2025 preseason Charity Shield - Vs Dragons

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Mate, I already consider you a de facto member of our family.

Thanks.

You’re a proud club for many reasons and a lot your constant critics simply can’t get their heads around it.

Just little nuances such as Ron Coote signing for the enemy about 50 or 60 years ago. Still eats away and remains unforgiven. It doesn’t matter if he’s a hall of famer, immortal or whatever. Can’t be resolved.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Thanks.

You’re a proud club for many reasons and a lot your constant critics simply can’t get their heads around it.

Just little nuances such as Ron Coote signing for the enemy about 50 or 60 years ago. Still eats away and remains unforgiven. It doesn’t matter if he’s a hall of famer, immortal or whatever. Can’t be resolved.

Thanks mate. As for those that hate us, it's the same as every other sporting league around the world. The fans of all the other clubs don't like whoever has won the most Premierships,titles,cups etc. They wish they could say their club was #1 in that regard. I actually see it as a compliment.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Thanks mate. As for those that hate us, it's the same as every other sporting league around the world. The fans of all the other clubs don't like whoever has won the most Premierships,titles,cups etc. They wish they could say their club was #1 in that regard. I actually see it as a compliment.

Tradition and the handing down of shared club values over time. Other clubs don’t have the rich tapestry of it to rely on and most premierships is assailed.

There’s many but a couple that come to mind:

A strong association with indigenous people and back in the 2000s one of the early adopters of bulk Pacific Islanders.

Souths said it would select on footy attributes not racial characteristics.

Now it’s par for the course.

As it should be.

A lot of footy fans don’t know of this.

My friends such as @blue bags we see this sunlit shadow world.

And are both amazed that SGI have had their premierships stolen.

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Mate, I consider all Bunnies fans my friends. I may get frustrated at some every now and then but we are all part of the Cardinal and Myrtle Family.

Cheers DT all the best..

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Just in passing, I was still wondering whether or not this Vegas thing is worth doing and how long it will go on for.

I remember when it was originally suggested, the main idea behind it seemed to be to get a chunk of the US gambling dollar.

Looking at sports betting, we are interested in capturing a slice of the $11b plunder on US sports betting:

Sports betting revenue US 2023 | Statista

How much revenue does sports betting generate in the United States? In 2023, sports betting revenue nationwide totaled over 11 billion U.S. dollars.

www.statista.com

And we know the NRL has to licence gambling operators here and has strict rules.

Just a rough guide, we spend about $600m in betting on sports here

Source:

https://aifs.gov.au/research/research-snapshots/sports-betting-australia

So the US market is about 22 times larger.

It was interesting and something I didn’t know, about half of Aussie gamblers are problem gamblers. I thought it would be a lot less.

I wonder what the return on investment is for the NRL?

I can’t see it as good for clubs and coaches in particular. I think players could benefit by taking in what’s overseas, but I think they are in lockdown of sorts.

Im not sure what the panel here thinks if anyone has a view.

I think you lost the game last year.

It can’t be ideal preparation for a coach.

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Just in passing, I was still wondering whether or not this Vegas thing is worth doing and how long it will go on for.

I remember when it was originally suggested, the main idea behind it seemed to be to get a chunk of the US gambling dollar.

Looking at sports betting, we are interested in capturing a slice of the $11b plunder on US sports betting:

Sports betting revenue US 2023 | Statista

How much revenue does sports betting generate in the United States? In 2023, sports betting revenue nationwide totaled over 11 billion U.S. dollars.

www.statista.com

And we know the NRL has to licence gambling operators here and has strict rules.

Just a rough guide, we spend about $600m in betting on sports here

Source:

https://aifs.gov.au/research/research-snapshots/sports-betting-australia

So the US market is about 22 times larger.

It was interesting and something I didn’t know, about half of Aussie gamblers are problem gamblers. I thought it would be a lot less.

I wonder what the return on investment is for the NRL?

I can’t see it as good for clubs and coaches in particular. I think players could benefit by taking in what’s overseas, but I think they are in lockdown of sorts.

Im not sure what the panel here thinks if anyone has a view.

I think you lost the game last year.

It can’t be ideal preparation for a coach.

TSP bring back the 60's the games authenticity was gone the day super league raised its ugly head with ex donkey players john ribot + Chris johns money destroyed these two aholes minds and the game was doomed from that day on until today..I've lost great interest mate!!!!

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

TSP bring back the 60's the games authenticity was gone the day super league raised its ugly head with ex donkey players john ribot + Chris johns money destroyed these two aholes minds and the game was doomed from that day on until today..I've lost great interest mate!!!!

