God forbid Melbourne Storm making another Grand Final!!!!!!

[petetheileet]

Having lived in Melbourne - anyone who truly believes there is a long term market for rugby league, or any winter sport for that matter, is kidding themselves. It just wont happen.

This is what enrages me the most

It is pointless and we are all suffering because of it

And not just that, they really aren't even doing everything they can to make them a success, so what is the point

Plus the fact they have more hateful blokes at their club than any other

i wont go as far as a rope

but what doesn't kill me will make me tougher

And if saints were to play em in the GF and beat them (throw in a career ending injury to Slater)

Id be happy enough to die anyway!

 

[big country]

It would be awesome.

Try and look at it from another angle - spreading the rugby league gospel deeper into Victoriania

hahaa - they could be in the next 10 grand finals but it will always be the gospel according to AFL:lol:

 

[big country]

:lol:first commandment for Victorians : " thou shalt not favour any other codes over AFL"

 

[Broncodr01d]

Applaud them yet again. What they're doing as a club is sensational on and off the field.

For what it's worth, I think they will return to the Grand Final and WIN back-to-back premierships.

 

[Lambretta]

This is what enrages me the most

It is pointless and we are all suffering because of it

And not just that, they really aren't even doing everything they can to make them a success, so what is the point

Plus the fact they have more hateful blokes at their club than any other

i wont go as far as a rope

but what doesn't kill me will make me tougher

And if saints were to play em in the GF and beat them (throw in a career ending injury to Slater)

Id be happy enough to die anyway!

and yet 1999 is still a sense of endless mirth for the rest of us

it's a funny f**king world innit?


I hardly call Victorian youth teams making finals and beating NSW teams along the way a pointless waste of time.

The game there is growing and carving out a nice little niche.

Sure it's not going to challenge AFL - but it doesnt have to. It just needs to be good enough for people to open their eyes to alternatives.

I have been a semi regular visitor to Melbourne over the past 15 years and on my last 2 visits I saw Storm jerseys being worn, Storm bumper stickers on cars and evidence round town that the Storm ARE having an impact down there. It's taken league a really long time to get a foothold in that market, but it is happening.

It's not pointless and I certainly dont feel like I'm suffering at all.

The main losers from a Melbourne team being in the comp is NSW when it comes to Origin. With Queensland players offered another option aside from the Broncos, it meant that Queenslands first grade playing roster to choose from became suddenly larger.

Level playing fields are only a bitch if you're used to being top dog and want to retain the Status Quo. As a Dragons fan, I can see why you'd want things to remain as they were 40 years ago.

Oh well, times change.

 

[big country]

and yet 1999 is still a sense of endless mirth for the rest of us

it's a funny f**king world innit?


I hardly call Victorian youth teams making finals and beating NSW teams along the way a pointless waste of time.

The game there is growing and carving out a nice little niche.

Sure it's not going to challenge AFL - but it doesnt have to. It just needs to be good enough for people to open their eyes to alternatives.

I have been a semi regular visitor to Melbourne over the past 15 years and on my last 2 visits I saw Storm jerseys being worn, Storm bumper stickers on cars and evidence round town that the Storm ARE having an impact down there. It's taken league a really long time to get a foothold in that market, but it is happening.

It's not pointless and I certainly dont feel like I'm suffering at all.

The main losers from a Melbourne team being in the comp is NSW when it comes to Origin. With Queensland players offered another option aside from the Broncos, it meant that Queenslands first grade playing roster to choose from became suddenly larger.

Level playing fields are only a bitch if you're used to being top dog and want to retain the Status Quo. As a Dragons fan, I can see why you'd want things to remain as they were 40 years ago.

Oh well, times change.

yeah level playing fields sure are a bitch especially when one team gets a free $6mil top up each year from their sugar daddy and make it to 4 straight grand finals;-)

 

[simostorm]

Having lived in Melbourne - anyone who truly believes there is a long term market for rugby league, or any winter sport for that matter, is kidding themselves. It just wont happen.

Any winter sport? lol.. ahh.. AFL << Seems to do alright down there..

:crazy::crazy::crazy:

 

[kia ora storm]

The rope will be purple and blue...

 

[user_nat]

Any winter sport? lol.. ahh.. AFL << Seems to do alright down there..

:crazy::crazy::crazy:

I think he meant other than AFL.

 

[petetheileet]

and yet 1999 is still a sense of endless mirth for the rest of us

it's a funny f**king world innit?


I hardly call Victorian youth teams making finals and beating NSW teams along the way a pointless waste of time.

