Brissie Kid
Bencher
Can't quite follow what this means.
All state clubs will be linked to NRL clubs, who will have the option of primary and secondary affiliations. One of the other key recommendations was the staging of a play-off between the winners of the NSW and Queensland cup competitions on grand-final day.
''There are 25 other teams now that are going to be part of the NRL system.
The NRL are saying the 25 NSW and QLD cup teams won't be any of the 16 NRL clubs.
So must Manly link with a NSW Cup team to place excess Manly NRL players too old for NYC? Which NSW Cup club then?
All state clubs will be linked to NRL clubs, who will have the option of primary and secondary affiliations. One of the other key recommendations was the staging of a play-off between the winners of the NSW and Queensland cup competitions on grand-final day.
''There are 25 other teams now that are going to be part of the NRL system.
The NRL are saying the 25 NSW and QLD cup teams won't be any of the 16 NRL clubs.
So must Manly link with a NSW Cup team to place excess Manly NRL players too old for NYC? Which NSW Cup club then?
NRL beefs up second tier with $10.8m injection
November 24, 2013
A $10.8 million funding injection by the NRL into the game's second tier will result in the return of two curtain-raisers before NRL matches and confirmation of a ''Super Bowl'' play-off on grand-final day between the NSW Cup and Queensland Cup winners.
The landmark review into rugby league's pathways has been signed off by the ARL Commission, and only needs the expected rubber-stamping by the QRL and NRL clubs before being in place for next year.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-beefs-up-second-tier-with-108m-injection-20131123-2y2j5.html#ixzz2lSp43131