Aussie Sports Thread - NRL, AFL or A League

[SB]

Especially with V'landys in charge and the change to 6 again and one ref. I never know what the reason for the 6 again is. Coming from a racing background where it’s all about betting doesn’t help, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a fan say anything good about his time in charge. The betting drives me nuts, always before every game. Do you remember when they had the commentators saying the updated odds during games or am I remembering wrong.

Yeah the betting is a blight on the game & you’re right about the updates throughout the matches back then.

[peterbread]

He said something along the lines of I’d rather bang a nail through my penis that watch women’s sport or watch the Matildas or along those lines. Not sure how he thought he’d get away with that.

He should prove it. The World Cup was amazing. It was great to see how big it was and how well the Matilda’s did with all that support.

[peterbread]

Yep agree totally. I actually started off watching league but have grown into AFL more as I get older. The sports betting on the league casts a doubt over results more than any other sport over here so it’s hard for me to get invested fully.

Especially with V'landys in charge and the change to 6 again and one ref. I never know what the reason for the 6 again is. Coming from a racing background where it’s all about betting doesn’t help, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a fan say anything good about his time in charge. The betting drives me nuts, always before every game. Do you remember when they had the commentators saying the updated odds during games or am I remembering wrong.

[SB]

Yeah I’m surprised they kept Ezra. I would have been fine with them getting rid. The other issue is he would been picked up by another club straight away like so many others and not had any real consequences for his actions.

I do prefer AFL, always have. It does have some similarities to football at times and when you watch the top teams and the ball movement at pace it shows more skill and control than rugby league. I’d also put union ahead of league.

Maybe it’s not growing up in Australia but as much as I’ve got more into league over the years the culture always puts me off. The old footy show wasn’t one of my favourites.

Yep agree totally. I actually started off watching league but have grown into AFL more as I get older. The sports betting on the league casts a doubt over results more than any other sport over here so it’s hard for me to get invested fully.

[SB]

I heard that. It wasn’t even an attempt at being funny just completely dismissive and disrespectful.

He said something along the lines of I’d rather bang a nail through my penis that watch women’s sport or watch the Matildas or along those lines. Not sure how he thought he’d get away with that.

[peterbread]

Yeah the clubs you mentioned don’t seem to think the rules apply to them & that’s why I dislike them so much. Ezra Mam is a great example of one rule for you & another for us. The way Melbourne get away with holding players down to slow attacks boils my piss.

Yeah I’m surprised they kept Ezra. I would have been fine with them getting rid. The other issue is he would been picked up by another club straight away like so many others and not had any real consequences for his actions.

I do prefer AFL, always have. It does have some similarities to football at times and when you watch the top teams and the ball movement at pace it shows more skill and control than rugby league. I’d also put union ahead of league.

Maybe it’s not growing up in Australia but as much as I’ve got more into league over the years the culture always puts me off. The old footy show wasn’t one of my favourites.

[peterbread]

I heard that. It wasn’t even an attempt at being funny just completely dismissive and disrespectful.

[SB]

Radio host on MMM ( Marty Sheargold ) got sacked for unfavourable comments on women’s sport in general but most of his ire was directed at the Matildas. I’ve always found him obnoxious & dim witted & it got to a point where I’d change stations instead of listening to his winey voice. Farewell for good hopefully.

[SB]

Haha I do have a look on a Broncos forum every now and then and I can agree there are some unreal expectations there. They seem to feel entitled to being top all the time and have massive whinges about so many clubs. The whole Billy Walters Kevin Walters thing was so funny to see. Some sensible takes but so many lost their minds with it.

There is some similarities with Liverpool, not the fans, but how the club didn’t progress with the times and got stuck doing it the broncos way which no longer worked and always wanted the old boys back. Hopefully they’re past that now and can get back to earning some more success.

It would be great to see all 4 Queensland teams do well. Imagine all four in the top 8. NSW would want to rewrite the rules to stop it happening again.

And everyone should hate the storm and the roosters.

Yeah the clubs you mentioned don’t seem to think the rules apply to them & that’s why I dislike them so much. Ezra Mam is a great example of one rule for you & another for us. The way Melbourne get away with holding players down to slow attacks boils my piss.

[peterbread]

Haha I do have a look on a Broncos forum every now and then and I can agree there are some unreal expectations there. They seem to feel entitled to being top all the time and have massive whinges about so many clubs. The whole Billy Walters Kevin Walters thing was so funny to see. Some sensible takes but so many lost their minds with it.

There is some similarities with Liverpool, not the fans, but how the club didn’t progress with the times and got stuck doing it the broncos way which no longer worked and always wanted the old boys back. Hopefully they’re past that now and can get back to earning some more success.

It would be great to see all 4 Queensland teams do well. Imagine all four in the top 8. NSW would want to rewrite the rules to stop it happening again.

And everyone should hate the storm and the roosters.

[SB]

Fair enough - must be tough surrounded by Broncos supporters

Oh yeah that’s the truth. Talk about noisy neighbors, they’re next level punishing

[Sus]

Fair enough - must be tough surrounded by Broncos supporters

[SB]

Apology accepted . Being a Titan supporter helps me empathise with the Bitters supporters as in the noisy neighbours but their fans are an entitled bunch of muppets.

[Sus]

*Cough cough * MY BRONCOS ? WTF ? I dislike the Broncos as much as Melbourne Storm.

Ha sorry! I took a guess

[SB]

I’m pretty sure Gus went up and took a lot from the broncos in his setup with Penrith. But yeah he’s done a great job there, not a fan of his but he knows what he’s doing. If he gets the Dogs going the same he’ll have everyone knocking on his door even from other sports.

I can’t stand the muppet as a commentator but he is good at identifying talent, of that there’s no doubt.