Quote bishops finger="bishops finger"I'm sure I read in the HDM when his signing was first rumored that the ban wouldn't count over here, could be wrong though.'"
That's where i read this morning that it would...
Quote bishops finger="Anakin Skywalker"There is your first mistake right there.'"
Quote bishops finger="Paul T - HKR"Won't pre-season friendlies count? Rovers can schedule 4-5 matches if so.'"
Quote bishops finger="Mild Rover"'Trial games' do in the NRL, slightly ridiculously, iirc.
I imagine the RFL will assess these things on a case by case basis - they like that.
IMO, they won't (it's not like we're Leeds, is it?) and they shouldn't - unless the NRL indicate that the likely inclusion of pre-season games, if he'd stayed in Oz, was taken into consideration and influenced the length of the ban.'"
If retained by Penrith, Burns would not return until about round five next year, depending on how many trial matches Penrith play. [url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/penrith-panthers-five-eighth-travis-burns-suspended-by-nrl-judiciary-for-12-weeks/story-e6frexnr-1226440652769LINK TO ARTICLE[/url
One thing, if his ban is just as long over here, why bother coming? Unless of course he really does want to have a go at S/L.
