Joined: May 02 2010 Posts: 1476 Location: Playing League on The Close
Faithful One wrote:I wonder whether friendlies count towards the number of minutes players are allowed to play with the new rules coming in this year. Could be a factor potentially?
There's also the guarantee of Super League clubs playing a lower league team in the Cup as the first competitive fixture, so clubs may look at that as an additional semi pre season match.
Not sure if the playing minute guidelines are the same as those proposed for 2024?
Those were primarily for forwards playing 25 games (totalling 80 mins) and backs 30 games, per season. Therefore, it is unlikely any player would get near those numbers when considering most forwards only play 40-60 mins per game, plus most players will miss a game or two through injury/suspension.
Joined: Sep 23 2008 Posts: 1888 Location: Top of the East Stand
Rugby Raider wrote:Not sure if the playing minute guidelines are the same as those proposed for 2024?
Those were primarily for forwards playing 25 games (totalling 80 mins) and backs 30 games, per season. Therefore, it is unlikely any player would get near those numbers when considering most forwards only play 40-60 mins per game, plus most players will miss a game or two through injury/suspension.
Remember reading the below article how a few players would have met the threshold this year. Will take some thinking about for some clubs, can you imagine a player being unable to play in a Grand Final because he's played too many. Probably not going to be a problem for us though, maybe one day
Rugby Raider wrote:Not sure if the playing minute guidelines are the same as those proposed for 2024?
Those were primarily for forwards playing 25 games (totalling 80 mins) and backs 30 games, per season. Therefore, it is unlikely any player would get near those numbers when considering most forwards only play 40-60 mins per game, plus most players will miss a game or two through injury/suspension.
Remember reading the below article how a few players would have met the threshold this year. Will take some thinking about for some clubs, can you imagine a player being unable to play in a Grand Final because he's played too many. Probably not going to be a problem for us though, maybe one day
Joined: Mar 14 2003 Posts: 25832 Location: Back in Hull.
If Rapana is out, hopefully not serious, no issue with Moy starting at FB, have heard he is really impressing in training and some of the new overseas players have been shocked how good he has been.
Joined: Jan 30 2004 Posts: 4406 Location: Posh Bransholme
Yes Moy will have a lot more experience and more quality around him this season, so JC can drip feed the likes of Moy, Martin, Barron, Charles, Jebson, Staveley, Westerman.
Always the Optimist never the Pessimist. Glass Half full not half empty man me.
Who'd have thought that the injury prone abdul would be injured again? Is this the same knee injury that has plagued him in recent years? Who the hell signed off a marquee contract for him?
We all know that in a month or two we'll be getting him operated on. It should have been done when it happened
Jake the Peg wrote:Who'd have thought that the injury prone abdul would be injured again? Is this the same knee injury that has plagued him in recent years? Who the hell signed off a marquee contract for him?
We all know that in a month or two we'll be getting him operated on. It should have been done when it happened
its why catalan wanted rid and didnt want any part of him for 2025
this is classic JA and he will average 7-10 games if youre lucky
great player but riddled with injuries and ill self discipline
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