Talking Footy

Beaussie wrote:

pussycat wrote:

Back in the eary to mid 90's when News first started up there PTV bussiness why did they chose Rugby League to spearhead there new bussiness and not AFL?. No matter what you think of these people they have some of the smartest bussiness minds on the planet working for them..and Murdoch, himself grew up in AFL heatland.

Murdoch bought your competition because it was whoring itself for sale. LOL at all the problems that fire sale has and continues to cause your code to this day and into the future until 2016. Suckers.

TLPG wrote:

Beaussie wrote:

pussycat wrote:

Back in the eary to mid 90's when News first started up there PTV bussiness why did they chose Rugby League to spearhead there new bussiness and not AFL?. No matter what you think of these people they have some of the smartest bussiness minds on the planet working for them..and Murdoch, himself grew up in AFL heatland.

Murdoch bought your competition because it was whoring itself for sale. LOL at all the problems that fire sale has and continues to cause your code to this day and into the future until 2016. Suckers.

Oh you are good, Beau! Now that i think of it, now that New Ltd have bailed from the Storm AND left the NRL board I wonder if they will still be interested after contributing so much to the bigger ticket - AFL. Hey, Raider et al, do tell us when you get your own channel, hmmm?

TLPG wrote:

And how did the WA side do? Terrible! News Limited tried to do a Kerry Packer with World Series Cricket - and guess what's ultimately happened? Unlike WSC, epic fail!

pussycat wrote:

Providing Foxtel with seveny odd of its top 100 programs, I some how think they'll still be interested.

AFR 20 June 2011 (page 40)
Premier wants all NRL Games
by Neil Shoebridge

"Foxtel and Austar were prepared to cop a massive price increase becuase they are convinced having more AFL content will boost their subscriber numbers in the AFL obsessed southerns states" a TV executive said.

"Premier wants to be able to show all NRL matches, but it doesn't think that will generate the same growth in the rugby league states, that is NSW & Qld"

" Pay TV's existing NRL content is superior (in terms of more games for longer) to its AFL content and one of the reasons it has a higher household penetration rate in NSW & QLD than in the southern states."

According to figures from TV ratings company OZTAM, pay TV is in 37.5% of Sydney homes, 31.9% in Brisbane, 28.6% Melb, 27.3% Perth & 24.4% Adelaide.

"Rugby league officials and clubs look at the AFL deal and assume the NRL can get a massive increase for the next TV deal" one media executive said.

"But the AFL is a different TV product to the NRL. The AFL is popular in more states than the NRL. AFL broadcasts run for three hours versus two for NRL broadcasts. The AFL can sustain pre and post game programs, whilst the NRL can't"

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost. ... stcount=40

Beaussie wrote:

TLPG wrote:

And how did the WA side do? Terrible! News Limited tried to do a Kerry Packer with World Series Cricket - and guess what's ultimately happened? Unlike WSC, epic fail!

Oh lets not forget the Adelaide Rams.

NRL expansion = epic failure

King-Eliagh wrote:

Beaussie wrote:

King-Eliagh wrote:

And to inject some much needed fact into this debate, ecstasy, the drug John's admitted to taking, is only detectable in the body for 2-4 days after use. So unless the NRL was testing the guy around 100 times a year you would think it wouldnt be that hard for the guy to avoid detection right?

Clearly he was never tested throughout his career. Imagine how many other NRL players are running around in the same situation avoiding detection.

Clearly he was never tested throughout his career? Hello McFly, anybody home?

Beaussie, I'll say it again and try to dumb it down for you as you obviously dont get it, and your number one groupie TLPG was again oblivious.

Fact - Andrew Johns took ecstasy.
Fact - Ecstasy is only detectable in the body for 2-4 days.
Fact- There are 7 days in a week. (yep, its true TLPG )

Statement - This means Johns could have easily taken ecstasy once a week and still had more than a 50% chance of not being detected. I've got a good feeling he took it nowhere near once a week which would have significantly lowered his chances of being caught.

Now please tell me how you can state he was "clearly never tested"?

You also posted the AFL tests in the off season. That's all good but your rubbish about AFL players signing up to 'say no to drugs' is hilarious. You think that because they say they wont do drugs means they wont? That's a bulletproof policy right there! :_<>

Being both a supporter of the AFL and NRL I have to say that the evidence and facts posted by yourself and others during this debate clearly highlight the NRL drug policy is way stronger.

Just speakin it how it is,

King

TLPG wrote:

That's hardly a fair comparison, Pussycat, because the NRL have a New Zealand team. The AFL doesn't.

TLPG wrote:

That 90K was a State of Origin game, Pussycat. And how did the WA side do? Terrible! News Limited tried to do a Kerry Packer with World Series Cricket - and guess what's ultimately happened? Unlike WSC, epic fail!

King-Eliagh wrote:

Hey Beaussie you never answered my question here?? I put it in bold for you... Cat got your tongue?

Onions wrote:

If he'd been tested he would have been caught! AFL would have caught him!

pussycat wrote:

TLPG wrote:

That's hardly a fair comparison, Pussycat, because the NRL have a New Zealand team. The AFL doesn't.

Meaning they have no real interest in AFL. The AFL are probably paying sky - a promotional gimmick for a sport that just wont catch on. Nobody has any interest in it:oops:

pussycat wrote:

TLPG wrote:

That 90K was a State of Origin game, Pussycat. And how did the WA side do? Terrible! News Limited tried to do a Kerry Packer with World Series Cricket - and guess what's ultimately happened? Unlike WSC, epic fail!

Thats right, Origin Match,- IE. RUGBY LEAGUE !!! Or shouln't I talk about that?is it unfair of me to mention that because your pathetic game dos'nt have rep footy? And are unable to find anyone else to play against.

The Perth Reds did very well. And since, have been pounding down the NRL's door seeking readmittance. They are the leading canditate for admittance.