No one condones the fight, it’s not something you see week out week out in Rugby league so of course it’s not good to market it to kids. Because if you are involved in a fight at anything other than the professional level then you will cop a big suspension. If fighting is the big appeal then the child should go to PCYC and learn to box instead.
The professonal game and the amateur game are different. Obviously that’s a mixed message and in a market like victoria where they don’t see much league then you may never undo that perception that there is always fights in rugby league.
So be it, but I doubt there were many kids in NSW who were allowed to play rugby league last saturday who this week aren’t allowed, and I would guess that mums in each state love there children equally.
So to answer your question I wouldn’t market that unsavoury incident, but I wouldn’t pretend it didn’t happen either.
In a similar vein I wouldn’t advertise Go karting by showing the crashes.
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July 17th, 2009
No one condones the fight, it’s not something you see week out week out in Rugby league so of course it’s not good to market it to kids. Because if you are involved in a fight at anything other than the professional level then you will cop a big suspension. If fighting is the big appeal then the child should go to PCYC and learn to box instead.
The professonal game and the amateur game are different. Obviously that’s a mixed message and in a market like victoria where they don’t see much league then you may never undo that perception that there is always fights in rugby league.
So be it, but I doubt there were many kids in NSW who were allowed to play rugby league last saturday who this week aren’t allowed, and I would guess that mums in each state love there children equally.
So to answer your question I wouldn’t market that unsavoury incident, but I wouldn’t pretend it didn’t happen either.
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July 17th, 2009
Different Andrew. I am replying to RedB’s linked articles, where the fight is poop pod as why rugby league doesn’t belong outside of NSW and QLD.
Sorry Pip I haven’t found anything in your posts to disagre with.
Rugby league is going back to the 80s (216)
July 17th, 2009