, 2024 11:04:58 GMT
You just need to look at the salary cap rules to see why we don't see a dispersal in player talent (like what happens in he NRL and American Sports). Without dispersal in talent we'll always have games where you are 95% confident in the winner. The salary cap cullender is one part of it,certainly, but regulating the size of squads would also help to rectify this.You could also look into rules for the catchment areas which would make a huge difference as well.
All of these and no special measures nonsense would begin to address this....... I won't hold my breath!
I like the catchment idea but I doubt the clubs would vote for it. Just like they wouldn't vote for regional academies and a draft system, which brings us to another issue—the sport is run by people who vote based on what is best for them and their club; they don't vote for what is best for RL. I can't see this ever changing, which is a shame as, ultimately, I his is the root of all the issues I'm not sure regulating squad sizes would do much while the salary remains as it is. Clubs would still be able to hoard the top-end talent. 1) There are now three marquee players—it's conceivable that these three players earn a combined £1 million, possibly more, possibly less, but I'd imagine it's a minimum of 750k. The cap is only £2.1 but they could easily be spending £3 million. 2) The voted to lower the amount that a marquee player counts towards on the cap. A club-trained player now counts as 50k and a fed-trained player counts as 75k. I find this ridiculously given the average wage in SL is 84k. It's another huge cap saving. 3) There is a 100k dispensation for producing SL quality players through your academy system. The basic publication doesn't state how this is measured and applied, but you can bet the top teams get all of it. 4) There is also a 30k dispensation for players who are under 21 5) Paying players for appearing in iternationals are a excluded—this is too a certain amount that isn't specified in the text available publically. 6) Only the top 25 players count on the cap—sole clubs have 35/40 players. Now, I know some of these will be ok the minimum but others will not. Still, even if you said those 15 players earned an average of 25k that's 375k. Even at 20k, it's 300k. All of is his results in a situations that allows the top clubs to keep all of their international talents, and because of the points 1-3 & 5 above, they still have the cap space to keep other top and medium-talent, and due to rules 4 & 6, they can also keep their best academy prospects.who may otherwise get game time elsewhere. Now, if you go and look at the players Penrith have lost over the last 4 off-seasons—theyve lost players who are Oz internationals, State of Origin players, and players from the team of the year. That's why their league is better, talent disperse, and those players help improve the other around them (I know they also have a bigger player pool, but talent dispersal is essential). |
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Post by BDD on Feb 17, 2024 11:51:41 GMT
Huddersfield troled Leigh over their Be The Roar slogan.
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Post by russ on Feb 17, 2024 14:04:44 GMT
The salary cap cullender is one part of it,certainly, but regulating the size of squads would also help to rectify this.You could also look into rules for the catchment areas which would make a huge difference as well.
All of these and no special measures nonsense would begin to address this....... I won't hold my breath!
I like the catchment idea but I doubt the clubs would vote for it. Just like they wouldn't vote for regional academies and a draft system, which brings us to another issue—the sport is run by people who vote based on what is best for them and their club; they don't vote for what is best for RL. I can't see this ever changing, which is a shame as, ultimately, I his is the root of all the issues I'm not sure regulating squad sizes would do much while the salary remains as it is. Clubs would still be able to hoard the top-end talent. 1) There are now three marquee players—it's conceivable that these three players earn a combined £1 million, possibly more, possibly less, but I'd imagine it's a minimum of 750k. The cap is only £2.1 but they could easily be spending £3 million. 2) The voted to lower the amount that a marquee player counts towards on the cap. A club-trained player now counts as 50k and a fed-trained player counts as 75k. I find this ridiculously given the average wage in SL is 84k. It's another huge cap saving. 3) There is a 100k dispensation for producing SL quality players through your academy system. The basic publication doesn't state how this is measured and applied, but you can bet the top teams get all of it. 4) There is also a 30k dispensation for players who are under 21 5) Paying players for appearing in iternationals are a excluded—this is too a certain amount that isn't specified in the text available publically. 6) Only the top 25 players count on the cap—sole clubs have 35/40 players. Now, I know some of these will be ok the minimum but others will not. Still, even if you said those 15 players earned an average of 25k that's 375k. Even at 20k, it's 300k. All of is his results in a situations that allows the top clubs to keep all of their international talents, and because of the points 1-3 & 5 above, they still have the cap space to keep other top and medium-talent, and due to rules 4 & 6, they can also keep their best academy prospects.who may otherwise get game time elsewhere. Now, if you go and look at the players Penrith have lost over the last 4 off-seasons—theyve lost players who are Oz internationals, State of Origin players, and players from the team of the year. That's why their league is better, talent disperse, and those players help improve the other around them (I know they also have a bigger player pool, but talent dispersal is essential). "I like the catchment idea but I doubt the clubs would vote for it. " this is why I won't hold my breath.
I like your assessment here, and what it boils down to is how top clubs maintain and continue to dominate, but as informative and as transparent as concrete but does a job for those concerned.
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Post by russ on Feb 17, 2024 20:26:02 GMT
1) Ignore the score Cas are no easy beats
2) Catalan look good
3) Every 1st round game but one looked the business
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Post by chief on Feb 17, 2024 22:57:43 GMT
Cas score definitely not a reflection on the game. Tough game next week.
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Post by kreuzbergred on Feb 18, 2024 16:46:26 GMT
I wonder if Newcastle Thunder are regretting coming back into the Championship, Beaten at home in the 1895 cup 0-110 by Wakefield.
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Post by russ on Feb 18, 2024 18:57:05 GMT
Just read A Fan's Report of the match in Yorkshire Bylines
I think the club could do with something like that on our/their website
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Post by SalfordSlim on Feb 19, 2024 17:19:38 GMT
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Post by chief on Feb 19, 2024 17:42:35 GMT
Mostly match penalties or refer to tribunal but Harry Smith cops for a fine for an incident I think should have been a red card. Anyone would think this sport was bent!! |
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