Expansion Is league in western sydney really that strong

[nescri]

I don't think anyone is disputing that Rugby League is stronger than Football in Western Sydney, or all of sydney or all of NSW, You Rugby Leaguers have a real problem with the debate at hand, knowing can't possibly win the arguments, you turn it around to suit yourself, by only including NSW or whatever.

You say league registered player number outnumber the Afl 450-1, you might be right on a technicality in that there is only 40 or so AFL registered players on an AFL list with the swans. But that would mean there would be only 18,000 "League" players. so I take it you mean Australian Football, but that looks even more ludicrous considering accroding to the 2007 AFL annual report

■ Overall participation numbers in NSW/ACT grew from 84,109 to
106,218 – a 26 per cent increase from the previous year and
75 per cent up on the numbers in 2005.
■ Features of the statewide increases included NAB AFL
Auskick (16 per cent increase to 37,330); primary inter-school
competitions (19 per cent increase to 6090); secondary interschool
competitions (169 per cent increase to 3872) and AFL
Recreational footy (236 per cent increase to 1820).

So even if you take out the Auskick numbers, the school numbers and the Rec footy numbers you are left with 57,104 participants, which would mean their are 25,696,800 League players in NSW alone

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You People tend to quote these figures alot. AFL on the increase, Soccer bigger than League in its heartland etc.

Have you ever considered that League might actually be a more challenging game to play than A.Rules or soccer?

I have friends who play soccer ever week because they are good at it, and besides the socceroos they care little for the proffesional game. One thing they all have in common is that they follow League. Ive played League with them a few times but they just arnt good at the game, dosnt mean they arnt fans though.

Take note of this if you dont come from NSW or QLD, because this is often the case. And looking at the Australian institute of sports figures never give you a clear understanding of where the sport is at outside your state.

 

[SwampCreature]

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You People tend to quote these figures alot. AFL on the increase, Soccer bigger than League in its heartland etc.

Have you ever considered that League might actually be a more challenging game to play than A.Rules or soccer?

I have friends who play soccer ever week because they are good at it, and besides the socceroos they care little for the proffesional game. One thing they all have in common is that they follow League. Ive played League with them a few times but they just arnt good at the game, dosnt mean they arnt fans though.

Take note of this if you dont come from NSW or QLD, because this is often the case. And looking at the Australian institute of sports figures never give you a clear understanding of where the sport is at outside your state.

Without degenerating the thread by typing bursts of laughter, surely it can be seen by watching even one game of each code that Aussie Rules requires a significant amount of even the broader definitions of 'skill' to play. Leaping Larry from the Age once said that Rugby Leagues biggest skill was falling over to score. While I'm not as harsh in my criticisms of the sport, (nor am I denying League players positions as athletes) it is plain to see that Football requires more fitness, co-ordination and athleticism, the three hallmarks of ‘skill’, then both soccer and League, the latter especially.

So to answer your question, it probably hasn't been considered, but if it is to be, the answer is 'No'.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Do some research on the history of rugby league.

The 'heartlands' of the game is sydney and bris.
yes the game went to ...england, ....

Who should do that research??

 

[littleduck]

Without degenerating the thread by typing bursts of laughter, surely it can be seen by watching even one game of each code that Aussie Rules requires a significant amount of even the broader definitions of 'skill' to play. Leaping Larry from the Age once said that Rugby Leagues biggest skill was falling over to score. While I'm not as harsh in my criticisms of the sport, (nor am I denying League players positions as athletes) it is plain to see that Football requires more fitness, co-ordination and athleticism, the three hallmarks of ‘skill’, then both soccer and League, the latter especially.

So to answer your question, it probably hasn't been considered, but if it is to be, the answer is 'No'.

The poster said it was arguably more challenging at that level. You made a narrow response relating only to 'skill' ignoring other attributes such as 'toughness'. If I narrow my response to toughness, I could say that Rugby League is unarguably the toughest brand of football in the world.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Wait, there's more -

... Rugby League has State of Origin, that truly shows how big the game is ....

 

[cos789]

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You People tend to quote these figures alot. AFL on the increase, Soccer bigger than League in its heartland etc.

