While Murray was relieved to have walked away unscathed, he believed the tackle looked far worse on replays than it felt in the moment. “I agree a player’s welfare needs to come first but as a player you can’t really help but feel empathy towards your fellow players, ” Murray said. “I know no one goes out there to intentionally hurt someone like that. “I know Kyle didn’t do it intentionally and I know he didn’t try to put me on my head. “I tend to look at it from a player’s perspective in terms of it being accidental. ”Karl Lawton receives his marching orders for the dangerous throw. Credit: GettyMurray’s comments came as the NRL’s head of football Graham Annesley confirmed he was happy with the send-off call. “It was quite an easy decision for the match officials to make because he was the only one involved in the tackle, ” Annesley said.
[69] The players themselves were found to have not done anything wrong during this time so individual awards are recognised in addition, the players were still eligible for Test/State of Origin selection. Prior to the start of the 2016 NRL season, the Parramatta Eels faced the prospect with starting the season on −4 points due to salary cap indiscretions in 2015, however the NRL was satisfied with governance changes at the Eels and no points were deducted. [70] However, it was revealed in March that third-party payments had been made by several companies to several players, which is strictly prohibited in the NRL.
After the pre-game entertainment it is traditional for the NRL trophy to be delivered to the field by an Australian Army helicopter shortly before kick off. At the conclusion of the Grand Final there is a presentation ceremony where the winning team are awarded premiership rings. [51] The player judged to be the man-of-the-match by the Australian national team selectors is awarded the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal and the Prime Minister of Australia is typically on-hand to hand the trophy to the winning captain. In 2010 the Government of New South Wales secured the grand final for Stadium Australia until 2022 for $45 million. [52] Stadium Location Country Highest attendance Average attendance Stadium Australia Australia 107, 999 80, 000 Grand finals[edit] Season Grand Finals Minor Premiers Premiers Score Runners-up Brisbane Broncos (4th title) 38–12 Canterbury Bulldogs Brisbane Broncos (37 points) Melbourne Storm (1st) 20–18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (40) Brisbane Broncos (5th) 14–6 Brisbane Broncos (38) 2001 Newcastle Knights (2nd) 30–24 Parramatta Eels (42) Sydney Roosters (12th) 30–8 New Zealand Warriors (38) 2003 Penrith Panthers (2nd) 18–6 Penrith Panthers (40) 2004 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (8th) 16–13 Sydney Roosters (42) 2005 Wests Tigers (1st) 30–16 Parramatta Eels (36) 2006 Brisbane Broncos (6th) 15–8 Withheld a 34–8 2008 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (7th) 40–0 2009 23–16 St.
[28] The decision prompted a wave of condemnation online, including from Australian personalities and sport people. [29] The following day after Queensland closed its borders, the NRL announced that the season would have to be suspended indefinitely. [30] It was feared that some teams would not survive this period without income, as it was foreseen as a financial catastrophe. [31][32] On 9 April 2020, ARL Commissioner Wayne Pearce announced the NRL would return on 28 May.
[82] The 2022 season also attracted 3, 265, 911 spectators through the gates, at an average of 16, 248 per match. Media coverage[edit] Television[edit] ANZ and Pacific[edit] Within Australia all matches are broadcast on both the Nine Network and Fox Sports through 2027. The Fox Sports contract was signed in May 2020 and the NRL extended their contract with Nine in December 2021 to match the length of the contract with Fox Sports through 2027. [83][84] In New Zealand all matches, including representative fixtures such as the All Stars Match and the State of Origin series, are shown live on Sky Sport. [85][86][87] Prime broadcasts select games live in New Zealand starting from the 2022 season, and will continue to broadcast every Warriors match on delay.
Super Saturday consists of three matches. The first match kicks off at 3:00 pm, the second match kicks off at 5:30 pm and the third match kicks off at 7:35 pm. All three matches are broadcast live on Fox League and are simulcast live on Kayo. During the final five rounds of the year, the 7:35pm match is also simulcast on Nine. NRL Sunday Ticket consists of two matches. The first match kicks off at 2:00 pm and is broadcast live on Fox League and Kayo. The second match kicks off at 4:10 pm and is broadcast live on the Nine Network and simulcasted on Fox League and Kayo. During daylight savings, the 2:00 pm game is moved to 6:10 pm.
Justice Paul Finn ruled that the agreement did not specifically exclude any club and dismissed the Rabbitohs' claims for re-instatement into the national competition. Souths appealed this decision and were re-admitted into the competition in 2002. The Auckland Warriors experienced much financial hardship in the early part of the decade, ultimately collapsing before being resurrected as the New Zealand Warriors for the 2001 season. They made the Grand Final in 2002 and then again in 2011, losing both encounters to the Sydney Roosters and the re-instated Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, respectively. In 2001, Australia's largest telecommunications provider Telstra became naming rights sponsor of the NRL, with the competition's name becoming the NRL Telstra Premiership, while in 2002 David Gallop took over the CEO role from David Moffett, and the competition has become more and more popular each season.
The 2014 season started with the introduction of the Auckland Nines and was marred by the handing down of a million dollar fine to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for their role in the ASADA scandal while head coach Shane Flanagan was suspended for the entirety of the 2014 season. The 2014 Grand Final was contested by the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. This was South Sydney's first grand final appearance since 1971. South Sydney would break their 43-year premiership drought with a 30–6 victory. The 2015 season saw the return of the Queensland juggernauts, The North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos who would finish inside the top four and contest the 2015 Grand Final.
Nine clubs are based within the Greater Sydney area (including one that also represents the Illawarra region south of Sydney), another in regional New South Wales, four in Queensland, and one each in Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, and New Zealand. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation or promotion. A total of twenty-three clubs have played in the NRL since its first season in 1998.
Detailed Australian coverage[edit] By Matchday[edit] Thursday Night Football is broadcast live on the Nine Network and simulcast on Fox League and Kayo. Kickoff is at 7:50 pm. Friday Night Football consists of 2 matches. The first match kicks off at 6:00 pm and is broadcast live on Fox League. The second match kicks off at 7:55 pm and is broadcast live on the Nine Network and simulcast on Fox League and Kayo.
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