I've gotta say I'll be dirty on the NRL if the Cowboys win their maiden premiership. Any team who has 50 put on them in a finals fixture, IMO, doesn't deserve a premiership.
Yeah, that would be right. Give no credit to the players and the club at all.
I mean, if the Cowboys were to win it all they'll have to beat the minor premiers, and then overcome the pathological hatred of an entire state rooting for either the Dragons or the Tigers in the decider.
I mean, of course, Graham Murray designed the McIntyre system. He did use to teach maths in high school after all. Let's just forget that the Tigers pounded the Broncos in exactly the same fashion just a week later, and have scored 88 points to 12 in two matches, and something like 50-0 in the final twenty minutes of each match.
How about some people start giving the Cows some credit for finishing in the top four, and start thinking of them as potential grand finalists rather than 'the team that lost to Wests'.
As for conceding 50 points in a game - it's a terrible thing whenever it happens. You, Dodge, of all people, would know that better than most as a Bulldogs supporter. But do we just draw a line through a team when they concede 50?
If so, well:
- Cowboys have conceded 50 points twice this year
- Parra have conceded 50 points this year (Round 5 v Bris), and 49 points as well.
I guess that leaves St George Illawarra and Wests Tigers- but the Dragons have conceded 40 points on four occassions....once every six games. The Tigers have done the same on three seperate occassions.
Anyway, I guess we could argue this point until we turn blue
Oh, and another thing - the Roosters/Cowboys preliminary final at Telstra last year attracted over 43,000 spectators. If the Roosters are meant to be one of the smaller supporter groups in Sydney, then what does that say about Parra fans who struggle to attract 35,000?
sh*t, I don't give a damn. Keep writing us off. We love it.
