Passing the torch editionNRL>GAME 1Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers7:50pm AEST on Fox, Kayo and Ch9AAMI Park2.97-1.40>AAMI Park will host our Thursday night encounter as the Melbourne Storm welcome the Penrith Panthers to kick off Round 25. The Storm return to action fresh off a Round 24 bye, following a commanding 42-20 triumph over the Sea Eagles in Round 23. Meanwhile, the Panthers suffer from back-to-back setbacks, having slumped to a tight 6-12 loss against the Roosters in Round 24, who moved above them into top spot on the ladder. For Melbourne, Moses Leo has scored five tries in their last four home games. For the Panthers, Brian To’o has been prolific against Melbourne scoring nine tries in nine H2H games. In their last NRL meeting, the Panthers outclassed the Storm 50-10 at CommBank Stadium. Overall, Melbourne hold a 33-17 advantage over Penrith across 50 clashes Storm 1-12 3.80Storm 13+ 8.25Panthers 1-12 2.75Panthers 13+ 2.40Storm +7.5 1.99 Panthers -7.5 1.82previous thread >>157365045
>>157412375Slater taking the reins is a cool movedont like him, but hes perfect for the job
Latrell OUT for this weekend but WILL return next weekend
>>157413245thanks cheese
Tired. Just start the finals. We've played enough.
>less footyno thanks I want MORE footy!
Ben Te'o is set to turn down the Queensland gig and join the Rabbitohs next year
bunnies and poogans gonna be stacked next year and poocos gonna have gagai lol
Broncos next year
>broncos singing the peem soong in the sheds after winning their first game since 2026 (2031, colourised)
>>157414160You should have opened and closed with this joke >>157414136And not bothered with this one
ackshully I stole the idea
Hating the BrocGODs is a sign of psychopathy and malice. They are the only team which actually contributes anything to the NRL.
Typa team the Broncos be rolling out next year
>>157412375It takes a real piece of work to try to curse both Craig and Billy at once. Don’t you think Craig has been through enough?
Webby extends at the wahs till 2032
$51.00 odds on wests beating easts by 13+, won't happen but bretty good value there
>>157415000Yeah bro you should put a lot of money on it and post the slip
>>157415045After you friend
>announces they'd found your daughter alive>oh um askhully sorry for that, she's deadWe have a spastic for premier
Footy?
Its literally impossible to maintain both a calorie deficit and no fap at the same time
Alexander James Brimson has been given permission to leave the Titans
>>157415665Nofap isn't real
>>157414698Appearing in the op does not mean curse. It needs to be more specific
>>157415665Fapping and overeating are both bad habits, but it's probably ok to tackle one at a time. Tackle fapping first
>>157415842Okay fap and then see if you workout or study the same>>157415870Nah i am still gonna try and do both, at worst i just relapse a lot during the cut
don't forget to tip family one good week and you could be in the top 3 or higher! :D xoxo
>>157415922You need to get married for the no fap. The food thing is your problem, you don’t see fat people walking everywhere or doing gardening. If you only eat meat you’ve hunted yourself, fish you’ve caught yourself, and other food you’ve either grown or foraged yourself you probably can’t get fat
captaining B Trindall is the smart play this weekt. top 1% SC rank
>>157416011I could only hunt pic rel, it would last weeks even if i overeat
Kevie is going to St Helens. Will leave the Kangaroos job after the world cup
>>157416043Hunt them on foot with a spear only
>irish calling argie bro a spear chuckerm8 it's 2026 the preferred nomenclature is subsistence hunter.
>>157416002Thanks Tiff :^*
>>157416043Based ostrich enjoyer
>>157415834Is he even good or just wasted talent at the titans
>>157416162based one game a week customer
>>157416162He's good but not as good of a fullback as Kini and not as good of a 5/8 as Campbell so they've been throwing him at centre hoping it'll work
billy quiting origin means he'll be coaching poorm next year
I am coaching the Poorm next year, so wh ywould they need Billy?
