Knights Injury and Suspension Updates

[Newygirl]

the game is way too quick

Insane the idiots (PVL) can’t see the obvious correlation between extreme fatigue and an increase in injuries.

Not only that injuries, but also that errors and poor technique lead to more lazy high shots, head knocks, concussions and suspensions.

How is having blow out score lines, and dozens of players out of action for weeks and months making the game a better spectacle?

 

[jamesgould]

Definitely a huge correlation between pushing your body to the limits and injuries. No idea why PVL ramped up the six agains this year, last season was great.

 

[Newygirl]

What other sport operates under the logic that pushing players to extreme levels of fatigue makes for better performance or better viewing for the audience

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Last season was the first time I thought they got near the balance they were looking for rather than games being decided mostly by who can defend better and the response is apparently “that’s enough of that”. I don’t get it.

 

[Macca89]

Friz always comes back early, and this injury is just about pain, which he doesn't seem to feel like we humans do.

It’s funny that he jogged off with it so I thought nothing of it. Bloke isn’t human

 

[Macca89]

Love seeing our full strength side play each we-

Oh, never mind then.

We will always have the first 25 mins in Vegas to remember

 

[Newygirl]

Last season was the first time I thought they got near the balance they were looking for rather than games being decided mostly by who can defend better and the response is apparently “that’s enough of that”. I don’t get it.

That’s the most baffling thing.
It was pretty universally agreed, that last year was a very good season.

They already knew from 21 the consequences of too many 6 Agains, so what is the argument for the changes?

Assuming it’s purely based on PVL’s ego. There’s no way there can be any data or facts to support the changes

 

[JOJO82]

What other sport operates under the logic that pushing players to extreme levels of fatigue makes for better performance or better viewing for the audience

PVL is so obsessed with AFL and the fact their play is continuous and non stop that he has tried to manufacture it in NRL with these pathetic set restarts.

 

[Newygirl]

PVL is so obsessed with AFL and the fact their play is continuous and non stop that he has tried to manufacture it in NRL with these pathetic set restarts.

Probably right but it’s ridiculous for him to compare the two because AFL is a sport that is best suited to being watched live, therefore it needs the constant motion. Meanwhile the NRL is the perfect sport for TV because all the action takes place in one 10 metre area on camera.

So I assume the end goal would ultimately be to break the game down into quarters then presumably to cope with the fatigue, and therefore allowing for more ad breaks / revenue

 

[JOJO82]

Completely agree with you.....I feel as though PVL is slowly killing the sport.

 

[Mclovin]

Try and see it from another angle, when the game sped up the more views the game got and the more money came in, so why wouldn't he try and speed up the game? Its great for business and the people who are streaming the game are willing to pay more money to continue stream it.
Do I think the game is a little to fast, yes of course and I think last year was the best the rules had ever been and it was played at a great pace.
PVL is not killing the game he is growing it, he and his team have made this game so much bigger than it has been in a very long time and there are definitely going to be times where he goes to far like now and thats okay as long as they take on the data and learn from it. For someone in his position the game is bigger than the players.
Also what's to say the PVL is the one deciding to make the game faster, maybe its those who are putting money into it (i doubt it but tin Foil hat stuff you know)

 

[frankLauda]

The balance we had last year was good. But this year 6 agains compound the pressure it seems. So one time gets very fatigued.

 

[jamesgould]

Try and see it from another angle, when the game sped up the more views the game got and the more money came in, so why wouldn't he try and speed up the game? Its great for business and the people who are streaming the game are willing to pay more money to continue stream it.
Do I think the game is a little to fast, yes of course and I think last year was the best the rules had ever been and it was played at a great pace.
PVL is not killing the game he is growing it, he and his team have made this game so much bigger than it has been in a very long time and there are definitely going to be times where he goes to far like now and thats okay as long as they take on the data and learn from it. For someone in his position the game is bigger than the players.
Also what's to say the PVL is the one deciding to make the game faster, maybe its those who are putting money into it (i doubt it but tin Foil hat stuff you know)

Are you happy with the six agains? Do you know why they’re being blowing, because as a viewer it’s usually clear as mud to me. And can you tell me why some games we get them blown every other set, while in others we barely get any all game?

For me they are extremely frustrating as a viewer, and put me off watching … I’ve really only tuned into Knights games this year.

Of course nobody wants to go back to the wrestle years, but why did we need to change things after a great 2025?

 

[Sheent14]

Is Marzhew good to play this week?