O/T Rugby League

[CuriousMattUK]

Originally Posted by aussiepride

its interesting what u say about the wrld club challenge, i mean yeah we watch it n r happy when our teams win, but its not really a top rating game in aus anymore. its played outside the regular season n our teams have to travel, so its always downgraded, especially if we loose.

st george, where do i start lol.
well for starters i am actually an illawarra boy, and its not a joint venture. i really dont know why they keep illawarra in the branding n name.

as for raiders, ahahahahahahahaha, yes we have the biggest and greatest pack on paper, and even have enough "reserve" star fowards to fill first team of any other team, but they lacked discipline and direction last year... no halves combination. if campese plays at least 3/4 of the season i bet they finish top 6. if not ahaha bottom 3.

The World Club Challenge is taken very seriously by our clubs it's a shame the NRL clubs and certainly the Australian Rugby League media don't treat it with more respect although I can understand, on one hand, why they don't.

To be honest I'm grateful the reigning NRL premiers come over each year as it's a long way to come for one match or one trial and then the match.

I do keep a keen eye on the NRL. The whole culture over in Australia is different to that in the UK regarding Rugby League. It's one I admire and a culture I wish we had. Football or "Soccer" as you might know it best is most prominent here and Rugby League in some quarters is considered a "minor" sport which is a shame.

When I started this topic I wasn't sure if I'd get any responses so I'm pleased I've found some people with a couple of common interests.

[aussiepride]

Originally Posted by CuriousMattUK

The World Club Challenge is taken very seriously by our clubs it's a shame the NRL clubs and certainly the Australian Rugby League media don't treat it with more respect although I can understand, on one hand, why they don't.

To be honest I'm grateful the reigning NRL premiers come over each year as it's a long way to come for one match or one trial and then the match.

I do keep a keen eye on the NRL. The whole culture over in Australia is different to that in the UK regarding Rugby League. It's one I admire and a culture I wish we had. Football or "Soccer" as you might know it best is most prominent here and Rugby League in some quarters is considered a "minor" sport which is a shame.

When I started this topic I wasn't sure if I'd get any responses so I'm pleased I've found some people with a couple of common interests.

it may be a minor sport over there, but still pulls 30k crowds to games.
some of our clubs i swear they inflate crowd figures and are still as low as a few thousand.
we have a new indepandant commission to govern the game starting this season, they saying one benefit is increase pay for players, so maybe we wont be seeing as many of ours heading over to uk.

[jake1669]

Game has kicked off and I still can't decide who I'm supporting. What is it about Manly that makes it so hard for me to like?

[CuriousMattUK]

Originally Posted by jake1669

Game has kicked off and I still can't decide who I'm supporting. What is it about Manly that makes it so hard for me to like?

I'm an Englishman and I wanted Manly. English fans are partisan like that.

Leeds were the better team on the night but I hardly think it's a fair contest.

The Aussies have to come over here every year and in the past two seasons have played at the home stadiums of the teams they were facing.

Ideally the World Club Challenge should alternate between the hemispheres and be played on "neutral" territory rather than that club's own home ground.

[jake1669]

I agree mate! On top of that, it is still pre-season down here and the Super League has not only finished pre-season but are a couple of games into the regular season.

Bugger all you can do about that though, the seasons just can't be lined up.

By the way, your boys looked awesome against Leeds last week!!

[CuriousMattUK]

Originally Posted by jake1669

I agree mate! On top of that, it is still pre-season down here and the Super League has not only finished pre-season but are a couple of games into the regular season.

Bugger all you can do about that though, the seasons just can't be lined up.

By the way, your boys looked awesome against Leeds last week!!

Thanks for the compliment regarding our performance last weekend. We were below par in round 1 and really improved Vs the now World Club Champs in round 2.

We play Round 3 today away at Bradford.

Can't wait for the NRL season to begin!

[aussiepride]

yeah!
the have gotten rid of the stupid mcintyre system for the final in the nrl starting this year!
they replacing it with a top 4, bottom 4 finals. still sounds a little confusing.

what do they do in uk?