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women in league

curry

Juniors
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why is it that there is no females playing first grade rugby league?

dont you think its sexist and chauvinistic to nothave a female playing first grade, surely in the whole of australia theres some kickass blondes.

why do men feel the need to degrade women like this? yes a select few arent up to men in physicality but remember how a lady bashed a man in the ring that time? its days like this im ashamed to be a man

i believe a qouta system of 1 female per first grade side, and 4 per nrl squad
 

Big_Bad_Shark_Fan

First Grade
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hmm i dont think females would be able to handle the skill level the current nrl players have. Johns , Lockyer , Marshall , Williams, Covell, Tupou, Kimmorley, Gallen, Jason Smith... these guys would run all over girls

i was playing touch footy with girls not long ago, and ive gotta say i made them look very ordinary
 

curry

Juniors
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182
look, girls can handle the balls very well, i have seen it on the park myself. [watched mixed touch football at a park]


men have got to stop being sexist pigs, the eagles have made the first move by bringing in the eagles angels philosophy, and it worked wonders. so why not?
 

Stranger

Coach
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look, girls can handle the balls very well, i have seen it on the park myself. [watched mixed touch football at a park]
yeah girls ball work is allways exceptional.

But comeon.... seriously there are some sports that can mix and some that cant just yet, and tackle footy is one of those.
So is american baseball sexcist cause there are no girls playing?
 

mudfly

Juniors
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What about an old people quota too? I once saw this old dude put the meanest hit on some kid because he thought stole his cane.
 

Southernsaint

Moderator
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But then that young bloke put that huge hit on the Grandad in the Fox Sports advert, akin to Mundine knocking "old legs" on his arse in the 44-4 flogging at Kogarah's Jubilee Oval ;-)
 

TinghaInMotion

Juniors
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curry said:
why is it that there is no females playing first grade rugby league?

dont you think its sexist and chauvinistic to nothave a female playing first grade, surely in the whole of australia theres some kickass blondes.

why do men feel the need to degrade women like this? yes a select few arent up to men in physicality but remember how a lady bashed a man in the ring that time? its days like this im ashamed to be a man

i believe a qouta system of 1 female per first grade side, and 4 per nrl squad

This is a joke right?
 

***MH***

Bench
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Similar to what Dennis Spagnarino said about Melissa Yates refereeing in first grade, she's got the skills but would have to be fitter than Cathy Freeman to ref the big boys.
 

ParraDude_Jay

First Grade
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Imagine Sonny Bill doing what he did to Joel Clinton to a woman, and there's the reason women don't play Rugby League.
 

tiburon

Juniors
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This thread is a joke right? What's with all these crap threads & posters lately, who let everyone out of the mental asylum?
 

gaterooze

Bench
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There's a reason why women play Touch and Union more than League... It's purely about body mass, and the rigors of the sport. Women have a much lower average body mass, so you don't see many with physiques that would suit League.

However, I would LOVE it if some talented women did come through the ranks to shake things up.

I do think it's a remote possibility -- if Roy Bell and Joven Clarke can play first grade, then why not a woman?
 

Lego_Man

First Grade
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This is a gee-up

curry is following in the footsteps of slava, albeit in a different fashion.
 

Lego_Man

First Grade
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By the way, if women were to play first grade, there would be some VERY serious injuries, and over the long term, perhaps fatalities.
 
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Men don't compete against women in just about any sport in the top level, let alone league. They don't even do it in proper golf tournaments!
 
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