Expansion Aussie Rules Footy - Atmosphere at its best

[cap304]

I watched nearly all of the league game,mainly due to there being no Afl on.
It made me appreciate how lucky we are to have Afl in this country.
League is very repetative and the parts where the commentators nearly blow a gasket are the occasional kick and mark or they break through the packs.
All the best parts are very similar to what you get non stop through an Afl game.

 

[Aucklander]

Yeah I saw the poor crowd at the Wellington match a while back.

Close, but not close enough.

Still at least you got a bit closer to the old maroon and sky blues this time round.

Yes. The first 20 killed us off really. In the end Australia were just too good, again.

 

[Subprime]

Close, but not close enough.

No I think I'm right on the money.

 

[cos789]

FFS, it's words, grow a backbone and give as good as you get.

Then you'll receive respect instead of looking like a whinging bitch.

You'll still cop it seeing as it's the Fight club, but that's what it is, go for it, surprise us.

You see , there's a lot of people including me that enjoy a good debate .
The antithissis of debate is that lowlife name calling abuse .
Any moron can do that . If we wanted a fight club we'd go there .
We'd say rl is .............
Your all .................
Then you'd reply with something worse .
Until we all got banned .
What is the point of that ?
If you want to let off steam , do what we do
go to a game an abuse the umpire .

Sometimes , after debate somebody makes a legitimate point .
Though I detested his approach , calling everybody a racist ,
gengis made the point that maybe these race representitive
games are past their use by date .

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[ParraEelsNRL]

You see , there's a lot of people including me that enjoy a good debate .
The antithissis of debate is that lowlife name calling abuse .
Any moron can do that . If we wanted a fight club we'd go there .
We'd say rl is .............
Your all .................
Then you'd reply with something worse .
Until we all got banned .
What is the point of that ?
If you want to let off steam , do what we do
go to a game an abuse the umpire .

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That's the point cos, he posts there anyway and then whinges, he should be made to type out the rules of TFC 500 times.

Sometimes , after debate somebody makes a legitimate point .
Though I detested his approach , calling everybody a racist ,
gengis made the point that maybe these race representitive
games are past their use by date .

I bet if the American Indians made a side up and wanted to play the Aboriginals or Maoris in Aussie Rulz , he'd be one of the first inline for a ticket.

It brings their people pride in a time when they don't have much of anything left, these cultures all over the world are slowly dying because of multiculturalism, big business moving in, war and natural disasters wiping out thousands at a time, be it drought, famine or catching aids because they don't know about it.

Let them play their sport and represent their people, in 50 years, none of these cultures will be around anymore.

 

[cos789]

That's the point cos, he posts there anyway and then whinges, he should be made to type out the rules of TFC 500 times.

But this isn't the TFC .
It has different rules .
Have you read them ?
Because I'd say you're transgressing them .

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[ParraEelsNRL]

But this isn't the TFC .
It has different rules .
Have you read them ?
Because I'd say you're transgressing them .

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You'd get bored then and stop posting completely.

 

[ARES]

I watched RL so that I could come on here and post my thoughts
I really dont want to write negative things and get into a slanging match...but geez it is really bugging me.

Is this is honestly what the best two countries in RL have to show?
Was that really an international game??? Where was the atmosphere???
I really felt for RL and their supporters...
Last nights game would have done an injustice to any AFL fan watching.
The only viewers that may have had some excitement would have been she-males, with all that group hugging and fondling

Seriously, RL posters, let us Aussie Rule supporters talk about our expansion on this expansion thread, and you guys just lumber over to your site . There is nothing to talk about here, RL is miles behind AFL in atmosphere and as a spectator sport. There is no way rubbish that was dished up last night could be stomached

Channel 9 will be cringing and tallying up the numbers to get Aussie Rules back.

Watch the next deal $$$


RL trolls, watch tonights game, have a look at the atmosphere, watch the greatest most exciting sport.

Australias ONLY national game true to this great country of ours

 

[Aucklander]

No I think I'm right on the money.

Nope. Not even close.

My son would love to play Aussie Rules against Australia, but sadly he'll be dead and gone before that ever happens.

 

[Aucklander]

Where was the atmosphere???

I've heard the atmosphere was quite good at the ground. You obviously got a different feel about it. How so?

 

[Subprime]

Nope. Not even close.

My son would love to play Aussie Rules against Australia, but sadly he'll be dead and gone before that ever happens.

At amateur level NZ play internationally now but ultimately its up to NZ whether they put enough sporting resources into Aussie Rules to take a professional Australian side on. If NZ are only ever able to compete professionally at English codes of football, well so be it.

I suggest you take your son to the International Cup this August to watch the Kiwis.

 

[walhawk]

Just got back form Vics V DT. Atmosphere improved as the game went on.

Double the crowd of the RL 'test'.

 

[rufus t firefly]

Aussie Rules is a great game but "atmosphere!!!???""

There's more noise and passion in Parkdale library than at the average AFL match.

 

[Azzballz Deluxe]

Aussie Rules is a great game but "atmosphere!!!???""

There's more noise and passion in Parkdale library than at the average AFL match.

What an absolute crock of shit

Singing like a w***er doesn't nessesarily equal passion

 

[Aucklander]

At amateur level NZ play internationally now but ultimately its up to NZ whether they put enough sporting resources into Aussie Rules to take a professional Australian side on. If NZ are only ever able to compete professionally at English codes of football, well so be it.

Hence why I suggested other codes offer so much more than we can.

