the battle of the gold coast , NRL V VFL

[Raiderdave]

The title of this thread eludes to something that just doesn't exist. Both the AFL and nrl ..... And numerous other sports generally get on harmoniously in the GC. Surfing is also a major sport here with loads of interest . So there is no battle although I would say there are watchful eyes from both sides as to how the other is going re KPIs

oh what rot ....

I love it when RL starts to give it to vicky kicky
then the singlet wearers say ... oh why don't we just all get along

then 5 minutes later ....

the VFL makes plans to .... spike the NRL's season opening in 2014
they're going to ... crash our party in NSW & QLD

I mean they'll get their dates handed to them of course ..... but the only code that puts up provocative .. war like headlines .. is the VFL

this after stealing our codes players

you wanna go us
then go us

we're ready
& we'll pound your stupid crap sport into the dust

Ive never seen code war stuff in melbourne papers, probably because the Storm is so small. On the other hand its around all the time in NSW papers, I assume because the big bad AFL is such a threat. Or maybe just maybe the whole code war thing is crap used in NSW to sell papers.

the VFL feeds the press the headlines about how they're gunna challenge us here , & there ... then proclaims friendship & co existence like gutless sheilas when the NRL shapes up

a spineless pack of yellow bellied lady boys
they started it

we'll finish it

[King-Eliagh]

Yes I agree pies, there is no specific 'code war' going on. There's just poor form by the AFL in their recruitment and promotion strategy and in the propaganda like rhetoric of its leader Andrew Demetriou i.e. "AFL will be the sport of choice for all young Australian men" - the AFL aint a sport and the delusions of grandeur in such statements is simply offensive. Poor form indeed.

Like the NRL CEO hasnt made similar farcical claims

Care to quote some?

[piesman2011]

oh what rot ....

I love it when RL starts to give it to vicky kicky
then the singlet wearers say ... oh why don't we just all get along

then 5 minutes later ....

the VFL makes plans to .... spike the NRL's season opening in 2014
they're going to ... crash our party in NSW & QLD

I mean they'll get their dates handed to them of course ..... but the only code that puts up provocative .. war like headlines .. is the VFL

this after stealing our codes players

you wanna go us
then go us

we're ready
& we'll pound your stupid crap sport into the dust

Ive never seen code war stuff in melbourne papers, probably because the Storm is so small. On the other hand its around all the time in NSW papers, I assume because the big bad AFL is such a threat. Or maybe just maybe the whole code war thing is crap used in NSW to sell papers.

the VFL feeds the press the headlines about how they're gunna challenge us here , & there ... then proclaims friendship & co existence like gutless sheilas when the NRL shapes up

a spineless pack of yellow bellied lady boys
they started it

we'll finish it

Yeah sure the AFL tell the press to write stories.....

[Xman]

Is rugby league the No. 1 sport in Australia?
Yes. It matters to millions of people and I think the opportunity is to grow this thing into the best it can be, which is the No. 1 code. I want to keep it that way and develop this great game into something we're all really proud to be a part of, be it as an administrator, sponsor, fan, parent or young boy or girl who plays rugby league


Read more: http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/new- ... z2QRDyRFVZ

How deluded is that!

[Raiderdave]

Is rugby league the No. 1 sport in Australia?
!

well durrrhhhhhhhhhh

140 Million sets of eyes watched it in 2012
more then any other sport in the land

[King-Eliagh]

Growing a sport to be the best it can be? That's not delusional.

Thinking one sport will be the sport of choice for all young australian men? Now that's delusional.

Great to see you've been reading the NRL CEOs interviews though Xman, good for you

[Xman]

Growing a sport to be the best it can be? That's not delusional.

Thinking one sport will be the sport of choice for all young australian men? Now that's delusional.

Great to see you've been reading the NRL CEOs interviews though Xman, good for you

He was talking about now. Number 1...in what FFS?

