Will You Watch The Grand Final ?

[Bazal]

Hope you didn't go to bed 20 out last year.

Might as well. Brisbane did

 

[flippikat]

I voted "yes but I hate the teams playing" - mostly because I'd prefer to see a real outsider/underdog there to cheer for.

As it stands, I'm cheering for the Storm just to put an end to this Panthers run... I still dislike the Storm for things such as the salary cap cheating, the wrestling & the fact they got to pick their initial squads from the remains of teams being closed in 1998-99, but that was a long time ago, and right NOW it's kinda a "lesser of two evils" thing that I really wanna see the Panthers dominance broken.

 

[Chins get the wins]

I voted "yes but I hate the teams playing" - mostly because I'd prefer to see a real outsider/underdog there to cheer for.

As it stands, I'm cheering for the Storm just to put an end to this Panthers run... I still dislike the Storm for things such as the salary cap cheating, the wrestling & the fact they got to pick their initial squads from the remains of teams being closed in 1998-99, but that was a long time ago, and right NOW it's kinda a "lesser of two evils" thing that I really wanna see the Panthers dominance broken.

That's a lot of words to say you're a merkin

 

[flippikat]

That's a lot of words to say you're a merkin

For a guy whose team is going so well, you're stunningly easy to trigger into defensive name-calling.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

For a guy whose team is going so well, you're stunningly easy to trigger into defensive name-calling.

Being a part-time Sharks fan has rubbed off on @Chins get the wins

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I won't be watching. The Cap cheats vs the Drug cheats, riveting stuff

 

[RedVee]

Watched them all live since about 1970, is that when live coverage started? Used to have to be a sell out previously?

Before that we used to get the newsreel type coverage a week or two later at the school fete - they’d play the game in the hall on the old movie projector.

 

[soc123_au]

I won't be watching. The Cap cheats vs the Drug cheats, riveting stuff

Sharks lost the prelim blud. Watch a replay of last year instead.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I have some vague memories of finals in the late 70s and 80, Bath's Babes (77? 79?), not sure I watched them live or even in full, coverage wasn't great in outback Queensland.

You’d remember 77 if only for Teddy Goodwin scoring a solo try and knocking himself out in the process

 

[RedVee]

You’d remember 77 if only for Teddy Goodwin scoring a solo try and knocking himself out in the process

And the RLW cover photo “Tears of Blood” that followed.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

And the RLW cover photo “Tears of Blood” that followed.

I miss that rag, wish it would come back

 

[RedVee]

Every Thursday (footy season) on the way to school sports/activities day I got the RLW at the newsagent across the road from the bus stop.
Then to Dulwich Hill squash courts, an Orchy after and to school for activity 2 and then off to footy in the arvo by public transport. Hoping some parents would show up and give us a lift home afterwards. Otherwise, public transport again. Different times.

Im thinking of picking up the Ann Ed Big League this week though.