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The good things about Rugby League

Loudstrat

Coach
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Its about time we have a thread about why our beloved code is the best ever. I am personally sick of reading the words of a growing legion of paranoid f*ckwits whose chant generally follows the same old path about the code dying - we must do what other codes do or we are doomed.

Let me tell you that there is a reason why the intellectual cream of our nation, and like minded genii from NZ, PNG and England, follow Rugby League. It is simply because we didnt follow the stupid decsions of other codes like sheep.

In another code, some moron decided it was a great thing to have 2 extra forwards who can jump on everyone after each tackle and see who gets the ball.

Another decided it was easier to simply run across the try line, and easier to throw it to a bloke standing in goal. How f*cking stupd is that?

Yet another code decided it was a great idea to use fishing nets, and pretend that hands dint exist. That one was obviously the result of opium sniffing.

And yet another one decided it was thrilling to dress in your sisters undies and fumble the ball toward a series of sticks, where you can elect how many points you want by kicking them through certain pairs. That combined opium sniffing with 6 generations of inbreeding obviously!

Australia is the lucky country. Lucky that we are blessed with brains. And the masses are slowly seeing things our way. That's wh we are the only code in the country that can sell out stadia for club, interstate and national games. All the little episodes of decision making, from Dally Messengers decision to play for Easts, to the Origin concept, to the 6 tackle rule down to the genius who invented the play the ball. These things have sewn intelligence into our DNA.

We have tailored a game perfect for this country,and perfect for others. Nate Smith and Brian Carney saw it. So have millions of others.

So lets ignore the whinging crap. In one sentence, give one reason you believe makes league King.

Mine: I love the chip and chase and when the halfback gets flattened - a la Sterlings try saving high shot on Mortimer in the 86 decider.

Next...............
 

adamkungl

Immortal
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The chance to get an entire year of bragging rights after winning State of Origin... multiplied by 5 if we manage to get a win tonight :lol:
 
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Big or small have a genuine part to play and both have succeeded at the very highest level which is something the game can be proud about to offer everybody a chance although the overweight slouch is gradually being weeded out with only Rose and Taylor remaining.

In such a physical game players like Preston Campbell, Allan Langer, Geoff Toovey have shown that heart can take you far.

Rugby League is king because the other codes don't allow you to have a LOL@50uff$ on a weekly basis.

smh
 

redvscotty

First Grade
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8,003
I like that we, as Rugby League fans, never have to admit to having the likes of Warrick Capper grace our fields.
 

Hutty1986

Immortal
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34,034
The eternal hope that the ref will at some point in the future realise, that they have in fact, been doing it all day.
 

BDGS

Bench
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4,102
Rugby League is the toughest, hardest, fastest, most draining and enduring sport in the world. Friend made in League are for life and only a few rise to the level of greatness each week. Why is there so many inconstant players in the NRL? Because it's impossible to dominate each week unlike other sports.

Rugby League is the only football code in this country that have 3 levels of successful football (club, state, international) and athletes this game produces is second to none.
 

Stagger Lee

Bench
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4,931
historicaly it changes its rules quicker than other codes to keep the game entertaining.

It still celabrates grown men having a blue - and then uses it as an example of passion in its adverts (example SOO) rather than the 'tut tut tut such bad behaviour should be frowned upon' in other codes.

It respects the ref ..... just watch a game of soccer with ten players surrounding the ref when a penalty is given
 

Knightmare

Coach
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10,716
- A representative game to speak of, unlike AFL.
- A club competition the general public actually gives a shit about, unlike Rugby.
- Nancies like Cristiano Ronaldo or Jason Culina would never prosper in League- they would be snapped in half before the ref had taken a breath after blowing the time on whistle.
- Rugby League mixes brute power, speed of play, athleticism and skill better than any other code in the world, unlike soccer (skill and speed but no guts), Aussie Rules (speed, athletisicm, not a great deal of guts and "skills" that reward players for missing goals), Rugby (brute power and skill but slow enough between phases to put you to sleep) or American football (brute power and skill but constant interchanges not requiring much in the way of athleticism).
- Some club loyalty, as opposed to American sports or soccer where players get traded like the collector cards they feature on
- Local players can have the reasonable dream of representing their local team, unlike AFL where a skilled kid from W.A. will most likely get shipped to the Gold Coast through draft picks in order to artificially create success for the Suns.
- Media "experts" have been reading the games' last rites for decades now, but the game keeps on making such people look stupid.
 

Panther_Daz

Moderator
Staff member
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- Local players can have the reasonable dream of representing their local team, unlike AFL where a skilled kid from W.A. will most likely get shipped to the Gold Coast through draft picks in order to artificially create success for the Suns.


^^^ Just got in before me.
 

Mr Angry

Not a Referee
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51,816
FTR I reckon NHL is the toughest, hardest, fastest, most draining and enduring sport in the world.

But I do love my league.
 

BM1979

Juniors
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974
Its about time we have a thread about why our beloved code is the best ever. I am personally sick of reading the words of a growing legion of paranoid f*ckwits whose chant generally follows the same old path about the code dying - we must do what other codes do or we are doomed.

Let me tell you that there is a reason why the intellectual cream of our nation, and like minded genii from NZ, PNG and England, follow Rugby League. It is simply because we didnt follow the stupid decsions of other codes like sheep.

In another code, some moron decided it was a great thing to have 2 extra forwards who can jump on everyone after each tackle and see who gets the ball.

Another decided it was easier to simply run across the try line, and easier to throw it to a bloke standing in goal. How f*cking stupd is that?

Yet another code decided it was a great idea to use fishing nets, and pretend that hands dint exist. That one was obviously the result of opium sniffing.

And yet another one decided it was thrilling to dress in your sisters undies and fumble the ball toward a series of sticks, where you can elect how many points you want by kicking them through certain pairs. That combined opium sniffing with 6 generations of inbreeding obviously!

Australia is the lucky country. Lucky that we are blessed with brains. And the masses are slowly seeing things our way. That's wh we are the only code in the country that can sell out stadia for club, interstate and national games. All the little episodes of decision making, from Dally Messengers decision to play for Easts, to the Origin concept, to the 6 tackle rule down to the genius who invented the play the ball. These things have sewn intelligence into our DNA.

We have tailored a game perfect for this country,and perfect for others. Nate Smith and Brian Carney saw it. So have millions of others.

So lets ignore the whinging crap. In one sentence, give one reason you believe makes league King.

Mine: I love the chip and chase and when the halfback gets flattened - a la Sterlings try saving high shot on Mortimer in the 86 decider.

Next...............

Maybe thats the reason they called it FOOTBALL and not HANDBALL
 

hrundi99

First Grade
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8,414
FTR I reckon NHL is the toughest, hardest, fastest, most draining and enduring sport in the world.

But I do love my league.

Toughest, hardest, fastest, I agree.

Most draining would probably be a marathon, a proper triathlon, etc.

League certainly ticks most of the boxes, just not necessarily number one in each.
 

age.s

First Grade
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7,811
There's honor in how the game is played. In soccer (as much as I enjoy it) you do whatever you can to convince the ref you deserve the rub of the green. In AFL you belt people off the ball, in the back, when they're not looking, or if they're injured. RL is generally played with a strength of character that showcases some of the best qualities a man can display.

There are players that play the game dirty, but they stand out, rather than blend in.
 
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