Aussie Sports Thread - NRL, AFL or A League

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That’s a good win for Brisbane. I wish they’d change the side the cameras are on. Most of the fans sit on the same side as the cameras, it’s where all the season ticket holders are put, at it makes it look horrible.

It was a good win, especially being a man down after 58 mins. I gave up our Titans membership years ago as I requested certain seats for my son & I with a mates family seats & were told no problems we can do that. When the txt turned up they’d moved us to the Eastern stand so sitting in 5he scorching sun. When I complained I was told Foxsports want more fans in the eastern stand as it looks better having that stand full on TV . I no longer go & prefer to watch it on tv.

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Just watched the Aussies beat the English in the first game in the rugby league ashes.

Piss easy win and it wasn’t really a contest. Munster, Walsh, Grant and Cleary managed that game so well. If Australia wanted to step up a level or two the score would have been very different. Finished 26-6 but just into the second half and the English looked done physically, they couldn’t cope.

Best thing was listening to the English commentary whinging about every decision for the most basic things you see multiple times in any game. Asking how Australia would deal with the atmosphere in a half empty Wembley topped it off.

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I watched the 2nd half of Sydney & CCM & saw Paul Okon’s son for the 1st time for Sydney. He’s some player, like his dad was. I met PO snr years ago & he got a few LFC shirts signed for my lad by Robbie Fowler. Great guy.

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It’s nice to see so many kids of that generation coming through and playing but it makes you feel so old

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Anyone watching the Wellington Brisbane game?

A Wellington player with a couple wild swings at a Brisbane players head knocking him to the ground and gets a yellow, VAR says carry on nothing to see here. Ridiculous.

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Del

[SB]

The Rugby 360 thing is starting to kick off. Zac Lomax has signed from the Eels & Payne Haas could be next.

[bacon]

What do we think about that horrific head knock Eli Katoa sustained playing for Tonga in the NRL Pacific Cup - he was battered badly in the head warming up before the game I'm suprised they let him play - then copped two more HIA during it - he seemed completely in pain and out of it sat on the bench and the commentators were making light of it. He was rushed into hospital - now he is back in Melbourne definitely out for a season and I think there is a chance he may never make it back - pretty sickening the whole thing ...

[peterbread]

What do we think about that horrific head knock Eli Katoa sustained playing for Tonga in the NRL Pacific Cup - he was battered badly in the head warming up before the game I'm suprised they let him play - then copped two more HIA during it - he seemed completely in pain and out of it sat on the bench and the commentators were making light of it. He was rushed into hospital - now he is back in Melbourne definitely out for a season and I think there is a chance he may never make it back - pretty sickening the whole thing ...

He should never have started the game. The head knock in the warm up was terrible and they should be in serious trouble for not looking after him. People need to be held accountable and a proper investigation into who knew what and how he was allowed to play.

[peterbread]

The Rugby 360 thing is starting to kick off. Zac Lomax has signed from the Eels & Payne Haas could be next.

Last I saw was he was staying at the Broncos. I think a lot of it is a bit of press making the most out of nothing. He looks after his family, I don’t know if you’ve seen what his parents are like. It’s one of the reasons he’s always stayed at the broncos even when they were poor. He wants to be close to them.

[SB]

What do we think about that horrific head knock Eli Katoa sustained playing for Tonga in the NRL Pacific Cup - he was battered badly in the head warming up before the game I'm suprised they let him play - then copped two more HIA during it - he seemed completely in pain and out of it sat on the bench and the commentators were making light of it. He was rushed into hospital - now he is back in Melbourne definitely out for a season and I think there is a chance he may never make it back - pretty sickening the whole thing ...

Yeah that was terrible & heads must roll for allowing him to even start the match. It was sickening to see.

[SB]

Last I saw was he was staying at the Broncos. I think a lot of it is a bit of press making the most out of nothing. He looks after his family, I don’t know if you’ve seen what his parents are like. It’s one of the reasons he’s always stayed at the broncos even when they were poor. He wants to be close to them.

Yeah I got sucked in with a BS press reports talking up him leaving . His Mum is aright off hey, in prison for drunk driving ( & killing a person wasn’t it ? )

[bacon]

Yeah that was terrible & heads must roll for allowing him to even start the match. It was sickening to see.

... yup agreed - and considering there were 'medical staff' there that allowed him to carry on and play is unbelievable really

[SB]

Adelaide United 4 1 Melbourne City
Key Events
Adelaide United
E. Alagich (12')Goal 12 minutes
L. Jovanović (15')Goal 15 minutes
D. Pierias (36')Red Card 36 minutes
R. White (79')Goal 79 minutes
J. Barnett (84')Goal 84 minutes
Melbourne City
T. Kanamori (40')

Great result for Adelaide with 10 men for so long

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Nice to see Brisbane starting the season so well. Its been a while since they’ve been any good.