waltzing Meninga
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I was explaining AFL teams to my mate last night who knows nothing about AFL and comparing all the teams with the NRL teams. This is what I came up with. ( I am very bored at work today)
Collingwood - Roosters. - Both these teams have money coming out their Arses and are the team everyone loves to hate. Both teams have been to the Grand Final twice since 2002 and choked
Essondon - Bulldogs - Have very loyal supporters and are arch rivals with collingwood. Some would say the Bulldogs and roosters are developing this too.
Carlton - Souths - Both teams have a proud history but have been absolutley sh*thouse in recent years.
Swans - Melbourne Storm - Both are the only teams in their state and are very competitve every season. There is little interest shown to these teams in their home state as the other code dominates there. Both teams tend to slip under the media radar untill finals time.
Geelong - Newcastle - Both teams are about 1-2 hours from the major city and the whole city gets behind them. Their supporters are very fanatical and the team is idolised in thier city.
Western Bulldogs - West Tigers - both teams are out west and are starting to become a real force in their respective competitions. The Western Bulldogs should really be top 4 contenders next year.
St Kilda - Dragons - Both known as the Saints and are always competitive. Both teams with large fan bases and have a large number of memebers/season ticket holders.
Birsbane Loins - Brisbane Broncos - Both the only teams from the region in their comp and have only been in the comp for a reasonably short time. Both have been extremeley successfull in their short time in the comp.
Parramatta eels - Richmond - Both have not won a premiership since the 80's .Both are about the same distance from the city and approx the same amount of fans in proportion to the rest of the league.
Kangaroos - Raiders - Both were very successfull in the 90's but have now come back to the feild. Both teams always seam to make the finals every year without doing anything spectacular. Kangaroos play some home games in Canberra.
I have left Adelaide and WA teams out as the NRL does not have teams that fit this category. I guess you could say that WA teams and the Warriors are similar because of the distance from everyone else and the relatively successfull nature of the clubs.
If anyone has any more similarities please add.
Collingwood - Roosters. - Both these teams have money coming out their Arses and are the team everyone loves to hate. Both teams have been to the Grand Final twice since 2002 and choked
Essondon - Bulldogs - Have very loyal supporters and are arch rivals with collingwood. Some would say the Bulldogs and roosters are developing this too.
Carlton - Souths - Both teams have a proud history but have been absolutley sh*thouse in recent years.
Swans - Melbourne Storm - Both are the only teams in their state and are very competitve every season. There is little interest shown to these teams in their home state as the other code dominates there. Both teams tend to slip under the media radar untill finals time.
Geelong - Newcastle - Both teams are about 1-2 hours from the major city and the whole city gets behind them. Their supporters are very fanatical and the team is idolised in thier city.
Western Bulldogs - West Tigers - both teams are out west and are starting to become a real force in their respective competitions. The Western Bulldogs should really be top 4 contenders next year.
St Kilda - Dragons - Both known as the Saints and are always competitive. Both teams with large fan bases and have a large number of memebers/season ticket holders.
Birsbane Loins - Brisbane Broncos - Both the only teams from the region in their comp and have only been in the comp for a reasonably short time. Both have been extremeley successfull in their short time in the comp.
Parramatta eels - Richmond - Both have not won a premiership since the 80's .Both are about the same distance from the city and approx the same amount of fans in proportion to the rest of the league.
Kangaroos - Raiders - Both were very successfull in the 90's but have now come back to the feild. Both teams always seam to make the finals every year without doing anything spectacular. Kangaroos play some home games in Canberra.
I have left Adelaide and WA teams out as the NRL does not have teams that fit this category. I guess you could say that WA teams and the Warriors are similar because of the distance from everyone else and the relatively successfull nature of the clubs.
If anyone has any more similarities please add.
