Which Grand Final combination is best for rugby league?

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Sydney vs Melbourne?
Sydney vs North Queensland?
Brisbane vs Melbourne?
Brisbane vs North Queensland?

Which match up would drive up national interest in the event and win over more new fans to rugby league?

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Any combination that doesn't involve Melbourne.

 

[Tenacious Titans]

Any combination that doesn't involve Melbourne.

sif hate on Melbourne

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

sif hate on Melbourne

I'll be frank: I don't want their boring style of footy stinking up our biggest event. A game more similar to the QLD derby in Week 1 of the finals will be a much better showcase of the game than Melbourne's grindy wrestley shit.

 

[Tenacious Titans]

true, can't argue with that. I guess I'd just be happy to see no NSW teams in the GF...but that's not the point of the thread.

 

[t-ba]

I think an all QLD final would be nice, but I am not sure all the partisans gloating about it would send me insame.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I think an all QLD final would be nice, but I am not sure all the partisans gloating about it would send me insame.

Some of us know the meaning of the word "humble". There's no need to gloat like a snorting pig when your team has just won the title. Just relax and enjoy it and put away the bait for once.

 

[t-ba]

Humble?

Never heard of the f**ker.

 

[Usain Bolt]

Japan vs South Africa

 

[Dave_]

Cowboys v Melbourne

 

[BennyV]

As long as Cowboys are there, the interest will be high, and there's a few reasons for that:

- It will be either of Broncos or Roosters playing, meaning we are likely in for a fast paced, entertaining game of footy.
- I would guesstimate that majority of supporters whose team is already gone would 'like to be the Cowboys win'.
- It means Melbourne won't be there!

 

[Gina Minehart]

A warm pie and a cold beer

 

[Jason Maher]

Who gives a f**k? I despise the donkeys and stroms, so Roosters vs Cowboys is clearly the best option.

 

[Billythekid]

The storm are the best side to have in terms of tv ratings. The people saying it would be a shit game cause of the storm are delusional. Go back over the last 10 years and look for the best games in that period and they would be littered with storm games (particularly vs manly or broncos). I guess people can continue believing that the storm produce boring games but I'll just keep on enjoying the contests.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I love the Queenslanders in Melbourne, but watching Melbourne play is so boring.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Who gives a f**k? I despise the donkeys and stroms, so Roosters vs Cowboys is clearly the best option.

Go Stroms!

 

[Jason Maher]

The storm are the best side to have in terms of tv ratings. The people saying it would be a shit game cause of the storm are delusional. Go back over the last 10 years and look for the best games in that period and they would be littered with storm games (particularly vs manly or broncos). I guess people can continue believing that the storm produce boring games but I'll just keep on enjoying the contests.

True. I simply hate them. I don't try and pretend they aren't a good team or never produce high quality games.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Cowboys v Melbourne

Lol.. You'll be waiting a while for that one.

 

[Saint Doc]

The Rooaters being there again will do nothing for ratings or rugby league.

The Melbourne vs Brisbane GF 2006 was the highest rating of all time (or at least was at the time, as Sydney fans still watched, but there was a huge bump in VIC and QLD).

That being said, an all QLD affair would probably be even bigger as every house in QLD would have the game on, and NSW would adopt the Cowboys.

So in summary, as long as the Broncos make it, it will be a huge GF for rugby league

 

[Ice_Storm]

The storm are the best side to have in terms of tv ratings. The people saying it would be a shit game cause of the storm are delusional. Go back over the last 10 years and look for the best games in that period and they would be littered with storm games (particularly vs manly or broncos). I guess people can continue believing that the storm produce boring games but I'll just keep on enjoying the contests.

This. Storm have one of the most exciting attacking teams in the comp. Probably have for the last 10 years.

Unfortunately Brisbane and Sydney Roosters have many no names with no attacking flair.