State of Origin Series XIX - Round 5 - Western Australia vs Victoria Metro @ Perth Stadium

[Tonga Bob]

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Let's go

 

[Gralin]

They look a little cooler than I imagined the Allies to be.

Don't get me wrong, I still wanna push them into a locker, but I'd probably let them out after school.

 

[James Colorado]

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No doxxing, please.

 

[Gralin]

No doxxing, please.

chuck me at full back so I can annoy Tonga Bob all game and I won't post the other photos of you I have

 

[Tonga Bob]

chuck me at full back so I can annoy Tonga Bob all game and I won't post the other photos of you I have

Do it James Colorado or I'll tell my uncle, and you don't want that.

 

[myblueroan]

Hi Vic Metro
-home of hook turns , Magic’s and people whinging about the cold when it isn’t even that cold , not to mention the beaches…

Admittedly I do miss being able to walk in to the footy with a cheap GA ticket. My home away from home in Essendon was nice too.

But after years of the G/Marvel and struggling to leave either on foot or via PT despite smaller crowds than Optus, give me Optus anyday! A direct bus trip to the stadium and the frequency to go with it.

Yes, but the issue is, Optus is in Perth, so...

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Can we go there and leave rivht after the game? I don’t think anyone wants to spend a night at WA.

You wouldn’t survive a night there pretty boy

 

[myblueroan]

You wouldn’t survive a night there pretty boy

How does a WA boy end up following the pies?

 

[Gralin]

You wouldn’t survive a night there pretty boy

well this has totally rocked my sense of reality

I never pictured ND as pretty

 

[Van_Dyke]

You wouldn’t survive a night there pretty boy

Typical Victorian complaining about having to travel

 

[Gralin]

Typical Victorian complaining about having to travel

I'm more worried about the heat

 

[NaturalDisaster]

I suspect most of the Vic Metro people haven’t spent long enough here to judge

Conversely I and many others have lived in Melbourne before so feel more than qualified to judge Melbourne for what it is - in one word, overrated but I’d still take it over my Vic Country experience

Hah take that ClarkeM.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

well this has totally rocked my sense of reality

I never pictured ND as pretty

I certainly am not.

Compared to Tarks though…

 

[MWPP]

Yes, but the issue is, Optus is in Perth, so...

Get back to me when you have actually lived here

 

[Tarkyn_24]

How does a WA boy end up following the pies?

Good taste

 

[myblueroan]

Get back to me when you have actually lived here

Hmmm, but that would involve...like...actually living there?

The flight alone is tough on a horse!

 

[myblueroan]

Good taste

Obviously kidnapped.
But which way....

Tough one!

 

[DragoDelph]

Hmmm, but that would involve...like...actually living there?

The flight alone is tough on a horse!

I know a guy

 

[MWPP]

Hmmm, but that would involve...like...actually living there?

The flight alone is tough on a horse!

Again, try it before you knock it

I genuinely wasn’t critical about either SA or whatever Allies is as I haven’t lived in either of them. Going for a trip doesn’t fully capture the experience of actually living in a place.

Also a 4 hour flight is nothing compared to your couple of recent long haul international flights.

 

[Gralin]

Again, try it before you knock it

I genuinely wasn’t critical about either SA or whatever Allies is as I haven’t lived in either of them. Going for a trip doesn’t fully capture the experience of actually living in a place.

Also a 4 hour flight is nothing compared to your couple of recent long haul international flights.

I find its much easier to knock things without trying them, saves a lot of time and money.

And that is why I knock coffee chill

 

[Tonga Bob]

I find its much easier to knock things without trying them, saves a lot of time and money.

And that is why I knock coffee chill

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[Van_Dyke]

I'm more worried about the heat
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This winter has been long and tough, I’ve had to put the shorts away for three weeks now

 

[Gralin]

This winter has been long and tough, I’ve had to put the shorts away for three weeks now

I didn't know you could play qooty in pants

 

[myblueroan]

Again, try it before you knock it

I genuinely wasn’t critical about either SA or whatever Allies is as I haven’t lived in either of them. Going for a trip doesn’t fully capture the experience of actually living in a place.

Also a 4 hour flight is nothing compared to your couple of recent long haul international flights.

EM-dub...I'm just doing the banter. My only trip to Perth was for a few days en route to Ningaloo. I really enjoyed my time there. I'd go back anytime to explore W.A!
For the Allies, I found a pile of classic S.A. jokes. They made me laugh. Probably the allies weren't too impressed but they had some good Melbourne ones for us.
Actually no.. they didn't really. I enjoy the opportunity to have a laugh at our city/states quirks and mean no offence!
Perth seemed to have a laid back feel... I'd say almost sleepy, and definitely provincial compared to Melbourne as does Brisbane.

That might be a very nice way to live! Less stress,and traffic, better lifestyle balance etc.

 

[MWPP]

EM-dub...I'm just doing the banter. My only trip to Perth was for a few days en route to Ningaloo. I really enjoyed my time there. I'd go back anytime to explore W.A!
For the Allies, I found a pile of classic S.A. jokes. They made me laugh. Probably the allies weren't too impressed but they had some good Melbourne ones for us.
Actually no.. they didn't really. I enjoy the opportunity to have a laugh at our city/states quirks and mean no offence!
Perth seemed to have a laid back feel... I'd say almost sleepy, and definitely provincial compared to Melbourne as does Brisbane.

That might be a very nice way to live! Less stress,and traffic, better lifestyle balance etc.

I haven’t been to Brisbane or anywhere in Queensland in general for that matter since I was a kid so a trip is definitely overdue. I have had more than one attempted trip foiled but it’s my next domestic stop. Fortunately they picked the SCG of all places as their venue so there was plenty to say about the state of those facilities.

All those reasons you listed are some of the reasons I prefer Perth but the truth is Optus and everything that has come with it has been the true game changer as it removed and actually reversed the single main advantage Melbourne had over Perth to me - footy. I don’t care enough about Sunday morning or weekend evening supermarket shopping to be bothered by Perth’s current hours and it turns out certain other Melbourne shops are just as bad if not worse than Perth’s hours anyway (eg the Bombers shop with its ridiculous 10-4 M-F hours)