What's he been dobbing/complaining about?

If that's the case, what little respect I had for him has now vanished.

Some of the worst people you can meet are dobbers/serial whingers and complainers.

It's a damn footy forum, people put their opinions across, don't like them opinions, put them on ignore or stay away.

Neither is rugby league

look one of the trolls set up another user name.


they are like weeds, ban one user name, another pops up

Like RL did to RU for years? See it works all ways this free gangway.

You don't expect these guys to respond to rational, factual data do you?

im not too fussed if union does it, its more money that a sport with so much money cant produce any decent players like the nrl can.

we just keep producing them

seriously, we are just too good.

People had a choice back then like they do today.

I'm all for people getting as much as they can, why not.

The only thing I'm not happy about is the fact that when RL got players from Union, it was the individual clubs going after players, these days we have the people running the code paying for players out of spite and then deciding where they'll play them, not clubs doing it out of strengthening their team.

That in my opinion is a big difference.

Plenty of the world covered here.


Under the terms of the deal, which includes all broadcast and Inflight rights, IMG will distribute 26 rounds of live coverage of the NRL including the finals, three State of Origin matches and the annual ANZAC test match between Australia and New Zealand. IMG will also distribute a weekly highlights show - ‘NRL Full time’.
“Our partnership with IMG Sports Media provides the NRL with the opportunity to increase our international coverage by tapping into IMG’s vast network of contacts around the world. Professional Rugby League is a great spectacle and I am sure it is going to be a very attractive offering to international broadcasters and genuine sports fans,” said Graham Annesley, NRL Chief Operating Officer.

The deal forms part of IMG Media’s rugby league portfolio alongside the Rugby Football League’s European Super League, Challenge Cup and New Zealand Rugby League.
It is understood a number of deals are already being finalised, including with the Australian Network across Asia-Pacific, Orbit Showtime in the Middle East, Italy’s Dahlia TV, America One in the US and Virgin Airlines across international airspace. '"

Little Graeme learnt a new word...

Nice try, "new" troll.

BTW, it is guttertroll that has been doing most crying.

The strength of RU is the international game and everything is geared towards that. The clubs are basically funded from the income generated by the internationals.

It is no surprise that the RU bosses identify potential international players from RL and target them. They then act in the best interest of the international game and place players where they believe they will receive accelerated development.

RU is a bit like the AFL in that they know the sport is bigger than the sum of its parts and that acting for the common good delivers significant benefits.

Sadly RL is less than the sum of its parts because the strength is in the club game and fighting for the common good simply doesn't enter the heads of the CEOs of the clubs

Doesn't matter to me how much they paid for the rights as long as people can watch the matches be it either expats or others new to the game.

3 games a week in the UK with live origin, tests and the GF on Sky should do the UK fans.

That's more games from the NRL shown each week over there than the SL gets.

Agree; 4 games this week - but the three games a week is a trial for two months; then they will charge for it. If the demand isn't there we will be back to five games a year.