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You will notice in that paragraph re jumping on to a different sport I didn't say it would be league. A paragraph before I even mentioned how rugby fans culture was analogous with some of AFL culture. I wish you the best in following AFL when you get tired of watching rugby. If only your...

This thread is funny. Why on earth should the rugby league media do anything for the rugby union media. How much has the union media done for league? If it makes you feel any better I imagine it won't be to long that the league media realises its biggest threat is soccer and the populous...

crashy the irony in your post is amusing.

I was going to say something like that but to be fair GM went into bankruptcy in america.

To be honest, you don't fix a business by screaming at the customers, you fix the product/business model. The thing is, if a sport ever dies you can't blame its fans, there are none. Only the sport/its administrators can be blamed for administering over a sport that did not grow / satisfy its...

I tend to agree with the notion that the holden and QANTAS situation or relatively comparable. Same with any sponsorship. They would both have to ask the same question, are they getting value for their sponsorship, and if either one of them thinks no they are likely to pull out. Obviously if...

I am not sure how much off field dramas actually hurt codes, its only zealots of codes that take the off field incidents of other codes to make some sort of point. Also I think you will find AFL has similar sorts of issues but its reported in southern papers, for instances Stephen Milne (a...

All games have issues, by no means is rugby league perfect, I was just comparing it to union. Some games less issues then others and the less issues and more positives you have the more growth you will see in the game. I agree with you about the wrestling and slow ptb hurting rugby league...

No I don't think the people on this forum are one eyed, but in certain parts of the world some people think that because one plays or follows union that makes them have superior dna. Not one eyed, my sport is better more delusional about which and why people play certain games. With respect to...

I grew up on the north shore, played a lot of rugby union growing up. Never played league. But these days I watch a lot more league then union, even more so then when I was a kid and I would watch similar amounts of each. The simple fact is more often in rugby league players try and score a...

Hasn't packer gotten in with ten... Hence why I don't reckon ten will bother with union going forward. IMO ten will save their money to make another play at league or afl.

imo hybriding if it happens , happens in some non league or union place. In the southern hemisphere there is no gain for rugby league and in the northern hemisphere, theres probably a bit to much tension between the parties.

I think unions problems are bigger then the ratings issues, its also a problem with its market. 3 potential purchasers. 9 - has league, wont want union - but would get afl at the right price 7 - has afl probably wont want union - but would get league at the right price. 10 - wants either...

TBH Burgess is a far far better league player then Farrell ever was, runs well harder and hits well harder. I think he will be wasted in European, especially English rugby as all the seem to do is roll around on each other and wait for penalty goals. As for baths salary cap I imagine they...

Private schools introducing AFL before league is strange but ok. AFL is taking a hold in mainly private school areas ie north shore and easts. I suppose to union/private schools the enemy of my enemy is my friend but in the end I don't think introducing AFL into private schools will hurt...

I tend to read the smh online, is free and loads with reasonable speed. also pretty good sport coverage, imo the tele though it does a lot of content about league alot of it is dissing league nowadays, so if dissing league is what you are after, the tele might be a paper for you.

in rugby league I follow the raiders. I had great joy seeing joel thompson run around hayne a couple of years ago. That said, folau in league was a very strong finisher and very strong runner in a straight line. However, his footwork (which has since improved), lateral movement and ball...

league world cup is doing quite well by all reports.

Hayne crapped all over folau from a great height whent hey were both playing league, since then hayne has been injured but played brilliantly in origin 1 this year. Folau has been a mercenary. I think we all know which one would make the better rugby player and his name isn't folau. Also...

IMO australia lost it when they went for the push over try instead of listening to the ref and getting the ball out. When australia have players running off the ball we look pretty good, absolutely shit defence though. I am with Ewen, the ABs are hardly unbeatable all it will take is a...