PeteY

Im a union man myself, and heading queensland way am hoping to convert a few League wussies.....

The game is soo much more flowing, none of this daft stopping when you get a good tackle in.

Pete - cauliflour ear lover - Y.

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Now come on man,

I've warned you about these blatent attempts at raising yopur post numbers. How am I supposed to catch up?

I prefer Rugy Union at international level. Which I vote for.
However the quality of the comp in NSW and QLD is such that I love league in Australia.

What I like is that you get to enjoy the sun and play - and you don't leave your boot in the mud when making a break..

badgers

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hoping to get a bit of league in if Mrs Badgers lets me - as wingers see more action in league it seems..

PeteY

I hav'nt played since uni. Regularly used to get pulverised by the local tanks (read.....army boys from the barracks next to uni). Was great. We gave the navy team a good thrashing normally though, which made up for it.

I play wing too mate! Im a tad er....light on my feet, so i can get away quick. My problem though was that i never took much effort to bring down if they caught up lol

And posts......i WILL beat ya ! Muhahahahhaaha

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lol. Know what you mean, got clobbered once by a flanker on the blind side never saw him coming. Still have whip lash as a result. I used to do this side step jink as soon as I sensed them gaining behind on my shoulder!! used to be called Billy Whizz, those were the days eh. I was a right old Jase Robinson should have been a bloody ballet dancer.

Oops(!). More foot references.

badgers

WBB

being welsh how could i even consider league to be a mans game.!!!!!

Amazulu

Great Poll!. Like Aussie Rules, Rugby league is stupid, no tactics, just a bunch of blokes running into each other. What a load of rubbish. Union is the game of champions, a real sport.

weefi

Please don't dare to compare AFL to league

I'm a union girl and would recommend 2 hours of Aussie rules to anyone rather than that American Football-esque rubbish they call league

PS Brisbane Broncos are arrogant with their heads up their own a***s and a really bad advert for Brissy when you talk to them

Can you tell I'm not a league fan yet

bondipom

The Super 12 series is a good standard as well. As far as the league goes St George had a bad year.(I support them because the Mrs is from the area).

What has annoyed league fans is the battle of 2 leagues, the merging of the 2 leagues and the merging of clubs.

St George was merged with Wollongong(a 1 hours drive away) to satisfy the marketing men.

An equivalent in London would be merging Spurs and Chelsea to bring the premier league numbers down. There are a lot of people I speak to who used to go to the games regularly but now will only watch the grand final on TV. The paltry crowds at the games are the result.

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whose your fav player, w?!

which team do you lke? AFL/league/rah rah?!

I support South Sydney (sentimental choice) - sad I know and Easts. (Roosters).

Got a few Warahtah tops. A kid on the train asked me if I played in the Super 12. I laughed so hard.

AFL - no real choice.

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Indeed Bondi pom.

The best bit about St. Geoge is their standoff, the guy that does a funny N*z* salute to assist his balance when he kicks for goal. Everyone imitates him in the crowd.

They also merged Manly-Warringah and North Sydney a while back. They then moved them to Gosford as the Northern Eagles - several name changes...

my boss used to play for N Sydney - even played for NSW in the late 60s.

Dropping South Sydney from the comp a few years back was a disgrace, one of the most widely supported clubs in Australia. They were great in the 70s. Shame about the strip.

badgers

PeteY

As far as AFL goes im definatly a crows man. Don't really know enough about NRL to form an opinion

Gareth W

I've been having this argument on and off for about 15 years and even I''m bored with it. However, I have to say Rugby League by a country mile. Surprised to see such big support for the "kick and clap" brigade on a site where you're all off to Australia. Maybe there's too many home counties and Welshmen going over ?

To establish a bit of common ground though, I saw Jonathon Davies play RL dozens of times (including against the Kangaroos) and he was simply brilliant.

tennisoz

Aussie Rules. Rugby Union is 'pushing a**s and kick and clap, Rugby League is a much better game.

TennisOz

Gareth W

Just to stir the pot a bit, this is the verdict on RL by ex Scotland full back, Alan Tait (who played for Leeds RL)

"To play Rugby League, you have to handle like a card-sharp, tackle like the clap of doom and run like the wind. Rugby League is anything but an easy option."


And I hope that Gorden Tallis is one of the Queensand RL wussies that you try to convert !