Tifosi: Pippinu I have no problem if you want to give 100 points for a win and 1 for a draw, my problem with your idea is that you believe that one should get more points for scoring an “x” number of goals, when in football...
Pippinu: I’m not actually aware of any Australian Football comp using bonus points - although it may have been used by the AFL in a pre-season comp as well once (not sure, I normally don’t follow pre-season comps too...
Pippinu: SJ I can only repeat that it was changed from 2 points to 3 points in living memory. Why the change? Did it improve anything? Why is 3 points the magical number? Do all men’s shirts really have the buttons in the same spot?
Slippery Jim: “watch AFL”? Tifosi, I think you have accurately discovered the subtext of this article
Pippinu: SJ The point is that they did change, about 20 years ago, from 2 points to 3 points. Why is 3 points any more special than 2 points? Tifosi same question to you - why is 3 points for a win the magic number? Why did the Serie A...
Tifosi: The point of playing football is to score more goals than your opponent. Not to score 10 goals more. Extra points for scoring more goals is a useless idea. Football is a hard game to score in, thats part of its appeal, all bonus...
Pippinu: Should be a big game. Let’s hope Adelaide are capable of doing a bit more than putting 10 ment behind the ball and waiting for a lucky break or a set piece opportunity.
Kazama: Chant of Sydney FC fans at the Adelaide v Sydney game on 22nd November: “I hate, you hate, we all hate Victoria.” Hopefully we can do the right thing and knock Melbourne Violence off tonight.
Koala Bear: Patty, everyone hates Melbourne Victory; you have my full support… ~~~~~~~ KB
Frank O'Keeffe: The thing I always found interesting about these types of exercises is how different people from different countries view their own players. For example, most Australians wouldn’t dare make an all-time XV without...
James Mortimer: Forrest Yip - if the RFU says so, then it must be so!
matta: “Forrest Yip” there are pleanty or romatic myths we let go like: - Jesus was born of a Virgin as the son of god - NZ isnt part of Australian just a couple that spring to mind…