Billy Smith has passed away lads
Farnworth or Hynes captain? or a sneaky DCE, nigganese, something curveball
>>157416480>Hynes without Trindall
>>157415665I find it easier to nofap on a cut because fat intake is important for sex drive and consequently no fats = no libido
>on a cut
Fuck I hate Thursday night, nothing to watch during my dinner at 630, no I won't watch the NRLW gob fest, fuck off
the broncGODS could beat both these peems again
>>157416586>so eager to act manly and nonchalant he invents a nrlw fixture
Watch NRL Tonight
>being such a hylic you need sportball to be fulfilled
Not allowing the Kangaroos coach to have another gig at a club whilst being the Kangaroos coach is some woke soccer nonsense. Coaching Australia isn’t a full time job, they hardly ever play
>>157416606
Billy Smith is deadhttps://www.nrl.com/news/2026/08/20/vale-billy-smith/
>>157416586theres cricket at 8pm
>Wonky eyedropped
>>157416658lazy eye 2/10 would not bang
It's up!https://youtu.be/uFgTaz6AFz0
>>157416608Not 630>>157416662Not 630You guys are illiterate fucking idiots
>>157416452>>157416660F
>>157416674its not even 630pm right now mate
>>157416674dyslexic retard
>>157416623rugby league is a mind over matter proposition, sports are from the martial tradition, metaphors and theory crafting abound. If you’re only following footy for entertainment then you’d still be wrong because a true hylic understands the concept and idea of fulfilment less than an ant does an orange
not reading that essay lol
Ivan Cleary could be the next Australia coach
>>157416722The international scene is a joke lol. All the international teams are just aussies anyway. Even the islanders are almost all born or raised in Australia. It's simply not the same as rugby union.
>>157416536Not my case>>157416727Shh those facts hurt irish i rather we pretend its not true
>>157416536Such broscience bullshit.
>>157416727>not the same as rugby unionthis is the only true statement you’ve been able to make, and it’s like saying day is not night
>>157416668Lot of interesting period talk in this week's Up Front lads. QRD, yes they all sync up, tampons are much much better to play in than pads, they perform at their athletic peak the week before.
>>157416660We’re a based Billy J Smith poomunity
>>157416727B A S E DASED
Simple lamb roast
>>157416777Mate you're just bitter that I'm speaking the truth. I love NRL as much as everyone else here does, but I totally tune out when it comes to the international scene. It's hard to take it seriously when every team is basically 95% Australian's. Even if you're a Kiwi, Tongan or Samoan, the fact of the matter is, even those blokes, even if they were born overseas, chances are they moved to Australia as a baby, and for all intents and purposes, they're basically Australian. I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but that's pretty much how the international game looks. You've got players like Mitchell Moses playing for Lebanon simply based on his heritage. The bloke is as white and Australian as it gets. It just feels desperate and sad. I'll happily tune in if things change.
>>157416865Cutting up onions now lad. Having chicken parmis and chips.
looks good mate
nrl is the world series of league and i'm tired of pretending its not.
>>157416865mark carroll to meat ratio is way off lad !
feelin a Pozzbourne upset tonight
>>157416872>You've got players like Mitchell Moses playing for Lebanon simply based on his heritage. The bloke is as white and Australian as it gets.He should play for England the way he whinges
>>157416952no chance they're too dogshit.
>>157416952I’m tipping them because their season is over if they don’t win and Penrith are on cruise control for the finals
>>157416937Correct. He’s 6 spuds short
Poorith won't lose three in a row.... will they?
LETS FUCKING GOOO POORM (tipped poothers)
THE bet
>>157417224>martinhes been ass recently
he's been getting his PHD give him a break
>>157416727Yawnion fags will hang their hat on this but it’s only really true of South Africa. If you check the peem lists most of the Int squads are full of mercenaries from other nations.
>>157416872It has been funny watching the England and French soccer teams become blacker while the Australian Rugby League team has been getting whiter. The RLWC is basically just different ethnicities playing against each other. If they included and Indigenous side, it would be perfectly so.
Is Martin worth 1m?Lets find out!
>>157416865this nigga be responsible for 50% of all broccoli consumption
Always said Melbourne should use the flying purple people eater as their song and mascot
>7:50pm kickoff
>>157417233Only prime SBW & Burgess would be backrowers worth a million desu. Young is much better player, hell Preston probably is better too.
Family Tips Both these peems suck Edition 1 tipped poorm10 tipped poothers 3 forgetful fairies
How would a private school 23 go against State school 13. The private school teams would include Moses, Ponga, Liam Martin, Angus Crichton Connor Watson, Patrick Carrigan, Mam (actually would ehitty Catholic schools be allowed in the team)
poorm bros...