The game there is growing and carving out a nice little niche.

Sure it's not going to challenge AFL - but it doesnt have to. It just needs to be good enough for people to open their eyes to alternatives.

I have been a semi regular visitor to Melbourne over the past 15 years and on my last 2 visits I saw Storm jerseys being worn, Storm bumper stickers on cars and evidence round town that the Storm ARE having an impact down there. It's taken league a really long time to get a foothold in that market, but it is happening.

It's not pointless and I certainly dont feel like I'm suffering at all.

The main losers from a Melbourne team being in the comp is NSW when it comes to Origin. With Queensland players offered another option aside from the Broncos, it meant that Queenslands first grade playing roster to choose from became suddenly larger.

Level playing fields are only a bitch if you're used to being top dog and want to retain the Status Quo. As a Dragons fan, I can see why you'd want things to remain as they were 40 years ago.

Oh well, times change.

id like a level playing field, but i and many others dont think its happening

never know of them game 40yrs ago i wasn't even thought of

and if you think clubs would fail to pick up the Inglis' and Falau's and other qld origin hopefull gee ur dim

and your right perhaps have the team in QLD instead, im sure they would have all been spotted then.

Love Rep games going there also

how great is that!

If any other club in the nation had as much success as the storm since 1999 on field then take a look at the success off the field i think it would seem pretty insigificant

 

[kia ora storm]

This is what enrages me the most

It is pointless and we are all suffering because of it

And not just that, they really aren't even doing everything they can to make them a success, so what is the point

Plus the fact they have more hateful blokes at their club than any other

i wont go as far as a rope

but what doesn't kill me will make me tougher

And if saints were to play em in the GF and beat them (throw in a career ending injury to Slater)

Id be happy enough to die anyway!

What a sob story...your hatred for the Storm is well known though so your comments are taken with a grain of salt.;-)

 

[Shire Panther]

I hope the Storm continue to be successfull and win comps, I couldnt care less how much money they get given per year from news limited give $100 million per year I couldnt care less.

Blah blah level playing field blah blah blah..... Good luck to them I say.

 

[Holla if ya hear me]

Theres one certainly..they wont win it....no one goes back to back

 

[Western_Eel]

Having lived in Melbourne - anyone who truly believes there is a long term market for rugby league, or any winter sport for that matter, is kidding themselves. It just wont happen.

Umm they have bigger crowed averages than alot of the Sydney teams, more members then most Sydney teams and during the finals had more viewers on TV then Brisbane, and i think it will improve with the stadium development, so i can see them lasting longer then some of the Sydney teams.

 

[Western_Eel]

I hope the Storm continue to be successfull and win comps, I couldnt care less how much money they get given per year from news limited give $100 million per year I couldnt care less.

Blah blah level playing field blah blah blah..... Good luck to them I say.

Agree i just wish murdoch gave my club $100mil, oh thats right he already tried that and no one wanted it.

 

[sallymay]

most of my dreams come true right well last year my dream was about gettting into the grand final the ticket i brought said oct 2010 melbourne storm vs west tigers and storm win now i have know idea if my dream has come true as in storm playing tigers in toyota cup or it is really this year but i wont be surprized to see the storm in the grannie again this year

 

[Broncodr01d]

Theres one certainly..they wont win it....no one goes back to back

Never ever happens.

 

[Knightmare]

The Storm are the most boring team in the NRL. They come from the AFL capital of the world lol, their team is made up entirely of ex-pats and their style of play is boring, defence-oriented wrestling, laced with a bit of Smith/ Slater grubbery. Occasionally (very occasionally) there is a flash of entertaining play from Billy the Cat or Big Game, but other than that, they are a yawn.

Would love to see a different side in the GF this year. The 00's was the decade that everybody (bar their fans) got sick of seeing either Easts or Melbourne in the decider.

 

[Cerne Abbas Giant]

The Storm are the most boring team in the NRL. They come from the AFL capital of the world lol, their team is made up entirely of ex-pats and their style of play is boring, defence-oriented wrestling, laced with a bit of Smith/ Slater grubbery. Occasionally (very occasionally) there is a flash of entertaining play from Billy the Cat or Big Game, but other than that, they are a yawn.

Would love to see a different side in the GF this year. The 00's was the decade that everybody (bar their fans) got sick of seeing either Easts or Melbourne in the decider.

Are your eyes painted on?
Watch the 2009 GF again. Check out the decoys, attacks on the fringe and Inglis's sublime display.

 

[jk13]

anything is possible with their talent. the more you whinge, the more you sound like a jealous b1tch