O/T Rugby League

[jake1669]

I know what you mean. It seems that the aussies sometimes think that no one plays the game outside their coastline. It's pretty hard to get any kind of respect from the media over there.

[jake1669]

I think you guys will benefit from developing your own talent. There were too many guys at the end of their careers going over and taking places that could have gone to young local guys.

[CuriousMattUK]

Originally Posted by jake1669

I think you guys will benefit from developing your own talent. There were too many guys at the end of their careers going over and taking places that could have gone to young local guys.

That pretty much sums up our way of thinking now but it has taken way too long some will say.

[jake1669]

Starting to get excited, first pre-season game for the warriors is at my local stadium this weekend. Start of the regular seaon just around the corner.

You must be fired up. You guys get your season this weekend don't you?

[CuriousMattUK]

Originally Posted by jake1669

Starting to get excited, first pre-season game for the warriors is at my local stadium this weekend. Start of the regular seaon just around the corner.

You must be fired up. You guys get your season this weekend don't you?

The Super League season begins on Friday and our game (Wigan) is on Sunday afternoon. I'm very excited too. As you might say down there, I'm "stoked".

[aussiepride]

I'm a male in aus and have followed the Canberra raiders since I was young.
I hate at George and their fans... Ahah most don't even know that St George HAS NOT won the most premierships, they just assume it's them.

As for this year, fingers crossed for canberra,
But warriors n storm be my picks this year.

On a side note, who plays fantasy league?

[jake1669]

Originally Posted by aussiepride

I'm a male in aus and have followed the Canberra raiders since I was young.
I hate at George and their fans... Ahah most don't even know that St George HAS NOT won the most premierships, they just assume it's them.

As for this year, fingers crossed for canberra,
But warriors n storm be my picks this year.

On a side note, who plays fantasy league?

When the Winfield Cup started being shown over here in the late 80's I had no idea about any of the teams.

While I was blown away by para at the time (mainly because of Sterlo), I fell in love with the Raiders when Laurie Daley and Bradley Clyde hit the scene. They are the same age as me and just kicked ass week in week out.

Got on the piss with Laurie and Brett Mullins after the ANZAC test in 1998. Great guys!!

Never had a crack at fantasy league, must give it a crack.

[CuriousMattUK]

Originally Posted by aussiepride

I'm a male in aus and have followed the Canberra raiders since I was young.
I hate at George and their fans... Ahah most don't even know that St George HAS NOT won the most premierships, they just assume it's them.

As for this year, fingers crossed for canberra,
But warriors n storm be my picks this year.

On a side note, who plays fantasy league?

I don't play fantasy league but considered participating in the official UK Super League fantasty competition.

Josh Dugan is a talent at the Raiders. A big pack too. Is Learoyd-Lahrs still playing for the "Green Machine" ?

It depends how you look at St. George-Illawarra. Do you view them as a continuation of the old St. George club or would you class the St. George-Illawarra Dragons "joint venture" as a new club?

As an outsider looking in, you can't argue with 11 premierships in a row (pretty sure that's correct?) even if it was yesteryear. It's something I'd be proud of as a fan of a club.

Wigan is a club built on it's history (as all clubs are) it's just Wigan has created a pretty glorious history for itself here in the UK and even we didn't manage 11 premierships in a row so my point is I do admire that record.

I don't live in Aus so can't say I know many St. George-Illawarra fans. It was gutting losing out to them on the 2011 World Club Challenge over here in the UK though.