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I agree. My point is that the nrl must choose teams that have massive followings in Australia from regions that have money. This will contribute to filling the stadium.

Imagine the crowd if the Perth Bears played the Gold Coast Titans in London. I suspect it would have to be 2 teams with a huge fan base… so probably Brisbane v one of the big Sydney teams or possibly the Warriors.

I’m an enthusiastic player of disc golf. I’ve been playing for close to a decade and even travel elsewhere in Australia for tournaments. I don’t take my discs with me when I travel to the UK as the courses are few and far between and are frequently pay to play. All the local courses near my home are free to play and are on public land. I don’t take it very seriously as I mostly enjoy the social and health aspect of it.

I once had a boss who liked to call the team into his office to watch his extraordinary excel skills at work. He would provide a running commentary and we’d all gasp in excitement. So cheesy.

Well done! My son plays a lot of soccer and they always remember the refs who draw a firm line in the sand....It brings out the best behaviour from the players. They did have one ref once who was a last minute stand in. Before KO he gathered the players and said "I'm just warning you all now, I'm a really sh*t referee so don't just leave game management up to me, I need your help". The game went smoothly.

Chevrons. Do other sports use chevrons to the same degree?

The top competition here in Australia will soon be a 3 nation tournament with billions of $ in TV rights. One of those nations is also the most culturally and linguistically diverse country on earth. It’s spread out of its original English heartlands quite well in my part of the world.

It was much bigger than I expected. In the past I’ve noticed that on Mother’s Day the crowds across the NRL are down however the Raiders managed to bring in a decent number of fans yesterday. The annual half time baby race was a lot of fun and the big screen was full of pictures of mothers with their children all dressed up in raiders gear. There was even a mob of kangaroos with some joeys (kangaroo babies for our UK friends) a few hundred metres from the stadium. So even the other locals were getting in on the Mother’s Day celebrations.

I like this one of a guy called Bruce running the ball hard.. it’s exactly what I like about suburban rugby league. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CP5RLEQTv/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The PNG Chiefs will easily be the most supported club rugby team (of either code) on earth while being located a city with a population smaller than Canberra.

It’s great to think there are still weird scenarios that can happen in a game. I’m sure there’ll be a clarification coming soon.

The switch from leather to synthetic balls. Leather balls in the wet were a real pain.

Have they taken over yet?

An “Up the Wahs!!” from the crowd during a Mumford and Sons concert. Warriors fans love their team! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1E5MDaztR8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I've been attending Raiders games for decades .. back in the day if we ever got 16,000 for a regular season match we'd be chuffed.