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philperth2010 Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 19625 Perth Gender:	Rugby League World Cup 2017 Oct 28^th, 2017 at 1:37pm Good to see the Kangaroos beat the old dart....The frogs next.... Quote: Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 18-4 at AAMI Park to kick off tournament http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-27/nrl-scorecentre/9083560 The Aussies will be hard to beat???
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #1 - Oct 29^th, 2017 at 7:53am ("bugger")
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The Heartless Felon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2869 Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #2 - Nov 4^th, 2017 at 7:17am Disappointed that the Aussies didn't do their little dance before the game with France. Were they afraid the French would respond with the Can-Can?
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 95285 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #3 - Nov 4^th, 2017 at 7:36am Rugby Union is so much better. Rugby league is a bit boring - they just play the same moves over and over again.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #4 - Nov 17^th, 2017 at 5:50am No excitement for Samoa v Australia? I will be busy at work.
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Reply #5 - Nov 17^th, 2017 at 7:07am

Bobby. wrote on Nov 4^th, 2017 at 7:36am:

Rugby Union is so much better.

Rugby league is a bit boring -
they just play the same moves over and over again.

Yeah.
Coming from Sydney. Even I can admit that it's one of the dumbest codes of sport in the country. It's only asset is that it is the best 'tackling' facet of Australian sport - so much so, that the Sydney Swans lifted the bar in AFL concerning 'tackling' - as you saw the Richmond Tigers do against Adelaide.
But overall - NRL is 'stoopid'. Majority of its rules are farsical and inconsistent.

Not only that - Most people in Sydney go to Clubs, rather than watch Footy.
Unlike in Melbourne, where they all go to the footy and hardly the Clubs. Grin

Going to Penrith & Cronulla Leagues Club - just as packed as an Essendon v Hawks game.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #6 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 5:34am Looked like Australia had an easy quarterfinal.
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philperth2010 Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 19625 Perth Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #7 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 8:49am Australia looks like going up against England in the final....The Old Dart look like having a very disappointing summer down under???
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Reply #8 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 1:34pm

Sydney is all about the Leagues/Night Clubs.
That's where the 'crowds' are.
As for the 'sport' of NRL - well, its a bit of a lame duck.
Always jealous of the AFL that gets crowds like 80,000 to a non-final game.

NRL made its first mistake by making Grand Final/club-level games a priority (to compete with AFL).
It should have stuck to the International Tests - to which even the Melbournians watched.
This World Cup is like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.

Follow a strength, don't chase a weakness.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72209 Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #9 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 8:58pm Wow Fiji take out New Zealand. 4 - 2 there's one I didn't expect.
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Reply #10 - Nov 19^th, 2017 at 3:08pm

Jasin wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 1:34pm:

Sydney is all about the Leagues/Night Clubs.
That's where the 'crowds' are.
As for the 'sport' of NRL - well, its a bit of a lame duck.
Always jealous of the AFL that gets crowds like 80,000 to a non-final game.

NRL made its first mistake by making Grand Final/club-level games a priority (to compete with AFL).
It should have stuck to the International Tests - to which even the Melbournians watched.
This World Cup is like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.

Follow a strength, don't chase a weakness.

The one thing about your post that sticks out is the idea of having 80,000 people attend a club game in the AFL. The MCG could fit 80,000 people into a local derby club game and not think twice about it. We see 70,000 people brave the Boxing Day test for the cricket. Then it tapers off the next few days. What club game do you find in the AFL (outside the MCG games) that could host 80,000. The Stadium Australia NRL games could host 80,000 at a game for finals, and State of Origin games. Brisbane can host 50,000+ games. Old QE2 stadium used to host 60,000 plus games in the season a Friday night, and people would not blink at the numbers.

The other issue is the international tests. I have to agree, that even though rugby league is popular in Australia, New Zealand, and PNG, the rest of the world does not give much of a damn about it. England were strong in the 1990s. But I think they are more concerned about soccer and union. When it was Australia vs Great Britain, that were the days when we could watch tough matches. Australia vs New Zealand is the only real competition internationally.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21731 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rugby League World Cup 2017 Reply #11 - Nov 19^th, 2017 at 3:09pm John Smith wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 8:58pm: Wow Fiji take out New Zealand. 4 - 2 there's one I didn't expect. I was going to say something about this. Surprised me that it was only a 4 - 2 game. I was expecting it to be a try difference.
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Reply #12 - Nov 19^th, 2017 at 4:04pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 19^th, 2017 at 3:09pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 8:58pm:

Wow

Fiji take out New Zealand.

4 - 2

there's one I didn't expect.

I was going to say something about this. Surprised me that it was only a 4 - 2 game. I was expecting it to be a try difference.

I didn't know much about Fiji before the game other than that they're considered a 2nd tier team ... I expected NZ to romp it in

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Reply #13 - Nov 20^th, 2017 at 1:30pm

John Smith wrote on Nov 19^th, 2017 at 4:04pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 19^th, 2017 at 3:09pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 8:58pm:

Wow

Fiji take out New Zealand.

4 - 2

there's one I didn't expect.

I was going to say something about this. Surprised me that it was only a 4 - 2 game. I was expecting it to be a try difference.

I didn't know much about Fiji before the game other than that they're considered a 2nd tier team ... I expected NZ to romp it in

Fiji can be competitive when they try hard. They even win a few games. But I would have expected NZ to have won by 20 points. Either NZ did not come expecting a competition, or Fiji put up a good fight. I think it a little of both.

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Reply #14 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 12:00am

UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 20^th, 2017 at 1:30pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 19^th, 2017 at 4:04pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 19^th, 2017 at 3:09pm:

John Smith wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 8:58pm:

Wow

Fiji take out New Zealand.

4 - 2

there's one I didn't expect.

I was going to say something about this. Surprised me that it was only a 4 - 2 game. I was expecting it to be a try difference.

I didn't know much about Fiji before the game other than that they're considered a 2nd tier team ... I expected NZ to romp it in

Fiji can be competitive when they try hard. They even win a few games. But I would have expected NZ to have won by 20 points. Either NZ did not come expecting a competition, or Fiji put up a good fight. I think it a little of both.

Competitive when they try hard. I guess tonight was not that night.

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