Sports Prophet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, Rupert Prince said: Whats your idea then? Just moan? Based on a 12 team League I would have 24 (max) games with 2 Magics... one at the start of the season and one as Round24. The first based on last seasons positions and the last based on positions half way. Play the Origin(s) roughly half way, or after the Cup Final. (and we could play a charity game against France before the Cup Final but not selecting any Finalists) Or one third in or two thirds in... whatever suits. 24 Rounds max, no matter what number of teams. If 14plus have a 6 team play-off as now using Macintire System. How many more suggestions do you want? Or should we all just shrivell up and die? Pardon, I thought the OP was JM2010. I was just playing, knowing he said he stepped out. No, I’m all for less meaningful games @Rupert Prince and more meaningful ones. 12 team league, I would go the old classic top 5, but that’s another discussion. Keen on an inter Euro rep match mid season too. I thought my Owls v Pups is daring. I’m pretty much agreeing with your season concept, if not the exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 whoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JM2010 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Potential line ups NW Tomkins Makinson King Watkins Charnley Ratchford Lomax Hill Roby Lees Farrell Currie Knowles Yorkshire and Humber Evalds McGillvary Newman Wardle Johnstone Connor Gale Watts Clarke Walmsley Bateman Smithies C. Smith Draft players McMeeken, Sarginson, Griffin, McCarthy Scarsbrook, Clubb Probably missed some and others might prefer different players. Think it would be a good game though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2010 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said: Pardon, I thought the OP was JM2010. I was just playing, knowing he said he stepped out. No, I’m all for less meaningful games @Rupert Prince and more meaningful ones. 12 team league, I would go the old classic top 5, but that’s another discussion. Keen on an inter Euro rep match mid season too. I thought my Owls v Pups is daring. I’m pretty much agreeing with your season concept, if not the exactly. I was taking a break!! I wasn't the OP I was just saying how I think it should work if this game was to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris74 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said: So why keep playing Hull v Salford 3 times a season if you’re planning to reduce the season and add in reps? I mean rather then watching Hull V Salford 3 times...should have made that clearer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, boris74 said: I mean rather then watching Hull V Salford 3 times...should have made that clearer.. Sorry, just realised you mean “than”, not “then”. Yes, I agree mate. Throw in a potential cup tie and semi/final between them. The fixture loses all exclusivity playing that many times a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said: Or Catholics v Protestants? Has that ever been done in the UK before? One could wear blue and the other green and white hoops, and it could be a double header somewhere random, like Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 How about blond and ginger hair v brown and black hair? Anyone who’s gone prematurely grey would be left out, play it at Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: Because nobody wants to see England absolutely dick an inferior nation, like France. The average tonking we’ve give them over the last six games has been by 42 points. They’re a joke and we learn less than nothing playing them. Let’s hope Australia don’t feel the same about playing England,it’s been a long 25yrs since the last win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Let’s hope Australia don’t feel the same about playing England,it’s been a long 25yrs since the last win. Go check the average scorelines of the games. Average of a 12 point winning margin over the last six compared with a 42 point average over the French Fancies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said: Or Catholics v Protestants? Has that ever been done in the UK before? You’d have to get rid of the no punch rule ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Hela Wigmen said: Go check the average scorelines of the games. Average of a 12 point winning margin over the last six compared with a 42 point average over the French Fancies. But still an embarrassing 25 yrs since a victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just now, Davo5 said: But still an embarrassing 25 yrs since a victory How would you describe France’s 30 years since last beating England/GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, JM2010 said: That's the official name of the region We don't always take notice of the Government, do we ? They think Middlesbrough's in the North East so clearly they know nothing about Yorkshire. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, Eddie said: One could wear blue and the other green and white hoops, and it could be a double header somewhere random, like Glasgow. Nah. Surely it wouldn’t catch on in Glasgow. They don’t play league there really. It would need to be in the heartlands somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: How would you describe France’s 30 years since last beating England/GB? Fitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said: Fitting So why play them if it’s a forgone conclusion? What help does that give England when aiming to win a World Cup (as per Wane’s comments)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: So why play them if it’s a forgone conclusion? What help does that give England when aiming to win a World Cup (as per Wane’s comments)? “Fitting” was just tongue in cheek anyway. As per @Davo5 said. Don’t expect to play Australia with that attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 21 minutes ago, Davo5 said: But still an embarrassing 25 yrs since a victory And lets face it, that is the only stat that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said: “Fitting” was just tongue in cheek anyway. As per @Davo5 said. Don’t expect to play Australia with that attitude. Bit different comparing Tier One v Tier Two with Tier One v Tier One but yeah, great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Prince Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, Davo5 said: But still an embarrassing 25 yrs since a victory We have beaten Australia, and we have beaten them consecutively. Not in the same series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 The problem with trying to replicate origin in this country is that Yorkshire and Lancashire don’t hate each other. Yeah we have a lot of banter but not much else, we have a lot in common, we share common “northerness” Qld and NSW on the other hand really hate each other, Queensland can point to years of being treat as poor relations by the Sydney elite, who they refer to as “cockroaches” while Sydneysiders look down on Queenslanders as “banana benders” It just doesn’t work here "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: Bit different comparing Tier One v Tier Two with Tier One v Tier One but yeah, great. Doesn’t matter what name tier someone has given it, the point is that Australia v England is almost as much of a mismatch as France v England, as the results bear out. I think we should play France at least every couple of years, to give the England team a run out together and also to help France (decent crowd over there, exposure, experience for them etc). It’s our only serious option really, the Exiles is a ###### idea and there is little chance of S Hemisphere teams coming over regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just now, Eddie said: Doesn’t matter what name tier someone has given it, the point is that Australia v England is almost as much of a mismatch as France v England, as the results bear out. I think we should play France at least every couple of years, to give the England team a run out together and also to help France (decent crowd over there, exposure, experience for them etc). It’s our only serious option really, the Exiles is a ###### idea and there is little chance of S Hemisphere teams coming over regularly. It’s not as much of a mismatch, the results and winning margin confirm as much. England Rugby League are not here to help the game grow. They’re here to win tournaments. The Exiles indeed is a rubbish idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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