yet alot of the players are gorillas in attitude and off the fieldQuote:
Originally Posted by SamLoi888
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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.