Comparing Melbourne to the 75 Roosters.....

[Pretty Penny]

But now both the AFL and Rugby League are national games

 

[Jim Rockford]

Good season 1975.

Souffs finished last.

And the Gayders didn't yet exist. Good times.

 

[Chippy73]

Means nothing if they don’t win the big dance in 7 weeks.

but congratulations on the winning record

Calling the GF "the Big Dance" should be punishable by death.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

And the Gayders didn't yet exist. Good times.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Quite the contrary. I feel pretty good about it as it's true.

 

[Perth Red]

But now both the AFL and Rugby League are national games

Indeed rugby league is a national game, the nrl isn’t a national competition though. Until we have nrl representation in at least all the major states the n in nrl is an oxymoron.

 

[Exsilium]

The last two years has been the weakest competition I've seen in years.

Whilst Penrith and Melbourne did very well, there wasn't much else happening.

 

[Willie Ray]

But now both the AFL and Rugby League are national games

But only Rugby League is truly an international game...

and fumbleball is truly an appalling,cringeworthy domestic embarrassment...

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Indeed rugby league is a national game, the nrl isn’t a national competition though. Until we have nrl representation in at least all the major states the n in nrl is an oxymoron.

I'd add to that...

Netball, Basketball, Soccer all have truly national competitions. Unfortunately Tassie gets the rough end of the stick here - but at least Basketball will take care of that next year.

The NRL is a misnomer...

AFL types give me good natured jibes about it over here, but I remind them that their game is just as fraudulent in title. How can you be a truly national competition when you don't even have a team in the capital city of the country you so claim to be the "national sport" of...??

 

[soc123_au]

Indeed rugby league is a national game, the nrl isn’t a national competition though. Until we have nrl representation in at least all the major states the n in nrl is an oxymoron.

We already do have representation in the major states and territories. We might get back to the minor ones eventually.

 

[Perth Red]

We already do have representation in the major states and territories. We might get back to the minor ones eventually.

WA and SA are major states, they hold around 20% of the countries population.

theres only 5 big cities on the country, it shouldnt be this hard to have an nrl team in all of them, EVERY other prof. sport has managed it!

 

[soc123_au]

WA and SA are major states, they hold around 20% of the countries population.

You clearly dont know what major means.

major

1. more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type: 2…

dictionary.cambridge.org

 

[Jim Rockford]

You clearly dont know what major means.

major

1. more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type: 2…

dictionary.cambridge.org

It's far from the only thing he clearly doesn't know.

 

[Perth Red]

You clearly dont know what major means.

major

1. more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type: 2…

dictionary.cambridge.org

In a country with less than ten reasonable sized cities I’d say that Adelaide and Perth would be considered as major!!

 

[soc123_au]

It's far from the only thing he clearly doesn't know.

We may not agree on all of the the calls from last nights game, but on this we are identical twins. Ha ha.

 

[soc123_au]

In a country with less than ten reasonable sized cities I’d say that Adelaide and Perth would be considered as major!!

You claimed SA and WA were major states. They aren't. Editing your original post after being proven wrong only makes your argument worse.

 

[Perth Red]

You claimed SA and WA were major states. They aren't. Editing your original post after being proven wrong only makes your argument worse.

Of course they are, though I do accept it is a subjective argument given there is no black and white line of what major means. They hold 20% of the population and are way way bigger than the next lot. The fact the nrl is the only professional sporting comp in Australia without clubs in these states is a reflection of the abject failure of the games administration.

 

[GongPanther]

Calling the GF "the Big Dance" should be punishable by death.

 

[GongPanther]

I watch the Roosters live in the 74-75 era, not have never seen the Storm. But it has to be said that it is totally unfair to compare both eras.

 

[Hutty1986]

He's up there, we all carry on a bit when the ref rips our team off but nothing like this bloke

The sodium levels are incredible, especially considering the chooks have been blessed for about a decade now and have won about 9 comps in the past 8 years.