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typical tigers.....
heartbreaking 1 pt loss after leading almost the whole game.
No they don't they have to line up again for themQuote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
Man its been a tough footy year, both NRL and AFL grand finals have the four teams I dislike the most.... Oh well at least the A-League is going ok... c'mon Phoenix!!!:p
Very proud of my Tigers last night. Maybe they didn't win but they did alot better then what many of the so called experts said they would
I think you just justified their reasoning in your criticism!Quote:
Originally Posted by mknell
:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
You must hate Soccer than!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
To be fair to the AFL, it's only ever happened 3 times in 113 years... it hasn't really been that much of a big deal.
Yeah thats fair point. It is alot harder to get a draw in AFL then it is in Rugby League.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
I don't care that much about AFL, but as a born and raised Victorian it does seep through as such a big part of life in this state. The draw outcome is so strange. Nobody quite knows what to do when it's the day after the Grand Final and there's no winning team. It's a bizarre feeling.
Chelsea lose, Arsenal lose, Liverpool draw.
The perfect football evening.
different game, they dont award you points for missing a goal....Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
Good point (no pun intended :D)... they should only award points for a goal. That should lessen the chance of ending up in a draw :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
Too bad Man U couldn't do much better....Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
From the AFL's point of view yes but did you see how angry the players were after? They want a result on the dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Robzy
Then they should have played better.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknell
So a repeat AFL Final and an extremely uninteresting NRL Grand Final.
Cricket Season cannot start soon enough.
Think of all the hundreds of people, probably thousands, who would have been involved in planned functions and events on both sides... venue reservations and extra staff to cover it, catering, supplies at minor venues like pubs in those two areas to cover potential celebratory sales - everything you see after a Grand Final, from the second the siren sounds and presentations are made, to the street parades and functions around Melbourne.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Plus, events that were scheduled for next weekend that have to be re-scheduled or cancelled that don't dare compete with an AFL grand final.
(and what of those fans who travelled inter-state for the final, who can't afford to do it all again, or get away for it at such short notice)
i couldn't care less about AFL, and yet when I walked through the office at work and saw that Dimitriou guy talking abou the result, I could see the dollar signs popping up in his eyes. His little smirk, I bet he couldn't have wished for a better finish. It irritate me and I don't follow footy at all.:rolleyes:
What a stupid code, to have such a crap way of fixing a draw, I mean, come on. Haven't they heard of sudden death? Surely even 5 minutes of overtime would've seen a result.
If i was a fan and had to fly over, I would be very, very pissed off right now. "I went over for the grand final, but it wasn't a grand final..."
I am surprised there was no booing. Consiering how fond AFL fans are of booing, this would've been a perfect moment. Boo Dimitriou into obscurity!:D
$15 million extra for a second GF... not a bad days work for the AFL.
And they need it to cover for the losses they will have from team GWS in the next few years! :D
I feel for the players, Its bad enough when finals get washed out in juniors, where you dont play and have to live with the hype/fear/whatever for another week, let alone to play a whole game and then have to come back the next week.
I'm interested to know if there will be another parade, grand final breakfast etc, and whether or not this second final will be a bit "been there, done that" for many of the non diehard Pies/Saint fans?
On the flipside, sports fans get a good reason for a two day bender...
Australian Rules Football is a far better game than that English game of Rugby. Rugby really sucks as a spectacle. Giant, no-brained, steroid using rock-apes throwing a ball backwards and running into each other. How is it even a sport?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Australian Rules doesn't require a gorilla like build (and attitude), the game is highly skilled and fast.
And best of all it's not some foreign import. It's something created by the people of this beautiful nation.
yet alot of the players are gorillas in attitude and off the fieldQuote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
As much as I'd agree with both Samloi888 and Sharky (sharky only in some instances), i think this kind of debate falls into the 'can't be resolved' basket and should be stopped.
Lets just look at the bright side: we now get a full weekend of footy again and another reason to hit the bars.
For those who went to the game, they get to say they saw a drawn afl grand final. How many people can say that?
More people get to go to the GF coz there will be more tickets for fans.
And we got to see a cracker of a good match with a similar game expected on the weekend
As much as I agree with the Golden Phoenix on all the points he made there except one, I have to say 'can't be resolved' is a non-issue here as it's blatantly and glaringly obvious that Australian Rules Football is by far a superior recreational and professional pastime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix
Good points there really, but I dont follow any rugbys either..:p;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
Maybe in your opinion SamLoi888 but please remember not everyone shares your point of view and that comment can be seen as baiting NRL/Union fans. Personally I'd rather watch a week of NSW cup league then 5 minutes of AFL and (as a tigers fan) I think there is nothing more beautiful in sport then Benji Marshall gracefully dancing around the opposition... but maybe thats because I live in NSW and am sick to death of hearing about how wonderful the Swans are.Quote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
Also it might something for the calibre of athletes in each code when AFL will poach NRL stars but not the other way round.
