The Bye, NRL are a joke

[Ranga]

Haha you are trolling right?

We have uneven teams so if there are no byes who is the 17th team playing

Definite trolling

One team could play Thursday night and back up again on Sunday. Players do it at Origin time. (I’m joking of course)

 

[47MVEagle]

I know the solution!

One team sits out every round so instead of having a BYE there’s just one less team involved in each round.

 

[Uber Eagle 72]

The only way to solve this is to bring in an additional team or punt one.
Or one team plays a best of NSW cup or Queensland cup team,. Will give fringe players an opportunity to show their wears against a first grade team but would be expensive to manage and run.

 

[Woodsie]

@Dan .. @globaleagle

Can I suggest, that in honour of one of the best ever .... that the Ironstine reaction icon be replaced with the "succulent" ... the icon could be a pot plant ...

 

[globaleagle]

Only if everyone knows who the guy in the pic is, and

why the word succulent is used, and

and the band and the name of the song where the guy re-appeared many years later.

 

[globaleagle]

Times up, sorry.

 

[globaleagle]

@Ranga should know

unless he's on smoko

 

[47MVEagle]

The only way to solve this is to bring in an additional team or punt one.
Or one team plays a best of NSW cup or Queensland cup team,. Will give fringe players an opportunity to show their wears against a first grade team but would be expensive to manage and run.

I reckon we get rid of 2 teams & bring in a new one

 

[mave]

This thread is peak ST.

Well done OP, I think you have taken the crown off the last clown.

 

[47MVEagle]

 

[Deleted member 26876]

I don’t mind it the way it is tbh. Worse is the eels draw

 

[voicefromthehill]

Only if everyone knows who the guy in the pic is, and

why the word succulent is used, and

and the band and the name of the song where the guy re-appeared many years later.

I will let you know after I eat my Chinese meal - and stop touching my Penn is

 

[Stevo]

No byes till round after round 5 is the best idea since Trent Barrett selecting Matt Wright at hooker.

 

[Stevo]

I will let you know after I eat my Chinese meal - and stop touching my Penn is

A succulent Chinese meal?

 

[Stevo]

Ahh Sir, I can see you know your judo well.

And you! Are you waiting to receive my limp penis?

 

[Uber Eagle 72]

Poor succulent. He/She/ them/ they is really showing their unadulterated bias towards Manly in the sense of the timing of the bye. ( which from what I understand is what being a one eyed supporter is all about) Some teams will get it when their players will benefit from the rest not when they need as much game time as possible to get match fit. I think @Succulent should be applauded at pointing out this grave injustice… his suggestion makes perfect sense it just needs to point out that our team should not get the bye until round 5….

 

[The Royal Soup]

Poor succulent. He/She/ them/ they is really showing their unadulterated bias towards Manly in the sense of the timing of the bye. ( which from what I understand is what being a one eyed supporter is all about) Some teams will get it when their players will benefit from the rest not when they need as much game time as possible to get match fit. I think @Succulent should be applauded at pointing out this grave injustice… his suggestion makes perfect sense it just needs to point out that our team should not get the bye until round 5….

exactly
what i meant, i was busy when i posting and wasn’t concentrating

 

[bob dylan]

Its obvious the no byes until rounds 4-5.

A "barbarians" team of unselected players play for the first 4-5 rounds.

 

[StuBoot]

Yeah, it's Parra, so who really cares? But if it was us, I'd be filthy. Really baffling that no one in the NRL's scheduling department looked at their draw and didn't see it as inherently unfair.

They raised it last night on FOX but even Hindy said he reckons at thi time of the year it's no big deal, if it was later in the year it would be concern.

 

[eaglebuzz]

It is easier to be angry than provide a workable solution

Simple... just have every team play twice in the one weekend - 17 matches and no byes until Round 5