DogsOfWar's Contributions

The problem is that the independent commission as the game wants it setup, will be elected by clubs. This can have the effect of clubs dictating certain conditions, which may not be good to for the game at these levels, and make players look at other options like playing overseas for more coin, as that extra money for the top players (via Tests and Origins) is just not available, not to mention the removing of the challenge of testing yourself in representative sides. Similar things happen in AFL that made the AFL version of SoO dissapear, and I could see the same thing happening in Rugby League (not so bad in the Test arena, but still quite possible). As for Michael C, mate I haven't see so many AFL reporters who are clueless about Rugby League, write articles about the sport that project a very negative imagine of it in such a sport period of time. If you can't see that as an AFL loving media, then heaven help you.

Rugby league is going back to the 80s

28 Jul 2009

The NRL can have an independent commission, and it is in the works but just having some resistance from guys who have been riding the gravy train for way too long. But the big problem is, that unlike AFL, we have multiple levels to our code, so you don't want the independent commission elected by clubs, to run the Australian team or the SoO series, so there still will be a difference in how incidents at a representative level are treated, compared to normal week to week NRL games. These sorts of incidents are rare in the game, but the AFL loving media are trying to use it as an example of how this must occur every week in League, and getting on there high horses saying it doesn't happen in AFL, when it does, just in a different manner, and not as easy to see as most are off the ball incidents which are not captured on the TV screens, while in League, the TV shows all the play very well, so it is much harder to miss.

Rugby league is going back to the 80s

28 Jul 2009

The difference is spiro, that Tahu actually had a clause in his contract which allowed him to do what he did. SBW didn't and also just walked out mid season. I am sure the reaction in Union would have been much different if Tahu walked about halfway through the Super 14 season.

Old cliches about league and union surface again

24 Jul 2009