Blokes - the politically correct no serious contact game of today is killing League.
You are my enemy. But I will make an assumption here. The current crop of whistle blowers get brownie points when they "kick a goal" on blokes like your Ryles and our Gallen.
If the opportunity arises to make their mark on the game by taking out a baddie then they cream at the chance to show how strong a ref they are.
Not only has the game got boring through Kick, kick, kick, it has gone pathetically soft.
You only have to look when a bloke makes a real hard hurting tackle. If the flag boy doesn't come running in, the replays are shown over and over and over again hoping to pick up an indescretion (check me spellun) .....
The players have picked up the cancer too. They stay down when hit hard trying to milk it. The good old days they would of been snotted by the tacklee for being a girl.
Honestly if it wasn't for my loyalty to my side I would walk away from the code.
The netball is starting to look more attractive - and the forwards are tougher then most.
Cheers
Quigs