Well Vlandys was unashamed about it. The NRL makes a tidy sum from the game and a lot of it is siphoned off by the executive snouts in the trough.

The injury statistic is frightening. The game was meant to be cleaned up and now otherwise healthy players are breaking down in training. Average injury cloud is 4 of a clubs top 17.

The average time in the game, less than 2 seasons tells us that the task for most of the players, unsustainable.

So by and large, it’s become a bears dancing on barrels churn, competing for clicks as the mainstream media gives way.

Once you start making the game mostly pay per view, it loses its influence.

Back in the day everyone watched origin, now it’s optional. I tuned out during the Queensland run. It was a joke.

And participation rates are falling everywhere as kids don’t buy into it anymore.

And a lot of new eastern Australians kids, there’s not a lot of footy guidance anymore. We all loved the game as kids, played at school and in park afterwards, even a lot of girls loved watching it, but that’s seems lost.

And ye olde wire fence tackles. Like an extra man in and occasionally you’d get the red imprint of the fence on your skin and it was sore for a little bit. But it went away!

But todays game, you need to much and some of the players like Lats are emotional wrecks.

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

TSP I might add the men of the 60's that played rugby league back then there was a healthy family environment remember the scallop chewing gum footy cards thats when rugby league was real and we would talk at school about footy those were the days.many of todays players act so disgracefully trellmyth for one cant stand his attitude none of the koori boys like Jimmy Morgan or Eric simms or Kevin longbottom they were not covered in ugly tattoo's or laughing like a goat like addo carr or doing you know what its a disgrace the human race it has little respect for others and is in decline you can thank the internet and cell phones for that!!!.enough said..

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

I

TSP I might add the men of the 60's that played rugby league back then there was a healthy family environment remember the scallop chewing gum footy cards thats when rugby league was real and we would talk at school about footy those were the days.many of todays players act so disgracefully trellmyth for one cant stand his attitude none of the koori boys like Jimmy Morgan or Eric simms or Kevin longbottom they were not covered in ugly tattoo's or laughing like a goat like addo carr or doing you know what its a disgrace the human race it has little respect for others and is in decline you can thank the internet and cell phones for that!!!.enough said..

I Meant the scanlens chewing gum footy cards..

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Well Vlandys was unashamed about it. The NRL makes a tidy sum from the game and a lot of it is siphoned off by the executive snouts in the trough.

The injury statistic is frightening. The game was meant to be cleaned up and now otherwise healthy players are breaking down in training. Average injury cloud is 4 of a clubs top 17.

The average time in the game, less than 2 seasons tells us that the task for most of the players, unsustainable.

So by and large, it’s become a bears dancing on barrels churn, competing for clicks as the mainstream media gives way.

Once you start making the game mostly pay per view, it loses its influence.

Back in the day everyone watched origin, now it’s optional. I tuned out during the Queensland run. It was a joke.

And participation rates are falling everywhere as kids don’t buy into it anymore.

And a lot of new eastern Australians kids, there’s not a lot of footy guidance anymore. We all loved the game as kids, played at school and in park afterwards, even a lot of girls loved watching it, but that’s seems lost.

And ye olde wire fence tackles. Like an extra man in and occasionally you’d get the red imprint of the fence on your skin and it was sore for a little bit. But it went away!

But todays game, you need to much and some of the players like Lats are emotional wrecks.

True true true true true TSP..

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I

I Meant the scanlens chewing gum footy cards..

Yeah I had to get the entire 1984 eels team for my brother in law. And he stuck every player on the back window ( at the bottom) of his silver sunbird. These cars had a bad name, but he took care of his and so it had a bloody good innings.

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Love that nostalgia

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Love that nostalgia

Len kileen

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Len kileen

Now he knew how to kick a ball..

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Have a great night ssr. I’d better crash got work tomorrow.

Big Charlie Frith!!!

He was a player!

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Have a great night ssr. I’d better crash got work tomorrow.

Big Charlie Frith!!!

He was a player!

Ok TSP killeen had 2 k's he played on the wing for balmain gr8 goal kicker gud nyt TSP..

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Ok TSP killeen had 2 k's he played on the wing for balmain gr8 goal kicker gud nyt TSP..

Sorry he had 2 LL'S IN HIS NAME..

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Gud nyt enjoy ur day 2moro..

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Have a great night ssr. I’d better crash got work tomorrow.

Big Charlie Frith!!!

He was a player!

Yes he was!
I just saw you've managed to get under the skin of whineyfoolz and some of the other remedial Eels fans other on their forum. You truly are part of our family now! Well done my brother!!