I suggest you take your son to the International Cup this August to watch the Kiwis.

I probably will so long as it doesn't interfere with his club footy.

 

[Subprime]

Hence why I suggested other codes offer so much more than we can.

I don't feel like I've missed anything by Aussie Rules not being international. I follow cricket closely and frankly its become tedious over the years due to other nations being generally uncompetitive. Its no wonder to me that the Indian crowds are filling stadia to watch the IPL.

I disagree with your suggestion.

 

[Aucklander]

I don't feel like I've missed anything by Aussie Rules not being international.

I can understand that given you've never had any Internationals. I'd like nothing more than to see my son line up against Australia in a fully fledged test match one day.

I disagree with your suggestion.

Fair enough. The world would be a boring place if we all thought the same thing.

 

[BigBadBustler]

I've heard the atmosphere was quite good at the ground. You obviously got a different feel about it. How so?

I was at the game, the atmosphere was definitely better than the 2nd SOO in Sydney last year at least. Piss poor contest but since i was a free ticket i can't complain! Can't help thinking there must've been a few free tix out there after that business about slow sales?

 

[Professor Knowall]

I don't feel like I've missed anything by Aussie Rules not being international. I follow cricket closely and frankly its become tedious over the years due to other nations being generally uncompetitive. Its no wonder to me that the Indian crowds are filling stadia to watch the IPL....

Couldn't agree more. I now far prefer domestic cricket to the now far too overloaded and over hyped, but under performing international cricket stage. Interesting to now see the sudden massive interest (and $$$) in a purely domestic cricket competition (IPL), despite it having no history or traditions whatsoever.

If I followed a football code based purely on its inernational appeal/opportunities/ representation etc, than I would follow soccer. If I hated soccer (which BTW I don't in reality), then the alternative would be rugby union, though in international terms its a distant second to the globalised game - but still a long way ahead of rugby league, which would only be an afterthought.

Americans follow good strong domestic comps - NFL, NBA, Baseball, and care very little about any international competition (or the lack thereof), and even with basketball they have their own rules, different from the international rules. Canada is the same with ice hockey, except they also have clubs based in the US. For them, the club competition is the thing, same for Canadian Football. Not much cultural cringe evidnet in those countries.

Likewise, for Australians that feel secure in forging our own cultural identity, the lack of international competition in Australian Football is no problem at all - in fact it has advantages, like full control of our own game. It is the very strong domestic competition that rules supreme, as it should.

However, for those insecure types with the cultural crine disease, that urges them to imitate anything 'big' provided its imported from overseas (like throwing flares etc), and not uniquely a part of our own culture, then of course, the lack of our game "being from overseas", and the consequent lack of international competition would be problem.

 

[cos789]

You'd get bored then and stop posting completely.

Finally a light at the end of the tunnel .
By George he's got it .
Yes , yes ,yes , yes , stop with all the bs of all these trolls and
you'd only see me discussing pertinent Australian Football subjects .

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[Subprime]

Couldn't agree more. I now far prefer domestic cricket to the now far too overloaded and over hyped, but under performing international cricket stage. Interesting to now see the sudden massive interest (and $$$) in a purely domestic cricket competition (IPL), despite it having no history or traditions whatsoever.

If I followed a football code based purely on its inernational appeal/opportunities/ representation etc, than I would follow soccer. If I hated soccer (which BTW I don't in reality), then the alternative would be rugby union, though in international terms its a distant second to the globalised game - but still a long way ahead of rugby league, which would only be an afterthought.

Americans follow good strong domestic comps - NFL, NBA, Baseball, and care very little about any international competition (or the lack thereof), and even with basketball they have their own rules, different from the international rules. Canada is the same with ice hockey, except they also have clubs based in the US. For them, the club competition is the thing, same for Canadian Football. Not much cultural cringe evidnet in those countries.

Likewise, for Australians that feel secure in forging our own cultural identity, the lack of international competition in Australian Football is no problem at all - in fact it has advantages, like full control of our own game. It is the very strong domestic competition that rules supreme, as it should.

However, for those insecure types with the cultural crine disease, that urges them to imitate anything 'big' provided its imported from overseas (like throwing flares etc), and not uniquely a part of our own culture, then of course, the lack of our game "being from overseas", and the consequent lack of international competition would be problem.

Its interesting that RU which has lots of international competition is apparently not travelling too well in Australia these days. I saw some crowd figures for NZ on one of these threads and if its a religion like they say then all I can say is there must be a lot of lapsed Unionists over there.

I remember seeing the 'barmy army' up close in the last Ashes series and was not impressed. It was all about fat, middle-aged geezers chanting their dopey mantra non-f###ing-stop. Irritating xenophobic shyte quite frankly. The cricket was an afterthought for most of them.

 

[Aucklander]

I saw some crowd figures for NZ on one of these threads and if its a religion like they say then all I can say is there must be a lot of lapsed Unionists over there.

Well, I'll tel ya one thing, I've never experienced religion like I have seen in my time in Melbourne. Vics sh!t all over Union people in NZ.

 

[cos789]

Well, I'll tel ya one thing, I've never experienced religion like I have seen in my time in Melbourne. Vics sh!t all over Union people in NZ.

Would that include rl people too , oh rl person ?

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[littleduck]

Would that include rl people too , oh rl person ?

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On the whole, yes it would.

 

[cos789]

On the whole, yes it would.

You don't fool me .
You've conceded so you appear magnanimous .
That's a typical low rl troll's trick .