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www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id=1241867

a lesson to SL

become as good as SL and youll get fans of other codes on board
www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id=1241867

a lesson to SL

become as good as SL and youll get fans of other codes on board


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Quote: dally messenger "www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id

Doesn't make sense that lad.

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your dreaming again Dally, NRL is so far behind AFL on fanbase and income its not funny. Maybe in another 10-15 years we may pass them IF the new IC actually works.

On a positive note in the shopping mall today I counted 5 NRL jerseys, 2 SOO tshirts and no AFL tops. And that is in AFL mad land. All we need now is a team!

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Quote: dally messenger "www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id

I don't understand your point... I just read the article and its main point is that AFL fans are unaware of the spectacle of NRL and that NRL stars deserve a much higher national profile than they enjoy now? How is that a lesson to SL... that's the position we eternally find ourselves in!

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He hasn't even correctly posted what he means.

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Quote: dally messenger "www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id

This appears to be an article about Australia Rules football. We have an other sports forum if people want to discuss AFL.

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What an awful read. Felt like I was skimming through a teenager's journalism homework.

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welcome to Australian journalism!

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Quote: JB Down Under "welcome to Australian journalism!'"



No wonder Wally could understand it. Those of us who can read struggled!

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Quote: tb "This appears to be an article about Australia Rules football. We have an other sports forum if people want to discuss AFL.'"


fair enough

but it does show how the nrl is converting fans of other codes

my point is : top level RL can beat any sport

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"Tell them there is an Australian football code that is going gangbusters. A game that has been enlivened by a new generation of freakish athletes whose skill set and performance have no historic precedent. A game watched by a large and loyal following that should underpin future prosperity. A game that has confronted its antiquated administrative structure and produced a business model that takes decisions out of the hands of the backward-thinking and the self-interested - well, at least might.

A game that is being played as close to the borders of pure perfection as its rules allow. A dynamic, pulsating game that, because of the size and power of its athletes, retains a hint of menace and mayhem without the cheap-shot artists."

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You catch more flies with honey. RL die-hards should stop making a ing contest of it and emphasize the differences in the games and players, making the two complementary and not competitive.

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Quote: krudmonk "You catch more flies with honey. RL die-hards should stop making a ing contest of it and emphasize the differences in the games and players, making the two complementary and not competitive.'"


no way

you get fans by being proud of what youve got, standing up and emphasising it

the problem with RL in england is people are too easily talking it down vs other sports like union

the nrl is something to be proud of and is something SL is looking at emulating

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No, jingoism is nothing to emulate. Be proud, not arrogant.

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Quote: JB Down Under "your dreaming again Dally, NRL is so far behind AFL on fanbase and income its not funny. Maybe in another 10-15 years we may pass them IF the new IC actually works.'"


Income only.

The fan bases are around the same, it's just that RL fans in NSW and QLD have a lot further to travel than those in Vic, WA and SA, the regional fans in RL states can't get to games on Friday night, Monday nights, the AFL teams are all in the capitals, they have 1 regional team in Geelong that is about 30 mins away from Melbourne.

We play 2 day games a week of NRL, how are fans supposed to travel for hours to see their teams with their young families and get home at a reasonable time?

Do you ever think of the bigger picture?

You can't compare it on crowds, but you can compare it on TV ratings and RL wins.

Stop running the game down all the time.

Quote: JB Down Under "On a positive note in the shopping mall today I counted 5 NRL jerseys, 2 SOO tshirts and no AFL tops. And that is in AFL mad land.'"


What, all the AFL gear in an AFL state sold out huh, who'd have thought 11.8662109375:10
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