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| Quote: Starbug "In Australia
Not in Britain
You might get a fair few ex pats going but they are not the people we are looking to target , you would be preaching to the converted'"
the comment was about australian AFL crowds.
and your comment re people only having club loyalties doesnt explain how AFL can get 20,000 there.
i can imagine mal meninga getting a hell of a lot of publicity if the game were played there.
plus theyd get other high profile aussies like wally lewis as well, imagine all that publicity for RL.
melbourne had a similar nonchalance to RL and yet they sold out their recent origin and the one this year, the ticket sales are going well.
because of it the storms crowds rose by around 50%
the publicity of origin could do a lot of good for RL in england |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
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| Quote: dally messenger "the comment was about australian AFL crowds.
and your comment re people only having club loyalties doesnt explain how AFL can get 20,000 there.
i can imagine mal meninga getting a hell of a lot of publicity if the game were played there.
plus theyd get other high profile aussies like wally lewis as well, imagine all that publicity for RL.
melbourne had a similar nonchalance to RL and yet they sold out their recent origin and the one this year, the ticket sales are going well.
because of it the storms crowds rose by around 50%
the publicity of origin could do a lot of good for RL in england'"
Probably most of them were expats that attended
You mention Mal Meninga and Wally Lewis , which to your average League fan is great we know who they are , but 99.9 % of the british population would not have a clue who you were talking about
Sorry pal it is a bad idea , wouldn't work and would be a waste of time,money and effort , much like me discussing it , so I'll leave it there thanks |
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winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
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| russel crowe and kylie could be involved aswell  |
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BRITISH fans love origin! Bring it on!
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OLDHAM RLFC
RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
WINNERS: 1904-05 1909-10, 1910-11, 1956-57
Runners Up: 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1921-22, 1954-55
FIRST DIVISION
CHAMPIONS: 1904-05
RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP
WINNERS: 1899, 1925, 1927
Runners Up: 1907, 1912, 1924, 1926
LANCASHIRE CUP
WINNERS: 1906–07, 1909–10, 1912–13, 1918–19, 1923–24, 1932–33, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58
Runners Up: 1897–98, 1900–01, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22, 1956–57, 1957–58
LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
CHAMPIONS: 1897-98, 1900-01, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1921-22, 1956-57, 1957-58
Runners Up: 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1923-24, 1954-55
SECOND DIVISION
CHAMPIONS: 1963-64, 1981-82, 1987-88
SECOND / DIVISIONAL PREMIERSHIP
WINNERS: 1988, 1990
Runners Up: 1992
NORTHERN FORD PREMERSHIP
Runners up : 2001
NATIONAL LEAGUE TWO/CHAMPIONSHIP 1
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do we?
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winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
//www.dragons.com.au/shop/index.asp //dragons.leagueunlimited.com/ //www.showroom.com.au/dragons/drag ... 1intro.htm:34439.jpg |
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| check the new state of origin tv ad . on the famous video site . very nice '' NRL 2009 State of Origin TV ad ''
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| Quote: roughyedspud "do we?'"
no you watch it but arent interested
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winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
//www.dragons.com.au/shop/index.asp //dragons.leagueunlimited.com/ //www.showroom.com.au/dragons/drag ... 1intro.htm:34439.jpg |
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| Quote: Starbug "Probably most of them were expats that attended
You mention Mal Meninga and Wally Lewis , which to your average League fan is great we know who they are , but 99.9 % of the british population would not have a clue who you were talking about
Sorry pal it is a bad idea , wouldn't work and would be a waste of time,money and effort , much like me discussing it , so I'll leave it there thanks'" but AFL . NFL will . ok  |
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| Quote: fredie "but AFL . NFL will . ok ![]()
at least he admitted hes never watched it.
its what ive suspected from the people who say its a bad idea.
imagine being a RL fan and never watching origin.
its a bit like saying you like cars and then not being interested in a ferrari
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| Quote: dally messenger "no you watch it but arent interested
The TV viewing figures for State of Origin over here were terrible. So much so that Sky didn't even bother to bid for the retention of the rights to show them.
That tells you all you need to know.
They are now on Setanta, with viewing figures of less than 20,000 for each game.
People over here just aren't interested in State of Convenience.
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winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
//www.dragons.com.au/shop/index.asp //dragons.leagueunlimited.com/ //www.showroom.com.au/dragons/drag ... 1intro.htm:34439.jpg |
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| what time was it shown on sky tv 4am |
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| Quote: Derwent "The TV viewing figures for State of Origin over here were terrible. So much so that Sky didn't even bother to bid for the retention of the rights to show them.
That tells you all you need to know.
They are now on Setanta, with viewing figures of less than 20,000 for each game.
People over here just aren't interested in State of Convenience.'"
since you say the TV figures for origin are terrible, what were they actually?
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| Quote: fredie "what time was it shown on sky tv 4am ![]()
About 10am for a half 10 kick off, when most people would be at work. The replays were on at about 6pm
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winning like never before. decoys. mouse traps. chicken wings. lollie pops. shepperds. the crusher. grapples. big league. In 1935 The Dragon Slayers as they were known defeated Canterbury bulldogs 91-6, which is still the biggest win in the Club's History. In 1907, the St George district had a club in the Sydney rugby union competition. Interestingly, the team's area was referred to as the 'Illawarra suburbs'. A resolution to form a St George rugby league club was made at a local meeting held in early 1908, but the movement faltered and collapsed. St George, wearing the district colours of red and white, played in the NSWRL's Third Grade competition in 1910, and formed a President's Cup team in 1911. References were found at the time to district teams being called 'The Saints'.the perfect 11
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| well there you go . 10.30am on a workday  |
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NFL and Aussie Rules have no games over here so fans of these sports rarely get a chance to see a professional game. One off games are bound to attract big crowds. Rugby League fans can watch games every week and showpiece games twice a year. This is why playing the Origin game over here would not sell out a big stadium. It would not raise the profile of the game as it would only be interesting to Rugby League fans. It's a dumb and pointless discussion.
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