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Poupou Escobar

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Here’s our Dally M Try of the Year winner.


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I don’t care what anyone says. This beast won the Dally M:

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Poupou Escobar

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yeah, cuz Rugby League is a huge thing in Victoria

their biggest resource is the NRL
It's a geographical resource because once staff/players are established there, it is an advantage to keeping them. That's not the case for Sydney clubs. Even the Broncos no longer have the same advantage when retaining Brisbane-based players. And this isn't even accounting for local sponsorship opportunities.
 

Twizzle

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It's a geographical resource because once staff/players are established there, it is an advantage to keeping them.

Rubbish, it is a horrible place and I would imagine most people from further North would just want to get out of there.

The weather is f**king terrible and it's a shithole.

It's at a geographical disadvantage IMO, not to mention the fact that local resources are put into AFL and you have zero access to any local talent because kids have AFL forced down their throats from the time they start primary school.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Rubbish, it is a horrible place and I would imagine most people from further North would just want to get out of there.

The weather is f**king terrible and it's a shithole.

It's at a geographical disadvantage IMO, not to mention the fact that local resources are put into AFL and you have zero access to any local talent because kids have AFL forced down their throats from the time they start primary school.
Like Sydney, Melbourne is fine if you're wealthy. Bellamy has said he doesn't want to leave. Queenslander Billy Slater is still down there. Once your family is settled somewhere, the location is a massive anchor. When an NRL club is the only one in town it's an advantage, a geographical resource.

The Roosters, like the Storm, have proven that 'local talent' is completely unnecessary to NRL success.
 

Sensei Cobra

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Rubbish, it is a horrible place and I would imagine most people from further North would just want to get out of there.

The weather is f**king terrible and it's a shithole.

It's at a geographical disadvantage IMO, not to mention the fact that local resources are put into AFL and you have zero access to any local talent because kids have AFL forced down their throats from the time they start primary school.
What a dumb ignorant comment …
Moved to melbs 3 years ago from Sydney and love it
 

hineyrulz

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Melbourne is f**king cool. Some of you skips have no f**king idea.
Melbun is a great place if you like licking windows and love to watch grown men fumble balls while inbred bogans scream out bawwwwlllll!!!!

The food is decent at least down there that’s about it.
 

Gronk

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Melbun is a great place if you like licking windows and love to watch grown men fumble balls while inbred bogans scream out bawwwwlllll!!!!

The food is decent at least down there that’s about it.
Nah, there’s more to it.

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