NRL will not follow AFL and mandate COVID-19 jab

NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo says players will not be mandated to have a COVID-19 vaccine but has warned unvaccinated players would be subject to more stringent protocols.Abdo expects unvaccinated players will have "rigorous requirements" around training and playing

On the same day the AFL mandated its players to be vaccinated by mid-February, Abdo took a different approach. "Clearly we need to make sure we have continuity to the competition, and we are creating a safe working environment," he told Channel 7. "Of course this might be taken out of our hands by health orders or by airlines, so there will be repercussions for those that don't choose to be vaccinated, but it's not our approach as a governing body to mandate it.

Gutless decision by the NRL. Absolutely gutless.

Dumb but that’s to be expected from league 🤷🏼‍♂️

Because you have no say in what your players do !

So AFL is vaccinated footy and NRL is anti vaccine footy. Didn’t see that coming but now I know

Spineless & indecisive that sounds like the NRL

Yesterday’s game sinks further into the mire

telstra should withdraw their sponsorship

Fools.

NRL above the law again !!

Wrong and gutless

Why would the NRL ever do more than pretend to support community expectations and standards. They were given preferential treatment to play - get paid for the last 2 years then throw back at Australia - confirming their belief they have different rules to everyone else!

Dinosaurs!

We know the NRL are morons we didn't need the proof thanks

Those needles can hurt

What’s FITZ understanding of this ? 🤓🤓

So what does that mean for the storm? Based on QLD forever? Very stupid decision by the NRL.

Hang on, let me just sit down in shock...

The players have consulted with doctor google and voiced their ‘ReSeArCh’ to the board 🙄

No, instead they will make it compulsory for the fans to be vaxed to go watch the games 🙄

Let's see - if enforced: can't travel can't drink at pub can't go to nightclub how do they social distance on field? duh... can't visit family can't go shopping can't attend lingerie shows etc gosh, how will they survive? NRL = numbnuts

NRL weak as

Will be interesting, players won't be able to play or train in Victoria if unvaccinated. Wouldn't be surprised if Qld follows suit and you would think would make it hard to take games to WA or SA in the future

Just goes to show …

We will have wait and see how their Major Sponsor's reaction to this anti- vax stance they are taking, it's not a very responsible way going forward.

What NRL players Covid naturally immune bull dust 👨🏾‍🌾🐂👨🏾‍🌾

Vax death memorial at Brisbane Botanical Gardens. Average age of death from covid is 80-85 globally! These people had years before they got to 80 😭

Well it bloody well should

Probably because the majority of players are not vaccinated

Soft But when you think about it, they can’t even get their rules, enforcement, and head concussion protocols right, so this is not surprising

Pathetic.

idiot

If a vaccine is required to fly how will the unvaxxed travel interstate?

😷😳

I imagine the demographics are more challenging

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