Yeo could never throw a pass like that
knock on no try
Penrith will deliver the killing blow upon the Storm dynasty
Manly have not won a game since they lost Luke Brooks
mmmm maybe shouldve captained jenkins
>salary cheats vs drug cheatskino matchup
THESE PEEMS HATE EACH OTHER
>>157417261Sam Walker, Billy Smith, Siua Wong
PENALTY POORITH
>>157417261uh just look up the history of the aussie schoolboy tournaments m8
based self heemer
>(((independent doctor)))
>independent doctor is literally sponsored by sportsbet
R E D U C E Y O U R F O R C E
REDUCEYOURFORCE
GAMES ABSOLUTELY ____?
F I N I S H H I M O F F
>>157417227
yikes take 100k off the contract
>Look at all that pink and purple >Our jerseys sure are gay
>state of origin>played in new zealandhaving seen what the qld and nsw teams look like these days, that actually makes sense.
KEK NICE PASS YA SPAS
>>157417404interesting spacing on this poost
>>157417416
>interesting spacing on this poost
>interesting spacing on this poostnovak.png
>poorm has conjured a rain storm will it help them lets find out!
>>157417403based simpsonposter
Wearing a poncho is gayer than having sex with another man
>>157417404Kiwis aren’t allowed to play origin you braindead spasticated fuckwit
>interesting spacing>fake irish shows up
Can't wait to punt in Auckland, cheaper than Oz, gunna nut in some kiwi slag
>Kiwis aren’t allowed to play origin you braindead spasticated fuckwit>>Kiwis aren’t allowed to play origin you braindead spasticated fuckwit>>>Kiwis aren’t allowed to play origin you braindead spasticated fuckwit
PERTH BEAR
POOTHERDRUGCHEATGODS POOTHERDRUGCHEATGODS
>>157417424Before version?
Actually, they are allowed to play origin since this season. Glasshouses etc
>>157417442cannot make this shit up
>>157417457
I guess the Indian sperg has started drinking early this week
>>157417437thats crazy, how is ponga playing origin then?
https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/im-incredibly-proud-tui-kamikamica-forced-to-medically-retire-after-suffering-a-stroke-earlier-in-the-year/news-story/e9ec6334b0cec80a0b90e6f44b5404e1Oof.>>157391551>>157391934Man, Wales is really getting fucked in both codes. RLWC going down to 10 teams is a mistake.RLWC should go back to 16 teams, but scrap the old seeding system. 1st to 4th are 1st seeds, 5th to 8th are 2nd seeds, etc, then each group has a 1st seed, a 2nd seed, etc. Top 2 from each group go to a QF, but bottom 2 of each group also qualify for a separate QF. And then 4 separate sets of SFs after the QFs. That way the minnows can gain experience against not only the world's top teams (this is important because they get to gauge improvement by how much of a smaller margin they lost this time than last time), but also against teams of similar calibre.>>157391623>>157391950Not gonna happen lol. Worse than trying to put toothpaste back into the tube.
WE WANT 70
Spider-To'o
The Melbourne dynasty ended with a whimper, like an empty can of Kirk’s lemonade rolling down a carpark in a gentle breeze
TWO’O
apparently dufty is their fullback next season. crazy to think you were good for most of the games you played and then get dropped by a super league reject. reckon jhyie should go to the bears if he wants to start games and not from the bench.
>no bellyache storm outs just doesn't feel right
thank god Bellamy has a brain condition and won’t remember this season at all
If Keeley Nizza (née Davis) married Oryn Keeley her name would be Keeley Keeley
v'landys demands a point a minute
KEKEKEKEKEKEKE SIN BIN SIN BIN SIN BIN SIN BIN SIN BIN SIN BIN SIN BIN SIN BIN FUCKWITTA GOT DABBED ON THERE
crazy how supercoach just gives cleary points for nothing. two weeks ago he did absolutely fuck all and nearly got 100 and hamish steward had 40 tackles, a try and an assist and barely cracked 90.
>>157417477How do you think toothpaste is in the tube in the first place? It doesn’t grow like that on a toothpaste tree
kek while it’s always good to see the Poorm get some of their own medicine but Pedref don’t need the leg up.
