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    News Jarryd Hayne sexual assault trials

    It wasn't a dream. The internet is an amazing thing. Winger fined for biting woman...
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    • Post #204
    • Forum: NRL
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    2014 NRL Draw

    This isn't perfect but would be an improvement on the current situation. I think it would work really well if you used the length of the half-time break to "catch-up" and were able to watch the entire second-half live. So in the first half you'd have 3 x 3 minute commercial breaks, plus...
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    • Post #103
    • Forum: NRL
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    The 8th Immortal

    To all those complaining that Johns hasn't been retired long enough: The original Immortals were chosen in 1981. They included Bobby Fulton, who had retired as a player a whole two years earlier. Andrew Johns is a most worthy inclusion into the Immortals club - he belongs there.
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    • Post #177
    • Forum: NRL
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    The return to our old finals system.

    The Top 7 used by the ARL in 1997 was seriously flawed. There were two guaranteed dead rubbers throughout the course of the finals. 4 played 5 in Week 1, but both teams played elimination matches in Week 2 regardless of the result. The only advantage that came from winning was getting to...
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    • Post #62
    • Forum: NRL
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    how many GAY (not that there's anything wrong with that) parra supporters are there?

    I see this thread has turned into (or started out as) something of a piss-take, which is fair enough, but I thought I'd make a serious post. I'm genuinely a gay Parra fan. My ex-boyfriend was a Parra fan too - it certainly helped the relationship! To those quetioning whether it's a choice -...
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    2010 Crowd Watch

    Strong crowds make for a better product overall and help cement the sport's place in the community's psyche. When you have big crowds at the ground it has a flow on effect in generating interest. More interest means more people switching on their tellies. If you look after the overall...
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    • Post #2,967
    • Forum: NRL
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    Season length

    That's not a bad system actually. It provides some focus and excitement to the middle of the season ie. who's going to make the cut-off? It contains a natural gap for a four or five week rep season during the dead of winter when people traditionally avoid going to matches. Although I'd...
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    • Post #32
    • Forum: NRL
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    Points to prove: club bosses moot radical overhaul of the cap system

    The figures are purely hypothetical and are there as an example. The idea would be that the NRL would hold on to about 20% of the money they currently give to the clubs in grants and work out a system of extra payments accordingly. At the moment the NRL pays more than 50 million dollars in...
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    • Post #33
    • Forum: NRL
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    Season length

    I agree that the length of the main competition should be shorter. I personally favour 18 rounds, but think 22 might be a more realistic compromise (it was 22 rounds afterall during the "glory days" before the Super League war). Quite simply the comp loses focus in the middle months once...
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    • Post #28
    • Forum: NRL
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    Points to prove: club bosses moot radical overhaul of the cap system

    A points system is a very good idea in theory. The question is can it be applied in practice? As we have seen time and time again the salary cap can be rorted. A points system on the other hand, cannot be rorted. But I think a points system with an automatic rating based on service/rep...
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    • Post #30
    • Forum: NRL
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    Lockyer > Johns: no contest

    It's no coincidence that the last time NSW won an Origin series was the last time Andrew Johns played. Lockyer is an all-time great. He deserves LOTS of praise. But he's just not as good as Andrew Johns (nobody is). Johns' Origin career was hampered by his numerous injuries. He was often...
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    2010 Crowd Watch

    The thing is, people in northern England are used to attending football matches in bad weather. The weather there is crap. You either adapt or you don't do things. Sydneysiders have the option of waiting for a nice sunny day - and they generally do. Also, look at Headingley Stadium. The two...
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    2010 Crowd Watch

    I'll admit it. I am soft. I'd been looking forward to going to the Eels/Storm game all year, but just could not stomach going on Friday. I'd already got soaked just going to work. Even with a golf umbrella and wet-weather gear I ended up getting drenched. My shoes were full of water (I...
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    • Post #2,232
    • Forum: NRL
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    Gf replay - not live on nine - typical.....

    Of bigger concern is the decision to schedule the Grand Final replay this far into the season. It needs to take place during the first few rounds of the season - it's a guaranteed blockuster then. You could be mistaken for forgetting that this week's match is the replay - I've already had...
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    • Post #3
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    Corner Posts

    Just because we have video replays in the NRL and ESL doesn't mean we have them for all the other games of Rugby League played at various levels. We still need corner posts in lower grade footy. It's silly to unnecessarily separate top-flight Rugby League from the rest of the game, especially...
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    • Post #16
    • Forum: NRL
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    Why don't the NRL start again?

    This was a good idea in the 1980s. That ship has now sailed.
    • Hass
    • Post #57
    • Forum: NRL
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    Time for a new rule!

    I understand those who are annoyed with the seemingly never-ending tinkering with the rules, but I think something like this needs to be brought in. At the moment, penalties play a major role in deciding who wins games. A 20 or 30 metre territorial gain plus another six tackles is a major...
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    • Post #13
    • Forum: NRL
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    NRL seize power from TV stations

    Having a fixed draw for the full season will have a big impact on getting more people to commit to going to football games. If you get a draw at the start of the season and can put a red circle around the day your team is playing it makes it much easier to say "I will become a member and go...
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    • Post #58
    • Forum: NRL
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    Parramatta to NOT move Dragons blockbuster to Homebush

    I guess I did. That's the first I've heard of it. Did they hold some tickets back or was it a release of tickets that other groups (corporates, members etc.) hadn't taken up? I wonder how many other potential fans also missed the memo.
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    • Post #230
    • Forum: NRL
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    Attendance was surely wrong

    I tried to get tickets to this match over a week ago and couldn't. I was just trying to buy one for me and one for a friend and the only seats left were in the no alcohol zone. While I'd have taken those seats my friend didn't want to so we passed. How many seats are reserved for...

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