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(Sung to the Tune of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight')
[i:1qcjro9y]see the Aussies, the mighty Aussies
defeat the Poms again
see the Pommies the poor ole Pommies
complain of everything
they whinge away they whinge away
they whinge away they whinge away
they whinge away they whinge away
they whinge away they whinge away
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He certainly appears to be a rooter
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
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| So it looks like the Poms follow an NRL club because;
1. A *insert NRL Club here* jumper has a similar colour scheme to the British side they support
2. A player who once played footy for *Insert Superleague Club here* once played for *insert NRL/NSWRL Club here*
3. They have seen the Footy show on 2 occasions.
Fascinating 
Lets lock this one now please
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| Quote: Barry_McKenzie "So it looks like the Poms follow an NRL club because;
1. A *insert NRL Club here* jumper has a similar colour scheme to the British side they support
2. A player who once played footy for *Insert Superleague Club here* once played for *insert NRL/NSWRL Club here*
3. They have seen the Footy show on 2 occasions.
Fascinating ![]()
So what, are you saying the english fans shouldn't follow the NRL, what is it to you if people want to go for an Australian team, whatever the reason?
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
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| Quote: christopher "So what, are you saying the english fans shouldn't follow the NRL, what is it to you if people want to go for an Australian team, whatever the reason?'"
Not at all.
Its just I see poms wearing a particular NRL clubs jumper over here and I wondered how....lets say... someone from *insert your towns name here* could claim to be a supporter of *Insert any NRL clubs name here*
A true story.
I spoke with a guy on the tube a few weeks ago who was proudly sporting a Gold Coast Titans jumper.
I assumed he was an Aussie, same as I would assume a person I saw in Sydney wearing a Wigan shirt would be a Pom.
But it transpired this guy was actually from Croydon (the Surrey version).
I asked him why he supported the Titans and he actually replied
'Oh I love Sydney. They film Home and Away near the Gold Coast'
So naturally I was curious as to how many poms could even point out Parramatta, Penrith or Brisbane on a map of Australia.
I'm still convinced that the British buy an NRL club shirt to pretend they have been to Australia or because they like the design.
I suspect a lot will get one because the NRL is far superior to Superleague but of course they would never admit it!
Its an envy thing. I can see why.
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Parra's my favorite W.A. team
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
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| Quote: Hollywood Harrigan "Parra's my favorite W.A. team'"
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| Quote: Barry_McKenzie "Not at all.
Its just I see poms wearing a particular NRL clubs jumper over here and I wondered how....lets say... someone from *insert your towns name here* could claim to be a supporter of *Insert any NRL clubs name here*
A true story.
I spoke with a guy on the tube a few weeks ago who was proudly sporting a Gold Coast Titans jumper.
I assumed he was an Aussie, same as I would assume a person I saw in Sydney wearing a Wigan shirt would be a Pom.
But it transpired this guy was actually from Croydon (the Surrey version).
I asked him why he supported the Titans and he actually replied
'Oh I love Sydney. They film Home and Away near the Gold Coast'
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When I was in england I had a massive collection of NRL shirts (I sold them all before I moved to Sydney), and heres the reason why, when I was a young kid my local shop used to rent out the Aussie games, he must have had a mate who sent him them or something. So I grew up watching the Aussie RL and back then I always wanted to wear the shirts of te teams, now this was near impossible as you couldnt get them in England, so when I got older had my own money and they were freely available I made up for my youth and started collecting them 
My wife never understood neither!
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when you came over . did you have 2nd thoughts of going back to england
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| Quote: changa "when you came over . did you have 2nd thoughts of going back to england'"
No not really but I'm sure Ill get homesick, for all it's bad points England is still my home. |
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| some love it down here . some dont . it all depends i soppose  |
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[i:2v2cei1t]'You put your Wendell in,
You take your Brownie out,
You put your Bennett in,
And you make it to the 8,
You do the Oki Chokie,
And you get knocked out,
Thats what St George are about' [/i:2v2cei1t]
[quote="dally messenger":2v2cei1t]parra had no ball and still looked like scoring all the time[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="The Chief":2v2cei1t]What a knob Barrie MacKenzie is.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
[quote="gutterfax":2v2cei1t]I like Bazza. He chose the name of a cross dressing Austalian institutions other persona.....and is your typical Aussie w@nker living in London whilst he tries to get some culture by visiting Prague to get pi55ed on Cheap Star, getting a fondle from a dodgy hooker in amsterdam and eating a snail for a bet when in paris. All of these things will make him a cultural icon when his visa runs out and he is sent the way of his great grandparents....alas, not in chains this time.[/quote:2v2cei1t]
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| Quote: changa "some love it down here . some dont . it all depends i soppose ![]()
I think we need to stop this immigration Changa.
There seems to be too many poms allowed in
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WEST COAST PIRATES
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Somebodies got to bring some sophistication and culture to the heathen lands!
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| Quote: Barry_McKenzie "So it looks like the Poms follow an NRL club because;
1. A *insert NRL Club here* jumper has a similar colour scheme to the British side they support
2. A player who once played footy for *Insert Superleague Club here* once played for *insert NRL/NSWRL Club here*
3. They have seen the Footy show on 2 occasions.'"
I don't support any NRL clubs because they're in Australia and I'm in England and it seems a bit daft to support a club 12,000 miles away. Makes for a hefty away bill anyway.
However, I do keep a lookout for how the Eels are doing because my fave (former) Saints coach is now in charge there and I've been keeping everything crossed that he makes a success of things in his new place. |
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| Quote: Barry_McKenzie "I think we need to stop this immigration Changa.
There seems to be too many poms allowed in ![]()
And too many aussies allowed out - stop emigratiion
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cmon aussie cmon cmon. cmon aussie cmon. cmon aussie. cmon aussie. cmon aussie. aussie aussie aussie ouh ouh ouh 
15 grand final wins. 14 grand final loses. 15[16now] minor premiers. no other club compare's. SUPER SOWARD 