Game descends into shithousery
>>157417522that’s what happens when nerds make the rules
>that kick attempt
>>157417533https://youtu.be/IRsPheErBj8
>Rugby League 26 ad on the banners
Ah, the old two-man cutout. Very nice
fuck sake. opponent has cleary (like everyone) but hes been shithouse for the past few weeks and now he decides to turn up. fucking hate this big chin cunt. and to make things worse, nicho is a fucking fraud.
he dropped that
>>157417522The thing that shits me it’s the tackle busts. Skipping sideways and brushing off half assed arm grabs shouldn’t count the same as running straight and bumping people off.
ok, let’s do thisMILKYYYYYYYYY JENKINSSSSS
>>157417550>44calm down
While the game is absolutely flying off the field but the on field product is the worst it’s ever been - is that a coincidence? Have we sold our souls?
PETER TO'O'S GOT A HATTRICK ON HIS BIRTHDAY
>>157417551try confirmed.
Bunch of cheats
>>157417551Did he though?
>>157417560I don't know man Melbourne and Brisbane won't play finals. Pretty soulful to me
Idgaf what anyone says, it's boring af watching the Storm lose like this. Sure, they've lost a few players, but this is just sad and boring.
>>157417556what a perfect synopsis this image is of the current state of Australia.
>>157417560Parra vs Cowboys last week was one of the best games I’ve seen in the last decade despite it not being the of the highest quality of play
Lilly Phillips on the ground
>>157417579Albo is the GOAT so I totally agree.
>>157417558hes only getting started. storm are fucking putrid.
*politely flicks the ball to the touchie*
>>157417523With an industrial machine. That is comparable to how the sport of rugby football was originally birthed. However, the toothpaste is being squeezed out of the tube with hands, like how it was when it was decided that union will turn pro. Now you have to use hands to squeeze the toothpaste back in. And with the toothpaste stripes intact. Which is definitely not happening even if you happened to have an industrial machine at home.
Hate Storm. Hate Broncos. Happy to see both miss the finals. Simple as.
>>157417556Based Albo. Can't wait for that grifter pos Hanson to get absolutely smashed in the next election. Imagine being a far right racist pos. Wouldn't be me. Disgusting bitch backed by that fat fucking slug Gina.
Penrith will be neutered like the storm inshalla
>>157417572I take your point and don’t get me wrong I’m taking great pleasure in their downfall but it’s not like they’ve been replaced with great peem - I just feel like everybody is shit now.
Broncos spoon status lads?
>looks like a serious injury atm
>>157417610Now you’re just adding unreasonable conditions
>>157417595Based anime poster
Dragons will literally win their next 3
>>157417622very likely, Poogons have been on the up last few rounds
Might donate some more money to Pauline lads.
>>157417556Probably the best prime minister we've had since Paul Keating.
>>157417584let’s get real Irish we have pretty much have at least 1 or 2 meme tryfest games a week & it’s got more to do with 6 agains/shithouse defence then brilliant attacking play.
8 POINT PENALTY TRY HE WAS TAKEN OUT
>>157417622more possible every day
>>157417625Asking union to go back to amateur is hardly reasonable either tbf.
(((illegally tackle)))
KEK liam martin is kaput
I hate Martin but that was bullshit.
>>157417617I blame the six agains for that. Six agains makes everyone look like shit.
TV producers made the call
GRANT KICKING FOR HIMSELF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS ITS A POOOORMBAAAAACKKKK
>>157417665Salty PEDrith fan spotted.
Fuck me that was cheeky
>>157417639Seeing all those braindead teenagers at that socialist protest last week convinced me to get a ON membership out of spite
Poorm would be Poogers tier without Harry.
mwuahahaha eat shit cleary cucks. i have been holding harry all this time. now is my time to shine.
>>157417639
BUNKERED
>>157417648Fuck union, it should be amateur and if they want to go pro they should come to league and we’ll have them. Union turning professional means that league was right. Union can eat crow
WE HAVE A DECISION
>commentators selling candy>hungry jack soda ads >bunker no try everything sucks
>>157417662that and the uneven distribution of talent with more peems coming in.
