ozhawk, let's get something straight right out of the blocks ok, Rugby and Rugby League are two different things.
No kidding? What's next, 2+2=4? Does it make you feel better by stating the obvios in front of others?
If you want to argue the relative merits of two games, make sure you actually know what to call the other one first.
Uh huh. And so far, I've at least tried to keep it too comparable aspects of the game and or each sports counterparts.
I happen to enjoy the NFL but have absolutely no doubt that players from the NFL wouldn't last in the NRL.
Blond, ditzy females in in the states also like the game. Doesn't mean they know anything about it. And your NFL not lasting in the NRL comment confirms your, blond, non-knowing feminine side.
NFL players are bigger because they have to be.
Of course they are, in order to absorb the punishment that is the violent game of American football.
The nature of the game in short, explosive increments means that the one single thing that can be relegated is stamina and in most cases that's swapped for size and/or explosive speed.
Wrong answer concerning stamina. Every player TRYING to enter the NFL is tested on a great many attribites. One testing aspect of "stamina" is how many times a player can bech 225 lbs. Then they test that aerobic "stamina" in a multitude of ways.....at a later date....and or on the same day......or look at your collgiate footage etc.... get the point yet?
Stamina is critical in NRL players. Good NFL running backs average 100 metres per game,
More or less.Your problem here is that these backs take a pounding on each and every play thats on a very different level in rugby/league/
good Forwards in the NRL average 150 per game. One plays over 80 minutes, one plays over 4 hours.
Over 80 minutes? not even close. Don't try that one with me. A linebacker has 60-70 collisions a game. And he has to deal with men anywhere from 60-120 lbs heavier than himself!!!!!
No NFL player could play an NRL match and last the distance, they wouldn't even get close.
You really wanna go there? Go ahead and take yourself for read. Be careful, I lost a great one, as a fan, in this article..........
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/wiley/020801.html
How many tackles does a running back make in a season?
The stupid answer would be.....how many multiple hits does a RB endure on eac and every hit/tackle......by himself.
Less than the average NRL forward makes in one match.
Now join the real world.
When you don't have to be moving, tackling and running for 40 minutes without a break,
Thi is where your ognorance of the sport shines........
you can be bigger and get away with it. The explosive running backs and wide receivers from the NFL would last 10 minutes in Rugby League,
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best the NRL has to offer has NOOOO IDEA on the training regiment to be that fast and big. Remember, the likes of Bott aren't even a dime a dozen in the NFL. Bott would have a hard time gettin into a decent college team back in the states.
then they'd be run over for the next 70 by League players.
This is where I'd like to hear how a much smaller and slower NRL player is trying to run over someone MUCH bigger, faster and stronger.......
The linemen would be lucky to last 10 minutes.
Against who? These linemen laugh at those who can't handle being killed,tackled or just play the game.
Imagine a forward coming into league; the age of 21/22 years old. He is 6' 7' 1/2......weighs 145+ kgs (is not fat) and is fast as most of the players on the NRL field?
NFL players have plenty of attributes but the pace and continuous action of Rugby League would find them out quicky.
The so called 'pace' in league is American football players are used too in practice.
Read up on Manfred Moore. He was a top NFL player and a completely sh*t Rugby League player.
No, you link him for me. Every rugby/league player trying to make in in the NFL never pans out the way it's said.
Christ, the NFL has ex-AFL players playing in it and AFL is a sport for complete pussies. Compare those two, they at least have that in common.
Tell me how many AFL players have made it in the NFL - and be very carefull with your answer.
Fact is, the two games are too different to compare. One is non-stop over 80 minutes and the other is stop-start over 4 hours.
Keep it to comparable aspects/athletes of each sport and don't even try and back up the non-stop 80 minute garbage in league.
If Rugby League had an offensive 13 and a defensive 13, there may be a comparison. As that isn't the case, a comparison based on anything you're throwin up is just plain stupid.
Now, take a hike you weirdo.