dealwithit

Two tries

Newcastle Thunder

Brought my Dutch Mrs to touch rugby. First game, struggled with catching/passing and positional play. Second game, scored two tries. It’s a simple game.

Don’t be a pro club then. Simples.

Isn’t the lease ending soon and the zoning set to change?

When will SL/RFL come out and issue a statement!

Consistency and continuity does a lot for sport...

Well when GB has to fly 40 people to NZ, Australia and PNG, an amount of $400,000 to play aus is substantial on cashflow.

RL has France, Wales and England producing SL quality players. Build a tri-nations and let Wales and France grow into it. Forget Italy, Ireland and Scotland. They are laughable in current form.

Agreed. The use of “mate” and first names does not help create authority.

The problem is two-fold: 1) Players in SL don’t stand up to play the ball. They simply place the ball and roll back as they’re standing. This is too quick and doesn’t allow the tackler to roll away. 2) SL referees do not police the foot rolling the ball back. It’s laughable when the commentators tell Konrad Hurrell “Don’t worry about playing with your foot.”

Ridiculous from the media. I’m heavily involved in RL and don’t know the dead fan in question. If a parody account tweeted I wouldn’t have a clue.

Would like to see a youngster get a game, but wouldn’t be surprised to see baitieri or bird fill in at 9. I remember Casty playing a few games in a dual role - Lock/hooker - like that brisbane forward.

Catalans had a better team with more french players to be fair.

Pay TV or Streaming is going to be your best bet, not terrestrial tv. Kayo is revolutionising sports broadcasting here in Australia. There’s no need for Foxtel, especially when they launch their smart tv app this year. There’s plenty of others too. Subscription based is an easy sell. The problem is that you won’t get the product in front of those that don’t know it exists. The plus side is that general sports fans may tune in.