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The future of private school kids will be playing AFL.

You would prefer rugby league to rate like shit? Misery loves company sort of thing. Honestly, sometimes I wonder.

I dont think rugby gets the same drop off as soccer. Super 15 is probably the best non international rugby in the world. Thus most rugby fans wouldn't watch something else in lieu of it. the A-League and European leagues are chalk and cheese. For the record I watched the socceroos v japan...

Call me cynical but imo it comes down to talent and culture, as opposed to some sort of special strategy or management structure. All the top athletes are playing rugby, all the resources are focused towards rugby, most of the interest is with rugby. Every other nation has so many other...

I think it is more the form he has. Same as carney, bird etc if you are on big money you should know better. This is rugby league not afl your shit isnt going to be hid under the bed.

Not sure fifita is the right fit for union. He is all upperbody, so he needs to wind up a bit. You don't get much space to wind up in union. Also the forwards role is more competing for possession then making / breaking a tackle. Either way if you are looking for a hard running impact type I...

comparing revenues of the aus rugby sides against afl/nrl isn't apples for apples though as aus rugby would have a much much lower cost side. 1 - the nrl/afl salary cap are going to blow out with the tv deals. 2 - aru only have to pay 5 squads as opposed to 16/18. Honestly though, if I was...

Good to see that the rugby online community are starting to see that the AFL has far more resources then the NRL to hit their nurseries.

I was the 50 kg kid, I got hammered and so shall all the other 50 kg kids after me. Honestly though, I wouldnt mind either way with weight grading. In the end you will end up with faster , stronger, more skill full, heavier players on a park. Juniors for the most part should be about having...

I still remember going against ashfield boys in year 7 and they were men and we were boys. I think the bigger issue is with how the pathways work and identifying kids who are just big as opposed to those who will grow at a later stage but a far higher level of talent. I agree with the...

whilst they think it is increasing the popularity of the game they will continue to expand no matter how poor the ROI

I dont know if u gents have ever played risk or settlers of katan. But generally speaking, if u just sit back and respect the guy whose winning and take on the guy u think is an easier target. The guy who is winning will romp home and u will surely lose. When it comes to the aus sporting...

Lol this thread. Any notion that the commentary in afl is more entertsining and better then league is a borderline joke. 1 - cometti afl commentators have whiney whiney voices 2 - they are commentating an afl game which inevitably has blown out scorelines... so when they do get a good strong...

Re converts, league players are more specialised at running the ball, breaking the line and tackling. The difference between any edge 4 defenders which is 8 of the 13 on the field, is not that huge (except for the ball players of course), either way if you are very good at that in league...

I would be surprised if hayne didn't make the squad, if he was only an outside chance why would he bother.

The goal is always to win.

the swans website - they were paying her back as far as 2007 http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2007-05-18/the-women-behind-the-sydney-swans Lets be honest here, Anakin Skywalker is no longer on the light side of the force!

here an article when she talks about coming out of the closet. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rebecca-wilson-column-why-i-turned-my-back-on-the-nrl-for-the-sydney-swans/story-fni3fbgz-1226718702273

her own words, to be fair, she was on the show because it was the closest the ABC could get to a league report being full of AFL journos, but she initiates the conversation with the only reason I give a shit about the NRL is because the swans are gone. Their are a lot of rugby league...

sometimes, things are almost better run when they are out of the hands of officialdom and they are just run by a keen bunch of enthusiasts in whatever sport. whether that be super 8s touch tag sevens