ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has slammed the taking part in group’s boycott of the NRL’s mulitcultural spherical launch as particulars of the brand new CBA are but to be agreed upon.
The NRL held their Harmony in League gala day on Tuesday on the Belmore Sports Ground, with Canterbury legends and several other faculties in attendance within the heavy rain.
Despite James Graham and Sonny Bill Williams’ attendance, present first grade gamers had been a notable omission and V’landys mentioned the stand in opposition to the NRL was “completely unnecessary”.
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He additionally revealed that solely finer particulars are holding up the brand new collective bargaining settlement from being finalised.
“We are all here to promote the game, we’re here to look after young kids,” V’landys mentioned on the Today Show.
“There was a lot of young kids there yesterday, not having their role models and heroes there would have been a great disappointment.
“And what does it serve? It serves nothing, we’ve agreed on most of the major terms, it is only the detail now.
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“So to take an action like that, it was completely unnecessary.”
The boycott is the newest stand within the gamers’ stoush with the NRL, with gamers refusing the attend a number of occasions run by the sport’s governing physique in latest weeks.
Playing teams first stood down from NRL media days, earlier than taking to social media to focus on key points within the ongoing negotiations.
According to the SMH, one of many greatest sticking factors is potential adjustments to the present switch system.
The NRL are hoping to stop gamers from signing with rivals a 12 months forward when they’ll arrive at their new membership.
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