There are union fans? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
After deciding to skip the sports section of the papers this week due to all the bs writing about the GF I have come to the realisation that if not for the sports section and all the fluff, the News ltd paper is only about 10 pages long...
Surprisingly yes. I used to work with a couple of kiwis and we used to watch the Super Rugby on Friday arvo at the Buckland Hotel in Alexandria. One memorable game between the Crusaders and Blues had the pub divided down the middle. We even got a couple of hot looking ladies sit with us at our table on the Crusaders side of the pub (the guys I worked with were from Christchurch)Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
Haha of course it was. Nothing wrong with some friendly competition in a sports thread. All in good fun! Somebody threw this thread together with all codes in here I think comparisons should definitely be made and adherents should defend their particular code and put crap on others. It would be unAustralian not to. Don't get me started on the lameness of soccer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
Anyway, as a Wests Tigers fans what are your feelings on your player allegedly beating the crap out of his pregnant wife? He's denying the charges but there's nine of them. If he were found guilty do you feel banning him for life would be too harsh?
As a spectacle, Union is more enjoyable to watch than League as it is more violent. Of course none of them can hold a candle to the grace and skill of Australian Rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
I think the Tigers have done the responsible thing in standing him down while the court case is on. If he is innocent then he canQuote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
be fed to the Sharkticonsplay. If guilty then the player should be banned from the game for an ammount of time relevant to the crime violence against women... I'd agree with a life ban. I don't agree with clubs allowing star players to play while in the middle of a criminal court case COUGH Brett StewartCOUGH. Thankfully Lote dished out his own justice in round 1:D
For the record Lui allegedly put a choke hold on his girlfriend not beat the crap out of her. Also as far as your baiting goes... yes a bit of friendly banter is fine but it can escalate quite quickly and we do try to remain a friendly board respectful of everyones opinion no matter how different they are.
On that note I find nothing graceful about AFL when they are all falling over each other, limbs flailing everywhere trying to hit a ball that has an unpredictable bounce. I honestly find the game very scrappy but that is just my opinion.
To each their own, but I prefer the one on one hit up of league than the head stomping, eye gouging, stacks on of union.Quote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
And Union is only tolerable when it is Super 15/Tri Nations games where there are no Northern Hemisphere refs to be found, otherwise it's a whistle-fest, penalty kick to score points game, and that's just dull.
One point closer to Chelsea. I'm claiming a moral victory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fungal Infection
This is just a filler for me. Not really interested in footy.
But go Roosters! :)
Bret Stewart didn't finger a 17 yr old. Chalk that up as a win for Rugby and the character of the sport's players.
Rugby League actually... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
I think we're losing the spirit of this topic a bit. I don't think it was intended to be for comparing the codes or claiming which one is better.
Try to focus more on what you like about your preferred code, instead of what you don't like about the others.
OH MAN!!!:eek:
I have it on good authority that after the grand final (the next day even) that there's going to be a major bust regarding the betting scandal in the NRL.
Surely our great game of Rugby will withstand such an unimportant scandal as it has withstood the countless scandals regarding it's stars.
It doesn't matter that there is institutionalised cheating with salary cap rorts, players choking and beating on their women and now a betting and implied cheating scandal.
Rugby is a great game and deserves a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc etc chance! :cool:
As the French would say...
Vive le Rugbie!!!
these same qualities are apparent in all sportsQuote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
afl
cricket
soccer
nfl
nbl
nhl
netball
hockey
etc etc
the sports themselves always manages to survive the "efforts" of the minority idiot breed within the sports environment
I got wind of this information several days ago myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
Now you have stated in the past an obvious preference for AFL (which you are entitled to) and appears that this is a tongue in cheek post attempting to bait NRL fans. Please pay attention to Griffins point about this threads purpose which is to talk about the code you prefer and don't try to bait fans of other codes. Earlier I made a harsh comment about AFL being 30 years behind NRL with their grand final replys instead of extra time. Robzy pointed out that it was only the 3rd draw in Grand Final history. To which I agreed with AFL's scoring system it is a lot harder to end up on equal points at full time so I can understand the AFL's stance.
So please don't try and bait other fans and just enjoy your code of preference.
Really I love all codes and all sports. Especially watersports.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
I'm not trying to bait you mate but it shows maturity to cop criticism where it is warranted especially where the criticism is not at all or in anyway directed personally.
I don't think Australia is that soft as a society that we always have to be all touchy-feely and only say nice things about whatever the subject is at hand.
It also 'shows maturity' to know when and how an opinion needs to be said, so that it doesn't annoy people from its repetition and/or baiting.