SMH.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m thinking to myself, \u2018Why haven\u2019t we got some rugby league on?\u2019 and a third against fourth game is worth exploring.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to be logical about it, and we wouldn\u2019t do it without rewarding the players. You\u2019d have massive prizemoney so they would benefit significantly and whatever money is made out of the game would go towards players and the clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy point as a sporting administrator is, why not take advantage of clean air? You\u2019re probably going to get more viewers because there\u2019s nothing else on, and to me that\u2019s an idea worth exploring.\u201d<\/p>\n
As it stands, premiers are awarded $1 million with grand finalists given $400,000. Those figures would have to rise if prizemoney is splashed out to incentivise a third-placed playoff.<\/p>\n
There is an obvious hurdle for V\u2019landys and the NRL though.<\/p>\n
The Rugby League Players Association CEO Clint Newton says he \u201chighly doubts\u201d they\u2019ll support the third-placed playoff idea.<\/p>\n
Additionally, a couple of players also had issues with the proposal.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, if you lose, the boys probably want to get on Mad Monday. I don\u2019t think it works,\u201d Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase said, while Bulldogs forward Kurt Mann stated: \u201cThe likelihood of getting injured or something going on in those next games is pretty high.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s nothing in it for us, then it probably doesn\u2019t need to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
How soon will PNG Chiefs be contenders? | 01:55<\/p>\n
WARRIORS\u2019 INTERESTING MOVE TO BOLSTER PACK<\/p>\n
The Warriors have announced the signing of versatile forward Sam McIntyre from the Cowboys on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old will join the Warriors from the 2027 season in a move which will bolster the New Zealand-based side\u2019s pack.<\/p>\n
McIntyre has been a handy contributor for North Queensland since joining the club in 2024.<\/p>\n
Warriors coach Andrew Webster worked with McIntyre briefly while an assistant coach at the Tigers when the pair were at the club together.<\/p>\n
\u201cSam impressed with his toughness and the work ethic he had as he pushed towards his NRL debut,\u201d Webster said via a club-issued statement. <\/p>\n
Warriors’ halves headache unpacked | 04:04<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll provide great value to our squad as well as being a real help for the younger forwards on our roster.\u201d <\/p>\n
McIntyre will push for first grade minutes and given his ability to play prop, back row and even dummy-half, he\u2019ll be a valuable tool for Webster in 2027 and 2028.<\/p>\n
McIntyre has played 95 career games. He debuted in 2020 for the Tigers but has also played for the Titans and Cowboys. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NRL\u2019s idea for a third-placed playoff during grand final weekend is gaining some traction with ARL Commission…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-850755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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