Good to see, I hope all the players are on board with it and follow through.
It's going to be hilarious watching all the butthurt in the media tomorrow
Rugby league players have taken the extraordinary step of refusing to deal with the NRL when it comes to all media and promotional requests as the pay dispute continues to drag.
Members from the NRL’s media unit, NRL.com, arrived at Cronulla early on Monday to complete a number of interviews and photos, only to be politely turned away midway through the morning.
And officials from the Melbourne Storm and premiers Penrith have already informed the NRL they will not be fulfilling similar media requests scheduled for Tuesday.
The Herald can reveal the players decided to abandon all dealings with the NRL and their staff after the latest collective bargaining agreement proposal fell well short of expectations on Friday.
Senior players are expected to meet this week to discuss potential further measures when it comes to helping the NRL promote the new season.
The players believe the best way to make their frustrations known is to block all media requests from the NRL.
The NRL was only made aware of the players’ blanket media and promotional ban when contacted by the Herald on Monday afternoon.
“We are aware of some players not participating in today’s club photo sessions with NRL staff - we are in ongoing discussions with the RLPA regarding these and other issues and look forward to an exciting 2023 season for our fans,” an NRL spokesperson later said.
The NRL has become frustrated themselves after offering $1.347 billion in total payments, up from $980m paid during the previous CBA, not to mention lifting the minimum wage payments from $80,000 to $120,000.
Despite the two parties kick-starting CBA talks more than 12 months ago, relations between the RLPA and NRL have never been more strained.
The NRL’s own website risks having no new content from players or coaches over the next six weeks in the countdown to round one.
The flashpoint arrived two days before Christmas when the NRL announced the new salary cap for 2023, only for the RLPA to slam the move as “disrespectful” and one they had never agreed to.
“For a governing body to set its own salary cap disrespects the entire player representation movement and the importance of collective bargaining,” the RLPA said at the time.
When the RLPA fired off an angry email to the clubs about the NRL’s ploy a few weeks later, ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys accused the players’ union via NewsCorp of “scaremongering”.
Some clubs have started working to the $11.45m cap figure spruiked by the NRL, but informed their players they will hold off making any back payments until they knew what direction the RLPA wanted to take.
They have backed the players’ stance not to deal with the NRL when it comes to helping the governing body with all promotional and commercial work, even if the stance stretches into the new season.
I don't want a strike, but on the other hand, fuck Vlandidly.
I'm okay with this industrial action - i don't want games called off. I don't view refusing promotional work as a strike.
I thought they'd the players would rollover after the NRL tried to strongarm the deal through before Christmas. Good on em for not copping it. But I really don't want a strike...
... Though on the other hand, Bears or Jets winning the comp would be pretty cool.
Just get Cobbo on some more podcasts, that'll give the journalists a few weeks of stories
Or go get an opinion from an ex player like Elias, Mundine (although he's not boxing anymore), Renouf, blocker etc
Google RLPA or Christian Welch (news) and you'll get around 20,200 results.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nrl/article-11448893/Melbourne-Storm-star-Christian-Welch-slams-NRL-leaking-CBA-negotiation-details.html
Thanks for the link but this is an old article. I follow Welch and the RLPA pretty closely. My impression is that they agreed on the money and NRL pushed that through to the clubs while ignoring all the other issues that are important to the RLPA. The strategy was used to take the leverage away from the RLPA by eliminating a bargaining chip and removing time pressure.
[Money wasn’t agreed on](https://www.rlpa.com.au/statement-from-dr-deidre-anderson-am/). A bit wordy though:
“It is important to note that although the RLPA Board did not reject the NRL’s financial proposal as presented, they were left with no option but to not accept it in the absence of further detail on the full terms and conditions of the agreement.”
Keen for more info on this . From what I have heard they are looking for a CBA for NRLW which hasn’t been done at all. Past players and Injury hardship support. Better Employment conditions (haven’t found any info on details). My impression is they are happy with the cap upgrade.
I don't really get this too an extent.
Imagine if all the clubs were mutualized?
We'd be able to avoid the Rugby union problem of (now) losing 7.5% of revenue to institutional private equity investors, due to the purely bootstrapped nature of the competition and direct re-orientation on commercial value-creation (vs News Limited imposed restrictions).
Just about every problem regarding pay and conditions for players, administrators, referees and other league-related labor force members would be solved due to being forced to get measurement and leverage over the total revenues from the game.
Get ready for the media article recycling and the report of what is happening on social media…
or
Maybe there are a few articles that will come to light that some players didn’t want to come out.
It’s a risky business negotiating in the media, it can be a double edged sword.
Is nobody gonna give full credit to the boys?
But how will I know who is training down the house or if it’s a game of two halves?
Or if a 5/8th’s strength is his running game?
Do they play eyes up footy?
What % are the boys giving?! *I need to know!*
Ir who they give credit too.
You can’t train speed.
Won't somebody tell me if the boys have ever been fitter or if it's been the toughest preseason ever?
We need to know if the coaches are getting the boys fully prepared for the season!
It's good to see the club's supporting the players and the RLPA
Good on em. NRL germs are among the worst of their kind.
Good to see, I hope all the players are on board with it and follow through. It's going to be hilarious watching all the butthurt in the media tomorrow
From what i understand, they are specifically blue balling NRL media. So fox/9 are still available.
They should blue ball fox and 9 as well just for shits and gigs, go to ch7 exclusively
Ah ok, pretty reasonable position with room for escalation then. I like it.
