NRL NRL 2025 General Recruitment Thread
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Laurie to Raiders - may see Chevy released?
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Panthers star rejects Bulldogs for Raiders
He will link up with the club on a multi-year deal.
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10-year ban for any player who signs with R360
Sounds like restraint of trade and since there arent any other premier rugby league competitions in Aus and NZ, I'm not sure the courts will like that.
The NRL announcement actually cited that punishment for “negotiating” with R360. Even worse from a legal perspective.
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I dont think restraint of trade would apply here they arent placing any legal restrictions on them playing for any other comp. Your employer is not required to hire you back after you quit.
Also its a union comp? They would say go play super rugby
Ohh theres another top tier Rugby League competition they can go and play for?
Your previous employer cannot legally prevent you from working, its why restraint of trade clauses are getting tossed out of courts left right and center.
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What happened. Why the reneg/change of heart?
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Sami to stay at Titans in 2026 after Hannay green light
Gold Coast flyer Phillip Sami has settled on his NRL future for 2026 after discussions with incoming coach Josh Hannay, who rates him highly.
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Tigers fullback potentially on the outer amid contract saga
He has been linked with an exit from the club
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Tigers not wanting to pick up Bula’s club option
Thanks. I thought the swap was too one sided for the dragons.Sami to stay at Titans in 2026 after Hannay green light
Gold Coast flyer Phillip Sami has settled on his NRL future for 2026 after discussions with incoming coach Josh Hannay, who rates him highly.
May be a long term thinking play to eject Moses clients?Tigers fullback potentially on the outer amid contract saga
He has been linked with an exit from the club
Tigers not wanting to pick up Bula’s club option
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I think that would be wise for tigers
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Apparently there’s a threat of player managers getting deals for their players with a 10 year ban too
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The ban announced isn't a typical restraint of trade clause. Restraints of trade tend to be contractual restrictions on an employee working for other employers during/after their employment, which is why they are often challenged in the courts (as they risk preventing people earning a living outside of their current employment). It sounds like what the ARLC have announced is that if you sign with R360 or similar unsanctioned competitions, they won't re-hire / work with you for 10 years. Still potentially a form of restraint of trade in that it takes an employer (or, in the case of an agent, a meal-ticket) off the table - but it would be interesting to see whether a court would be willing to put a fetter on the contractual freedom of a business / organisation that has decided it doesn't want to engage with a particular pool of people. I don't think the ARLC would have announced such ban - a pretty strong response - without getting clear AU / NZ employment (and contractual) law advice.
‘They don’t invest in pathways or the development of players — they simply exploit the hard work of others, putting players at risk of financial loss while profiting themselves. They are, in reality, counterfeiting a code.’ - Peter V’landys
Kind of agree. They are claiming R360 isn’t a sanctioned sport is unsanctioned by any creditable sporting body therefore illegal, a rip off, a counterfeit and unauthorised, to justify the ban.
And it’s kind of right, just like a pirate they are stealing the best without contributing to the development of the players, sport. The NRL could double all players pay and cease all development, defund the pathways, NSW cup, jersey Flegg, etc but as a legitimate sporting body, it must do all these things that an unsanctioned code, cutting corners doesn’t do.
I think the ban is justified and would stand up to legal scrutiny in that R360 is unsanctioned.
