The Football (all sorts) Thread

[dirge]

When I can't follow my team because I have to pay extra to do so (with super league being a Pay TV exclusive), then as far as I concerned, they've turned their back on me.

Fair enough.

Mind you, both sides actually shunted a lot of their stuff to pay-TV (ARL on Optus, Superleague on Foxtel) and both comps were on Channel 9. But the entire thing did make league more expensive to the average punter.

[i_amtrunks]

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa!

The NRL tried so hard to give Parramatta the title, and the stuffed it. The refs may as well have been wearing blue and gold.

Completely outclassed, the score makes the game look much closer than it actually was. The Storm set plays worked a treat, the Storm dominated for 65 minutes before that nice Fui try (cant believe Melbourne was penalised for Parra not kicking a drop out ten metres...).

Hindmarsh was great as usual, and that was the first game that Grothe has ever played where I think he did okay, but the eels were soft in defense, and woeful for the first 50 minutes with their kicking game.

Not going to argue with Slater getting the Churchill medal, even with that clanger knock on, but I think Cronk probably deserved it.

Pretty good game, but Parra were steamrolled... just like in 2001!

[jacksplatt11]

Geez I got nervous when Fui scored with about 10 mins to go. But we got up so WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO

[Bartrim]

Hmmmm the Parra fans a bit quiet in this thread now aren't they?

[i_amtrunks]

Hmmmm the Parra fans a bit quiet in this thread now aren't they?

Havent seen a blue and yellow jersey since Sunday... yet they were everywhere on Saturday...

What do we think of the Australian team? No Dragons in the side, personally I dont mind, but I find it a little strange that they were snubbed.

[Bartrim]

What do we think of the Australian team? No Dragons in the side, personally I dont mind, but I find it a little strange that they were snubbed.

I feel sorry for Keith Galloway. I feel he deserved a spot. If any dragon deserved a spot I would of said Ben Creagh but it's hard to get a spot in the back row these days as it is definitely one of Australia's strongest points.

[mknell]

Havent seen a blue and yellow jersey since Sunday... yet they were everywhere on Saturday...

What do we think of the Australian team? No Dragons in the side, personally I dont mind, but I find it a little strange that they were snubbed.

Still wearin mine proudly just been in mourning

They were saying Weyman would have been in the side if he wasn't ruled out from injury but the only other dragon I would have seen in there is Creagh but there were many good backrowers picked, I think it's quite a strong side & only shillington was a suprise.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm sure everyone's heard about the recent tragedy surrounding the Togolese Football team.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football...ml?autostart=1

[Bartrim]

No!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...018866,00.html

[mknell]

No!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...018866,00.html

MIght not be all bad, yay for Footy season comming back