The NRL is the tonic Australia needs to endure the mental impacts of the coronavirus, according to NSW Deputy Premier John Barilo.
The NRL is the tonic Australia needs to endure the deadly coronavirus, according to NSW Deputy Premier John Barilo.
"You measure risk versus the economic uplift, the social uplift, the mental wellbeing uplift," the NSW deputy premier said on Fox League Live.'This is bigger than rugby league': Cameron Smith calls for NRL to be suspended How long the likes of Brisbane, North Queensland, Gold Coast, Melbourne and the New Zealand Warriors stay in Sydney depends on interstate travel restrictions.It is understood some teams could be housed in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, while the Panthers Rugby League Academy is another option.
He hailed ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys for the way he kept the racing industry going during the pandemic.
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