Force 2018
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amirite
Chilla Wilson (44)
Below 600 now. With the 8k or so at the ground, that's less than 10k viewership full stop.
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
The Honey Badger
Jim Lenehan (48)
So 186 people went to bed.
That is precisely the problem when games are played in different time zones.
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Aurelius
Ted Thorn (20)
10800+ showed up at the ground. Not too bad, considering frigid weather and a relatively low-profile opposition.
Speaking of not too bad - Brynard Stander's skills off the kicking tee!
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Jim Lenehan (48)
I don’t want to comment on the numbers as I wish the Force the best but one thing we all must agree on is the horrendous commentary minus Gordon. It makes the Fox team sound like Martin Tyler. Kevin Meal-a-Moo I repeat Kevin Meal-a-moo if you do not no Mealamu’s name and obviously who he is you have no right on any rugby coverage. Can we scrap the Lima scale as well it is something from the 80s WWF.
Aurelius
Ted Thorn (20)
Yeah, that Meal-a-Moo thing reminded me of Tony Greig in the 90s when he used to add syllables to cricketers' surnames and had a unique interpretation of the term "clean bowled."
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Bobby Sands
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Love whats going on in Perth, I think that Twiggy Rugby will become the real third-tier of Australian rugby in the short-term and that the Western Force will enter another major competition.
Would be great to see Perth win, or at least go really well in the NRC this year too.
Would be great to see Perth win, or at least go really well in the NRC this year too.
Jerry West
Sydney Middleton (9)
Come on guys, they were playing Hong Kong and with the greatest respect, anyone would look good playing against that type of opposition.
The real test for them will be during NRC when they will come up against better opposition. Great little run of games for the squad whilst other teams are yet to be put together. An advantage they will have on all the other teams heading into the 2018 NRC season
The real test for them will be during NRC when they will come up against better opposition. Great little run of games for the squad whilst other teams are yet to be put together. An advantage they will have on all the other teams heading into the 2018 NRC season
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
As of two minutes ago the total views of the game on their Twitter feed sits at 121,000.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
Watched the game live on Foxtel. Probably a few thousand others did too..
amirite
Chilla Wilson (44)
Twitter/Periscope counts every view individually. Actual live online viewers ranged between 600 and 800.
Personally with my dodgy Aussie internet I probably refreshed 20 times throughout the game. No idea how the number got to more than 100k, I'd say that's unlikely.
Personally with my dodgy Aussie internet I probably refreshed 20 times throughout the game. No idea how the number got to more than 100k, I'd say that's unlikely.
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Western Force coach Tim Sampson makes big strides in first season
Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Tuesday, 28 August 2018
When the final whistle blew on 2018 World Series Rugby, Western Force coach Tim Sampson took a few quiet moments to reflect on what his side had achieved in just a few months.
He had arrived in Perth five months earlier with just six weeks to fashion a side to face Fiji.
They surprised plenty with a 24-14 win but saved the best until last with the astonishing 50-45 victory over the powerful Panasonic Wild Knights.
But Sampson has barely had time to gather his thoughts on the seven WSR games before starting his preparation for the National Rugby Championship campaign that kicks-off against Brisbane City on Sunday in Queensland.
He faces a new set of challenges against some strong NRC sides, particularly Melbourne Rising with a squad loaded with Rebels’ Super Rugby experience and nine former Force players.
“I sat back in the change rooms and it hit me for the first time how far we had come in such a short time…..beating a quality team like Panasonic,” Sampson said.
His arrival from Canberra, where he had led the Vikings to last year’s NRC minor premiership, had been something of a whirlwind.
“Because everything happened so quickly I didn’t have time to think about the long term,” he said.
“I was thinking short term and how important it was to get the programme started in a professional manner for the players."
“The early focus was on assembling our squad and making sure we connected very quickly."
“In my first training session we only had 18 players on the field."
“As we progressed three or four more players would arrive and we would have to pull things back a bit and start again."
