Brisbane Broncos 2020

[reptar]

The only thing that's missing is some silverware.

Wooden kitchen utensils?

[zim]

Certainly a spoon of some description.

[reptar]

Certainly a spoon of some description.

A spork.

[Northern Raider]

Certainly a spoon of some description.

A spork.

The Wooden Spork. That could be a new thing. Awarded to the team that comes last when they had a squad capable of making the finals.

[greeneyed]

Ten players, Broncos, fined $140,000 over pub visit

The Brisbane Broncos and 10 players have been issued a breach notice and fined $140,000 by the NRL for breaching the game's biosecurity protocols.

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/18/ten ... pub-visit/

Statement on Brisbane Broncos fines

The National Rugby League (NRL) has today issued breach notices to the Brisbane Broncos club and 10 players for failing to comply with the game's biosecurity protocols.

The breach notices propose the Brisbane Broncos club and players be fined a combined total of $140,000. The notice proposes the Broncos club be fined $75,000 and each of the club's full-time players fined 5 per cent of their salary, totalling $65,000, for attending the Everton Park Hotel on August 1. The club's three development players at the venue will have a portion of their fines suspended.

At the time of the breaches Broncos players were permitted to dine at restaurants and cafes but were not permitted to sit in pubs and gaming areas.

The players sanctioned are:

Jake Turpin
Kotoni Staggs
Ethan Bullemor *
David Fifita
Corey Paix
Josh James*
Tyson Gamble*
Keenan Palasia
Sean O'Sullivan
Corey Oates

*Indicates development list players who will have a portion of their fines suspended.

In reaching the decision, Acting Chief Executive Andrew Abdo considered all information obtained by the Integrity Unit.

"We have taken our time to thoroughly investigate this matter so we could gather as much evidence as possible to determine exactly what happened at the venue,'' he said.

"It is our view that this breach involved a significant failure of the club to properly administer the League's biosecurity protocols."

Mr Abdo said the players would face significant financial penalties.

"There are two aspects to every biosecurity breach. Firstly, a biosecurity assessment is carried out by our experts to determine the risk of infection to other players and the general community. In this case it was determined that the risk was negligible given the conduct of the players, the timing of disclosure and the lack of community transmission in Brisbane. As such, the advice from our experts was that there was no need for players to be placed on a "COVID Hold".

"In other cases, players and officials who breached protocols in or around hotspots in NSW were placed on a 14-day "COVID Hold" because infection rates in those regions are much higher. Those decisions were based on a biosecurity risk assessment, not an NRL suspension.

"The biosecurity assessment of each contravention of the League's protocols will often give rise to different outcomes based on the specific facts of each contravention. The second phase, being the League's approach to sanctioning players, officials or clubs, will focus on financial penalties in most cases.

"Today's sanctions send another clear message to all players, officials and clubs that breaching protocols will not be tolerated."

The NRL thanks Queensland Police and Queensland Health for their assistance during the investigation.

NRL media release

[-PJ-]

Good evening Donkeys..

[reptar]

The integrity report? Did they find any integrity?

[-PJ-]

I think they should be booted out..

[reptar]

I think they should be booted out..

Not until they get their wooden spork first, though

[gerg]

Err ummm. Can someone check my arithmetic? Does that mean the average salary for those 10 players is 130k? How is that even possible when Staggs, Oates and Fifita are on the list?

Minimum wage is 110k.

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[-PJ-]

I think they should be booted out..

[gerg]

I think they should be booted out..

I think they should be docked 4 premiership points.

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[greeneyed]

I think they should be booted out..

I think they should be docked 4 premiership points.

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Yes!

[reptar]

Man this stuff gets more bizarre. It’s full Denito lawyer time. Seibold has found some traffic lawyers to do cybercrime. Where’s my popcorn?

[reptar]

Now Staggs has called out the club leadership. What is going on at Red Hill?

[Northern Raider]

Now Staggs has called out the club leadership. What is going on at Red Hill?

He's one of the few guys with any right to call them out.

[zim]

Yeah always a good look for a club.

[-PJ-]

Good evening Donkeys..

[Dr Zaius]

Good morning Donkeys!

[Dr Zaius]

TPJ is set to talk to the NRL Integrity Unit about missing 3rd party payments.

"The Warriors were left perplexed when they floated an $800,000 offer for Pangai and he ultimately signed for about $650,000 with Brisbane last year. The $150,000 disparity may be significant."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-in ... 1598125729

Time to dust off Andrew Gee Donkeys

[Northern Raider]

TPJ is set to talk to the NRL Integrity Unit about missing 3rd party payments.