>bunkered AGAINnot sure i will bother watching this next season
>>157417639>>157417672Being a ON supporter automatically announces you're just as dumb as the MAGA fucks who watch Joe Rogan or Asmongold. It's fucking sad and hilarious how dumb and susceptible right wingers are to propaganda. It'd be funnier if it wasn't ruining countries all around the world.
>>157417693If anything it should be more uneven. Having 3 or 4 superteams would be fantastic
>>157417702you only watch one FTA game a week anyway champ
Business idea: Storm score some tries.
>>157417714how did the interview go with heltch and findy go? I heard it was wild!
>>157417703ok jordies
>>157417672Politics aside it’s crazy to hear just how dumb & hysterical they all sounded - I feel like 90% struggled to speak in coherent sentences & one young girl even straight up said she wanted to shoot Hanson on camera kek what the fuck has happened to our school system??
>>157417703It destroyed the Liberals, their retard base they worked on for the last three decades thinks they’re leftists now lmao. Anyway, DCE will not approve of this conversation
KEKEKEK THAT FACEPLANT RIGHT INTO THE MUD
>>157417712its on fta three times a week you dumb cunt and now its on satty nites aswell. goyim paypigs on pooicide watch.
Ref went to the bunker for no other reason than to look at the faceplant
>>157417735did I stutter? you still only watch one game a week champ
>>157417703Ahem
>>157417739what are you trying to imply here
>>157417725Threatening a politician is supposed to be illegal.
>>157417723The guy that actually brings facts and statistics? Sure mate, he's the one that's wrong. Keep sucking up that sky news garbage brother. Must feel awful being so angry and enraged 24/7. Gotta get that shit into your veins every day, they'll let you know who to hate.
>>157417747only if that politician's views align with the (((media)))
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcQkJ_4k9Me/?img_index=1great feet
Its kinda sad australia its so communist
>>157417747Pauline Hanson literally banned the ABC because she's deathly afraid of them fact checking her. That tells you all you need to know about her, her party and Gina Rinehart's agenda. Classic tactics from the right wing fascist play book.
>>157417735The Saturday FTA is just for the last 5 rounds. And that won't be the case when the next broadcast deal kicks in in 2028.
>angry and enraged 24/7oh the ironing
>>157417765Not being anti-storm isn’t the same as being a storm supporter
Captain Charger has my vote
C'mon lads, you know where to take this
>>157417771I heard they’re getting three fta in the new deal. Maybe when there’s 20 teams… idk
>>157417765You mean Australia, the capitalist nation with a few socialist policies like free healthcare, super annunciation etc? That Australia? Yeah, total communists.
>>157417689Ya have to let this go Irish. It'll never go back to amateur.
>>157417765Smellbourne brings the whole country down
>>157417795>Taking the baitNgmi desu senpai
>>157417703Maybe if the governments haven't been actively fucking over the populace and giving them anything but what they want or need, then the right wing wouldn't have become so popular in all those countries. Not saying that the right wing will do a better job, but the incumbents aren't helping themselves one bit.
>>157417795Yeah it’ll be free until there aren’t enough productive white people to pay for it all.
>it’s wet, it’s desperate based big loose Vonnie
>>157417806>wah people who are attracted to the same sex are ruining my life even though it literally doesn't affect me.imagine holding this position in 2026 lmao. embarrassing tbqh.
>wah people who are attracted to the same sex are ruining my life even though it literally doesn't affect me.>interesting spacing on this poost*imagine holding this position in 2026 lmao. embarrassing tbqh.
Business idea: Use the footy thread to actually talk about footy.
Totally forgot about the game tonight, I see it's a blowout so no point watching. No harm done!
>>157417840last few poorith games been like this to be honest
>>157417795You need an australian milei badly, your post confirmed it
did you end up banging that waitress in Picton m8?
*skips most of the poosts during half time* now now silly billys the footy is back on!!
I don't buy that Cam McInnes drinks Hard Rated
>>157417822But they arent...the current Australian government isn't trying to actively "fuck over" it's population. The two opposition's would make the life of the average Aussie far worse. They're literally beholden to their corporate donors and only care about making billionaires and massive corporations richer. The current Labor government is not doing that.