“Then another few players would arrive and we’d go back to square one."
“It was tricky but we managed it and the squad became very tight, very quickly.”
The Force won five of their seven WSR games against Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Hong Kong and the Wild Knights, losing to Super Rugby sides the Rebels and Crusaders.
But it was in the last performance against the powerful Wild Knights that really pleased Sampson.
“The Rebels and Crusaders results didn’t go our way but we played some pretty good rugby in portions, “ he said.
“Playing the way we did against Panasonic was pretty impressive. It was a combination of extreme hard work by everyone. It all came together so well."
“Over in the Eastern States they have certainly ben keeping a keen eye on what is going on over here."
“The comments I have been getting is that they are loving the whole WSR show."
“It’s something that’s been missing for some years in rugby."
“I’ve also been getting positive comments about the style of rugby and the skill levels.”
https://thewest.com.au/sport/wester...kes-big-strides-in-first-season-ng-b88942654z
Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Tuesday, 28 August 2018
When the final whistle blew on 2018 World Series Rugby, Western Force coach Tim Sampson took a few quiet moments to reflect on what his side had achieved in just a few months.
He had arrived in Perth five months earlier with just six weeks to fashion a side to face Fiji.
They surprised plenty with a 24-14 win but saved the best until last with the astonishing 50-45 victory over the powerful Panasonic Wild Knights.
But Sampson has barely had time to gather his thoughts on the seven WSR games before starting his preparation for the National Rugby Championship campaign that kicks-off against Brisbane City on Sunday in Queensland.
He faces a new set of challenges against some strong NRC sides, particularly Melbourne Rising with a squad loaded with Rebels’ Super Rugby experience and nine former Force players.
“I sat back in the change rooms and it hit me for the first time how far we had come in such a short time…..beating a quality team like Panasonic,” Sampson said.
His arrival from Canberra, where he had led the Vikings to last year’s NRC minor premiership, had been something of a whirlwind.
“Because everything happened so quickly I didn’t have time to think about the long term,” he said.
“I was thinking short term and how important it was to get the programme started in a professional manner for the players."
“The early focus was on assembling our squad and making sure we connected very quickly."
“In my first training session we only had 18 players on the field."
“As we progressed three or four more players would arrive and we would have to pull things back a bit and start again."
“Then another few players would arrive and we’d go back to square one."
“It was tricky but we managed it and the squad became very tight, very quickly.”
The Force won five of their seven WSR games against Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Hong Kong and the Wild Knights, losing to Super Rugby sides the Rebels and Crusaders.
But it was in the last performance against the powerful Wild Knights that really pleased Sampson.
“The Rebels and Crusaders results didn’t go our way but we played some pretty good rugby in portions, “ he said.
“Playing the way we did against Panasonic was pretty impressive. It was a combination of extreme hard work by everyone. It all came together so well."
“Over in the Eastern States they have certainly ben keeping a keen eye on what is going on over here."
“The comments I have been getting is that they are loving the whole WSR show."
“It’s something that’s been missing for some years in rugby."
“I’ve also been getting positive comments about the style of rugby and the skill levels.”
https://thewest.com.au/sport/wester...kes-big-strides-in-first-season-ng-b88942654z
Rugbynutter39
Michael Lynagh (62)
Looking forward to hearing about plans for WSR - I read on twf and other media that Castle providing some positive messages about dialogue, alignment and support for WSR with wider oz rugby interests....
I can only hope like so many other suffering Rugby supporters that perhaps with better collaboration between RA and Twiggy we can perhaps have ALL oz rugby supporters with a new dawn (stuff the East Coast vs West Coast stuff as most of us don't think of things that way but rather wider oz rugby interests).
I can only hope like so many other suffering Rugby supporters that perhaps with better collaboration between RA and Twiggy we can perhaps have ALL oz rugby supporters with a new dawn (stuff the East Coast vs West Coast stuff as most of us don't think of things that way but rather wider oz rugby interests).
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