Worst half time "entertainment"

[otori]

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He's only been bitching about it for the past 9 years.

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[cooko]

I'm surprised that clubs still have this kind of half time entertainment.

The Raiders ditched their half time crowd participation events years ago because too many people were taking legal action against the club.

The most spectacular of them all was a Canberra Milk promotion where a player would put up a bomb and the participant had to catch it in a milk crate. It was a bit out of reach for one bloke so he dived for it and landed awkwardly on his head, fully outstretched. The guy suffered some kind of spinal injury and couldn't work afterwards, so he put in a compensation claim. His daughters put in a claim for witnessing the event, and the wife (who wasn't there) put in a claim for allegedly suffering a mood adjustment disorder, or some shit, as a result of having to deal with the aftermath.

There was another guy who put in a claim as a result of whiplash after being sent airborne by the giant inflatable footy.

The one that put a stop to it, however, was when some woman who represented Australia in volleyball at the Olympics put in a compensation claim because she hurt her shoulder in a celebrity pass the ball competition. According to her the Raiders were at fault because they didn't teach her how to pass a ball properly beforehand.

Oh, and she put in the claim nine years after the injury was supposedly sustained - which didn't stop her from competing in the Olympics three months after she sustained it.

Raiders have been doing plenty this year. I've seen an Easter egg relay and a kicking challenge from memory.

 

[the_flight_of_the_magpie]

here is a video of the incident at Penrith tonight

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/hal...rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

He is lucky it aint a compound fracture

 

[bileduct]

Raiders have been doing plenty this year. I've seen an Easter egg relay and a kicking challenge from memory.

Yeah, that's true.

The giant footy is definitely gone, though. They used to do that one all the time.

 

[bileduct]

here is a video of the incident at Penrith tonight

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/hal...rss&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

He is lucky it aint a compound fracture

You could see the aftermath of this over Greg Alexander's shoulder during the half time break.

 

[H.H]

Hahahah

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[cleary89]

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About 20 posts over 9 years of gkd whinging about people in utes throwing bread into the crowd.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

The most spectacular of them all was a Canberra Milk promotion where a player would put up a bomb and the participant had to catch it in a milk crate. It was a bit out of reach for one bloke so he dived for it and landed awkwardly on his head, fully outstretched. The guy suffered some kind of spinal injury and couldn't work afterwards, so he put in a compensation claim.

Yeah I was there for that one. I remember kick-off was delayed about 10 minutes while they treated the guy.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Kiddies chasing a greased pig at 1/2 time is the way to go.

Especially at a Chooks game.:crazy:

When I was a kid I thought chasing greased pigs was an actual sport and wanted to do it :lol:

 

[nick87]

Yeah I was there for that one. I remember kick-off was delayed about 10 minutes while they treated the guy.

Still to this day, one of the funniest things i have ever laid eyes on

Amazing scenes.

 

[God-King Dean]

20th of August, 2004.
Hunter Sports Stadium, then known as Energy Australia Stadium.
Newcastle Knights v St George Illawarra Dragons.
Approximately 8:20pm.

My friend Mavis & I went up to Newcastle to watch our beloved mighties play. "Let's go to the game," he says. "It will be fun." he says.

Something foul was in the wind. In the first half, this happened.

Then Nick Youngquest scores a double, to make the night even weirder.

It gets to halftime, & a couple of utes come out for what I assumed was halftime entertainment.

So I says to Mavis "Mavis," I says....
"Hang on a sec," says Mavis "what are they doing?"

What were they doing? They had cheerleaders in the back of the utes.... throwing bread into the crowd?

Really? f**king bread? What is this, ancient Rome? Have I gone back in time, in the coliseum? I was waiting for them to release the lions on some chained up Christians.

They slowly make it to our end, & I get a face full of this!

Just in time, I ducked. Behind me, a women raises her arm to protect herself, it deflects & hits her toddler child in the face, who starts bawling his eyes out.
"Tip Top's the one, good onya mum" indeed.......

I have not consumed a carbohydrate in 9 years, 11 months & 26 days.
The furthest I've travelled north is Woy Woy.

You wonder why Tinkler has gone broke. 10 years of counselling, therapy, hypnotism, & prescription pills don't pay for themselves.

 

[nick87]

:lol:
Worth the wait.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Still to this day, one of the funniest things i have ever laid eyes on

Amazing scenes.

Oh yeah, everyone was pissing themselves

 

[bazza]

But seems like it's been 'beaten' tonight. 2 people from either end run to get a footy from the middle. Someone breaks his leg and another person dislocates their shoulder. Doubt they will bring that one back.

That sounds awesome

Some of the worst:
a. Karaoke at Parramatta Stadium
b. Souths at SFS a footy relay with Spongebob Square Pants and Patrick. The guy in the Spongebob outfit couldn't hold the ball because his arms stuck out the side of the outfit

Best ever:
Shark Park: 50 kids in 2 teams trying to push a giant Pepsi ball to the end of the ground

 

[pennywisealfie]

That bread story gets me every time!

I thought the worst I had seen was when I also travelled to Newcastle to see the Broncos take them on in 2008. They had some dude with a curly mullet, he looked like the guy with who has hair in Right Said Fred. He was up there singing ACDC songs and for some reason, there was some kids on the stage dancing and wearing leather jackets and 50s style greaser hairstyles looking like mini Danny Zukos. It was really bizarre.

However, the worst was The Broncos at every home game last season had a competition to see who could hang jerseys on coat hangers the quickest. Riveting half time action! They may still do it, I don't stick around anymore, Broncos have gone from Best half time entertainment to pretty bad!

 

[Noname36]

I was at that Knights game in 2004 but I still can't remember the bread :lol:

This was the same club that had a long-running air guitar completion though so nothing would surprise.

 

[franklin2323]

Oh yeah, everyone was pissing themselves

Same as last night. You see it all the time and hope someone goes flying... Though never would I think flying so hard your ankle snaps is possible

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

#RiseForShunter

 

[Captain Apollo]

20th of August, 2004.
Hunter Sports Stadium, then known as Energy Australia Stadium.
Newcastle Knights v St George Illawarra Dragons.
Approximately 8:20pm.

My friend Mavis & I went up to Newcastle to watch our beloved mighties play. "Let's go to the game," he says. "It will be fun." he says......

You wonder why Tinkler has gone broke. 10 years of counselling, therapy, hypnotism, & prescription pills don't pay for themselves.

That is pure Champagne Comedy

 

[Apey]

I don't think this was a unique occurrence. It happened again a few years later and there was a guy in a big bread suit throwing out loaves of bread to the crowd.