[Raiderdave]

Growing a sport to be the best it can be? That's not delusional.

Thinking one sport will be the sport of choice for all young australian men? Now that's delusional.

Great to see you've been reading the NRL CEOs interviews though Xman, good for you

He was talking about now. Number 1...in what FFS?

and hes right
its just a painful reality for the fumble & bumble brigade

[Drac]

Growing a sport to be the best it can be? That's not delusional.

Thinking one sport will be the sport of choice for all young australian men? Now that's delusional.

Great to see you've been reading the NRL CEOs interviews though Xman, good for you

He was talking about now. Number 1...in what FFS?

and hes right
its just a painful reality for the fumble & bumble brigade

What measure would you like to compare AFL and nRL?

Attendance? AFL TROUNCES you
Participation? Australian Football TROUNCES Rugby League
Ratings: The AFL beat the nRL in 2013 (I trust you'll ignoer the previous points and just continue your tired claims about this).

Hell even fantasy football is more popular for AFL than nRL.

[Raiderdave]

He was talking about now. Number 1...in what FFS?

and hes right
its just a painful reality for the fumble & bumble brigade

What measure would you like to compare AFL and nRL?

Attendance? AFL TROUNCES you
Participation? Australian Football TROUNCES Rugby League
Ratings: The AFL beat the nRL in 2013 (I trust you'll ignoer the previous points and just continue your tired claims about this).

Hell even fantasy football is more popular for AFL than nRL.

hmmmm
most watched overall .... & by a mile
its not even close

biggest Media deal .. despite being on TV for 33% less time then VFL making it by far a more valuable commidity according to merchants who want to adverstise their products on TV during games
our game is popular in the right states =D> =D> =D>

your attendances are falling sharply
your paticipation rates .. fudged & misrepresented to the hilt as has been proven over & over

VFLs days are numbered
Rugby League is the sport for the next 20 years

deal with it tool....

[Fred]

I see where you are coming from Dave but I think it is more confined to Sydney . Up here I have noticed a general acceptance of the suns ... There was a little early on in previous years but it seems to disappeared this year. I think maybe Sydney is the last area where this continues . Melbourne don't go on about fearing storm and ask a lot if Melbourne people and they would say the follow storm in nrl. There certainly doesn't seem to be the hysteria you see in Sydney in the media at least . Same on coast, AFL is pretty strong with a growing junior comp. so no war up here ... We all get along

[Raiderdave]

I see where you are coming from Dave but I think it is more confined to Sydney . Up here I have noticed a general acceptance of the suns ... There was a little early on in previous years but it seems to disappeared this year. I think maybe Sydney is the last area where this continues . Melbourne don't go on about fearing storm and ask a lot if Melbourne people and they would say the follow storm in nrl. There certainly doesn't seem to be the hysteria you see in Sydney in the media at least . Same on coast, AFL is pretty strong with a growing junior comp. so no war up here ... We all get along

rubbish buddy

the VFL release info to the media .... they know the press will run with stories
words like spike
gate crash etc may come from the media
but VFL club CEO's in QLD & NSW have stated & have been quoted saying .. they want to .. " take on " .. the NRL
they want to
start earlier in 2014 so as to hinder the NRL .... they want our players .. so they can attract our fans to bumbleball , they want to see us off

& thats fine .... say what you want to do , we all know it anyway
lets not pussy foot around
we're up for it
lets get it on ...

anyone who thinks the VFL's intentions aren't to dominate NSW & QLD, through any means , is niave in the extreme
the VFL & its fans claiming this hostility from their code toward ours ... is a figment of our imagination
are just hoping to get us off guard & complacent
guess what
we're not falling for it ....

a whopping of biblical proportions in NSW the ACT & QLD , is coming their way ...

[Stewie]

and hes right
its just a painful reality for the fumble & bumble brigade

What measure would you like to compare AFL and nRL?

