NRL Corona Positives: Recent Episodes
Tony Salerno and Mitchell Farrugia
Positive NRL chat as the game is threatened by the Coronavirus Pandemic. This podcast aims to lift rugby league fans like the NRL does when the game is on. There is plenty of hard news which paints a grim future for the game but Tony Salerno and Mitch Farrugia look at the situation through a positive lens. The two lads share their thoughts over a corona - the beer not the virus.
The biggest positive yet the NRL is back tonight! Tony Salerno and Mitch Farrugia signed off on a full season and found their biggest highlights being the Leadership of Peter V'Landys and how the game has adapted to return from the Coronavirus pandemic. The lads predicted their top 8 and remembered Arthur Summons back when the game was great
The lads were excited the NRL Draw was released this week as the game gets set to resume from the Coronavirus pandemic. Tony Salerno found plenty of positives for the Cronulla Sharks and Penrith Panthers with the fixture while Mitch Farrugia was excited Origin dates were confirmed. The boys looked at the greatest comebacks in NRL history as part of when the game was great - how did the Tigers blow a 23-point lead.
The lads are excited we are under two weeks away from the NRL returning from the Coronavirus pandemic. There has been a lot of news about anti-vaxxers although Tony is buoyed by the fact 97% of NRL players have received the flu shot. Mitch is positive with the government releasing their steps to getting back is good for rugby league and they are happy signing rumours are back in newspapers. The greatest biffs were featured when the boys looked back at when the game was great.
The biggest positive since the NRL's return date was announced occurred this week as clubs went back to training. Tony Salerno and Mitch Farrugia shed light on a positive gesture from the Albury Tigers, a Aussie Rules team in AFL Heartland. The lads analysed the top 5 players of the NRL era according to a poll on nrl.com from back when the game was great. There is still work to do but it appears the game is heading back on track since it was stopped by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The NRL is on its way back to return following the Coronavirus pandemic with Tony Salerno and Mitch Farrugia's biggest positive being more details on what the season will look like are coming to hand. The lads were also excited the Warriors will be given a travel exemption to head over and compete. Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best' and the Hoodoo Guru's 'That's My Team' were judged as the best theme songs back when the NRL was great
This episode focused on NRL CEO Todd Greenberg's departure as the game aims to return from the Coronavirus pandemic on May 28. Tony Salerno found the big positive that the game can now move forward with one voice, while Mitch Farrugia is excited their will be feast of footy when it comes back. The pair were also buoyed the QLD premier wanted to talk about Origin being played in her state with the lads looking at its greatest moments from when the game was great.
With the NRL begin to eye its return following the Coronavirus pandemic, the biggest positive was the government not shutting down the game's plan. Mitch Farrugia loved how players are creating unique content on social media while Tony Salerno is loving NRL legends sharing their greatest team lists. The guys revealed their NSW origin teams if they were played tomorrow. Best NRL match endings were also celebrated in the segment when the NRL was great.
This week the NRL launched project Apollo to get the game back on the field ASAP amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Tony Salerno found positives in the game being innovative on how to getting back, along with Daly Cherry-Evans' leadership in player discussions with the NRL and broadcasters. Mitch Farrugia is loving what the players are doing on social media platform TikTok and how Fox League is experimenting with retro footy. Two of the great NRL individual performances were also celebrated.
In the second week of life without NRL, Tony and Mitch focused on the money impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The big positive was the NRL opening their books along with the innovative way social media was creating NRL content. NSWRL boss Dave Trodden and Bloke in a Bar Denan Kemp are also doing their bit to see the bright side. The lads finish with their favourite stadium memories.
This week the NRL suspended the competition due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Tony and Mitch drew positives to lift NRL fans including Chairman Peter V'Landys leadership in tough times, the spirit of the NRL clubs, particularly the NZ Warriors and social media as a positive environment.