Dear cavemen,
This is 2013 society and proffesional sport has changed.
The NFL, nba and afl have cleaned up their sports to attract a wider audience and please sponsors and mothers.
yes lots of men love watching fights, however if you want more kids playing the game fighting needs to be reduced as much as possible.
Players are earning big money from sponsors who want them to sell their products dress in suits, act respectful on and off the field.
when you get 1 billion tv deal, you need to satisfy the sponsors.
Dear Hysteria Merchant,
Thank you for your concern over the NRL's need to appease sponsors and encourage children to play the game.
As you would be aware, the $1 Billion dollar tv deal was signed at a time where the shoulder charge was legal, and no fixed sin bin for a fight was in place. This did not deter the networks or sponsors.
Furthermore, the most valuable product, State of Origin, has become one of the sporting highlights of all Australian sport and this has been a by-product of the 'mate vs mate' and 'biff' that was demonstrated in the very first origin game.
In addition to this, coverage and anticipation of game II in this series has been sky rocketing as a result of the Gallen 1-2 combo on Myles massive head.
Please refrain from spewing your nonsense.
Sincerely,
Caveman aka the average footy supporter.