Attendance? AFL TROUNCES you
Participation? Australian Football TROUNCES Rugby League
Ratings: The AFL beat the nRL in 2013 (I trust you'll ignoer the previous points and just continue your tired claims about this).

Hell even fantasy football is more popular for AFL than nRL.

hmmmm
most watched overall .... & by a mile
its not even close

biggest Media deal .. despite being on TV for 33% less time then VFL making it by far a more valuable commidity according to merchants who want to adverstise their products on TV during games
our game is popular in the right states =D> =D> =D>

your attendances are falling sharply
your paticipation rates .. fudged & misrepresented to the hilt as has been proven over & over

VFLs days are numbered
Rugby League is the sport for the next 20 years

deal with it tool....

You lost the media deal, and that's even with the nRL selling out to the television networks.

Attendances for the first 3 rounds are the highest ever dick head, meanwhile we have nRL teams like the Raiders and Panthers losing out to the Giants in crowds

More and more evidence piles up when it comes to nRL crowds being fudged, just check out the crowds thread on LU. People questioning the crowd figure all the time saying it was fudged, with league commentators agreeing on twitter as well.

As more kids grow up with football in NSW and QLD, and the old neanderthals die out, I can't see the new generation taking a huge shine to rl as they once did decades ago. One of the big reasons rl has any sort of support is because of the lack of competition from any other codes. Pre 1980's what was there? Post 1980's, you've got the Swans owning NSW crowds and now soccer kicking rl's arse in western Sydney. Give it another 15 years and Giants crowds could well be right up there with Swans crowds after they've had some success.

[Drac]

a whopping of biblical proportions in NSW the ACT & QLD , is coming their way ...

You mean fictional?

[Drac]

rubbish buddy

the VFL release info to the media .... they know the press will run with stories
words like spike
gate crash etc may come from the media
but VFL club CEO's in QLD & NSW have stated & have been quoted saying .. they want to .. " take on " .. the NRL
they want to
start earlier in 2014 so as to hinder the NRL .... they want our players .. so they can attract our fans to bumbleball , they want to see us off

& thats fine .... say what you want to do , we all know it anyway
lets not pussy foot around
we're up for it
lets get it on ...

anyone who thinks the VFL's intentions aren't to dominate NSW & QLD, through any means , is niave in the extreme
the VFL & its fans claiming this hostility from their code toward ours ... is a figment of our imagination
are just hoping to get us off guard & complacent
guess what
we're not falling for it ....

a whopping of biblical proportions in NSW the ACT & QLD , is coming their way ...

I've been hearing about this 'whopping' (sic) for years. I remember when the Suns were going to get crushed on the GC, and they out-drew the Titans in their first year. I remember when the Giants were going to get pulverised by the nRl in WS, and they didn't even have the lowest crowd in Sydney last year. What you're doing isn't fighting back, it's defence in your own territory. Piling sandbags and desperateley trying to keep your head above water. You have one team behind enemy lines and they're a joke. They're such a joke that AFL teams work along side them and share facilities and membership advice to help them out. Storm players appear on AFL360 and the AFL Footy Show regularly, because nobody's threatened, they genuinely wish them well in their little endevours.

In a million years the STORM will never be the highest drawing side in Melbourne (they can't even outdraw the Dogs FFS), yet the Swans have been in Syney for 18 YEARS IN A ROW. The comparison for the Giants is a 2nd Melbourne nRL side, but we can compare them with the ONLY Melbourne nRL side and they're not far off. You throw criticisms at the Suns and Giants in their formative years, and completeley, deliberateley ignore the failure of the Storm to capitalise on an unparrallelled period of success. You slam the Swans and Lions for falling from their premiership crowd highs, but don't want to discuss the Storm's inability to even REACH those numbers. They averaged 12k in a premiership year. This is it for them. This period is make or break for them, because they're not getting a team like Slatter, Cronk and Smith again any time soon. They will fade away into even greater obscurity.