Australian Rugby / RA
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Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
lot of Rugby League mentions lately. Youz guyz seem suspiciously knowledgeable.....
I haven seen a game in 30 years so tuned into a full replay of the Warriors v Broncos match the other day. Nice hawd fawst track, hUGE crowd at Suncorp, hey this looks better than sad old mopey stop/start superstar referee rugby already.
Then they just charge at each other one-off. The tackles and play-the-ball all look totally inaccurate and casual. The ref's whistle NEVER blows. A match takes 80 minutes? The whole thing would take about 83 minutes from start to finish. The game runs itself. They just go up and down, up and down, hit up after hit up.
It was absolute dogshit.
Suncorp is packed to the rafters for this? I gave up after 30 minutes. There seems to be only ONE way to play the game. No tactics, no strategy, a paint-by-numbers etch-a-sketch rendered in still
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
Deals with Stan, the BILs and presumably SANZAAR run through 2025.
So you do get it...
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
I keep getting told we're pretty simple up here mate - not sure what they mean by that though
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
I don't imagine we will see significant changes with the SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) or broadcasting details until after RWC 2027.
The hope that Australia will rally behind rugby and embrace the BIL and RWC will remain the mantra of RA for the next 4 years.
If Australia flounder against the BIL and aren't competitive at the home RWC, you'd imagine there will be very little appetite for decent broadcasting deals or even classifying Super Rugby as a professional competition.
No doubt Chairmaster McLennan will be trying to get some type of broadcasting extension in place ASAP that goes past 2027 because chances are there won't be much to salvage after that point.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
This is all pretty dire...
HooperPocockSmith
Alfred Walker (16)
I love my league, but it is devoid of any tactical nous.
Bash, bash, bash, bash, pass out the back of a block play, kick. Repeat.
I have no doubt that the volume of league that the players and fans consume in Australia is having a negative impact on how we approach our rugby.
Bash, bash, bash, bash, pass out the back of a block play, kick. Repeat.
I have no doubt that the volume of league that the players and fans consume in Australia is having a negative impact on how we approach our rugby.
Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
I mean, we're a country that downs tools for 3-5 days to watch someone hit a red ball with a piece of wood.
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
OH SHIT, dont look Derpus, oh god too la
Goosestep
Jim Clark (26)
That’s a little oversimplified, but I get where you’re coming from …It’s full contact touch compared to Rugby.
I can appreciate Leagues athletes and physicality but yes, the lack of tactics, set pieces and ability to fight for possession does make the game feel a little hollow ..
(strategy is one reason why I enjoy the NFL too) .
A great game of Rugby is the best thing ever, they are few and far between unfortunately, because we are massively let down by law interpretations and pedantic refereeing, which to the causal fan can be extremely frustrating.
Thats where why NRL succeeds.. It very free flowing and easy to understand.
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Pfitzy
Nathan Sharpe (72)
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
I'd rather stop watching sport altogether than spend even a minute watching league.
Beer on the hill
Ward Prentice (10)
Do we look at going back to Foxtel?
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
What about international rugby? England and Wales beat South Hemisphere sides just with a hard defence
Ball carrier is tackled. Ruck and the half back kick the ball away. The opposition jump and take the ball. Tackle, ruck and the half back make a box kick again.
The opposition fullback take the ball in the air and kick as long as he can. The other fullback take and kick the ball again. Tackle, breakdown, box kick.
Tackle, breakdown, box kick
Tackle, breakdown, box kick
Until someone make ñs a mistake and you take the 3 points
International rugby is not more entertaining than League. Not anymore. Maybe both sucks and we have to be soccer fans lol
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Where do you even start with this mess? We have a comp not fit for purpose, a poor player base, a board that we all want sacked but there isn’t anyone competent that would want the job, ditto with the coaching staff
Honestly, I don’t think there is a way forward. All this talk about cutting super teams is just a knee jerk reaction. It doesn’t matter if we have 1 super team or 50, we can’t even field 23 world class players. How will that change? Grassroots coaching is poor, and all they want to do it find athletes with rugby smarts
Honestly, I don’t think there is a way forward. All this talk about cutting super teams is just a knee jerk reaction. It doesn’t matter if we have 1 super team or 50, we can’t even field 23 world class players. How will that change? Grassroots coaching is poor, and all they want to do it find athletes with rugby smarts
Beer on the hill
Ward Prentice (10)
We must centralise everything
Goosestep
Jim Clark (26)
I guess the concept of a live ball at all times keeps the game more unpredictable.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
NZ, South Africa and France are all built on strong domestic competitions (Not sure about Ireland TBH). It's about building from the base first. Yeah I get that it may not be enough in isolation but it is fundamental.
House on sand and all that.
But yeah - its tiring watching them fail and talking about these issues.