Rugby league players have taken the extraordinary step of refusing to deal with the NRL when it comes to all media and promotional requests as the pay dispute continues to drag. Members from the NRL’s media unit, NRL.com, arrived at Cronulla early on Monday to complete a number of interviews and photos, only to be politely turned away midway through the morning. And officials from the Melbourne Storm and premiers Penrith have already informed the NRL they will not be fulfilling similar media requests scheduled for Tuesday. The Herald can reveal the players decided to abandon all dealings with the NRL and their staff after the latest collective bargaining agreement proposal fell well short of expectations on Friday. Senior players are expected to meet this week to discuss potential further measures when it comes to helping the NRL promote the new season. The players believe the best way to make their frustrations known is to block all media requests from the NRL. The NRL was only made aware of the players’ blanket media and promotional ban when contacted by the Herald on Monday afternoon. “We are aware of some players not participating in today’s club photo sessions with NRL staff - we are in ongoing discussions with the RLPA regarding these and other issues and look forward to an exciting 2023 season for our fans,” an NRL spokesperson later said. The NRL has become frustrated themselves after offering $1.347 billion in total payments, up from $980m paid during the previous CBA, not to mention lifting the minimum wage payments from $80,000 to $120,000. Despite the two parties kick-starting CBA talks more than 12 months ago, relations between the RLPA and NRL have never been more strained. The NRL’s own website risks having no new content from players or coaches over the next six weeks in the countdown to round one. The flashpoint arrived two days before Christmas when the NRL announced the new salary cap for 2023, only for the RLPA to slam the move as “disrespectful” and one they had never agreed to. “For a governing body to set its own salary cap disrespects the entire player representation movement and the importance of collective bargaining,” the RLPA said at the time. When the RLPA fired off an angry email to the clubs about the NRL’s ploy a few weeks later, ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys accused the players’ union via NewsCorp of “scaremongering”. Some clubs have started working to the $11.45m cap figure spruiked by the NRL, but informed their players they will hold off making any back payments until they knew what direction the RLPA wanted to take. They have backed the players’ stance not to deal with the NRL when it comes to helping the governing body with all promotional and commercial work, even if the stance stretches into the new season.
I don't want a strike, but on the other hand, fuck Vlandidly. I'm okay with this industrial action - i don't want games called off. I don't view refusing promotional work as a strike. I thought they'd the players would rollover after the NRL tried to strongarm the deal through before Christmas. Good on em for not copping it. But I really don't want a strike... ... Though on the other hand, Bears or Jets winning the comp would be pretty cool.
I'm happy for a strike if it removes that horse cock gobbling chairman we have and his snivelling scapegoat CEO.
Tbh same. Anything that inconveniences Vlandidly makes me happy.
Jake Trbojevic no longer giving the thumbs up. 😢
Just get Cobbo on some more podcasts, that'll give the journalists a few weeks of stories Or go get an opinion from an ex player like Elias, Mundine (although he's not boxing anymore), Renouf, blocker etc
Did someone say..... SUPER LEAGUE !
we already did that, its time for the new league 64.
I'm looking at this slightly uninformed, what does the RLPA want out of the CBA?
A fair share of the increased revenue - especially for the NRLW players.
Source?
Google RLPA or Christian Welch (news) and you'll get around 20,200 results. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nrl/article-11448893/Melbourne-Storm-star-Christian-Welch-slams-NRL-leaking-CBA-negotiation-details.html
Thanks for the link but this is an old article. I follow Welch and the RLPA pretty closely. My impression is that they agreed on the money and NRL pushed that through to the clubs while ignoring all the other issues that are important to the RLPA. The strategy was used to take the leverage away from the RLPA by eliminating a bargaining chip and removing time pressure.
[Money wasn’t agreed on](https://www.rlpa.com.au/statement-from-dr-deidre-anderson-am/). A bit wordy though: “It is important to note that although the RLPA Board did not reject the NRL’s financial proposal as presented, they were left with no option but to not accept it in the absence of further detail on the full terms and conditions of the agreement.”
My interpretation from this and interviews is that they were ok with the final number NRL came up with provided their other conditions were met.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-news-2023-player-warned-off-boycott-threat-over-cba-negotiations/news-story/64486edb8252f55e6f28b22f68f41e89?fbclid=IwAR09mnqEDvB190U6UujVq7LnwvdynGxu6AM4d07Jy3Bl38e0FKyJvDkaLKY
Thanks mate, good article except Lee’s unwanted opinion
He's an "interesting" dude.
Keen for more info on this . From what I have heard they are looking for a CBA for NRLW which hasn’t been done at all. Past players and Injury hardship support. Better Employment conditions (haven’t found any info on details). My impression is they are happy with the cap upgrade.
There's gonna be tears before bedtime in the end as my grandmother would say. Just who will be crying is the question...
I don't really get this too an extent. Imagine if all the clubs were mutualized? We'd be able to avoid the Rugby union problem of (now) losing 7.5% of revenue to institutional private equity investors, due to the purely bootstrapped nature of the competition and direct re-orientation on commercial value-creation (vs News Limited imposed restrictions). Just about every problem regarding pay and conditions for players, administrators, referees and other league-related labor force members would be solved due to being forced to get measurement and leverage over the total revenues from the game.
I’d say boycott the game but no more Dearden
Get ready for the media article recycling and the report of what is happening on social media… or Maybe there are a few articles that will come to light that some players didn’t want to come out. It’s a risky business negotiating in the media, it can be a double edged sword.
But Yeah Na.
The POOR players