2022 Supporters Leagues
What is the Supporters League?
Ten massive competitions with 16 teams in each. You represent one club so that all 16 NRL clubs are in the draft. You start by picking four players from the club you are representing prior to the draft kicking off. Once every team has their four players then the draft begins for the rest!
Rule Changes for 2022
Like PVL changing the face of rugby league as we know it, we have had to adapt our rules to work with the mad man and also the crazy world of COVID that has wreaked havoc through world sport.
So here is a snapshot of the changes with more detail below:
- Workhorses increased to five points
- Snake draft changed to linear draft
- Waiver wire implemented
- Squad cuts increased from 30 to 40
- Grand Finals moved to Round 24
- Change to Prizes
1. Workhorses increased to five points
The backs have dominated PVL ball and they dominated NRLCEO these last few years. The olden days of hookers and front rowers dominating the early stages of a draft have gone too. So we’re not going crazy or changing the requirements of a workhorse. We’re just adding a bonus point for each level of the workhorse. So that’s five points for a single, 10 for a double and 15 for a triple. The same value as a try and try assist and we sure as shit know they work harder for a workhorse than a catch and put down wingers try.
2. Snake draft changed to linear draft
Even after the changes we made to the comp last year, the lower ranked teams still rarely made finals. So we need to even it up even more. Instead of the old snake draft where it goes picks for teams 1-16 and then back up the list 16-1 – the new order will be the lowest ranked team 1-16, then 1-16 again all the way through the draft.
3. Waiver wire implemented
We’ve had the waiver wire option on the site for a number of years, but haven’t implemented it for Legends of League. Now we feel like it’s the time to even out the comps and bring it in.
For those who haven’t used the waiver before, from lockout in the first game until 9pm the Tuesday night after Team List Tuesday, players are locked and you need to bid for them. Either with a blank position in your squad or with another player in your squad.
The team which is lower on the ladder gets preference if two teams are bidding for the same player.
4. Squad cuts increased from 25 to 35
This is an easy decision to make. With the wild year expected with COVID interruptions and players dropping like flies, we need to increase the the termination count as the squads get crazy deep this year.
5. Grand Finals moved to Round 24
We’ve toyed with this one for a number of years now and unfortunately players are always going to be rested in the lead up to finals, but we’ve decided that there is less impact if we have grand finals in the second last round rather than the last round. I’m sure there will still be some instances of players rested in Round 24, but hopefully we get this one right.
6. Change to Prizes
The cost of jerseys keeps going up in ridiculous numbers and we just can’t keep up anymore! The bragging rights to this comp means much for to you CEOs than the prize anyway. So from now on the winner of each of these comps can select from a $100 voucher to our good mates website RugbyLeagueMerch.com or a $50 voucher to the NRL Shop.
Good luck to everyone in their drafts and remember, if you want to win, you gotta get the Bible!
JB
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