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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Yes, it does. And you claimed it was irrelevant. Why do you think people study history?
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Thought-provoking thesis. One for historians of all disciplines to ponder long into the night. Have you seen the "Auckland RL 100 Years" doc? Acutely relevant are the contributions of Cathy and Clayton Friend, Dean Bell, Graham Lowe, Mike McClennan on the treatment of League players in schools.
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Better to measure Warriors success against the rest of the NRL rather than RU in NZ. They could be as big as the Broncos. The absence of any serious NZ2 bid suggests that many League fans are content with the All Blacks as their second team and many Union fans are content with the Warriors as...
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    NRLW - 2023

    The pertinent question this year is whether overall standards have fallen due to the expansion of the comp. I don't believe they have. Games inevitably vary in quality whether the comp consists of 4, 6, or 10 teams. Moreover, we should reflect on how to define standards and for whom. What...
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    If only we had a magic wand. Wise words mate.
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    I got that. My argument was that names dating back to the 1800s are entirely unlike the concocted Sydney Tigers, Sydney Bulldogs nonsense of the 1990s. And that some Australians (Wb for example) think there should be one club in Hull. Warriors should have remained as Auckland. Individuals in...
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Don't get too excited. It's not Hull Kingston Swans.
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    In your previous post, you seemed to care that both clubs have "Hull" in their official title. I don't care. I'm not sure why you do.
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Got the tiniest inkling that might be a gargantuan non sequitur.
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Hull Football Club fans distinguish "Hull" from "Rovers". Pronounced "ull" and "rervers".
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    It's understandable that Aussies think two pro clubs in Hull is too many. However, RL in England would be tangibly diminished with only one. It's not as though Hull FC and Hull KR are the product of a recent botched pins-in-map exercise. Both have longer histories than Easts and Souths in...
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    2023 TV/Fox/Streaming Ratings

    Believe with a pinch of salt Relax and float down stream
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    New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

    Warriors should concentrate on solidifying the first of those things since the second is a long way from guaranteed. NZ Union fans will feel represented by the All Blacks however happy or unhappy the team makes them. Their support will endure accordingly. No real value in Warriors increased...
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    18th club, whose next?

    A pass is legal unless officials are certain it travelled forward out of the hands. Same as you are innocent till proven guilty not guilty till proven innocent. This is basic logic, whether on the RL field or in a courtroom. In my view, there's too much random guesswork at the moment. Refs do...
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    NRLW TV ratings killing AFLW

    Followed by 47k for Titans v Eels on Sunday. Which illustrates that timeslot is crucial. Edit: Just noticed that you posted the above figure on the ratings thread. Apropos of the second sentence, this week's final round should rate well, particularly Sunday with no NRL games. Raiders need to...
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    NRLW - 2023

    I enjoy tight strategic games. And the fact that women can't kick as far as men enhances the territorial ingredient. Until women's RL crosses the threshold into widespread Aussie public consciousness, might be better for NRLW to cultivate the connoisseur over the dilettante. You could be...
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    18th club, whose next?

    It's off topic, but I'll have a stab at refuting a couple of the worst. Your claim that refs ignore most forward passes implies that a pass should be called forward unless it has clearly travelled backwards. A level pass doesn't meet this criterion. Neither does every pass where momentum is a...
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    18th club, whose next?

    This post is confirmation that your understanding of Rugby League is akin to your grasp of the grammatical difference between "who" and "whom".
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    18th club, whose next?

    Watched a fair chunk of this last night. Seems like every time I see RU they've appropriated more NRL rules and tropes. Uncredited, of course. The latest are a bunker, shot clocks, and the ref crossing his arms to signal "on report". On the other side of the ledger, within 2 minutes there was a...
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    2023 TV/Fox/Streaming Ratings

    Nearly went for Hedgehog and Bovril as the made-up one. Those did exist as separate flavours made by different companies. BTW, do you not have any interest in Newcastle Thunder? Grass roots RL is growing in the NE. Cramlington Rockets were National Community Club of the year a while back...

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