World Club Challenge - NOT live on Nine

[hardbaby]

StGeorge Illawarra are far from the most famous
of RL clubs.

WCC is a hyped up trial game, nothing more.

No different from the charity shield.

Gobble, gobble

 

[hutch]

Gee there are some children on this site these days! The wcc is a top game every year, and the myth that nrl teams treat it like a trial game is rubbish! Anyway, the bigger picture here is the way channel 9 treat rugby league, the sport which earns them millions of dollars every year and allows them to do so well in the ratings! If you are a dan of rugby league, you should have the sh•ts with nines decision!

 

[Eels Dude]

Hilarious to see a few bitter fans of sh*t teams, e.g Cronulla (well if they improve they'll be sh*t I suppose) having a whinge because their teams made it nowhere near the WCC. Bitter teeeeaaaarrrrs!

One of the biggest games of the year, should definitely be live

It's only a big game if your team is involved. Every other club side will be playing trials this weekend and that's what other clubs fans will be getting excited about. It's a bit like Charity Shield, Souths fans talk it up like it's a grand final, but Dragons fans don't give a flying toss about the result. You know it's true.

 

[BDGS]

Didnt this happen last year, Im pretty sure it wasnt live for the Storm game.

Nothings changed really since they took the rights for SL, best way to watch the highlights IMO is on the website, or record the games on Foxtel IQ seeing as though they'll show the games at Midnight.

It was live last year, i got up early to watch it.

 

[BDGS]

I'll find a live stream of the game to watch live.

 

[Hutty1986]

It's only a big game if your team is involved. Every other club side will be playing trials this weekend and that's what other clubs fans will be getting excited about. It's a bit like Charity Shield, Souths fans talk it up like it's a grand final, but Dragons fans don't give a flying toss about the result. You know it's true.

For the game of RL it's still a fairly large event though (could be a lot bigger if the bloody Poms actually came over here to play it). It's always interesting to see how each comp's premiers match up.

 

[Eels Dude]

For the game of RL it's still a fairly large event though (could be a lot bigger if the bloody Poms actually came over here to play it). It's always interesting to see how each comp's premiers match up.

I think the problem with the WCC is the timing of it. If it were played a couple of weeks after the Grand Final it would be much more of an event. But playing it in the pre season when trials are being played, where neither side has played a match in 5 months, and have vastly different rosters than their competition winning sides, makes it slightly irrelevent.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thought I'd post this in here as the Dragons will effectively be representing the NRL against Wigan.

The f**k they are.

They're representing the Dragons and I'd be cheering for Wigan if I could be arsed waking up that early.

 

[Charles Bronson]

The f**k they are.

They're representing the Dragons and I'd be cheering for Wigan if I could be arsed waking up that early.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sorry I don't speak Gen Y.

 

[cleary89]

U mad?

 

[Mike_Jets]

Hmmn, it 50 - 50 who I dislike more. Would watch just in the hope key players pick up knocks....

But seriously, I hope both suffer massive injuries. I mean is a disgrace its not on live or full rerun on some channel thats free to air, even the next saturday or friday night.

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Hmmn, it 50 - 50 who I dislike more. Would watch just in the hope key players pick up knocks....

But seriously, I hope both suffer massive injuries. I mean is a disgrace its not on live or full rerun on some channel thats free to air, even the next saturday or friday night.

Cheering for injuries hey?

I hope you don't get hit by a truck going to work tomorrow you germ.

 

[derp]

Hasn't been shown live for years on free to air TV.
who gives a f**k anyway?

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

It was live last year, i got up early to watch it.

 

[Loudstrat]

StGeorge Illawarra are far from the most famous
of RL clubs.

WCC is a hyped up trial game, nothing more.

No different from the charity shield.

It's only a big game if your team is involved. Every other club side will be playing trials this weekend and that's what other clubs fans will be getting excited about. It's a bit like Charity Shield, Souths fans talk it up like it's a grand final, but Dragons fans don't give a flying toss about the result. You know it's true.

Two gimps.

Given that most clubs whinge if their trials are more than a cheap cab fare away from home, I'd fin it had to believe that Saints would take their best squad to the other side of the planet for a mere trial. And that's what sh*ts me about this attitude - and why c9 have that attitude.

Historically, the WCC was played after the GF, but Aussie clubs were too hammered after wining the comp to be competetive. Historically also, C9 used to show the WCC and the Challenge Cup Final live. In fact, I think I watched the entire 1990 Kangaroo tour live on C9.

Eels dude, I'm less excited about Parra's trials than the games I'll actually get to see- Knights v Panthers on Saturday Night will be great to take the kids to. I'll get excited if the result at Campbelltown is that Wests get towelled by 50 with Webb scoring 3 tries.

Saints v Wigan - if not shown live, should be shown on prime time FTA

 

[adamkungl]

It's no surprise 9 treats the international game like sh*t when dopes in here, who you would assume are some of the biggest RL fans going around by the amount of posts they have on a forum, couldn't give a crap about anything except their own club and SOO.

 

[Dragon_Taylor6]

The NRL has to make sure the the next tv deal they sign covers everything, including showing games such as these live.

 

[thommo4pm]

You mean the 2009 week 1 semi final? I think you'd be the one hurting from it not me.



That could work but I don't know if networks are allowed to do that due to the anti siphoning laws.

I'm pretty sure 18-12 & 30-0(both against Parra in 2010), along with winning the premiership in 2010 has eased any pain from that finals loss in week 1 of 2009 finals series.

 

[Lambretta]

lol Cronulla Sharks aren't even world famous in Cronulla

They can't even spell their own name

Everyone knows the word sh*te doesn't have an r in it.