Mother blasts Rugby League violence

[Raiderdave]

In Victoria 11 deaths a year and about 4856 hospitalisation a due to assault in the 15-34 age group. So multiply that by 4 to get the OZ average. You just keep applauding those assaults RD. clap away.

http://www.monash.edu.au/miri/research/ ... /haz73.pdf

yes
of course its RL's fault

not

UFC
Boxing
violent movies
violent DVD games


heres another stat
not one person has been killed on a football field as a result of a fight ..... ever


shhhhhhhhh
that doesn't suit the argument
I mean, fumblers are scared shitless of SOO ..... so they need to shriek like banshees & lose all sense of perspective

youre missing the point. RL is far more popular than boxing or UFC. Its also on FTA. Kids don't idolise UFC fighters or boxers, certainly not as much as their RL stars.

I doesnt matter if there havent been deaths on the NRL field, there are more than enough senseless acts of violence every weekend. its naive to suggest sporting heroes don't influence community behaviour.

very few people agree with you
that's the reality

it worries you that people all ova Oz have no issue with Gallen
not because of any fears of this being a catalyst for violence on the streets which is laughably ridiculous

but because people all ova our land love Origin & its unrelenting toughness
& look back at their pale insipid sport & wonder if they are watching the right one most weeks

& that's the truth.. aint it?

How do you equate toughness with senseless fighting? Using your fists in a dispute is about the least responsible or sensible thing you could do, and is the response of a child not a mature adult. Hence its illegal

this is not your concern , or the concern of the whaling Sheila journos from down south
yours & their concern is most people loved it
even many of your singlet wearing mates ....... which VFL'ers worry may signal the end is nigh for your skirt wearing sport

people hate gutless acts like a king hit to a defenceless protagonist
that's not accepted in our game , or anywhere else & nor should it .... the penalties handed down in RL prove this

they don't hate what happened on Wednesday
deal with it

Ok so its only southern's who don't like aggressive immature and senseless violence - don't you want to expand RL interest in the southern states? Because I know a lot of people who turned off by it. Again you didn't answer my previous question only references to UFC and video games? Too gutless just like Gallen to consider he's actions in a broader context. Making crap up about Myles intimidating NSW in past games is a very poor excuse!

no
its only paranoid little sheilas like you & these 2 VFL skirt wearing jurnos pushing an agenda

Sthners loved it

that's the problem for the VFL & its lap dogs its ordered to bag SOO
oh oh oh
think of the Children
thanks Helen lovejoy

but you can fuck off you hypocrites

worried about the kids eh
what about the racists .. druggos & general scum found everywhere in the VFL
wheres the fucking moral outrage from these fumblers then

that's right
theres none

they only piped up now because it was an outstanding spectacle on Wednesday & they fear that Sthners .. might be starting to like it a little too much

they are pathetic
utterly pathetic

[King-Eliagh]

Yes you're right dave, basically no moral outrage amongst these turds when racism, drugs and paedophilia occurs in their code.

And the 'but whaaaay about the children' screams are nothing but absurd. I mean, kids aren't monkey see monkey doers. They're individuals with minds. It must be horrible to be a kid with a parent who thinks like these turkeys. 1 - you would never learn the importance of sticking up for yourself and friends and 2 - you would be smothered by ridiculous measures of censure. In other words you'd grow up to become a soft, prideless, scared, little skeleton of a man. Quite sad really.

[piesman2011]

Unfortunately some kids are monkey see monkey do.

[Swans4ever]

This primitive combativeness with an oval ball, which northerners term a sport, should be ashamed of itself.

Life is about teaching and educating, setting standards for others to at least make them try to understand right from wrong.

Rugby League is not helping.

It undermines parents and teachers and governments who are hell-bent on making society a safe and respectable place.

The actions this week and the response from the defenders of the sport were caveman like.

On Monday night, New Zealand Warriors player Russell Packer urinated on the ground.

That's the nicest way to put it.

To be more descriptive to emphasis the animal-like aspect of Packer's act, he stood on the field, spread his legs and pissed himself, the contents of which were seen dripping down his right leg.

Packer shook himself as a dog would do. Why? Who knows, because the deed was done.

A player in one of Australia's national codes actually pissed himself and the rest of the world laughed.


RUSSELL PACKER RELIEVES HIMSELF DURING MATCHWarriors forward Russell Packer relieves himself on the hallowed Lang Park turf during a game with the Broncos.(0:07 / 690.2KB)
Yep, Rugby League, you should be proud of that.

Packer was fined $15,000.

"When u gotta go u gotta go lol," he tweeted after the match.

Social media aside, this mentality is not 2013. It's more 2013BC.

Rugby League chiefs should be embarrassed.

Embarrassed that their code's education programs, which are run through schools and learning centres, somehow allows a player to think it appropriate to use the ground as a urinal.

They should also be embarrassed by their punishment. He doesn't even miss a game.

Then there was State-of-Origin, a kind of Olympics for all cavemen.

Wednesday night's assault of Nate Myles by Paul Gallen was lauded widely across the nation.

He set the tone, they said.

It was the cornerstone of victory, they trumpeted.

That Gallen got a one-week suspension for the combination left-right and uppercut, was even condemned by Myles, whose brain must have been rattled when he said the ''fight adds theatre to Origin''.

I know it happens, it's a contact sport played by men who like to inflict damage, but, still, it can't be tolerated.

