Bedfordshire Bronco Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 They caused the sport to miss a great oppurtunity Plenty of people on here said they would avoid the NRL for the rest of the season. I vowed for life. If I am honest I did watch the final . How do we all feel now about our treacherous, back stabbing, insular, whining cousins down under ? Anyone still keeping their ban for the next season? Think I'll probably relent and pick Watch NRL back up in Feb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John WP Fan Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'll be back for more. However, as a Canadian, all of my rugby league-based backstabbing came from another island, so I have no ill will against the Aussies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, John WP Fan said: I'll be back for more. However, as a Canadian, all of my rugby league-based backstabbing came from another island, so I have no ill will against the Aussies! Ha, touche John I guess we taught them it So who will Canadian RL eventually stab in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapsed Leeds Fan Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I haven't watched an NRL game or read any NRL related story since their world cup announcement, and I can't see that changing any time soon. It's not what they said but the way they said it which still rankles. I also still have my doubts they'll be over for the 2022 world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Their pathetic WC decision made me angry, but imho it’s the best sport on TV so I’ll be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocket Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: I guess we taught them it So who will Canadian RL eventually stab in the back? Well another trick they might learn from you is to shoot themselves in the foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I was very angry and will never watch the NRL again … the play offs were good and I’ll probably get the app again come early March while muttering under my breath Muttley style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 50 minutes ago, John WP Fan said: I'll be back for more. However, as a Canadian, all of my rugby league-based backstabbing came from another island, so I have no ill will against the Aussies! Classic! This wins the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, Lapsed Leeds Fan said: I haven't watched an NRL game or read any NRL related story since their world cup announcement, and I can't see that changing any time soon. It's not what they said but the way they said it which still rankles. I also still have my doubts they'll be over for the 2022 world cup. We probably should be more concerned about when you’re gonna get down to Headingly again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: I vowed for life. If I am honest I did watch the final . Such fortitude. I'm not 100% sure I could tell you who was in the final, let alone who won it. I doubt my little one person boycott will make the slightest impression but I've no interest in the NRL right now. That may change but it'll be a while. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Yes, I will watch it. And indeed I did watch it last year after missing a few rounds following the announcement from Australia and New Zealand. While I was gutted and angry about the decision, for me there is a sense of realisation that the history of our sport is a history of self inflicted wounds and this was just one of many. I have determined to avoid the politics and self interest as much as possible and just enjoy the Rugby League... and the NRL is very very enjoyable Rugby League. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 If and only if they arrive here next October will I give them the “benefit” of my attention. 4 minutes notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I didn't subscribe - I've done more than enough sitting around at home in the past 18 months or so - and found the live games on Sky, the NRL channel on YouTube for highlights, and Fox League & NRL on Nine clips (also on YouTube) for analysis a more than adequate replacement. So, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, DavidM said: I was very angry and will never watch the NRL again … the play offs were good and I’ll probably get the app again come early March while muttering under my breath Muttley style Ha ha...me too. Bunch of b******s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Nope, still not watched any NRL since the World Cup withdrawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I won't be cutting off the tree branch I am sitting on. I watched the NRL before they chickened out of the world cup and I watched it after that, too. Their best is much better than our best. Our best is much better than their worst. I will continue to watch NRL games despite their governing body. It's all about the game. Its all about the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just like the Hull fans who tear up their season passes after 2 defeats, I will be back for more next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Strictly speaking - as per the heading of this thread - I am not eligible to comment. I didn't watch NRL before and I don't intend to watch it now. There are a mix of reasons for this. There is a limit to how much time I can devote to watching TV sport, given other tasks and duties I imagine myself to have (or that Mrs WWD suggests I really do have!) There is also - shock, horror! - a limit to how much RL I want to watch; I do believe that you really can have too much of a good thing! In the context of the build up to the Championship Grand Final (as I wish the MPG had been called), I thought sentoffagain2 made a really good point in the relevant thread, which I would paraphrase as this: championship rugby is, or can be, more attractive to watch than SL because it is cleaner and tidier, especially around the ruck. I absolutely agree with that. I watch very little soccer these days, but when I do, it may well be a championship match; I just prefer it as a spectacle to the tippy-tappy, from-me-to-you-back-to-me nonsense of the Premier League, which, of course,. will also be served with a generous helping of cheating, as I think dishonest gamesmanship should be called. I also know that I enjoy watching Basingstoke Bison play ice hockey, even though I know that they are not at the top level of the Britsih game. I think that demonstrates the point that, in any sport, if a certain level of skill and competence is demonstrated by a team and, individually, its players, then it can be an enjoyable spectacle, even if you know it's not the best on offer. Lastly, I have no Australian connections, so nothing to draw me towards one team or another in the NRL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 In the end we will get a better World Cup next year as Covid starts to abate. Not sure how not watching NRL helps anything but each to their own. Ill be watching NRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 I’ll watch the games Sky show as it’s included in my subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Trinity Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Never bother watching the NRL don't suffer a sky subscription and not fussed about it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llangennech Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Think I'll at least watch matches involving, um, well, Wests... Cymru Am Byth/New South Wales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my missus Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 i'll be watching the greatest players playing the greatest game. Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time(roger waters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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