As a Newcastle fan I walked out of Allianz last Saturday not looking forward to the decider and as Grand Final week has elapsed it seems this feeling has been embraced by Rabbitohs fans, a large proportion of the rugby league fan-base and of course by AFL fans.
We all have our reasons, but I figured this disinterested mob, of which I openly acknowledge to be a part of, might have some reasons to watch and even enjoy the game, so here goes.
1. Biased Commentary
Rabbits Warren and his trusty sidekick Gus Gould will once again be there to offer their independent thoughts on the game.
With David Gyngell’s influence looming over, objectivity will be in the air especially when Freddy Fittler gets air time on the sideline. For the neutral it should make for good mocking.
2. Referees
According to referees boss Daniel Anderson, the performance of referees last week was “excellent”, so he musn’t have been watching SBW last Saturday.
Well the man jointly responsible for that farce last week, performed so ‘excellently’ that he got himself a position in the decider.
Honestly having Shayne Hayne out there is just asking for a comedy of errors, his sidekick from last week Ashley Klein is in the video ref’s box and this is at the end of a season that has been dominated by ref blunders.
Come on Shane, give us comic relief.
3. The Teams
Oh doesn’t everyone love Manly and the Roosters. Of course not and while it will be painful to watch one of them lift the trophy there is consolation in the fact that one of them will lose.
Besides, we get to spend the whole game thinking of ways to mock their loveable characters and what could be better than that.
4. Geoff Toovey
Something tells me that Channel Nine will be doing a number of close ups on this colourful character and his mood swings should make for good entertainment.
Stick around for the post game press conference and there will either be the call for Manly to be regarded the best team of recent times or for a full investigation.
5. The NRL
From the pre game entertainment to the game itself there will be plenty of opportunities to bag the NRL. There might be an empty crowd due to a full ebay as well.
Then again the Rabbits and Gus might be objective, the refs might have a blinder, Geoff might have taken up meditation, the NRL might produce a professional spectacle and the game might be an absolute beauty.
Either way this game is sure worth watching.
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