NRL gamers have kicked off their official boycott on Thursday evening.
As the Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos gamers made their means out onto the bottom, gamers had patches of tape over the league emblem.
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The transfer comes amid tense pay deal negotiations between the rugby league gamers’ affiliation and the NRL.
The RLPA launched a participant media ban earlier this month, which hasn’t had the specified impact of their argument with the NRL over the brand new CBA, prompting them to take new measures this weekend.
The newest transfer to cowl up the NRL emblem was blasted by veteran journalists forward of the Thursday evening contest.
“They are going to cover up the NRL’s logo from tomorrow night,” Michael Carayannis stated on NRL 360.
“The players have met and discussed this. Well the delegates have met with the RLPA and have informed the playing group that this is the stance that they want to take.
“This was taken around this afternoon and what it will mean from tomorrow night’s clash between the Broncos and the Roosters the NRL logo will be covered up.”
Braith Anasta questioned how this was going to vary something within the already drawn out CBA negotiation, which is approaching the 2 yr mark, sparking a heated response type the NRL 360 panel.
“What is this going to prove?” Anasta requested.
“How does this change the colour of their jersey?” Gorden Tallis stated.
“I still know it is the Broncos jersey don’t I? I still know it is rugby league.”
“This is the stance they should have taken instead of blacking out the media initially because their issue is with the NRL,” Carayannis stated.
“Obviously the media blackout hasn’t worked for them.”
Anasta believes the negotiations must be taken away from Newton and the gamers and the NRL must iron out a deal collectively.
“Peter V’landys came out and said he would put Andrew Abdo aside and we will put Clint Newton aside and we will get in a room and get it done,” Anasta stated.
“Why doesn’t Clint just step outside the room, the players get the deal done and then if Clint wants to come back on and the players want him as their representative then he stays as the representative.
“If that is actually what is in the way here. I just don’t get what this is going to do. No one cares.
“Even the media ban it didn’t get them anywhere, which is why we are here now. If this doesn’t get us anywhere what happens next?
“Does the NRL start fining players for bringing the game into disrepute. I can tell you now as an ex-player once the players’ pay packet gets hit they are going to split because they are not going to continue following Clint.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au