I'm a productive member of society, vote one nation, watch anime and use semen as lip balm
Picton is haunted lad I wouldn't be going there
>>157417857Please, our government loves Israel enough
The Bulldogs will go to week 3 of the finals in 2026 only to be beaten by the RootersYou heard it here first
*sniffs* POORM BACK LOOMS
>>157417857
>>157417882Yeah and I also heard it here last KEK
>>157417884remember when she had big pregnant titties
>>157417884based
>>157417884Jetaya
>>157417889she wore a g-string on SAS Australia that she won with Broncos Immortal Damian Boyd
To many /afl/ posters ITT always come out when pozzbourne are playing
Millie's taste in men is a huge ick
>>157417884argie confirmed watching nrlw
>uno binverso
about fucking time poothers got punished for fucking around in the ruck. getting punished in 1/25 games ain't bad
>>157417744go broncos!
Another Poorth Bear try now we need Meaney for the trifecta
YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED
>>157417642The six again rule has to go. It was unnecessary and implemented without proper teating
COMEBACK
POORMBACK only need 36 tackle set and 13 on 11
Fuck whose that huge chookettes player in the chemist warehouse ad
>>157417884Bitch reads mises fr fr
>>157417881
>>157417919
>>157417919no skibidi ingles
pooey undies
>>157417922>turned down a secret approach to represent NSWBased
>>157417959Holy mog
>>157417959>mfw435.jpgHow many faces do you have
Fuckwitta doing his best to get poorm back into this.
>>157417862na but I'm back there in a couple of weeks, will plan on being there earlier.
>>157417947Going to have to agree with this
Are they all wearing storm undies?
>>157417947
Now Penrith look shit
They must’ve had a team meeting where it was brought up and a consensus was reached
did poothers take the poo at half time or what
>>157417979oh and the ferry in the morning broke down so I didn't get into Auckland until 10pm at night, apparently you can't buy booze after 9pm from the supermarkets and I was hanging out for a beer that I couldn't have. fuming.
HAHA I CANT BELIEVE FLETCH AND HINDY ARE GOING TO HAVE UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO VLANDYSHOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?! WHO SIGNED OFF ON THIS?! VLANDYS HAS NO IDEA WHAT HES IN FOR, THIS IS GOING TO BE CRAZY HAHA!!
>come on lads lets get bellyache into the finals he's retiring next year
Artist’s impression of the storm players meeting where they decided to all wear the same undies on gameday
>>157418027its going to be wild they're going to stream the entire interview unedited and unfiltered I've even heard spanking was involved!
>>157418033for the sake of team cohesion it makes sense that you'd want all your players knobs and balls feeling the same fabric and sweating the same as your mates
>>157418033wrong pic
no try legs got to the ground before the ball, needs to go back to winger school
FUCKING AMAZINGlol@nine commentary thinking he "didn't even try"
>>157418059HOWEVER
Jenkins maybe instead of pushing him should grab the ankles and go for a crocodile roll
these missed conversions are painful
roids must be wearing off
>lets bin 3 panthers today to balance out their season stats a bit
If he could reach them that is
>>157418075
>>157417979based best of luck m8 you’ll be married in no time
Is there a way to get tackled safely. I'm scared of injuries like Walsh and what happened to Moses leota just then
maybe we could just pretend the tackle happened with maybe just a hand placed on you means you've been tackled
>walsh
BIFF BIFF BIFF BIFF BIFF BIFF BIFF BIFF
>>157418135drinking toilet water in the sky now matehes in a better place
edwards not being a hothead challenge
>>157417800It’s like Betamax and VHS, eventually there’ll be only one and union is declining now especially in the Antipodes, they’ve fewer professional elite clubs than they had 15 years ago. As long as they are both professional there will be conflict, until only one survives, and you can see already union has been adopting rules from league to make themselves more appealing for spectators. Union existed perfectly fine as an amateur code for a hundred years whilst league was professional, and it can do this again otherwise it will eventually die.Look at the CFL compared with the NFL, imagine if Gaelic Football went professional against Australian football, imagine trying to form a separate code of soccer
next try would win if a poorm player could convert
>>157418161you are absolutely delulu
>>157417689This is actually a good point I never thought about. Union and amateurism look the L fr fr
>>157418180Maybe I am but if there were another 5 nrl teams in NZ it would kill professional rugby there. They’d have very little talent and hardly any fans. The allure of the All Blacks jumper is purely prestige
>>157418200how is an ABs jersey any different from getting an origin appearance?
