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I am thoroughly enjoying the 2013 RLWC from all aspects – except for one. I refer to the self-appointed gurus who increasingly pollute and try to impose their various biases on this website.
There has been a number of very close-fought, entertaining games in this rugby league event.
If you are fair-minded – and actually took the time to watch the action – surely, you would make that concession.
We’ve seen some with top class football played at a void time on the Australian sports calendar, when we are usually preparing for a summer of cricket and tennis, as well as sports related to the beach, horse racing and our nation’s beautifully manicured greens and fairways.
I am enjoying the spectacle of the RLWC for what it is worth. It is not Union’s Cup, nor is it the month-long, FIFA finale.
It is simply rugby league’s effort to take its product to the masses.
It seems, however, there are many ‘contributors’ to The Roar who have nothing better to do than bag it from A to Z. Anyone who writes a positive here attracts dozens of negatives.
Naturally, league’s World Cup has had some blowouts. That tends to happen in sports when the big dogs play puppies.
But in the end, cream will rise to the finals and the contests will be full-on, take-no-prisoners events, which have a rather large trophy to take home by the WC champions.
Why is league’s credibility being attacked by so many of you? Is it just another chance to fire some shots in these infernal code wars?
Rugby union fans should be content to comment on the Wallabies spring tour. Soccer (football) supporters have a competitive A-League season bubbling along nicely.
But no. Here on The Roar it’s a free hit for anyone with an itch to take a pot-shot at rugby league.
I really don’t get it.
League is at least trying to embrace countries other than Australia, England, France, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Sure, it’s a relatively small dish at the moment but the more countries that are introduced to the cauldron, the spicier it will get.
Ask anyone you know from Fiji, the Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga if the tournament means Jack to them.
Oh, you don’t know many/any people from those countries/regions? OK, just keep bagging away.
It means a heck of a lot for these competing nations to be included in such an event, even if their team is dominated by NRL players and seriously has only a slim hope of lifting the trophy.
I cannot speak for you but I am loving the chance to see New Zealand’s finest league players flex their muscles as they build their title defence.
Isaac Luke, for example, has been in magnificent form for the Kiwis. They say Cameron Smith is the world’s best hooker. He certainly has been, but is he right now? Could it be that Luke has taken over his mantle? He has been superb in his Cup games so far.
England’s challenge is undeniable – they have a pretty handy team – while Australia looks determined to do whatever it takes to secure a trophy they believe should be theirs.
I liked watching Daly Cherry-Evans playing international football. He is clearly at the forefront of the new generation of Australian league players. Watching him in this event is like peering through a window to the future.
I am enjoying the attack and defence the RLWC is presenting to those who follow and understand the game, as well as those who might be tuning in as casual observers.
This is an international showcase and the wares, by and large, have been appealing.
League is pretty much a simple game and many of its players unquestionably number among the world’s best athletes.
They are clearly enjoying the challenges at hand for their respective countries. They are showing pride in their performance and this means a lot to the mega fish right down to the minnows.
We have now had two and a bit weeks of World Cup action, it has been an interesting entree and the main course is
still to come.
I can only wish that anyone who ‘dares’ write something positive about the RLWC here on our favourite website, The Roar, is afforded a fair and decent hearing.
It has grown increasingly tiresome watching keyboard snakes slither out of the grass and strike at anyone or anything remotely related to rugby league and what is developing into the most successful and best-watched WC series on record.
If it’s not your cup of tea or schooner of beer, so be it. Get your jollies elsewhere.
I’m thoroughly enjoying Channel Seven’s coverage on 7mate. Hiss off snakes – and roll on the RLWC finals.
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