Quote: Towns88 "Asking (some) players on 20-30k to basically put their life on hold ? RL in oz is their main sport and the players are minted, similar to football players here, RL players in the UK, which is a minority sport ain't going to agree to that especially as stuff opens up, summer holidays etc.
Though I agree the game is in big trouble because of covid. For me they need to look at the contact side of things and stick to testing rather than isolating.'"
Yeah, you're right. It's going to get even worse as the restrictions have been lifted now, so a lot of the players who don't believe in covid or vaccines will be out and about with no masks on and no social distancing and they won't be doing anything wrong by doing that.
They need to get the season completed with as many matches played as possible now crowds are allowed back. Sky seem annoyed at Super League, they're only televising one game a week now when they used to do as many as three and I think there is a limit where they can pull the funding. It must be crippling for the clubs financially as they're refunding the season ticket holders and missing out on ticket revenue and food/drink sales they could be making now. Surely the clubs could get together and agree as a competition that rather than isolating, they make close contacts train separately to the main group and test them twice daily or something like that. That's what my work is doing, probably illegal but there's a lot at stake if they keep calling games off because 7 are unavailable. My main point that clubs that can possibly get a side out should do so, even if it means losing. It looks like Saints are going to call off their next two home games, but I'd much prefer them to play them if they can.