'13 WC | Semi Final | Australia 64-0 Fiji | Wembley

[Misanthrope]

I'm not sure you know what racism is.

 

[Ernest the Sheep]

I'm not sure you know what racism is.

Answer your own question, and we'll see.

 

[Springs]

The reason Fiji got flogged was because they were shit, the worst I've ever seen them. We know they can stick with the big teams to an extent as seen against Australia and England in the pool stage. They were 6-all with England at HT. Now I don't think Australia was that good last night to have put 30+ on England before halftime like they did with Fiji, unless England played like absolute shit.

I thought USA last week and Ireland the week before were better than Fiji yesterday, they got flogged and have nowhere near the talent of Fiji. Australia was running through them at will.

 

[deluded pom?]

Take a look at the 2000 and 2008 world cup finals. You will see outright cheating by the Pom referees. The 2000 tournament in particular is notable for the cheating by the video ref. In the Aus game V the Poms, and the final.

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[miguel de cervantes]

The game survived St. George winning 11 in a row so I'm not sure what you're point is here.

It did, but the NSWRL didn't bring in a salary cap in 1990 for fun. Nor do almost all professional sporting leagues around the world employ them for fun. The idea is to separate economic dominance from sporting dominance.

A salary cap won't work on the international stage for obvious reasons but if some sort of measure that edges toward separating economic dominance from sporting dominance can be found it would do wonders and would possibly allow league to leapfrog union.

 

[Springs]

What? Why are people all of the sudden coming up with the bullshit? How the hell could you separate Australia's 'economic dominance' from their sporting dominance? Why would you need to?

Australia is one of the best sporting countries in the world. With a relatively small population we've had top of the world teams in both rugby codes and cricket, as well as many Olympic champions. Why exactly do we need to be held back?

I think if the Wallabies were able to pick from both rugby codes we'd have a similar dominance.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Ensuring equal player payments for internationals would be a good start. Split match profits between all 36+ players on both sides. So, so easy.

If the Big 3's players start to contract mystery illnesses, tough luck, find others that are willing to step up and represent their country.

 

[Tone83]

I think if the Wallabies were able to pick from both rugby codes we'd have a similar dominance.

No lie there.

I'm amazed to see how dominant Folau is on the wallabies, I don't think he was ever the best player on the field in league, even as a junior, he was just always one of the better players. On the wallabies he has immediately become their main man, their anchor, the head honcho. By far the best player out there who they just rely on totally, on offense and defense. He's like michael jordan on the bulls if he never had scottie pippen.

What this shows is the gap in talent between union and league in australia. If we only ever had one rugby code all those great league players would be on the wallabies, rather than just folau, and the wallabies would no doubt be the best team in the world, only rivalled by the all blacks and ONLY because they too would have access to league players.

 

[BunniesMan]

There should be a Union League merger. Get rid of domestic Union. That would increase the depth of the NRL, NSW cup and Qld Cup. But play Union internationally. Imagine the Kangaroos backline destroying the All Blacks.

 

[Springs]

Alright Bunniesman run along now

 

[BunniesMan]

All great visionaries were hated by many of their contemporaries.

 

[Tone83]

There should be a Union League merger. Get rid of domestic Union. That would increase the depth of the NRL, NSW cup and Qld Cup. But play Union internationally. Imagine the Kangaroos backline destroying the All Blacks.

I agree, and have had similar thoughts. No one cares about domestic union, and although this WC has been very charming and fun, no one really cares about international league.

Ofcourse it's never going to happen, the two codes are staunch rivals, but it would be so great if, when the rugby WC rolled around, if they could select from the pool of all rugby sports.

Folau makes rugby players look like children, imagine what inglis would do? Imagine hayne, thurston and cherry evans. The all blacks would shit bricks.

Rugby knows league has great players, dramatically superior to what they have, maybe instead of trying to poach them some kind of olive branch should be extended between the codes for the good of australia. We can dream.

 

[Joker's Wild]

"for the good of Australia" lol

Play RL domestically then switch to Union internationally? Ive never read a more geniused suggestion on these forums, and that includes SWR ramblings about "Topball"

Jeezus Christ

 

[Springs]

I agree, and have had similar thoughts. No one cares about domestic union, and although this WC has been very charming and fun, no one really cares about international league.

Ofcourse it's never going to happen, the two codes are staunch rivals, but it would be so great if, when the rugby WC rolled around, if they could select from the pool of all rugby sports.

Folau makes rugby players look like children, imagine what inglis would do? Imagine hayne, thurston and cherry evans. The all blacks would shit bricks.

Rugby knows league has great players, dramatically superior to what they have, maybe instead of trying to poach them some kind of olive branch should be extended between the codes for the good of australia. We can dream.

So the 385,000 people that have attended and the millions that have watched on TV (including those in the south in the early hours) don't really care?

 

[Ernest the Sheep]

:lol::lol::lol:

I can't find the Aus V POM game from 2000,

but here's the final


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9na42K75DA


about 23 min in, tell me that isn't cheating. There are many examples of the video ref cheating in the 2000 event, in favour of the Poms against Aus and NZ, and in the final against Aus.