How much more can the NRL take after a year plagued by scandal?

[leagueiscrap]

THE bombshell hit the NRL not so much as a shoulder charge, but a sledgehammer.

Blindsided on the eve of rugby league’s biggest four weeks of the year, NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg closed the door of his Moore Park office last night asking himself how much more the code can take?

Ironically, it’s the same question rugby league’s loyal fans have been asking for the past six months.


Todd Greenberg has seen the NRL veer from one scandal to another in 2016.
The answer?

Not much more.

Mitchell Pearce’s Australia Day dog drama ruined Sydney Roosters fans’ entire season while also costing the club $1 million.

The Parramatta Eels salary cap scandal tore at the heart-strings of desperate fans.

The ugly look of NRL stars James Segeyaro, Junior Paulo and Corey Norman eating Chinese with criminals in May led to consorting warnings from the NSW Police.


Corey Norman, Junior Paulo and Jamie Segayaro with Alamedinne family members Rachad, Jihad, Rafat and Auday in May. Picture: Instagram
And if news of Andrew Fifita’s inexplicable “FKL” wristband tribute to a coward punch killer wasn’t disturbing enough for the code, along came Canberra’s Jack Wighton who, by escaping a four-week shoulder charge suspension at the judiciary, sparked a furore of confusion that will continue for the next four weeks.


The finals series holds so much promise. Never before has the NRL had such an opportunity to showcase its pizzazz and star power with such a wide-reaching demographic.

Teams from North Queensland, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra join the likes of Cronulla, Canterbury and Penrith.


Andrew Fifita is under fire for the writing he had on wrist strapping.
But now the revelation of a match-fixing criminal investigation to begin as soon as tomorrow — the first day of the finals — has spoiled all of that.

The four finals matches on offer this weekend boast enough spice to fill each of the stadiums. There shouldn’t be one empty seat.

But there will be — and given what the fans have had to put up with this year, you know exactly why.

[Swans4ever]

Not the best year for AFL either, IMO with each year both codes growing and increased media attention things that even 10 yrs ago wouldn't have rated a mention are now front page news. Just a sign of the times.

[Terry]

Not the best year for AFL either, IMO with each year both codes growing and increased media attention things that even 10 yrs ago wouldn't have rated a mention are now front page news. Just a sign of the times.

Wow Swino, a balanced post, I can hardly believe it lolololololol. Congratulations - you're starting to grow up!!!!

[AFLcrap1]

Dingbat will ignore the problems in AFL & point the finger at RL

He then gets shown up as a hypocritical loon .
Then hits the metho .

Hey dingbat
I'll post a list of the afls problems later on .

I'm sure you'll ignore it

[leagueiscrap]

Dingbat will ignore the problems in AFL & point the finger at RL

He then gets shown up as a hypocritical loon .
Then hits the metho .

Hey dingbat
I'll post a list of the afls problems later on .

I'm sure you'll ignore it

i dont ignore the problem spazza, thats what you do
postitive AFL story lies lies lies
negative NRLOL story all lies lies
negative AFL story all true
positive NRLOL story all true

loon

[AFLcrap1]

Lol
The same rant over & over

It's got nothing to do with the stories
It's got to do with you pointing the finger at RL while ignoring the same problems in AFL

[leagueiscrap]

Lol
The same rant over & over It's got nothing to do with the stories
It's got to do with you pointing the finger at RL while ignoring the same problems in AFL

Lol i dont ignore the problems & never have said their isnt.
All you tin foil hat club do is take the moral high ground & put your head in the sand and cry lies and propaganda to anything negative about the nrlol

[AFLcrap1]

Same rant over & over

[eelofwest]

Not the best year for AFL either, IMO with each year both codes growing and increased media attention things that even 10 yrs ago wouldn't have rated a mention are now front page news. Just a sign of the times.

Wow Swino, a balanced post, I can hardly believe it lolololololol. Congratulations - you're starting to grow up!!!!

=D> =D>

[Fred]

Why when an article comes up on nrl or AFL do people want to post something about the other code as to somehow say, well that code dod it too. It doesn, t take away that a code had something bad happen. I wonder if the nrl board assess whether a year was good or bad and say " no worries, the AFL had some bad stuff happen too.

[ParraEelsNRL]

They are going after the wrong people in rugby league. It is not the players match fixing, it's the refs and officials in my honest opinion. They have always been the easiest to get because they control what goes on. But but but, what would you know parra?

It's a fucking joke and so was last nights game by every official. And it's not because it was the news limited broncos because they were playing another cane toad team att. The fix was in and if I didn't know better, I'd have thought Murdoch was in the bunker himself looking after his very own Investment.

[Swans4ever]

They are going after the wrong people in rugby league. It is not the players match fixing, it's the refs and officials in my honest opinion. They have always been the easiest to get because they control what goes on. But but but, what would you know parra?

It's a fucking joke and so was last nights game by every official. And it's not because it was the news limited broncos because they were playing another cane toad team att. The fix was in and if I didn't know better, I'd have thought Murdoch was in the bunker himself looking after his very own Investment.

For once I agree with you, you only have to see a game turn (and I mean in AFL) where decisions just come out of nowhere!

[AFLcrap1]

As long as $$$ are involved then men can be bought .

Last nights game was the most sus I've seen in a long long time .
& questions need to be asked