SportsFan's Roar Profile

I agree, I think this year the system has panned out well but it is the first year and we will be able to judge it better after 5. I like that the top 4 teams getting a shot at going to the grand final. But I think Manly and South’s loses in week 1 takes the gloss of them to some degree, that’s why the McIntrye system was good because if you were outside the top two you had to win to be assured of going through while Manly and Souths have lost, South’s convincingly just two weeks ago, South’s could face the Storm in the GF and has much changed for the Rabbits since then, I don’t think so. The System has worked well this year but League fans are more likely to criticise than AFL’s give it time people will grow tire of the system.

NRL finals system provides one little quirk

I think Beau and Chris are both great players but they are going to be missed the most in the dressing sheds and at training.

Real fights are occurring less and less in the NRL. The emotional and physical toll an NRL game takes on a player is huge. I think there should be zero tolerance for fighting in lower league and support the administrators for acting like this, but we must surely realise there is a difference between local footy and the NRL. It may be a double standard but then again the video ref isn’t used in lower grades to and surely that’s a bad thing (maybe not) . I love it when there is fights in the NRL, too much of it is bad but a bit is ok, the NRL is a different league and should be treated as such.

The hypocrisy of violence in rugby league

They have done the same thing to Rugby League too. They don’t care, you’d think they’d use their digital channels more effectively but they don’t, unfortunately the only way too see the game is to get Foxtel or go to the club. Nine might not even be allowed to show the Rugby live.

Nine drops the rugby ball again

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