long meme drop out poorm try
S
>>157418161Is league played profesionally on every continent? We already talked about this the international in union its profesionalTv rightsPremiership Rugby: ~£40m per year.Super League: ~£21.5m per year.The second league worldwide its worth half compare to one of the weakest union leaguesThe top 14 finals gets around 4 million viewers and nrl around 5, its not that much difference and we also have URC prem and superugby getting 3 million eachWe win both clubs and international, just cope with nrl being the best league across both codes, thats valid but thats it nothing else
>>157418204It’s more prestigious, it’s an illusion. The kiwi rugby league jumper could be worth more and mean more, it’s only the AB’s is a thing because it is already a thing it’s more romantic and has history but in real terms it’s just a rep team same as any other rep team and it only has more meaning because more meaning is attributed to it
gg no re *loads up PZ*
Melbourne need an overhaul. Fuck Bellamys boring as fuck clinical numbers approach. I want to see exciting footy
my peem used to be exciting till madge ran em into the ground
>>157418200you need to look at the ungodly amounts of money being thrown around in the Top 14 to see that union will never go back to being amateur, and people suggesting it will ever happen should be introduced to a padded cell.
>>157418221>it only has more meaning because more meaning is attributed to itnice point well made, you've totally changed my opinion.
>>157418244They also throw good money in japan league one
>>157418221youre normally pretty bad with your takes but what a load of nonsense. like a woman wrote your comment or somethingthe ABs are arguably the best team in the history of sports. 77% winrate over the last century, 87% between 2010-2019. its no wonder every kiwi kid wants to be an all black
>little thing about the great Billy Smith>fade to black into a sportsbet ad classy
You telling me league went pro like 60 years before union yet union catched up and surpassed them?? Shit maybe league should try and become amateur
bellyache bros...
>>157418220>We win both clubsIn total yes but I think it's fair to say the peak club competition is NRL
>>157418434Yeah i said that in the post, someday the champions cup will get better tho
>>157418220Before anything else is said, the English Premiership Rugby is not one of the weakest competitions, rather it is one of the strongest. TV rights isn’t a good metric for qualitative assessment, it’s entirely plausible that they’ve paid more for it because of the old boys network or otherwise part of the ongoing conspiracy against rugby league. You can look at viewership for popularity as a tv show, that’s fine. You need to also look at things like club memberships, crowds, registered junior and senior player numbers. All of that is good but the most important factor in all of this is that league is better to not only watch but also to play as a professional, these facts are attested by hundreds of millions of eyewitness accounts
>>157418357League went pro (ceased being an amateur code) in 1895, that’s 100yrs before union
>>157418255I don’t disagree with anything here, you’re absolutely correct
>>157418161>and you can see already union has been adopting rules from league to make themselves more appealing for spectators.Only SH wanted that. NH has been opposing most of those changes.>>157418187Amateurism in general, yes. But union is hardly alone in this regard. The Olympics in general is far more notable.
>>157418434NRL is a farmers league now
>>157418547The 22/50 rule which is a direct rip off of the 40/20 was brought in by World Rugby itself, which usually indicates it was more of an NH thing or at least the NH agreed to it
>>>/a/290282341Is this true?
Might be 50/22 or whatever, the point stands. It’s inevitable that union will continue to change their rules and become more like league, just as union will continue to attempt to lure rugby league players across because they are generally of a higher standard than union players in the same position at the same level
Irish you are just delusional and go against facts>>157418578You posted this yourself bro?
>>157418609I just go to /a/.
i honestly dont mind poonion its just that normal footy is way better
The thread
>>157418577>Rugby Union Mens* 50/22 = 28m kick>NRL Women's 40/30 = 30m kick
>>157422327do they need to be equivalent between sports? both have scrums but we are happy to accept they serve different purposes
I always thought that 40/20 took inspiration from the fact that in union you can kick the ball out on the full within your own 22m line without the usual penalties of kicking the ball out on the full.
I wish people wanted to talk footy during the day
I’m crook as and medicated to the eyeballs. Can one of you please make the new thread? Please and thank you >t. thread duck
>>157424239yeah i will, give me 10
>>157424235Footy is for job havers
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