Gallen got one week for it, and slaps on the backs from the NSW coaches, his teammates, and most likely all of New South Wales.

If it happened in the AFL, which seemed to be the question most wanted answered in the aftermath, he would be looking at 10 games on the sidelines.

And most sound observers would agree with the punishment.


LIONS SKIPPER BROWN CALLS AFL SOFT AFTER TWO-WEEK BANBrisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown labels the AFL "soft" compared to the NRL, after he copped a two week suspension for striking.(0:47 / 3.3MB)
It's a strange world.

Every weekend there for a while, Sunday morning newspapers carried stories about young men being punched and killed at Melbourne bars and nightclubs.

The follow-up on Monday would be his parents.

They are heart-wrenching stories. Mums and dads weep and shake and every bloody one of us looks at them and thanks God it wasn't your child or someone you knew.

Police lament at the insanity of it all.

It is insane. One-punch heroes become murderers.

And police once again implore parents and teachers and state governments to help stamp out violence.

Then Origin comes along.

Violence is not only an appeal, it's accepted as the norm.


PAUL GALLEN DISCUSSES STATE OF ORIGIN BRAWL WITH NATE MYLESPaul Gallen explains his State of Origin brawl with Nate Myles and his disappointment at being charged.(3:25 / 19.2MB)
Psychologists, I'm sure, would argue the glorification of such acts filters through the streets.

I'm also sure others would argue that it's men v men, playing for the pride of their state, and that I'm just an AFL sucker-job trying to get a backslap from headquarters.

It's not about that.

It's about identity and self-worth, about what you want people to think of you as a sport.

Rugby League failed this week.

At least the beers were cold in the NSW changerooms. Anyone got a bottle opener?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/archive/beta ... 6659527642

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SOO is getting too big

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fucking fumblers.. its jurnos ... its fans .... its administrators ...... are shit scared of it

& for good reason

Obviously this whole thread is getting to you Raiderdave, you seem a bit frustrated with the criticism and you are falling back on old theme's I notice you didn't reply to my post - can't look yourself in the mirror and be honest with that one can you - we now know who is gutless!

you don't have the..... Intellect ... to get to me or any other league poster in here do you ?
maybe you should have a gander in the mirror & admit as much

you know it to be true
but can't accept it .... like the gutless Shelia you are

Yes Raiderdave keep believing this - no doubt your mummy won't like all the nasty AFL people picking on her whittle boy - it's obvious this is getting to you because your rants, insults and whinging is getting louder - I put a scenario to you and you can't be honest with us and we know why .
http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/queenslan ... 26026.html
The above link shows that this is the culture of RL - not celebrating skill and courage only thuggish acts of barbarism - acts if done walking down the street would land you in gaol! You are pathetic!

[Swans4ever]

Yes you're right dave, basically no moral outrage amongst these turds when racism, drugs and paedophilia occurs in their code.

And the 'but whaaaay about the children' screams are nothing but absurd. I mean, kids aren't monkey see monkey doers. They're individuals with minds. It must be horrible to be a kid with a parent who thinks like these turkeys. 1 - you would never learn the importance of sticking up for yourself and friends and 2 - you would be smothered by ridiculous measures of censure. In other words you'd grow up to become a soft, prideless, scared, little skeleton of a man. Quite sad really.

You really are Assraiders bitch KE, can't be seen criticising NRL can you - have to quickley support Raiderdave otherwise he might turn on you - feel very sad for you KE you don't have any independent thought - no one is showing any support for the vial things you have mentioned - we all condem (and continue to do so) those who perpetrate these things and agree people that do these things belong in gaol - yet you openly support people getting assaulted and applaude those that attack others - in fact you make up excuses for them - I hope that people you do buisness with have better morals - I really hope it's because your scared of disagreeing with Raiderdave and you don't really believe hear things otherwise there is very little hope for you. For shame KE for shame!

[Judge J]

Yes you're right dave, basically no moral outrage amongst these turds when racism, drugs and <snip> occurs in their code.

And the 'but whaaaay about the children' screams are nothing but absurd. I mean, kids aren't monkey see monkey doers. They're individuals with minds. It must be horrible to be a kid with a parent who thinks like these turkeys. 1 - you would never learn the importance of sticking up for yourself and friends and 2 - you would be smothered by ridiculous measures of censure. In other words you'd grow up to become a soft, prideless, scared, little skeleton of a man. Quite sad really.

There has been plenty of moral outrage from both sides of this battle over issues of racism, drugs and that other thing that is not to be spoken of. Children are indeed "monkey see monkey do", and responsible parents do their best to stop such things from happening. There are non violent ways of sticking up for yourself and your friends and these need to be taught. Of course there will be a small percentage who won't listen, and they are the ones who invariably end up with criminal records.

I would also make the point that boxing is heavily regulated. I'm not certain of UFC as it is American, but if I remember UFC used to be right out of control and there were complaints and it was hauled in. Punch ons like that on Wednesday night was not regulated.

[King-Eliagh]

That other thing that is not to be spoken of

Seriously, its worse than the catholic church in here with the AFL supporters and the issue of paedophilia. What have you got to hide?

[Judge J]

It's about protecting the victims and nothing else. Show respect for them and be quiet and move on. Or start a discussion on the AFL forum where the rules of the Fight Club do not apply and polite discussion is compulsory.