V'landys' tone-deaf cash grab in the middle of coronavirus crisis

“An Australia without rugby league is not Australia!” V’landys boldly declared at a media conference at League Central as the financial cost of the coronavirus hit home while, at the same time, seemingly forgetting that an Australia without people is also not Australia.

And if Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s icy response at a media conference late on Sunday when asked about V'landys comments is any indication, he’s also not big on the idea of bailing out rugby league. “That was an apprenticeship,” V’landys quipped at Sunday morning’s media conference. “This is like starting the trade.”“I usually start at $500m and work my way down,” he quipped again.

Almost everyone has an opinion on solutions, of course, from suspending the premiership for a month and getting rid of the Kangaroo tour at the end of the year, to playing every match out of the one venue for the foreseeable future.

I tried to post this article on Facebook. I was notified that it did not meet their “community standards “. A review request has been made. Has anyone else had this problem? How ridiculous!

The only way the Government could have the funds to bail out the NRL would be to abandon the ANZ Stadium redevelopment.

Incredible grab for taxpayers money. So arrogant and insensitive.

Grub

Up to 300 cases of Corona-virus in Aust, Deaths in Aust 5 2019 Flu killed 900 Austs BUT Australia is in a good position to contain the Corona-virus Thanks to PM Morrison who stopped travel from China 9 Days before the World Health Organization tells the world to stop travel

A game that can’t survive a few months without games and needs a taxpayer funded bail out doesn’t deserve to be around. Loved the sport in the early 90s but wouldn’t be sorry to see it go.

The man is a fool.without Australians there will be no Australia just ban crowds at games,people before money V’Landys.

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