Have you ever considered that League might actually be a more challenging game to play than A.Rules or soccer?

Never considered it .
Don't know why I should .
Don't know why you should think it's relevant .
People watch Australian Football because it's fast ,flowing and spectaular .
People play games mostly that they are adept at .

 

[cos789]

associated with Rugby League.... other than the whole point of the game being identical save for tackling.

See you are the spin doctor .
You readily confess to that .
Unfortunatley spin means slantly the facts .
That does not mean destroying the truth .
Identical = exactly the same .
So no tackling ............ no kicking whatsover ....... no scrums ....
It's a game of keep it off with an offside rule . Not much more .

Yeah, AusKick is hugely popular and a tremendous success

Auskick has two forms .
The second form is called modified rules and basically has a no slinging rule .
Both forms are structured and run by seriously by junior football clubs .
Even the in Auskick's most basic form it has all the rules ,
except tackling is changed to bump .
So there's still kicking , marking , scoring , running , bouncing , handpassing
and all the umpiring rules , but they divide the ground up into thirds to
prevent pack formation .
Again , you already knew this didn't you littledick !
but you just couldn't help yourself , could you .

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[ParraEelsNRL]

Sook

 

[cos789]

Is there any point in posting single word , monosyllablic , illogical , directionless , pointless and unfathomable utterances other than to
further reinforce the neanderthal stereotype of such person .

By the way , how much of your home brew have left now ?

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Is there any point in posting single word , monosyllablic , illogical , directionless , pointless and unfathomable utterances other than to
further reinforce the neanderthal stereotype of such person .

By the way , how much of your home brew have left now ?

Watch out, someone might yell abuse at the ump, we don't want our resident sook cuz789 to cry.

By the way , how much of your home brew have left now ?

Why, does the big sook need some dutch courage?

 

[Eel_storm]

league expansion has only just started, and it's taking melbourne by storm, pardon the pun.

 

[cos789]

Watch out.....................

For what ? A sign of intelligence from you .
Look why don't you go to bay13 and stir up the natives
You like that sort of thing .
You're only embarrassing yourself .
And again , reinforcing the neanderthal rl stereotype .

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

For what ? A sign of intelligence from you .
Look why don't you go to bay13 and stir up the natives
You like that sort of thing .
You're only embarrassing yourself .
And again , reinforcing the neanderthal rl stereotype .

Intelligence from you, a person who thinks it's cool to end every post with smilies.

Bahahahah.

You are sook, and I'm not the only one around here who has posted that.

 

[cos789]

Bahahahah.

You're only embarrassing yourself .
And again , reinforcing the neanderthal rl stereotype .

 

[Aucklander]

And again , reinforcing the neanderthal rl stereotype .

Welcome to the club, newbee.

 

[nescri]

Without degenerating the thread by typing bursts of laughter, surely it can be seen by watching even one game of each code that Aussie Rules requires a significant amount of even the broader definitions of 'skill' to play. Leaping Larry from the Age once said that Rugby Leagues biggest skill was falling over to score. While I'm not as harsh in my criticisms of the sport, (nor am I denying League players positions as athletes) it is plain to see that Football requires more fitness, co-ordination and athleticism, the three hallmarks of ‘skill’, then both soccer and League, the latter especially.

So to answer your question, it probably hasn't been considered, but if it is to be, the answer is 'No'.

Completley subjective. Instead of 'skill', i should have put 'tough'. Everyone will argue their sport requires more skill..

....Ever played Chess?

 

[cos789]

Everyone will argue their sport requires more skill..

....Ever played Chess?

There is a difference between skill an ability .
Skill really means the degree of fine motor skill .
It takes skill to kick a ball accurately .
Some people have the ability to kick over long distances .
It is generally considered (amongst other things)
that soccer requires a large degree of intensive foot skils and
that Australian Football requires a wide range of hand and foot skills .
The fact that rugby requires the ability to perform under physical pressure
makes it no more or less of a game .
If we agree that snooker is a skilled game we can also agree
that the degree of skill is largely irrelevant for most discussion
apart from bay13 .

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