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Bandana boy has never got over the fact that he wasn't athletic enough to play Rugby League
Bandana boy has never got over the fact that he wasn't athletic enough to play Rugby League
No self respecting snowman would wear a f**king bandanna in public past the age of 22 unless they were a roadie for a rock band.
Look I am all in favour of third-party agreements in rugby league helping to boost the income of the players, beyond the Roosters salary cap, or salary sombrero, as Andrew Webster refers to it.
But is it me, or is it a seriously low-rent look when the Roosters release their team list for the weekend’s match thus:
UPDATED ROUND 2 SQUAD
1. James Tedesco – brought to you by ACFS
2. Daniel Tupou – brought to you by Marrickville Prestige Smash Repairs
3. Latrell Mitchell – brought to you by Pacific Mortgage Group
4. Joseph Manu – brought to you by Flash Freight
5. Blake Ferguson – brought to you by Casella Express
6. Luke Keary – brought to you by RadioHub
7. Cooper Cronk – brought to you by etc...
This tweet from the British dual Olympian back-stroker Lizzie Simmons caught my attention this week:
“Lady in public lane: you’re very good at swimming you know.
Me: erm, thanks.
Lady: no seriously, you should try and do a trial with the county club!
Me: erm, well I actually went to a couple of Olympics.
Lady: me too! Which sports did you get manage to get tickets for?”
#nrl.”
Seriously, I think at this point, he was expecting the league throngs of NSW to jump to their feet and scream, “Yes! We want the grand final in Sydney for 25 years! We want it! We want it! We want it! Spend the $2.5 billion.”
But they didn’t. However it might have worked north of the Tweed, Sydney is just way too smart for that kind of awkward pandering, and Mr Beattie was savaged in response.
Typically undaunted, he was back at it the next day.
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“Souths forward Tom Burgess,” Mr Beattie tweeted, “was asked about the stadium issue today. He said; ‘I think it (new stadia) is only good for the State as a whole. It means growth of the game, not just Rugby League but all sports and events… They have Ed Sheerin [sic] playing there tonight.’ #nrl”
Seriously, Peter?
Does that stuff really work in Queensland? I tell you what, it bloody well doesn’t work here.
In the words of one of the twitterati, “As soon as Brad Fittler has [leading economist] Saul Eastlake wearing the No 1 NSW Jersey I’ll listen to Tom Burgess on economics @SmartState1.”
Another noted: “Standby Pete. I understand there are some breaking comments by Kurtley Beale on the merits of the new airport at Badgery's Creek.”
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/sponsor-heavy-inductions-not-a-good-look-20180316-p4z4qc.html
He watches every Rugby League game with envy for obvious reasonsAs if he doesn't watch every rugby league game he can, while wringing his red bandana into tight knots and screaming at the TV about the near deathbed state of the rah rah in the country where he resides. Ditto Zavos. Sweet as sweet can be. Lol