State of the Nation

[Drac]

Well it's been a whirlwind couple of months overseas, with the highlights being Superbowl XLVIII, Mt Fuji (didn't get to climb it due to crap weather though) and, slightly embarassingly, Disneyland, while the lowlights were being stuck in Chicago airport for a day and a half and every single interaction I had with french-speaking people in Quebec city.

But being back in the country and, alas, back at work, it's time to take stock of what's happened in the off-season (in addition, that is, to the insane number of emails now clogging my work inbox ):

nRL finally manages to fill a stadium. Granted it took literally every single team in the competition playing on the same field to do it, but credit where it's due, they got it done.
nRL still haven't resolved their drug crisis, while it looks likely that the Dons players are going to get off scott free.
Giants have a new major sponsor, and a stadium sponsor. Ca-ching
Suns' managed Metricon Stadium hosted a successful BDO, no-doubt raking cash for the fledgling club.
AFL nominates the very well connected former News Ltd head Kim Williams to the Commission. Can we say $1.6 billion?
AFL Nab challenge smashes A-leage in the fox ratings. nRL 9's comp smashes A-league in the ratings. BBL smashes A-league in the ratings. Women's soccer smashes A-leage in the ratings.
nRL thugs getting arrested left right and centre. One AFL player seen having coffee with a man that rides a motorcycle.
nRL star poached by Union (again).
Poort flogs whinge about the Crows being the team for all South Australians. The chip on their shoulder continues to be a tourist destination on the outskirts of Alice Springs.
Sandy Roberts is back!!

And here are some predictions for the year ahead:

Cronulla to get a whack from ASADA, Dons to get off
Suns to have a higher regular season average attendance than the Titans, off the back of their first finals appearance.
Of the AFL and the nRL, the AFL will have the highest rated game on STV (the highest rated game overall will be a Socerroos match).
Socceroos to crash and burn at the WC.
Roy Masters and Craig Foster to continue their bitter, jealous rants against Australia's Game.

[Xman]

Welcome back!

[adamj1300]

Well it's been a whirlwind couple of months overseas, with the highlights being Superbowl XLVIII, Mt Fuji (didn't get to climb it due to crap weather though) and, slightly embarassingly, Disneyland, while the lowlights were being stuck in Chicago airport for a day and a half and every single interaction I had with french-speaking people in Quebec city.

But being back in the country and, alas, back at work, it's time to take stock of what's happened in the off-season (in addition, that is, to the insane number of emails now clogging my work inbox ):

nRL finally manages to fill a stadium. Granted it took literally every single team in the competition playing on the same field to do it, but credit where it's due, they got it done.
nRL still haven't resolved their drug crisis, while it looks likely that the Dons players are going to get off scott free.
Giants have a new major sponsor, and a stadium sponsor. Ca-ching
Suns' managed Metricon Stadium hosted a successful BDO, no-doubt raking cash for the fledgling club.
AFL nominates the very well connected former News Ltd head Kim Williams to the Commission. Can we say $1.6 billion?
AFL Nab challenge smashes A-leage in the fox ratings. nRL 9's comp smashes A-league in the ratings. BBL smashes A-league in the ratings. Women's soccer smashes A-leage in the ratings.
nRL thugs getting arrested left right and centre. One AFL player seen having coffee with a man that rides a motorcycle.
nRL star poached by Union (again).
Poort flogs whinge about the Crows being the team for all South Australians. The chip on their shoulder continues to be a tourist destination on the outskirts of Alice Springs.
Sandy Roberts is back!!

And here are some predictions for the year ahead:

Cronulla to get a whack from ASADA, Dons to get off
Suns to have a higher regular season average attendance than the Titans, off the back of their first finals appearance.
Of the AFL and the nRL, the AFL will have the highest rated game on STV (the highest rated game overall will be a Socerroos match).
Socceroos to crash and burn at the WC.
Roy Masters and Craig Foster to continue their bitter, jealous rants against Australia's Game.

another prediction for the year ahead, failerdave will still fail to produce any proof or evidence to any of his claims


the part about "Women's soccer smashes A-leage in the ratings" would have to be the funniest event of the summer

[AFLcrap1]

I find it funny out of all the smashing in the ratings ...
He never showed that the NRL pre season comp smashed the Fumbleball pre season comp..
Now why would he leave that out.

[adamj1300]

I find it funny out of all the smashing in the ratings ...
He never showed that the NRL pre season comp smashed the Fumbleball pre season comp..
Now why would he leave that out.

what the rugby carnival played over 2 days on a weekend 31 games in all
beat a bunch of AFL practice matches
if you want to get on your high horse and claim a victory go for it, its hardly anything worth singing about.

[AFLcrap1]

So our pre season comp beat yours ..yeh that's a good start to the yr..

[King-Eliagh]

Yes the nrl preseason comp chalks up a hefty win.

Oh and Dwaaaac! Welcome back champ! I notice you've changed your avatar. Good for you. I hope we can bet again sometime this season and that there's no hard feelings over your misunderstanding miscomprehension last year Maybe we can have a bet on one of your predictions in this thread? I'm real keen on backing the suns not to get into the 8

[NRLCrap1]

Singing, Adam? Here you go;

Hey Kids
Don't make it bad
Take a bad sport
And make it betterrrrrr
Remember to lie all of the time
And then it begins
To make it betterrrrrrr

[King-Eliagh]

^^^^

[Xman]

So our pre season comp beat yours ..yeh that's a good start to the yr..

Ours is barely half finished.....

[Beaussie]

Welcome back!

Indeed, welcome back Drac.

[King-Eliagh]

So dwac mah bitch? U up for a bet?


prove me..... ... can ya prove me wrong??

nah

[Raiderdave]

:_<> :_<> :_<>

ahhhhh
the dickheads back !!

dwacs back eh

tell me
I've driven past it many times
so hows it look from the inside ? ............. the Alexander Maconcochie centre that is
did you look good in that orange jump suit ?

[Raiderdave]

nRL finally manages to fill a stadium. Granted it took literally every single team in the competition playing on the same field to do it, but credit where it's due, they got it done.


.

the NRL filled a largish venue 2 days in a row
in a foreign country


something your bumbling abortion of a sport has never done
& will never do
end of

[Xman]

nRL finally manages to fill a stadium. Granted it took literally every single team in the competition playing on the same field to do it, but credit where it's due, they got it done.


.

the NRL filled a largish venue 2 days in a row
in a foreign country


something your bumbling abortion of a sport has never done
& will never do
end of

Now they just need to work on Australia... :_<>