The Football (all sorts) Thread

[Sharky]

I loved every minute of the AFL Grand Final last weekend. It's funny how when they win, they're referred to as The Bloods, but when they loose, it's The Swans.

There was a great article in the Herald Sun leading up to the GF basically saying to everyone in Sydney "It's that time of the year to care about the Swans again". They are irrelevant once again The best part about all of this is that Buddy came to Sydney to win a Premiership... he should have stayed put

haha i totally agree and is the reason i believe Sydney Really isnt Sydney's team

every year they do well the media plays up SMFC and the Bloods and all that rubbish as soon as they do not perform its Sydney... it really bugs me they have SMFC on the back of the Jersey....its like how can fans commit to you if you as a club cant commit to sydney....

i understand that heritage always will be a factor in any code but it still bugs me

kinda like Wests Tigers....

THEY ARE NOT BALIMAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bartrim]

haha i totally agree and is the reason i believe Sydney Really isnt Sydney's team

every year they do well the media plays up SMFC and the Bloods and all that rubbish as soon as they do not perform its Sydney... it really bugs me they have SMFC on the back of the Jersey....its like how can fans commit to you if you as a club cant commit to sydney....

i understand that heritage always will be a factor in any code but it still bugs me

kinda like Wests Tigers....

THEY ARE NOT BALIMAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Balmain aren't the problem with the merger. It's the morons at C-Town that set up the orange free zone that cause problems. The Balmain fans have accepted that we are Wests Tigers. Go onto most of the fan groups on facebook and they will have at least half a dozen clowns pushing for the team to go back to Western Suburbs Magpies and have no connection to Balmain.

[Sharky]

Balmain aren't the problem with the merger. It's the morons at C-Town that set up the orange free zone that cause problems. The Balmain fans have accepted that we are Wests Tigers. Go onto most of the fan groups on facebook and they will have at least half a dozen clowns pushing for the team to go back to Western Suburbs Magpies and have no connection to Balmain.

Not quite sure about the Tigers fans accepting the fact you are west tigers...Same as Magpie Fans...there is alot of bad blood on administration levels on Both sides and i dont think balmain is innocent in any of it either

For something that was supposed to be a 50 50 merger it really isnt... and i think that is the problem with it, there is to much heritage from both teams but they cant share it equally, it really should of been a takeover like Steelers but neither Club could claim dominence

one thing i am curious to see is how Wests Tigers new Board go.

[i_amtrunks]

For something that was supposed to be a 50 50 merger it really isnt... and i think that is the problem with it, there is to much heritage from both teams but they cant share it equally, it really should of been a takeover like Steelers but neither Club could claim dominence

one thing i am curious to see is how Wests Tigers new Board go.

None of the mergers worked, too much history and talent from too different catchment groups for the Tigers, Manly just ate the bears and didn't even pretend to care about it. St george got the best deal, they more or less wiped away the Steelers (no history to wipe away, really!) but kept their awesome stadium, gained one of the best junior nurseries and gained a massive catchment area.

Mergers were needed (lesser of two evils compared to just dropping clubs cold, ala Souths) but it was done so terribly and so rushed. Another negative of the Super League war. We could easily support 18-20 teams across the east coast/NZ, but the quality would dip severely, especially in the halves. There would also be a tonne over well overplayed props and second rowers, not to mention crazy deal done for teenage wingers.

I'm looking forward to the NSW vs. QLD cup game, its the GF I wanted in the NRL, Panthers vs. Cowboys! Under 20's will be a points fest as always, and here is hoping to the Doggies getting annihilated!

[5FDP]

Headline running at the moment on news.com.au...

"World reacts to Hayne bombshell"

Based on what... a former Raiders cheerleader re-tweeting the news. HAHAHAHA... yeah, no. He'll be lucky to make a practice squad. Good on him for trying though (no pun intended).

PS. Bartrim - What happened to the Rams yesterday?

[Bartrim]

Headline running at the moment on news.com.au...

"World reacts to Hayne bombshell"

Based on what... a former Raiders cheerleader re-tweeting the news. HAHAHAHA... yeah, no. He'll be lucky to make a practice squad. Good on him for trying though (no pun intended).

PS. Bartrim - What happened to the Rams yesterday?

Yeah I think Hayne likes to play too off the cuff with his footy. I don't think he will like the structure of NFL. They say he could be a running back but I think he runs too upright. The first shot he cops from a big lineman or linebacker will rock him straight back to the NRL.

Like you said though, good on him for chasing his dream.

Don't know about yesterday... Only saw the first half I think Austin Davis has great potential but we have a horrible offence co-ordinator and apparently only one person on defence who can tackle (Lauranitis).

[i_amtrunks]

My initial thoughts were "ha!". Followed by "hahahaha!".

But thinking about it, it is brilliant for Parramatta. Hayne has no chance of getting into a NFL squad, it'd be different if he was doing this because they had approached him or similar. So in effect it is a year of good training while he tries out and practices, with none of the big hits he cops in the NRL. It could prolong his career a few years.

He comes back well rested, hungry to re-prove himself and is playing with a Parramatta team that has had another year working together. So while Parramatta (and likely NSW) are no chances without him, it bodes well for 2016.

Goodluck to him, but I do not like his chances.

[mknell]

Headline running at the moment on news.com.au...

"World reacts to Hayne bombshell"

Based on what... a former Raiders cheerleader re-tweeting the news. HAHAHAHA... yeah, no. He'll be lucky to make a practice squad. Good on him for trying though (no pun intended).

PS. Bartrim - What happened to the Rams yesterday?

Who knows it could go either way really

[5FDP]

Who knows it could go either way really

It's all one way... back to the NRL. The arrogance of the Australian media astounds me, implying that he could basically walk straight into a starting role in the NFL - and onto the Super Bowl champion Seahawks of all teams. LOL. Reports state that he is probably going to aim to play RB however there are two problems with that and they're called Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin, two of the best backs in the league. Some news reports state he may even try to play cornerback... do they even realise what they are saying LMAO!

Listening to Triple M driving home last night and they spoke on-air to 710 ESPN Seattle and they had no idea who this person (Hayne) was or why they were even talking about him.

Tell you what, if he even plays one down on ANY NFL team, I'll eat my words. If anything, it will increase exposure of the NFL here and hopefully lead to the possibility of them bringing the sport back which will be the first time since the American Bowl in '99.

[Bartrim]

Hayne could learn something about punt returns from St Louis after this morning