"The Warriors were left perplexed when they floated an $800,000 offer for Pangai and he ultimately signed for about $650,000 with Brisbane last year. The $150,000 disparity may be significant."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-in ... 1598125729

Time to dust off Andrew Gee Donkeys

Won't be as easy to duck for cover this time.

[gerg]

I've never understood - and still don't - why the NRL doesn't involve itself in contract negotiations.

The NRL basically gives the clubs the players payments (through the grant money) and then says go do what you want with this money. But make sure you don't cheat! We won't actually check what you're doing with that money - even though it's basically our money but we'll never discover you're cheating unless there is a whistle blower. Oh, and players .. you guys can go and earn money outside the cap limit but it can't be linked to the club ... but it clearly is so we'll just ignore that and let your trustworthy player managers sort that out.

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[bonehead]

I've never understood - and still don't - why the NRL doesn't involve itself in contract negotiations.

The NRL basically gives the clubs the players payments (through the grant money) and then says go do what you want with this money. But make sure you don't cheat! We won't actually check what you're doing with that money - even though it's basically our money but we'll never discover you're cheating unless there is a whistle blower. Oh, and players .. you guys can go and earn money outside the cap limit but it can't be linked to the club ... but it clearly is so we'll just ignore that and let your trustworthy player managers sort that out.

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thus my grand plan to make the nrl have a management team for the players and do it all.

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[Sid]

TPJ is set to talk to the NRL Integrity Unit about missing 3rd party payments.

"The Warriors were left perplexed when they floated an $800,000 offer for Pangai and he ultimately signed for about $650,000 with Brisbane last year. The $150,000 disparity may be significant."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-in ... 1598125729

Time to dust off Andrew Gee Donkeys

Have they tried checkin!g inside inside the pokies?

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[greeneyed]

James Hooper saying on Big League Wrap that Anthony Seibold is being offered $1 million pay out to walk away at the end of the season. He's entitled to $3.2 million.

Brisbane Broncos offer Anthony Seibold $1 million payout to leave club immediately

Brisbane has reportedly offered coach Anthony Seibold a million-dollar payout if he walks away from the job immediately.

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 101730fe23

[Seiffert82]

Man I hope Seibold holds out for more money, names and shames the trolls and the Broncos end up with Kevin Walters as their head coach. The bloke can hardly string a sentence together.

[gerg]

Man I hope Seibold holds out for more money, names and shames the trolls and the Broncos end up with Kevin Walters as their head coach. The bloke can hardly string a sentence together.

Well he should. If he takes the million he'll probably never get another gig in the NRL.

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[greeneyed]

Absolutely he should hold out for more money. The Broncos should be paying him the $3.2 million he's entitled to.

[BJ]

Hold onto the million and seek a house for your sick dad and ownership of a poker machine at one of the clubs (under the salary cap of course).

[Seiffert82]

Man I hope Seibold holds out for more money, names and shames the trolls and the Broncos end up with Kevin Walters as their head coach. The bloke can hardly string a sentence together.

Well he should. If he takes the million he'll probably never get another gig in the NRL.

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Yeah, everyone is saying that, but somehow Trent Barrett has made a comeback.

It'll certainly be tough for him. He'd have to come back through the ranks as an assistant or maybe in the ESL.

[FuiFui BradBrad]

News.com, via Phil Rothfield, is saying Isaac Moses will be presenting the Board with a settlement offer today, and Seibold will be out be the end of the day. Replaced by Walters, who will step down as Qld coach.

For Seibold, there's not really a lot of options for him. I don't think he has the runs on the board to convince the Dragons to install him over Dean Young just yet, and I doubt he'd be overly keen on the Cowboys gig. If I was him, I'd be looking at an assistant gig, re-build the confidence, and have another go in a season or two.

[Sid]

James Hooper saying on Big League Wrap that Anthony Seibold is being offered $1 million pay out to walk away at the end of the season. He's entitled to $3.2 million.

Brisbane Broncos offer Anthony Seibold $1 million payout to leave club immediately

Brisbane has reportedly offered coach Anthony Seibold a million-dollar payout if he walks away from the job immediately.

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 101730fe23

So that's where TPJ's 3rd party money went to

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[Chicka Chicka Chicka]

The 2020 Brisbane Broncos - the gift that just keeps on giving.

[Northern Raider]

The 2020 Brisbane Broncos - the gift that just keeps on giving.

It's the shining light in an otherwise dark year.

[-PJ-]

I'm loving this Donkey pain..

It's awesome !!