Round 7 (2008) Warriors v Rabbitohs
RIGHTO YOU LOT LISTEN UP!!!
Please name what team you play for at the start of the post - its bloody confusing trying to work out what team you play for on top of everything else...
Thankyou for listening.
WARRIORS
Will He Mason?
Rayroxon (Warriors)
Word Count 750
Weird to say the least. A bit of a stretch to say that if it wasnt for footy, youd never have heard that conversation.
Without getting into the semantics of fate, Ill just say that I enjoyed reading about what happened at the ground, and on the bus. I think that there was some potential in the mad Wiki fan or bus shenanigans, and even if you embellished I think the better story is your day at the footy.
84
Boned!
JonB (Warriors)
Word Count 733
It starts out really well, then it slips into boring medical jargon straight outta a medical journal, and then the last paragraph is good again. When you relate the material to football, your writing is brilliant. Informative and entertaining. When its not, I dont really enjoy it. Possibly one of the more originally informative pieces Ive ever read in the comp. Bloody good effort!
90
Super Boot
byrne_rovelli_fan82 (Warriors)
Word Count 748
A great piece from wittyfan here. Huh? You mean this isnt wittyfan? Oh, my bad!
Michael Witt isnt as celebrated a goal kicker as the El Masris of the competition, but he certainly is a crucial element of the Warriors success. Tony Martin really sucked last year. I should know he was my fantasy kicker *groan* Witt is definitely better.
Nice piece.
88
Poster Child
sportsthought (Warriors)
Word Count 747
On one hand I wanna mark you right down because youve just gone and taken the p!ss out of everyone on this forum (you bastard). On the other hand you do it so damn incredibly well.
The only thing that stops it from being perfect is some (f*cking annoying) L33t speak.
There wasnt nearly enough OMGs, FFSs, WWJDs and ROTFLOLs. If you posted a bit more often youd know that! Now take your score, stop making fun of us all and bugger off!
95
Money Bill Williams?
Jessbass (Warriors)
Word Count 740
An incredibly clinical summary of the Sonny Bill Williams contract debacle.
Sharp, clear, concise, factual and a little bland. You are arguably the best writer in the competition, your spelling, grammar, and layout is impeccable, however, your voice rarely comes through in your pieces. Its the one thing, I believe is holding you back from being a brilliant all-round writer
88
RABBITOHS
The Club
rabs (Rabbitohs)
Word Count 696
Bang! Spot on with most of your arguments. This is a piece while seemingly a little rushed, brings up and validates many criticisms in the game. 1 Ticket 3 Games. Those people that only go to watch the main event are like people who order a value meal and only eat the burger! (Dodgy analogy I know - but you get the point)
Well done on your listing of all the NYCs recent graduates they sure are providing excitement in first grade over the last few weeks.
If only this was able to utilize the full word limit, and if you were less rushed.
89
Keep it Simple, Stupid!
Skeepe (Rabbitohs)
Word Count 734
Yep love it. Couldnt agree more. You do well to avoid this sounding like so many rants Ive read in the past by using a nice calm tone and rational arguments.
Personally I think we need to go back to in goal judges and if it looks like a try and smells like a try award a friggin try!
87
The Real Competition
Master Vippo (Rabbitohs)
Word Count 737
You make some really good points here about the most pressing issues in the sport today. There has been much said on these topics in the media already, and somehow you manage to address each of the (many) issues with seemingly enough gravity given to each. A wonderful achievement considering the word limit.
89
Building the foundations for the future.
Dogs of War (Rabbitohs)
Word Count 750
Some potentially good ideas, but I can find holes all through your arguments. Firstly, the NFL system has its faults. For instance the winners of each division go on to play in the finals series. And quite there are teams that win their division, that dont have as good a winning record as teams that finish last in their division. When there are strong conferences and weaker ones teams are disadvantaged.
Then, there is the way you have divided the teams. You have put New Zealand in the Northern Conference when geographically they are the most Eastern, AND the most Southern team in the league. However, like the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys, despite being geographically located in the Wild West, somehow have managed to play in the NFC East with NY Giants and Washington Redskins. Baffling to say the least.
Also how can you suddenly have traditional rivals?
Statistics would have helped your argument. Crowd figures supporting your local derbies draw big crowds point would help your case. I find it ridiculous that you blame the draw for the poor performances of the Bulldogs and the Cowboys. Both clubs have had significant injuries, coaching woes and player departures.
Im really sorry mate but I dont think there is one thing in this piece that I can agree with you on.
81
How Ben destroyed his team and damaged his future.
Marshall Magic (Rabbitohs)
Word Count 750
Ok so youre obviously bitter about something and youre gonna blame Ben Teo.
Where you go wrong in this article is to assume that Teo was trying to cash in.
As far as I can tell, Teo had a disagreement with his manager, parted ways with him, then decided to try and negotiate for himself. Out of lack of experience he contacted all 15 clubs to see what was out there.
I blame the Tigers for not recognizing his potential earlier and showing him loyalty.
But the Tigers poor form of late can be put down to the several injuries to key forwards.
Ben and the Tigers will show their true form in the coming weeks when the show whether or not they can bounce back from their current slump.
Blaming one player for a entire clubs poor form is just dumb. For your piece to have been more convincing, you should have given specific examples, comparing reasons for good form v reasons why they are underperforming now.
As it is it just appears like a groundless rant/personal attack on Ben Teo.
83
WARRIORS
445
Defeated
RABBITOHS
429
:thumn
