Talking Footy

Is BeAussie Dumbarse Dan, what a failure of a thread.

It'd be pretty cool to see a Test Match between the Kangaroos and Kiwis from Turkey, but somehow it doesn't feel right.

Play a 100 year anniversary match at ANZ stadium and let all the Diggers in for free, play it at the time the Roosters v Dragons is usually played and it'll crack 2 million easily on the box. Other ANZAC Tests have had ratings over 1.8 million with stuff all promotion and shown into 2 states only, now all the tv shit is changed, bring back our ANZAC test. I hate watching the roosters and dragons at the best of times. Gimme someone to support on ANZAC day.

(Fuck, if they played a test between the poms and kiwis on that day, my support would be 100% behind the sheepies)

Stewie wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Drac wrote:

I don't understand how Australians competing AGAINST New Zealanders would honour ANZAC day. If it was a combined Aus and NZ team taking on the Turks, then perhaps....

TBH I don't know how sport of any kind (including Australian Football) is a celebration of ANZAC day. Tends to make uncomfortable comparisons about sacrifice and courage which glorifies sport and trivialises war, but that's another topic altogether.

Australians & Kiwis played sport against each other during the 8 month stay on the beaches of Gallipoli , hell even the poms joined in
Cricket
Rugby
Rugby League

its only fitting this is re enacted on ANZAC day
what Aussies & Kiwis didn't do together ... was fumble bumble & miss .... on the beaches of Gallipoli

Somehow I don't think league was played. The English and New Zealanders don't give a shit for that trash

how the F would you know you dribbling halfwit

Rugby League
authentic ANZAC tradition

VFL
a pale imitation of the above

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Drac wrote:

I don't understand how Australians competing AGAINST New Zealanders would honour ANZAC day. If it was a combined Aus and NZ team taking on the Turks, then perhaps....

TBH I don't know how sport of any kind (including Australian Football) is a celebration of ANZAC day. Tends to make uncomfortable comparisons about sacrifice and courage which glorifies sport and trivialises war, but that's another topic altogether.

Australians & Kiwis played sport against each other during the 8 month stay on the beaches of Gallipoli , hell even the poms joined in
Cricket
Rugby
Rugby League

its only fitting this is re enacted on ANZAC day
what Aussies & Kiwis didn't do together ... was fumble bumble & miss .... on the beaches of Gallipoli

but you said it doesn't matter if NZ isnt mentioned as long as you use the name ANZAC

I also said
If you don't have Kiwis involved in a sporting contest with us .. on the day .... it is a sham & not authentic
end of

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Australians & Kiwis played sport against each other during the 8 month stay on the beaches of Gallipoli , hell even the poms joined in
Cricket
Rugby
Rugby League

its only fitting this is re enacted on ANZAC day
what Aussies & Kiwis didn't do together ... was fumble bumble & miss .... on the beaches of Gallipoli

but you said it doesn't matter if NZ isnt mentioned as long as you use the name ANZAC

I also said
If you don't have Kiwis involved in a sporting contest with us .. on the day .... it is a sham & not authentic
end of

so ceremonies are fine without including or even mentioning NZ, but sporting events must include at least 25% players from NZ?

But but but but but.

The Vfl does nothing to recognise the Kiwis involved in ANZAC day.

Raiderdave wrote:

Stewie wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Australians & Kiwis played sport against each other during the 8 month stay on the beaches of Gallipoli , hell even the poms joined in
Cricket
Rugby
Rugby League

its only fitting this is re enacted on ANZAC day
what Aussies & Kiwis didn't do together ... was fumble bumble & miss .... on the beaches of Gallipoli

Somehow I don't think league was played. The English and New Zealanders don't give a shit for that trash

how the F would you know you dribbling halfwit

Rugby League
authentic ANZAC tradition

VFL
a pale imitation of the above

Well provide evidence of rl being played then and I will believe you. Providing sources to back up claims really isn't rocket science.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

But but but but but.

The Vfl does nothing to recognise the Kiwis involved in ANZAC day.

What do NZ do to acknowledge Australias involvement?

Using the name ANZAC acknowledges their involvement doesn't it?

Too find any of that stuff you'll probably need to look at the National Museums website or one of the Defence force sites out there. I know SF has or had heaps of images and newspaper articles on where RL was played.

I once came across some old form showing the Vfl playing in the Empire Games (pre commonwealth games) from South Africa in 189something at the National Museums site.

Xman wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

But but but but but.

The Vfl does nothing to recognise the Kiwis involved in ANZAC day.

What do NZ do to acknowledge Australias involvement?

Using the name ANZAC acknowledges their involvement doesn't it?

Play a game of footy against us as well as having Aussies marching in their Parades at home in NZ across the whole country from the cities to the rural communities. Most probably giving the diggers free transport to the pubs n clubs over there like they do out here.

It's not all one way.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Xman wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

But but but but but.

The Vfl does nothing to recognise the Kiwis involved in ANZAC day.

What do NZ do to acknowledge Australias involvement?

Using the name ANZAC acknowledges their involvement doesn't it?

Play a game of footy against us as well as having Aussies marching in their Parades at home in NZ across the whole country from the cities to the rural communities. Most probably giving the diggers free transport to the pubs n clubs over there like they do out here.

It's not all one way.

As I've shown before, NZs official ANZAC website barely mentions Australia at all. There's no rule to say either country can't remember with their own events

I don't give a fuck what they mention you but but butting loon, you are just upset that your mob is finally reaping what it deserves from the rest of Australia (and NZ now) since they have tried to take over the ANZAC tradition.

If Vlad killed a person in front of the cameras, you'd back him you're that much of an imba, you have no brain in that empty vessel above your shoulders, you're a fucking disgrace actually.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

I don't give a fuck what they mention you but but butting loon, you are just upset that your mob is finally reaping what it deserves from the rest of Australia (and NZ now) since they have tried to take over the ANZAC tradition.

If Vlad killed a person in front of the cameras, you'd back him you're that much of an imba, you have no brain in that empty vessel above your shoulders, you're a fucking disgrace actually.

"finally reaping what it deserves" ...........

What? The AFL's ANZAC day game remains the most attended and watched ANZAC day game, AND home and away game, of any code in Australia. =D>

Man, the way the AFL has highjacked ANZAC day is pathetic.

It's not even about ANZAC day now, it's the ANZAC showdown or whatever the fuck you idiots call it.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Man, the way the AFL has highjacked ANZAC day is pathetic.

It's not even about ANZAC day now, it's the ANZAC showdown or whatever the fuck you idiots call it.

Its an AFL game played which is the AFL's way of honoring the ANZACs. We cant help it if its become a massive event on its own.