RL journo reveals inroads AFL is making in country towns

[Beaussie]

Good to see the AFL making inroads right across the country. Not sure why the journo thinks Hay is a traditional RL town though.

THE NRL is continuing to ignore the plight of country football.

I travelled through the bush last week and saw first-hand the inroads AFL is making in country towns.

Inquiries to the NRL over the weekend reveal that only two games will be played in NSW country areas next season.

City-Country will be in Coffs Harbour and the Parramatta Eels will take a home game to Mudgee - but that’s it.

The draw will confirm all this when it’s released in a couple of weeks.

There’s nothing doing in Wagga Wagga, not even a trial game, in a town that is under siege from the AFL more than any other region.

Andrew Demetriou has already announced a NAB Cup match for the Riverina next season.

I popped into a pub in Hay, a traditional rugby league town.

On the wall were two tipping charts for the NRL and AFL seasons.

There were more names on the AFL chart.

Surely some of the money from the new $1 billion television deal needs to be spent in the country.

City-Country is a nothing game.

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph ... irst_test/

[eelofwest]

Good to see the AFL making inroads right across the country. Not sure why the journo thinks Hay is a traditional RL town though.

THE NRL is continuing to ignore the plight of country football.

I travelled through the bush last week and saw first-hand the inroads AFL is making in country towns.

Inquiries to the NRL over the weekend reveal that only two games will be played in NSW country areas next season.

City-Country will be in Coffs Harbour and the Parramatta Eels will take a home game to Mudgee - but that’s it.

The draw will confirm all this when it’s released in a couple of weeks.

There’s nothing doing in Wagga Wagga, not even a trial game, in a town that is under siege from the AFL more than any other region.

Andrew Demetriou has already announced a NAB Cup match for the Riverina next season.

I popped into a pub in Hay, a traditional rugby league town.

On the wall were two tipping charts for the NRL and AFL seasons.

There were more names on the AFL chart.

Surely some of the money from the new $1 billion television deal needs to be spent in the country.

City-Country is a nothing game.

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph ... irst_test/

My reply.............................


Phil Rothfield
Monday, November 12, 2012 (12:10am)



BAHHHAHAHAH.... another dud story from our hopeless administrator, really Breassie pick up your game mate.. =D>

[piesman2011]

Isnt Hay pretty much on the Barassi Line? No real suprise.

[Xman]

Good to see the AFL making inroads right across the country. Not sure why the journo thinks Hay is a traditional RL town though.

THE NRL is continuing to ignore the plight of country football.

I travelled through the bush last week and saw first-hand the inroads AFL is making in country towns.

Inquiries to the NRL over the weekend reveal that only two games will be played in NSW country areas next season.

City-Country will be in Coffs Harbour and the Parramatta Eels will take a home game to Mudgee - but that’s it.

The draw will confirm all this when it’s released in a couple of weeks.

There’s nothing doing in Wagga Wagga, not even a trial game, in a town that is under siege from the AFL more than any other region.

Andrew Demetriou has already announced a NAB Cup match for the Riverina next season.

I popped into a pub in Hay, a traditional rugby league town.

On the wall were two tipping charts for the NRL and AFL seasons.

There were more names on the AFL chart.

Surely some of the money from the new $1 billion television deal needs to be spent in the country.

City-Country is a nothing game.

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph ... irst_test/

My reply.............................


Phil Rothfield
Monday, November 12, 2012 (12:10am)



BAHHHAHAHAH.... another dud story from our hopeless administrator, really Breassie pick up your game mate.. =D>

how is it Beaussie's fault the nRL are ignoring country NSW?

[ParraEelsNRL]

Just because the vFL are buying off councils and erecting goal posts everywhere for an Illusion doesn't mean these so called facts are true.

I've seen vFL (cricket grounds) in the Illawarra area that have never seen a vFL game of any kind, as I said and Carro Backs up on last weeks offsiders, it's all spin and they are indeed damaging the game in NSW with their BS.

[Raiderdave]

not even a game in Wagga ?

we played a F'ing trial there this year .... & I think its the VFL's first time there in about 15 years

& guess what
the NRL clubs didn't demand to be paid to play it there either .... unlike a certain other pack of scum in orange who are taking money directly off Wagga rate payers to fumble bumble & miss
give us $150K to play 3 trials here over the next 3 years ..... or we'll go somewhere else they told the Wagga council

meanwhile ..the NRL clubs , the raiders & bulldogs..... raised $50K & gave it all straight back to the game locally.
one code genuine in its desire to help its code in the region
the other
a pack of filthy leaches

Phil the Dill Rothfield seems to have forgotten this
wot a c head

[piesman2011]

The reason councils pay AFL clubs to play in their areas is because the local community wil make more money then the council give the AFL.

[Stewie]

There were more names on the AFL tipping chart in Wagga Wagga. Not surprised, Wagga is more of a football town than thugby...

[ParraEelsNRL]

Bahahahahahahahaha, two morons from other states telling us NSW guys what's what in the areas they live, how fucking arrogant can you get?

[Raiderdave]

The reason councils pay AFL clubs to play in their areas is because the local community wil make more money then the council give the AFL.

the reason is VFL & its clubs are leaching scum who have no interest in the development of their own game in the bush

did the midgets give the 150K the Wagga council gave them ... to local vicky kicky clubs ?
no they didn't , probably needed it all to pay Izzy

the NRL clubs didn't have their hand out like the VFL filth did
no.... they raised the money with help from the local RL community & ... gave it ALL to them

NRL .. great embassadors of their code in the bush
VFL.... penny pinching filth

[Raiderdave]

There were more names on the AFL tipping chart in Wagga Wagga. Not surprised, Wagga is more of a football town than thugby...

ah... that was Hay not Wagga .... d.ickhead

Wagga is a League town
with its softer girlier inhabitants wearing singlets & tight shorts

[ParraEelsNRL]

Wagga is a League town
with its softer girlier inhabitants wearing singlets & tight shorts

[Stewie]

The reason councils pay AFL clubs to play in their areas is because the local community wil make more money then the council give the AFL.

NRL .. great embassadors of their code in the bush

who are you trying to kid with this rubbish? It's well known that nRL has been struggling for some time in the bush. I've heard that they have almost half the amount of local league leagues that they had 20 years ago. And how does the nRL respond? A meaningless city v country game which no one gives a shit about and a shit team from Parramatta taking one game to Mudgee and that's it!

[ParraEelsNRL]

Yep, and the $200 million about to be poured in eh?


haha.

[eelofwest]

There were more names on the AFL tipping chart in Wagga Wagga. Not surprised, Wagga is more of a football town than thugby...

ah... that was Hay not Wagga .... d.ickhead

Wagga is a League town
with its softer girlier inhabitants wearing singlets & tight shorts

Also since when did having more names on a tipping board mean more support in the area...............................

Fuck me dead next they will say more people in the area wear singlets in summer so its AFL heartland....