Another conversion to the AFLs Sydney spin
B-dos said:Barry Hall wasn't injured, he was facing the judiciary for a controversial incident which may have ruled him out of the Grand Final. Sure, Pat Richards may miss out on the GF but its a totally different situation. Hardly the same thing is it.
It could be the same result, Pat may miss the Grand Final. A picture of Pat with his foot in an ice bucket is about as front page news worthy as Barry Hall standing in the surf at Coogee.B-dos said:Barry Hall wasn't injured, he was facing the judiciary for a controversial incident which may have ruled him out of the Grand Final. Sure, Pat Richards may miss out on the GF but its a totally different situation. Hardly the same thing is it.
Green Machine said:It could be the same result, Pat may miss the Grand Final. A picture of Pat with his foot in an ice bucket is about as front page news worthy as Barry Hall standing in the surf at Coogee.
shadowboxer said:i still dont reckon it will bite into other codes crowds, just cause you watch a grand final in patches doesnt mean the AFL has mind control on leaguies brains. IT IS A TOTAL BEAT UP. ive got relos in perth who have no concept of league and have no idea why i wasnt over the moon last saturday, i was stoked both parra and drags went out, but the swans pailed in comparison to that
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So please explain why a sport, that is the fourth choice football code in Sydney, that gets beaten one a weekly occurrence by re-runs of old movies and a Japanese Cooking Show, can be moved out of the sports section and onto the front of the paper which is suppose to be reserved for current affairs and world events,B-dos said:You idiot. :roll:
dodge said:But I thought AFL was no threat in Sydney?
Make up your mind iggy slop.
Moving along, the Grand Final shouldn't dominate the front page until the day. So what if NL half owns the game?
News Limited is a f**king news outlet not a sports promotion tool - it would be a travesty for it to take up more than half of the front page on any day during the eek when far more newsworthy events are happening in our world.
Wake up and smell the current affairs morons. Personally, I care a bit more for how my hip pocket is being eaten out of and what can be done about it than a grand final that is three days away. Sport doesn't rule the back page for no reason. For those uninformed listening to the likes of iggy plop's cynicism - there's a 20 page MainGame liftout on the Grand Final (including a "Go Cowboys" poster), and about 5 or 6 pages of coverage inside the sport section, as well as nothing else being on the back page but league. Not to mention the one or two pages devoted each day at the front of the paper with the suburban rivalry story, plus half the front page with the "predictable shot".
There's 2 pages in sport for the Swanlettes, and an 8 page liftout inside MainGame tracking their 2005 fortunes.
So Close to 30 plays around 10. Out of a 120 page paper. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good argument though.
Self-importance is a sign of insecurity you know...
ucantseeme said:no afl "fan" has the right to call league thugby when their game is rife with cheap shots, eye gouging and hitting someone when they arent looking..........hardly good sportsmanship
ucantseeme said:no afl "fan" has the right to call league thugby when their game is rife with cheap shots, eye gouging and hitting someone when they arent looking..........hardly good sportsmanship
people may point out the things hoppa has done on the field but at least he never bit someone on the testicles or had sex with a team mates wife
dodge said:To those still against AFL competing with the NRL for media space:
WHAT ABOUT THE ASHES?
Who cares about cricket? Why should it have got mega air-time as the NRL was winding down for the year? How dare anyone support Cricket. It is such a crap sport. As if you'd let it be played during the winter time.. geez.
*slams door*
*opens door*
Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic
*slams it again*
:roll: Pathetic. Other sports exist and will continue to thrive. Realise and accept.
Dutch Oven said:The AFL need more people like you in Sydney.
Keep it up matey, I like your style.