Sports Prophet

I don’t know if that’s a concern or not. Certainly, the best domestic players have known for some time now the amazing opportunity which awaits any high performers. Is there potential the players have been performing too individually with a potential contract ahead rather than as a team and it is having a negative affect on results? I haven’t watched enough QRL to determine.

Gee there is an awful lot of rubbish written on this forum Next we will hear that Adolf was the #1 season ticket holder at the Demons.

@Maximus Decimus, to your earlier discussions about boring scoring types, I don’t think any AFL fans rewind the tape to watch a replay of a “set shot”. It’s the goals from free flowing play which can be significantly brilliant and skillful. Appreciating of course, the player is not unopposed, has defenders coming from all angles, including behind him which he can’t see, kicking from the hands rather than placed, in any/many types of styles suitable for the moment (punt, torp, banana, checkside, snap). Let alone of course the lead up play which you have identified already. I am a big fan of the sport which will surprise no one on here. I can definitely appreciate the skills involved to participate successfully at any level from grassroots up to the AFL.

I could give you good justification for the NRL getting less than the AFL. Indeed I’ve shared that feedback in the past. Edit note* There is everything to suggest the NRL has far more eyeballs on it than ever before and all things being equal (which they never are) would be in a stronger position for a higher broadcast deal than last time. If the AFL does still have the highest broadcast deal after the imminent announcement, it won’t be out of the kindness of the broadcasters hearts. It will be because of the value they place on each sport.

He is great at a strawman argument. Sorry, what has that got to do with how convoluted and ridiculous I believe your your proposed fixture list to be? but as you asked, I think the fairness of a non full home and away draw is accounted for with almost half the teams at the end of the regular season making the finals.

give it a rest mate. The Sharks will stay in the NRL because the administrators and powers that be, know more than you, that they are a massive value add and in no way a liability (certainly no more than any other club in the NRL) like anyone would suggest. edit note* oh… and show me their audiences are underperforming. Over the past 5 yrs, they have consistently been one of the higher rated clubs.

Sorry, I may have misunderstood. Was that massively convoluted fixture list of yours which I quoted a serious suggestion?

I thought we were gonna start sharing our favourite lines of Brydon and Coogan in one of the best TV series I remember.

Stop it. Both of you. Right now. Just stop doing that

Can we expect to hear of your grievances of Mr Goose in the future? Thanks for sharing the story. Appreciate your openness.

At least it will help me to get excited for is soccer event. Yep, I’m in.

I’ve never known anyone better at getting himself into a stink

A leopard never changes his fingers

In other countries he would get his hand cut off. That would have been useful if applied retrospectively.

I don’t think anyone is questioning the longevity of either of those stadiums… in their current format at least. All parties know that without suitable upgrades, both venues are coming to the end of their life.